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October 4 birthdays

323 notable historical figures were born on October 4, and 179 died on this day. Everyone born on October 4 is a Libra.

19% of October 4 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (77) than any other country.

Born on October 4

• Buster Keaton (1895 to 1966. American actor and filmmaker (1895–1966))
• Rutherford B. Hayes (1822 to 1893. President of the United States from 1877 to 1881)
• Charlton Heston (1923 to 2008. American actor (1923–2008))
• Anne Rice (1941 to 2021. American author (1941–2021))
• Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903 to 1946. Austrian SS official (1903–1946))
• Richard Cromwell (1626 to 1712. English statesman (1626–1712))
• Engelbert Dollfuss (1892 to 1934. Chancellor of Austria from 1932 to 1934)
• Rupi Kaur (born 1992. Indian-Canadian poet (born 1992))
• Alan Rosenberg (born 1950. American actor (born 1950))
• Louis X (1289 to 1316. King of France (1314–1316) and Navarre (1305–1316))
• Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 to 1553. German painter and printmaker (1472–1553))
• Dakota Johnson (born 1989. American actress (born 1989))
• Robert Bellarmine (1542 to 1621. Italian Jesuit cardinal and saint (1542–1621))
• Richard Rorty (1931 to 2007. American philosopher (1931–2007))
• Duke Charles (1550 to 1611. King of Sweden from 1604 to 1611)
• Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (born 1942. Prime Minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013)
• François Guizot (1787 to 1874. French historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874))
• Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (born 2005. Belgian prince (born 2005))
• Henry III of Castile (1379 to 1406. King of Castile and León from 1390 to 1406)
• Alan L. Hart (1890 to 1962. Transgender American physician and writer (1890–1962))
• Susan Sarandon (born 1946. American actor (born 1946))
• Christopher Alexander (1936 to 2022. British-American architect (1936–2022))
• Francesco Crispi (1818 to 1901. Italian patriot and statesman (1818–1901))
• Eugene Kaspersky (born 1965. Russian cybersecurity expert (born 1965))
• Vitaly Ginzburg (1916 to 2009. Russian physicist (1916–2009))
• John Scott Harrison (1804 to 1878. American politician (1804–1878))
• Eric II of Norway (1268 to 1299. King of Norway from 1280 to 1299)
• Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929 to 2020. American philosopher (1929–2020))
• Andreas Vollenweider (born 1953. Swiss harpist)
• Shrinivas Kulkarni (born 1956. American-Indian astronomer (born 1956))
• Alys, Countess of the Vexin (1160 to 1210. Countess of Vexin)
• Prince Albert of Prussia (1809 to 1872. Prussian prince (1809–1872))
• Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804 to 1891. German physicist (1804–1891))
• Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779 to 1853. French explorer and botanist (1779–1853))
• Francisco Morales Bermúdez (1921 to 2022. President of Peru from 1975 to 1980)
• Edward Stratemeyer (1862 to 1930. American book packager, publisher and writer (1862–1930))
• Walter Rauschenbusch (1861 to 1918. American theologian and Baptist pastor)
• Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835 to 1915. English popular novelist (1835–1915))
• Alicia Silverstone (born 1976. American actress (born 1976))
• Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515 to 1586. German Renaissance artist (1515–1586))
• Mark Alford (born 1963. American politician (born 1963))
• Lucian Piane (born 1980. American composer and music producer)
• Prudente de Morais (1841 to 1902. President of Brazil from 1894 to 1898)
• Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942 to 2024. American singer, songwriter and scholar (1942–2024))
• Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal, 18th Duke of Veragua (born 1949. Spanish grandee, explorer and helicopter pilot)
• Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 to 1915. French painter and sculptor)
• Kurt Wüthrich (born 1938. Swiss chemist)
• Ilhan Omar (born 1982. American politician (born 1982))
• Derrick Rose (born 1988. American basketball player (born 1988))
• Mary Kennedy (born 1956. Irish television presenter and writer)
• Rudolph I the Stammerer (1274 to 1319. Duke of Upper Bavaria)
• Félix Gouin (1884 to 1977. French politician (1884–1977))
• YolanDa Brown (born 1982. British saxophonist, composer, and broadcaster (born 1982))
• Tiruppur Kumaran (1904 to 1932. Indian revolutionary (1904–1932))
• Kenichi Fukui (1918 to 1998. Japanese chemist (1918–1998))
• Nripendra Narayan (1862 to 1911. Maharaja of Cooch-Behar from 1863–1911)
• Penny McLean (born 1946. Musical artist)
• Heather O'Neill (born 1973. Canadian writer (b. 1973))
• Barton Zwiebach (born 1954. Peruvian theoretical physicist (b. 1954))
• Christoph Waltz (born 1956. Austrian and German actor (born 1956))

Died on October 4

• Rembrandt (1606 to 1669. Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669))
• Max Planck (1858 to 1947. German physicist (1858–1947))
• Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951 to 2014. President of Haiti from 1971 to 1986)
• Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914 to 1982. President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979)
• Justin II (520 to 578. Roman emperor from 565 to 578)
• Mazu (960 to 987. Chinese sea goddess)
• Gunpei Yokoi (1941 to 1997. Japanese video game designer (1941–1997))
• Otto Weininger (1880 to 1903. Austrian philosopher (1880–1903))
• Lloyd Fredendall (1883 to 1963. American general during World War II (1883–1963))
• John, Prince of Asturias (1478 to 1497. Only son of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile (1478–1497))
• Bernard Buffet (1928 to 1999. French painter (1928–1999))
• Norman Cota (1893 to 1971. U.S. Army Major General)
• Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria Ríos (1767 to 1851. First Secretary of State of Spain)
• Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557 to 1631. Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1572 to 1588)
• Alexandros Papagos (1883 to 1955. Greek military leader and politician (1883–1955))
• Liam Cosgrave (1920 to 2017. Taoiseach from 1973 to 1977)
• Ivan Klíma (1931 to 2025. Czech novelist and playwright (1931–2025))
• Peter Robinson (novelist) (1950 to 2022. English-Canadian crime writer (1950–2022))
• John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1678 to 1743. British army officer and politician (1680–1743))
• Benozzo Gozzoli (1420 to 1497. Italian painter (c. 1421–1497))
• Michael Smith (chemist) (1932 to 2000. Canadian biochemist, businessman and Nobel Prize laureate (1932–2000))
• Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876 to 1973. American sculptor (1876–1973))
• Oscar Bernadotte (1859 to 1953. Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg)
• Constance of Castile (1136 to 1160. Queen of the Franks from 1154 to 1160)
• Emperor Kameyama (1249 to 1305. Emperor of Japan from 1260 to 1274)
• Baydu (1300 to ?. Ilkhan)
• Joan Whitney Payson (1903 to 1975. American businesswoman (1903–1975))
• Dumitru Stăniloae (1903 to 1993. Romanian Orthodox saint (1903–1993))
• Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria (1898 to 1985. Bulgarian princess (1898–1985))
• John Rennie the Elder (1761 to 1821. Scottish civil engineer (1761–1821))

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