Adams, Samuel (1803)
Rabble-rousing Founding Father from Boston, with a beer named after him
Famous People Who Died on October 2
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Autry, Gene (1998)
The singing cowboy star who did "Back in the Saddle" -
Hudson, Rock (1985)
The star of the film Giant -
Petty, Tom (2017)
The singer of "Breakdown" -
Scott, Hazel (1981)
The jazz star who had her own TV show in 1950, The Hazel Scott Show -
Stopes, Marie (1958)
The UK birth control pioneer who wrote 'Married Love' -
Wilson, August (2005)
Pulitzer-winning author of Fences and The Piano Lesson