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October 3 birthdays

287 notable historical figures were born on October 3, and 185 died on this day. Everyone born on October 3 is a Libra.

20% of October 3 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (91) than any other country.

Born on October 3

• Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 1981. Swedish footballer (born 1981))
• Seann William Scott (born 1976. American actor (born 1976))
• Gore Vidal (1925 to 2012. American writer (1925–2012))
• Baba Vanga (1911 to 1996. Bulgarian mystic (1911–1996))
• Mikhail Lermontov (1814 to 1841. Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841))
• Steve Reich (born 1936. American composer (born 1936))
• Charles Duke (born 1935. American astronaut and lunar explorer (born 1935))
• Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (born 1938. President of Peru from 2016 to 2018)
• Greig Fraser (born 1975. Australian cinematographer)
• Grace Dent (born 1973. British columnist, broadcaster and author (born 1973))
• Svika Pick (1949 to 2022. Israeli musician and composer (1949–2022))
• Herman Li (born 1976. British guitarist)
• Pierre Bonnard (1867 to 1947. French painter and printmaker (1867–1947))
• Philippa Foot (1920 to 2010. English philosopher (1920–2010))
• Carl von Ossietzky (1889 to 1938. German journalist and pacifist (1889–1938))
• Taqi Usmani (born 1943. Pakistani Islamic scholar and judge (born 1943))
• Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390 to 1447. Lord Protector of England from 1422 to 1437)
• Louis Aragon (1897 to 1982. French poet (1897–1982))
• Saint Casimir (1458 to 1484. Lithuanian and Polish saint (1458–1484))
• Leïla Slimani (born 1981. Franco-Moroccan writer (born 1981))
• Leopold II (1797 to 1870. Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859)
• Munjong (1414 to 1452. King of Joseon from 1450 to 1452)
• Zeinab Badawi (born 1959. Sudanese-British broadcaster, educator, civic activist, and writer (born 1959))
• Francisco Morazán (1792 to 1842. President of Central America (1829, 1830–1834, 1835–1839))
• Elena Stasova (1873 to 1966. Soviet politician (1873–1966))
• Karol Szymanowski (1882 to 1937. Polish composer (1882–1937))
• Pierre Deligne (born 1944. Belgian mathematician)
• George Bancroft (1800 to 1891. American historian and statesman (1800–1891))
• Robert Keohane (born 1941. American academic)
• Haunani-Kay Trask (1949 to 2021. Native Hawaiian scholar and activist (1949–2021))
• Amr Moussa (born 1936. Egyptian politician and diplomat (born 1936))
• Charles J. Pedersen (1904 to 1989. American organic chemist (1904–1989))
• Talha Anjum (born 1996. Pakistani rapper (born 1995))
• Denise Scott Brown (born 1931. American architect (born 1931))
• Neve Campbell (born 1973. Canadian actress (born 1973))
• Ruth Cleveland (1891 to 1904. Daughter of Grover Cleveland (1891–1904))
• Alicia Vikander (born 1988. Swedish actress (born 1988))
• Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954 to 1990. American blues guitarist (1954–1990))
• Nick Glennie-Smith (born 1951. Musical artist)
• A. Y. Jackson (1882 to 1974. Canadian painter (1882–1974))
• Kenojuak Ashevak (1927 to 2013. Inuk artist (1927–2013))
• Kåre Willoch (1928 to 2021. Prime Minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986 (1928–2021))
• Juliet Jacques (born 1981. British journalist (born 1981))
• Lena Headey (born 1973. British actress (born 1973))
• William C. Gorgas (1854 to 1920. 22nd Surgeon General of the United States Army)
• Dave Obey (born 1938. American politician (born 1938))
• Kepa Arrizabalaga (born 1994. Spanish footballer (born 1994))
• Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine (1608 to 1657. Duchess of Lorraine and Bar from 1624 to 1625)
• Zé Ramalho (born 1949. Brazilian composer and performer (born 1949))
• Slađana Milošević (1955 to 2024. Musical artist)
• Patrick Manson (1844 to 1922. Scottish parasitologist, tropical medicine pioneer (1844–1922))
• Denis Villeneuve (born 1967. Canadian filmmaker (born 1967))
• Johnny Burke (lyricist) (1908 to 1964. American lyricist (1908–1964))
• Edgar Sanabria (1911 to 1989. President of Venezuela from 1958 to 1959)
• Fred Clarke (1872 to 1960. American baseball player and manager (1872–1960))
• Tessa Thompson (born 1983. American actress (born 1983))
• Shridath Ramphal (1928 to 2024. Guyanese diplomat (1928–2024))
• Hazel Clark (born 1977. American middle-distance runner (born 1977))
• ASAP Rocky (born 1988. American rapper and actor (born 1988))
• Ilya Ilf (1897 to 1937. Soviet writer and journalist (1897–1937))

Died on October 3

• Francis of Assisi (1182 to 1226. Italian Catholic saint (c. 1181–1226))
• William Morris (1834 to 1896. English textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896))
• Jalal Talabani (1933 to 2017. President of Iraq from 2006 to 2014)
• Ronnie Barker (1929 to 2005. English actor, comedian and writer (1929–2005))
• Elisabeth of Valois (1545 to 1568. Queen of Spain from 1559 to 1568)
• Al-Albani (1914 to 1999. Albanian Islamic scholar (1914–1999))
• Peter Norman (1942 to 2006. Australian sprinter (1942–2006))
• John Heisman (1869 to 1936. American sportsman (1869–1936))
• Philippa Foot (1920 to 2010. English philosopher (1920–2010))
• Rebecca Godfrey (1967 to 2022. Canadian writer (1967–2022))
• Margaret of Austria (1584 to 1611. Queen of Spain and Portugal from 1599 to 1611)
• Carl Nielsen (1865 to 1931. Danish composer (1865–1931))
• Franz Josef Strauß (1915 to 1988. German politician (1915–1988))
• Leon M. Lederman (1922 to 2018. American mathematician and physicist (1922–2018))
• Jeanne Eagels (1890 to 1929. American actress (1890-1929))
• Iziaslav I (1024 to 1078. Grand Prince of Kiev (r. 1054–1068; 1069–1073; 1077–1078))
• Guy Mollet (1906 to 1975. French politician (1905–1975))
• Archduchess Adelheid of Austria (1914 to 1971. Archduchess of Austria (1914–1971))
• Arnold Bax (1883 to 1953. English composer (1883–1953))
• Orson Pratt (1811 to 1881. American mathematician and Mormon religious leader (1811–1881))
• Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318 to 1369. Countess of Tyrol)
• Woody Guthrie (1912 to 1967. American singer-songwriter (1912–1967))
• Malcolm Sargent (1895 to 1967. English conductor (1895–1967))
• Seán Ó Riada (1931 to 1971. Irish composer (1931–1971))
• Dafydd ap Gruffydd (1238 to 1283. Prince of Gwynedd from 1282 to 1283)
• Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614 to 1685. Spanish painter)
• Mid'hat Frashëri (1880 to 1949. Albanian diplomat and poet (1880–1949))
• Abdolhossein Teymourtash (1883 to 1933. Iranian statesman (d. 1933))
• Olivia Shakespear (1863 to 1938. British writer (1863–1938))
• Charles, Duke of Mayenne (1554 to 1611. 16th-century French nobleman and military leader in the Wars of Religion)

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