1863 – Manuel Manrique de Lara, Spanish composer (The Oresteia), born in Cartagena, Murcia (d. 1929)
1911 – Clarence M. Kelley, American 2nd Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1973-77), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1997)
1929 – Hubert Aquin, French Canadian novelist, political activist and editor, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1977)
1932 – Johnny Lattner, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1953, Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1954, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
1938 – Fred E. Finn, American pianist (Mickie Finn’s), born in San Francisco, California
1945 – Gérald Larose, Quebec labour union executive, born in Ham-Nord, Quebec
1946 – Jerry Edmonton, Canadian rock drummer (Steppenwolf), born in Oshawa, Ontario (d. 1993)
1948 – Dale “Buffin” Griffin, English rock drummer (Mott The Hoople – “All Young Dudes”), born in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England (d. 2016)
1953 – James di Donato, open water swimmer, one of the Tiger Twins (world record for swimming the butterfly in 40.6 miles)
1970 – Rob Leslie-Carter, British engineer and project manager, born in Oxford, England
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 23rd October 2023
1801 – (Gustav) Albert Lortzing, German Spieloper composer and actor (Zar und Zimmerman), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1851)
1851 – Guillaume Couture, Canadian choir conductor, composer, and teacher, born In Montreal, Quebec (d. 1915)
1865 – Neltje Blanchan, American nature writer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1918)
1869 – John Heisman, American football coach (legalised forward pass, originated the center-snap; Heisman Trophy named after him), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1936)
1875 – Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist (theory of covalent bonding), born in Weymouth, Massachusetts (d. 1946)
1918 – James Daly, American actor (Medical Center, Planet of the Apes), born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (d. 1978)
1920 – Vern Stephens, American baseball shortstop (8 x MLB All Star; AL HR leader 1945; 3×AL RBI leader; St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox), born in McAlister, New Mexico (d. 1968)
1943 – Billy Talbot, American singer-songwriter and bassist (Crazy Horse), born in New York City
1959 – Sam Raimi, American filmmaker and actor (Spiderman trilogy, Evil Dead series), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1987 – Seo In-Guk, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (The Master’s Sun), born in Ulsan, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 22nd October 2023
1818 – Leconte de Lisle, French poet and writer, born in Saint-Paul, Réunion, France (d. 1894)
1898 – Dámaso Alonso, Spanish linguist and poet (Hijos de la ira), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1952)
1904 – Paul Arma, Hungarian-French composer, born in Budapest (d. 1987)
1918 – Lou Klein, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia A’s) and manager (Chicago Cubs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1976)
1920 – Timothy Leary, American psychologist and advocate for psychedelic drug use, born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
1936 – John Blashford-Snell, British Army officer (founded Operation Raleigh), born in Hereford, England
1948 – Mike Hendrick, English cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 87 wickets; 22 ODIs; Derbyshire CCC), born in Darley Dale, England (d. 2021)
1949 – Stiv Bators [Steven Bator], American punk rock singer and guitarist (The Dead Boys), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1990)
1952 – Julie Dash American filmmaker (Daughters of the Dust), born in New York City
1964 – TobyMac [Kevin McKeehan], American Christian-hip-hop rapper, singer and songwriter (DC Talk), born in Fairfax, Virginia
Famous Birthdays for 21st October 2023
1940 – Manfred Mann [Michael Lubowitz], British, rocker (“Mighty Quinn”; “Blinded By The Light”), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
1950 – David Lascelles, Earl of Harewood, grandson of English Princess Mary
1953 – Charlotte Caffey, American rock guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist (The Go-Go’s – “We Got The Beat”), born in Santa Monica, California
1971 – René Ponk, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1975 – Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
1978 – Will Estes, American actor
1986 – Christopher Uckermann, Mexican-Swedish actor, and singer in the Latin pop group RBD, born in Mexico City
1987 – Dean Lewis, Australian singer-songwriter (“Waves”, “Be Alright”), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1987 – Anele Ngcongca, South African soccer defender (53 caps; Genk), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2020)
2000 – Imanbek [Zeikenov], Kazakh music producer (Roses), born in Aksu, Kazakhstan
Famous Birthdays for 20th October 2023
1897 – Yi Un of Korea, last crown prince of Korea, born at Deoksu Palace, Seoul (d. 1970)
1939 – Jay Siegel, American rock bassist (Tokens – “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1951 – Al Greenwood, American keyboardist (Foreigner – “Feels Like the First Time”), born in New York City
1955 – Aaron Pryor, American welterweight boxing champion, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2016)
1958 – Viggo Mortensen, American Actor (Lord of the Rings, The Road), born in NYC, New York
1959 – Shuping Wang, Chinese doctor who exposed China’s HIV crisis, born in Fugou County, Henan, China (d. 2019)
1960 – Brian Hansen, American NFL punter (Pro Bowl 1984; NO Saints, Cleveland Browns, NY Jets), born in Hawarden, Iowa
1966 – Stefan Raab, German entertainer (TV Total), born in Cologne, West Germany
1972 – Brian Schatz, American politician (Senator-D-Hawaii 2012-), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
1981 – Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Mexican footballer, born in Mazatlán, Mexico
Famous Birthdays for 19th October 2023
1718 – Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Marshal of France (d. 1804)
1895 – Louis Mumford, American cultural historian, city planner and writer, born in Flushing, Queens (d. 1990)
1897 – Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. 1994)
1901 – Arleigh Burke, American admiral (WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross), born in Boulder, Colorado (d. 1996)
1914 – Harold Gimblett, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; 265 career FC sixes; Somerset CCC), born in Bicknoller, England (d. 1978)
1916 – Emil Gilels, Soviet concert pianist (Brussels Competition – 1st prize, 1938), born in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1985)
1928 – Buff Cobb [Patrizia Cobb Chapman], American actress and TV personality (Masquerade Party), born in Florence, Tuscany (d. 2010)
1951 – “Uncle” Floyd [Vivino], American stage and television performer (The Uncle Floyd Show, 1974–98). and world record piano player, born in Paterson, New Jersey
1955 – Pat Klous, Hutchinson Ks, actress (Marcy-Flying High, Judy-Love Boat)
1965 – Brad Daugherty, American basketball center (5 x NBA All-Star; Cleveland Cavaliers), NASCAR team owner (JTG Daugherty Racing, winner Daytona 500 2023) and broadcaster (ESPN, NBC, CBS), born in Black Mountain, North Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 18th October 2023
1697 – Giovanni Canaletto, Italian painter (Regatta on the Grand Canal) and printmaker, born in Venice (d. 1768)
1831 – Frederick III, German Emperor (1888), born in Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1888)
1879 – Grzegorz Fitelberg, Polish violinist/conductor/composer, born in Daugavpils, Russian Empire (now Latvia); (d. 1953)
1894 – H. L. Davis, American author (d. 1960)
1928 – Keith Jackson, American sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football, college football), born in Roopville, Georgia (d. 2018)
1950 – Om Puri, Indian Bollywood actor (Aakrosh, Ardh Satya), born in Ambala, Haryana
1952 – Bảo Ninh, Vietnamese novelist
1959 – Kirby Chambliss, Aerobatic pilot and Red Bull Air Racer
1971 – Yoo Sang-chul, South Korean soccer midfielder (124 caps; 2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team; Ulsan Hyundai), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2021)
1978 – Mike Tindall, English rugby union player
Famous Birthdays for 17th October 2023
1811 – Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-American Reformed vicar (settled Holland, Michigan), born in Wanneperveen, Netherlands (d. 1876)
1893 – Jean Binet, Swiss composer, born in Geneva (d. 1960)
1917 – Marsha Hunt, American actress (Born to the West; Cry ‘Havoc’; Johnny Got His Gun), and human rights and peace activist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022)
1924 – Don Coryell, American College/Pro Football HOF coach (NCAA Division champion 1966, 67, 68 San Diego State; St. Louis Cardinals, SD Chargers), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2010)
1934 – Barend P Tammeling, Dutch journalist (Trouw, Groninger Gezinsbode)
1941 – Earl Thomas Conley, American country singer (“Too Many Times”), born in Portsmouth, Ohio
1955 – Kerry James Marshall, American artist whose works seek to challenge the marginalization of African-Americans, born in Birmingham, Alabama
1964 – David Cromer, American theatre director and actor (The Band’s Visit), born in Skokie, Illinois
1967 – Allen West, American heavy metal guitarist (Obituary; Southwicked), born in Brandon, Florida
1970 – Anil Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg-spinner since 1990)
Famous Birthdays for 16th October 2023
1483 – Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)
1679 – Jan Dismas Zelenka, Bohemian composer born at Louňovice, Lands of the Bohemian Crown (d. 1745)
1855 – Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (d. 1931)
1886 – David Ben-Gurion, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (1948-53, 1955-63), born in Płonsk, Poland (d. 1973)
1908 – Enver Hoxha, Albanian post-war communist leader and dictator of Albania (1944-85), born in Gjirokastër, Albania (d. 1985)
1925 – Angela Lansbury, Irish-British-American Golden Globe and multiple Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (Gaslight; The Manchurian Candidate; Mame; Murder, She Wrote; Beauty and the Beast), born in London, England (d. 2022)
1927 – Günter Grass, German writer, playwright (The Tin Drum) and Nobel Prize laureate (1999), born in the Free City of Danzig (d. 2015)
1929 – Bill Green, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1978-93), born in New York City (d. 2002)
1970 – Kazuyuki Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
1992 – Bryce Harper, American baseball outfielder (7 × MLB All-Star; NL MVP 2015, 21; NLCS MVP 2022; All-MLB First Team 2021; Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Famous Birthdays for 15th October 2023
1832 – Henry Harrison Walker, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Sussex County, Virginia (d. 1912)
1901 – Hermann Abs, German banker to Adolf Hitler and Konrad Adenauer and director of Deutsche Bank (1938-45), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 1994)
1921 – Gul Mahomed, Pakistani cricketer (Indian and Pakistani batsman), born in Lahore, Punjab, British India (d. 1992)
1927 – Bill Henry, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds), born in Alice, Texas (d. 2014)
1951 – Roscoe Tanner, American tennis player (Australian Open 1977), born in Kiawah Island, South Carolina
1953 – Tito Jackson, American singer (Jackson 5 – “ABC”; “Never Can Say Goodbye”), born in Gary, Indiana
1955 – Kulbir Bhaura, British field hockey player (Olympic gold 1988), born in Jalandhar, Punjab, India
1955 – Victor Pecci, Paraguayan tennis star, born in Asuncion, Paraguay
1970 – Eric Benét, American singer and songwriter (“Love Don’t Love Me”), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1979 – Blue Adams, American Football Player, born in Miami, Florida