9 October Births

October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

1201 – Robert de Sorbon, French minister and theologian, founded the Collège de Sorbonne (d. 1274)
1221 – Salimbene di Adam, Italian historian and scholar (d. 1290)
1261 – Denis of Portugal (d. 1325)
1328 – Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)
1581 – Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, French mathematician, poet, and scholar (d. 1638)
1586 – Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (d. 1632)
1593 – Nicolaes Tulp, Dutch anatomist and politician (d. 1674)
1609 – Thomas Weston, 4th Earl of Portland, English noble (d. 1688)
1623 – Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (d. 1688)
1704 – Johann Andreas Segner, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1777)
1757 – Charles X of France (d. 1836)
1796 – Joseph Bonomi the Younger, British Egyptologist and sculptor (d. 1878)
1835 – Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer and conductor (d. 1921)
1837 – Francis Wayland Parker, American theorist and academic (d. 1902)
1840 – Simeon Solomon, English painter (d. 1905)
1845 – Carl Gustav Thulin, Swedish shipowner (d. 1918)
1850 – Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (d. 1930)
1852 – Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
1858 – Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (d. 1935)
1859 – Alfred Dreyfus, French colonel (d. 1935)
1863 – Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (d. 1930)
1864 – Reginald Dyer, British brigadier general (d. 1927)
1871 – Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (d. 1940)
1873 – Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist and educator (d. 1944)
1873 – Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1916)
1873 – Charles Rudolph Walgreen, American pharmacist and businessman, founded Walgreens (d. 1939)
1874 – Nicholas Roerich, Russian archaeologist and painter (d. 1947)
1877 – Gopabandhu Das, Indian journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1928)
1879 – Max von Laue, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)
1880 – Charlie Faust, American baseball player (d. 1915)
1883 – Maria Filotti, Greek-Romanian actress (d. 1956)
1886 – Rube Marquard, American baseball player and manager (d. 1980)
1888 – Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician (d. 1938)
1888 – Irving Cummings, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1959)
1890 – Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (d. 1944)
1892 – Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav novelist, poet, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
1893 – Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (d. 1945)
1897 – M. Bhaktavatsalam, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Madras State (d. 1987)
1898 – Tawfiq al-Hakim, Egyptian author and playwright (d. 1987)
1898 – Joe Sewell, American baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1990)
1899 – Bruce Catton, American historian and author (d. 1978)
1900 – Joseph Friedman, American inventor, invented the bendy straw (d. 1982)
1900 – Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor and academic (d. 1976)
1900 – Joseph Zubin, Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic (d. 1990)
1901 – Alice Lee Jemison, Seneca political activist and journalist (d. 1964)
1902 – Freddie Young, English cinematographer (d. 1998)
1903 – Walter O'Malley, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1979)
1906 – J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist (d. 1985)
1906 – Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal (d. 2001)
1907 – Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English academic and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 2001)
1907 – Jacques Tati, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
1907 – Horst Wessel, German SA officer (d. 1930)
1908 – Harry Hooton, Australian poet and critic (d. 1961)
1908 – Werner von Haeften, German lieutenant (d. 1944)
1908 – Lee Wiley, American singer (d. 1975)
1909 – Donald Coggan, English archbishop (d. 2000)
1911 – Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (d. 2006)
1914 – Edward Andrews, American actor (d. 1985)
1915 – Clifford M. Hardin, American academic and politician, 17th United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 2010)
1915 – Belva Plain, American author (d. 2010)
1918 – E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer and author (d. 2007)
1918 – Charles Read, Australian air marshal (d. 2014)
1918 – Bebo Valdés, Cuban-Swedish pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2013)
1920 – Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author and educator (d. 1976)
1920 – Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist, composer, and educator (d. 2013)
1920 – Jason Wingreen, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1921 – Michel Boisrond, French director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1921 – Tadeusz Różewicz, Polish poet and playwright (d. 2014)
1922 – Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (d. 1997)
1922 – Philip "Fyvush" Finkel, American actor (d. 2016)
1922 – Olga Guillot, Cuban-American singer (d. 2010)
1923 – Donald Sinden, English actor (d. 2014)
1924 – Immanuvel Devendrar, Indian soldier (d. 1957)
1926 – Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (d. 2015)
1927 – John Margetson, English scholar and diplomat, British Ambassador to the Netherlands
1928 – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer and educator (d. 2016)
1930 – Hank Lauricella, American football player, lieutenant, and politician (d. 2014)
1931 – Tony Booth, English actor (d. 2017)
1931 – Homer Smith, American football player and coach (d. 2011)
1932 – Robert McBain, English actor and photographer (d. 2004)
1933 – Peter Mansfield, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)
1933 – Bill Tidy, English soldier and cartoonist
1934 – Jill Ker Conway, Australian historian and author (d. 2018)
1934 – Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer
1935 – Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
1935 – Don McCullin, English photographer and journalist
1936 – Brian Blessed, English actor
1936 – Mick Young, Australian politician (d. 1996)
1938 – Heinz Fischer, Austrian academic and politician, 11th President of Austria
1938 – John Sutherland, English journalist, author, and academic
1939 – Nicholas Grimshaw, English architect and academic
1939 – John Pilger, Australian-English journalist, director, and producer
1939 – Stephen Sedley, English lawyer and judge
1939 – O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1980)
1940 – Gordon J. Humphrey, American soldier, pilot, and politician
1940 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Beatles, The Quarrymen, Plastic Ono Band, and The Dirty Mac) (d. 1980)
1940 – Joe Pepitone, American baseball player and coach
1941 – Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN
1941 – Trent Lott, American lawyer and politician
1941 – Omali Yeshitela, political activist and founder of the Uhuru Movement
1942 – Michael Palmer, American physician and author (d. 2013)
1943 – Douglas Kirby, American psychologist and author (d. 2012)
1943 – Jimmy Montgomery, English footballer and coach
1943 – Mike Peters, American cartoonist
1944 – Rita Donaghy, Baroness Donaghy, English academic and politician
1944 – John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2002)
1944 – Nona Hendryx, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1945 – Taiguara, Uruguayan-Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
1945 – Amjad Ali Khan, Indian classical Sarod player
1947 – John Doubleday, English sculptor and painter
1947 – France Gall, French singer (d. 2018)
1947 – William E. McAnulty Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 2007)
1947 – Tony Zappone, American photographer and journalist
1948 – Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948 – John Gray, English cricketer and rugby player
1949 – Rod Temperton, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2016)
1950 – Brian Downing, American baseball player
1950 – Yoshiyuki Konishi, Japanese fashion designer
1950 – Reichi Nakaido, Japanese singer and guitarist
1950 – Jody Williams, American academic and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
1952 – Simon Drew, English illustrator
1952 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host and manager
1952 – John Rose, English businessman
1952 – Dennis Stratton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 – Sally Burgess, South African-English soprano and educator
1953 – Hank Pfister, American tennis player
1953 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor and producer
1954 – Scott Bakula, American actor
1954 – James Fearnley, English musician (The Pogues)
1954 – John O'Hurley, American actor and game show host
1954 – Rubén Magnano, Argentine-Italian professional basketball coach
1955 – Linwood Boomer, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1955 – Steve Ovett, English runner and sportscaster
1955 – Peter Saville, English graphic designer and art director
1957 – Don Garber, American businessman
1957 – Ini Kamoze, Jamaican singer-songwriter
1958 – Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and producer
1958 – Alan Nunnelee, American lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
1958 – Mike Singletary, American football player and coach
1959 – Boris Nemtsov, Russian academic and politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (d. 2015)
1960 – Kenny Garrett, American saxophonist and composer
1961 – Julian Bailey, English race car driver and sportscaster
1961 – Kurt Neumann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Ellen Wheeler, American actress, director, and producer
1962 – Jorge Burruchaga, Argentinian footballer and manager
1962 – Paul Radisich, New Zealand race car driver
1962 – Hugh Robertson, English soldier and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
1962 – Ōnokuni Yasushi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 62nd Yokozuna
1963 – Andy Platt, English rugby league player
1964 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Jimbo Fisher, American football player and coach
1966 – David Cameron, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1966 – Christopher Östlund, Swedish publisher, founded Plaza Magazine
1967 – Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player
1967 – Eddie Guerrero, American wrestler (d. 2005)
1967 – Gheorghe Popescu, Romanian footballer
1969 – Guto Bebb, Welsh businessman and politician
1969 – Darren Britt, Australian rugby league player
1969 – Simon Fairweather, Australian archer
1969 – PJ Harvey, English musician, singer-songwriter, writer, poet, and composer
1969 – Christine Hough, Canadian figure skater and coach
1969 – Giles Martin, English songwriter and producer
1969 – Steve McQueen, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Kenny Anderson, American basketball player and coach
1970 – Steve Jablonsky, American composer
1970 – Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer and architect
1971 – Wayne Bartrim, Australian rugby league player and coach
1973 – Fabio Lione, Italian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1974 – Shmuel Herzfeld, American Rabbi
1975 – Haylie Ecker, Australian violinist
1975 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1975 – Mark Viduka, Australian footballer
1976 – William Alexander, American author and educator
1976 – Lee Peacock, Scottish footballer and coach
1976 – Özlem Türköne, Turkish journalist and politician
1976 – Nick Swardson, American actor and comedian
1977 – Emanuele Belardi, Italian footballer
1977 – Brian Roberts, American baseball player
1978 – Nicky Byrne, Irish singer-songwriter
1978 – Juan Dixon, American basketball player and coach
1979 – Vernon Fox, American football player and coach
1979 – Alex Greenwald, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1979 – Todd Kelly, Australian race car driver
1979 – Chris O'Dowd, Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter
1979 – Brandon Routh, American model and actor
1979 – Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer
1980 – Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1981 – Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor
1981 – Darius Miles, American basketball player
1983 – Stephen Gionta, American ice hockey player
1983 – Farhaan Behardien, South African cricketer
1983 – Jang Mi-ran, South Korean weightlifter
1983 – Andreas Zuber, Austrian race car driver
1983 – Gethin Anthony, American actor
1985 – Chris Jones, Welsh footballer
1985 – David Plummer, American swimmer
1986 – Derek Holland, American baseball player
1986 – Laure Manaudou, French swimmer
1986 – Stephane Zubar, French footballer
1987 – Samantha Murray, English tennis player
1987 – Bill Walker, American basketball player
1988 – David Tyrrell, Australian rugby league player
1989 – Russell Packer, New Zealand rugby league player
1990 – Kevin Kampl, German-Slovene footballer
1991 – Tyson Frizell, Australian-Welsh rugby league player
1993 – Ani Amiraghyan, Armenian tennis player
1993 – Lauren Davis, American tennis player
1993 – Jayden Hodges, Australian rugby league player
1993 – Scotty McCreery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1993 – Wesley So, Filipino-American chess grandmaster
1996 – Bella Hadid, American model

Source: wikipedia