1771 – Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813)
1797 – John J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51)
1819 – Isac Baker Woodbury, composer
1910 – Hayden Rorke, American actor (I Dream of Jeannie, When Worlds Collide), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1987)
1917 – Robert Bray, American actor (Corey-Lassie, Stagecoach West), born in Kalispell, Montana (d. 1983)
1918 – Mary Jeanette “Peggy” Moran, American actress (Double Date, Horror Island), born in Clinton, Iowa (d. 2002)
1928 – Alexander Tanev, composer
1961 – Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish footballer
1974 – Kaleena Kiff, actress (Patti-Love Sidney), born in Santa Monica, California
1983 – Josh Strickland, American entertainer
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 22nd October 2018
1197 – Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242)
1809 – Volney E. Howard, American politician (d. 1889)
1898 – Marcel Mihalovici, composer
1916 – Michael F Howard, British Major-General (Gold Stick to the Queen)
1935 – Judy Devlin Hashman, 10 time badminton champ (1957-67)
1939 – George Cohen, English footballer
1942 – Bobby Fuller, Baytown, Texas, American rock vocalist/guitarist (Bobby Fuller Four)
1961 – Barbara Potter, Ct, tennis player (changed shirt on Wimbledon Court)
1979 – Eve Chalom, dance skater (and Gates–1995 Nat Jr champ), born in Detroit, Michigan
1990 – Jonathan William Lipnicki, actor (Jeff Foxworthy Show, Jerry McGuirre)
Famous Birthdays for 21st October 2018
1846 – Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (Cuore)
1919 – Claire Sterling, journalist
1930 – Doreen Cannon, teacher of acting (London)
1934 – Jerry Lewis, (Rep-R-California, 1979- )
1942 – Allan Grice, Australian racing driver
1949 – Shulamit Ran, composer
1952 – Brent Mydland, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Grateful Dead), born in Munich,Germany
1953 – Eleonora Giorgi, actress (Nu de Femme, To Forget Venice), born in Rome, Italy
1968 – Francois Gravel, hockey goaltender (Team France 1998)
1969 – John McMullen, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 NCAA-15th), born in Santa Rosa, California
Famous Birthdays for 20th October 2018
1637 – Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)
1918 – Robert Lochner, German journalist (d. 2003)
1923 – Herschel Bernardi, American actor (Arnie, Voice of Charlie the Tuna, Front), born in NYC, New York (d. 1986)
1950 – Tom Petty, American classic rock singer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), born in Gainesville, Florida (d. 2017)
1952 – Dave McLelland, Canadian NHL goaltender (Vancouver Canucks), born in Penticton, British Columbia
1955 – Thomas Newman, American composer
1964 – Kamala Harris, American lawyer and politician (1st African- American, Asian-American attorney general of California, born in Oakland, California
1965 – M Shtalenkov, NHL goalie (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Moscow, Russia
1966 – Stefan Raab, German entertainer
1977 – Leila Josefowicz, Canadian classical violinist
Famous Birthdays for 19th October 2018
1507 – Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, [Aytta van Zwichem], Dutch priest
1860 – Affie Jarvis, cricketer (Australian WK of the late 19th century)
1876 – Mordecai (3 finger) Brown, hall of fame pitcher
1903 – Vittorio Giannini, composer
1936 – Johnetta Betsch Cole, educator/president (Spellman College)/(Sen-D-KY)
1948 – Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal (Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute)
1952 – Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexican spanish singer/actress (Nana)
1962 – Tracy Chevalier, American author
1969 – DJ Sammy [Samuel Bouriah], Spanish DJ, born in Mallorca
1978 – James Roberts, British Ice Hockey Player
Famous Birthdays for 18th October 2018
1829 – Lucius Marshall Walker, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1863)
1859 – Paolo Orsi, Rovereto, Italian Archaeologist (Sicilian excavations)
1919 – Anita O’Day (born Anita Belle Colton), jazz singer , born in Chicago, Illinois
1920 – Melina Mercouri, Greek actress, activist and politician, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1994)
1924 – Egil Hovland, composer
1935 – Jorge Cervello, composer
1950 – Om Puri, Indian Bollywood actor (Aakrosh, Ardh Satya), born in Ambala, Haryana
1952 – Jerry Royster, American baseball player
1968 – Denisa Szabova, Bratislava Czech, tennis star (1987 Futures-GER)
1970 – José Padilla, American former gang member and alleged supporter of terrorism
Famous Birthdays for 17th October 2018
1577 – Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)
1884 – Lewis Bennison, American actor (The Road Called Straight), born in Oakland, California (d. 1929)
1917 – Martin Donnelly, cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war)
1921 – George Mackey Brown, poet
1934 – Emmanuel “Rico” Rodriguez, Jamaican ska trombonist (The Specials), born in Kingston (d. 2015)
1941 – Alan Howard, rock bassist (Brian Poole and The Tremeloes)
1967 – Marianne Werdel Witmeyer, tennis star, born in Los Angeles, California
1979 – Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish auto racer (F1 World Champion 2007), born in Espoo, Finland
1979 – Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer and violinist (Stream of Passion)
1984 – Randall Munroe, American webcomic author
Famous Birthdays for 16th October 2018
1396 – William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)
1605 – Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer
1795 – William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876)
1878 – Carlos Pedrell, composer
1905 – Wild Bill Elliott [Gordon Nance], American actor (Beyond the Sacramento), born in Pattonsburg, Missouri (d. 1965)
1930 – Carmen Sevilla, Spanish actress, singer and TV presenter (Vengeance, Searching for Monica, Don Juan), born in Seville, Spain
1938 – Nico (born Christa Päffgen; singer-songwriter, fashion model, actress) (d. 1988)
1946 – Tariq Yunus, Indian actor (Bollywood, Ashanti, Deceivers), born in Karachi, India (d. 1994)
1956 – James H Newman, Trust Territory of Pacific, PhD/Astronaut (STS 51, 69)
1978 – Ethan Luck, American musician (The O.C. Supertones, Demon Hunter, Relient K)
Famous Birthdays for 15th October 2018
1888 – S.S. Van Dine [pseudonym for William Huntingdon Wright], American art critic and crime writer (Philo Vance), born in Charlottesville, Virginia (d. 1939)
1905 – Dag Ivar Wiren, composer
1920 – Mario Puzo, American novelist (The Godfather, Cotton Club, Earthquake), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1930 – Phillipe Leroy, French actor (Night Porter, Leonardo da Vinci), born in Paris, France
1955 – Tanya Roberts, [Leigh], actress (Charlie’s Angels, Sheena), born in The Bronx, New York
1962 – Susan DeMattei, cyclist (Olympic bronze 1996), born in San Francisco, California
1966 – Douglas Vipond, Scottish pop drummer (Deacon Blue) and broadcaster, born in Elderslie, Scotland
1971 – Andy Cole, British footballer
1977 – David Trezeguet, French football player
1982 – Charline Labonté, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Famous Birthdays for 14th October 2018
1784 – Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, born in El Escorial, Spain (d. 1833)
1827 – William Harcourt, British Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, born in York, England (d. 1904)
1890 – Frank Conroy, British actor (Call of the Wild), born in Derby, Derbyshire, England (d. 1964)
1894 – E.E.Cummings (Edward Estlin), poet (Tulips and Chimneys), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1907 – Barend Barendse, Dutch sports reporter and actor (Zeskamp, Oebele), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1981)
1939 – Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer (Chaps, Polo Ralph Lauren), born in The Bronx, New York
1941 – Jim Courter, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey), born in Montclair, New Jersey
1957 – Michel Després, Quebec politician
1980 – Niels Lodberg, Danish footballer
2001 – Rowan Blanchard, American actress (Girl Meets World) and activist, born in Los Angeles, California