3 October Births

October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 89 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).

Births

85 BC – Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman politician (d. 42 BC)
1292 – Eleanor de Clare, English noblewoman (d. 1337)
1390 – Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (d. 1447)
1458 – Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (d. 1484)
1554 – Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet (d. 1628)
1610 – Gabriel Lalemant, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1649)
1631 – Sebastian Anton Scherer, German organist and composer (d. 1712)
1713 – Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer (d. 1797)
1716 – Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1781)
1720 – Johann Uz, German poet and judge (d. 1796)
1790 – John Ross, American tribal chief (d. 1866)
1797 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870)
1800 – George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1891)
1804 – Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (d. 1878)
1804 – Allan Kardec, French author, translator, and educator (d. 1869)
1828 – Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (d. 1897)
1837 – Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina (d. 1885)
1846 – James Jackson Putnam, American neurologist and academic (d. 1918)
1848 – Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector (d. 1929)
1858 – Eleonora Duse, Italian-American actress (d. 1924)
1862 – Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1902)
1863 – Pyotr Kozlov, Russian archaeologist and explorer (d. 1935)
1865 – Gustave Loiseau, French painter (d. 1935)
1867 – Pierre Bonnard, French painter (d. 1947)
1869 – Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1942)
1879 – Warner Oland, Swedish-American actor and singer (d. 1938)
1882 – A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter and academic (d. 1974)
1885 – Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)
1886 – Alain-Fournier, French soldier, author, and critic (d. 1914)
1888 – Wade Boteler, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1943)
1889 – Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1938)
1894 – Elmer Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1982)
1894 – Walter Warlimont, German general (d. 1976)
1895 – Giovanni Comisso, Italian author and poet (d. 1969)
1895 – Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (d. 1925)
1896 – Auvergne Doherty, Australian businesswoman (d. 1961)
1896 – Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet and critic (d. 1987)
1897 – Louis Aragon, French author and poet (d. 1982)
1898 – Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
1898 – Adolf Reichwein, German economist and educator (d. 1944)
1899 – Gertrude Berg, American actress, screenwriter and producer (d. 1966)
1900 – Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (d. 1938)
1901 – Jean Grémillon, French director, composer, and screenwriter (d. 1959)
1904 – Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (d. 1998)
1905 – Tekin Arıburun, Turkish soldier and politician, President of Turkey (d. 1993)
1906 – Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (d. 1997)
1908 – Johnny Burke, American songwriter (d. 1964)
1911 – Michael Hordern, English actor (d. 1995)
1915 – Ray Stark, American film producer (d. 2004)
1916 – James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)
1919 – James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1921 – Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and soldier (d. 1996)
1923 – Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Dominica (d. 2004)
1924 – Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (d. 1993)
1924 – Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter and coach (d. 2012)
1925 – Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2012)
1925 – George Wein, American pianist and producer, co-founded the Newport Folk Festival
1928 – Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
1928 – Edward L. Moyers, American businessman (d. 2006)
1928 – Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese academic and politician, 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General
1931 – Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1932 – Terence English, South African-English surgeon and academic
1933 – Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player
1934 – Benjamin Boretz, American composer and theorist
1934 – Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas, Colombian-Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 2015)
1934 – Harold Henning, South African golfer (d. 2004)
1934 – Simon Nicholson, English sculptor and painter (d. 1990)
1935 – Charles Duke, American general, pilot, and astronaut
1936 – Steve Reich, American composer
1938 – Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1960)
1938 – David Hart Dyke, English captain
1938 – Jack Hodgins, Canadian author and academic
1938 – Dave Obey, American lawyer and politician
1939 – Bob Armstrong, American wrestler and trainer
1940 – Alan O'Day, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1940 – Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1940 – Mike Troy, American swimmer
1941 – Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter
1941 – Andrea de Adamich, Italian race car driver and sportscaster
1941 – John Elliott, Australian businessman
1943 – Jeff Bingaman, American soldier and politician, 25th Attorney General of New Mexico
1943 – Baki İlkin, Turkish civil servant and diplomat
1944 – Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician and academic
1944 – Roy Horn, German-American magician and actor
1945 – Tony Brown, English footballer and sportscaster
1945 – Christopher Bruce, English dancer and choreographer
1945 – Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Education
1946 – P. P. Arnold, American soul singer
1947 – John Perry Barlow, American poet, songwriter, blogger, and activist
1947 – Ben Cauley, American trumpet player and songwriter (d. 2015)
1947 – Fred DeLuca, American businessman, co-founded Subway (d. 2015)
1947 – Anne Dorte of Rosenborg (d. 2014)
1947 – Takis Michalos, Greek water polo player and coach (d. 2010)
1949 – Lindsey Buckingham, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1949 – J. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1949 – Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Russian director and screenwriter
1949 – Laurie Simmons, American photographer and director
1950 – Ronnie Laws, American jazz, R&B, and funk saxophone player
1951 – Keb' Mo', American blues musician and songwriter
1951 – Kathryn D. Sullivan, American geologist and astronaut
1951 – Dave Winfield, American baseball player and sportscaster
1952 – Bruce Arians, American football coach
1952 – Gary Troup, New Zealand cricketer
1954 – Eddie DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1954 – Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player and sportscaster
1954 – Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, and political activist
1954 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1990)
1955 – John S. Lesmeister, American educator and politician, 30th North Dakota State Treasurer (d. 2006)
1955 – Allen Woody, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2000)
1955 – Buket Uzuner, Turkish author
1956 – Hart Bochner, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian engineer and diplomat, 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
1957 – Tim Westwood, English radio and television host
1958 – Chen Yanyin, Chinese sculptor
1958 – Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer and choreographer
1959 – Craig Bellamy, Australian rugby league player and coach
1959 – Fred Couples, American golfer
1959 – Greg Proops, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1959 – Jack Wagner, American actor and singer
1961 – Rebecca Stephens, English journalist and mountaineer
1961 – Ludger Stühlmeyer, German cantor, composer, and musicologist
1962 – Tommy Lee, Greek-American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
1962 – Simon Scarrow, Nigerian-English novelist
1963 – Benny Anders, American basketball player
1963 – Dan Goldie, American tennis player
1964 – Clive Owen, English actor
1965 – Annemarie Verstappen, Dutch swimmer
1965 – Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player
1966 – Darrin Fletcher, American baseball player and sportscaster
1967 – Rob Liefeld, American author and illustrator
1967 – Chris Collingwood, English-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1968 – Paul Crichton, English footballer and manager
1968 – Greg Foster, American basketball player and coach
1968 – Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer and manager
1968 – Donald Sild, Estonian javelin thrower
1969 – Garry Herbert, English rower and sportscaster
1969 – Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
1969 – Tetsuya, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1970 – Elmar Liitmaa, Estonian guitarist and songwriter
1970 – Jimmy Ray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 – Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
1971 – Kevin Richardson, American singer-songwriter and actor
1972 – Komla Dumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (d. 2014)
1972 – G. Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player
1972 – Guy Oseary, Israeli–American talent manager and businessman
1973 – Neve Campbell, Canadian actress and producer
1973 – Angélica Gavaldón, American-Mexican tennis player and coach
1973 – Lena Headey, British actress
1973 – Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
1974 – Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1974 – Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
1975 – India Arie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1975 – Phil Greening, English rugby player and coach
1975 – Satoko Ishimine, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1976 – Herman Li, Hong Kong-English guitarist and producer
1976 – Seann William Scott, American actor and producer
1977 – Daniel Hollie, American wrestler
1977 – Eric Munson, American baseball player and coach
1977 – Luca Tognozzi, Italian footballer
1978 – Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-German footballer
1978 – Neil Clement, English footballer
1978 – Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
1978 – Jake Shears, American singer-songwriter
1979 – Josh Klinghoffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1979 – John Morrison, American wrestler and actor
1979 – Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
1980 – Anquan Boldin, American football player
1980 – Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Lindsey Kelk, English journalist and author
1980 – Héctor Reynoso, Mexican footballer
1980 – Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)
1981 – Danny Coid, English footballer
1981 – Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
1981 – Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer
1981 – Matt Sparrow, English footballer
1983 – Fred, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Thiago Alves, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1983 – Andreas Papathanasiou, Cypriot footballer
1984 – Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean singer and actress
1984 – Bruno Gervais, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Jessica Parker Kennedy, Canadian actress
1984 – Anthony Le Tallec, French footballer
1984 – Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Courtney Lee, American basketball player
1986 – Lewis Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
1986 – Jackson Martínez, Colombian footballer
1987 – Robert Grabarz, English high jumper
1987 – Martin Plowman, English race car driver
1988 – Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress
1989 – Nate Montana, American football player
1989 – Alex Trimble, Irish singer (Two Door Cinema Club )
1990 – Johan Le Bon, French cyclist
1991 – Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter
1991 – Aki Takajo, Japanese singer
1993 – Raffaele Di Gennaro, Italian footballer
1994 – Victoria Bosio, Argentinian tennis player
1997 – Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater
1999 – Starley, Australian pop singer

Source: wikipedia