| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Keiko Agena |
Actor |
3-Oct-1973 |
|
Lane Kim on Gilmore Girls |
| Claud Allister |
Actor |
3-Oct-1888 |
26-Jul-1970 |
The Reluctant Dragon |
| Jerry Apodaca |
Politician |
3-Oct-1934 |
|
Governor of New Mexico, 1975-79 |
| Louis Aragon |
Poet |
3-Oct-1897 |
24-Dec-1982 |
Communistic French poet |
| P. P. Arnold |
Singer |
3-Oct-1946 |
|
Soul singer |
| George Bancroft |
Historian |
3-Oct-1800 |
17-Jan-1891 |
A History of the United States |
| John Perry Barlow |
Activist |
3-Oct-1947 |
|
Co-Founder, EFF |
| Karen Bass |
Politician |
3-Oct-1953 |
|
Congresswoman, California 33rd |
| Bruce Bennett |
Attorney |
3-Oct-1958 |
|
Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman |
| Gertrude Berg |
Radio Personality |
3-Oct-1899 |
14-Sep-1966 |
The Goldbergs |
| William Berke |
Film Director |
3-Oct-1903 |
15-Feb-1958 |
Dick Tracy |
| Jeff Bingaman |
Politician |
3-Oct-1943 |
|
US Senator from New Mexico |
| Hart Bochner |
Actor |
3-Oct-1956 |
|
Breaking Away |
| Pierre Bonnard |
Artist |
3-Oct-1867 |
23-Jan-1947 |
Les Nabis painter and lithographer |
| Paul Boucherot |
Engineer |
3-Oct-1869 |
7-Aug-1943 |
Ocean thermal energy conversion |
| George Brayton |
Inventor |
3-Oct-1830 |
17-Dec-1892 |
Brayton cycle engine |
| Ivan Brunetti |
Cartoonist |
3-Oct-1967 |
|
Schizo |
| Lindsey Buckingham |
Musician |
3-Oct-1949 |
|
Fleetwood Mac |
| Johnny Burke |
Songwriter |
3-Oct-1908 |
25-Feb-1964 |
Swinging on a Star |
| Hedy Burress |
Actor |
3-Oct-1973 |
|
Wyleen Pritchett on Boston Common |
| Neve Campbell |
Actor |
3-Oct-1973 |
|
Phantom of the Opera |
| Conlan Carter |
Actor |
3-Oct-1934 |
|
Doc on Combat! |
| Chubby Checker |
Singer |
3-Oct-1941 |
|
The Twist |
| Eddie Cochran |
Musician |
3-Oct-1938 |
17-Apr-1960 |
Summertime Blues |
| Christian Coulson |
Actor |
3-Oct-1978 |
|
Tom Riddle in Harry Potter |
| Fred Couples |
Golf |
3-Oct-1959 |
|
Winner, 1992 Masters Tournament |
| Erik von Detten |
Actor |
3-Oct-1982 |
|
Odd Man Out |
| Alan Dinehart |
Actor |
3-Oct-1889 |
17-Jul-1944 |
Born to Dance |
| Sean Duffy |
Politician |
3-Oct-1971 |
|
Congressman, Wisconsin 7th |
| Charles Duke |
Astronaut |
3-Oct-1935 |
|
10th to walk on the Moon |
| Eleanora Duse |
Actor |
3-Oct-1858 |
21-Apr-1924 |
Most famous Italian actress of her time |
| Julien Duvivier |
Film Director |
3-Oct-1896 |
30-Oct-1967 |
Pépé le Moko |
| Dennis Eckersley |
Baseball |
3-Oct-1954 |
|
Hall of Famer, renowned pitcher |
| Ralph E. Erickson |
Attorney |
3-Oct-1928 |
|
Deputy US Attorney General, 1972-73 |
| Frances D. Fergusson |
Educator |
3-Oct-1944 |
|
President of Vassar, 1986-2006 |
| Diane Finley |
Politician |
3-Oct-1957 |
|
Canadian MP, Haldimand--Norfolk |
| Seth Gabel |
Actor |
3-Oct-1981 |
|
Dirty Sexy Money |
| William C. Gorgas |
Doctor |
3-Oct-1854 |
3-Jul-1920 |
Malaria and yellow fever |
| John Gorrie |
Inventor |
3-Oct-1803 |
29-Jun-1855 |
Invented air conditioning |
| Fulke Greville |
Poet |
3-Oct-1554 |
30-Sep-1628 |
Life of the Renowned Sir Philip Sidney |
| Glenn Hall |
Hockey |
3-Oct-1931 |
|
Mr. Goalie, NHL Hall of Famer |
| Lena Headey |
Actor |
3-Oct-1973 |
|
The Remains of the Day |
| Isaias W. Hellman |
Business |
3-Oct-1842 |
9-Apr-1920 |
Los Angeles banker |
| James Herriot |
Novelist |
3-Oct-1916 |
23-Feb-1995 |
All Creatures Great and Small |
| Dennis Holmes |
Actor |
3-Oct-1950 |
|
Mike Williams on Laramie |
| Michael Hordern |
Actor |
3-Oct-1911 |
2-May-1995 |
The Slipper and the Rose |
| Roy Horn |
Magician |
3-Oct-1944 |
|
Siegfried and Roy |
| Henry Hull |
Actor |
3-Oct-1890 |
8-Mar-1977 |
Werewolf of London |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
Soccer |
3-Oct-1981 |
|
AC Milan forward |
| India.Arie |
Singer |
3-Oct-1975 |
|
Acoustic Soul |
| E. Grady Jolly |
Judge |
3-Oct-1937 |
|
5th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Harvey Kurtzman |
Cartoonist |
3-Oct-1924 |
21-Feb-1993 |
Founding editor, Mad magazine |
| Talib Kweli |
Rapper |
3-Oct-1975 |
|
The Beautiful Struggle |
| Tommy Lee |
Drummer |
3-Oct-1962 |
|
Mötley Crüe drummer |
| Robert W. Levering |
Politician |
3-Oct-1914 |
11-Aug-1989 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1959-61 |
| Rob Liefeld |
Cartoonist |
3-Oct-1967 |
|
The New Mutants, Agent America |
| Chris Marquette |
Actor |
3-Oct-1984 |
|
Adam Rove on Joan of Arcadia |
| Leo McCarey |
Film Director |
3-Oct-1898 |
5-Jul-1969 |
The Awful Truth |
| Charlie Melancon |
Politician |
3-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 2005-11 |
| Janel Moloney |
Actor |
3-Oct-1969 |
|
Donna Moss on The West Wing |
| Andrew J. Montague |
Politician |
3-Oct-1862 |
24-Jan-1937 |
Governor and Congressman from Virginia |
| Joe Morgenstern |
Critic |
3-Oct-1932 |
|
Wall Street Journal film critic |
| Amr Mussa |
Government |
3-Oct-1936 |
|
Secretary General of the Arab League |
| Johnny Nitro |
Wrestling |
3-Oct-1979 |
|
WWE wrestler |
| David Obey |
Politician |
3-Oct-1938 |
|
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1969-2011 |
| Warner Oland |
Actor |
3-Oct-1879 |
6-Aug-1938 |
Charlie Chan |
| Clive Owen |
Actor |
3-Oct-1964 |
|
The Bourne Identity assassin |
| Charles J. Pedersen |
Chemist |
3-Oct-1904 |
26-Oct-1989 |
Synthesis of crown ethers |
| Russell W. Peterson |
Politician |
3-Oct-1916 |
21-Feb-2011 |
Governor of Delaware, 1969-73 |
| David H. Popper |
Diplomat |
3-Oct-1912 |
24-Jul-2008 |
US Ambassador to Chile, 1974-77 |
| Greg Proops |
Comic |
3-Oct-1959 |
|
Stand-up comic and TV show host |
| Alan Rachins |
Actor |
3-Oct-1942 |
|
Larry Finkelstein on Dharma & Greg |
| Jean Ratelle |
Hockey |
3-Oct-1940 |
|
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Steve Reich |
Composer |
3-Oct-1936 |
|
Minimalist composer, Different Trains |
| Madlyn Rhue |
Actor |
3-Oct-1935 |
16-Dec-2003 |
Marjorie Grant on Bracken's World |
| Kevin Richardson |
Musician |
3-Oct-1971 |
|
The Backstreet Boys |
| Robert Riley |
Politician |
3-Oct-1944 |
|
Governor of Alabama, 2003-11 |
| George Ripley |
Journalist |
3-Oct-1802 |
4-Jul-1880 |
The New York Tribune |
| Elmer E. Robinson |
Politician |
3-Oct-1894 |
9-Jun-1982 |
Mayor of San Francisco, 1948-56 |
| Allyson Schwartz |
Politician |
3-Oct-1948 |
|
Congresswoman, Pennsylvania 13th |
| Seann William Scott |
Actor |
3-Oct-1976 |
|
American Pie |
| Al Sharpton |
Activist |
3-Oct-1954 |
|
Minister, Presidential hopeful |
| Jake Shears |
Singer |
3-Oct-1978 |
|
Lead singer, Scissor Sisters |
| Rick Sheehy |
Politician |
3-Oct-1959 |
|
Lt. Governor of Nebraska |
| Ashlee Simpson |
Singer |
3-Oct-1984 |
|
Jessica Simpson's nepotistic younger sister |
| Shannyn Sossamon |
Actor |
3-Oct-1978 |
|
A Knight's Tale |
| Gwen Stefani |
Singer |
3-Oct-1969 |
|
No Doubt |
| Kathryn D. Sullivan |
Astronaut |
3-Oct-1951 |
|
Columbus Center for Science and Industry |
| John G. Turner |
Business |
3-Oct-1939 |
|
Hillcrest Capital Partners |
| Alanna Ubach |
Actor |
3-Oct-1975 |
|
Beakman's World |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan |
Guitarist |
3-Oct-1954 |
27-Aug-1990 |
Blues guitarist |
| Gore Vidal |
Author |
3-Oct-1925 |
31-Jul-2012 |
Visit to a Small Planet |
| Carl von Ossietzky |
Activist |
3-Oct-1889 |
4-May-1938 |
German pacifist, Nobel Prize recipient |
| Jack Wagner |
Actor |
3-Oct-1959 |
|
Frisco Jones on General Hospital |
| Marc Wallice |
Pornstar |
3-Oct-1959 |
|
HIV+ pornstar |
| Fuller Warren |
Politician |
3-Oct-1905 |
23-Sep-1973 |
Governor of Florida, 1949-53 |
| Dave Winfield |
Baseball |
3-Oct-1951 |
|
Twelve-time All Star |
| Thomas Wolfe |
Novelist |
3-Oct-1900 |
15-Sep-1938 |
Look Homeward, Angel |