Famous Birthdays By Date
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Famous People Born on October 1(256 people)
Livvy Dunne, American gymnast and social media personality
Luna Blaise, American actress and singer
Kalle Rovanperä, Finnish professional rally driver
Daniel Gafford, American basketball player
Haumole Olakau'atu, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
Jade Bird, English singer, songwriter, and musician
Chris Green, South African-Australian cricketer
Lizaad Williams, South African cricketer
Xander Bogaerts, Aruban baseball player
Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer
Mitchell Aubusson, Australian rugby league player
Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Indonesian businessman and politician, 14th Vice President of Indonesia
Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress and singer (died 2021)
Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer
Beck Bennett, American actor and comedian
Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (died 2006)
Tom Donnelly, New Zealand rugby player
Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player
Rudi Johnson, American football player (died 2025)
Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer
Ryan Pontbriand, American football player
Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter
Denis Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player
Richard Oakes, English guitarist and songwriter
Justin Leppitsch, Australian rules footballer
Keith Duffy, Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
Christian Borle, American actor and singer
Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli author and poet
Andrew O'Keefe, Australian lawyer and television host
Simon Davey, Welsh footballer and manager
Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player and manager
Vince Zampella, American video game designer (died 2025)
Zach Galifianakis, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
Joseph Patrick Moore, American musician, composer, and producer
Ori Kaplan, Israeli-American saxophonist and producer
Marcus Stephen, Nauruan weightlifter and politician, 27th President of Nauru
Igor Ulanov, Russian ice hockey player
Rob Collard, English race car driver
Phil de Glanville, English rugby player
Mark Durden-Smith, British television presenter
Kevin Griffin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jon Guenther, American author and engineer
Jay Underwood, American actor and pastor
Mike Pringle, American-Canadian football player
Scott Young, American ice hockey player and coach
George Weah, Liberian footballer and politician, 25th President of Liberia
José Ángel Ziganda, Spanish footballer and manager
Andreas Keller, German field hockey player
Cindy Margolis, American actress and model
Mia Mottley, Barbadian prime minister
Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Harry Hill, English comedian and author
Max Matsuura, Japanese songwriter, producer, and manager
Jonathan Sarfati, Australian-New Zealand chess player and author
Jean-Denis Delétraz, Swiss race car driver
Mark McGwire, American baseball player and coach
Attaphol Buspakom, Thai footballer and manager (died 2015)
Nico Claesen, Belgian footballer and coach
Paul Walsh, English footballer and sportscaster
Rico Constantino, American wrestler and manager
Corrie van Zyl, South African cricketer and coach
Joshua Wurman, American scientist, Doppler on Wheels inventor, and storm chaser
Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer and manager
Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet
Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer-songwriter, musician, and politician
Martin Cooper, English saxophonist, composer, and painter
Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player and producer
Éva Tardos, Hungarian mathematician and educator
Andrus Ansip, Estonian engineer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Estonia
Theresa May, English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Howard Hewett, American singer-songwriter
Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
Viljar Loor, Estonian volleyball player (died 2011)
Miguel Lopez, Salvadorian-American soccer player
Grete Waitz, Norwegian runner and coach (died 2011)
Klaus Wowereit, German civil servant and politician, Governing Mayor of Berlin
Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
Bob Myrick, American baseball player (died 2012)
Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012)
Earl Slick, American rock guitarist and songwriter
Brian Greenway, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, English neuroscientist, academic, and politician
Mark Helias, American bassist and composer
Sigbjørn Johnsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance
Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (died 2015)
Isaac Bonewits, American singer-songwriter, liturgist, and author (died 2010)
Sheila Gilmore, Scottish lawyer and politician
André Rieu, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor
Cub Koda, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2000)
Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (died 2009)
Dalveer Bhandari, Indian lawyer and judge
Buzz Capra, American baseball player and coach
Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
Stephen Collins, American actor and director
Nevill Drury, English-Australian journalist and publisher (died 2013)
Martin Turner, English singer-songwriter and bass player
Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (died 2006)
Dave Holland, English bassist, composer, and bandleader
Tim O'Brien, American novelist and short story writer
Rod Carew, Panamanian-American baseball player and coach
Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 1979)
Ram Nath Kovind, 14th President of India
Jean-Jacques Annaud, French director, producer, and screenwriter
Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2014)
Jerry Martini, American saxophonist
Robert Slater, American author and journalist (died 2014)
Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver and engineer (died 2023)
Bob Lanigan, Australian rugby league player (died 2024)
Robert Lelièvre, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1973)
David Stancliffe, English bishop and scholar
Günter Wallraff, German journalist and author
Phyllis Chesler, American feminist psychologist
Steve O'Rourke, English race car driver and manager (died 2003)
Marc Savoy, American accordion player, created the Cajun accordion
George Archer, American golfer (died 2005)
Tunç Başaran, Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)
Mary McFadden, American fashion designer (died 2024)
Stella Stevens, American actress and director (died 2023)
Saeed Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (died 2024)
Duncan Edwards, English footballer (died 1958)
Julie Andrews, English actress and singer
Walter De Maria, American sculptor and drummer (died 2013)
Emilio Botín, Spanish banker and businessman (died 2014)
Albert Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993)
Sylvano Bussotti, Italian violinist and composer (died 2021)
Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (died 2013)
Alan Wagner, American radio host and critic (died 2007)
Frank Gardner, Australian race car driver and manager (died 2009)
Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Mayor of Karachi (died 2020)
Philippe Noiret, French actor (died 2006)
Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby player and coach
Grady Chapman, American singer (died 2011)
Bonnie Owens, American singer-songwriter (died 2006)
Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-English actor, director, and producer (died 1973)
Willy Mairesse, Belgian race car driver (died 1969)
George Peppard, American actor (died 1994)
Sivaji Ganesan, Indian actor (died 2001)
Zhu Rongji, Chinese engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the People's Republic of China
Sherman Glenn Finesilver, American lawyer and judge (died 2006)
Sandy Gall, Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author (died 2025)
Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)
Bob Geigel, American wrestler and promoter (died 2014)
Leonie Kramer, Australian academic (died 2016)
William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (died 2005)
Roger Williams, American pianist (died 2011)
Chen-Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist, academic, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 2025)
James Whitmore, American actor (died 2009)
David Herbert Donald, American historian and author (died 2009)
Walter Matthau, American actor (died 2000)
Bob Boyd, American baseball player (died 2004)
Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (died 2000)
Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and theologian (died 2009)
Jerome Bruner, American psychologist and author (died 2016)
Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, author, and 12th Librarian of Congress (died 2004)
Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (died 2009)
Harry Lookofsky, American violinist and producer (died 1998)
Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (died 2014)
Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (died 1994)
Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 2004)
Fritz Köberle, Austrian-Brazilian physician and pathologist (died 1983)
José Enrique Moyal, Australian physicist and engineer (died 1998)
Bonnie Parker, American criminal (died 1934)
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2012)
Sam Yorty, American captain, politician, and 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (died 1998)
Herman David Koppel, Danish pianist and composer (died 1998)
Maurice Bardèche, French journalist, author, and critic (died 1998)
Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (died 1977)
S. D. Burman, Indian composer and singer (died 1975)
Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist and academic (died 1979)
A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (died 1977)
Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-born American pianist and composer (died 1989)
Pierre Veyron, French race car driver (died 1970)
Tom Goddard, English cricketer (died 1966)
Ashfaqulla Khan, Indian activist (died 1927)
Ted Healy, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1937)
Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (died 1951)
Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic (died 1961)
Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter (died 1974)
Ned Hanlon, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (died 1952)
Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (died 1945)
Louis Untermeyer, American poet, anthologist, and critic (died 1977)
William Boeing, American engineer and businessman who founded the Boeing Company (died 1956)
Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher (died 1950)
Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic (died 1935)
Annie Besant, English-Indian activist and author (died 1933)
Nectarios of Aegina, Greek metropolitan and saint (died 1920)
S. Subramania Iyer, Indian lawyer and jurist (died 1924)
Charles Cros, French poet and author (died 1888)
Ádám Politzer, Hungarian-Austrian physician and anatomist (died 1920)
Caroline Harrison, American educator, 24th First Lady of the United States (died 1892)
Henry Clay Work, American composer and songwriter (died 1884)
Mary Anna Custis Lee, American wife of Robert E. Lee (died 1873)
Sergey Aksakov, Russian soldier and author (died 1859)
Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (died 1842)
Anton Bernolák, Slovak priest and linguist (died 1813)
William Thomas Beckford, English author and politician (died 1844)
Richard Stockton, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1781)
Anton Cajetan Adlgasser, German organist and composer (died 1777)
Giovanni Battista Cirri, Italian cellist and composer (died 1808)
John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, British parliamentarian (died 1781)
William Shippen, American physician and politician (died 1801)
Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (died 1768)
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1740)
Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (died 1742)
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (died 1683)
Leonardus Lessius, Jesuit theologian (died 1623)
Anne of Saint Bartholomew, Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun (died 1626)
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Spanish explorer (died 1595)
Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss pastor and theologian (died 1617)
Dorothy Stafford, English noble (died 1604)
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect who designed the Church of the Gesù (died 1573)
Saint Cajetan, Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer (died 1547)
Alexander Severus, Roman emperor (died 235)
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💰 Richest People Born on October 1
Net worth of notable people who share this birthday. Tap a name for the full breakdown.
Who Was Born on October 1?
Our records list 256 notable people born on October 1, with confirmed birth years spanning from 208 (Alexander Severus, Roman emperor (died 235)) to 2006 (Priah Ferguson, American actress). At least 256 of them have no recorded death year.
Most Common Fields for October 1 Births
The people in our list for this date are concentrated in a handful of fields:
- Notable Figure — 46 people
- Musician — 44 people
- Athlete — 38 people
- Actor — 34 people
- Writer — 20 people
- Politician — 18 people
October 1 is also the birthday of 34 people tracked in our net-worth data, led by William Ding. See the full breakdown in the “Richest People Born on This Day” section above.
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