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Famous October Birthdays
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.
Zodiac signs for October are Libra ♎ and Scorpio ♏. The modern birthstone for October is Opal while the mystical gemstone (based on Tibetan origin) is Jasper.
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October 1
1894
Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic (d. 1961)
1924
William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005)
1945
Ellen McIlwaine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961
Gary Ablett, Sr., Australian footballer
1974
Sherri Saum, American actress
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October 2
1851
Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal and theorist (d. 1929)
1919
John W. Duarte, English guitarist and composer (d. 2004)
1933
Phill Niblock, American composer and director
1981
Santi Kolk, Dutch footballer
1986
Camilla Belle, American actress
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October 3
1837
Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina (d. 1885)
1960
Kevin Eldon, English actor and screenwriter
1976
Herman Li, Hong Kong-English guitarist and producer (DragonForce and Demoniac)
1982
Erik von Detten, American actor
1984
Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress
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October 4
1876
Hugh McCrae, Australian actor and author (d. 1958)
1895
Buster Keaton, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1966)
1959
Hitonari Tsuji, Japanese author, composer, and director
1975
Mohamed Jameel, Maldivian footballer
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October 5
1905
Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (d. 1987)
1935
Arlene Saunders, American soprano and actress
1957
Mark Geragos, American lawyer
1962
Caron Keating, English television host (d. 2004)
1974
Heather Headley, Trinidadian-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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October 6
1956
Sadiq al-Ahmar, Yemeni politician
1976
Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese actress and singer
1976
Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer and coach
1977
Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer and manager
1984
Joanna Pacitti, American singer-songwriter and actress (City (Comma) State)
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October 7
1744
Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (d. 1819)
1905
Andy Devine, American actor and singer (d. 1977)
1927
Al Martino, American singer and actor (d. 2009)
1975
Kaspars Znotiņš, Latvian actor
1993
Jean-Luc Baker, American ice dancer
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October 8
1807
Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and activist (d. 1858)
1910
Helmut Kallmeyer, German chemist and soldier (d. 2006)
1918
Ron Randell, Australian-American actor (d. 2005)
1949
Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer
1977
Erna Siikavirta, Finnish singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Lordi)
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October 9
1941
Jean-Jacques Schuhl, French author
1950
Jody Williams, American academic and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
1953
Sally Burgess, South African-English soprano and educator
1957
Don Garber, American businessman
1970
Park Sang-min, South Korean actor
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October 10
1906
Paul Creston, American composer and educator (d. 1985)
1927
Dana Elcar, American actor and director (d. 2005)
1932
Harry Smith, English footballer
1935
André Bureau, Canadian lawyer and businessman
1988
Shaun Fensom, Australian rugby player
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October 11
1679
Christian Vater, German organ builder (d. 1756)
1758
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (d. 1840)
1897
Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (d. 1982)
1926
Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014)
1952
Paulette Carlson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Highway 101)
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October 12
1866
Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1937)
1872
Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (d. 1958)
1921
Art Clokey, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created ''Gumby'' (d. 2010)
1966
Jonathan Crombie, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1983
Carlton Cole, English footballer
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October 13
1891
Irene Rich, American actress (d. 1988)
1923
Cyril Shaps, English actor (d. 2003)
1925
Armand Mouyal, Algerian-French fencer and police officer (d. 1988)
1960
Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician
1977
Gareth Batty, English cricketer
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October 14
1911
Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
1926
Bill Justis, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (d. 1982)
1929
Yvon Durelle, Canadian boxer and wrestler (d. 2007)
1931
Nikhil Banerjee, Indian sitar player and composer (d. 1986)
1977
Tina Dico, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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October 15
1906
Alicia Patterson, American journalist and publisher, co-founded ''Newsday'' (d. 1963)
1926
Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (d. 2005)
1940
Peter C. Doherty, Australian surgeon and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1944
Haim Saban, Egyptian-American businessman, co-founded Saban Entertainment
1958
Renée Jones, American actress
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October 16
1890
Michael Collins, Irish general and politician, 2nd Irish Minister for Finance (d. 1922)
1945
Paul Monette, American author and poet (d. 1995)
1968
Francesco Libetta, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor
1975
Kellie Martin, American actress, director, and producer
1984
Shayne Ward, English singer and actor
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October 17
1906
Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)
1969
Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1976
Rena Inoue, Japanese-American figure skater
1978
Jerry Flannery, Irish rugby player and coach
1985
Baran Kosari, Iranian actress
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October 18
1936
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Cuban cardinal
1938
Dawn Wells, American model and actress, Miss Nevada 1959
1939
Flavio Cotti, Swiss lawyer and politician, 82nd President of the Swiss Confederation
1956
Craig Bartlett, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
1982
Michael Dingsdag, Dutch footballer
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October 19
1784
John McLoughlin, Canadian-American fur trader (d. 1857)
1943
Robin Holloway, English composer and academic
1962
Svetlana Zainetdinova, Soviet-Estonian chess player and coach
1979
Sachiko Sugiyama, Japanese volleyball player
1984
Elaine Bradley, American drummer and songwriter (Neon Trees)
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October 20
1967
Monica Ali, Bangladeshi-English author
1979
Paul Terek, American decathlete
1980
José Veras, Dominican baseball player
1987
Sanne Nijhof, Dutch model
1992
Ferhat Yazgan, Turkish footballer
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October 21
1790
Alphonse de Lamartine, French poet and politician, French Head of State (d. 1869)
1926
Leonard Rossiter, English actor (d. 1984)
1931
Hugh Thomas, English historian and author
1972
Felicity Andersen, Australian actress
1980
Kim Kardashian, American model, actress, and fashion designer
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October 22
1905
Joseph Kosma, Hungarian-French pianist and composer (d. 1969)
1946
Claude Charron, Canadian educator and politician
1949
Arsène Wenger, French footballer and manager
1974
Jeff McInnis, American basketball player
1986
Kara Lang, Canadian footballer
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October 23
1905
Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (d. 2003)
1944
Mike Harding, English singer-songwriter and comedian
1971
Chris Horner, American cyclist
1980
Mate Bilić, Croatian footballer
1990
Stan Walker, Australian-New Zealand singer and actor
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October 24
1928
George Bullard, American baseball player (d. 2002)
1952
David Weber, American author
1959
Denis Troch, French footballer and manager
1959
Ruth Perednik, English-Israeli psychologist and academic
1975
Frank Seator, Liberian footballer (d. 2013)
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October 25
1895
Levi Eshkol, Ukrainian-Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1969)
1908
Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (d. 2004)
1937
Roberto Menescal, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1958
Philip A. Beachy, Canadian-American biochemist and academic
1975
Ryan Clement, American football player
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October 26
1802
Miguel I of Portugal (d. 1866)
1883
Paul Pilgrim, American runner (d. 1958)
1884
William Hogenson, American sprinter (d. 1965)
1947
Ian Ashley, German-English race car driver
1967
Douglas Alexander, Scottish lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Europe
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October 27
1869
Viola Allen, American actress (d. 1948)
1906
Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer and educator (d. 2010)
1940
John Gotti, American mob boss (d. 2002)
1967
Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, The Wondergirls, and Camp Freddy)
1990
Oktovianus Maniani, Indonesian footballer
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October 28
1896
Howard Hanson, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1981)
1919
Walt Hansgen, American racing driver (d. 1966)
1948
Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
1960
Landon Curt Noll, American computer scientist and mathematician
1984
Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer
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October 29
1880
Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1960)
1925
Robert Hardy, English actor
1953
Denis Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1959
Jesse Barfield, American baseball player and sportscaster
1985
Jefferson Severino, Brazilian footballer
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October 30
1735
John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (d. 1826)
1971
Tzanis Stavrakopoulos, Greek basketball player
1976
Ümit Özat, Turkish footballer and manager
1981
Shaun Sipos, Canadian actor
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October 31
1926
Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (d. 2011)
1952
Bernard Edwards, American bass player and producer (Chic and The Power Station) (d. 1996)
1952
Joe West, American baseball umpire and actor
1953
Michael J. Anderson, American actor
1957
Shirley Phelps-Roper, American lawyer and activist
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