Birthdays Date 1962 October | History by KabAstro

Tommy Lee (61 years old)

Oct 3 American drummer (Mötley Crüe - "Girls, Girls, Girls"), born in Kypseli, Athens, Greece

Oct 4 Aldo Sprenger, Dutch rock guitarist (Kong, 1988-95 - Phlegm), born in Netherlands
Oct 4 Tim Palmer, British record producer and audio engineer (Tin Machine; Big Country; Tears For Fears; Robert Plant), born in North Shields, Englanda
Oct 5 Caron Keating, British television personality (d. 2004)
Oct 5 Ken Noda, American pianist (Rivalry), born in New York City
Oct 5 Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer/Auto Hall of Fame (elected 1986)
Oct 5 Mike Conley Sr., American athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1992; World C'ship gold 1993), born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 6 Rich Yett, baseball player
Oct 7 Dale Watson, American country music singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("One Tear at a Time"; "I Lie When I Drink"), born in Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 7 Dave Bronconnier, Canadian politician, born in Calgary, Canada
Oct 7 Mickey Flanagan, English stand-up comedian (Was It Something I Said?), born in Whitechapel, East London, England
Oct 8 Bruno Thiry, Belgian rally driver, born in St. Vith, Belgium
Oct 8 Michael Abels, American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Omar; Us), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Oct 9 Jorge Burruchaga, Argentine soccer attacking midfielder and manager (57 caps; Independiente, Nantes), born in Gualeguay, Argentina
Oct 10 Rex J. Walheim, U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut, born in Redwood City, California
Oct 11 Joan Cusack, American actress (Working Girl; SNL (1985-86); Addams Family Values), born in Evanston Illinois
Oct 11 Leslie Landon, American actress (Etta Plum-Little House on Prairie), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 11 Martin Bayless, American NFL safety (KC Chiefs), born in Dayton, Ohio
Oct 11 Nicola Bryant, English actress (Doctor Who-Peri Brown), born in Guildford, Surrey, England
Oct 11 Phil Newport, English cricketer (England pace bowler in 3 Tests 1988-91), born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Oct 12 Branko Crvenkovski, 3rd President of Macedonia, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Oct 12 Carlos Bernard, American actor (24), born in Evanston, Illinois
Oct 12 Chris Botti, American Grammy Award-winning jazz and pop trumpeter, and composer (Impressions), born in Portland, Oregon
Oct 12 Dammika Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer (bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan batsman 1990), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Oct 12 Sid Fernandez, American baseball pitcher (NY Mets, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Honolulu, Hawaii

Jerry Rice (61 years old)

Oct 13 American Pro and College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (SF 49ers, 13 x Pro Bowl), born in Starkville, Mississippi

Oct 13 Kelly Preston, American actress (Mischief, Twins, A Tigers Tale), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2020)
Oct 14 Jaan Ehlvest, Estonian chess player
Oct 14 Shahar Perkiss, Israeli tennis player, born in Haifa, Israel
Oct 15 Philip Blackburn, British-American composer (Ghostly Psalms), sound artist, musicologist (Harry Partch), and record executive (Innova), born in Cambridge, England
Oct 15 Susan DeMattei, American cyclist (Olympic bronze 1996), born in San Francisco, California
Oct 16 Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian operatic baritone, born in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia (d. 2017)
Oct 16 Durga McBroom, American singer-songwriter (Blue Pearl -"Naked In The Rain"), and touring musician (Pink Floyd; Steve Hackett), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 16 Flea [Michael Balzary], Australian-American bassist (Red Hot Chili Peppers), actor, and educator (Silverlake Conservatory of Music), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Oct 16 Laura Coenen, team handball goalie (Olymp-1988, 92, 96), born in Neenah, Wisconsin
Oct 16 Manute Bol, Sudanese-American NBA basketball center, 1985-95 (Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and 3 other teams), political activist, and philanthropist, born in Turalei, Sudan (d. 2010)
Oct 16 Tamara McKinney, slalom skier (Olympic-4th-1984), born in Lexington, Kentucky
Oct 17 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, French concert pianist (Beethoven International Piano Competition, 1986), born in Lannion, France
Oct 17 Mike Judge, American cartoonist (Beavis and Butthead; King of the Hill), and director (Office Space; Idiocracy), born in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Oct 18 Jody Rosenthal, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1987), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 18 Vincent Spano, American actor (Baby, It's You; Alphabet City; Maria's Lovers), born in Brooklyn, New York

Evander Holyfield (61 years old)

Oct 19 American boxer (Olympic bronze 1988) and world champion (1990-92), born in Atmore, Alabama

Oct 19 Tracy Chevalier, American author
Oct 20 Ray Childress, American NFL defensive tackle/defensive end (Houston Oilers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Oct 20 Stuart Bruce, English recording engineer (Band Aid -"Do They Know It's Christmas?": Loreena McKennitt), born in Northolt, Middlesex, England

David Campese (61 years old)

Oct 21 Australian rugby union player (101 Tests at wing and fullback, record 64 tries), born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales

Oct 22 Bob Odenkirk, American actor (Breaking Bad; Better Call Saul), comic, and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter (SNL,1987-91; The Ben Stiller Show; Late Night with Conan O'Brien, 1993-94), born in Berwyn, Illinois
Oct 23 Beatie Edney, English actress (Diary of a Mad Old Man), born in London, England
Oct 23 Christo van Rensburg, South African tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1985), born in Uitenhage, South Africa
Oct 23 Daria Scagliola, Italian-Dutch photographer (vuurtorenpostzegels)

Doug Flutie (61 years old)

Oct 23 American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1984, Boston College; Grey Cup MVP 1992, 96, 97; Pro Bowl 1998, Buffalo Bills), born in Manchester, Maryland

Oct 23 Mike Tomczak, *American NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Calumet City, Illinois
Oct 24 Giovanni Sollima, Italian classical and cross-over cellist, and composer (Silk Road Ensemble; Patti Smith), born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Oct 24 Jay Novacek, American NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Martin, South Dakota
Oct 25 Darlene Vogel, American actress (Pacific Blue), born in Modesto, California
Oct 25 MC Sha-Rock [Sharon Green], American rapper (Funky 4 + 1), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
Oct 25 Nick Hancock, British television presenter (They Think It's All Over), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Oct 26 Cary Elwes, English actor (Glory, Princess Bride), born in London, England
Oct 26 Roger Kingdom, American 110m hurdler (Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Vienna, Georgia
Oct 26 Steve Wren, British pop-rock drummer (Then Jericho - "The Motive"), born in Lambeth, London, England
Oct 28 Daphne Zuniga, actress (Jo Reynolds-Melrose Place, Spaceballs), born in San Francisco, California
Oct 28 Erik Thorstvedt, Norwegian footballer
Oct 28 Scotty Nguyen, professional poker player
Oct 29 Einar Örn [Benediktsson], Icelandic rock singer (The Sugarcubes; Ghostdigital), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
Oct 29 Yahya Sinwar, Palestinian politician and leader of Hamas, born in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip

Courtney Walsh (61 years old)

Oct 30 West Indian cricket fast bowler (132 Tests, captain 22 Tests, 519 wickets @ 24.44; hat-trick v Aust 1988; Jamaica, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Kingston, Jamaica

Oct 30 Danny Tartabull, outfielder (NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox), born in Miami, Florida
Oct 30 John Custer, American rock guitarist and record producer, born in Cary, North Carolina
Oct 30 Mark Portugal, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Los Angeles, California

About October 1962

How Old? 61 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No

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

Famous People Born in October 1962