1881 – Paul Basilius Barth, Swiss painter and lithographer, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1955)
1908 – John Alwyne Kitching, British zoologist (d. 1996)
1920 – Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician, born in Paris (d. 1996)
1936 – Rainer Kunad, German composer, born Chemnitz, Germany (d. 1995)
1953 – James di Donato, open water swimmer, one of the Tiger Twins (world record for swimming the butterfly in 40.6 miles)
1954 – Perry Lee “Tiny” Tavares, American rocker, born in Providence, Rhode Island
1966 – Shawn Lee, American NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in Brooklyn, New York
1972 – Louis Michael Anthony Sassin, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1980 – Monica, American singer
1980 – James Killian, American football player
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 23rd October 2019
1698 – Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)
1922 – Stuart Sloan, war hero/test pilot
1932 – Dimitra Arliss [Arlys], American actress (Rich Man Poor Man II, The Sting), born in Lorain, Ohio (d. 2012)
1940 – Freddie Marsden, English rock drummer (Gerry and the Pacemakers), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2006)
1956 – Dwight Yoakam, country singer (Honky Tonk Man), born in Pikeville, Kentucky
1961 – Don and Ron Harris, American professional wrestlers
1961 – Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish footballer
1968 – Kevin Henry, NFL defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1971 – Alai Kalaniuvalu, NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
1984 – Meghan McCain, American columnist, author, and TV host, born in Phoenix, Arizona
Famous Birthdays for 22nd October 2019
1807 – Magnus Huss, Swedish Physician who coined the word alcoholism and was the first to define it as a disease
1818 – Leconte de Lisle, writer
1905 – Joseph Kosma, composer
1922 – John Weidner, war hero, born in Brussels, Belgium
1936 – John Blashford-Snell, British Army officer (founded Operation Raleigh), born in Hereford, England
1939 – Tony Roberts, actor (Annie Hall, Edge of Night, Lucie Arnaz Show), born in NYC, New York
1947 – Haley Barbour, American politician, governor of Mississippi
1959 – Marc Shaiman, American film and Broadway composer (When Harry Met Sally; Hairspray), born in Newark, New Jersey
1961 – Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end (NY Giants, NY Jets)
1978 – Dion Glover, American basketball player, born in Marietta, Georgia
Famous Birthdays for 21st October 2019
1767 – Francesco Ruggi, composer
1901 – Gerhard von Rad, German old testament scholar (Deuteronomium)
1933 – Georgia Brown, [Lillian Getel], actress (Study in Terror, Fixer)
1946 – Phil Ryan, Welsh keyboardist and composer (Man, Pete Brown), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 2016)
1946 – Jim Hill, American sportscaster
1957 – Steve Lukather, US rock singer/guitarist (Toto-Africa)
1959 – George Bell, Dom Rep, outfielder (Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP)
1960 – Lionel Washington, American NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos), born in Lutcher, Louisiana
1961 – Mark Finch, film festival organiser
1971 – Astrella Leitch, Celeste rocker, Donovan’s daughter
Famous Birthdays for 20th October 2019
1616 – Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)
1656 – Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)
1677 – Stanislaus I Leszczyński, King of Poland (d. 1766)
1900 – Rodolfo Halffter, composer
1952 – Mikhail Georgiyevich Potapov, Russian cosmonaut
1955 – Thomas Newman, American composer
1958 – Ivo Pogorelić, Croatian pianist (1978 Casagrande winner), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1971 – Eddie Jones, NBA guard/forward (LA Lakers)
1971 – Kimberly Po, tennis star (1991 Futures-Evansville IN), born in Los Angeles, California
1984 – Florent Sinama-Pongolle, French footballer
Famous Birthdays for 19th October 2019
1784 – John McLoughlin, Hudson’s Bay Co pioneer in Oregon Country
1934 – David Guard, rocker (Kingston Trio)
1943 – Michael Findlay, cricket wicket-keeper (WI early 70’s)
1948 – Chester Biscardi, composer
1958 – John Bloom, [Joe Bob Briggs], drive-in movie critic
1965 – Frankie Paul [Paul Blake], Jamaican reggae musician, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2017)
1968 – Sinitta, British-American singer (So Macho, Toy Boy), born in Seattle, Washington
1973 – Shi Ting Wang, Tainan Taiwan, tennis star (1994 Taipei)
1974 – Joy Bryant, American actress (Parenthood, Antwone Fisher), born in The Bronx, New York
1978 – James Roberts, British Ice Hockey Player
Famous Birthdays for 18th October 2019
1679 – Ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716)
1785 – Thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall)
1873 – Ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1951)
1875 – Len Braund, cricketer (great England all-rounder in 23 Tests 1901-08)
1902 – Miriam Hopkins, American actress (Becky Sharp, These Three), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1972)
1939 – Flavio Cotti, member of the Swiss Federal Council
1947 – Joe Morton, American actor (Hal-Grady, Abel Marsh-Another World), born in NYC, New York
1952 – Bảo Ninh, Vietnamese novelist
1965 – Curtis Stigers, American jazz vocalist and saxophonist
2001 – Annelise Manojlovic, English actress
Famous Birthdays for 17th October 2019
1833 – Paul Bert, French Zoologist, Physiologist and pioneer of aerospace medicine whose study of the effects of air pressure on the body, such as altitude sickness and ‘the bends’, made possible space and ocean exploration, born in Auxerre, Burgundy (d. 1886)
1853 – Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)
1928 – James “Junior” Gilliam, Dodgers (NL rookie of year 1953)
1928 – Ivan Marinov, composer
1932 – Paul Anderson, American light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic gold 1956)
1943 – Susan Davenny Wyner, soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1982 – Nick Riewoldt, Australian rules footballer
1983 – Ivan Saenko, Russian football player
1983 – Felicity Jones, English actress (Rogue One), born in Birmingham
1987 – Bea Alonzo, Filipina actress
Famous Birthdays for 16th October 2019
1797 – James Brudenell, British Earl Of Cardigan (led the Charge of the Light Brigade), born in Hambleden, England (d. 1868)
1802 – Isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)
1837 – John Francis Barnett, composer
1863 – Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925)
1896 – Edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter
1916 – George Turner, Australian author (d. 1997)
1961 – Chris Doleman, defensive end (San Francisco 49ers)
1962 – Laura Coenen, team handball goalie (Olymp-1988, 92, 96), born in Neenah, Wisconsin
1978 – Ethan Luck, American musician (The O.C. Supertones, Demon Hunter, Relient K)
1984 – Trevor Blumas, Canadian actor
Famous Birthdays for 15th October 2019
1701 – Marie-Marguerite d’Youville, first native Canadian canonized (founded the Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal), born in Varennes, Quebec (d. 1771)
1829 – Asaph Hall, American astronomer who discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos and Deimos), born in Goshen, Connecticut (d. 1907)
1856 – Robert Nivelle, French military officer, born in Tulle, France (d. 1924)
1907 – Wolfgang Weyrauch, German writer, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1980)
1924 – Marguerite Andersen, German francophone writer and educator, born in Germany
1937 – Linda Lavin, American actress (Alice, Barney Miller), born in Portland, Maine
1971 – Bernardo Harris, American NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1977 – Erin McKeown, American musician
1979 – Paul Robinson, English football player
1983 – Stephy Tang, Hong Kong singer and actress