1797 – James Brudenell, British Earl Of Cardigan (led the Charge of the Light Brigade), born in Hambleden, England (d. 1868)
1900 – Lloyd Corrigan, American actor (Papa Dodger, The Manchurian Candidate), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1969)
1925 – Daniel J. Evans, American politician (Senator-R-Washington, 1983-89, Governor of Washington 1965-77), born in Seattle, Washington
1932 – Henry Jay Lewis, American double-bassist and conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1948-65), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1996)
1947 – Terry Griffiths, Welsh snooker player (World pro champion 1979; World amateur champion 1975), born in Llanelli, Wales (d. 2024)
1948 – Jim Ed Norman [Edward James Norman], American musician and record producer, born in Fort Myers, Florida
1953 – Falcão, Brazilian soccer midfielder (34 caps; SC Internacional 342 games, Roma) and manager (Brazil, Japan), born in Abelardo Luz, Brazil
1964 – Stephen Paul “Steve” Lamacq [Lammo], British disc jockey (BBC Radio 6), born in Islington, London
1967 – Joe Murphy, NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks), born in London, England
1969 – Terri J. Vaughn, American actress known for ” The Steve Harvey Show”, born in San Francisco, California
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Famous Birthdays for 15th October 2025
1819 – Joseph Clement Juglar, French physician and statistician (business cycle pioneer), born in Paris, France (d. 1905)
1829 – Asaph Hall, American astronomer who discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos and Deimos), born in Goshen, Connecticut (d. 1907)
1840 – Honoré Mercier, Canadian politician and 9th Premier of Quebec (1887-91), born in Saint-Athanase, Lower Canada (d. 1894)
1934 – Peter Haskell, American actor (Bracken’s World, Rituals), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2010)
1934 – N. Ramani, Indian flutist, born in Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, British India (d. 2015)
1940 – Fanny Howe, American novelist and poet (Second Childhood, The Definitions), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2025)
1959 – Emeril Lagasse, American chef (Emeril Live), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
1970 – Eric Benét, American singer and songwriter (“Love Don’t Love Me”), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1977 – Erin McKeown, American indie rock-folk musician and singer-songwriter (We Will Become Like Birds), born in Fredericksburg, Virginia
2005 – Prince Christian of Denmark, Danish son of f Crown Prince Frederik, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Famous Birthdays for 14th October 2025
1730 – Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Alsatian composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1812)
1861 – Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Icelandic organist, composer, musical folklorist, and priest, born in Melur, Mýrasýsla, Iceland (d. 1938)
1918 – Marcel Chaput, French Canadian politician, born in Hull, Quebec (d. 1991)
1926 – Bill Justis, American rock and roll musician (Raunchy), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1982)
1943 – Anthony Iannaccone, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York City
1949 – Katha Pollitt, American poet and writer, born in Brooklyn Heights, New York
1953 – Marcel Zeeuw, Surinamese soldier (participant in the Sergeant Coup, 1982), born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 2015)
1961 – Isaac Mizrahi, American fashion designer and TV presenter, born in Brooklyn, New York
1963 – Yim Jae-beom, South Korean rock singer, born in Seoul, South Korea
1976 – Ben Pridmore, World Memory Champion (2004, 2008, 2009) and inventor of the Ben System, born in Boston, England
Famous Birthdays for 13th October 2025
1453 – Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales and the only son of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou, born in London (d. 1471)
1823 – Immanuel Faisst, German composer, born in Esslingen am Neckar, Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg (d. 1894)
1826 – Lafayette Curry Baker, American investigator spy and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Stafford, New York (d. 1868)
1876 – Rube Waddell, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Triple Crown, AL wins leader 1905; ERA leader 1900, 05; strikeout leader 1902–07; Philadelphia A’s), born in Bradford, Pennsylvania (d. 1914)
1942 – Jerry Jones, American businessman and NFL team owner (Dallas Cowboys, 1989-present), born in Los Angeles, California
1948 – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani qawwal (Sufi devotional music) vocalist, and composer, born in Lyallpur, Pakistan (d. 1997)
1949 – Tom Mees, American sports broadcaster, born in Springfield, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
1959 – Marie Osmond, American pop singer (“Paper Roses”), and actress (Goin’ Coconuts), born in Ogden, Utah
1960 – Peter Keisler, American lawyer and acting Attorney General of the United States (2007), born in Hempstead, New York
1964 – Niè Hǎishèng, Chinese military pilot and CNSA astronaut, born in Zaoyang, Hubei, China
Famous Birthdays for 12th October 2025
1855 – August Sauer, Austrian literature historian (Euphorion), born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1926)
1886 – Karl Dane, Danish-American comedian and actor (Son of the Sheik), born in Copenhagen (d. 1934)
1928 – Jerzy Semkow, Polish-French conductor and educator, born in Radomsko (d. 2014)
1935 – Paul Humphrey, American jazz, RandB, and rock session and touring drummer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2014)
1945 – Dusty Rhodes [Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.], American pro wrestler (Pro Wrestling Illustrated Match of the Year 1979, 86; WWE HOF), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2015)
1950 – Susan Anton, American actress (Golden Girl, Spring Fever), born in Oak Glen, California
1967 – Saara Kuugongelwa, Namibian politician (1st female Prime Minister of Namibia 2015-), born in Otamanzi, South West Africa
1982 – Émile Parisien, French jazz soprano and alto saxophonist, and composer, born in Cahors, France
1986 – Tyler Blackburn, American actor (Pretty Little Liars), born in Burbank, California
1986 – Sergio Peter, German footballer (SpVgg Neckarelz), born in Ludwigshafen, West Germany
Famous Birthdays for 11th October 2025
1747 – Marian Paradeiser, Austrian composer, born in Riedenthal, Austria (d. 1775)
1884 – Friedrich Bergius, German chemist (benzine from brown coal, Nobel 1931), born in Breslau (Wrocław), Germany (d. 1949)
1903 – Charles P. Cabell, American military and intelligence officer (US Air Force general; Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1953–1962), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1971)
1905 – Fred Trump, American real estate developer and father of President Donald Trump, born in New York City (d. 1999)
1908 – Armen Carapetyan, American musicologist and composer, born in Isfahan, Iran (d. 1992)
1937 – Bobby Charlton, English soccer midfielder (106 caps; World Cup 1966; Manchester United) and manager (Preston NE), born in Ashington, England (d. 2023)
1942 – Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor (The Great Gatsby), born in Uttar Pradesh, India
1943 – Frank Muyser, Dutch pop-rock guitarist and saxophonist (Les Baroques – “Such a Cad”), born in Netherlands
1967 – Dennis Vaske, American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders), born in Rockford, Illinois
1977 – Ty Wigginton, American baseball player, born in San Diego, California
Famous Birthdays for 10th October 2025
1865 – Rafael Merry del Val, British-born Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal, born in London, England (d. 1930)
1902 – Dick Ket, Dutch painter and cartoonist, born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 1940)
1910 – Alan Frank, English composer and music publisher, born in London (d. 1994)
1949 – Lance Cairns, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (43 Tests, 130 wickets; 78 ODIs, 89 wickets), born in Picton, New Zealand
1952 – Bobby Nystrom, Swedish NHL right wing (Stanley Cup 1979-83; jersey #23 retired 1995), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1954 – Juliane Koepcke, German-Peruvian mammalogist (specialises in bats), born in Lima, Peru
1961 – Jodi Benson, American voice actress (Ariel-The Little Mermaid), born in Rockford, Illinois
1964 – Maxi Gnauck, German uneven parallel bars gymnast (Olympic gold 1980), born in Berlin, Germany
1968 – Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker, born in Haelen, Netherlands
1971 – Evgeny Kissin, Russian concert pianist, born in Moscow, USSR
Famous Birthdays for 10th October 2025
1865 – Rafael Merry del Val, British-born Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal, born in London, England (d. 1930)
1902 – Dick Ket, Dutch painter and cartoonist, born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 1940)
1910 – Alan Frank, English composer and music publisher, born in London (d. 1994)
1949 – Lance Cairns, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (43 Tests, 130 wickets; 78 ODIs, 89 wickets), born in Picton, New Zealand
1952 – Bobby Nystrom, Swedish NHL right wing (Stanley Cup 1979-83; jersey #23 retired 1995), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1954 – Juliane Koepcke, German-Peruvian mammalogist (specialises in bats), born in Lima, Peru
1961 – Jodi Benson, American voice actress (Ariel-The Little Mermaid), born in Rockford, Illinois
1964 – Maxi Gnauck, German uneven parallel bars gymnast (Olympic gold 1980), born in Berlin, Germany
1968 – Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker, born in Haelen, Netherlands
1971 – Evgeny Kissin, Russian concert pianist, born in Moscow, USSR
Famous Birthdays for 9th October 2025
1328 – Peter I of Cyprus, King of Cyprus (1358-69), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 1369)
1822 – George Sykes, American Major General (Union Army), born in Dover, Delaware (d. 1880)
1863 – Alexander Siloti, Russian pianist and composer, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1945)
1864 – Maud Watson, British tennis player (first Wimbledon female champion 1884-85), born in London, England (d. 1946)
1920 – Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian poet and writer (Dikt, Jonas), born in Kristiansand, Norway (d. 1976)
1925 – Robert Finch, American politician (8th U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare), born in Tempe, Arizona (d. 1995)
1938 – Olga Szabó-Orbán, Romanian fencer (World C’ship gold women’s foil individual 1962, team 1969; Olympic silver individual 1956, bronze team 1968, 72), born in Cluj, Romania (d. 2022)
1943 – Tony Tribe [Anthony Mossop], Jamaican-British reggae singer (“Red, Red Wine”), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1949 – Shep Messing, American soccer goalkeeper (NY Cosmos), born in Bronx, New York
1973 – Dexter McCleon, American football cornerback (St Louis Rams), born in Meridian, Mississippi
Famous Birthdays for 8th October 2025
1790 – Waldemar Thrane, Norwegian violinist, composer (Fjeldeventyret), and conductor, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1828)
1889 – Philippe Thys, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 1913, 14, 20; 13 x individual stages), born in Anderlecht, Belgium (d. 1971)
1919 – Hal Singer, American jazz and RandB saxophonist (“Corn Bread”), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2020)
1938 – David Willis, Australian journalist (BBC World Service; The Christian Science Monitor), born in Australia (d. 1993)
1946 – Dennis Kucinich, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1955 – Bill Elliott, American auto racer (Winston Cup 1988), born in Dawsonville, Georgia
1970 – Gauri Khan, Indian film producer (Red Chillies Entertainment), born in New Delhi, India
1978 – Mick O’Driscoll, Irish rugby union lock (23 Tests; Munster 207 games), born in Cork, Ireland
1983 – Travis Pastrana, American auto racer (Summer X Games gold x 11; Gravity Games gold x 5; Rally America C’ship x 5), born in Annapolis, Maryland
2002 – Zheng Qinwen, Chinese tennis player (Australian Open women’s singles 2024 runner-up), born in Shiyan, China