Birthdays Date 1961 October | History by KabAstro

Jon Secada (62 years old)

Oct 4 Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Just Another Day"), born in Havana, Cuba

Oct 4 David W Harper, American actor (The Waltons - "Jim Bob"), born in Abilene, Texas
Oct 4 Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author
Oct 4 Mary Ellen Stuart, American actress (Frannie Crawford-As the World Turns), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Oct 4 Mike Sharperson, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1992; World Series 1988, 95), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina (d. 1996)
Oct 5 David Kirk, New Zealand rugby union footballer
Oct 5 Derek Stirling, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (6 Tests, 13 wickets; Central Districts, Wellington), born in Upper Hutt, New Zealand (d. 2023)
Oct 5 Matthew Kauffman, American journalist and George Polk Award winner
Oct 5 Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist, born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 6 Kathrin Dörre, East German marathoner (Olympic bronze 1988)
Oct 6 Tim Burgess, English drummer (T'Pau), born in Macclesfield
Oct 7 Brian Mannix, Australian rock singer (Uncanny X-men - "How Do You Get Your Kicks?"), and actor, born in Melbourne, Australia
Oct 7 Matthew Roloff, American reality star, born in San Francisco, California
Oct 7 Thomas "Tom" Perez, American Chair of the Democratic National Committee, born in Buffalo, New York
Oct 7 Tony Sparano, American football coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11; Oakland Raiders 2014), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 2018)
Oct 8 Steven Bernstein, American jazz trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger, and band leader (Sex Mob; Millennial Territory Orchestra), born in Berkeley, California
Oct 8 Ted Kooshian, American jazz pianist (Hubub!; Standard Orbit Quartet; Clowns Will Be Arriving), born in San Jose, California
Oct 9 Arlene Boxall, Zimbabwean field hockey player (Olympic gold 1980)
Oct 9 Jean Sagal, American actress (Kate-Double Trouble; Grease 2), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 9 Liz Sagal, American actress (Allison-Double Trouble; Grease 2), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 9 Trevor Matich, American NFL center, 1985-96 (New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, and 3 other teams), born in Washington, D.C.
Oct 10 Brian Lee Diemer, American steeplechase athlete (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
Oct 10 Henrik Jørgensen, Danish marathon runner, born in Copenhagen
Oct 10 Jodi Benson, American voice actress (Ariel-The Little Mermaid), born in Rockford, Illinois
Oct 10 Martin Kemp, English rock bassist (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in London, England
Oct 11 Amr Diab, Egyptian singer (Leily Nehary), born in Port Said, Egypt
Oct 11 Neil Buchanan, English television presenter (Finders Keepers), born in Aintree, Liverpool, England

Steve Young (62 years old)

Oct 11 American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1988-89, 94 [MVP]; Pro Bowl 1992–98; NFL passing TD leader 1992–94, 98; SF 49ers), born in Salt Lake City, Utah

Oct 13 Doc Rivers, American NBA guard, 1983-96 (Atlanta Hawks and 3 other teams), and head coach, 1999-present (Orlando Magic (NBA Coach of the Year, 2000); Boston Celtics; LA Clippers; Philadelphia 76ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 14 Isaac Mizrahi, American fashion designer and TV presenter, born in Brooklyn, New York
Oct 14 Melanie Wilson, American actress (Jennifer-Perfect Strangers), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 16 Billy Taylor, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1994-2001 (Oakland A's, and 3 other teams), born in Monticello, Florida
Oct 16 Chris Doleman, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (8 × Pro Bowl; 3 × First-team All-Pro; Minnesota Vikings), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2020)
Oct 16 Marc Levy, French novelist
Oct 16 Randy Vasquez, American actor
Oct 17 John Okafor, Nigerian Nollywood actor and comedian, born in Umunekwu, Nigeria (d. 2024) [1]
Oct 17 Mike De Palmer, American tennis player and coach (coach Boris Becker), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2021)
Oct 18 Eric Jespersen, Port Alberni BC, star sailor (Olympic bronze 1992, 96)
Oct 18 Gladstone Small, English cricketer, born in St. George, Barbados
Oct 18 Wynton Marsalis, American 9-time Grammy Award-winning jazz and classical trumpeter (Pulitzer Prize for "Blood on the Fields"; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 19 David Egerton, English rugby union #8 (7 caps; Bath Rugby) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Pinner, England (d. 2021)
Oct 19 Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers, KC Royals)
Oct 20 Ian Rush, Welsh footballer (Liverpool), born in St Asaph, Wales
Oct 20 Les Stroud, Canadian survival expert (Survivorman), born in Etobicoke, Ontario
Oct 20 Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress (Sailor Moon), born in Maruko, Japan
Oct 21 Dimitri Vassilakis, Greek jazz saxophonist, composer (Labyrinth), and educator, born in Athens, Greece
Oct 21 Mark Finch, film festival organiser
Oct 22 Barbara Potter, American tennis player (6 x WTA singles, 19 x WTA doubles titles), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
Oct 22 Leonard Marshall, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 1985, 86; Super Bowl 1986, 90; NY Giants), born in Franklin, Louisiana
Oct 22 Robert Torti, American actor
Oct 22 Sanath Kaluperuma, Sri Lankan cricket all-rounder (4 Tests; 2 ODIs; Bloomfield CC), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Oct 23 Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (126 caps Spain, 4 Basque Country; FC Barcelona 301 games, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia), born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Oct 23 Laurie Halse Anderson, American writer (Speak), born in Potsdam, New York
Oct 24 Dave Meltzer, American wrestling journalist and sports historian, born in New York
Oct 24 Mary Bono, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California 1998-2013), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 24 Rafael Belliard, MLB infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican Republic
Oct 24 Susan Kilrain [Still], USN commander and astronaut (STS 83, 94), born in Augusta, Georgia
Oct 25 Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1988-present - "Under The Bridge"; Chickenfoot), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Oct 25 Franck Amsallem, French jazz pianist, arranger, composer, singer and educator, born in Oran, French Algeria
Oct 25 Pat Sharp [Sharpin] English pop music radio DJ, and television presenter (Fun House), born in England
Oct 26 Dylan McDermott, American actor (The Practice, American Horror Story), born in Waterbury, Connecticut

Uhuru Kenyatta (62 years old)

Oct 26 Kenyan Prime Minister (2013-2022) and son of Jomo Kenyatta, born in Nairobi, Kenya

Oct 27 Håkan Hardenberger, Swedish classical trumpet soloist, and conductor, born in Malmö, Sweden
Oct 27 Igor Butman, Russian-American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, born in Lenningrad, Russia, Soviet Union
Oct 27 Joanna Scanlan, English actress (After Love), born in West Kirby, England
Oct 28 Darrell Lavigne, American jazz pianist, composer, and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 29 Cornelia Oschkenat, German hurdler, born in Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Oct 29 Joel Otto, American NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Olympics 1998), born in Elk River, Minnesota
Oct 29 Randy Jackson, American singer and musician, ninth Jackson brother (Jackson 5 - "ABC"), born in Gary, Indiana

Dmitry Muratov (62 years old)

Oct 30 Russian journalist (Novaya Gazeta, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize), born in Kuibyshev, Russia, Soviet Union

Oct 30 Hans Segers, Dutch soccer goalkeeper and coach (Wimbledon), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Oct 30 Scott Garrelts, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants), born in Urbana, Illinois
Oct 31 Alonzo Babers, American track and field athlete, 400m/4X400m relay (Olympic gold 1984), born in Montgomery, Alabama
Oct 31 Kate Campbell, American folk music singer-songwriter, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 31 Larry Mullen, Jr, Irish rock drummer (U2 - "I Will Follow"), born in Dublin, Ireland

Peter Jackson (62 years old)

Oct 31 New Zealand film director (Lord of the Rings - Academy Award, Best Director, 2003), born in Wellington, New Zealand

Oct 31 Sterling Hinds, Canadian 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Toronto, Ontario

About October 1961

How Old? 62 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Signs: Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22), Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)

Famous People Born in October 1961