1921 – Ilse Aichinger, Austrian writer (Die größere Hoffnung), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2016)
1924 – Suleyman Demirel, President of Turkey (1993-2000) and Prime Minister, born in Isparta, Atabey (d. 2015)
1935 – Edward Said, Palestinian-American literary critic, writer (Orientalism), and educator, born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2003)
1936 – Jack Rowell, English rugby union coach (England 1994-97 29 games; 8 x John Player/Pilkington Cups, 5 x League C’ships Bath RUFC), born in Hartlepool, England (d. 2024)
1942 – Larry Flynt, American magazine publisher (Hustler), born in Lakeville, Kentucky (d. 2021)
1961 – Louise Boije af Gennäs, Swedish author and scriptwriter (Taking What You Want, Stars Without Vertigo), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1963 – Antonella Ella, Italian actress (Tonight in That Building), born in Turin, Italy
1966 – Danny Everett, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1988), born in Van Alstyne, Texas
1971 – Laura Moss, American actress (Amanda Cory in “Another World”), born in Kings Mountain, Ohio
1976 – Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor (Homestar Runner), born in Indiana
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Famous Birthdays for 31st October 2026
1291 – Philippe de Vitry, French composer and poet, born in Paris, France (d. 1361)
1933 – Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1957-60 Montreal Canadiens; Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1970) and coach (New York Islanders), born in Lachine, Canada (d. 2026)
1946 – Stephen Rea, Irish film and stage actor (Crying Game, Michael Collins), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1951 – François Bracci, French soccer defender (18 caps; Olympique de Marseille, RC Strasbourg, FC Bordeaux), born in Beinheim, France (d. 2023)
1963 – Rob Schneider, American actor (Saturday Night Live; Men Behaving Badly), born in San Francisco, California
1963 – Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou], Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motörhead; Scorpions], born in Gothenburg, Sweden
1964 – The Boogeyman [Marty Wright], American professional wrestler, born in Phoenix, Arizona
1974 – Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2007)
1979 – Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese soccer winger (85 caps; Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Benfica, Atlético Madrid, Espanyol), born in Vila Real, Portugal
1980 – Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor (American Pie, American Wedding), born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 30th October 2026
1513 – Jacques Amyot, French humanist, translator and Abbot of Bellozanne, born in Melun (d. 1593)
1668 – Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, 1st Queen consort of Prussia (1701-05), born in Iburg Castle, Osnabrück, Hanover (d. 1705)
1871 – Paul Valéry [Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry], French author, philosopher and poet (La Jeune Parque), born in Sète, France (d. 1945)
1881 – Lena Christ, German writer (The Rumplhanni), born in Glonn, Bavaria (d. 1920)
1895 – Dickinson W. Richards, American physician (Nobel 1956 – development of cardiac catheterization and the characterisation of a number of cardiac diseases), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1973)
1912 – Preston Lockwood [Reginald], British actor (Time Bandits, Jeeves and Wooster), born in West Ham, Essex (d. 1996)
1925 – Errol Parker [Raphael Shecroun], French Algerian jazz pianist and drummer, born in Oran, French Algeria (d. 1998)
1939 – Leland H. Hartwell, American scientist (Nobel 2001 – discoveries of protein molecules that control the division (duplication) of cells), born in Los Angeles, California
1963 – Rebecca Heineman, American video game developer (Doom, Dragon Wars) and co-founder of Interplay Productions and Logicware, born in Whittier, California (d. 2025)
1970 – Nia Long, American actress (Guiding Light, Made in America, Soul Food), born in Brooklyn, New York
Famous Birthdays for 29th October 2026
1816 – Ferdinand II, German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry and King of Portugal (1837-53), born in Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1885)
1903 – Vivian Ellis, English composer, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1996)
1920 – Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-American immunologist (Nobel 1980 – discovery of genes that regulate immune responses and of the role that some of these genes play in autoimmune diseases), born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2011)
1926 – Necmettin Erbakan, 1st Islamist Prime Minister of Turkey (1996-97), born in Sinop, Turkey (d. 2011)
1941 – Ernie Accorsi, American football executive (GM Baltimore Colts 1982-83, Cleveland Browns 1985-92, NY Giants ), born in Hershey, Pennsylvania (d. 2026)
1945 – Melba Moore [Beatrice], American singer and actress (Ellis Island), born in New York City
1948 – Kate Jackson, American actress (Rookies, Charlie’s Angels), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1971 – Winona Ryder, American actress (Heathers, Edward Scissorhands), born in Winona, Minnesota
1971 – Daniel J. Bernstein, American professor and cryptologist, born in East Patchogue, New York
1980 – B.J. Sams, American football running back (First-team All-Pro 2004, 05; NFL punt return yards leader 2004; Baltimore Ravens), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Famous Birthdays for 28th October 2026
1795 – Leonardus Antonius Lightenvelt, Dutch politician, born in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1873)
1895 – John Boles, American singer and actor (Babes in Baghdad), born in Greenville, Texas (d. 1969)
1914 – Richard Laurence Millington Synge, British biochemist (Nobel 1952), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)
1922 – Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball coach (Princeton, LA Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Memphis Tams, New Orleans Jazz), born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2007)
1930 – Bernie Ecclestone, British business magnate and motorsports impresario (founder Formula One Group; commericial rights controller 1987-2017), born in St Peter, South Elmham, England
1943 – Conny Froboess, German actress (Rheinsberg), born in Wriezen, Germany
1956 – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian politician (President of Iran, 2005-13), born in Aradan, Iran
1968 – Juan Orlando Hernandez, Honduran politician and convicted drug trafficker, President of Honduras (2014-2022), born in Gracias, Honduras
1976 – Karl Tremblay, Canadian folk-rock singer (Les Cowboys Fringants), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2023)
1987 – Choi Na-yeon, South Korean golfer (US Open 2012), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 27th October 2026
1924 – Alain Bombard, French biologist, physician, and politician who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat to test his theory that a shipwrecked person could survive without provisions, born in Paris (d. 2005)
1926 – H. R. Haldeman, Nixon’s White House Chief of Staff during Watergate, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1993)
1930 – Gladys Brown West (née Mae Brown), American mathematician (US Naval Weapons Laboratory, 1956–98) known for helping develop the GPS satellite system, born in Sutherland, Virginia (d. 2026)
1944 – Bob Flick, American folk musician (The Brother Four – “Greenfields”), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1951 – Jayne Kennedy, American actress (Body and Soul), born in Washington, D.C.
1958 – Todd Skinner, American rock climber who made the first free ascents of many routes around the world (Salathe Wall), born in Pinedale, Wyoming (d. 2006)
1973 – Anthony Doerr, American writer (All the Light We Cannot See – Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2015), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1984 – Brady Quinn, American football quarterback (Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos) and broadcaster (CBS Sports HQ, Fox Sports), born in Columbus, Ohio
1986 – Matty Pattison, South African footballer (Whickham), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1986 – David Warner, Australian cricket batsman (HS 335no 2019; 2nd highest by an Australian; “Sandpaper-gate” 2018 12-month suspension), born in Sydney, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 26th October 2026
1758 – Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, French classical cellist and composer, born in Lauzerte, France (d. 1811)
1794 – Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (Grand Kremlin Palace), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1881)
1800 – Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian general and fieldmarshal, born in Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1891)
1907 – Giovanni Salviucci, Italian composer, born in Rome, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1937)
1920 – T. C. Jones, American female impersonator, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 1971)
1934 – Ulrich Plenzdorf, German writer (Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.), born in Berlin (d. 2007)
1937 – Dave Gavitt, American basketball coach, formed Basketball’s Big East Conference (1979), born in Westerly, Rhode Island (d. 2011)
1944 – Mike Piano, American folk-rock singer (The Sandpipers – “Guantanamera”, “Come Saturday Morning”), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2014)
1967 – Keith Urban, New Zealand-Australian Grammy, CMA, and ARIA Award-winning country music singer-songwriter (“Somebody Like You”; “The Fighter”), and television personality (American Idol; The Voice Australia), born in Whangarei, New Zealand
1985 – Asin Thottumkal, Indian actress (Ghajini), born in Kochi, Kerala, India
Famous Birthdays for 25th October 2026
1510 – Renée of France, French princess and Duchess of Ferrara, born in Château de Blois, Touraine, France (d. 1574)
1782 – Levi Lincoln, Jr., American lawyer and 13th Governor of Massachusetts (1825-34), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1868)
1825 – Johann Baptist Strauss Jr., Austrian composer (Waltz King), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1899)
1879 – Mayhew Lester Lake, American conductor, arranger, orchestrator, and educator, born in Southville, Massachusetts (d. 1955)
1927 – Franklin “Bud” Held, American field athlete (2 x WR javelin; first to throw 800-gram javelin over 80m), born in Los Angeles, California
1955 – Danny Darwin, American baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Bonham, Texas
1959 – Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter (Divinyls – “I Touch Myself”), born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia (d. 2013)
1961 – Franck Amsallem, French jazz pianist, arranger, composer, singer and educator, born in Oran, French Algeria
1962 – Nick Hancock, British television presenter (They Think It’s All Over), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
1968 – Corey Miller, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Pageland, South Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 24th October 2026
1561 – Anthony Babington, English page and conspirator to Mary, Queen of Scots, convicted of plotting the assassination of Elizabeth I, born in Dethick, England (d. 1586)
1632 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist, microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa and naturalist (Philosophical Transactions), born in Delft, Dutch Republic (d. 1723)
1810 – Carl Baermann, German clarinetist and composer, born in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1885)
1887 – Octave Lapize, French cyclist (Tour de France 1910), born in Paris, France (d. 1917)
1893 – Merian C. Cooper, American film director and producer (King Kong) and aviator (Kościuszko Squadron, Director-Pan American Airways), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1973)
1947 – Edgar Broughton, British rocker (Edgar Broughton Band – “Out Demons, Out!”), born in Warwick, Warwickshire, England
1959 – Michelle Lujan Grisham, American politician, Governor of New Mexico (2019-), born in Los Alamos, New Mexico
1960 – B.D. Wong, American actor (M. Butterfly), born in San Francisco, California
1983 – Marc Leishman, Australian golfer (British Open 2015 runner-up; PGA Rookie of the Year 2009), born in Warrnambool, Victoria
1987 – Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer, born in Likasi, Zaire (now Congo)
Famous Birthdays for 23rd October 2026
1771 – Jean-Andoche Junot, French general under Napoleon, born in Bussy-le-Grand, France (d. 1813)
1797 – Jan Jacob Rochussen, Dutch Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1845-51), born in Etten, Batavian Republic (d. 1871)
1805 – Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author and painter (Nachsommer), born in Oberplan, Bohemia (d. 1868)
1914 – Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, American College-Pro Football HOF tackle (Ole Miss; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × NFL All-Star; Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers, Fleet City, NY Yankees), born in Pelahatchie, Mississippi (d. 1980)
1921 – Betty Bennett, American jazz and big band singer (Claude Thornhill, Charlie Ventura, Benny Goodman), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 2020)
1925 – Fred Shero, Canadian Hockey HOF coach (Stanley Cup 1974, 75 Philadelphia Flyers; NY Rangers), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1990)
1929 – Merv Adelson, American real estate developer, media mogul and co-founder of Lorimar, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
1935 – Jimmy Dale, British-Canadian pianist and orchestra leader (The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour), born in London, England (d. 2017)
1959 – “Weird” Al Yankovic, American accordionist and parody singer-songwriter (“Eat It”; “Another One Rides The Bus”), and actor (UHF; Naked Gun), born in Downey, California
1967 – Dale Crover, American rock drummer and guitarist (Melvins; The Men of Porn; Altamont), born in Aberdeen, Washington