Famous Birthdays on October 10

September 30, 2024

October 10 Calendar

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 269

Italian opera composer (Rigoletto, La Traviata), born in Busseto

1817 C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist (Buys Ballot's law), born in Kloetinge, Netherlands (d. 1890)
1819 Zebulon York, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Avon, Maine (d. 1900)

3rd President of South African Republic (1883-1900) and face of Boer resistance during the Second Boer War, born in Steynsburg, Cape Colony

1828 Samuel J. Randall, American politician (Speaker of the United States House of Representatives), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1890)
1829 Dandridge McRae, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Baldwin County, Alabama (d. 1899)
1830 Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1904)
1832 Theodore Shelton Bowers, Bvt Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (d. 1866)
1834 Aleksis Kivi, Finnish writer and poet (Nummisuutarit), born in Nurmijärvi, Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1872)
1847 Gheorghe Dima, Romanian composer, born in Șcheii Brașovului, Romania (d. 1925)
1854 Gerónimo Giménez, Spanish composer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 1923)

Norwegian Arctic explorer and advocate for refugees (Nobel Peace Prize 1922), born in Store Frøen, Christiania

1862 Arthur De Greef, Belgian composer, born in Louvain, Belgium (d. 1940)
1863 Helen Dunbar, American actress (Fine Manners, Beyond the Rocks), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1933)
1863 Louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman (lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) with one finger and backlifting 4,337 pounds (1,967 kg)), born in Quebec, Canada (d. 1912)
1864 T. Frank Appleby, American Republican Party politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey), born in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey (d. 1924)
1865 Rafael Merry del Val, British-born Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal, born in London, England (d. 1930)
1868 Guillermo M. Tomás, Cuban composer, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 1933)
1870 Louise Mack, Australian poet and novelist, born in Hobart, Tasmania (d. 1935)
1876 Walter Niemann, German composer, born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1953)
1884 Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer and writer (Bint), born in Amsterdam (d. 1965)
1884 Ormy Pearse, South African cricketer (3 Tests for South Africa in Australia 1910-11), born in Pietermaritzberg, Natal (d. 1953)
1885 Walter Anderson, German folklorist, born in Minsk, Russian Empire (d. 1962)
1887 Rie Cramer, Dutch writer and illustrator, born in Sukabumi, Dutch East Indies (d. 1977)
1889 Han [Henricus Antonius] van Meegeren, Dutch painter and art forger (Vermeer), born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 1947)
1892 Earle Dickson, American inventor (Band-Aid), born in Grandview, Tennessee (d. 1961)
1893 August Balthazar, Belgian politician, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1952)
1893 Lester Lonergan Jr, American stage and screen actor (Guilty Bystander; The Growing Paynes), born in Peterson, New Jersey (d. 1959)
1893 Willi Apel, German-American musicologist (Harvard Dictionary of Music), born in Konitz, West Prussia (d. 1988)
1895 Fridolf Rhudin, Swedish actor and comedian (The Wrong Millionaire, Secret Svensson), born in Munkfors, Värmland, Sweden (d. 1935)
1895 Johnny Taylor, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests; 1 x 100, 8 x 50) and rugby union fly-half (2 caps), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1971)
1895 Wolfram von Richthofen, German-Nazi military officer (fighter pilot - WWI; Chief of Staff -Spanish civil war; Luftwaffe field marshal - WWII), born in Barzdorf, German Empire (d. 1945)
1897 Lamar Stringfield, American composer, born in Raleigh, North Carolina (d. 1959)
1898 Conrad Leonard, British composer and pianist, born in South Norwood, England (d. 2003)
1898 Lilly Daché, French-American milliner and fashion designer, born in Bègles, France (d. 1989)
1899 Brian Norton, South African tennis player (Wimbledon 1921 runner-up), born in Robben Island, South Africa (d. 1956)

American actress (Caesar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday), and 1st female EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winner), born in Washington, D.C.

1901 Alberto Giacometti, Swiss-French painter and sculptor, born in Borgonovo, Stampa, Graubünden, Switzerland (d. 1966)
1902 Dick Ket, Dutch painter and cartoonist, born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 1940)
1903 Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad de Belgique, Count of Flanders, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1983)
1903 Vernon Duke [Vladimir Alexandrovich Dukelsky], American composer and songwriter ("Taking A Chance On Love"), born in Parafianovo, Russian Empire (d. 1969)
1905 Jane Winton, American actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
1906 Leo Mathisen, Danish jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer and bandleader, known as "The Lion" (Take It Easy; To Be Or Not To Be), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1969)
1906 Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio], Italian-American composer (Zanoni), educator, and music theorist (Creative Harmony), born in New York City (d. 1985)

Indian novelist (Malguidi Days), born in Madras

1908 Johnny Green, American singer ("Body and Soul") and film score composer who won 5 Academy Awards, born in New York City (d. 1989)
1908 Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan novelist (La plaça del diamant), born in Barcelona (d. 1983)
1909 Florida Friebus, American actress (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ' Mrs. Gillis"; The Bob Newhart Show - "Mrs. Bakerman"), born in Auburndale, Massachusetts (d. 1988)
1909 Luc van Brabant, Flemish writer and erotic poet, born in Lokoren, Belgium (d. 1977)
1909 Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2010)
1910 Alan Frank, English composer and music publisher, born in London (d. 1994)
1910 George Mathews, American stage and screen character actor (The Eve of St. Mark; Glynis - "Chick"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1984)
1910 Milt Larkin, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader, born in Navasota, Texas (d. 1996)
1910 Price Daniel, American politician (38th Governor of Texas), born in Dayton, Texas (d. 1988)

British war correspondent who was the first to report on the outbreak of WWII, born in Knighton, England

1912 Charles Henry Madge, English poet and founder of Mass-Observation, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1996)
1912 Rudy Bond, American stage and screen actor (A Streetcar Named Desire), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
1913 Claude Simon, Malagasy-French writer (Nobel Prize Literature 1985), born in Tananarive, Madagascar (d. 2005)
1913 Johnny Downs, American stage and screen actor, dancer, singer, and TV host, (Our Gang; Swing, Sister, Swing!; The Mad Monster), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
1914 Ivory Joe Hunter "The Baron of the Boogie", American R&B singer, piano player, and songwriter ("Since I Met You Baby"), born in Kirbyville, Texas (d. 1974)
1914 Tommy Fine, American baseball player, born in Cleburne, Texas (d. 2005)
1916 Benson Fong, American character actor (Charlie Chan films; Purple Heart; Flower Drum Song), and restaurateur, born in Sacramento, California (d. 1987)
1916 Scott Huston, American composer, born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1991)
1917 Ilona Ference, American actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night), born in Bar Harbor, Maine (d. 1996)
1917 Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist and composer ("Straight, No Chaser"; "'Round Midnight"; "Brilliant Corners"), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1982)
1918 Bobby Byrne, American orchestra leader (Club Seven), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2006)
1918 George Rhodes, American pianist, composer, arranger, and music director (Sammy Davis, Jr. Show), born in Indiana (d. 1985)
1918 Jean Gimpel, French author and medievalist, born in Paris, France (d. 1996)
1918 Yigal Allon (né Peikowitz) Israeli politician (Deputy Prime Minister, 1968-74), born in Kfar Tavor, Palestine (d. 1980)
1919 Gerry Gomez, West Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101, 58 wickets, BB7/55; Trinidad), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1996)
1920 Frank Sinkwich, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1942, U of Georgia; NFL Draft #1 pick Detroit Lions 1943; NFL MVP 1944), born in Starjak, Croatia (d. 1990)
1921 Boy Trip, Dutch minister, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1990)
1921 James Clavell, British-American novelist (Tai-Pan; Shogun; Noble House; King Rat), screenwriter (The Fly; The Great Escape), and film director (King Rat; To Sir, with Love), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1994)
1922 Boeli van Leeuwen, Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde), born in Curaçao (d. 2007)
1922 Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer (NZ bowler & Test captain in the 1950's), born in Whanganui, New Zealand (d. 1989)
1922 Merv Pregulman, American College Football HOF center (Uni of Michigan; GB Packers, Detroit Lions, NY Bulldogs), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 2012)
1923 Louis Gottlieb, American musician (The Limeliters), born in La Crescenta, California (d. 1996)
1923 Murray Walker, English motorsport commentator and journalist (Formula 1: BBC 1976-96, ITV 1997-2001), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2021)
1923 Nicholas Parsons, British presenter and actor described as "the ultimate quiz show host", born in Grantham, England (d. 2020)
1924 Ed Wood, American filmmaker and director (Plan 9 from Outer Space), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 1978)
1924 Ludmilla Tchérina, French prima ballerina, artist, actress, choreographer and author (Sins of Rome), born in Paris, France (d. 2004)
1925 Great Antonio [Antonio Barichievich], Croatian-Canadian strongman and eccentric, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (d. 2003)
1925 Ivan Sviták, Czech philosopher and poet, born in Hranice na Moravě, Czechoslovakia (d. 1994)
1926 Oscar Brown, American singer, songwriter ("Brown Baby"; "Forbidden Fruit"), playwright, and poet, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2005)
1926 Ralph Liguori, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National Series 30 x Top 10; 5 x Top 5 finishes), born in New York City (d. 2020)
1926 Richard Jaeckel, American actor (3:10 to Yuma, Sands of Iwo Jima, Sometimes a Great Notion), born in Long Beach, New York (d. 1997)
1927 Clairmonte Depeiaza, West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955), born in Mount Standfast, Saint James Parish, Barbados (d. 1995)
1927 Dana Elcar, American actor (Peter Thornton- MacGyver), born in Ferndale, Michigan (d. 2005)
1927 John Eric Tieman, production manager (The Guardian) (d. 1995)
1927 Thomas Wilson, Scottish composer, born in Trinidad, Colorado (d. 2001)
1928 Julian "Junior" Mance, American jazz pianist (Dinah Washington; Dizzy Gillespie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)
1930 Adlai Stevenson III, American politician (U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1970-81), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)

British playwright and screenwriter (The Homecoming, Servant), born in London, England

1930 Konstantin Vyrupayev, Soviet wrestler (Greco-Roman Bantamweight Olympic Gold 1956), born in Irkutsk, Russia (d. 2012)
1930 Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani Urdu poet, born in Allahabad, India (d. 1970)
1933 Daniel Massey, English actor (Vault of Horror), born in London, England (d. 1998)
1933 Gerald Masters, South African-British author (Pan Book of Dates)
1933 Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and Manson murder victim, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1969)
1934 Sadashiv Patil, Indian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Maharashtra), born in Kolhapur, India (d. 2020)
1935 André Bureau, French Canadian lawyer and communications executive, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
1935 Dave Charnley, British lightweight boxer (Dartford Destroyer), born in Dartford, England (d. 2012)
1935 Khalil al-Wazir [Abu Jihad], Founder of Palestinian group Fatah and PLO leader, born in Ramla, Mandatory Palestine (d. 1988)
1935 Ousmane Sow, Senegalese sculptor, born in Dhakar (d. 2016)
1935 Paolo Renosto, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1988)
1936 Artie Dick, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (NZ of 60's), born in Middlemarch, New Zealand
1936 Gerhard Ertl, German surface chemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007), born in Stuttgart, Germany
1936 Judith Chalmers, English TV hostess (Wish You Were Here), born in Stockport, Cheshire, England
1937 Bruce Devlin, Australian golfer (8 PGA Tour titles), born in Armidale, NSW
1938 Daidō Moriyama, Japanese photographer, born in Ikeda, Osaka
1938 Gloria Coates, American post-minimalist composer ("Music on Open Strings"), born in Wausau, Wisconsin (d. 2023)
1938 Marcus Jan Adriani, biologist and director (Weevers' Duin) (d. 1995)
1938 Toby Roth, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin), born in Strasburg, North Dakota
1939 Joe Pitts, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1940 Jimmy Gabriel, Scottish soccer midfielder (2 caps; Everton, Southampton) and coach (Seattle Sounders; SJ Earthquakes, Seattle Storm, Everton), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 2021)
1940 Mouse [Stanley Miller] American artist, notable for psychedelic rock concert poster designs and album art (Grateful Dead; Journey), born in Fresno, California
1941 Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian writer and environmentalist, born in Bori, Nigeria (d. 1995)
1941 Laurence Henry Tribe, Harvard Law professor, born in Shanghai, China
1941 Peter Coyote [Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon], American actor (ET, Raiders of the Lost Ark), born in New York City
1942 Bruce Ricker, American jazz and blues documentarian (The Last of the Blue Devils; Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 2011)
1942 Chartchai Chionoi, Thai boxer (WBC/WBA flyweight champion), born in Bangkok, Thailand (d. 2018)
1942 James Marshall, American illustrator and author (George and Martha, The Stupids), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1992)
1942 Radu Vasile, Prime Minister of Romania (1998-99), born in Sibiu, Romania (d. 2013)
1943 Alexander MacMillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton, English publisher and politician
1943 Denis D'Ell, English rocker, born in London (d. 2005)
1943 Frederick Barthelme, American author (There Must be Some Mistake), born in Houston, Texas
1944 Christopher Ndodebandla Dlamini, South African trade unionist and SACP-leader, born in Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa
1944 Petar Zhekov, Bulgarian soccer forward (44 caps; Beroe Stara Zagora, CSKA Sofia), born in Knizhovnik, Bulgaria (d. 2023)
1944 Renier Schoeman, South African journalist and politician
1944 Stephen Scott, American composer (Bowed Piano Ensemble; Vikings of Sunrise), and educator (Colorado College), born in Corvallis, Oregon (d. 2021)
1945 Alan Cartwright, British rock bass player (Procol Harum, 1972-77), born in London, England (d. 2020)
1945 Yuri Kolmakov, Russian biathlete (World C'ship gold relay 1973, 74), born in Malmyzh Nanayskiy, Russia (d. 2022)
1946 Ben Vereen, American Tony Award-winning actor, singer, and dancer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Pippin; Roots; Tenspeed and Brown Shoe; Webster), born in Miami, Florida
1946 Charles Dance, British actor (Alien 3; Game Of Thrones; Jewel in the Crown), born in Redditch, Worcestershire
1946 Chris Tarrant, British TV presenter (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
1946 Franco Malerba, Italian astronaut (STS 46), born in Genoa, Italy
1946 John Prine, American country folk singer-songwriter ("Hello in There"; "Angel From Montgomery"; "Summer's End"), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2020)
1946 Mildred Grieveson, Britlish writer (Leopard in the Snow), born in England
1946 Naoto Kan, Japanese politician (61st Prime Minister of Japan), born in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
1946 Pete Mahvolich, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1971, 73, 76, 77 Montreal Canadiens; Canada Cup 1976), born in Timmins, Ontario
1946 Willard White, Jamaican-British operatic bass baritone, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1947 Giant Haystacks [Martin Ruane], English professional wrestler, born in Camberwell, London, England (d. 1998)
1948 Cyril Neville, American singer and percussionist (Neville Brothers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1948 Ed Volker, American swamp-rock keyboardist (The Radiators), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1948 Séverine [Josiane Grizeau], French singer (Un banc, un arbre, une rue), born in Paris
1949 Jessica Harper, American actress (Inserts, Stardust Memories), born in Chicago, Illinois
1949 Lance Cairns, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (43 Tests, 130 wickets; 78 ODIs, 89 wickets), born in Picton, New Zealand
1950 Dennis Holmes, American actor (Laramie), born in Encino, California
1950 Nora Roberts, American novelist (Angels Fall), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
1950 Peter Jan Rens, Dutch actor and director (Mister Cactus, Passion), born in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1951 Epeli Ganilau, Fijian soldier and politician (National Alliance Party of Fiji)
1952 Bobby Nystrom, Swedish NHL right wing (Stanley Cup 1979-83; jersey #23 retired 1995), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1953 (James) "Midge" Ure, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and synth player ("Dear God"; Ultravox - "We Came to Dance"; Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas?"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1953 Gus Williams, American NBA guard (Golden State, Seattle, Washington), born in Mount Vernon, New York

1954 American rock singer (Van Halen - "Jump!"; solo -"Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"), born in Bloomington, Indiana

1954 German-Peruvian mammalogist (specialises in bats), born in Lima, Peru

1954 Mohamed Mounir, Egyptian singer and actor (El Malek Howwa El Malek), born in Aswan, Egypt
1954 Rekha, Bollywood actress (Khoon Bhari Maang), born in Madras, India
1956 Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress (Silent Witness; The Commander), born in Derry, Northern Ireland
1956 Fiona Fullerton, British actress (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; A View to a Kill), born in Kaduna, Nigeria
1956 Mark Gordon, American film producer (Saving Private Ryan), born in Newport News, Virginia
1957 Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese artist, born in Niigata, Japan
1958 J. Eddie Peck, American actor (Bold & Beautiful-Cole Howard), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
1958 John M. Grunsfeld, American physicist and astronaut (STS 67, 81), born in Chicago, Illinois
1958 Tanya Tucker, American Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter ("Delta Dawn"; "Bring Me Flowers Now"), born in Seminole, Texas
1959 Bradley Whitford, American actor and political activist (The West Wing), born in Madison, Wisconsin
1959 Kirsty MacColl, English singer and songwriter (Electric Landlady), born in Croydon, Surrey, England (d. 2000)
1959 Victoria Clark, American actress (Kimberly Akimbo - Tony for Best Musical Actress 2023), born in Dallas, Texas
1960 Eric Martin, American rocker (Mr Big), born on Long Island, New York
1960 John Beasley, American jazz pianist, bandleader, and Grammy Award-winning arranger, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1960 Simon Townshend, British guitarist and songwriter, born in Chiswick, London
1961 Brian Lee Diemer, American steeplechase athlete (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
1961 Henrik Jørgensen, Danish marathon runner, born in Copenhagen
1961 Jodi Benson, American voice actress (Ariel-The Little Mermaid), born in Rockford, Illinois
1961 Martin Kemp, English rock bassist (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in London, England
1962 Rex J. Walheim, U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut, born in Redwood City, California
1963 Anita Mui, Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress, "Madonna of the East", born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
1963 Daniel Pearl, American journalist (kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan), born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 2002)
1963 Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer (1984 Olympics), born in Amstelveen, Netherlands
1963 Mike Donnelly, American NHL left wing, 1986-98 (Los Angeles Kings, and 4 other teams), born in Detroit, Michigan
1964 Maxi Gnauck, German uneven parallel bars gymnast (Olympic gold 1980), born in Berlin, Germany
1964 Quinton Flynn, American voice actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio
1964 Sarah Lancashire, English actress (Coronation Street, Happy Valley), born in Oldham, England
1965 Chris Penn, American actor (The Wild Life), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2006)
1965 Rebecca Pidgeon, British-American actress, singer and songwriter, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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