3 October Births

October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

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, educator and founder of modern Spiritism (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)
1866 – Josephine Sabel, American singer & comedian (d. 1945)
1867 – Pierre Bonnard, French painter (d. 1947)
1869 – Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1942)
1875 – Dr. Atl, Mexican painter (d. 1964)
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)
1890 – Emilio Portes Gil, Mexican politician, President of Mexico 1928-1930 (d. 1978)
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 (d. 2018)
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 – Jonna Lee, Swedish singer and musician
1981 – Matt Sparrow, English footballer
1983 – Fred, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Thiago Alves, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1983 – Andreas Papathanasiou, Cypriot footballer
1983 – Tessa Thompson, American actress
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
1987 – Starley, Australian pop singer
1988 – Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress
1988 – Dustin Gazley, American ice hockey player
1989 – Nate Montana, American football player
1989 – Alex Trimble, Irish singer
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

Source: wikipedia