1640 – Carlo Mannelli, Italian composer, born in Rome (d. 1697)
1765 – Pierre-Simon Girard, French mathematician and engineer (fluid mechanics), born in Caen, France (d. 1836)
1874 – Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1920)
1900 – Luigi Lucioni, Italian-American landscape painter (opera stars), born in Malnate, Italy (d. 1988)
1950 – Markie Post, American actress (Night Court, 1984-92 – “Christine”; There’s Something About Mary), born in Palo Alto, California (d. 2021)
1956 – Jordan Rudess, American progressive rock keyboardist (Dream Theater), born in New York
1957 – Elena Kats-Chernin, Russian-Australian classical pianist and composer (Wild Swans), born in Tashkent, USSR (now Uzbekistan)
1970 – Corey Schwab, Canadian NHL goalie (NJ Devils), born in North Battleford, Canada
1970 – Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer, born in Uppsala, Sweden
1976 – Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 3rd November 2022
1621 – Renatus Rapinus [René Rapin], French Jesuit theologian and poet (Hortorum libri IV), born in Tours, France (d. 1687)
1830 – Jacob Maarten van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist and chemist, born in Almelo, Netherlands (d. 1911)
1833 – Edward D. Tracy, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 1863)
1876 – Stephen Alencastre, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, born in Porto Santo, Madeira Islands, Portugal (d. 1940)
1896 – Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American artist and chief illustrator for The Walt Disney Company during the 1930s (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, Bambi, Pinocchio), born in Västra Götaland County, Sweden (d. 1970)
1899 – Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist, born in Birzula, Russian Empire (d. 1986)
1912 – Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan army officer, Dictator and 42nd President of Paraguay (1954-89), born in Encarnación, Paraguay (d. 2006)
1933 – Michael Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts (1975-79 and 1983-91) and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, born in Brookline, Massachusetts
1938 – Jean Rollin, French director and screenwriter
1981 – Sten Pentus, Estonian auto racer (Formula Baltic 2000), born in Tallinn, Estonia
Famous Birthdays for 2nd November 2022
1475 – Princess Anne of York, 5th daughter of King Edward IV, born in Palace of Westminster, London (d. 1511)
1901 – Paul Ford, American actor (Phil Silvers Show), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1976)
1908 – (Roland) “Bunny” Berigan, American session and big band jazz trumpeter (Paul Whiteman; Benny Goodman – “King Porter Stomp”; Tommy Dorsey – “Marie”), vocalist, and bandleader (“I Can’t Get Started”), born in Hilbert, Wisconsin (d. 1942)
1911 – Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet (Nobel Prize 1979), born in Heraklion, Greece (d. 1996)
1914 – Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1938-39, 42-43; World Series 1940; Cincinnati Reds), born in Prospect Park, New Jersey (d. 1997)
1915 – Sidney Luft, American movie director, born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
1921 – Shepard Menken, American voice and character actor (The Wild Wild West), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1932 – Henri Namphy, President of Haiti (1986-88), born in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
1947 – Dave Pegg, British folk and rock bassist and producer (Fairport Convention 1969-79 and 1985-present; Jethro Tull, 1980-85), born in Birmingham, England
1953 – Rick Meagher, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL Frank J. Selke Trophy 1990; St. Louis Blues captain), born in Belleville, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 1st November 2022
1351 – Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1365-68), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1386)
1704 – Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (editor of Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1779)
1860 – Boies Penrose, American politician (U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1897-1921)), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1921)
1923 – Bruce Dooland, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests; Nottinghamshire; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1955), born in Cowandilla, South Australia (d. 1980)
1942 – John Spratt, American politician (Rep-D-SC, 1983-2011), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
1945 – Willie Ellison, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 1971; LA Rams, KC Chiefs), born in Lockhart, Texas (d. 2019)
1946 – Dennis Muren, American special effects artist (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi), born in Glendale, California
1949 – Jeannie Berlin, American actress (Heartbreak Kid, Portnoy’s Complaint), born in Los Angeles, California
1963 – Rick Allen, British one-armed rock drummer (Def Leppard – “Hysteria”; “Pour Some Sugar On Me”), born in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England
1980 – Bilgin Defterli, Turkish soccer forward and captain (52 caps; FFC Brauweiler Pulheim, FC Köln, Alemannia Aachen), born in Erzurum, Turkey
Famous Birthdays for 31st October 2022
1541 – Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer
1831 – Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist and anthropologist, born in Monza, Italy (d. 1910)
1888 – Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1944)
1936 – Sergei Nikolayevich Gaidukov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Zhuravka, Voronezh, Russia (d. 2008)
1945 – John “Moon” Martin, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bad Case Of Loving You), born in Altus, Oklahoma (d. 2020)
1945 – Russ Ballard, British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Argent – “Liar”; “Hold Your Head Up”; “You Can Do Magic”), born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England
1949 – Michael Parker, American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Mississippi), born in Laurel, Mississippi
1950 – John Candy, Canadian actor and comedian (SCTV, Uncle Buck), born in Newmarket, Ontario (d. 1994)
1964 – Darryl Worley, American country singer (Hard Rain Don’t Last), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1969 – Damon Mashore, MLB outfielder (Oakland A’s), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Famous Birthdays for 30th October 2022
1712 – Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter, born in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1774)
1873 – Francisco I. Madero, Mexican revolutionary and 33rd President of Mexico (1911-13), born in Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico (d. 1913)
1894 – Peter Warlock [Philip Heseltine], British composer, born in London (d. 1930)
1937 – Pat Williams, American politician (Rep-D-Montana, 1979-93), born in Helena, Montana
1949 – David Green, Australian rock bassist (Air Supply), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1953 – Charles Martin Smith, American actor (American Graffiti, Never Cry Wolf), born in Van Nuys, California
1958 – Kevin Pollak, American comedian (Usual Suspects, Grumpy Old Men), born in San Francisco, California
1970 – Patrice Tardif, Canadian NHL center (LA Kings), born in Thetford Mines, Quebec
1998 – Cale Makar, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy, Norris Trophy 2022; Calder Trophy 2020; Colorado Avalanche), born in Calgary, Alberta
2007 – Christian Li, Chinese-Australian prodigy violinist, youngest artist (at 12) to sign contract with Decca Classics, born in Melbourne, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 29th October 2022
1875 – Marie, last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I (1914-27), born in Eastwell Park, Kent, England (d. 1938)
1882 – Jean Giraudoux, French writer and playwright (The Madwoman of Chaillot), born in Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France (d. 1944)
1922 – Neal Hefti, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Woody Herman; Count Basie); band leader (Kate Smith Show) and composer (“Li’l Darlin”; The Odd Couple; Batman theme), born in Hastings, Nebraska (d. 2008)
1930 – Omara Portuondo, Cuban singer (Cuarteto d’Aida; Buena Vista Social Club), born in Havana, Cuba
1940 – Frida Boccara, French singer, born in Casablanca, French Morocco (d. 1996)
1968 – Grayson McCouch, American actor (Morgan Winthrop-Another World), born in NYC, New York
1969 – Matthew Whitaker, American lawyer and politician (Acting Attorney General, Nov. 2018-Feb. 2019), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1975 – Kelly Lin, Chinese actress (Reign of Assassins), born in China
1987 – Makoto Ogawa, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume), born in Kashiwazaki, Japan
1992 – Evan Fournier, French NBA player (New York Knicks), born in Saint-Maurice, France
Famous Birthdays for 28th October 2022
1801 – Karl Georg Lickl, Austrian pianist, physharmonica (type of harmonium) player, and composer, born in Vienna (d. 1877)
1938 – Peter Carlstein, South African cricketer (South African Test batsman 1958-64), born in Klerksdorp, South Africa
1940 – Susan Harris, American television writer and producer (It Takes Two), born in Mount Vernon, New York
1959 – Neville Henry, British rock saxophonist (Blow Monkeys – “Wicked Ways”)
1963 – Eros Ramazotti, Italian pop musician and songwriter (“Adesso Te”), born in Cinecittà Est, Rome, Italy
1965 – Eric Floyd, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
1967 – Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
1968 – Shawna Molcak, Cardston Alberta, basketball guard (Olympics 1996)
1980 – Kanzi, Bonobo, most literate non-human, born at Georgia State University
1982 – Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 27th October 2022
1872 – Emily Post, American authority on social behaviour and writer (Etiquette), born in Baltimore, Maryland [or Oct 3rd, 1873] (d. 1960)
1910 – Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce), born in Manitoba (d. 1963)
1912 – Conlon Nancarrow, American-Mexican composer, often of player piano music (Soundings 4), born in Texarkana, Arkansas (d. 1997)
1921 – Warren Allen Smith, American gay rights activist and writer, born in Minburn, Iowa (d. 2017)
1922 – Poul Bundgaard, Danish comic actor (Olsen-banden films) and operetta singer (Royal Danish Theatre, 1958-73), born in Hellerup, Denmark (d. 1998)
1926 – Nana Joshi [Padmanabh Govind Joshi], Indian cricket wicket-keeper (Indian National Team during 1950’s), born in Baroda, Gujarat, India (d. 1987)
1940 – John Gotti, American mafia gangster and head of the Gambino family, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2002)
1940 – Maxine Hong Kingston, American author (The Woman Warrior), born in Stockton, California
1966 – Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints), born in Everett, Washington
1978 – Vanessa-Mae [Vanakorn Nicholson], Singaporean-British violinist and Olympic alpine skier, born in Singapore
Famous Birthdays for 26th October 2022
1645 – Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1727)
1902 – Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck), British-Kenyan; racehorse trainer, aviator, and memoirist, born in Ashwell, Rutland, England (d. 1986)
1924 – Shaw Taylor, British actor and television presenter (Police 5), born in Hackney, London, England (d. 2015)
1936 – Shelley Morrison, American actress (General Hospital, Will and Grace), born in NYC, New York (d. 2019)
1945 – Jaclyn Smith, American actress (Charlie’s Angels, The Bourne Identity), born in Houston, Texas
1947 – Ian Ashley, British racing driver, born in Wuppertal, Germany
1954 – Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Mozambican politician, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015-), born in Maxixe, Mozambique
1959 – François Chau, Cambodian actor, born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
1966 – Masaharu Iwata, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
1974 – Lisa [Elizabeth Sakura Narita], Japanese musician (M-Flo), born in Tokyo