1901 – Benjamin Merkelbach, Dutch architect and city builder of Amsterdam, born in Amsterdam (d. 1961)
1912 – Hugo Weisgall, American composer (4 Impressions), born in Ivančice, Czech Republic (d. 1997)
1933 – Raynald Fréchette, Quebec politician and judge, born in Asbestos, Quebec (d. 2007)
1942 – Jerry Jones, American businessman and owner of the Dallas Cowboys(1989-present), born in Los Angeles, California
1942 – Bob Bailey, American baseball player, born in Long Beach, California
1949 – Tom Mees, American sports broadcaster, born in Springfield, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
1952 – Beverly Johnson, American model and actress (Ashanti Land of No Mercy), born in Buffalo, New York
1963 – Colin Channer, Jamaican writer (often referred as “Bob Marley” with a pen), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1973 – Brian Dawkins, American football safety (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1981 – Kele Okereke, Nigerian-English musician (Bloc Party), born in Liverpool, England
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 12th October 2018
1710 – Jonathan Trumbull, American politician and statesman, born in Lebanon, Connecticut (d. 1785)
1725 – Etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist, born in Paris (d. 1810)
1813 – Lyman Trumbull, U.S. Senator from Illinois (1855-73), born in Colchester, Connecticut (d. 1896)
1875 – Aleister Crowley, British occultist, founded the religion of Thelema, born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire England (d. 1947)
1908 – Ann Lane Petry, American journalist and author (Street), born in Old Saybrook, Connecticut (d. 1997)
1932 – Dusan Makavejev, Serbian film director (Man is Not a Bird), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1949 – Stan Hansen, American professional wrestler, born in Borger, Texas
1950 – Robin Askwith, English actor (Confessions Sex Comedies), born in Southport, Lancashire, England
1966 – Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish musician and author, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1997 – Boris, Prince of Bulgaria, born in Madrid, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 11th October 2018
1820 – Alfred Washington Ellet, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 1895)
1884 – Sig Ruman [Siegfried Albon Rumann], German-American actor (Schultz-Life With Luigi), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1967)
1942 – Vic Fazio, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Winchester, Massachusetts
1950 – Amos Gitai, Israeli filmmaker (Neo-Fascist Trilogy, Golem, Arena of Murder), born in Haifa, Israel
1960 – Joe Nash, American NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1961 – Neil Buchanan, English television presenter (Finders Keepers), born in Aintree, Liverpool, England
1962 – Joan Cusack, American actress (Working Girl, SNL, Addams Family Values), born in Evanston Illinois
1965 – Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor (Young Indiana Jones, Powder), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
1968 – Jane Krakowski, American actress (30 Rock), born in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
1989 – Henry Lau, Hong Kong-Canadian singer (Super Junior-M), born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 10th October 2018
1870 – Louise Mack, Australian poet and novelist, born in Hobart, Tasmania (d. 1935)
1892 – Earle Dickson, American inventor (Band-Aid), born in Grandview, Tennessee (d. 1961)
1923 – Nicholas Parsons, British presenter and actor described as “the ultimate quiz show host”, born in Grantham, England
1925 – Ivan Sviták, Czech philosopher and poet, born in Hranice na Moravě, Czechoslovakia (d. 1994)
1954 – Rekha, Bollywood actress (Khoon Bhari Maang), born in Madras, India
1966 – Elana Meyer, South African runner (Olympic silver 1992), born in South Africa
1968 – James Williams, American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, SF 49ers), born in Natchez, Mississippi
1972 – Hunter Goodwin, American football tight end (Minnesota Vikings), born in Bellville, Texas
1974 – Assi Cohen, Israeli comedian and actor, born in Ashdod, Israel
1979 – Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player, born in Viña del Mar, Chile
Famous Birthdays for 9th October 2018
1586 – Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1632)
1879 – Max von Laue, German physicist who discovered the diffraction of X-rays by crystals, born in Pfaffendorf, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1960)
1890 – Alfred Swan, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1970)
1893 – Mário de Andrade, Brazilian writer, photographer and modernist, born in São Paulo (d. 1947)
1906 – John Dalrymple, 13th earl of Stair, Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire (1961-83)
1920 – Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian poet and writer (Dikt, Jonas), born in Kristiansand, Norway (d. 1976)
1928 – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (Kaivos), born in Helsinki (d. 2016)
1940 – Joe Pepitone, American baseball 1st baseman (3-time MLB All Star), born in Brooklyn, New York
1961 – Liz Sagal, American actress (Allison-Double Trouble, Grease 2), born in Los Angeles, California
1992 – Tyler James Williams, American actor (Everybody Hates Chris), born in Westchester County, New York
Famous Birthdays for 8th October 2018
1713 – Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist, born in Opatów, Poland (d. 1793)
1748 – Franz Seydelmann, German composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1806)
1898 – Clarence Williams, American composer, born in Plaquemine, Louisiana (d. 1965)
1913 – Walter Schumann, American choral director (Ford Show) and composer (Rhenish), born in NYC, New York (d. 1958)
1926 – Raaj Kumar, Hindi film star (Mother India), born in Loralai, Balochistan, British India (d. 1996)
1944 – Bruce Morrison, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut), born in New York
1946 – Dennis Kucinich, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1956 – Jeff Lahti, American baseball player
1960 – Lorenzo Milá, Spanish newscaster
1974 – Rashaan Salaam, NFL running back (Chicago Bears, born in San Diego, California (d. 2016)
Famous Birthdays for 7th October 2018
1728 – Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1758 – Paul Anton Wineberger, composer
1849 – James Whitcomb Riley, American poet (Raggedy Man)
1886 – Johannes B Tielrooy, Dutch literary (Chateaubriand)
1901 – Souvanna Phouma, Prince and Prime Minister of Laos (1951–54, 1956–58, 1960 and 1962–75), born in Luang Phrabang, Laos (d. 1984)
1929 – Robert Westall, British author (d. 1993)
1941 – Tony Sylvester, rocker (Main Ingredient)
1946 – Pengiran Anak Saleha, Queen of Brunei
1970 – Harold Ellis, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets)
1973 – Gerald McBurrows, safety (St Louis Rams)
Famous Birthdays for 6th October 2018
1887 – Le Corbusier [Charles Jeanneret], Swiss French architect, city planner and artist (Urbanisme), born in La Chaux-de-Fonds (d. 1965))
1900 – Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961)
1914 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian anthropologist and explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku), born in Larvik (d. 2002)
1942 – Fred Travalena, American comedian/impressionist (Buy and Cell), born in NYC, New York
1962 – Rich Yett, baseball player
1963 – Jsu Garcia, American actor
1969 – Troy Shaw, English snooker player
1973 – Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer
1974 – Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, NY Islander)
1975 – Reon King, West Indian cricketer from Guyana
Famous Birthdays for 5th October 2018
1781 – Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher, born in Prague, Bohemia (d. 1848)
1858 – Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of queen Victoria
1925 – Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
1948 – Tawl Ross, American musician (P Funk)
1948 – Delroy George Wilson, singer
1964 – Denean Howard, 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1988), born in Sherman, Texas
1970 – Tord Gustavsen, Norwegian jazz pianist and composer (Tord Gustavsen Trio), born in Oslo, Norway
1975 – Kate Winslet, British actress (Titanic, Revolutionary Road), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
1983 – Jesse Eisenberg, American actor, author and playwright (The Social Network), born in Queens, New York
1985 – Nicola Roberts, English singer (Girls Aloud)
Famous Birthdays for 4th October 2018
1797 – Jeremias Gotthelf [Albert Bitzius], writer (The Black Spider), born in Murten, Switzerland (d. 1854)
1876 – Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (d. 1958)
1892 – Hermann Glauert, British aerodynamicist (d. 1934)
1929 – Leroy Van Dyke, Spring Fork Mo, country singer (Walk on By)
1944 – Tony La Russa, MLB manager (Chicago, Oakland, St. Louis), born in Tampa, Florida
1946 – Susan Sarandon, American actress (Dead Man Walking, The Client) also known for her social and political activism, born in Queens, New York
1951 – Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov, Kazakh poet
1955 – Joe Orseno, race horse trainer
1961 – David W Harper, actor (Jim Bob in The Waltons), born in Abilene, Texas
1988 – Derrick Rose, American basketball player (NY Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Chicago, Illinois