Famous people born on 3 October

• Sergei YeseninRussian poet · 1895–1925
  30 yrs
• Louis AragonFrench poet · 1897–1982
  85 yrs
• Gore VidalAmerican writer · 1925–2012
  86 yrs
• Carl von OssietzkyGerman journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize · 1889–1938
  48 yrs
• James M. Buchanan ↗American economist, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics · 1919–2013
  93 yrs
• Stevie Ray Vaughan ↗American blues guitarist · 1954–1990
  35 yrs
• Thomas Wolfe ↗American writer · 1900–1938
  37 yrs
• Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ↗Armenian, Soviet, Russian actor · 1935–2020
  85 yrs
• Allan Kardec ↗Systematizer of Spiritism · 1804–1869
  64 yrs
• Pierre Bonnard ↗French painter and printmaker · 1867–1947
  79 yrs
• Alain-Fournier ↗French writer · 1886–1914
  27 yrs
• Charles J. Pedersen ↗American organic chemist · 1904–1989
  85 yrs
• Eleonora Duse ↗Italian stage actress · 1858–1924
  65 yrs
• Leo McCarey ↗American film director, screenwriter and producer · 1898–1969
  70 yrs
• Saint Casimir ↗Polish and Lithuanian prince · 1458–1484
  25 yrs
• Eddie Cochran ↗American rock and roll pioneer · 1938–1960
  21 yrs
• Kåre Willoch ↗30th Prime Minister of Norway · 1928–2021
  93 yrs
• Philippa Foot ↗English philosopher · 1920–2010
  90 yrs
• Sejo of Joseon ↗7th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history · 1417–1468
  50 yrs
• Artur da Costa e Silva ↗Military and President of Brazil (1899–1985) during the dictator ship · 1899–1969
  70 yrs
• Erik Bruhn ↗Danish ballet dancer · 1928–1986
  57 yrs
• Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ↗Grand Duke of Tuscany · 1797–1870
  72 yrs
• Viktor Saneyev ↗Georgian triple jumper · 1945–2022
  76 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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