1612 – James Graham, Marquis of Montrose “the Great Montrose”, Scottish general and poet, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1650)
1800 – Thomas Babington Macaulay, English poet and historian (Ivry, Naaseby), born in Leicestershire, England (d. 1859)
1895 – Levi Eshkol [Sjkolnik], Israeli PM (MWP) (1963-69), born in Oratov, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1969)
1909 – Whitner “Whit” Bissell, American actor (Time Machine, Soylent Green, The Magnificent Seven), born in NYC, New York (d. 1996)
1928 – Marion Ross, American actress (Marion-Happy Days, Bkln Bridge), born in Watertown, Minnesota
1949 – Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), born in Rouyn, Quebec
1952 – Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek soccer midfielder (46 caps; Olympiacos; Panathinaikos) and manager (Panathinaikos), born in Piraeus, Greece (d. 2004)
1969 – Samantha Bee, Canadian-American comedian, actress, and television host, born in Toronto, Ontario
1971 – Geoffrey Prommayon, Thai-American soccer player (PSV), born in Udon Thani, Thailand
2001 – Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, heir apparent to the Belgian throne, born in Erasmus Hospital, Anderlecht, Brussels
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 24th October 2022
1632 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa and naturalist (Philosophical Transactions), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1723)
1872 – Peter O’Connor, Irish athlete (1st recognised world long jump record 1901), born in Millom, England (d. 1957)
1908 – John Alwyne Kitching, British zoologist (d. 1996)
1913 – Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone, born in Bassano del Grappa (d. 1984)
1925 – Luciano Berio, Italian composer (Chemins), born in Oneglia, Italy (d. 2003)
1940 – David Sainsbury, English billionaire and founder (Dutch Soc-Dem)
1944 – Bettye Swann [Champion], American soul singer (“Make Me Yours”; “Don’t Touch Me”),born in Shreveport, Louisiana, o
1945 – Anthony Christian, English artist
1948 – Kweisi Mfume, American politician (Rep-D-Maryland) and CEO of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1959 – Michelle Lujan Grisham, American politician, Governor of New Mexico (2019-), born in Los Alamos, New Mexico
Famous Birthdays for 23rd October 2022
1844 – Robert Bridges, English poet (Testament of beauty) and British Poet Laureate (1913-30), born in Walmer, Kent (d. 1930)
1852 – Jean-Louis Forain, French impressionist etcher and lithographer, born in Reims, France (d. 1931)
1902 – Otto J. Gombosi, Hungarian-American musicologist, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1955)
1918 – James Daly, American actor (Medical Center, Planet of the Apes), born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (d. 1978)
1936 – Barry Sinclair, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (21 Tests, 3 x 100s; Wellington CA), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2022)
1939 – Charlie Foxx, American soul songwriter, guitarist, and singer (“Mockingbird”), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998)
1950 – Harry Sacksioni, Dutch guitarist (Around the Corner)
1962 – Beatie Edney, English actress (Diary of a Mad Old Man), born in London, England
1967 – Jaime Yzaga, Peruvian tennis star, born in Lima, Peru
1983 – Filipos Darlas, Greek footballer, born in Kenourgio, Greece
Famous Birthdays for 22nd October 2022
1765 – Daniel Steibelt, German pianist and composer, born in Berlin (d. 1823)
1885 – Giovanni Martinelli, Italian operatic spinto tenor singer (New York Metropolitan Opera, 1913-45), born in Montagnana, Italy
1898 – Marcel Mihalovici, composer
1900 – Edward Stettinius Jr. 48th US Secretary of State (1944-45) and diplomat, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1949)
1905 – Karl Jansky, Czech, discoverer (cosmic radio emissions in 1932)
1908 – John Gould, American humorist, essayist, and columnist (d. 2003)
1927 – Ray Stern, mother of radio personality Howard Stern
1938 – Derek Jacobi, British Tony, BAFTA, and Tony Award-winning stage and screen actor and director (I, Claudius; Much Ado About Nothing; Dead Again), born in London, England
1952 – Julie Dash American filmmaker (Daughters of the Dust), born in New York City
1976 – Jon Foreman, American musician (Switchfoot)
Famous Birthdays for 21st October 2022
1847 – Giuseppe Giacosa, Italian playwright, poet, and librettist (Puccini’s “La bohème”, “Tosca”, and “Madama Butterfly”), born in Colleretto Parella, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1906)
1885 – Egon Joseph Wellesz, Austrian-English composer, teacher, and musicologist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1974)
1914 – Martin Gardner, Scientific American math and puzzles columnist
1940 – Julie Parrish, Middlesboro Ky, actress (Good Morning World, Capitol)
1948 – Moses J “Moss” Mayekiso, South African union/SACP-leader
1948 – Shaye Cohen, Historian and Professor at Harvard University
1949 – Shulamit Ran, composer
1971 – Damien Martyn, cricketer (WA and Australian middle-order batsman)
1983 – Zack Greinke, American baseball player
1993 – Kane Brown, American country music singer-songwriter (Experiment), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Famous Birthdays for 20th October 2022
1700 – Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans, Duchess of Modena (d. 1761)
1711 – Timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (d. 1795)
1854 – Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile)
1891 – James Chadwick, English physicist (Nobel 1935 discovered neutron), born in Bollington, Cheshire (d. 1974)
1921 – Hans Warren, Dutch writer, poet and critic (Secret Diary)
1925 – Art Buchwald, American columnist and author (Have I Ever Lied to You), born in Mt Vernon, New York (d. 2017)
1939 – Raymond Jones, British keyboardist and songwriter, born in Oldham, England
1958 – Ivo Pogorelić, Croatian pianist (1978 Casagrande winner), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1969 – Juan Gonzalez, Puerto Rican MLB outfielder (Texas Rangers), born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
1986 – Priyanka Sharma, Indian actress
Famous Birthdays for 19th October 2022
1684 – Johann Christoph Frauenholtz, Alsatian composer, baptized in Ahorn, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1754)
1784 – Leigh Hunt, British writer
1873 – Bart King, American cricket pioneer (North America’s greatest all-rounder; helped develop art of swing bowling), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
1896 – Nat Holman, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA, NIT C’ships 1950 CCNY), born in New York City (d. 1995)
1936 – Sylvia Browne, American author and self-proclaimed medium dubbed “America’s most controversial psychic”, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2013)
1944 – George McCrae, American soul and disco singer (“Lead Me On”; “Rock Your Baby”), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
1948 – Chester “Chet” Biscardi, Italian-American composer, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
1966 – Dave Veres, pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Montgomery, Alabama
1978 – Zakhar Dubenskiy, Russian footballer
1981 – Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver
Famous Birthdays for 18th October 2022
1701 – Charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778)
1906 – James Brooks, US mural painter (Acquisition of Long Island)
1916 – Peter Shepherd, English contractor/multi-millionaire
1919 – Pierre Trudeau, 15th Canadian Prime Minister (Liberal: 1968-79, 1980-84), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2000)
1925 – Ramiz Alia, political leader of Albania
1928 – Keith Jackson, American sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football, college football), born in Roopville, Georgia (d. 2018)
1956 – Craig Bartlett, American animator (Hey Arnold!, Dinosaur Train, Ready Jet Go!), born in Seattle, Washington
1960 – Erin Moran, American actress (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi), born in Burbank, California (d. 2017)
1962 – Vincent Spano, actor (Alphabet City, Maria’s Lovers), born in Brooklyn, New York
1970 – Shane Bonham, NFL defensive linesman (Detroit Lions)
Famous Birthdays for 17th October 2022
1719 – Jacques Cazotte, French writer (d. 1792)
1875 – Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer (Yes and No!)
1920 – Miguel Delibes, Spanish writer
1928 – Jim Gilliam, American MLB player and coach (Dodgers, NL rookie of year 1953), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1978)
1944 – Carol Cole, West Medford Mass, actress (Ellie-Grady)
1962 – Mike Judge, Ecuadorian born American cartoonist, born in Guayaquil, Ecuador
1965 – Connie Ann Hearn, actress (New Kind of Family), born in Anchorage, Alaska
1971 – Ernest Dixon, NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
1982 – Nick Riewoldt, Australian rules footballer
1989 – Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress
Famous Birthdays for 16th October 2022
1811 – Gaetano Capocci, Italian organist and composer (Responsori), born in Rome (d. 1898)
1854 – Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright and novelist (Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1900)
1916 – George Turner, Australian author (d. 1997)
1919 – Kathleen Winsor, American writer (d. 2003)
1929 – B. Satyaji Rao, Indian cricket umpire (17 Tests 1960-79; 5 x Ranji Trophy finals), born in Bangalore, India (d. 2021)
1940 – Célio Taveira, Brazilian soccer striker (3 caps; Vasco da Gama, Nacional, Corinthians), born in Santos, Brazil (d. 2020)
1947 – David Zucker, American director (Airplane, Naked Gun, Top Secret), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1947 – Bob Weir, American guitarist and singer (Grateful Dead – “I Need A Miracle”, “Sugar Magnolia”; RatDog; Dead and Company), born in San Francisco, California
1948 – Michael Tylo, American actor (Guiding Light, Blade-Young and Restless), born in Detroit, Michigan
1962 – Manute Bol, NBA center (Golden State Warriors)