1867 – Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, German composer, born in Bad Schachen (d. 1944)
1877 – Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, 19th and 25th President of Chile, born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1960)
1897 – Karel Salmon, Israeli composer, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1974)
1918 – Russell B. Long, American politician (Sen-D-LA, 1948-86), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2003)
1933 – Jeremy Brett, Berkswell England, actor (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Freddie-My Fair Lady)
1939 – Frits Flinkevleugel, Dutch soccer defender (11 caps; DWS, FC Amsterdam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2020)
1960 – James Prime, British rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue), born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
1968 – Lee Germon, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper and captain (12 Tests, 29 dismissals; 37 ODIs), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
1981 – Sten Pentus, Estonian auto racer (Formula Baltic 2000), born in Tallinn, Estonia
1986 – Paul Derbyshire, Italian rugby union flanker (24 caps; Benetton Treviso), born in Cecina, Livorno, Italy
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 2nd November 2020
1785 – Frederich Kalkbrenner, German-French pianist and composer, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1849)
1815 – George Boole, English mathematician (Boolean algebra), born in Lincoln, England (d. 1864)
1826 – Robert Hopkins Hatton, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Steubenville, Ohio (d. 1862)
1901 – Paul Ford, American actor (Phil Silvers Show), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1976)
1920 – Bill Mazer, American sports broadcaster (New York institution in sports reporting; sports trivia expert), born in Iziaslav, Ukraine (d. 2013)
1921 – Bill Mosienko, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (fastest hat trick in NHL history, 21 seconds 1952; 5-time All Star), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1994)
1936 – Rose Elizabeth Bird, California Supreme Court Justice (1977-87), born in Tucson, Arizona (d. 1999)
1939 – Pauline Neville-Jones, English diplomat, born in Birmingham
1944 – Jeffrey Alan Hoffman, American NASA astronaut (STS 51-D, 35, 46, 61, 75) and MIT professor, born in Brooklyn, New York
1960 – Rosalyn Fairbank, South African tennis player (French Open doubles 1981, 83), born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Famous Birthdays for 1st November 2020
1825 – Joseph B. Palmer, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Rutherford County, Tennessee (d. 1890)
1880 – Karel Paul van der Mandele, Dutch financier and director (Rotterdam Bank), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1975)
1907 – Larry French, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1940), born in Visalia, California (d. 1987)
1914 – Sabby Lewis, American jazz pianist and arranger, born in Middleburgh, North Carolina (d. 1994)
1943 – Salvatore Adamo, Belgian singer and composer (Tombe la neige), born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy
1947 – Ted Hendricks, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (8 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1971, 76, 80, 84), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
1963 – Mark Hughes, Welsh soccer striker and manager (72 caps; Manchester United 256 games; Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Stoke City), born in Wrexham, Wales
1968 – Kent Graham, American NFL quarterback (New York Giants), born in Winfield, Illinois
1972 – Toni Collette, Australian actress (The Sixth Sense), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1979 – Coco Crisp, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2007, Boston Red Sox; AL stolen base leader 2011), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 31st October 2020
1825 – Charles Lavigerie, French Catholic cardinal, born in Bayonne, France (d. 1892)
1835 – Krišjānis Barons, Latvian writer, born in Jaunpils Parish, Latvia (d. 1923)
1920 – Fritz Walter, German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern) and captain of West Germany, born in Kaiserslautern, Germany (d. 2002)
1929 – Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player (World #3 1976-81; Pot Black 1972, 73, 80), born in Merewether, Australia (d. 2004)
1961 – Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director (Lord of the Rings – Academy Award, Best Director, 2003), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1961 – Christine Bridged, Australian European class sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne Australia
1961 – Doc Rivers, American NBA guard and head coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2000, Orlando Magic; Boston Celtics, LA Clippers), born in Chicago, Illinois
1963 – Fred McGriff, American baseball infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Tampa, Florida
1964 – Amanda Sandrelli, Italian actress (The Key), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
1980 – Alondra de la Parra, Mexican founder and artistic director of the New York-based Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, born in NYC, New York
Famous Birthdays for 30th October 2020
1668 – Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, 1st Queen consort of Prussia (1701-05), born in Iburg Castle, Osnabrück, Hanover (d. 1705)
1914 – Marius Hendrikus Flothuis, Dutch composer and author (Mozart biography), born in Amsterdam (d. 2001)
1922 – Jane White, African-American actress and singer (Strange Fruit, Once Upon a Mattress), born in NYC, New York (d. 2011)
1931 – David Wilson, British archaeologist and director of British Museum (1977-92), born in Dacre Banks, England
1939 – Leland H. Hartwell, American scientist (Nobel 2001 – discoveries of protein molecules that control the division (duplication) of cells), born in Los Angeles, California
1939 – Grace Slick, American rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit), born in Highland Park, Illinois
1941 – Otis Williams [Otis Miles], American singer and songwriter (The Temptations), born in Texarkana, Texas
1970 – James Pedro, American lightweight judoka (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
1987 – Ashley Graham, American model and body activist, born in Lincoln, Nebraska
1989 – Nastia Liukin, Russian born American gymnast (2008 Olympic Champion), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
Famous Birthdays for 29th October 2020
1857 – Konrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1946)
1898 – Emmanuel Bondeville, French composer, born in Rouen, France (d. 1987)
1940 – José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Catholic bishop, born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico
1941 – Brian Yuile, New Zealand cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests), born in Palmerston North, New Zealand
1944 – Denny Laine [Brian Hines], English rock guitarist (The Moody Blues, Wings), born in Tyseley, Birmingham, England
1955 – Roger O’Donnell, English musician (The Cure)
1956 – Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer
1970 – Dan Ratushny, Nepean, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
1974 – Michael Vaughan, English cricketer
1979 – Ignasi Giménez Renom, Catalan politician
Famous Birthdays for 28th October 2020
1718 – Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian Jesuit missionary and geographer, born in Kottori, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1793)
1846 – Auguste Escoffier, French chef and culinary writer, ‘king of chefs and chef of kings’, born in Villeneuve-Loubet, France (d. 1935)
1943 – Charo López, Spanish actress (La regenta), born in Salamanca, Spain
1956 – Dave Wyndorf, American singer (Monster Magnet)
1962 – Peter Cantrell, cricketer (Queensland opening batsman, Neth WC 1996)
1965 – Mark Carrier, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
1965 – Luigi Miraglia, Italian Latinist
1966 – Benoit Hogue, Canadian NHL center (Dallas Stars), born in Repentigny, Quebec
1974 – Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer
1979 – Aki Hakala, Finnish drummer (The Rasmus)
Famous Birthdays for 27th October 2020
1865 – Charles Spencelayh, English painter (Why War), born in Rochester, Kent (d. 1958)
1910 – Fred de Cordova, American film and TV producer (Tonight Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 2001)
1917 – Jack Plimsoll, South African cricketer (South African lefty quick, 3-143 in only Test 1947), born in Kalk Bay, South Africa (d. 1999)
1922 – Ralph Kiner, American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (NL home run leader 1946–52; 6×MLB All-Star; Pittsburgh Pirates) and sportscaster (NY Mets), born in Santa Rita, New Mexico (d. 2014)
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, France
1927 – Edward Keinholz, American artist and sculptor, born in Fairfield, Washington (d. 1994)
1946 – Steven R. Nagel, American astronaut, USAF (STS 51-G, 61-A, 37, 55), born in Canton, Illinois (d. 2014)
1956 – Jaq D. Hawkins, British author, occultist and lecturer, born in California
1964 – Mary T. Meagher, American swimmer (3 x Olympic gold 100/200m butterfly, 4x100m medley 1984; WR 100/200m butterfly 1981), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1984 – Brady Quinn, American football quarterback (Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos) and broadcaster (CBS Sports HQ, Fox Sports), born in Columbus, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 26th October 2020
1768 – Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician, born in Radzyń Podlaski, Poland (d. 1844)
1789 – Joseph Mayseder, Austrian violinist and composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1863)
1924 – Tex Coulter, American NFL defensive lineman (All Pro 1948, 51-52; Pro Bowl 1951-52; NY Giants), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2007)
1932 – Anthony Beilenson, American politician (Rep-D-California, 1977-97), born in New York (d. 2017)
1938 – Charles Stenholm, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1979-2005), born in Stamford, Texas
1940 – Mario Orozco, 1st victim of NYC’s Zodiac killer (survives)
1942 – John P “Jannie” Roux, South African secretary to Presidents Botha and De Klerk
1952 – Andrew Motion, English poet (British Poet Laureate 1999-2009), born in London
1961 – Dylan McDermott, American actor (The Practice, American Horror Story), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
1965 – Gil Heredia, American MLB pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Nogales, Arizona
Famous Birthdays for 25th October 2020
1576 – Thomas Weelkes, English organist and composer of madrigals, baptised in Elstead (d. 1623)
1867 – Józef Dowbór-Muśnicki, Polish general, serving with the Imperial Russian and then Polish armies, born in Stary Garbów, Poland (d. 1937)
1888 – François Pauwels, Dutch writer and attorney, born in Amsterdam (d. 1966)
1896 – Leo G. Carroll, English actor (Topper; Strangers On A Train; Man From U.N.C.L.E.), born in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire (d. 1972)
1904 – Denny Shute, American golfer (British Open 1933, PGA C’ship 1936-37), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1974)
1921 – Brian Malzard Foss, British psychologist, born in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire (d. 1997)
1928 – Marion Ross, American actress (Marion-Happy Days, Bkln Bridge), born in Watertown, Minnesota
1929 – LaDell Andersen, American college basketball coach (Utah State, BYU), born in Malad City, Idaho (d. 2019)
1939 – Zelmo Beaty, American basketball player (St Louis Hawks, Utah Stars), born in Hillister, Texas (d. 2013)
1975 – Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian musician (Kings of Convenience), born in Bergen, Norway