On this day · Libra

October 1 birthdays

322 notable historical figures were born on October 1, and 178 died on this day. Everyone born on October 1 is a Libra.

16% of October 1 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (88) than any other country.

Born on October 1

Julie Andrews (born 1935. English actress, singer and author (born 1935))
Brie Larson (born 1989. American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1989))
Jimmy Carter (1924 to 2024. President of the United States from 1977 to 1981)
Theresa May (born 1956. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019)
George Weah (born 1966. President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024)
Henry III of England (1207 to 1272. King of England from 1216 to 1272)
Mariam-uz-Zamani (1542 to 1623. Empress Consort of Mughal Emperor Akbar)
Annie Besant (1847 to 1933. English writer and activist (1847–1933))
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685 to 1740. Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740)
El Greco (1541 to 1614. Greek painter of the Spanish Renaissance (1541–1614))
Ram Nath Kovind (born 1945. President of India from 2017 to 2022)
Nat Turner (1800 to 1831. American slave rebellion leader (1800–1831))
Severus Alexander (208 to 235. Roman emperor from 222 to 235)
Michaela Coel (born 1987. British actress, writer and director (born 1987))
Liaquat Ali Khan (1895 to 1951. Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1947 to 1951)
William Rehnquist (1924 to 2005. Chief Justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005)
Yang Chen-Ning (1922 to 2025. Chinese-American physicist (1922–2025))
Mia Mottley (born 1965. Prime Minister of Barbados since 2018)
Gibran Rakabuming Raka (born 1987. Vice President of Indonesia since 2024)
Heather Hunter (born 1969. American pornographic actor (born 1969))
Youssou N'Dour (born 1959. Senegalese politician and musician (born 1959))
Abby Stein (born 1991. American author, rabbi, activist speaker)
Nectarios of Aegina (1846 to 1920. Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Eastern Orthodox Saint (1846–1920))
Charlotte McDonnell (born 1990. English vlogger and filmmaker (born 1990))
Paul Dukas (1865 to 1935. French composer (1865–1935))
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (born 1969. Greek prince (born 1969))
Caroline Harrison (1832 to 1892. First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892)
William Beckford (novelist) (1760 to 1844. British writer and politician (1760–1844))
Otto Robert Frisch (1904 to 1979. Austrian-born British nuclear physicist)
Blanche Barton (born 1961. American religious leader)
Yechiel Leiter (born 1959. Israeli historian and analyst and Israeli ambassador to the US)
Haris Silajdžić (born 1945. Bosnian politician and academic (born 1945))
Mikhail Miloradovich (1771 to 1825. Russian general (1771–1825))
Daniel J. Boorstin (1914 to 2004. American historian and 12th Librarian of Congress)
Marcus Stephen (born 1969. President of Nauru from 2007 to 2011)
Cristina Rivera Garza (born 1964. Writer and professor (born 1964))
Florin Salam (born 1979. Musical artist)
Harbaksh Singh (1913 to 1999. Recipient of Vir Chakra)
Mary Prince (1788 to 1833. West Indian writer and enslaved woman (c. 1788–after 1833))
Aaron Ciechanover (born 1947. Israeli biologist and Nobel Laureate)
Lynn Ahrens (born 1948. American writer and lyricist)
Patrick Henry Brady (born 1936. United States Army general)
Robert Smirke (architect) (1780 to 1867. English architect (1780–1867))
Andrus Ansip (born 1956. Estonian politician (born 1956))
Jack F. Matlock Jr. (born 1929. American diplomat (born 1929))
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542 to 1595. Spanish navigator and explorer (1542–1595))
Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt (1794 to 1871. Duke of Anhalt from 1817 to 1871)
Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield (born 1950. British scientist)
B. C. Khanduri (1934 to 2026. 4th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand)
Louis Untermeyer (1885 to 1977. American poet (1885–1977))
Chiang Hsiao-yung (1948 to 1996. Taiwanese politician (1948–1996))
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507 to 1573. Italian architect (1507–1573))
Othmar Spann (1878 to 1950. Austrian philosopher, sociologist and economist (1878–1950))
Masato Nakamura (born 1958. Japanese musician (born 1958))
Wildman Whitehouse (1816 to 1890. English surgeon and electrical engineer (1816–1890))
Richard Harris (1930 to 2002. Irish actor and singer (1930–2002))
George Cecil Ives (1867 to 1950. English gay rights advocate (1867–1950))
George Robert Carruthers (1939 to 2020. American physicist and engineer (1939–2020))
Giuseppe Bertello (born 1942. Italian prelate (born 1942))
Moses Kiptanui (born 1970. Kenyan runner (born 1970))

Died on October 1

Jane Goodall (1934 to 2025. English zoologist (1934–2025))
Curtis LeMay (1906 to 1990. American general (1906–1990))
Eadwig (940 to 959. King of England from 955 to 959)
Mongkut (1804 to 1868. King of Siam from 1851 to 1868)
Eric Hobsbawm (1917 to 2012. British academic historian and Marxist historiographer (1917–2012))
Louis Leakey (1903 to 1972. British archaeologist and naturalist (1903–1972))
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624 to 692. Arab leader of Mecca-based caliphate from 683 to 692)
Gloria Hemingway (1931 to 2001. American physician (1931–2001))
Emperor Tenmu (631 to 686. Emperor of Japan from 673 to 686)
John of Austria (1547 to 1578. Spanish military leader (1547–1578))
Marsilio Ficino (1433 to 1499. Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499))
John Stewart Bell (1928 to 1990. Northern Irish physicist (1928–1990))
Enrico De Nicola (1877 to 1959. President of Italy in 1948)
Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1860 to 1919. Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918)
Boniface IX (1356 to 1404. Head of the Catholic Church from 1389 to 1404)
Wilhelm Dilthey (1833 to 1911. German philosopher (1833–1911))
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan (1556 to 1626. Mughal court poet and minister (1556–1627))
Khusrau Khan (Sultan of Delhi in 1320)
Al Oerter (1936 to 2007. American track & field athlete (1936–2007))
Juan José Flores (1800 to 1864. President of Ecuador (1830–1834, 1839–1845))
Đỗ Mười (1917 to 2018. Vietnamese politician)
Michael Spivak (1940 to 2020. American mathematician (1940–2020))
Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (1526 to 1586. 16th Century Duke of Holstein-Gottorp)
Antoine Bourdelle (1861 to 1929. French painter and sculptor (1861–1929))
Youlan (Gūwalgiya) (1884 to 1921. Chinese princess consort)
Phraya Manopakorn Nitithada (1884 to 1948. Prime Minister of Siam from 1932 to 1933)
Charles Aznavour (1924 to 2018. French singer and songwriter (1924–2018))
Ivan Aguéli (1869 to 1917. Sufi master and painter (1869–1917))
Morphia of Melitene (Queen of Jerusalem from 1118 to 1127)
Jan Gossaert (1478 to 1532. Flemish painter (1478–1532))

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