Athletes born on October 1

Take a focused look at the athletes born on October 1. Dive into curated bios, achievements, and cultural milestones verified by our editors.

• 1963 Mark McGwire

  Mark McGwire is a former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his prodigious home run hitting. He played for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals, becoming especially prominent in the late 1990s for breaking longstanding home run records. McGwire is notable for his role in the 1998 home run chase, where he broke Roger Maris's single-season home run … [bio]