ON THIS DAY

Born in October

22,790 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

Quinton Flynn
writer, film producer
61 years old
October 10 · 1964
No external source identified
Violeta Parra
sculptor, recording artist
1917–1967 · aged 49
October 4 · 1917
Source: CineChile
Jessica Hull
athletics competitor, runner
29 years old
October 22 · 1996
Source: World Athletics database
Steve Hodge
association football player, association football coach
63 years old
October 25 · 1962
Source: Transfermarkt
Harlan F. Stone
judge, lawyer
1872–1946 · aged 73
October 11 · 1872
Source: SNAC
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala
cricketer
1891–1938 · aged 46
October 12 · 1891
Source: SNAC
Dmitry Shuvayev
politician
1854–1937 · aged 83
October 24 · 1854
No external source identified
Matthew Whitaker
diplomat, politician
56 years old
October 29 · 1969
Source: GeneaStar
Stephen Lee
snooker player
51 years old
October 12 · 1974
Source: snooker.org
Basil Zaharoff
arms trader, entrepreneur
1849–1936 · aged 87
October 6 · 1849
Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Catharine MacKinnon
jurist, radical feminist
80 years old
October 7 · 1946
Source: SNAC
Eugene Bullard
boxer, military personnel
1895–1961
October 9 · 1895
No external source identified
Badou Jack
boxer
42 years old
October 31 · 1983
No external source identified
Würzel
guitarist
1949–2011 · aged 61
October 23 · 1949
Source: Discogs
Lee Sang-hee
actor, television actor
43 years old
October 8 · 1983
No external source identified
Narinder Singh Kapany
physicist, university teacher
1926–2020 · aged 94
October 31 · 1926
Source: indiatimes.com
Walter Mazzarri
association football coach, association football player
65 years old
October 1 · 1961
Source: Transfermarkt
Seth Jones
ice hockey player
32 years old
October 3 · 1994
Source: iihf.com
Anton Diffring*
actor, television actor
Date disputed
October 19 · 1916
Source: BnF authorities
Anna Turley
research fellow, politician
48 years old
October 9 · 1978
No external source identified
Norris Cole
basketball player
37 years old
October 13 · 1988
Source: FIBA database
Selçuk Bayraktar
businessperson, engineer
47 years old
October 7 · 1979
No external source identified
Tommy Stinson
composer, bassist
60 years old
October 6 · 1966
Source: IMDb
Terance Mann
basketball player
29 years old
October 18 · 1996
No external source identified
Dwayne Bravo
cricketer, singer
43 years old
October 7 · 1983
No external source identified
Jerian Grant
basketball player
34 years old
October 9 · 1992
Source: FIBA database
John Pilger
director, writer
1939–2023 · aged 84
October 9 · 1939
Source: filmportal.de
Benjamin West*
painter, artist
Date disputed
October 10 · 1738
Source: BnF authorities
Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso
politician, Tertön
1617–1682 · aged 64
October 21 · 1617
Source: Integrated Authority File
FM-2030
futurist, university teacher
1930–2000 · aged 69
October 15 · 1930
Source: The Fine Art Archive
Louis Réard*
engineer, businessperson
Date disputed
October 10 · 1896
Source: birth certificate
Sergio Goycochea
journalist, association football player
62 years old
October 17 · 1963
Source: FBref
Jerome Bruner
psychologist, university teacher
1915–2016 · aged 100
October 1 · 1915
Source: SNAC
Craig Steven Wright
entrepreneur, computer scientist
55 years old
October 23 · 1970
Source: webb-site.com
Margaret Dumont
film actor, opera singer
1882–1965 · aged 82
October 20 · 1882
Source: BnF authorities
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
1692–1699 · aged 6
October 28 · 1692
No external source identified
Jessica Michibata
beekeeper, author
41 years old
October 21 · 1984
Source: IMDb
Narriman Sadek
queen consort, queen
1933–2005 · aged 71
October 31 · 1933
No external source identified
Derek Harper
basketball player
64 years old
October 13 · 1961
Source: FIBA database
Susan Blommaert
television actor, film actor
78 years old
October 13 · 1947
Source: IMDb
Lloyd Jones
association football player
31 years old
October 7 · 1995
Source: Transfermarkt
Tony Lo Bianco
stage actor, actor
1936–2024 · aged 87
October 19 · 1936
Source: SNAC
Matteo Gabbia
association football player
26 years old
October 21 · 1999
Source: Transfermarkt
Nik Stauskas
basketball player
33 years old
October 7 · 1993
Source: FIBA database
Warner Oland
stage actor, film actor
1879–1938 · aged 58
October 3 · 1879
Source: Internet Broadway Database
Eric Scott
television actor, film actor
67 years old
October 20 · 1958
No external source identified
Dick Francis
equestrian, jockey
1920–2010 · aged 89
October 31 · 1920
Source: Munzinger Personen
Paul Anderson
weightlifter, powerlifter
1932–1994 · aged 61
October 17 · 1932
Source: Find a Grave
Kim Rossi Stuart
film director, film actor
56 years old
October 31 · 1969
Source: Integrated Authority File
Benjamin Constant
scientist, philosopher
1767–1830 · aged 63
October 25 · 1767
Source: Sycomore
Pranali Rathod
29 years old
October 15 · 1996
No external source identified
Kieran Richardson
association football player
41 years old
October 21 · 1984
Source: FBref
Ihsahn
musician, music educator
50 years old
October 10 · 1975
No external source identified
Bharati Achrekar*
television actor, actor
Date disputed
October 15 · 1957
No external source identified
Philippe Sands
barrister, university teacher
65 years old
October 17 · 1960
Source: IdRef
Satabdi Roy
film director, politician
57 years old
October 5 · 1969
No external source identified
Rizwan Manji
film actor, screenwriter
51 years old
October 17 · 1974
Source: filmportal.de
Mary Blair
illustrator, painter
1911–1978 · aged 66
October 21 · 1911
Source: BnF authorities
Mathías Olivera
association football player
28 years old
October 31 · 1997
Source: Transfermarkt
Paul Mashatile
minister, politician
64 years old
October 21 · 1961
No external source identified
Daliah Lavi
model, film actor
1942–2017 · aged 74
October 12 · 1942
Source: FemBio database
Gyeongjong of Joseon*
Date disputed
October 28 · 1688
No external source identified
Albert Collins
composer, guitarist
1932–1993 · aged 61
October 1 · 1932
Source: Find a Grave
Saint Cajetan
diplomat, Catholic priest
1480–1547
October 10 · 1480
No external source identified
Choi Min-young
actor, film actor
24 years old
October 9 · 2002
No external source identified
Milan Borjan
association football player
38 years old
October 23 · 1987
Source: As
Mohammad Sidique Khan
mentor
1974–2005 · aged 30
October 20 · 1974
No external source identified
Lew Temple
television actor, baseball player
59 years old
October 2 · 1967
No external source identified
Katherine Paterson
writer, missionary
93 years old
October 31 · 1932
Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
military officer, prose writer
1741–1803 · aged 61
October 18 · 1741
Source: Internet Broadway Database
Carlos Bernard
actor, television director
63 years old
October 12 · 1962
No external source identified
Srinagarindra, Princess Mother
social worker, politician
1900–1995 · aged 94
October 21 · 1900
Source: BnF authorities
Boris Shaposhnikov
politician, military personnel
1882–1945 · aged 62
October 2 · 1882
Source: TracesOfWar
Chris Farlowe
singer
85 years old
October 13 · 1940
Source: Integrated Authority File
Mina Sundwall
film actor, film director
24 years old
October 23 · 2001
No external source identified
Pooja Gandhi
actor, model
43 years old
October 7 · 1983
No external source identified
H. B. Warner*
film actor, actor
Date disputed
October 26 · 1875
Source: filmportal.de
Elizabeth of Luxembourg*
consort
Date disputed
October 16 · 1409
No external source identified
Florent Sinama Pongolle
association football player
41 years old
October 20 · 1984
Source: Transfermarkt
Ryan Shawcross
association football coach, association football player
39 years old
October 4 · 1987
Source: Transfermarkt
William Perry
university teacher, businessperson
98 years old
October 11 · 1927
Source: Munzinger Personen
Susan Orlean
journalist, writer
70 years old
October 31 · 1955
Source: Babelio
Bernie Nolan
singer, autobiographer
1960–2013 · aged 52
October 17 · 1960
Source: Discogs
Ana Foxxx
model, BDSM practitioner
37 years old
October 29 · 1988
Source: IMDb
N. C. Wyeth
visual artist, illustrator
1882–1945 · aged 62
October 22 · 1882
Source: Le Delarge
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
film producer, film actor
64 years old
October 1 · 1962
No external source identified
Anil Menon
astronaut, physician
49 years old
October 15 · 1976
No external source identified
Steve Jablonsky
film score composer, composer
56 years old
October 9 · 1970
Source: Integrated Authority File
Ardeshir Zahedi
politician, diplomat
1928–2021 · aged 93
October 16 · 1928
Source: nytimes.com
Festus Ezeli
basketball player
36 years old
October 21 · 1989
Source: Basketball Reference
Emily Kuroda
actor, film actor
73 years old
October 30 · 1952
No external source identified
Hitomi Honda
actor, singer
25 years old
October 6 · 2001
Source: movie.douban.com
Jimmy Panetta
lawyer, politician
57 years old
October 1 · 1969
No external source identified
Chris Cunningham
photographer, film director
55 years old
October 15 · 1970
Source: Cunningham, Chris
Bob Wilson
sports commentator, association football player
84 years old
October 30 · 1941
No external source identified
Nils Liedholm
bandy player, association football player
1922–2007 · aged 85
October 8 · 1922
Source: Find a Grave
Siegfried Müller
military personnel, mercenary
1920–1983 · aged 62
October 26 · 1920
Source: filmportal.de
Kiko Casilla
association football player
40 years old
October 2 · 1986
Source: Transfermarkt
Carly Schroeder
actor, film actor
35 years old
October 18 · 1990
Source: Integrated Authority File
Isaiah Austin
basketball player
32 years old
October 25 · 1993
Source: FIBA database
R. J. Hunter
basketball player
32 years old
October 24 · 1993
Source: FIBA database
Thomas Perez
lawyer, politician
65 years old
October 7 · 1961
Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File
Jennifer Sky
actor, film actor
49 years old
October 13 · 1976
Source: IMDb
Bobby Fuller
musician, singer
1942–1966 · aged 23
October 22 · 1942
Source: GeneaStar
Katia Winter
film actor, actor
42 years old
October 13 · 1983
No external source identified
Ma Huateng
entrepreneur, politician
54 years old
October 29 · 1971
Source: successstory.com
Kátia Aveiro
singer
49 years old
October 5 · 1977
Source: MusicBrainz
Dujon Sterling
association football player
26 years old
October 24 · 1999
Source: fbref.com
Peter Aerts
Thai boxer, actor
55 years old
October 25 · 1970
Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
Francisco Morazán
writer, politician
1792–1842 · aged 49
October 3 · 1792
Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
La Monte Young
recording artist, performance artist
90 years old
October 14 · 1935
Source: RKDartists
Guillermo Kahlo
photographer
1871–1941 · aged 69
October 26 · 1871
Source: BnF authorities
George Nader
actor, television actor
1921–2002 · aged 80
October 19 · 1921
Source: Find a Grave
Tom Paxton
musician, singer-songwriter
88 years old
October 31 · 1937
Source: IMDb
Carlos Marín
actor, opera singer
1968–2021 · aged 53
October 13 · 1968
Source: Internet Broadway Database
Ashfaqulla Khan
activist, revolutionary
1900–1927 · aged 27
October 22 · 1900
No external source identified
Abby Stein
blogger, LGBTQ rights activist
35 years old
October 1 · 1991
Source: uli.nli.org.il
Jeremy Miller
film actor, television actor
49 years old
October 21 · 1976
No external source identified
Tony Greig
cricketer
1946–2012 · aged 66
October 6 · 1946
No external source identified
Lloyd Doggett
politician, adjunct professor
80 years old
October 6 · 1946
Source: SNAC
John Robinson
film actor
40 years old
October 25 · 1985
No external source identified
Varian Fry
journalist, civil rights advocate
1907–1967 · aged 59
October 15 · 1907
Source: RKDartists
James Jones
basketball player
46 years old
October 4 · 1980
Source: FIBA database
Hussein Kamel of Egypt
politician
1853–1917 · aged 63
October 21 · 1853
No external source identified
Michu Meszaros*
film actor, television actor
Date disputed
October 1 · 1939
Source: IMDb
Sergei Ponomarenko
ice dancer, technical specialist
66 years old
October 6 · 1960
Source: imdb.com
Robert Wilson
theatre maker, film actor
1941–2025 · aged 83
October 4 · 1941
Source: RKDartists
Alan Ladd Jr.
executive producer, film producer
1937–2022 · aged 84
October 22 · 1937
Source: consequence.net
Lewie Coyle
association football player
30 years old
October 15 · 1995
Source: Transfermarkt
Brenda K. Starr
singer, composer
59 years old
October 15 · 1966
No external source identified
Reggie Theus
basketball player, basketball coach
68 years old
October 13 · 1957
Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
Mark Oliphant
physicist, governor
1901–2000 · aged 98
October 8 · 1901
Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
writer, poet
1271–1305 · aged 33
October 4 · 1271
No external source identified
Jonny Williams
association football player
33 years old
October 9 · 1993
Source: As
Mattia De Sciglio
association football player
33 years old
October 20 · 1992
Source: Argentine Soccer Database
Stacy Schiff
journalist, historian
64 years old
October 26 · 1961
Source: SNAC
Anthony Dawson
screenwriter, film actor
1916–1992 · aged 75
October 18 · 1916
Source: filmportal.de
Robbie Ray
baseball player
35 years old
October 1 · 1991
No external source identified
Omer Adam
musician, songwriter
32 years old
October 22 · 1993
No external source identified
Kiichi Miyazawa
politician
1919–2007 · aged 87
October 8 · 1919
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Burgess Jenkins
television actor, film producer
52 years old
October 24 · 1973
No external source identified
Malcolm II of Scotland
politician
954–1034 · aged 80
October 10 · 954
No external source identified
Varun Aaron
cricketer
36 years old
October 29 · 1989
No external source identified
Franjo Ivanović
association football player
23 years old
October 1 · 2003
No external source identified
Shiing-Shen Chern
university teacher, mathematician
1911–2004 · aged 93
October 26 · 1911
Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
Kenwyne Jones
association football coach, association football player
42 years old
October 5 · 1984
Source: As
Boi-1da
composer, songwriter
39 years old
October 12 · 1986
No external source identified
Michael Oliver
television actor, actor
44 years old
October 10 · 1981
No external source identified
Candida Royalle
film director, screenwriter
1950–2015 · aged 64
October 15 · 1950
Source: Adult Film Index
Katherine Applegate*
writer, young adult author
Date disputed
October 9 · 1956
Source: NooSFere

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