Famous Birthdays on October 15

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 238

• 1471 Konrad Mutian, German humanist, born in Homberg, Hesse, Germany (d. 1526)

• 1550 Henry, Dutch Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and youngest brother of William I Prince of Orange, born in Dillenburg (d. 1574)
• 1608 Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (inventor of barometer), born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1647)
• 1686 Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), born in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1758)
• 1701 Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (founded the Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal), born in Varennes, Quebec (d. 1771)
• 1711 Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Queen consort of Sardinia (1737-41), born in Château de Lunéville, Lorraine (d. 1741)
• 1723 Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, German composer (Canticum Zacharia), and priest, baptized in Augsburg, Bavaria (d. 1772)
• 1761 Peter Grønland, Danish composer, born in Wilster, Germany (d. 1825)
• 1762 Samuel Adams Holyoke, American composer, born in Boxford, Massachusetts (d. 1820)
• 1775 Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Swedish-Finnish composer, born in Uusikaupunki, Finland (d. 1838)
• 1784 Thomas Hastings, American composer, born in Washington, Connecticut (d. 1872)
• 1784 Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Marshal of France and duke of Isly, born in Limoges, France (d. 1849)

• 1795 Frederick William IV, King of Prussia (1840-61) and Germany (1849-61), born in Berlin (d. 1861)
• 1799 August Ferdinand Haeser, German composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1844)
• 1816 Amiel Weeks Whipple, American Major General (Union Army), born in Greenwich, Massachusetts (d. 1863)
• 1818 Irvin McDowell, American Major General (Union Army), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1885)
• 1818 Johann Gungl, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Zsambék, Austrian Empire (d. 1883) (alternatively born March 5 1828)
• 1819 Joseph Clement Juglar, French physician and statistician (business cycle pioneer), born in Paris, France (d. 1905)
• 1819 Marinus Frederik Andries Gerardus Campbell, Dutch bibliographer, born in Kampen, Netherlands (d. 1890)
• 1822 Alfred Meissner, Austrian poet (Ziska), born in Teplice, Czech Republic (d. 1885)
• 1825 Marie of Prussia, Queen consort of Bavaria (1848-64), born in Berlin City Palace, Prussia (d. 1889)
• 1829 Asaph Hall, American astronomer who discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos), born in Goshen, Connecticut (d. 1907)
• 1831 Helen Hunt Jackson, American author (Ramona), born in Amherst, Massachusetts (d. 1885)
• 1832 Henry Harrison Walker, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Sussex County, Virginia (d. 1912)
• 1833 Klaas Kater, Dutch Christian Worker's Union Leader, born in Amsterdam (d. 1916)
• 1836 James Tissot, French artist, born in Nantes, France (d. 1902)
• 1836 Thomas Lafayette Rosser, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Campbell County, Virginia (d. 1910)
• 1840 Honoré Mercier, Canadian politician and 9th Premier of Quebec (1887-91), born in Saint-Athanase, Lower Canada (d. 1894)

• 1851 George Foot Moore, American theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1931)
• 1852 Wilhelm Posse, German composer, born in Bromberg, Province of Posen (now Poland) (d. 1925)
• 1856 Robert Nivelle, French military officer, born in Tulle, France (d. 1924)
• 1858 Frank Valentine der Stucken, American-Belgian composer, born in Fredericksburg, Texas (d. 1929)

• 1859 Jaime de Magalhães Lima, Portuguese author and poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro), born in Vera Cruz, Portugal (d. 1936)
• 1865 Walther Amelung, German archaeologist, born in Szczecin, Poland (d. 1927)
• 1872 Wilhelm Miklas, Austrian politician and 3rd President of Austria (1928-38), born in Krems, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
• 1874 Olallo Morales, Spanish-Swedish pianist, composer, conductor, and educator, born in Almería, Spain (d. 1957)
• 1874 Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, grandson of Queen Victoria, born in Buckingham Palace, London (d. 1899)
• 1878 Paul Reynaud, Premier of France (May-June 1940), born in Barcelonette, France (d. 1966)
• 1879 Jane Darwell [Patti Woodward], American actress (The Grapes of Wrath, Huckleberry Finn), born in Palmyra, Missouri (d. 1967)

• 1882 Charley O'Leary, American baseball shortstop (Detroit Tigers; oldest MLB player to collect a hit and score a run [58] St. Louis Browns 1934), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1941)
• 1884 Archibald Hoxsey, American pioneer aviator (worked for the Wright brothers), born in Staunton, Illinois (d. 1910)
• 1885 Dirk Filarski, Dutch painter and lithographer (Bergense School), born in Amsterdam (d. 1964)
• 1885 Frank Hurley, Australian photographer (Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-16; Australian Army WWI & WWII), born in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1962)
• 1888 S.S. Van Dine [pseudonym for William Huntingdon Wright], American art critic and crime writer (Philo Vance), born in Charlottesville, Virginia (d. 1939)
• 1890 Arcady Dubensky, Russian composer, born in Kirov, Russia (d. 1966)
• 1893 Carol II, King of Romania (1930-40), born in Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Kingdom of Romania (d. 1953)
• 1893 Ina Claire [Fagan], American stage and screen actress (Ninotchika), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1985)
• 1894 Moshe Sharett, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1954-55), born in Kherson, Russian Empire (d. 1965)
• 1895 Alfred Neumann, German playwright (Devil), born in Lautenburg, Germany (now in Poland) (d. 1952)
• 1896 Célestin Freinet, French pedagogue & educational reformer, born in Gars, France (d. 1966)
• 1896 Melville Cooper, English stage and screen character actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood; Father of the Bride), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1973) [1]
• 1898 Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1928), born in Ouled Djellal, Algeria (d. 1959)
• 1898 Gunther Ramin, German organist and composer, born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1956)
• 1900 Fritz Feld, German actor (Jack Benny Show, At the Circus, Errand Boy, Promises Promises), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1993)
• 1900 Mervyn LeRoy, American movie producer (Devil at 4 O'Clock), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1987)
• 1901 Bernard von Brentano, German writer (Big Cats), born in Offenbach, Germany (d. 1964)
• 1901 Hermann Abs, German banker to Adolf Hitler & Konrad Adenauer and director of Deutsche Bank (1938-45), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 1994)
• 1901 Robert Bromston Thesiger Daniell, English soldier, born in London (d. 1996)
• 1902 William Edmonson, American bass harmony and gospel vocalist (Southernaires), radio, stage and screen actor (Thirty Years Later), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1979)
• 1904 Julian Hodge, British financier and multi-millionaire (Hodge Group), born in Camberwell, London (d. 2004)
• 1905 Alexey Fedorovich Kozlovsky, Russian composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1977)
• 1905 Charles P. Snow, English novelist (Death Under Sail, Strangers and Brothers) and physical chemist, born in Leicester, England (d. 1980)
• 1905 Dag Wirén, Swedish composer, born in Striberg, Sweden (d. 1986)
• 1905 Edna Deane (née Sewell) British dancer, choreographer and drama teacher, born in Orange Free State of South Africa (d. 1995)
• 1906 Hiram Fong, American businessman and politician (U.S. Senator from Hawaii), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2004)
• 1906 Victoria Spivey, American vaudeville and blues singer, pianist, organist, and songwriter ("Dope Head Blues", Organ Grinder Blues"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1976)
• 1907 John Dearden, American cardinal (1969-88) and archbishop of Detroit, born in Valley Falls, Rhode Island (d. 1988)
• 1907 Varian Fry, American journalist and recognized as "Righteous Among the Nations", born in New York (d. 1967)
• 1907 Wolfgang Weyrauch, German writer, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1980)
• 1908 Herman "Ivory" Chittison, American jazz pianist (Harlem Rhythm Makers), born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky (d. 1967) [1]

• 1909 Robert Trout, American newscaster (ABC), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2000)
• 1910 Xenophon Balaskas, South African cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 22 wickets, BB 5/49, 1 x 100, HS 122no; North Cape, Western Province, Transvaal), born in Kimberley, Cape Province (d. 1994)
• 1911 James H. Schmitz, American sci-fi author (Lion Game), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1981)
• 1912 Nellie Lutcher, American jazz and R&B singer, pianist, and songwriter ("Hurry On Down"; "He's a Real Gone Guy"), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana (d. 2007)
• 1913 Frances Tustin, English child psychologist, born in Darlington, England (d. 1994)
• 1914 Mohammed Zahir Shah, last king of Afghanistan (1933-73), born in Kabul, Afghanistan (d. 2007)

• 1916 Al Killian, American big band and swing jazz trumpeter, and occasional bandleader, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1950)

• 1917 Jan Miner, American actress (Crime Photographer), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2004)
• 1917 Paul Tanner, American trombonist (Glenn Miller Orchestra), developer and player of the Electro-Theremin (The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"; "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times"), and educator (UCLA), born in Skunk Hollow, Kentucky (d. 2013)
• 1919 Edwin Charles Tubb, British sci-fi writer (Earth is Heaven, Earthfall), born in London (d. 2010)
• 1919 Howard Smith, British diplomat and Director General of MI5, born in London (d. 1996)
• 1919 Malcolm Ross, American balloonist and atmospheric physicist, born in Momence, Illinois (d. 1985)
• 1920 Henri Verneuil, French-Armenian playwright and film director (Mélodie en sous-sol), born in Rodosto, Ottoman Turkey (d. 2002)

• 1921 Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player (World C'ship gold x 17; singles 1950-55), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2006)
• 1921 Gul Mohammad, Pakistani cricket batsman (9 Tests [8 India, 1 Pakistan], HS 34, 2 wickets; Baroda), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 1992)
• 1922 Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer (A Sibila), born in Vila Mea, Portugal (d. 2019)
• 1922 Lorraine Gordon [Stein], American jazz music advocate and owner of Village Vanguard jazz club, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2018)
• 1922 Tommy Edwards, American R&B singer-songwriter ("It's All In The Game"), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1969)
• 1923 Italo Calvino, Italian author (If on a Winter's Night a Traveler), born in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba (d. 1985)
• 1924 Colin Romoff, American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show), born in New York City (d. 2007)
• 1924 Henry Sy, Chinese- Filipino businessman known as the "Philippines' Retail King", born in Jinjiang, Fukien, Republic of China (d. 2019)
• 1924 Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (CEO of Chrysler Corp), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
• 1924 Marguerite Andersen, German-Canadian francophone writer and educator (Toronto Linden School), born in Germany (d. 2022)
• 1924 Mark Lenard, American actor (Mr Spock's dad Sarek - Star Trek), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1996)
• 1924 Nigel Green, South African-born British character actor (Zulu, Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 1972)
• 1925 Mickey Baker, American session guitar player (Mickey & Sylvia - "Love Is Strange"), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2012)
• 1925 Tony Hart, English artist and television presenter (Take Hart, Hartbeat), born in Maidstone, Kent (d. 2009)
• 1926 Ed McBain [Evan Hunter], American writer (Blackboard Jungle), born in New York City (d. 2005)
• 1926 Jean Peters, American actress (Viva Zapata!, Apache, Deep Waters), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 2000)
• 1926 Karl Richter, German composer and conductor, born in Plauen, Germany (d. 1981)
• 1926 Michel Foucault, French philosopher and historian (The History of Sexuality), born in Poitiers, France (d. 1984)
• 1927 Mary Perot Nichols, American journalist, born in York, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
• 1927 Oswald Moxley Gibbs, Grenadian diplomat (High Commissioners to the United Kingdom 1974-78), born in Grenada (d. 1995)

• 1930 FM-2030 [Fereidoun M. Esfandiary], Iranian-American author and transhumanist (Are You a Transhuman?), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2000)
• 1930 Phillipe Leroy, French actor (Night Porter, Leonardo da Vinci), born in Paris, France
• 1931 (Lionel) Frederick "Freddy" Cole, American jazz singer and pianist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020) [1]
• 1931 A. P. J. [Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen] Abdul Kalam, Indian scientist and politician, 11th President of India (2002-07), born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu (d. 2015)
• 1932 Jaan Rääts, Estonian pianist, orchestral and film score composer, born in Tartu, Estonia (d. 2020)
• 1932 Riekus Waskowsky, Dutch poet, born in Rotterdam (d. 1977)
• 1934 Alan Elsdon, British jazz trumpeter, flugel horn player (Midnite Follies Orchestra), and bandleader, born in London, England (d. 2016)
• 1934 John Coleman, American journalist, co-founder of The Weather Channel and broadcaster (1953-2014), born in Alpine, Texas (d. 2018)
• 1934 N. Ramani, Indian flutist, born in Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India (d. 2015)
• 1934 Peter Haskell, American actor (Bracken's World, Rituals), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2010)
• 1935 Barry McGuire, American singer-songwriter ("Eve of Destruction"), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

• 1935 Hans Croiset, Dutch theatre director and actor (Witte Waan), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 1935 Murdo Alex MacLeod, Free Church of Scotland minister, born in Ness, Lewis (d. 1995)
• 1935 Willie O'Ree, Canadian Hockey HOF wing (first black player in NHL Boston Bruins), born in Fredericton, New Brunswick
• 1936 Kari Rydman, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki, Finland
• 1937 Anthony Hopkins, English clinical neurologist and Director of the Research Unit at the Royal College of Physicians, born in Poole, Dorset (d. 1997)
• 1937 Linda Lavin, American actress (Alice, Barney Miller), born in Portland, Maine
• 1938 Betty Farmer, American jazz and cabaret singer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2001)

• 1938 Marv Johnson, American R&B pianist, songwriter, and singer ("You Got What It Takes"; "(You've Got To) Move Two Mountains"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1993)
• 1938 Rafael Aponte-Ledeé, Puerto Rican composer, born in Guayama, Puerto Rico
• 1939 Carmelo Bossi, Italian boxer (Olympic silver 1960; Lineal, WBC, WBA super welterweight title 1970-71), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2014)
• 1939 Willibert Kremer, German soccer coach (MSV Duisburg, Bayer Leverkusen, 1860 Munich, Fortuna Düsseldorf), born in Hochneukirch, Germany (d. 2021)
• 1940 Peter C. Doherty, Australian immunologist and veterinary surgeon (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine1996), born in Brisbane, Australia
• 1941 Don Stevenson, American rock drummer, singer, and songwriter (Moby Grape - "Omaha"), born in Seattle, Washington
• 1942 Chris Andrews, British-German songwriter (Adam Faith; Sandie Shaw), singer ("Yesterday Man"), and record producer, born in Romford, Essex, England
• 1942 Jim Leach, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa), born in Davenport, Iowa
• 1943 Larrie Londin [Ralph Gallant], American session drummer (Motown and Nashville), born in Norfolk, Virgina (d. 1992)

• 1944 David Trimble, Northern Irish politician (First Minister of Northern Ireland, 1998 to 2002; Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader, 1995 to 2005; Member of Parliament for Upper Bann, 1990-2005), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2022)
• 1944 Haim Saban, Israeli-American media proprietor (Saban Entertainment), born in Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt
• 1944 Kay Ivey, American politician, 54th Governor of Alabama (2017-), born in Camden, Alabama
• 1944 Mac Collins, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia), born in Jackson, Georgia
• 1944 Sali Berisha, 41st Prime Minister of Albania (2005-13) and 3rd President of Albania (1992-97), born in Viçidol, Albania

• 1945 Steve Camacho, West Indian cricket batsman (11 Tests, 4 x 50; British Guiana) and executive (CEO WI Cricket Board), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 2015)
• 1946 Richard Carpenter, American pop pianist, songwriter, arranger, and producer (The Carpenters - "Close to You"), born in New Haven, Connecticut
• 1946 Stewart Stevenson, Scottish National Party politician, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1946 Victor Banerjee, Indian actor (A Passage to India), born in Calcutta, India
• 1947 Lynn Lowry, American actress (Cat People, Crazies), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
• 1949 Chris De Burgh [Davison], British-Irish pop and art rock singer-songwriter ("The Lady In Red"), born in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
• 1949 Tanya Roberts [Victoria Blum], American actress (Charlie's Angels, 1980-81; A View To A Kill; That 70's Show), born in New York City (d. 2021) [1]
• 1951 Frank DiMino, American rock vocalist (Angel), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1951 Hani Al-Mulki, Prime Minister of Jordan (2016-present), born in Amman, Jordan
• 1951 Peter Richardson, British actor, writer and director (The Comic Strip Presents, The Pope Must Die), born in Devon, England

• 1953 Betsy Clifford, Canadian alpine skier, born in Ottawa, Ontario
• 1953 Joe Klecko, American Pro Football HOF defensive lineman (NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1981; First-team All-Pro 1981, 85; 4 × Pro Bowl; New York Jets), born in Chester, Pennsylvania
• 1953 Larry Miller, American comedian and actor (Larry-Pursuit Of Happiness), born in New York City
• 1953 Tito Jackson, American singer (Jackson 5 - "ABC"; "Never Can Say Goodbye"), born in Gary, Indiana
• 1954 Jere Burns, American actor (Something So Right, Kirk-Dear John), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
• 1955 Cathy Ladman, American comedienne (Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead)
• 1955 Kulbir Bhaura, British field hockey player (Olympic gold 1988), born in Jalandhar, Punjab, India

• 1956 Chris Lacklison, British pop keyboardist (Kenny - "Fancy Pants"; "Julie Anne"), born in London, England
• 1957 Marco Cornez, Chilean soccer goalkeeper, (20 caps; FC Deportivo Palestino, Universidad Católica, Everton de Viña del Mar), born in Valparaíso, Chile (d. 2022)
• 1957 Mira Nair, Indian-American filmmaker (Monsoon Wedding), born in Rourkela, Odisha, India
• 1957 Stacy Peralta, American film director (Dogtown and Z-Boys), born in Venice, California
• 1958 Jayne Modean, American actress (Nurse Hooter-Trauma Center), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• 1959 Emeril Lagasse, American chef (Emeril Live), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
• 1959 Sarah Margaret Ferguson, English Duchess of York, born in London, England
• 1959 Todd Solondz, American film director (Welcome to the Dollhouse), born in Newark, New Jersey
• 1962 Philip Blackburn, British-American composer (Ghostly Psalms), sound artist, musicologist (Harry Partch), and record executive (Innova), born in Cambridge, England
• 1962 Susan DeMattei, American cyclist (Olympic bronze 1996), born in San Francisco, California
• 1963 Stanley Menzo, Surinamese-Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Ajax/PSV), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
• 1964 Lisa Ullén, Korean-Swedish jazz pianist and composer, born in Seoul, South Korea
• 1964 Roberto Vittori, Italian air force officer and ESA astronaut, born in Viterbo, Lazio, Italy
• 1965 Daniel Held, American 10k runner, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1966 Bill Charlap, American jazz pianist (Phil Woods; Tony Bennett; Sandy Stewart), and educator, born in New York City
• 1966 David Stead, British pop drummer (The Beautiful South - "A Little Time"), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
• 1966 Dougie Vipond, Scottish pop drummer (Deacon Blue - "Real Gone Kid") and broadcaster (BBC), born in Elderslie, Scotland
• 1966 Jeffrey Jacquet, American actor (Mork & Mindy, Whiz Kids), born in Bay City, Texas
• 1966 Jorge Campos, Mexican football goalkeeper (130 caps; UNAM, LA Galaxy), born in Acapulco, Guerrero
• 1967 Carlos García, Venezuelan baseball infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Táchira State, Venezuela

• 1968 Jyrki 69 [Jyrki Pekka Emil Linnankivi], Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes), born in Helsinki, Finland
• 1968 Matteo Garrone, Italian filmmaker (Dogman), born in Rome, Italy
• 1968 Meredith Rainey, American 800m runner, born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1969 Dominic West, British actor (The Wire), born in Sheffield, England
• 1969 Vítor Baía, Portuguese football goalkeeper, born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
• 1970 Eric Benét, American singer and songwriter ("Love Don't Love Me"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1970 Lonnie Palelei, American football offensive lineman (NY Jets), born in Nu'uuli, American Samoa
• 1971 Andy Cole, English soccer striker (15 caps; Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham), born in Nottingham, England
• 1971 Annbjørg Lien, Norwegian folk fiddler and nyckelharpa player, born in Ålesund, Norway

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