1542 – Akbar, 3rd Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), born in Umerkot, Sindh (d. 1605)
1894 – Moshe Sharett, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1954-55), born in Kherson, Russian Empire (d. 1965)
1895 – Alfred Neumann, German playwright (Devil), born in Lautenburg, Germany (now in Poland) (d. 1952)
1917 – Paul Tanner, American trombonist (Glenn Miller Orchestra), developer and player of the Electro-Theremin (The Beach Boys – “Good Vibrations”; “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times”), and educator (UCLA), born in Skunk Hollow, Kentucky (d. 2013)
1924 – Marguerite Andersen, German francophone writer and educator, born in Germany
1938 – Marv Johnson, American RandB pianist, songwriter, and singer (“You Got What It Takes”; “(You’ve Got To) Move Two Mountains”), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1993)
1946 – Victor Banerjee, Indian actor (A Passage to India), born in Calcutta, India
1966 – Jorge Campos, Mexican football goalkeeper (130 caps; UNAM, LA Galaxy), born in Acapulco, Guerrero
1984 – Jessie Ware, British pop singer-songwriter (“What’s Your Pleasure?”), born in Hammersmith, London, England
1992 – Ncuti Gatwa, Rwandan-Scottish actor (Sex Education Doctor Who), born in Nyarugenge,, Rwanda
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 14th October 2022
1643 – Bahādur Shah I, 7th Mughal Emperor of India, born in Burhanpur, Mughal Empire (d. 1712)
1730 – Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Alsatian composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1812)
1908 – Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress, born in Granger, Utah (d. 2003)
1925 – Phillip Tobias, South African palaeoanthropologist and three time Nobel Prize nominee (hominid fossil sites), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2012)
1939 – Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer (Chaps, Polo Ralph Lauren), born in The Bronx, New York
1943 – Anthony Iannaccone, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York
1947 – Al Atkins, British rock singer (Judas Priest, 1969-73), born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England
1947 – Charlie Joiner, American NFL receiver (Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego), born in Many, Louisiana
1968 – Dwayne Schintzius, NBA center (Indiana Pacers)
1985 – Alexandre Sarnes Negrão, Brazilian racing driver
Famous Birthdays for 13th October 2022
1820 – John William Dawson, Canadian geologist, born in Pictou, Nova Scotia (d. 1899)
1901 – Benjamin Merkelbach, Dutch architect and city builder of Amsterdam, born in Amsterdam (d. 1961)
1916 – David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone singer (Dutch Radio Chorus), born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 2001)
1923 – Faas Wilkes, Dutch soccer star (Xerxes, Fortuna, Inter Milan), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2006)
1925 – Lenny Bruce [Leonard Schneider], American comedian, arrested on obsenity, born in Mineola, New York (d. 1966)
1931 – Eddie Mathews, American Baseball HOF third baseman (512 career HRs; 12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957, 68; Boston/Milwaukee Braves) and manager (Atlanta Braves 1972-74), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 2001)
1938 – Hugo Young, British journalist (The Guardian), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2003)
1947 – Jerry Trupiano, American sports broadcaster, born in St. Louis, Missouri
1949 – Robert Sirota, American classical composer, born in New York, New York
1972 – Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi, third child of Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, born in Nijmegen, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 12th October 2022
1686 – Silvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist, born in Grodków, Poland (d. 1750)
1822 – Joseph Haydn Potter, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Concord, New Hampshire (d. 1892)
1845 – Amintore Galli, Italian composer, born in Perticara, Italy (d. 1919)
1855 – Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (Berlin Philharmonic), born in Mosonszentmiklós, Hungary (d. 1922)
1855 – August Sauer, Austrian literature historian (Euphorion), born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1926)
1860 – Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American entrepreneur and inventor (gyrocompass), born in Cincinnatus, New York (d. 1930)
1866 – Ramsay MacDonald, British Prime Minister (Labour: 1924, 1929-35), born in Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland (d. 1937)
1874 – Jimmy Burke, American MLB third baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates), coach (World Series 1932, NY Yankees) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1942)
1911 – Louis de Guiringaud, French foreign minister (1976-78), born in Limoges, France (d. 1982)
1962 – Branko Crvenkovski, 3rd President of Macedonia, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Famous Birthdays for 11th October 2022
1881 – Hans Kelsen, Austrian legal philosopher and political philosopher, born in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
1884 – Robert Müller-Hartmann, German composer, born in Hamburg (d. 1950)
1896 – Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1982)
1913 – J.J. Pickle, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1963-95), born in Big Spring, Texas (d. 2005)
1924 – Mal Whitfield, American track athlete (Olympic 3 gold, silver and bronze 1948, 52), born in Bay City, Texas (d. 2015)
1930 – Sam Johnson, American politician (Rep-R-Texas), born in San Antonio, Texas
1937 – Georgi Vladimirovich Machinski, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, Russia
1950 – Catlin Adams, American actress (Ms Loomis-Square Pegs), born in Los Angeles, California
1966 – Rikishi [Solofa F. Fatu Jr.], Samoan American professional wrestler, born in San Francisco, California
1974 – Rachel Barton Pine, American violinist, born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 10th October 2022
1794 – William Whiting Boardman, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut), born in New Milford, Connecticut (d. 1871)
1829 – Dandridge McRae, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Baldwin County, Alabama (d. 1899)
1830 – Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1904)
1898 – Conrad Leonard, British composer and pianist, born in South Norwood, England (d. 2003)
1914 – Tommy Fine, American baseball player, born in Cleburne, Texas (d. 2005)
1924 – Ed Wood, American filmmaker and director (Plan 9 from Outer Space), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 1978)
1926 – Ralph Liguori, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National Series 30 x Top 10; 5 x Top 5 finishes), born in NYC, NY (d. 2020)
1939 – Joe Pitts, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1949 – Jessica Harper, American actress (Inserts, Stardust Memories), born in Chicago, Illinois
1961 – Henrik Jørgensen, Danish marathon runner, born in Copenhagen
Famous Birthdays for 9th October 2022
1766 – Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, born in Velichov, Czech Republic (d. 1842)
1825 – Adolphe Nibelle, French composer (Le Loup-Garou (The Werewolf)), born in Gien, France (d. 1895)
1858 – Mihajlo “Micheal” Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and telephone pioneer, born in Idvor, Military Frontier of Austria (now Kovačica, Serbia) (d. 1935)
1869 – Harry Lawrence Freeman, African-American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1954)
1871 – Gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-45), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1956)
1907 – Jacques Tati, French director (Traffic, Playtime), born in La Pecq, France (d. 1982)
1958 – Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American musician (Ministry), born in Havana, Cuba
1961 – Trevor Matich, American NFL center, 1985-96 (New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, and 3 other teams), born in Washington, D.C.
1973 – Erin Daniels, American actress (The L Word), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1973 – Brandon Pollard, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Richmond, Virginia
Famous Birthdays for 8th October 2022
1883 – Dick Burnett, American musician (“Man of Constant Sorrow”), born in Monticello, Kentucky (d. 1977)
1884 – Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal, born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1942)
1885 – Will Vodery, African-American composer, born in Philadelphia (d. 1951)
1907 – Howard Joslin, American actor (Quebec, Detective Story), born in Georgia (d. 1975)
1927 – Torbjorn Falkanger, Norwegian ski jumper who took the Olympic oath in 1952, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 2013)
1928 – Bill Maynard [Walter Williams], English actor (Greengrass-Heartbeat) and comedian, born in Heath End, England (d. 2018)
1937 – Frank Cignetti Sr., American College Football HOF coach (West Virginia Uni, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; career college record 199–77–1), born in Apollo, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
1944 – Bruce Morrison, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut), born in New York
1969 – Dylan Neal, American-Canadian actor (Dylan Shaw-Bold and the Beautiful), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
1972 – Stanislav Varga, Slovakian footballer (Slovan Bratislava), born in Lipany, Czechoslovakia
Famous Birthdays for 7th October 2022
1798 – Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas)
1821 – William Sill, with The Underground Railroad
1917 – June Allyson, actress (Till the Clouds Roll By, Vegas), born in The Bronx, New York
1927 – Al Martino [Jasper Cini], American pop singer (“Here in My Heart”), and actor (The Godfather), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
1931 – Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of South Africa and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2021)
1932 – Joannes M Gijsen, Bishop of Roermond, born in Oeffelt, Netherlands (d. 2013)
1946 – Bernard Lavilliers [Oulion], French jazz singer and songwriter, born in Saint-Étienne, France
1954 – Kenneth Atchley, American ambient music composer, born in California
1960 – Viktor Lazlo [Sonia Dronier], French-Belgian pop singer (“Breathless”), born in Lorient, France
1988 – Stacy DuPree, American musician (Eisley), born in The Woodlands, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 6th October 2022
1573 – Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater, born in Cowdray House, Sussex, England (d. 1624)
1618 – Miguel Gómez Camargo, Spanish baroque composer, born in Avila, Spain (d. 1690)
1820 – Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano known as the ‘Swedish Nightingale’, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1887)
1849 – Basil Zaharoff, Greek arms dealer (merchant of death), born in Muğla, Turkey (d. 1936)
1860 – Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister (1908-13)
1927 – Phil Maloney, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2020)
1936 – Rob Touber [Robert J Noordervliet], cabaret director (Capers)
1963 – Elisabeth Shue, American actress (Cocktail, Back to the Future Part II), born in Wilmington, Delaware
1972 – Daniel Cavanagh, English rock musician (Anathema), born in Liverpool, England
1988 – Kayky Brito, Brazilian actor.