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===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Bona Arsenault]], Canadian genealogist, historian, and politician (died 1993) * 1903 – [[John Vincent Atanasoff]], American physicist and academic, invented the [[Atanasoff–Berry computer]] (died 1995) * 1903 – [[Pierre Garbay]], French general (died 1980) * 1903 – [[Ernst Kaltenbrunner]], Austrian-German lawyer and general (died 1946) *[[1906]] – [[Mary Celine Fasenmyer]], American mathematician (died 1996) *[[1907]] – [[Alain Daniélou]], French-Swiss historian and academic (died 1994) *[[1910]] – [[Frankie Crosetti]], American baseball player and coach (died 2002) * 1910 – [[Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı]], Turkish poet and author (died 1956) *[[1911]] – [[Mary Two-Axe Earley]], Canadian indigenous women's rights activist (died 1996)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robinson|first=Amanda|date=March 23, 2017|title=Mary Two-Axe Earley|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mary-two-axe-earley|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia}}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Martial Célestin]], Haitian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Haiti]] (died 2011) *[[1914]] – [[Jim Cairns]], Australian economist and politician, 4th [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]] (died 2003) * 1914 – [[Brendan Gill]], American journalist and essayist (died 1997) *[[1916]] – [[Vitaly Ginzburg]], Russian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2009) * 1916 – [[Jan Murray]], American comedian, actor, and game show host (died 2006) * 1916 – [[George Sidney]], American director and producer (died 2002) * 1916 – [[Ken Wood (manufacturer)|Ken Wood]], inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (died 1997) *[[1917]] – [[Violeta Parra]], Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1967) *[[1918]] – [[Kenichi Fukui]], Japanese chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1998) *[[1921]] – [[Stella Pevsner]], American children's author (died 2020)<ref name="obit">{{Cite web|last=Frisbie|first=Thomas|date=2020-06-12|title=Stella Pevsner dead: Longtime Chicago children's author kept writing into her 90s|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/12/21288683/stella-pevsner-childrens-author-books-obituary|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[Malcolm Baldrige Jr.]], American businessman and politician, 26th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] (died 1987) * 1922 – [[Shin Kyuk-ho]], South Korean-Japanese businessman, founded [[Lotte (conglomerate)|Lotte Group]] (died 2020) * 1922 – [[Don Lenhardt]], American baseball player and coach (died 2014) *[[1923]] – [[Charlton Heston]], American actor, director and gun rights activist (died 2008)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 4: Susan Sarandon, Tony La Russa |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/04/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-4-Susan-Sarandon-Tony-La-Russa/3551664732336/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=2 October 2023 |date=4 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Donald J. Sobol]], American soldier and author (died 2012) *[[1925]] – [[Roger Wood (journalist)|Roger Wood]], Belgian-American journalist (died 2012) *[[1926]] – [[Raymond Watson]], American businessman (died 2012) *[[1927]] – [[Wolf Kahn]], American painter and academic (died 2020) *[[1928]] – [[Alvin Toffler]], German-American journalist and author (died 2016) * 1928 – [[Torben Ulrich]], Danish-American tennis player (died 2023) *[[1929]] – [[Scotty Beckett]], American actor and singer (died 1968) * 1929 – [[John E. Mack]], American psychiatrist and author (died 2004) * 1929 – [[Leroy Van Dyke]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1931]] – [[Terence Conran]], English designer and businessman (died 2020) * 1931 – [[Basil D'Oliveira]], South African-English cricketer and footballer (died 2011) * 1931 – [[Richard Rorty]], American philosopher and author (died 2007) *[[1932]] – [[Felicia Farr]], American actress and model<ref name="AP" /> *[[1933]] – [[German Moreno]], Filipino television host and actor (died 2016) * 1933 – [[Ann Thwaite]], English author *[[1934]] – [[Sam Huff]], American football player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1935]] – [[Jimmy Orr]], American football player (died 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Jimmy Orr, a Favorite Target of the Colts' Unitas, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/sports/football/jimmy-orr-dead.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2 October 2023 |date=29 October 2020}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Charlie Hurley]], Irish footballer and manager (died 2024) * 1936 – [[Giles Radice, Baron Radice]], English politician (died 2022) *[[1937]] – [[Jackie Collins]], English-American author and actress (died 2015)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1937 – [[David Crocker]], American philosopher and academic * 1937 – [[Gail Gilmore]], Canadian-American actress and dancer (died 2014) * 1937 – [[Lloyd Green]], American steel guitar player * 1937 – [[Jim Sillars]], Scottish lawyer and politician *[[1938]] – [[Norman D. Wilson (actor)|Norman D. Wilson]], American actor (died 2004) * 1938 – [[Kurt Wüthrich]], Swiss chemist and biophysicist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate *[[1939]] – [[Ivan Mauger]], New Zealand speedway rider (died 2018) *[[1940]] – [[Vic Hadfield]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1940 – [[Silvio Marzolini]], Argentinian footballer and manager (died 2020) * 1940 – [[Steve Swallow]], American bass player and composer * 1940 – [[Alberto Vilar]], American businessman and philanthropist (died 2021) *[[1941]] – [[Roy Blount Jr.]], American humorist and journalist<ref name="AP" /> * 1941 – [[Karen Cushman]], American author * 1941 – [[Karl Oppitzhauser]], Austrian race car driver * 1941 – [[Anne Rice]], American author (died 2021)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1941 – [[Frank Stagg (Irish republican)]], died on hunger strike (died 1976)<ref>{{cite news |last=Hedges |first=John |date=1 June 2017 |title=Mayo's heroes |url=https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/26888 |work=[[An Phoblacht]] |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=6 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406164342/https://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/26888 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1941 – [[Robert Wilson (director)|Robert Wilson]], American director and playwright *[[1942]] – [[Bernice Johnson Reagon]], American singer-songwriter (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Trip |date=2024-07-19 |title=Bernice Johnson Reagon, a Musical Voice for Civil Rights, Is Dead at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/arts/music/bernice-johnson-reagon-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 1942 – [[Karl W. Richter]], American lieutenant and pilot (died 1967) * 1942 – [[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]], Icelandic politician, 24th [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] * 1942 – [[Christopher Stone (actor)|Christopher Stone]], American actor and screenwriter (died 1995) *[[1943]] – [[H. Rap Brown]], American activist<ref name="UPI" /> * 1943 – [[Owen Davidson]], Australian tennis player (died 2023) * 1943 – [[Karl-Gustav Kaisla]], Finnish ice hockey player and referee (died 2012) * 1943 – [[Dietmar Mürdter]], German footballer * 1943 – [[Jimy Williams]], American baseball player and manager (died 2024) *[[1944]] – [[Colin Bundy]], South African-English historian and academic * 1944 – [[Rocío Dúrcal]], Spanish singer and actress (died 2006) * 1944 – [[Tony La Russa]], American baseball player and manager<ref name="UPI" /> * 1944 – [[John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith]], Scottish educator and politician *[[1945]] – [[Clifton Davis]], American singer-songwriter, actor, and minister<ref name="AP" /> *[[1946]] – [[Larry Clapp]], American lawyer and politician (died 2013) * 1946 – [[Chuck Hagel]], American sergeant and politician, 24th [[United States Secretary of Defense]] * 1946 – [[Michael Mullen]], American admiral * 1946 – [[Susan Sarandon]], American actress and activist<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 4, 2022 includes celebrities Dakota Johnson, Alicia Silverstone |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-4-2022-includes-celebrities-dakota-johnson-alicia-silverstone.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=2 October 2023 |date=4 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Julien Clerc]], French singer-songwriter and pianist * 1947 – [[Jim Fielder]], American bass player * 1947 – [[Ann Widdecombe]], English politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Health]] *[[1948]] – [[Iain Hewitson]], New Zealand-Australian chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality * 1948 – [[Linda McMahon]], American businesswoman and politician * 1948 – [[Duke Robillard]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1949]] – [[Armand Assante]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1949 – [[Stephen Gyllenhaal]], American director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1950]] – [[Alan Rosenberg]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1951]] – [[Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov]], Kazakh poet and author * 1951 – [[Truck Robinson]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Truck Robinson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77993/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Anita DeFrantz]], American rower and sports administrator * 1952 – [[Jody Stephens]], American rock drummer * 1952 – [[Zinha Vaz]], Bissau-Guinean women's rights activist and politician *[[1953]] – [[Gil Moore]], Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer * 1953 – [[Andreas Vollenweider]], Swiss harp player *[[1955]] – [[John Rutherford (rugby union)|John Rutherford]], Scottish rugby player * 1955 – [[Jorge Valdano]], Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager *[[1956]] – [[Lesley Glaister]], English author and playwright * 1956 – [[Charlie Leibrandt]], American baseball player * 1956 – [[Sherri Turner]], American golfer * 1956 – [[Christoph Waltz]], Austrian-German actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1957]] – [[Bill Fagerbakke]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1957 – [[Yngve Moe]], Norwegian bass player and songwriter (died 2013) * 1957 – [[Russell Simmons]], American businessman, founded [[Def Jam Recordings]] and [[Phat Farm]]<ref name="AP" /> *[[1958]] – [[Barbara Kooyman]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1958 – [[Wendy Makkena]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1958 – [[Anneka Rice]], Welsh radio and television host *[[1959]] – [[Chris Lowe]], English singer and keyboard player<ref name="AP" /> * 1959 – [[Tony Meo]], English snooker player * 1959 – [[Hitonari Tsuji]], Japanese author, composer, and director *[[1960]] – [[Joe Boever]], American baseball player * 1960 – [[Henry Worsley (explorer)|Henry Worsley]], English colonel and explorer (died 2016) *[[1961]] – [[Philippe Russo]], French singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1961 – [[Jon Secada]], Cuban-American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1961 – [[Kazuki Takahashi (manga artist)|Kazuki Takahashi]], Japanese author and illustrator, created ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' (died 2022) *[[1962]] – [[Carlos Carsolio]], Mexican mountaineer *[[1963]] – [[A.C. Green]], American basketball player * 1963 – [[Koji Ishikawa (illustrator)|Koji Ishikawa]], Japanese author and illustrator *[[1964]] – [[Francis Magalona]], Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (died 2009) * 1964 – [[Yvonne Murray]], Scottish runner<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Yvonne Murray |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68738 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Olaf Backasch]], German footballer * 1965 – [[Skip Heller]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1965 – [[Steve Olin]], American baseball player (died 1993) * 1965 – [[Micky Ward]], American boxer *[[1967]] – [[Vicky Bullett]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Vicky Bullett |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100058/vicky-bullett |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> * 1967 – [[Nick Green (rower)|Nick Green]], Australian rower * 1967 – [[Liev Schreiber]], American actor and director<ref name="AP" /> *[[1968]] – [[Richard Hancox]], English footballer and manager * 1968 – [[Tim Wise]], American activist and author *[[1969]] – [[Abraham Benrubi]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1971]] – [[Darren Middleton]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1972]] – [[Kurt Thomas (basketball)|Kurt Thomas]], American basketball player *[[1973]] – [[M. Ward]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1974]] – [[Paco León]], Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1975]] – [[Cristiano Lucarelli]], Italian footballer and manager *[[1976]] – [[Mauro Camoranesi]], Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager * 1976 – [[Elisandro Naressi Roos]], Brazilian footballer * 1976 – [[Alicia Silverstone]], American actress, producer, and author<ref name="AP" /> * 1976 – [[Ueli Steck]], Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (died 2017) *[[1977]] – [[Richard Reed Parry]], Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer *[[1978]] – [[Dana Davis]], American actress and author<ref name="AP" /> * 1978 – [[Phillip Glasser]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1978 – [[Kei Horie]], Japanese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1978 – [[Kyle Lohse]], American baseball player *[[1979]] – [[Caitríona Balfe]], Irish actress<ref name="UPI" /> * 1979 – [[Rachael Leigh Cook]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1979 – [[Björn Phau]], German tennis player * 1979 – [[Adam Voges]], Australian cricketer *[[1980]] – [[Sarah Fisher]], American race car driver * 1980 – [[James Jones (basketball, born 1980)|James Jones]], American basketball player * 1980 – [[Tomáš Rosický]], Czech footballer *[[1981]] – [[Shaura]], Japanese singer * 1981 – [[Justin Williams]], Canadian-American ice hockey player *[[1982]] – [[Tony Gwynn Jr.]], American baseball player * 1982 – [[Jered Weaver]], American baseball player *[[1983]] – [[Dan Clarke]], English race car driver * 1983 – [[Vicky Krieps]], Luxembourgish actress * 1983 – [[Marios Nicolaou (footballer, born 1983)|Marios Nicolaou]], Cypriot footballer * 1983 – [[Chansi Stuckey]], American football player * 1983 – [[Kurt Suzuki]], American baseball player *[[1984]] – [[Lena Katina]], Russian singer-songwriter * 1984 – [[Petri Kontiola]], Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Petri Kontiola |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/petri-kontiola-8471408 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Álvaro Parente]], Portuguese race car driver * 1984 – [[Karolina Tymińska]], Polish heptathlete *[[1985]] – [[Shontelle]], Barbadian singer-songwriter * 1985 – [[Thorsten Wiedemann]], German rugby player *[[1987]] – [[Rawez Lawan]], Swedish footballer * 1987 – [[Will Puddy]], English footballer * 1987 – [[Marina Weisband]], German politician *[[1988]] – [[Melissa Benoist]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP" /> * 1988 – [[Lonnie Chisenhall]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lonnie Chisenhall |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/lonnie-chisenhall-502082 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Caner Erkin]], Turkish footballer * 1988 – [[Evgeni Krasnopolski]], Israeli figure skater * 1988 – [[Derrick Rose]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/players/derrick/rose/201565|title=Derrick Rose stats|website=NBA|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Dakota Johnson]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Dakota Johnson Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/facts/Dakota-Johnson |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Signy Aarna]], Estonian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Signy Aarna – Estonia – WEURO |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/players/107237--signy-aarna/ |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=19 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Saki (musician)|Saki]], Japanese guitarist and songwriter<ref>{{cite web|title=地獄のゆるふわバンド「NEMOPHILA」最終目標は宇宙でSHOUT! 15日にインディーズデビュー|language=Japanese|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2021/12/10/kiji/20211210s00041000024000c.html|publisher=[[Sports Nippon]]|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Sergey Shubenkov]], Russian hurdler<ref>{{cite web|title=Sergey Shubenkov|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/russia/sergey-shubenkov-248746|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Leigh-Anne Pinnock]], English singer and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1993]] – [[Mitchell Swepson]], Australian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/590326.html |title=Mitchell Swepson |access-date=5 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Mike Williams (wide receiver, born 1994)|Mike Williams]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Williams |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3045138/mike-williams |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Kenny Clark (defensive tackle)|Kenny Clark]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenny Clark |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3122752/kenny-clark |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Mikolas Josef]], Czech singer and songwriter<ref name="ČTK">{{cite web|publisher = [[ČTK]]| title = Mikolas Josef je novou tváří návrháře Lukáše Macháčka| date = 14 February 2016| language=cs|url = http://www.protext.cz/zprava.php?id=26474}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Ella Balinska]], English actress<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1997]] – [[Rishabh Pant]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-04|title=Happy Birthday Rishabh Pant: Young Superstar Turns 22|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/happy-birthday-rishabh-pant-young-superstar-turns-22-2333095.html|access-date=2020-07-15|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Yuju (singer)|Yuju]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite news |author=Choi Jin-shil |date=February 14, 2015 |title= |script-title=ko:여.친.소① 여자친구를 소개합니다 |language=ko |trans-title=G.F.I① Introducing Gfriend |work=TenAsia |url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/444382 |url-status=live |access-date=July 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150217054119/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/444382 |archive-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref>
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