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The following 7,456 famous people including celebrities were born in the month of October. A random sample was chosen for each day. Click the    after the name to explore the birth date info. You might also want to browse the filtered celebrity birthdays in October.

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October 1

  • 1832
    Henry Clay Work, American composer and songwriter (d. 1884)
  • 1896
    Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1951)
  • 1931
    Alan Wagner, American radio host and critic (d. 2007)  
  • 1965
    Ted King, American actor  
  • 1966
    George Weah, Liberian footballer and politician  

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October 2

  • 1873
    Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager (d. 1963)
  • 1882
    Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (d. 1945)
  • 1914
    Jack Parsons, American chemist, occultist, and engineer (d. 1952)  
  • 1929
    Howard Roberts, American guitarist and educator (The Wrecking Crew) (d. 1992)  
  • 1968
    Victoria Derbyshire, English journalist and radio host  

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October 3

  • 1862
    Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1902)
  • 1900
    Thomas Wolfe, American author and academic (d. 1938)
  • 1911
    Michael Hordern, English actor and singer (d. 1995)  
  • 1980
    Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)  
  • 1984
    Bruno Gervais, Canadian ice hockey player  

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October 4

  • 1858
    Léon Serpollet, French businessman (d. 1903)
  • 1913
    Martial Célestin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Haiti (d. 2011)  
  • 1947
    Jim Fielder, American bass player (Blood, Sweat & Tears and The Mothers of Invention)  
  • 1971
    Friderika Bayer, Hungarian singer  
  • 1973
    Abyss, American wrestler  

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October 5

  • 1887
    Manny Ziener, German actress (d. 1972)
  • 1922
    Jim Godbolt, English historian and journalist (d. 2013)  
  • 1928
    Louise Fitzhugh, American author and illustrator (d. 1974)  
  • 1957
    Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist (Madness and The Dance Brigade)  
  • 1961
    Sharon Cheslow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Chalk Circle)  

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October 6

  • 1769
    Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1812)
  • 1941
    Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (b. 1987)  
  • 1948
    Gerry Adams, Irish politician  
  • 1954
    David Hidalgo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Los Lobos, Latin Playboys, and Los Super Seven)  
  • 1978
    Carolina Gynning, Swedish model, actress, and singer  

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October 7

  • 1744
    Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (d. 1819)
  • 1919
    Zelman Cowen, Australian academic and politician, 19th Governor-General of Australia (d. 2011)  
  • 1969
    Benny Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer  
  • 1974
    Allison Munn, American actress  
  • 1991
    Nicole Jung, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Kara)  

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October 8

  • 1789
    William John Swainson, English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist (d. 1855)
  • 1922
    Herbert B. Leonard, American production manager and producer (d. 2006)  
  • 1948
    Claude Jade, French actress (d. 2006)  
  • 1959
    Brad Byers, American stunt performer  
  • 1968
    Emily Procter, American actress  

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October 9

  • 1873
    Charles Rudolph Walgreen, American pharmacist and businessman, founded Walgreens (d. 1939)
  • 1907
    Jacques Tati, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1982)  
  • 1908
    Lee Wiley, American singer (d. 1975)  
  • 1966
    David Cameron, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom  
  • 1992
    Tyler James Williams, American actor and singer  

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October 10

  • 1731
    Henry Cavendish, French-English chemist, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1810)
  • 1938
    Oleg Gordievsky, Russian intelligence officer and author  
  • 1953
    Aleksander Veingold, Estonian chess player and coach  
  • 1973
    Mario Lopez, American actor and producer  
  • 1984
    Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball player  

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October 11

  • 1915
    T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (d. 2009)  
  • 1941
    Lester Bowie, American trumpet player and composer (Art Ensemble of Chicago) (d. 1999)  
  • 1960
    Curt Ford, American baseball player and manager  
  • 1965
    Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor and producer  
  • 1971
    Petra Haden, American violinist and singer (That Dog, Tito & Tarantula, and The Decemberists)  

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October 12

  • 1903
    Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (d. 1998)  
  • 1904
    Ding Ling, Chinese author and educator (d. 1986)  
  • 1969
    José Valentín, American baseball player, coach, and manager  
  • 1970
    Patrick Musimu, Belgian diver and physiotherapist (d. 2011)  
  • 1981
    Giuseppe Lanzone, American rower  

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October 13

  • 1566
    Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (d. 1643)
  • 1962
    Jerry Rice, American football player and sportscaster  
  • 1963
    Chip Foose, American engineer and television host  
  • 1963
    Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author and academic  
  • 1974
    Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer  

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October 14

  • 1904
    Christian Pineau, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1995)  
  • 1909
    Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996)  
  • 1967
    Stephen A. Smith, American sportscaster and actor  
  • 1970
    Jon Seda, American actor  
  • 1975
    Floyd Landis, American cyclist  

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October 15

  • 1711
    Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine (d. 1741)
  • 1913
    Wolfgang Lüth, German commander (d. 1945)  
  • 1927
    B. S. Abdur Rahman, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2015)  
  • 1972
    Matt Keeslar, American actor  
  • 1976
    Christian Allen, American video game designer  

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October 16

  • 1888
    Paul Popenoe, American founder of relationship counseling (d. 1979)
  • 1928
    Mary Daly, American philosopher and theologian (d. 2010)  
  • 1968
    Mark Lee, Singaporean actor and singer  
  • 1993
    Caroline Garcia, French tennis player  
  • 2000
    David Rawle, Irish actor  

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October 17

  • 1720
    Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer (d. 1795)
  • 1814
    Yakiv Holovatsky, Ukrainian historian, scholar, and poet (d. 1888)
  • 1898
    Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator (d. 1998)
  • 1908
    Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (d. 1988)  
  • 1978
    Jerry Flannery, Irish rugby player and coach  

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October 18

  • 1875
    Len Braund, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (d. 1955)
  • 1927
    George C. Scott, American actor and director (d. 1999)  
  • 1930
    Esther Hautzig, Lithuanian-American author (d. 2009)  
  • 1947
    Joe Morton, American actor and director  
  • 1955
    Stu Mead, American painter and illustrator  

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October 19

  • 1916
    Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985)  
  • 1927
    Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter and illustrator  
  • 1960
    Takeshi Koshida, Japanese footballer  
  • 1975
    Shian-Li Tsang, Japanese model  
  • 1976
    Jostein Gulbrandsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer  

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October 20

  • 1890
    Aleksander Maaker, Estonian bagpipe player (d. 1968)
  • 1904
    Anna Neagle, English actress, singer, and producer (d. 1986)  
  • 1904
    Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (d. 2006)  
  • 1907
    Arlene Francis, American actress and talk show host (d. 2001)  
  • 1987
    Raphael Hackl, German rugby player  

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October 21

  • 1940
    Frances FitzGerald, American journalist and author  
  • 1953
    Eric Faulkner, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bay City Rollers)  
  • 1979
    Shiho Takano, Japanese actress  
  • 1982
    Antony Kay, English footballer  
  • 1982
    Ray Ventrone, American football player  

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October 22

  • 1701
    Maria Amalia of Austria (d. 1756)
  • 1870
    Lord Alfred Douglas, English author and poet (d. 1945)
  • 1959
    Arto Salminen, Finnish journalist and author (d. 2005)  
  • 1965
    Otis Smith, American football player and coach  
  • 1983
    Anton Müller, German footballer  

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October 23

  • 1815
    João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe, Brazilian politician (d. 1889)
  • 1865
    Neltje Blanchan, American historian and author (d. 1918)
  • 1937
    Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian captain (d. 1971)  
  • 1945
    Kim Larsen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gasolin')  
  • 1982
    Valentin Badea, Romanian footballer  

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October 24

  • 1840
    Eliza Pollock, American archer (d. 1919)
  • 1950
    Pablove Black, Jamaican singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer  
  • 1954
    Malcolm Turnbull, Australian journalist and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Australia  
  • 1962
    Dave Blaney, American race car driver  
  • 1963
    Arvind Raghunathan, Indian-American businessman  

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October 25

  • 1948
    Daniel Mark Epstein, American poet and author  
  • 1948
    Diana Burrell, English viola player and composer  
  • 1972
    Sayuri Uchida, Japanese actress  
  • 1979
    Bat for Lashes, English singer-songwriter (Sexwitch)  
  • 1993
    Ediz Yıldırımer, Turkish swimmer  

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October 26

  • 1926
    Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (d. 1988)  
  • 1952
    Andrew Motion, English poet and author  
  • 1953
    Tim Hely Hutchinson, English publisher  
  • 1974
    Lisa, Japanese singer and producer (M-Flo)  
  • 1985
    Kieran Read, New Zealand rugby player  

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October 27

  • 1877
    Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (d. 1949)
  • 1894
    Oliver Leese, English-Welsh general (d. 1978)
  • 1925
    Jane Connell, American actress and singer (d. 2013)  
  • 1930
    Myra Carter, American actress  
  • 1976
    Maneet Chauhan, Indian-American chef and author  

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October 28

  • 1919
    Walt Hansgen, American racing driver (d. 1966)  
  • 1943
    Cornelia Froboess, German actress and singer  
  • 1950
    Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian journalist and activist  
  • 1965
    Jami Gertz, American actress and producer  
  • 1997
    Sierra McCormick, American actress  

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October 29

  • 1926
    Necmettin Erbakan, Turkish politician, engineer, and academic who was the Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2011)  
  • 1964
    Yasmin Le Bon, English model  
  • 1971
    Winona Ryder, American actress and producer  
  • 1982
    Chelan Simmons, Canadian actress  
  • 1989
    Primož Roglič, Slovenian ski jumper and bicycle racer  

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October 30

  • 1888
    Louis Menges, American soccer player, soldier, and politician (d. 1969)
  • 1917
    Bobby Bragan, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2010)  
  • 1969
    Stanislav Gross, Czech lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (d. 2015)  
  • 1989
    Seth Adkins, American actor  
  • 1993
    Marcus Mariota, American football player  

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October 31

  • 1835
    Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (d. 1923)
  • 1892
    Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (d. 1946)
  • 1974
    Natasja Saad, Danish rapper (d. 2007)  
  • 1981
    Selina Jen, Taiwanese singer and actress (S.H.E)  
  • 1984
    Nicole Rash, American model and actress, Miss Indiana 2007  

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