Famous October Birthdays
Who was Born in October on Your Birthday?
Do you know who was born on your birthday? There are many famous October birthdays displayed below. We hope you find famous and historic people who share your special day. See who was born in your birth month below.
Famous October Birthdays
October 1 Birthdays
Vladimir Horowitz, pianist. (1904)
Walter Matthau, actor. (1920)
James Whitmore, actor. (1921)
Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President (1924)
William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (1924)
Tom Bosley, actor. (1927)
George Peppard, actor, the leader in TV series “A-Team”. (1928)
Julie Andrews, actress, singer, “Mary Poppins” and “The Sound of Music”.(1935)
Randy Quaid, actor, “cousin “Eddy” in “Vacation” movies. (1950)
Mark McGwire, MLB baseball slugger, home run record holder. (1963)
October 2 Birthdays
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Hindu leader, taught “non-violence”. (1869)
Groucho Marx, comedian, “Marx Brothers”. (1890)
Bud Abbott, comedian, comedy team “Abbott & Costello”. (1895)
George McFarland, actor “Spanky” on “Spanky and Our Gang”. (1928)
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., attorney. (1937)
Don McLean, singer, songwriter, wrote and sang “Miss American Pie”. (1945)
Gordon Sumner, musician, songwriter “Sting”. (1951)
Kelly Ripa, actress, “Regis and Kelly” and TV series “Hope & Faith”. (1970)
October 3 Birthdays
Harvey Kurtzman, created “Mad” magazine. (1902)
Chubby Checker, singer, musician. (1941)
Al Sharpton, American minister, activist, talk show host. (1954)
Jack Wagner, actor. (1959)
Gwen Stefani, singer, songwriter. (1969)
October 4 Birthdays
St. Francis of Assisi, Catholic religious leader. (1181)
Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th U.S. President (1822)
Frederic Remington, painter, sculptor. (1861)
Buster Keaton, comedian. (1895)
Charlton Heston, Oscar-winning actor, Head of NRA. (1923)
Jackie Collins, author. (1941)
Susan Sarandon, actress. (1946)
Alicia Silverstone, actress. (1976)
Dakota Johnson, U.S. actress. (1989)
October 5 Birthdays
Chester A. Arthur, 21st U.S. President. (1829)
Robert Hutchings Goddard, father of the Space Age. (1882)
Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s. (1902)
Glynis Johns, actress, played in “Mary Poppins”. (1923)
Laura Davies, LPGA golfer. (1963)
Mario Lemieux, NHL hockey player. (1965)
Kate Winslet, actress, “Rose” in movie “Titanic”. (1975)
October 6 Birthdays
George Westinghouse, engineer, inventor, developed AC electric power. (1846)
Janet Gaynor, actress. (1906)
Thor Heyerdahl, anthropologist, explorer. (1914)
Elisabeth Shue, actress. (1963)
October 7 Birthdays
June Allyson, actress. (1917)
Desmond Tutu, archbishop, won Nobel Peace Prize. (1931)
Oliver North, National Security Council. (1943)
John Mellencamp, singer. (1951)
Vladimir Putin – Russian leader. (1952)
Simon Cowell, judge on “American Idol”. (1959)
Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President, Presidential Candidate (1964)
Toni Braxton, singer. (1966)
October 8 Birthdays
“Eddie” Rickenbacker, WWI flying ace. (1890)
David Carradine, actor. (1936)
October 8, 1939 – Paul Hogan, actor “Crocodile Dundee”. (1939)
Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader. (1941)
Chevy Chase, actor, comedian, SNL, “Vacation” movies. (1943)
R. L. Stine, author of children’s books. (1943)
Sigourney Weaver, actress, “Ellen Ripley” in movie “Alien”. (1949)
Stephanie Zimbalist, actress, starred in “Remington Steele”. (1956)
Matt Damon, actor. (1970)
Nick Cannon, American actor, rapper, TV host. (1980)
Bruno Mars, singer. (1985)
October 9 Birthdays
Russell Myers, cartoonist, created “Broom Hilda”. (1938)
John Lennon, singer, songwriter, musician, member of the “Beatles”. (1940)
Jackson Browne, singer, songwriter. (1940)
Sharon Osbourne, actress, wife of Ozzie Osbourne. (1953)
Scott Bakula, actor, TV series “Quantum Leap” and “Star Trek- Enterprise”, “NCI New Orleans”. (1955)
Zachary Ty Bryan, actor, “Brad” on TV series “Home Improvement”. (1981)
October 10 Birthdays
Helen Hayes, actress. (1900)
Dorothy Lamour, actress. (1914)
Ben Vereen, actor, singer. (1946)
Tanya Tucker, singer. (1958)
Brett Favre, NRL Green Bay Packers quarterback. (1969)
Dale Earnhardt Jr, auto racer. (1974)
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October 11 Birthdays
Henry John Heinz, founded Heinz Ketchup company. (1844)
Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. (1884)
Dottie West, singer. (1932)
Ron Leibman, actor. (1937)
Daryl Hall, musician, singer. (1948)
Steve Young, NFL San Francisco 49er’s quarterback. (1961)
Joan Cusack, actress. (1962)
Luke Perry, actor. (1966)
October 12 Birthdays
Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer. (1935)
Chris Wallace, TV news correspondent. (1947)
Susan Anton, actress, singer. (1950)
Ronald McNair, astronaut, physicist, died in Challenger space shuttle explosion. (1950)
Kirk Cameron, actor. (1970)
Marion Jones, Olympic track star. (1975)
October 13 Birthdays
Charles Frederick Worth the “Father of Haute Couture”, the first fashion designer. (1825)
Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of England. (1925)
Paul Simon, singer, songwriter, “Simon & Garfunkel”. (1941)
Sammy Hagar, singer, musician. (1949)
Chris Carter, created “The X-Files”. (1957)
Marie Osmond, actress, singer, brother-sister duo “Donny & Marie”. (1959)
Jerry Rice, NFL San Francisco 49ers wide receiver. (1962)
Nancy Kerrigan, Olympic figure skater. (1969)
Ashanti, singer, songwriter. (1980)
October 14 Birthdays
William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania. (1644)
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President (1890)
E. E. Cummings, poet. (1894)
C. Everett Koop, U.S. Surgeon General. (1916)
Roger Moore, actor, played “James Bond” in seven movies. (1927)
John Dean, Nixon’s White House counsel during Watergate. (1938)
Ralph Lauren, fashion designer. (1939)
Usher, Rap singer. (1979)
October 15 Birthdays
John Kenneth Galbraith, economist. (1908)
Arthur Schlesinger Jr., historian. (1917)
Mario Puzo, novelist, wrote “The Godfather”. (1920)
Lee Iacocca, Chrysler auto executive, led turnaround of company. (1924)
October 15, 1943 – Penny Marshall, actress, director. (1943)
Richard Carpenter, singer, with sister Karen Carpenter. (1946)
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and first wife of Prince Andrew. (1959)
Emeril Lagasse, TV chef. (1959)
Vanessa Marcil- actress, TV soap opera “General Hospital”. (1969)
October 16 Birthdays
Noah Webster – compiled first American English dictionary. (1758)
Oscar Wilde, poet, playwright. (1854)
David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel. (1886)
William O. Douglas, Supreme Court Justice. (1898)
Angela Lansbury, actress, “Murder, She Wrote”. (1925)
Suzanne Somers, actress, “Chrissy” on Television sitcom series “Three’s Company”. (1946)
Tim Robbins, actor, director. (1958)
Kellie Martin, actress. (1975)
October 17 Birthdays
Pope John Paul I, pope for just 34 days in 1978. (1918)
Rita Hayworth, actress. (1918)
Evel Knievel, motorcycle daredevil. (1938)
Margot Kidder, actress. (1948)
George Wendt, actor. (1948)
Norm McDonald- actor, “SNL”. (1963)
Eminem, Rap singer. (1972)
October 18 Birthdays
Chuck Berry, singer, songwriter, starred in movie “Patton”. (1926)
Mike Ditka, NFL Chicago Bears head coach. (1939)
Lee Harvey Oswald, assassinated President John F. Kennedy. (1939
Martina Navratilova, Hall of Fame tennis champion. (1956)
Jean-Claude Von Damme, actor. (1960)
October 19 Birthdays
Jack Anderson, columnist, journalist. (1922)
Robert Reed, played the dad on TV series “The Brady Bunch”. (1932)
John Lithgow, actor , comedian. (1945)
Evander Holyfield, champion heavyweight boxer. (1962)
October 20 Birthdays
Bela Lugosi, actor, played “Dracula”. (1882)
Art Buchwald, humorist. (1925)
Mickey Mantle, MLB baseball slugger. (1931)
Jerry Ohrbach, actor. (1935)
Tom Petty, singer. (1953)
Snoop Dogg, Rap singer. (1972)
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October 21 Birthdays
Alfred Nobel, chemist, engineer, established Nobel Prizes. (1833)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet player, bandleader. (1917)
Whitey Ford, Hall of Fame MLB baseball pitcher. (1929)
Carrie Fisher, actress, “Princess Leia” in “Star Wars”. (1956)
Kim Kardashian, television personality. (1980)
October 22 Birthdays
Curly Howard, actor, comedian, one of the “Three Stooges”. (1903)
Joan Fontaine, actress. (1917)
Timothy Leary, psychologist, Harvard professor, and 60’s guru. (1920)
Christopher Lloyd, actor. (1938)
Annette Funicello, actress, singer, beach movies. (1942)
Catherine Deneuve, actress. (1943)
Brian Boitano, Olympic champion figure skater. (1963)
Shaggy, Reggae/pop singer, sang “It Wasn’t Me”. (1968)
October 23 Birthdays
Gummo Marx, agent for the “Marx Brothers”. (1893)
Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel. (1906)
Johnny Carson, Talk show host, “The Tonight Show”. Tv Talk Show Host Day. (1925)
Chi Chi Rodriguez, professional golfer. (1935)
Pelé, soccer player. (1940)
Michael Crichton, novelist, wrote “Jurrasic Park”. (1942)
“Weird Al” Yankovic, singer, comedian. (1959)
Doug Flutie, CFL and NFL quarterback. (1962)
October 24 Birthdays
Y. A. Tittle, NFL quarterback. (1926)
J.P. Richardson, singer, the “Big Bopper”, sang “Chantilly Lace”. (1930)
David Nelson, actor, son of Ozzie and Harriet on Television series “The Nelsons”. (1936)
Kevin Kline, actor. (1947)
Monica Arnold, singer. (1980)
October 25 Birthdays
Austrian music and opera composer Johann Strauss (1825)
Pablo Picasso, the greatest artist of the 20th century. (1881)
Richard E. Byrd, aviator, Antarctic explorer. (1888)
Minnie Pearl, singer, entertainer, Grand Ole Opry star. (1912)
Bobby Knight, College basketball coach. (1940)
Helen Reddy, singer. (1941)
Anne Tyler, novelist. (1941)
Katy Perry, born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, pop music superstar. (1984)
October 26 Birthdays
Leon Trotsky, Russian Communist leader. (1879)
Jackie Coogan, “Uncle Fester” on TV series “The Addams Family”. (1914)
Pat Sajak, TV game-show host, “Wheel of Fortune”. (1946)
Jaclyn Smith, actress, K-Mart fashion line, TV series “Charlie’s Angels”. (1947)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, first lady, NY Senator. (1947)
Lauren Tewes, “Julie” on TV series the “Love Boat”. (1954)
Dylan McDermott, actor, Television series “The Practice”. (1962)
Natalie Merchant, singer. (1963)
October 27 Birthdays
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U. S President, Quote: “Walk softly and carry a big stick” (1858)
Emily Post, etiquette expert. (1872)
Dylan Thomas, poet. (1914)
Nanette Fabray, actress. (1920)
John Gotti, crime boss. (1940)
Patty Sheehan, LPGA golfer. (1959)
October 28 Birthdays
Jonas Salk, physician, developed the polio vaccine. (1914)
Charlie Daniels, singer, songwriter, musician. (1936)
Jane Alexander, actress. (1939)
Dennis Franz, actor, “NYPD Blue”. (1944)
Bruce Jenner, Olympic decathlon champion. Now Caitlyn Jenner. (1949)
Bill Gates, Microsoft executive, multi-multi billionaire. (1955)
Julia Roberts, actress, “Pretty Woman”, “My Best Friends’ Wedding”, many more. (1967)
Brad Paisley, Country music superstar. (1972)
October 29 Birthdays
Fanny Brice, entertainer. (1891)
Richard Dreyfuss, Oscar-winning actor, movies include “Jaws” and “Goodbye Girl”. (1947)
Kate Jackson, actress, TV series “Charlie’s Angels”. (1948)
The Internet is created when the first bits and bytes of data are sent between computers at UCLA and Stanford Research Institute. (1969)
Winona Ryder, actress, “movie “Girl, Interrupted”. (1971)
October 30 Birthdays
John Adams, second U.S. President (1797-1801). (1735)
William “Bull” Halsey, World War II Pacific Fleet Commander. (1882)
Ezra Pound, poet. (1885)
Henry Winkler, actor. (1945)
Harry Hamlin, actor, attorney “Michael Kuzak” on TV series “L.A. Law”. (1951)
October 31 Birthdays
John Keats, poet. (1795)
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of America. (1860)
Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese leader. (1887)
Dale Evans, the “Queen of the West”, born Frances Octavia Smith. (1912)
Barbara Bel Geddes, actress “Miss Ellie Ewing” on television series “Dallas”. (1922)
Dan Rather, TV News Anchorman. (1931)
Michael Landon, actor. (1936)
John Candy, actor, comedian. (1950)
Jane Pauley, TV journalist. (1950)
Dermot Mulroney, actor. (1963)
Vanilla Ice, singer, actor. (1967)
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