Athletes Born on October 5

  • 1804 Nicholas Wanostrocht [Felix], English amateur cricket batsman (Kent CCC, Surry CCC) and author (Felix on the Bat), born in London, England (d. 1876)
  • 1894 Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1920), born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1948)
  • 1898 Linus McAtee, American Hall of Fame jockey (Preakness Stakes 1916; Kentucky Derby 1927, 29; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1928), born in Frenchtown, New Jersey (d. 1963)

Ray Kroc (1902-1984)

American fast food entrepreneur (McDonald's) and owner of baseball's San Diego Padres, born in Oak Park, Illinois

  • 1917 Lew Worsham, American golfer (US Open 1947; Ryder Cup 1947), born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia (d. 1990)
  • 1921 Bill Willis, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (NFL C'ship 1950; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2007)
  • 1922 Jock Stein, Scottish soccer manager (Dunfermline Athletic, Hibernian, Scotland [1965, 78-85], Celtic, Leeds United), born in Burnbank, Scotland (d. 1985)
  • 1922 José Froilán González, Argentine race car driver, born in Arrecifes, Argentina (d. 2013)
  • 1923 Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 1994)
  • 1923 Bill Wirtz, American longtime Chicago Blackhawks owner, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
  • 1932 Madhav Apte, Indian cricketer (bro of Arvind 7 Tests for India, 1 century), born in Mumbai, India
  • 1934 David Smith, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests), born in Fishponds, Bristol (d. 2003)
  • 1935 Jimmy Binks, English cricket wicket-keeper (England twice v India 1964), born in Hull, Yorkshire, England
  • 1937 Barry Switzer, American football coach (Oklahoma), born in Crossett, Arkansas
  • 1937 Eli Jacobs, American financier and baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 1940 Bob Cowper, Australian cricket batsman (27 Tests, 5 x 100s, TS 307 v England 1966; Victoria CA, WA CA), born in Melbourne Australia
  • 1941 Ricardo Hoffmann, marathon swimmer (299 miles)
  • 1942 Bengt Madsen, Swedish soccer administrator (chairman Malmö FF 1999-2009), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2021)
  • 1943 Bonnie Bryant, American golfer (only left-hander to win an LPGA Tour event, Bill Branch Classic 1974), born in Tulare, California
  • 1946 Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey coach, born in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec, Canada
  • 1948 Yuriy Dehteryov, Ukrainian soccer goalkeeper (17 caps USSR; Shakhtar Donetsk 321 games), born in Donetsk, Ukraine (d. 2022)

Bill James (74 years old)

1949 American baseball writer and statistician (sabermetrics), born in Holton, Kansas

  • 1951 Leah Poulos-Mueller, American speed skater (Olympic gold 1980), born in Berwyn, Illinois

Imran Khan (71 years old)

1952 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018-2022) and cricket all-rounder (88 Tests, 3,807 runs, 362 wickets), born in Lahore, Pakistan

  • 1955 Adair Ferguson, Australian rower (World C'ship gold single sculls 1985), born in Brisbane, Australia
  • 1957 Jeanne Evert, tennis player, Chris' sister
  • 1957 Larry Saumell, American jockey (d. 2011)
  • 1960 Careca, Brazilian footballer
  • 1961 David Kirk, New Zealand rugby union footballer
  • 1961 Derek Stirling, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (6 Tests, 13 wickets; Central Districts, Wellington), born in Upper Hutt, New Zealand (d. 2023)
  • 1962 Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer/Auto Hall of Fame (elected 1986)
  • 1962 Mike Conley Sr., American athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1992; World C'ship gold 1993), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1963 Hugh Morris, cricketer (England lefty opening batsman 1991)

Laura Davies (60 years old)

1963 British golfer (PGA C'ship 1994, 96; du Maurier Classic 1996; US Open 1987; Ladies European Tour Order of Merit x 7), born in Coventry, England

  • 1963 Tony Dodemaide, cricketer (Victorian, Sussex & Australian all-rounder)
  • 1964 Denean Howard, 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1988), born in Sherman, Texas
  • 1964 Terry Mathews, Alexandria LA, pitcher (Florida Marlins)

Mario Lemieux (58 years old)

1965 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center, team owner (3-time NHL MVP, Pittsburgh Penguins owner), born in Montreal, Quebec

Patrick Roy (58 years old)

1965 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (4-time Stanley Cup, 3-time Vezina Trophy winner), born in Québec City, Québec

  • 1965 Richey Reneberg, American tennis player (1995 Australian doubles), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1965 Trace Armstrong, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 2000 Miami Dolphins), born in Bethesda, Maryland
  • 1966 Fredrik Olausson, Vaxsjo Swe, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
  • 1966 Inessa Kravets, Ukraine, long/triple jumper (Olympic silver/gold-92, 96)
  • 1966 Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker referee
  • 1966 Peter Fonseca, Canadian politician and marathon runner (Toronto, Houston Marathon 1995), born in Lisbon, Portugal
  • 1966 Therese Brisson, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
  • 1967 Rex Chapman, NBA guard (Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns)
  • 1970 Thomas Randolph, American NFL cornerback (NY Giants), born in Norfolk, Virginia
  • 1971 Chad Lewis, American football tight end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey
  • 1971 Chris Whitney, American basketball guard (Wash Wizards), born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
  • 1971 Dan Plante, American ice hockey player (NY Islanders), born in St Louis, Missouri
  • 1971 Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentine soccer defender (3 caps; Vélez Sarsfield, Valencia) and manager (Valencia, Estudiantes, Independiente, Alavés, Southampton, Cádiz), born in Córdoba, Argentina
  • 1972 Grant Hill, American basketball player (Det Pistons, Olympic gold 1996), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1974 Andon Boshkovski, Macedonian handball coach (Georgia 2017-19, Macedonia [ass't] 2008-13), born in Skopje, North Macedonia (d. 2022)
  • 1974 Rich Franklin, American mixed martial artist (UFC Middleweight title 2005-06), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1975 Bobo Baldé, Guinean footballer, born in Marseille, France
  • 1976 J. J. Yeley, American race car driver, born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1978 Jesse Palmer, Canadian-born American football player, born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1978 Shane Ryan, Irish Gaelic footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
  • 1979 Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Owen Sound, Canada
  • 1979 Vincenzo Grella, Australian soccer player, born in Dandenong, Australia
  • 1982 Natalie Vlandis, American pairs skater (with partner Jered Guzman), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1983 Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Narail District, Bangladesh
  • 1984 Kenwyne Jones, Trinidadian footballer, born in Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 1987 Javier Villa, Spanish racing driver, born in Colunga, Spain
  • 1987 Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer, born in Liège, Belgium
  • 1989 Travis Kelce, American football tight end (Super Bowl LIV, LVII; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 8 × Pro Bowl; Kansas City Chiefs), born in Westlake, Ohio