Birthdays of Personalities on October 01
1549 : Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery
1620 : Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher
1644 : Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer
1644 : Jean Rousseau, composer
1685 : Charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40)
1724 : Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer
1730 : Richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)
1735 : Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer
1746 : John Mhlenberg, Lutheran pastor/general/congressman
1760 : William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek)
1770 : Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799)
1771 : Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer
1781 : James Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!")
1791 : Sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family)
1799 : Rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)
1808 : Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer
1820 : Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer
1830 : Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1890
1831 : Claudius Charles Wilson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1832 : Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison
1832 : Henry Clay Work, composer
1834 : Francis Marion Cockrell, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1915
1835 : Robert Houston Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888
1835 : William Hicks "Red" Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1841 : Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer
1842 : Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur)
1845 : Adolf Oberl„nder, German painter
1847 : Annie Besant, [Wood], England, philosopher (Esoteric christianity)
1865 : Paul Abraham Dukas, Paris France, composer (Vell‚da)
1870 : Pieter van Essen, Dutch artillery officer/inventor (grape-shot shells)
1872 : Isra‰l Querido, Dutch writer (Menschenwee)
1878 : Othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie)
1881 : Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer
1881 : William Edward Boeing, founded aircraft co (Boeing)
1885 : Louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems)
1886 : Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author
1890 : Alice Joyce, Kansas City MO, actress (Song O' My Heart)
1890 : Constantin Nottara, composer
1890 : Stanley Holloway, London England, actor (Higgins-Our Man Higgins)
1893 : Faith Baldwin, New Rochelle NY, author/novelist (They Who Love)
1894 : Ricardo Castillo, composer
1895 : Liaquat Al Khan, attorney/premier of Pakistan (1947-51)
1898 : Karl Ranki, composer
1899 : Lajos Bardos, composer
xxxx : Biff Malibu, XXX actor (Love Button)
xxxx : Christine Andreas, Camden NJ, actress (Taylor-Another World)
xxxx : Darlene Tejeiro Dahl, actress (Anita Santos-All My Children)
xxxx : David O'Brien, Chic Ill, actor (Dr Larson-Our Private World)
xxxx : Robert Peirce, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Bingo-Joanie Loves Chachi)
xxxx : Sherri M Saum, actress (Vanessa Hart-Sunset Beach)
xxxx : T W King, actor (Danny Roberts-Loving/The City)
1903 : "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light-heavyweight box champ (1932-34)
1903 : George Coulouris, Manchester England, actor (Runaway Bus)
1904 : Vladimir Horowitz, Kiev Ukraine, pianist (Carmen)
1906 : John Lorne Campbell, folklorist
1907 : Barbara Morrison, Weston-Super-Mare Engld, actress (Project Moonbase)
1907 : Hiram Fong, (Sen-Cal)
1907 : Oedoen Partos, composer
1908 : Herman David Koppel, composer
1909 : Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer)
1909 : Samuel Yorty, Lincoln Neb, (Mayor-LA)
1911 : Edward P Boland, (Rep-D-MA, 1953- )
1911 : Irwin Kostal, Chicago Ill, orchestra leader (Garry Moore Show)
1911 : Richard Torriani, Switzerland, took Olympic oath (1948)
1914 : Daniel Joseph Boorstin, author (Empire of Czar, 1974 Pulitzer Prize)
1914 : Michael Goodliffe, Cheshire England, actor (5th Day of Peace)
1916 : Tibor Reich, textile designer
1917 : Ren‚ A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor)
1918 : Antonio Iglesias Alvares, composer
1920 : Lonny Chapman, Tulsa Okla, actor (Investigator, For the People)
1920 : Walter Matthau, NYC, actor (Odd Couple, Bad News Bears)
1921 : James Whitmore, White Plains NY, actor (Give 'em Hell Harry)
1922 : Hector Campos-Parsi, composer
1924 : Jimmy Earl Carter, Plains Ga, (D) 39th Pres (1977-1981)
1924 : William Rehnquist, Ws, Supreme Court (1972-86)/chief justice (1987- )
1927 : Tom Bosley, Chicago, actor (Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote)
1928 : George Peppard, Detroit Mich, actor (Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max)
1928 : Laurence Harvey, [Larushka Skine], actor (Alamo, Romeo & Juliet)
1930 : Philippe Noiret, Lille France, actor (Soleil, Les Milles, Il Postino)
1930 : Richard Harris, Ire, actor (Man Called Horse)/singer (MacArthur Park)
1931 : Reginald Hall, endocrinologist
1932 : Albert Collins, Leona TX, blues guitarist (Frosty, Showdown)
1933 : Olga Pozzi Escot, composer
1935 : Julie Andrews, England, actress/singer (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins)
1936 : Charles G Fullerton, Rochester, NY, astronaut (STS-3, 51F)
1936 : Edward Villella, Bayside Queens, ballet dancer (NYC Ballet)
1936 : Stella Stevens, Yazoo City Miss, actress (Girls! Girls!, Manitou)
1937 : Hedy d'Ancona, Dutch minister of WVC (PvdA)
1937 : Saeed Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 41 Tests 1958-73)
1938 : J Bert Sonnier, race horse trainer
1938 : Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1939 : George Archer, SF CA, PGA golfer (1969 Masters Bing Crosby)
1940 : Richard F Pieternella, Dutch Antilles' minister plenipotentiary
1942 : Gnter Wallraf, writer
1943 : Jerry Maitini, US saxophonist (Sly & Family Stone-Sex Machine)
1943 : Jim Martini, rocker (Sly & Family Stone-Everyday People)
1943 : Naushad Ali, cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper in six Tests 1964-65)
1944 : Barbara Parritt, US soul singer (Toys-Lover's Concerto)
1944 : Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, US singer (Persuasions-Spread the Word)
1944 : Scott McKenzie, rock vocalist (If You Come to SF)
1945 : Donny Hathaway, Chicago, singer/songwriter (Where is the Love)
1945 : Rod Carew, baseball slugger (AL Rookie of Year 1967)
1946 : Alfred Jones, Grace Miss, middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1968)
1946 : Eva Klobukowska, Poland, relay sprinter (Olympic-gold-1964)
1947 : Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue)
1947 : Martin Turner, rocker (Wishbone)
1947 : Rob Davis, rocker
1947 : Stephen Collins, Des Moines Iowa, actor (Star Trek I, Tattingers)
1948 : Cub Koda, rocker (Brownsville Station)
1948 : Ellen McIlwaine, Nashville, blues singer (Honky Tonky Angel)
1949 : Annie Leibovitz, photgrapher (Rolling Stones)
1950 : Boris Vladimirovich Morukov, Russian cosmonaut
1950 : Randy Quaid, Houston Tx, actor (Midnight Express, Vacation, SNL)
1951 : Brian Greenway, Montreal, rock guitarist/vocalist (April Wine)
1953 : Greta Andersen Waitz, Oslo Norway, marathoner (NYC - 1984)
1954 : Richard Schlesinger, NYC, news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours)
1955 : Howard Hewett, Akron Oh, rock vocalist (Shalamar)
1955 : Phillip Oakey, rocker (Human League)
1956 : Leslie Burr-Howard, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-96)
1957 : Brad MacDonald, race horse trainer
1958 : Alton Lister, NBA forward/center (Portland Trailblazers, Celtics)
1958 : Michelle Bauer, [Medvitz], Calif, actress (One Million Heels BC)
1959 : Youssou N'dour, Senegalese singer (Shaking the tree)
1960 : Elizabeth Dennehy, actress (Guiding Light) [or Nov 1]
1961 : Cornelius Johannes Petrus Gerhardus "Corrie" Van Zyl, cricketer (SAf)
1962 : Trevor Baxter, record holder for high jumping with a skateboard
1963 : Beth Chamberlin, Danville Vt, actress (Beth Spaulding-Guiding Light)
1963 : Mark McGwire, 1st baseman (AL rookie of year 1988, Oakland A's, Cards)
1964 : Kristi Atkinson, Van Nuys Ca, WP volleyballer (Best of Beach-6th-1994)
1964 : Marcia Pankratz, Wakefield Mass, field hockey forward (Oly-88, 96)
1964 : Roberto Kelly, Panama, outfielder (NY Yanks, Cin Reds, Minn Twins)
1965 : Cliff Ronning, Vancouver, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)
1966 : Heather Hunter, NYC, XXX actress (Heather Hunted, Hung Jury, Torch)
1967 : Chuck McElroy, Galeston TX, pitcher (California Angels)
1967 : Geraldine Heaney, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98)
1967 : Michael Pringle, CFL running back (Montreal Alouettes)
1967 : Scott Young, Clinton MA, NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche)
1968 : Greg Briggs, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings)
1968 : Jay Underwood, actor (Boy Who Could Fly)
1968 : Malcolm Showell, WLAF defensive end (London Monarchs)
1968 : Matt Elliott, NFL center/guard (Carolina Panthers)
1969 : Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza, Mexico, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
1969 : Heather Hunter, Bkln, XXX actress (Dark Star, Frankenhooker)
1969 : Igor Ulanov, Krasnokamsk Rus, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
1970 : Alexei Zhamnov, Moscow Rus, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets, Oly-S-98)
1970 : Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Oly-Silver-1998, Buffalo)
1970 : Gaston Taument, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1970 : James Wilson, WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire)
1970 : Moses Kiptanui, Kenya, steeplechase (Olympics-silver-96)
1970 : Ronnie Bradford, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos)
1971 : Amp Lee, NFL running back (Minn Vikings, St Louis Rams)
1971 : Melinda Gainsford, Australian 100m/200m (Olympics-92, 96)
1972 : Danielle Scott, Baton Rouge LA, volleyball middle blocker (Oly-96)
1973 : Rodney Kite-Powell, historian
1974 : Keith Duffy, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone)
1974 : Mats Lindgren, NHL forward (Team Sweden Oly-1998, Edmonton)
1975 : Eric Morel, PR, US flyweight boxer (Olympics-96)
1976 : Kona Cormack, Honolulu HI, playmate (Feb, 1996)
1977 : Alejandro Hernandez, Tijuana Mexico, tennis pro