1511 – Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician (calculated planetary table), born in Saalfeld, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1553)
1870 – Ivan Bunin, Russian poet and novelist (Gentleman from San Francisco-Nobel 1933), born in Voronezh, Russian Empire (d. 1953)
1898 – Dámaso Alonso, Spanish linguist and poet (Hijos de la ira), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1952)
1913 – Hans-Peter Tschudi, Swiss Federal Councilor, President of Switzerland (1970), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 2002)
1927 – Ray Stern (née Schiffman), American homemaker and mother of radio personality Howard Stern, born in New York City
1937 – Tadeáš Salva, Slovak composer, born in Lúčky, Slovakia (d. 1997)
1937 – Alan Ladd Jr., American producer (Braveheart) and president of 20th Century Fox (1976–79), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1942 – Robin John Maconie, New Zealand pianist, electro-acoustic film and concert composer, and musicologist (Stockhausen), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1978 – Ed Droste, American indie-rock singer-songwriter (Grizzly Bear – “Two Weeks”), born in Massachusetts
1978 – Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian soccer striker (33 caps; Zanaco FC), born in Lusaka, Zambia (d. 2007)
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Famous Birthdays for 21st October 2026
1675 – Higashiyama [Asahito], 113th Emperor of Japan (1687-1709) during the Genroku era, born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1710)
1823 – Emilio Arrieta, Spanish opera and zarzuela composer (Marina), born in Puente la Reina, Spain (d. 1894)
1884 – (Don Stephen) “D.S.” Senanayake, Ceylonese politician and leader of Sri Lankan independence movement (1st Prime Minister of Ceylon, 1947-52), born in Botale, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) (d. 1952)
1933 – Matt Bennett, American actor (Hickey and Boggs; The Unholy Rollers), born in Greenup, Kentucky (d. 1991)
1940 – Frances FitzGerald, American journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam), born in New York City
1940 – Osamu Watanabe, Japanese freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 63kg 1964; World C’ship gold 1962, 63), born in Wassamu, Hokkaido, Japan (d. 2022)
1946 – Phil Chen, Chinese-Jamaican rock session and touring bassist (Jeff Beck, 1974-76; Rod Stewart, 1977-80; Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
1946 – Lee Loughnane, American horn player and songwriter (Chicago), born in Elmwood Park, Illinois
1987 – Anele Ngcongca, South African soccer defender (53 caps; Genk), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2020)
1988 – Glen Powell, American screenwriter and actor (Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters, Anyone But You), born in Austin, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 20th October 2026
1435 – Andrea Della Robbia, Italian sculptor, nephew of Luca, born in Florence (d. 1525)
1832 – Ellen Hardin Walworth, American author, lawyer, activist, and founding member of Daughters of the American Revolution, born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1915)
1917 – Jean-Pierre Melville, French filmmaker (A Cop), born in Paris, France (d. 1973)
1942 – Earl Hindman, American actor (Home Improvement – “Wilson”; Ryan’s Hope, 1975-89 – “Bob Reid”), born in Bisbee, Arizona (d. 2003)
1959 – Shuping Wang, Chinese doctor who exposed China’s HIV crisis, born in Fugou County, Henan, China (d. 2019)
1961 – Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress (Sailor Moon), born in Maruko, Japan
1964 – Kamala Harris, American lawyer, politician and 49th Vice President of the United States (2021-) who was the 1st African-American, Asian-American attorney general of California, born in Oakland, California
1969 – Chantel Tremitiere, American WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs), born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1969 – Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league footballer (Canberra Raider), born in Junee, Australia
1979 – Paul O’Connell, Irish rugby player and coach, born in Limerick, Ireland
Famous Birthdays for 19th October 2026
1433 – Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher of the Italian Renaissance, born in Figline Valdarn, near Florence (d. 1499)
1582 – Dmitry Ivanovich [Dmitry of Uglich], Russian Tsarevich and son of Ivan IV “the Terrible”, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1591)
1824 – Rufus Saxton, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Greenfield, Massachusetts (d. 1908)
1925 – Victor Zorza, Polish journalist and specialist on the Soviet Union, born in Kołomyja, Poland (d. 1996)
1930 – Thomas ap Rees, British botanist, born in Frome, England (d. 1996)
1944 – Keith Adrian [Johnson], British-Dutch stage and screen actor, director, and playwright, born in New Delhi, British India (d. 2004)
1963 – Sinitta [Malone], British-American singer (“So Macho”; “Toy Boy”), born in Seattle, Washington
1965 – Frankie Paul [Paul Blake], Jamaican reggae musician, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2017)
1977 – Louis-José Houde, Canadian stand-up comic, born in Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec
1995 – Myki Meeks [Mikey Reichert], American drag queen and performer (RuPaul’s Drag Race season 18 winner), born in Tampa, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 18th October 2026
1706 – Baldassare Galuppi, Venetian composer (opera buffa), born on Burano, Republic of Venice (d. 1785)
1818 – Charles Edward Mudie, English book publisher, founder of Mudie’s Lending Library which dominated the UK circulation library movement, born in London (d. 1890)
1909 – Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and legal theorist, born in Turin, Italy (d. 2004)
1935 – Michael Oatley, British MI6 officer who held secret talks with the IRA, born in London (d. 2026)
1944 – Katherine Kurtz, American sci-fi author (Deryni Rising, Saint Camber), born in Coral Gables, Florida
1944 – Nelson Freire, Brazilian classical pianist, born in Boa Esperança, Brazil (d. 2021)
1947 – Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter (“Wedding Bell Blues”; “Stoned Soul Picnic”; “And When I Die”), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1997)
1958 – Kjell Samuelsson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Tyngsryd, Sweden
1959 – Milčo Mančevski, Macedonian film director and screenwriter, known for “Before the Rain”, born in Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
1970 – Bob Kennedy, American 5K runner, born in Bloomington, Indian
Famous Birthdays for 17th October 2026
1811 – Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-American Reformed vicar (settled Holland, Michigan), born in Wanneperveen, Netherlands (d. 1876)
1853 – Maria Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, who married into the British royal family, born at Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russia (d. 1920)
1893 – Fritz Ascher, German Expressionist artist, and poet, persecuted by the Nazi regime, born in Berlin, German Empire (d. 1970)
1933 – Bill Anders, American USAF Major General, and NASA astronaut (Apollo 8), born in British Hong Kong (d. 2024)
1934 – Barend P Tammeling, Dutch journalist (Trouw, Groninger Gezinsbode), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1993)
1945 – Jimmy Cricket [James Joseph Mulgrew], Northern Irish comedian and philanthropist (And There’s More), born in Cookstown, Northern Ireland (d. 2026)
1957 – Lawrence Bender, American film producer (Reservoir Dogs; Death Proof; Django Unchained; An Inconvenient Truth), born in The Bronx, New York
1966 – Mark Gatiss, English actor and writer, co-creator of “Sherlock” and “A League of Gentlemen”, born in Sedgefield, England
1967 – Mark Johnson, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
1972 – Eminem [Marshall Bruce Mathers III], American songwriter, rapper (“The Real Slim Shady”, “Lose Yourself”), music producer, and movie star (8 Mile), born in St. Joseph, Missouri
Famous Birthdays for 16th October 2026
1430 – King James II of Scotland (1437-60), born in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh (d. 1460)
1622 – Pierre Paul Puget, French artist, born in Marseille, France (d. 1694)
1855 – Camille Looten, French=Flemish priest and literature historian (Flemish committee of France), born in Noordpeene, Belgium (d. 1944)
1861 – J. B. Bury, Irish historian, born in County Monaghan, Ireland (d. 1927)
1908 – Enver Hoxha, Albanian post-war communist leader and dictator of Albania (1944-85), born in Gjirokastër, Albania (d. 1985)
1923 – Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader, songwriter (“Strangers in the Night”; “Danke Schoen”), and record producer (The Beatles first recordings), born in Hamburg (d. 1980)
1953 – Tony Carey, American rock keyboardist, and singer-songwriter (Rainbow; Planet P Project), born in Watsonville, California
1960 – Bob Mould, American rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist (Hüsker Dü; Sugar), born in Malone, New York
1977 – John Mayer, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (“Your Body Is A Wonderland”; “Waiting For The World To Change’; Dead and Company), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
1982 – Frédéric Michalak, French rugby union fly-half (77 Tests; Toulouse, RC Toulon, LOU, Sharks Rugby), born in Toulouse, France
Famous Birthdays for 15th October 2026
1608 – Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (inventor of barometer), born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1647)
1711 – Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Queen consort of Sardinia (1737-41), born in Château de Lunéville, Lorraine (d. 1741)
1836 – James Tissot, French artist, born in Nantes, France (d. 1902)
1875 – Charley O’Leary, American baseball shortstop, 1904-13 and 1934 (Detroit Tiger, St. Louis Cardinals; oldest MLB player to collect a hit and score a run at 58 for St. Louis Browns 1934), and coach, 1913-37 (Cardinals, NY Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1941)
1902 – William Edmonson, American bass harmony and gospel vocalist (Southernaires), radio, stage and screen actor (Thirty Years Later), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1979)
1922 – Lorraine Gordon [Stein], American jazz music advocate and owner of Village Vanguard jazz club, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2018)
1932 – Jaan Rääts, Estonian pianist, orchestral and film score composer, born in Tartu, Estonia (d. 2020)
1945 – Jim Palmer, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1966, 70, 83; AL Cy Young Award 1973, 75, 76; no-hitter 1969; Baltimore Orioles), born in New York City
1958 – Jayne Modean, American actress (Nurse Hooter-Trauma Center), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1968 – Jyrki 69 [Jyrki Pekka Emil Linnankivi], Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes), born in Helsinki, Finland
Famous Birthdays for 14th October 2026
1891 – Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist and folklorist, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1966)
1896 – Bud Flanagan [Chaim Reuben Weintrop], English comedian (duo with Chesney Alley), born in London, England (d. 1968)
1926 – Bill Justis, American rock and roll musician (Raunchy), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1982)
1932 – Anatoly Larkin, Russian-American physicist, born in Kolomna, Russia (d. 2005)
1936 – Dyanne Thorne [Dorothy Ann Seib], American actress (Ilsa in “Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS”), born in Park Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2020)
1963 – Keith Byars, American College Football HOF running back (Ohio State Uni; Pro Bowl 1993 Miami Dolphins), born in Dayton, Ohio
1977 – Tina Dico [Dickow], Danish singer-songwriter, born in Åbyhøj, Aarhus, Denmark
1978 – Usher [Raymond IV], American singer (My Way, Confessions) and actor, born in Dallas, Texas
1980 – Ben Whishaw, English actor (A Very English Scandal, This Is Going to Hurt, Black Doves), born in Clifton, England
1991 – Owen Kline, American actor (The Squid and the Whale) and director (Funny Pages), born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 13th October 2026
1862 – Mary Kingsley, English ethnographer and explorer who became the first European to enter parts of Gabon, Africa, born in London (d. 1900)
1936 – Cliff Gorman, American actor (Boys in the Band, Angel), born in Queens, New York (d. 2002)
1941 – John Snow, English cricket fast bowler (49 Tests, 202 wickets, BB 7/40, 2 x 50; Sussex CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Peopleton, England
1946 – Dorothy Moore, American blues, gospel, and RandB singer (“Misty Blue”), born in Jackson, Mississippi
1946 – Edwina Currie, British politician (C), born in Liverpool, England
1949 – Tom Mees, American sports broadcaster, born in Springfield, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
1965 – Johan Museeuw, Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Varsenare, Belgium
1973 – Matt Hughes, American mixed martial artist, born in Hillsboro, Illinois
1977 – Paul Pierce, American Basketball HOF small forward (NBA C’ship and Finals MVP 2008; 10 × NBA All-Star; Boston Celtics) and broadcaster (ESPN, Fox Sports 1), born in Oakland, California
1980 – Ashanti [Douglas] American singer (“Always On Time”), born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York