Famous People Born In October

October 1

• Yip Man

  Martial Artist

  Guangdong, China

• William Rehnquist

  Supreme Court Justice

  Wisconsin, United States

• Vladimir Horowitz

  Pianist

  Kiev Oblast, Ukraine

• Caroline Harrison

  Activist

  Ohio, United States Of America

October 2

• Nat Turner

  Civil Rights Leader

  Virginia, united states of America

• Donna Karan

  Fashion Designer

  New York, United States of America

• Brittany Howard

  Singer

  Alabama, United States of America

• Lorraine Bracco

  Actress

  New York, United States Of America

October 3

• Roy Horn

  Magician

  Lower Saxony, Germany

• Jack Wagner

  Actor

  Missouri, United States Of America

• Eddie Cochran

  Musician

  Minnesota, United States of America

• Gore Vidal

  Author

  New York, United States of America

October 4

• Chris Lowe

  Pianist

  Lancashire, United Kingdom

• Eliza Johnson

  U.S. First Lady

  Tennessee, United States of America

• Mary Richardson Kennedy

  Architect

  New Jersey, United States of America

• Chuck Hagel

  Politician

  Nebraska, United States of America

October 5

• Imran Khan

  Politician

  Punjab, Pakistan

• Jonathan Edwards

  Educator

  Connecticut, united states of America

• Robert Goddard

  Engineer

  Massachusetts, United States of America

• Vaclav Havel

  Playwright

  Bohemia, Czech Republic

October 6

• Carole Lombard

  Actress

  Indiana, united states of America

• George Westinghouse

  Inventor

  New York, United States of America

• Fannie Lou Hamer

  Activist

  Mississippi, United States of America

• Louis-Philippe

  King

  Île-de-France, France

October 7

• Joy Behar

  Comedian

  New York, United States

• Heinrich Himmler

  Criminal

  Bavaria, Germany

• Jo Jones

  Drummer

  Illinois, United States Of America

• Catharine A. MacKinnon

  Activist

  Minnesota, United States of America

October 8

• Dennis Kucinich

  Politician

  Ohio, united states of America

• Eddie Rickenbacker

  Business Leader

  Ohio, United States

• Darrell Hammond

  Comedian

  Florida, United States Of America

• John Hay

  Government Official

  Indiana, United States Of America

October 9

• Guillermo del Toro

  Director

  Jalisco, Mexico

• Aimee Semple McPherson

  Evangelist

  Ontario, Canada

• Alastair Sim

  Film Actor

  Scotland, United Kingdom

• Fyvush Finkel

  Actor

  New York, United States of America

October 10

• Alek Skarlatos

  War Hero

  Oregon, United States

• John Prine

  Singer

  Illinois, united states of America

• Ed Wood

  Director

  New York, United States of America

• Ben Vereen

  Stage Actor

  North Carolina, United States of America

October 11

• Amitabh Bachchan

  Actor

  Uttar Pradesh, India

• Jane Krakowski

  Actress

  New Jersey, united states of America

• Joan Cusack

  Actress

  New York, united states of America

• Art Blakey

  Drummer

  Pennsylvania, United States Of America

October 12

• Ding Ling

  Author

  Changde, China

• Magnus Magnusson

  Academic

  Capital Region, Iceland

• Al Held

  Educator

  New York, United States Of America

• Pedro I

  Military Leader

  Lisbon, Portugal

October 13

• Billy Bush

  TV Show Host

  New York, United States Of America

• Lenny Bruce

  Comedian

  New York, United States Of America

• Art Tatum

  Pianist

  Ohio, United States of America

• Lee Konitz

  Saxophonist

  Illinois, United States of America

October 14

• J. Craig Venter

  Biologist

  Utah, United States of America

• Jim Rome

  Radio Host

  California, United States of America

• Mobutu Sese Seko

  Politician

  Mongala, Congo

• Hannah Arendt

  Academic

  Hanover, Germany

October 15

• Tito Jackson

  Singer

  Indiana, united states of America

• Edith Wilson

  Political Wife

  Virginia, United States

• Nicky Barnes

  Drug Dealer

  New York, United States of America

• Linda Lavin

  Film Actress

  Maine, United States of America

October 16

• Michael Collins

  Military Leader

  County Cork, Ireland

• Fernanda Montenegro

  Actress

  Brazil

• David Ben-Gurion

  Politician

  Masovian, Poland

• Andrei Chikatilo

  Criminal

  Ukraine

October 17

• George Wendt

  Actor

  Illinois, united states of America

• Jimmy Breslin

  Author

  New York, United States of America

• Zhao Ziyang

  Statesman

  Henan Province, China

• Alexander Gardner

  Photographer

  Scotland, United Kingdom

October 18

• Cynthia Weil

  Songwriter

  New York, United States

• James Foley

  Journalist

  Illinois, United States of America

• Wynton Marsalis

  Composer

  Louisiana, United States of America

• Laura Nyro

  Pianist

  New York, United States of America

October 19

• Walter B. Cannon

  Scientist

  Wisconsin, United States of America

• Muhammad Ali Bogra

  Former Prime Minister of Pakistan

  Barisal, Bangladesh

• Michael Gambon

  Actor

  Dublin, Ireland

• John Lithgow

  Actor

  New York, united states of America

October 20

• Adelaide Hall

  Singer

  New York, United States of America

• Jerry Orbach

  Movie Actor

  New York, united states of America

• Art Buchwald

  Journalist

  New York, United States of America

• Wanda Jackson

  Rock Singer

  Oklahoma, United States of America

October 21

• Celia Cruz

  Singer

  La Habana, Cuba

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  Literary Critic

  England, United Kingdom

• Natalee Holloway

  Scholar

  Mississippi, United States of America

• Ursula K. Le Guin

  Author

  California, United States Of America

October 22

• Brian Boitano

  Athlete

  California, united states of America

• Harry Callahan

  Photographer

  Michigan, United States Of America

• Robert Rauschenberg

  Painter

  Texas, United States of America

• Bobby Seale

  Activist

  Texas, United States of America

October 23

• Johnny Carson

  Host

  Iowa, united states of America

• John Heisman

  Athlete

  Ohio, United States of America

• Chi Chi Rodriguez

  Golfer

  Puerto Rico, United States of America

• Gertrude Ederle

  Athlete

  New York, United States of America

October 24

• J.P. Richardson

  Songwriter

  Texas, United States of America

• Zac Posen

  Fashion Designer

  New York, united states of America

• Moss Hart

  Actor

  New York, United States of America

• Reggie Kray

  Criminal

  England, United Kingdom

October 25

• Johann Strauss

  Composer

  Vienna, Austria

• Richard Byrd

  Explorer

  Virginia, United States Of America

• Chely Wright

  Country Singer

  Missouri, United States of America

• Samantha Bee

  Comedian

  Ontario, Canada

October 26

• Marc Lepine

  Mass Murderer

  Quebec, Canada

• Jackie Coogan

  Actor

  California, United States

• Regina Benjamin

  Doctor

  Alabama, United States of America

• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

  Royalty

  Tehran, Iran

October 27

• Ivan Reitman

  Director

  Nitra, Slovakia

• Maxine Hong Kingston

  Activist

  California, United States of America

• Emily Post

  Journalist

  Maryland, United States of America

• Lee Krasner

  Painter

  New York, United States of America

October 28

• Garrincha

  Soccer Player

  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Ben Harper

  Blues Singer

  California, united states of America

• Joan Plowright

  Actress

  England, United Kingdom

• Jane Alexander

  Activist

  Massachusetts, United States of America

October 29

• Ali Velshi

  Journalist

  Kenya

• Fanny Brice

  Actress

  New York, United States of America

• Joely Fisher

  Actress

  California, United States of America

• Dominick Dunne

  Author

  Connecticut, United States of America

October 30

• Randolph McCoy

  Farmer

  Kentucky, United States of America

• Frank M. Johnson

  Civil Rights Activist

  Alabama, United States of America

• Ragnar Granit

  Physiologist

  Tavastia Proper, Finland

• Harry Hamlin

  Actor

  California, United States of America

October 31

• Christopher Columbus

  Explorer

  Liguria, Italy

• Juliette Gordon Low

  Entrepreneur

  Georgia, united states of America

• Adam Horovitz

  Rapper

  New York, United States

• Ethel Waters

  Singer

  Pennsylvania, united states of America