Famous Birthdays on October 31

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 253

• 1291 Philippe de Vitry, French composer and poet, born in Paris, France (d. 1361)

• 1424 Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, King of Poland and Hungary, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1444)
• 1538 Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian, born in Sora, Italy (d. 1607)
• 1541 Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer (lawyer for the Council of Brabant), born in Turnhout (d. 1608)
• 1599 Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer, born in Houghton, England (d. 1680)
• 1620 John Evelyn, English writer and diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin), born in Wotten, England (d. 1706)

• 1636 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1651-79), born in Schleissheim Palace, Bavaria (d. 1679)
• 1638 Meindert Hobbema, Dutch landscape painter, baptized in Amsterdam (d. 1709)
• 1692 Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist, born in Paris (d. 1765)
• 1694 Yeongjo of Joseon, 21st king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1724-76), born in Changdeok Palace, Kingdom of Joseon (d. 1776)
• 1705 Pope Clement XIV [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74), born in Rimini, Italy (d. 1774)
• 1711 Laura Bassi, Italian physicist and scholar, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1778)
• 1724 Christopher Anstey, English poet (The New Bath Guide), born in Brinkley, England (d. 1805)
• 1737 James Lovell, American educator and statesman, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1789)
• 1740 William Paca, American judge and signer (Declaration of Independence), born in Abingdon, Maryland (d. 1799)
• 1750 Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, born in São Jorge de Arroios, Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1839)
• 1755 Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist, born in Zottergem, Belgium (d. 1846)
• 1757 Ignaz Spangler, Austrian singer and composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1811)
• 1761 Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch politician (Grand Pensionary of Batavian Commonwealth), and diplomat, born in Deventer, Overijssel, United Provinces (d. 1825)
• 1785 George F Kersting, German painter, born in Güstrow, Germany (d. 1847)
• 1791 Ferdinand Huber, Swiss composer, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 1863)

• 1815 Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician (theory of functions), born in Ostenfelde, Germany (d. 1897)
• 1825 Charles Lavigerie, French Catholic cardinal, born in Bayonne, France (d. 1892)
• 1826 Hugh Boyle Ewing, American diplomat, author, attorney, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Lancaster, Ohio (d. 1905)
• 1827 Richard Morris Hunt, American architect and educator, born in Brattleboro, Vermont (d. 1895)
• 1831 Daniel Butterfield, American Major General (Union Army), assistant US Treasurer, born in Utica, New York (d. 1901)
• 1831 Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist and anthropologist, born in Monza, Italy (d. 1910)
• 1835 Adelbert Ames, American soldier and politician, Bvt Major General (Union Army), born in Rockland, Maine (d. 1933)
• 1835 Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), born in Berlin (d. 1917)
• 1835 Krišjānis Barons, Latvian writer who published Latvian folk songs, born in Jaunpils Parish, Latvia (d. 1923)
• 1838 Luís I, King of Portugal (1861-89), born in Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1889)
• 1840 Franz Müller, German tailor and first train murderer (killing Thomas Briggs) (d. 1864)
• 1847 Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and electrical engineer, born in Livorno Ferraris, Italy (d. 1897)
• 1848 Boston Custer, brother of George Armstrong Custer, born in New Rumley, Ohio (d. 1876)
• 1851 Lovisa of Sweden, Queen of Denmark, born in Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1926)
• 1852 Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, American writer (Revolt of Mother), born in Randolph, Massachusetts (d. 1930)
• 1854 Adolf Erman, German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), born in Berlin (d. 1937)

• 1872 James Hogan, Irish College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale), born in Glenbane, County Tipperary, Ireland (d. 1910)
• 1875 Seerp Anema, Dutch poet and writer (From Holland's Coasts; Modern Art and Degeneration), born in Barradeel, Minnertsga, Nethelands (d. 1961)

• 1876 Eduard van Oort, Dutch ornithologist (Ornithology of Netherlands), born in Barneveld, Netherlands (d. 1933)

• 1883 Marie Laurencin, French painter, born in Paris (d. 1956)

• 1887 Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey (Montreal Canadiens) and lacrosse player, born in Cornwall, Ontario (d. 1970)
• 1887 William Whysall, British cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30), (d. 1930)
• 1888 George Hubert Wilkins, Australian polar explorer (Flying the Arctic), born in Hallett, Australia (d. 1958)
• 1888 Harold Vincent Milligan, American musician and composer, born in Astoria, Oregon (d. 1951)
• 1888 Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1944)
• 1892 Olof Thiel, Swedish film score composer, under the pseudonym of Jacques Armand, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1978)
• 1892 Ruth Fuller Sasaki, American Zen teacher (1st Zen Institute of America), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1967)
• 1895 B. H. Liddell Hart, English military historian and publicist (The Rommel Papers), born in Paris (d. 1970)
• 1895 C. K. Nayudu, Indian cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), born in Nagpur, Maharashtra (d. 1967)
• 1896 Ethel Waters, American actress (Beulah), singer (Stormy Weather), born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1977)
• 1897 Pete Henry, American College/Pro Football HOF tackle (Washington & Jefferson; First-team All-Pro 1920–23, NFL C'ship 1922, 23; Canton Bulldogs), born in Mansfield, Ohio (d. 1952)
• 1898 Alfred Sauvy, French statistician (Affluence & Population), born in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho, France (d. 1990)
• 1900 Cal Hubbard, American Baseball HOF umpire (AL 1936-51) and Pro/College Football HOF tackle (4 × NFL C'ship 1927, 29–31; 4 × First-team All-Pro; NY Giants, GB Packers), born in Keytesville, Missouri (d. 1977)
• 1902 Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (field of statistical sequential analysis), born in Cluj-Napoca, Austria-Hungary (d. 1950)
• 1902 Charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet (Claro Enigma), born in Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil (d. 1987)
• 1902 Eduard Franz, American actor (Zorro), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1983)
• 1902 Wilbur Shaw, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1937, 39, 40; Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1991), born in Shelbyville, Indiana (d. 1954)

• 1906 Louise Talma, American composer (Summer Sounds), born in Arcachon, France (d. 1996)
• 1907 Helen Lessore, English artist, born in London (d. 1994)
• 1912 Dale Evans, American actress and singer (Roy Rogers Show), born in Uvalde, Texas (d. 2001)
• 1912 Ollie Johnston, American animator and the last living member of Disney's Nine Old Men, born in Palo Alto, California (d. 2008)
• 1913 Milton Green, American athlete (WR 45-yard high hurdles 5.8s 1935; WR 60m high hurdles 7.5s 1936), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2005)
• 1914 Joe Carcione, American consumer advocate (The Green Grocer) (d. 1988)
• 1914 John Hugenholtz, Dutch race track designer, born in Westerveld, Netherlands (d. 1995)
• 1916 Carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden, born in Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2012)
• 1916 Ken Keltner, American MLB baseball third baseman, 1937-50, 7x All-Star (Cleveland Indians; Boston Red Sox), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1991)
• 1917 Erik Routley, British Congregational minister, composer and musicologist, born in England (d. 1982)
• 1917 William H. McNeill, Canadian-born historian (Rise of the West), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2016)
• 1918 Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American parapsychologist and reincarnation expert, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2007)
• 1919 Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author of Polyhedron models, born in Park Falls, Wisconsin (d. 2017)
• 1920 Dedan Kimathi [wa Waciuri], Kenyan freedom fighter (Mau Mau Uprising), born in Thegenge Village, British Kenya (d. 1957)
• 1920 Dick Francis, British jockey and detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes), born in Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire, Wales (d. 2010)
• 1920 Fritz Walter, German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern) and captain of West Germany, born in Kaiserslautern, Germany (d. 2002)
• 1920 Helmut Newton, German fashion photographer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2004)
• 1920 Joseph Gelineau, French Catholic Jesuit priest and composer, born in Maine-et-Loire, France (d. 2008)
• 1922 (Jean-Baptiste) Illinois Jacquet, American jazz saxophonist ("Flying Home"), born in Broussard, Louisiana (d. 2004)
• 1922 Anatoli Papanov, Russian actor (Cold Summer of 1953) named as a People's Artist of the USSR (1973), born in Vyazma, Russia (d. 1987)
• 1922 Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (Vertigo, Dallas, Caught), born in New York City (d. 2005)

• 1922 Talfryn Thomas, Welsh character actor (Dad's Army -"Cheeseman"; Dr. Who), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 1982)
• 1923 Hicks B. Waldron, Chairman and CEO of Avon Products, Inc., born in Amsterdam, New York (d. 2017)
• 1925 John Pople, English chemist (Nobel Prize 1998), born in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England (d. 2004)
• 1925 Lee Grant [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], American actress (Shampoo, Mulholland Drive), born in New York City
• 1926 (Moisés) "Mario" Abramovich, Argentinian tango and classical violinist (Sexteto Major, 1974-2014), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2014)
• 1926 Jimmy Savile, English entertainer and suspected sexual predator, born in Leeds (d. 2011)
• 1926 Shirley Dinsdale, American ventriloquist (Judy Splinters), radio and television personality, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1999)
• 1928 Andrew Sarris, American movie critic (Village Voice), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
• 1929 Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It), born in Borgo Santa Lucia, Naples, Italy (d. 2016)
• 1929 Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player (World #3 1976-81; Pot Black 1972, 73, 80), born in Merewether, Australia (d. 2004)
• 1930 Bill Pearl, American bodybuilder (5 x Mr. Universe), born in Prineville, Oregon (d. 2022)
• 1930 Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (Charles Mingus), born in Denison, Texas (d. 1970)

• 1930 Ray Crane, British jazz trumpeter, born in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1994)

• 1931 David Lumsdaine, Australian composer (Annotations of Auschwitz), born in Sydney, Australia
• 1932 Donald Pritzker, American entrepreneur (co-founder and president of Hyatt hotels), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1972)
• 1933 Eric Nesterenko, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL All Star 1961, 65; Toronto Maple Leafs; Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks), born in Flin Flon, Manitoba (d. 2022)

• 1933 Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lachine, Canada
• 1933 Sante Ranucci, Italian cyclist (gold UCI World C'ships amateur road race 1955), born in Montefiascone, Italy (d. 2023)
• 1934 Norman Beaton, Guyanese actor (Eureka, Black Joy, Mighty Quinn), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 1994)
• 1934 Walter Steffens, German composer, born in Burtscheid, Aachen, Germany

• 1936 Sergei Nikolayevich Gaidukov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Zhuravka, Voronezh, Russia (d. 2008)
• 1937 Tom Paxton, American folk singer and songwriter ("Bottle of Wine': "The Marvelous Toy"), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1939 Ali Farka Touré, Malian musician, born in Timbuktu Region, Mali (d. 2006)
• 1939 John Guerin, American session and touring jazz-rock drummer and percussionist (Frank Zappa; L.A. Express; Joni Mitchell: Linda Ronstadt), born in Hawaii (d. 2004)
• 1939 Ron Rifkin [Saul Rifkin], American actor (Alias - "Arvin Sloane"; Brothers & Sisters; L.A. Confidential), born in New York City
• 1939 Tom O'Connor, British comedian and TV game show host, born in Bootle, Lancashire, England (d. 2021)
• 1941 Dan Alderson, American scientist (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and sci-fi fandom figure, (d. 1989)
• 1941 Derek Bell, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1975, 81, 82, 86, 87; World Sportscar C'ship 1985, 86; 24 Hours of Daytona 1987, 89), born in Pinner, England
• 1941 Luke Jackson, American basketball center/forward (Olympic gold 1964; NBA C'ship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers; NBA All-Star 1965), born in San Marcos, Texas (d. 2022)
• 1942 Dave McNally, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1969-70, 72; World Series 1966, 70; Baltimore Orioles), born in Billings, Montana (d. 2002)
• 1942 David Ogden Stiers, American stage and screen actor (M*A*S*H, 1977-83 - "Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III"; Lilo & Stitch), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2018)
• 1943 Brian Piccolo, American NFL football running back, 1965-69 (Chicago Bears), and subject of the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song", born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1970)
• 1943 Tony Hazzard, British pop songwriter ("Hello World"; "Listen To Me"; "(I Think I'm Over) Getting Over You"), born in Liverpool, England
• 1944 Otto Wiesheu, German politician, born in Zolling, Germany
• 1944 Sally Kirkland, American actress (Anna, Sting, Pvt Benjamin, Big Bad Mama), born in New York City
• 1945 (John) "Moon" Martin, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Bad Case Of Loving You"), born in Altus, Oklahoma (d. 2020) [1] [2]
• 1945 Brian Doyle-Murray, American comedian and actor (Groundhog Day), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1945 Rik Kenton, British rock musician (Roxy Music; Woody Kern), born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
• 1945 Russ Ballard, British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Argent - "Liar"; "Hold Your Head Up"; "You Can Do Magic"), born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England
• 1946 Ged Dunn, English rugby league winger (8 Tests; Hull KIngston Rovers 301 games), born in Redcar, England (d. 2021)
• 1946 Norman Lovett, English stand-up comedian and actor (Red Dwarf), born in Windsor, Berkshire, England
• 1946 Ramnath Parkar, Indian cricket batsman (Indian in 2 Tests v England 1972-73), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1999)
• 1946 Stephen Rea, Irish film and stage actor (Crying Game, Michael Collins), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 1947 Deidre Hall, American actress (Days of our Lives, Our House), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1947 Frank Shorter, American marathoner (Olympic gold/silver-72, 76), born in Munich, Germany
• 1947 Howard Skempton, British experimental and classical composer, pianist, and accordionist (Scratch Orchestra), born in Chester, Cheshire, England
• 1947 Jennifer Hosten, Grenadian radio host and beauty queen (1st black Miss World 1970), born in St George's, Grenada
• 1949 Bob Siebenberg, American rock drummer (Supertramp - Crime Of The Century), born in Glendale, California
• 1949 Dumisa Ntsebeza, South African attorney and anti-apartheid activist, born in Transkei, South Africa
• 1949 Michael Parker, American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Mississippi), born in Laurel, Mississippi
• 1949 Odaline de la Martinez, Cuban-American composer, born in Matanzas, Cuba
• 1949 Terrence W. Wilcutt, United States Marine Corps officer and a NASA astronaut, born in Russellville, Kentucky
• 1950 Antonio Taguba, US Army Major General, born in Manila, Philippines
• 1950 Jane Pauley, American newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend), born in Indianapolis, Indiana

• 1950 Jozef Stolorz, polish painter
• 1950 Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-British architect (London Aquatic Centre; Pritzker Prize - 2004, 1st woman winner), born in Baghdad, Iraq (d. 2016)
• 1951 François Bracci, French soccer defender (18 caps; Olympique de Marseille, RC Strasbourg, FC Bordeaux), born in Beinheim, France (d. 2023)
• 1951 Nick Saban, American football coach (National NCAA C'ships 2003, 09, 11-12, 15, 17; LSU, Alabama, Miami Dolphins), born in Fairmont, West Virginia
• 1952 Bernard Edwards, American bassist (Chicago - "Addicted to Love"), born in Greenville, North Carolina
• 1953 John Lucas, NBA guard (Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee), born in Durham, North Carolina
• 1953 Michael J. Anderson, American actor (The Man from Another Place), born in Denver, Coloroda
• 1954 Ken Wahl [Anthony Calzaretta], American actor (Wiseguy, The Gladiator, The Wanderers), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1956 Anders Lago, Swedish Social Democratic politician, born in Jönköping, Sweden
• 1956 Charles Moore, British editor-in-chief (Sunday Telegraph), born in Hastings, Sussex, England
• 1957 Brian Stokes Mitchell, American Broadway singer and actor, born in Seattle, Washington
• 1957 Robert Pollard, American rock singer-songwriter (Guided by Voices), born in Dayton, Ohio
• 1958 Jeannie Longo, French cyclist (Olympic gold road race 1996; World C'ship [track] gold x 4; World C'ship [road] gold x 9), born in Annecy, France
• 1958 Russ Cochran, American golfer (Senior Open C'ship 2011), born in Paducah, Kentucky
• 1959 Ann Henricksson, American tennis star, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• 1959 Neal Stephenson, American author, born in Fort Meade, Maryland
• 1960 Arnaud Desplechin, French film director and screenwriter, born in Roubaix, France
• 1960 Janice Harrer, American WPVA volleyballer (US Open-1989, Olympics 1996), born in Torrance, California
• 1960 Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican delegate to Congress, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico

• 1961 Alonzo Babers, American track and field athlete, 400m/4X400m relay (Olympic gold 1984), born in Montgomery, Alabama
• 1961 Kate Campbell, American folk music singer-songwriter, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1961 Larry Mullen, Jr, Irish rock drummer (U2 - "I Will Follow"), born in Dublin, Ireland

• 1961 Sterling Hinds, Canadian 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1963 Dermot Mulroney, American actor (Samantha, Sunset, Long Gone), born in Alexandria, Virginia
• 1963 Dunga [Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri], Brazilian footballer, born in Ijuí, Brazil
• 1963 Fred McGriff, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1995 Atlanta Braves; 5 x MLB All Star), born in Tampa, Florida
• 1963 Johnny Marr, British guitarist and songwriter (The Smiths - "This Charming Man"; "Ask"), born in Ardwick, Manchester, England
• 1963 Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou], Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motörhead; Scorpions], born in Gothenburg, Sweden
• 1963 Rob Schneider, American actor (Saturday Night Live, Jamie Coleman-Men Behaving Badly), born in San Francisco, California
• 1964 Amanda Sandrelli, Italian actress (The Key), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
• 1964 Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish drummer (My Bloody Valentine; Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions), born in Dublin, Ireland
• 1964 Darryl Worley, American country singer ("Hard Rain Don't Last"), born in Memphis, Tennessee

• 1964 Sanjeev Bhaskar, British actor, comedian (Goodness Gracious Me; The Kumars at No. 42), and chancellor (University of Sussex, 2009-present), born in Ealing, England
• 1964 The Boogeyman [Marty Wright], American professional wrestler, born in Phoenix, Arizona
• 1965 Rob Rackstraw, British voice actor, born in Sunderland, England
• 1966 Ad-Rock [Adam Horovitz], American rocker (Beastie Boys - "Fight for Your Right"), born in New York City
• 1966 Annabella Lwin [Myant Myant Aye], Anglo-Burmese singer (Bow Wow Wow - "I Want Candy"), born in Rangoon, Burma
• 1966 Brian Keyser, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Castro Valley, California
• 1966 Jon Wurster, American session and touring drummer (Superchunk; The Mountain Goats; Bob Mould), and comedy writer, born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania
• 1966 Joseph Boyden, Canadian novelist (Three Day Road), born in Willowdale, North York, Ontario
• 1966 Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler (NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee), born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
• 1966 Mike O'Malley, American actor (The Mike O'Malley Show), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1967 Adam Schlesinger, American rock musician (Fountains Of Wayne) and songwriter ("That Thing You Do"), born in New York City (d. 2020)

• 1968 Antonio Davis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2001; Indiana Pacers), executive (President NBA Players Association 2005-06) and broadcaster (ESPN, SiriusXM), born in Oakland, California
• 1968 Eddie Taubensee, American baseball catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Beeville, Texas
• 1969 Henry John Mills, American NFL tight end (Houston Oilers), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• 1969 Lee Woodall, American NFL linebacker (SF 49ers), born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
• 1970 Craig Kelly, English actor (Queer as Folk, Coronation Street), born in Lytham St Annes, England
• 1970 Johnny Moeller, American blues guitarist, born in Fort Worth, Texas

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