Famous Birthdays on October 27

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• 1156 Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1194-1222), born in Saint-Gilles, Gard, France (d. 1222)
• 1401 Catherine of Valois, Queen of Henry V of England, born in Paris (d. 1437)
• 1661 Fyodor Apraksin, Russian admiral (Great Northern War, Russo-Persian War) and Governor of Estonia and Karelia (1712-23), (d. 1728)

• 1739 Franz Ignaz Kaa, German composer, born in Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg (d. 1818)
• 1744 Mary Moser, English painter (Flowers Still Life), born in London (d. 1819)
• 1746 Georg Anton Kreusser, German composer, born in Triefenstein, Germany (d. 1810)
• 1760 August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal, born in Schildau, Saxony (d. 1831)
• 1761 Matthew Baillie, Scottish Physician (first systematic study of pathology in 1793), born in Shotts Manse, Lanarkshire (d. 1823)
• 1762 Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp, Dutch count and Minister of Foreign affairs (1813-14), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1834)
• 1763 William Maclure, Scottish-American Geologist (first geological map), born in Ayr, Scotland (d. 1840)
• 1775 Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, German composer, born in Weimar, Germany (d. 1831)
• 1782 Niccolo Paganini, Italian composer and violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca), born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1840)
• 1800 Benjamin Franklin Wade, American politician, US Senator from Ohio (1851-69), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1878)
• 1809 Peter Donders, Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Suriname, born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1887)
• 1811 Isaac Singer, American inventor (1st practical home sewing machine), born in Pittstown New York (d. 1875)
• 1811 Stevens T. Mason, American politician (1st Governor of Michigan. 1835-40), born in Leesburg, Virginia (d. 1843)

• 1814 Daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and 3rd Mayor of Salt Lake City, born in Trenton, New York (d. 1891)
• 1817 Anton de Kontski [Antoni Kątski], Polish-American pianist and composer (Awakening Of The Lion), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1899)
• 1828 Jacob Dolson Cox, Canadian-American statesman, lawyer, and Major General (Union Army), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1900)
• 1829 Christopher Columbus Andres, American diplomat, newspaperman, author, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire (d. 1922)
• 1838 John Davis Long, American politician (32nd Governor of Massachusetts 1880-1915), born in Buckfield, Maine (d. 1915)

• 1844 Klas Arnoldson, Swedish politician and pacifist (Nobel Peace 1908), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1916)
• 1854 Sir William Alexander Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade, born in Pennyland House, Thurso, Scotland (d. 1914)

• 1865 Charles Spencelayh, English painter (Why War), born in Rochester, Kent (d. 1958)
• 1868 Annie Patterson, Irish organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Lurgan, Ireland (d. 1934)
• 1872 Emily Post, American authority on social behaviour and writer (Etiquette), born in Baltimore, Maryland [or Oct 3rd, 1873] (d. 1960)
• 1873 Henry Tate, Australian composer and poet, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1926)

• 1876 Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, Dutch actress (Un Soir Un Train), born in Pamekasan, Dutch Indies (d. 1976)
• 1885 Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter, born in Sundsvall, Sweden (d. 1948)
• 1889 Enid Bagnold, British novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit), born in Rochester, Kent (d. 1981)
• 1892 Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), born in Quebrangulo, Brazil (d. 1953)
• 1892 Victor E. van Vriesland, Dutch poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1974)
• 1894 Fritz Sauckel, German Nazi politician (General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment, 1942-45), and convicted war criminal, born in Hassfurt, Germany (d. 1946)
• 1894 Oliver Leese, British World War II general, born in Westminster, London (d. 1978)
• 1896 Edith Haisman, the oldest survivor of Titanic, born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1997)
• 1904 Ernő Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer forward (2 caps Hungary; Ferencváros, NY Giants, NY Americans) and coach (United States [men] 1953-56), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1974)
• 1906 Earle Cabell, American politician, 48th Mayor of Dallas (1961-64), born in Dallas County, Texas (d. 1975)
• 1907 Helmut Walcha, a blind German organist (church music), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1991)
• 1907 Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez, 1st Prime Minister of Dutch Antilles (d. 1966)
• 1908 Lee Krasner, American abstract expressionist painter, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1984)
• 1909 Henry "Mule" Townsend, American blues singer, guitarist, and piano player, born in Shelby, Mississippi (d. 2006)
• 1910 Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne and Guinness brewing heir, born in Mandatory Palestine (d. 1992)
• 1910 Folke Eriksberg [Eriksberger], Swedish jazz and session guitarist, and composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1976)
• 1910 Fred de Cordova, American film and TV producer (Tonight Show), born in New York City (d. 2001)
• 1910 Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce), born in Manitoba (d. 1963)
• 1911 Leif Erickson, American actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront), born in Alameda, California (d. 1986)
• 1912 Conlon Nancarrow, American-Mexican composer, often of player piano music (Soundings 4), born in Texarkana, Arkansas (d. 1997)
• 1912 Gösta Törner, Swedish hot jazz and session trumpeter and bandleader, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1982)
• 1913 Joseph Medicine Crow, Native American chief and historian, born near Lodge Grass, Montana (d. 2013)
• 1913 Otto Wichterle, Czech chemist and inventor of the soft contact lens, born in Prostjov, Moravia (d. 1998) [1]

• 1914 Stanislaw Brunstein, Polish-British artist who specialized in images of the lost world of Jewish Poland, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1994)
• 1915 Harry Saltzman, Canadian theater and film producer (Goldfinger), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (d. 1994)
• 1916 Bob de Lange [Jacob Bernard de Lange], Dutch actor and director (Daniel), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1978)
• 1916 Kazimierz Brandys, Polish essayist and writer, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 2000)
• 1917 Augustine Harris, British Bishop of Middlesbrough, born in West Derby, Liverpool (d. 2007)
• 1917 Carl "Bama" Warwick, American jazz trumpeter (Dizzy Gillespie; John Kirby; Woody Herman; Buddy Rich), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2003)
• 1917 Jack Plimsoll, South African cricket fast bowler (1 Test, BB 3-143; manager RSA team to England 1965), born in Kalk Bay, South Africa (d. 1999)

• 1918 Paul Dixon, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show), born in Albia, Iowa (d. 1974)
• 1918 Teresa Wright, American actress (Shadow Of A Doubt; Pride of the Yankees; The Best Years of Our Lives), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2005)
• 1919 Babs Gonzales [Lee Brown], American be-bop jazz vocalist, poet, and songwriter ("Oop-Pop-A-Da"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1980)
• 1920 K. R. Narayanan, 10th President of India (1997-2002), born in Uzhavoor, Kerala (d. 2005)
• 1920 Nanette Fabray [Ruby Fabares], American actress and singer (Love Life, Caesar's Hour, One Day at a Time), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018)
• 1921 Anestis Logothetis, Austrian composer, born in Burgas, Bulgaria (d. 1994)
• 1921 Warren Allen Smith, American gay rights activist and writer, born in Minburn, Iowa (d. 2017)
• 1922 Carlos Andrés Pérez, President of Venezuela (1974-79, 89-94), born in Rubio, Venezuela (d. 2010)
• 1922 George Young, Scottish soccer defender (54 caps; Rangers 293 games), born in Grangemouth, Scotland (d. 1997)
• 1922 Poul Bundgaard, Danish comic actor (Olsen-banden films) and operetta singer (Royal Danish Theatre, 1958-73), born in Hellerup, Denmark (d. 1998)

• 1922 Ruby Dee (née Wallace), American Emmy Award-winning stage and screen actress (A Raisin in the Sun; American Gangster), poet, and civil rights activist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2014)
• 1923 Ned Wertimer, American actor (The Jeffersons), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2013)
• 1923 Roy Lichtenstein, Pop art painter (painted comic book panels), born in New York City (d. 1997)
• 1924 Alain Bombard, French biologist, physician, and politician who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat to test his theory that a shipwrecked person could survive without provisions, born in Paris (d. 2005)
• 1924 Bonnie Lou [Mary Joan Okum], American rockabilly musician ("Tennessee Mambo"), born in Towanda, Illinois (d. 2015)
• 1924 Gary Chester [Cesario Gurciullo], Italian-American session drummer (Ben E. King; Dionne Warwick; John Denver) and drum instructor, born in Siracusa, Italy (d. 1987)
• 1924 George Wallington [Giacinto Figlia], Italian-American jazz pianist, composer ("Lemon Drop"; "Godchild"), and bandleader, born in Palermo, Sicily (d. 1993)
• 1924 Michel Galabru, French actor (Judge & the Assassin), born in Safi, Morocco (d. 2016)
• 1925 Albert Medwin, American electrical engineer (developed integrated circuits at RCA, led development first low power CMOS chips), born in New York City (d. 2020) [1]
• 1925 Jane Connell, American actress (Jane-Stanley, Bridget-Dumpling), born in Oakland, California (d. 2013)
• 1925 Mary Kay Stearns, American actress (Mary Kay & Johnny), born in Glendale, California (d. 2018)
• 1925 Warren M Christopher, 63rd United States Secretary of State (1993-97), born in Scranton, North Dakota (d. 2011)

• 1926 Nana Joshi, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (12 tests, 27 dismissals, 1 x 50; Maharashtra CC), born in Baroda, Gujarat, India (d. 1987)
• 1927 Bernard Parmegiani, French composer (L'Oeil écoute - The Eye Listens), born in Paris (d. 2013)
• 1927 Dominick Argento, American composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint), born in York, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
• 1927 Edward Keinholz, American artist and sculptor, born in Fairfield, Washington (d. 1994)
• 1928 Datta Gaekwad, Indian cricket batsman and captain (11 Tests, 1 x 50; Baroda CC), born in Vadodara, India (d. 2024)
• 1928 Kyle Rote, College Football HOF halfback (SMU; 4 × Pro Bowl; NY Giants) and broadcaster (WNEW, NBC, WNBC New York), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2002)
• 1928 Stefan Wewerka, German architect and sculptor, born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2013)
• 1929 Bill George, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (8 × First-team All-Pro; 8 × Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears, LA Rams), born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
• 1929 Marino Iandiorio, Italian canned tomato pioneer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1994)
• 1931 David Bryant, English lawn bowler (World Outdoor C'ship singles 1966, 80, 88; 4 x C'wealth Games gold singles), born in Clevedon, England (d. 2020)
• 1931 Nawal el-Saadawi, Egyptian feminist writer and activist, born in Kafr Tahla, Egypt (d. 2021) [1]
• 1932 Chuck Stobart, American college football coach (University of Toledo, University of Utah, University of Memphis), born in Middleport, Ohio (d. 2022)
• 1932 Harry Gregg, Irish soccer goalkeeper (25 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United) and manager (Shrewsbury Town, Swansea, Crewe Alexandra), born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
• 1932 Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (Trout), born in Paris, France (d. 2007)
• 1932 Kathy Cornelius, American golfer (US Open 1956), born in Boston, Massachusetts

• 1933 Earle Wells, New Zealand sailor (Olympic gold Flying Dutchman 1964), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2021)
• 1933 Floyd Cramer, American Country Music Hall of Fame pianist ("Last Date"; "On the Rebound"), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 1997)
• 1933 Valentin Boreyko, Russian rower (Olympic gold coxless pair [Oleg Golovanov] 1960), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2012)
• 1934 Barre Phillips, American jazz double bassist, based in France, born in San Francisco, California
• 1934 David Barclay, British hotel magnate (The Ritz) and multi-billionaire, born in Hammersmith, London (d. 2021)
• 1934 Frederick Barclay, British hotel magnate (The Ritz) and multi-billionaire, born in Hammersmith, London
• 1934 Giorgos Konstadinou, Greek actor and director, born in Athens, Greece
• 1934 Ivan Jullien, French jazz and session trumpeter and bandleader, born in Vincennes, France (d. 2015)
• 1934 Phil Horrocks-Taylor, English rugby union fly half (9 caps England, 1 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers), born in Halifax, England (d. 2021)
• 1937 Lara Parker [Mary Rickey], American actress (Dark Shadows - "Angelique"; Save the Tiger; Race with the Devil), and novelist, born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 2023)
• 1938 Elliot del Borgo, American music educator (SUNY/Crane School of Music, 1966-95) and composer (1980 Winter Olympics), born in Port Chester, New York (d. 2013)
• 1938 Maurice Hinchey, American politician (Rep-D-New York), born in New York City
• 1939 Dallas Frazier, American country music songwriter ("Alley Oop"; "Elvira"; "There Goes My Everything"), born in Spiro, Oklahoma (d. 2022)

• 1940 Anthea Joseph, British folk music promoter, and record company publicist, born in London, England (d. 1997)

• 1940 Julius Eastman, American pianist, vocalist, and minimalist composer (The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc; Gay Guerrilla), born in New York City (d. 1990)
• 1940 Maxine Hong Kingston, American author (The Woman Warrior), born in Stockton, California
• 1941 Dick Trickle, American auto racer (7 x ARTGO C'ships, ASA AC-Delco Challenge C'ship 1984, 85; NASCAR Rookie of the Year 1989), born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (d. 2013)
• 1942 Lee Greenwood, American country singer ("God Bless the USA"; "I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose)"), born in South Gate, California
• 1942 Mike Appel, American musician, songwriter and producer (Sir Lord Baltimore; Bruce Springsteen), born in Flushing, Queens, New York
• 1942 Philip Catherine, Belgian jazz guitarist (Chet Baker; Stephane Grappelli; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen; Jean-Luc Ponty), born in London, England
• 1944 Piet Oudolf, Dutch garden designer (New Perennial style, High Line NY), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
• 1945 Carrie Snodgress, American actress (Diary of Mad Housewife), born in Barrington, Illinois (d. 2004)
• 1945 John Kane, British stage and screen actor (Royal Shakespeare Company; Doctor Who) and screenwriter (Terry and June), born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland

• 1946 Leslie Byrne, American politician (Rep-D-Virginia), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
• 1946 Peter Martins, Danish dancer and choreographer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1946 Steven R. Nagel, American astronaut, USAF (STS 51-G, 61-A, 37, 55), born in Canton, Illinois (d. 2014)
• 1946 Terry J. Hart, American astronaut (STS 41C), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1947 Terry Anderson, American journalist, US hostage held in Lebanon (1985-91), born in Lorain, Ohio
• 1948 Byron Allred, American rock keyboardist (Steve Miller Band), born in Logan, Utah
• 1948 Sherman Robertson, American blues guitarist (I'm the Man), born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
• 1949 Clifford Antone, American businessman, born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 2006)
• 1949 Garry Tallent, American rock bassist and producer (E Street Band), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1949 Jack Daniels, American country guitarist (Highway 101 - "Cry, Cry, Cry"; "Who's Lonely Now?"), born in Choctaw, Oklahoma,
• 1949 Mike Kopetski, American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Oregon), born in Pendleton, Oregon
• 1949 Robin Miller, American motorsports journalist (Indianapolis Star, Autoweek, Car and Driver, ESPN, Speed, NBCSN), born in Anderson, Indiana (d. 2021)
• 1950 Fran Lebowitz, American author and actress (Resident Alien), born in Morristown, New Jersey
• 1951 Carlos Frenk, Mexican-British cosmologist, born in Mexico

• 1951 Jayne Kennedy, American actress (Body and Soul), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1951 K. K. Downing, British rock guitarist (Judas Priest - "Breakin' The Law"), born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
• 1951 Nancy Jacobs, American politician (R), Senator Maryland (1999-2015), born in Charleston, West Virginia
• 1952 (Edward) "Ted" Wass, American actor (Soap - "Danny"; Blossom - "Nick'), and director, born in Lakewood, Ohio
• 1952 Bill Bottrell, American Grammy Award-winning sound engineer, songwriter and record producer (Sheryl Crow; Shelby Lynne; Michael Jackson; Rosanne Cash), born in California

• 1953 Michael Baker, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 43, 52, 68, 81), born in Memphis, Tennessee
• 1953 Peter Firth, English actor (Equus, Lifeforce, Tess), born in Bradford, England
• 1953 Robert Picardo, American actor (Frame Up, Gremlins 2), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1954 Chris Tavaré, English cricket batsman (31 Tests, 2 x 100, 12 x 50, HS 149; Kent CCC, Somerset CCC), born in Orpington, England
• 1954 Jan Duursema, American comic book artist (Star Wars comics), born in New Jersey
• 1954 Uffe Steen, Danish jazz, rock and blues electric guitarist, born in Odense, Denmark
• 1955 Debra Bowen, American politician, 31st Secretary of State of California (2007-15), born in Rockford, Illinois
• 1956 Ben Besiakov, Danish jazz pianist and jazz-fusion keyboard player, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1956 Jaq D. Hawkins, British author, occultist and lecturer, born in California

• 1957 Glenn Hoddle, English soccer midfielder (53 caps; Tottenham; Monaco, Swindon, Chelsea) and manager (England, Southampton, Tottenham, Wolverhampton), born in London, England
• 1957 Jeff East, American actor (Huckleberry Finn, Superman), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• 1958 Hazell Dean [Poole], English disco singer (Always Doesn't Mean Forever), born in Chelmsford, Essex, England
• 1958 Lee Carter, Alabama Judge of the 25th Judicial Circuit
• 1958 Manu Katché, French session and touring drummer (Peter Gabriel; Preface; Sting), born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
• 1958 Simon Le Bon, English rock vocalist (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"), born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
• 1959 Rick Carlisle, American basketball guard and head coach (Dallas Mavericks 2008-19; Indiana Pacers; NBA Coach of the Year 2002, Detroit Pistons), born in Ogdensburg, New York
• 1959 Víctor Luna, Colombian soccer defender (21 caps; Atlético Nacional, América de Cali), born in Medellín, Colombia (d. 2024)
• 1960 Oleg Bryjak, Kazakhstani-German bass-baritone opera singer (Deutsche Oper am Rhein), born in Jezkazgan, Kazakhstan, USSR (d. 2015)
• 1961 Håkan Hardenberger, Swedish classical trumpet soloist, and conductor, born in Malmö, Sweden
• 1961 Igor Butman, Russian-American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, born in Lenningrad, Russia, Soviet Union
• 1961 Joanna Scanlan, English actress (After Love), born in West Kirby, England
• 1963 Deborah Moore, English actress (Danielle-Day of Our Lives), born in London

• 1964 Mark Taylor, Australian cricketer (genius Australian captain since 1994), born in Leeton, Australia
• 1964 Mary T. Meagher, American swimmer (3 x Olympic gold 100/200m butterfly, 4x100m medley 1984; WR 100/200m butterfly 1981), born in Louisville, Kentucky
• 1966 Brad Lauer, Canadian NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Humboldt, Canada
• 1966 Matt Drudge, American political commentator and blogger (Drudge Report), born in Takoma Park, Maryland
• 1966 Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints), born in Everett, Washington
• 1967 Jaren Jackson, American NBA guard & forward (Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

• 1969 Corey Foster, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins), born in Ottawa, Ontario
• 1969 John Kasay, NFL kicker (Carolina Panthers), born in Athens, Georgia
• 1970 Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Cradle of Filth), born in Malmö, Sweden
• 1970 Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer, born in Chingola, Zambia
• 1970 Vernon Lewis, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
• 1971 Jade Arcade, American comics artist and writer, born in Nashville, Tennessee
• 1971 Jorge Soto, Peruvian soccer midfielder (101 caps; Sporting Cristal), born in Lima, Peru
• 1971 Mike Ricci, Canadian NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Scarborough, Ontario
• 1971 Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek soccer midfielder (120 caps; Kavala, PAOK, Leicester City, AEK Athens, Bologna) and politician (Member European Parliament), born in Kavala, Greece
• 1972 Brad Radke, American baseball pitcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
• 1972 Elissa [Elissar Zakaria Khoury] Lebanese singer, born in Deir el Ahmar, Lebanon
• 1972 James Deakin, Filipino-British television host, and automotive journalist, born in Manila, Philippines
• 1972 Lee Clark, English footballer (Newcastle United), born in Wallsend, England
• 1972 Maria Mutola, Mozambican 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
• 1972 Marika Krook, Finnish singer (Edea), born in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1973 Anthony Doerr, American writer (All the Light We Cannot See - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2015), born in Cleveland, Ohio [1]
• 1973 Monica Louwerens, Canadian-American actress (Power Rangers) and Miss America-Mississippi (Top 10, 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1974 Juan Viedma, Dutch soccer player (Ajax, NEC), born in Heemskerk, Netherlands
• 1975 Aron Ralston, American mountaineer and motivational speaker (survived canyoning accident by cutting off arm), born in Marion, Ohio

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