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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
1878
Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1950)
1952
Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (Abraxas) (d. 2012)
1965
Chris Reason, Australian journalist
1968
Rob Collard, English race car driver
1972
Guna Zariņa, Latvian actress
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October 2
1879
Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator (d. 1955)
1915
Chuck Williams, American author and businessman, founded Williams-Sonoma
1933
Enn Nõu, Estonian-Swedish author and academic
1955
Philip Oakey, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (The Human League)
1990
Dean Bouzanis, Australian footballer
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October 3
1846
James Jackson Putnam, American neurologist and academic (d. 1918)
1869
Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1942)
1885
Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)
1894
Elmer Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1982)
1900
Thomas Wolfe, American author and academic (d. 1938)
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October 4
1160
Alys of France, Countess of the Vexin (d. 1220)
1625
Jacqueline Pascal, French nun and composer (d. 1661)
1928
Alvin Toffler, German-American journalist and author
1950
Meg Bennett, American actress and screenwriter
1976
Craig Robert Young, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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October 5
1520
Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat (d. 1589)
1820
David Wilber, American lawyer and politician (d. 1890)
1907
Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (d. 1959)
1933
Doug Bailey, American political consultant, founded ''The Hotline'' (d. 2013)
1953
Philip Hampton, English-Scottish accountant and businessman
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October 6
1773
Louis Philippe I of France (d. 1850)
1918
Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2010)
1949
Nicolas Peyrac, French singer-songwriter and photographer
1974
Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer and manager
1977
Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer and singer
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October 7
1573
William Laud, English archbishop and academic (d. 1645)
1769
Solomon Sibley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit (d. 1846)
1900
Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician (d. 1945)
1905
Andy Devine, American actor and singer (d. 1977)
1956
Brian Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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October 8
1890
Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
1895
Juan Perón, Argentinian general and politician, 29th President of Argentina (d. 1974)
1901
Mark Oliphant, Australian physicist, humanitarian and politician, Governor of South Australia (d. 2000)
1918
Ron Randell, Australian-American actor (d. 2005)
1958
Steve Coll, American journalist and author
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October 9
1921
Michel Boisrond, French director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1953
Sally Burgess, South African-English soprano and educator
1958
Mike Singletary, American football player and coach
1978
Juan Dixon, American basketball player and coach
2008
Bo, American dog of Barack Obama
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October 10
1884
Nikolai Klyuev, Russian poet and author (d. 1937)
1906
R. K. Narayan, Indian author (d. 2001)
1929
Bernard Mayes, English-American journalist and academic (d. 2014)
1965
Rebecca Pidgeon, American-English singer-songwriter and actress
1972
Harvey Anderson, English-Sri Lankan cricketer
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October 11
1738
Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (d. 1814)
1871
Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian evangelist, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (d. 1943)
1876
Paul Masson, French cyclist (d. 1944)
1962
Richard Paul Evans, American author
1965
Orlando Hernández, Cuban baseball player
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October 12
1906
Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1984)
1925
Essie Mae Washington-Williams, American author and educator (d. 2013)
1929
Nappy Brown, American singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
1955
Aggie MacKenzie, Scottish television host
1963
Alan McDonald, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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October 13
1844
Ernest Myers, English poet and author (d. 1921)
1960
Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician
1964
Masaya Onosaka, Japanese voice actor and singer
1973
Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
1986
Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer
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October 14
1938
Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2008)
1946
Justin Hayward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Moody Blues)
1948
Norman Ornstein, American political scientist and scholar
1953
Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer, actress, and singer
1977
Jonathan Kerrigan, English actor and composer
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October 15
1906
Victoria Spivey, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1976)
1933
Nicky Barnes, American drug lord
1951
A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Dutch author
1968
Vanessa Marcil, American actress
1977
David Trezeguet, French footballer
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October 16
1918
Louis Althusser, Algerian-French philosopher and academic (d. 1990)
1930
John Polkinghorne, English physicist, theologian and priest
1959
Jamie Salmon, English-New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
1973
Justin Credible, American wrestler
1980
Timana Tahu, Australian rugby player
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October 17
1915
Arthur Miller, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2005)
1917
Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author and playwright (d. 1991)
1948
Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress
1969
Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1974
John Rocker, American baseball player and actor
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October 18
1951
David Normington, English civil servant and politician
1952
Allen Ripley, American baseball player (d. 2014)
1955
Hiromi Go, Japanese singer
1958
Corinne Bohrer, American actress
1979
Jaroslav Drobný, Czech footballer
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October 19
1862
Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1954)
1868
Bertha Knight Landes, American academic and politician, Mayor of Seattle (d. 1943)
1931
Atsushi Miyagi, Japanese tennis player
1958
Carolyn Browne, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Kazakhstan
1960
Jennifer Holliday, American actress and singer
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October 20
1496
Claude, Duke of Guise (d. 1550)
1891
Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (d. 1973)
1935
Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (d. 2004)
1968
Susan Tully, English actress, director, and producer
1992
Ksenia Semyonova, Russian gymnast
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October 21
1898
Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler and actor (d. 1960)
1928
Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
1977
Julieta Cardinali, Argentinian actress
1979
Karl Harris, English motorcycle racer (d. 2014)
1986
Almen Abdi, Swiss footballer
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October 22
1701
Maria Amalia of Austria (d. 1756)
1928
Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
1938
Christopher Lloyd, American actor and singer
1946
Kelvin MacKenzie, English journalist
1983
Anton Müller, German footballer
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October 23
1937
Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian captain (d. 1971)
1959
"Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor
1980
Mate Bilić, Croatian footballer
1989
Anisya Kirdyapkina, Russian race walker
1997
Daphne Blunt, American actress and singer
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October 24
1942
Stephen R. Bloom, English physician and academic
1949
John Markoff, American journalist and author
1950
Miguel Ángel Pichetto, Argentinian lawyer and politician
1952
Keith Bain, Canadian educator and politician
1988
Demont Mitchell, Bahamian footballer
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October 25
1868
Dan Burke, American baseball player (d. 1933)
1875
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author and educator (d. 1961)
1926
Jimmy Heath, American saxophonist and composer (Heath Brothers)
1941
Anne Tyler, American author and critic
1947
Glenn Tipton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Judas Priest and The Flying Hat Band)
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October 26
1911
Mahalia Jackson, American singer and actress (d. 1972)
1933
Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
1953
Keith Strickland, American guitarist and songwriter (The B-52's)
1961
Dylan McDermott, American actor
1983
Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player
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October 27
1917
Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1993)
1955
Debra Bowen, American lawyer and politician, 31st Secretary of State of California
1971
Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer and politician
1980
Tanel Padar, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983
Takuro Okuyama, Japanese footballer
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October 28
1931
Harold Battiste, American saxophonist, pianist, and composer (d. 2015)
1936
Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1940
Susan Harris, American screenwriter and producer
1977
Lauren Woodland, American actress and lawyer
1980
Alan Smith, English footballer and coach
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October 29
1921
Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (d. 2014)
1970
Edwin van der Sar, Dutch footballer and sportscaster
1982
Chelan Simmons, Canadian actress
1985
Cal Crutchlow, English motorcycle racer
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)
1914
Anna Wing, English actress (d. 2013)
1981
Ayaka Kimura, Japanese singer and actress (Coconuts Musume and Petitmoni)
1981
Joshua Jay, American magician and author
1983
Trent Edwards, American football player
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October 31
1918
Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007)
1922
Anatoli Papanov, Russian actor (d. 1987)
1933
Narriman Sadek, Egyptian wife of Farouk of Egypt (d. 2005)
1970
Johnny Moeller, American guitarist (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
1976
Piper Perabo, American actress and producer
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