I’ve had “famous birthday” envy for many years, as BFF pannonica (see yesterday’s post) has had it all sewn up with Gandhi and Groucho Marx — as opposed to my pathetic knowledge that Gwen Stefani and Chubby Checker were the only two famous birthdays I knew for Oct 3rd.
So I’m whacking the Google to see if I can find some other famous people born on October 3rd…
In the world of music:
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Lindsey Buckingham
and Tommy Lee.
In Hollywood:
Neve Campbell
Clive Owen
and Roy Horn (of Siegfried & Roy – woot!)
Literary greats:
James Herriot
and Gore Vidal.
In politics: Al Sharpton (I’ll spare you the picture, cuz I love you all so much!)
So there’s your list for October 3rd…now tell me when YOUR birthday is and who was born on that day!



I share my birthday with:
Elizabeth I
Edith Sitwell
Buddy Holly
Gloria Gaynor
Julie Kavner
Chrissie Hynde
Angie Everhart
Shannon Elizabeth
among others. Those were just the names that stood out for me.
Diane Keaton
Walter Mondale
Robert Duvall
George Reeves
Mickey Dolenz’ dad … now we are scraping rock bottom here.
I can only get excited about Robert Duvall, but not very excited.
I will spend the rest of my life trying to get on this famous list!!!
Stevie Ray Vaugh is THE MAN!
Happy Birthday, Carrie!
2 Oct Rex Reed
3 Oct Gore Vidal
interesting.
Crap!
I forgot to say happy birthday.
… Happy Birthday!
May 24.
Bob Dylan
Patti LaBelle
Priscilla Presley
Tommy Chong
Queen Victoria
Gabriel Fahrenheit
King George III
Julius Caesar Germanicus
Events of interest
First telegraph message sent, 1844
Brooklyn Bridge opens to traffic, 1883
First Major-League Baseball night game, 1935
Dang. Forgot to add Happy Birthday, Carrie!
Incidentally, most of mine I already knew, I only gleaned a couple extra interesting ones from looking, I listed those 3 last. The rest I knew from memory.
For the heck of it, one of the sites I went to had also listed famous events, and the three I put on mine were the ones I thought most interesting.
Nutbunnies. I forgot one other name that should go on my list…
Former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne (Chicago’s first and only woman mayor.)
jimsmuse sez: Thank you everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes! You all rock!
Happy 1st Day After Your Birthday.
Again.
woo. i get suzanne vega and armani. lucky me.
Happy Belated Birthday!
HAPPY BELATED BDAY CARRIE!!! I WAS THINKING OF YOU ON YOUR DAY _ I PROMISE!!!!!
PS: October 13th (a week from today)
Christin “Christy” Ellingsworth (WOWOOWOWOWOOWOOWOOW)
Paul Simon
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sammy Hagar
Lenny Bruce
Nipsey Russell
Margaret Thatcher
(are you sensing a pattern here?>?>)