1844 – Miguel Nieto, composer
1886 – Spring Byington, American actress (December Bride), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1971)
1892 – Otakar Jeremias, composer
1917 – Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991)
1928 – Zacharias J de Beer, South African physician/MP (DP)
1934 – Emmanuel “Rico” Rodriguez, Jamaican ska trombonist (The Specials), born in Kingston (d. 2015)
1946 – Sir Cameron Mackintosh, British stage producer
1947 – Charles A Ingene, macromarketing researcher
1967 – Allen West, US metal guitarist (Obituary, Cause of Death)
1967 – Marianne Werdel Witmeyer, tennis star, born in Los Angeles, California
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 16th October 2020
1819 – Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886)
1821 – Albert Franz Doppler, composer
1900 – Primo Conti, Italian painter (d. 1988)
1900 – [Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer (AL bat champ 1928)
1932 – Henry Jay Lewis, conductor/bass (LA Philharmonic 1955-59), born in Los Angeles, California
1945 – Roger Hawkins, American drummer (the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section), born in Mishawaka, Indiana
1964 – Stephen Paul “Steve” Lamacq [Lammo], British disc jockey (BBC Radio 6), born in Islington, London
1969 – Takao Ōmori, Japanese professional wrestler
1971 – Simon Shanks, NFL inside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
1978 – Ethan Luck, American musician (The O.C. Supertones, Demon Hunter, Relient K)
Famous Birthdays for 15th October 2020
1819 – Marinus Frederik Andries Gerardus Campbell, Dutch bibliographer, born in Kampen, Netherlands (d. 1890)
1832 – Henry Harrison Walker, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Sussex County, Virginia (d. 1912)
1858 – Frank Valentine der Stucken, American-Belgian composer, born in Fredericksburg, Texas (d. 1929)
1911 – James H. Schmitz, American sci-fi author (Lion Game), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1981)
1917 – Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr, American historian (1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2007)
1927 – Bill Henry, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds), born in Alice, Texas (d. 2014)
1946 – Richard Carpenter, American vocalist (Carpenters-Close to You), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1957 – Mira Nair, Indian-American filmmaker (Monsoon Wedding), born in Rourkela, Odisha, India
1959 – Sarah Margaret Ferguson, Duchess of York, born in London, England
1981 – Elena Dementieva, Russian tennis player
Famous Birthdays for 14th October 2020
1499 – Claude of France, Duchess of Brittany amd wife of Francis I of France, born in Romorantin-Lanthenay, France (d. 1524)
1827 – William Harcourt, British Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, born in York, England (d. 1904)
1906 – Benita Hume, British actress (Tarzan Escapes, High Treason, Halls of Ivy), born in London, England (d. 1967)
1938 – John Dean, American attorney and former White House counsel (Watergate figure), born in Akron, Ohio
1939 – Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer (Chaps, Polo Ralph Lauren), born in The Bronx, New York
1947 – Lukas Resetarits, Austrian cabaret artist, born in Stinatz, Austria
1950 – Sheila Young Ochowicz, American speed skater (Olympic gold/sil-76), born in Birmingham, Michigan
1973 – DeJuan Wheat, NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)
1981 – Boof Bonser, American baseball player
1988 – Max Thieriot, American actor
Famous Birthdays for 13th October 2020
1453 – Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales and the only son of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou, born in London (d. 1471)
1823 – Immanuel Faisst, German composer, born in Esslingen am Neckar, Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1894)
1900 – Marius-François Gaillard, French pianist (DeBussy), conductor and composer (La passion noire), born in Paris (d. 1973)
1902 – Franco Giorgetti, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1920), born in Bovisio-Masciago, Italy (d. 1983)
1935 – Philippine Aeckerlin, Dutch actress (Oh Venus, Daddy Longlegs), born in Schiebroek, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1952 – Beverly Johnson, American model and actress (Ashanti Land of No Mercy), born in Buffalo, New York
1954 – Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician and peace activist, born in Marrakesh, French Morocco
1960 – Tim Brewster, American football coach, born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey
1967 – Derrick Moore, American NFL running back (Az Cardinals, Carolina Panthers), born in Albany, Georgia
1980 – Ashanti, American singer (Always On Time), born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
Famous Birthdays for 12th October 2020
1832 – Walter T Watts-Dunton, English lawyer, poet and writer (Aylwin), born in St. Ives, England (d. 1914)
1872 – Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer (Hugh the Drover), born in Down Ampney, England (d. 1958)
1893 – Velvalee Dickinson, American spy, convicted of espionage against the United States on behalf of Japan during World War II, born in Sacramento, California (d. 1980)
1911 – Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), born in Bombay, India (d. 1987)
1932 – Jake Edwin Garn, American politician (Sen-R-Utah, 1974-93) and astronaut (STS 51D), born in Richfield, Utah
1932 – Joel Mandelbaum, American composer, born in New York
1947 – George Lam, Hong Kong veteran Cantopop singer, born in Hong Kong
1950 – Robin Askwith, English actor (Confessions Sex Comedies), born in Southport, Lancashire, England
1951 – Bernie Ruoff, CFL kicker (Winnipeg, Hamilton), born in West Germany
1963 – Satoshi Kon, Japanese anime film director, born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (d. 2010)
Famous Birthdays for 11th October 2020
1803 – Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen), born in Franeker, Netherlands (d. 1863)
1820 – Alfred Washington Ellet, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 1895)
1821 – Angelo Mariani, Italian composer, born in Ravenna, Italy (d. 1873)
1844 – Henry John Heinz, German-American entrepreneur who founded prepared-foods company (H.J. Heinz Company-57 varieties), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1919)
1930 – Harry Glaß, German ski jumper (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany (d. 1997)
1957 – Dawn French, Welsh comedian and TV actress (Supergrass, French and Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley), born in Holyhead, Wales
1962 – Phil Newport, English cricketer (England pace bowler in 3 Tests 1988-91), born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
1967 – Dennis Vaske, American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders), born in Rockford, Illinois
1972 – Troy Corbett, Australian cricket pace bowler (Victorian lefty since 1994-95), born in Ouyen, Australia
1973 – Brendan B. Brown (BBB), American musician (Wheatus), born in Northport, New York
Famous Birthdays for 10th October 2020
1916 – Benson Fong, American actor (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1987)
1930 – Harold Pinter, British playwright (The Homecoming, Servant), born in London, England (d. 2008)
1935 – Dave Charnley, British lightweight boxer (Dartford Destroyer), born in Dartford, England (d. 2012)
1941 – Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian writer and environmentalist, born in Bori, Nigeria (d. 1995)
1950 – Peter Jan Rens, Dutch actor and director (Mister Cactus, Passion), born in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1962 – Rex J. Walheim, U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut, born in Redwood City, California
1965 – Brett Perriman, American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins), born in Miami, Florida
1965 – Chris Penn, American actor (The Wild Life), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2006)
1967 – Frank Wainright, American football tight end (Miami Dolphins), born in Peoria, Illinois
1983 – Vusimuzi Sibanda, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe
Famous Birthdays for 9th October 2020
1727 – Johann Wilhelm Hertel, German composer, born in Eisenach, Germany (d. 1789)
1886 – Rube Marquard, American baseball player, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1980)
1906 – John Dalrymple, 13th earl of Stair, Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire (1961-83)
1948 – Jackson Browne, American rock vocalist (Lawyers in Love), born in Heidelberg, Germany
1959 – Bill Lee, American politician, Governor of Tennessee (2019-), born in Franklin, Tennessee
1961 – Arlene Boxall, Zimbabwean field hockey player (Olympic gold 1980)
1973 – Erin Daniels, American actress (The L Word), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1975 – Mahendra Nagamootoo, West Indian cricketer (Guyanese leg-spinner), born in Whim, Berbice, Guyana
1981 – Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor (Brad-Home Improvement), born in Aurora, Colorado
1983 – Jang Mi-Ran, South Korean weightlifter (Olympic gold 2008), born in Gangwon, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 8th October 2020
1692 – Antonio Palella, Italian composer and harpsichordist, born in San Giovanni a Teduccio, Naples, Italy (d. 1761)
1713 – Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist, born in Opatów, Poland (d. 1793)
1789 – William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist, born in Newington, London (d. 1855)
1936 – Rona Barrett, American gossip columnist (Tomorrow Show), born in NYC, New York
1943 – Chevy Chase, American comedian and actor (SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack), born in NYC, New York
1947 – Tony Wilson, Trinidadian rock songwriter, bassist, and vocalist (Hot Chocolate – “You Sexy Thing”), born in Trinidad
1958 – Ursula von der Leyen, German politician, 1st woman elected President of European Commission, born in Ixelles, Brussels
1967 – Ivonne Reyes, Venezuelan actress, born in Valencia, Venezuela
1974 – Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower (Olympic gold 2004), born in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
1979 – [Gregori] Chad Petree, American rocker (Shiny Toy Guns), born in Shawnee, Oklahoma