Famous birthdays for Oct. 2: Kelly Ripa, Sting

Television personality Kelly Ripa arrives on the red carpet for the 89th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood sectio...

Television personality Kelly Ripa arrives on the red carpet for the 89th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 26. She turns 48 on October 2. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra.

They include England's King Richard III in 1452

-- Nat Turner, a black slave and leader of the only effective and sustained U.S. slave revolt, in 1800

-- German statesman Paul von Hindenburg in 1847

-- Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, in 1869

-- Comedian Julius "Groucho" Marx in 1890

-- Comedian Bud Abbott in 1895

-- Child actor George "Spanky" McFarland of Our Gang and Little Rascals fame, in 1928

-- Movie critic Rex Reed in 1938 (age 80)

-- Pop singer Don McLean in 1945 (age 73)

-- Actor Avery Brooks in 1948 (age 70)

-- Fashion designer Donna Karan in 1948 (age 70)

-- Photographer Annie Leibovitz in 1949 (age 69)

-- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Sting (Gordon Sumner) in 1951 (age 67)

-- Actor Lorraine Bracco in 1954 (age 64)

-- TV personality Kelly Ripa in 1970 (age 48)

-- Actor Camilla Belle in 1986 (age 32)

-- Actor Samantha Barks in 1990 (age 28)