Born on October 17

Jacob Artist

American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1992)

Sam Concepcion

Filipino actor and singer

Anthony Gill (basketball)

American basketball player (born 1992)

Keerthy Suresh

Indian actress (born 1992)

Born 1991

Brenda Asnicar

Argentine actress and singer (born 1991)

Paolo Campinoti

Italian footballer

Maica García Godoy

Spanish water polo player (born 1990)

Ronald González (Chilean footballer)

Chilean footballer (born 1990)

Saki Kumagai

Japanese footballer (born 1990)

Patrick Lambie

South Africa international rugby union player

Débora García

Spanish footballer (born 1989)

Oleksandr Isakov

Ukrainian swimmer

Sophie Luck

Australian actress

Charles Oliveira

Brazilian mixed martial artist (born 1989)

David Timor

Spanish footballer

Born 1988

Sergiy Gladyr

Ukrainian basketball player (born 1988)

Born 1988

Tori Matsuzaka

Japanese actor and model (born 1988)

Born 1988

Marina Salas

Spanish actress

Bea Alonzo

Filipino actress (born 1987)

Jarosław Fojut

Polish footballer

Elliot Grandin

French footballer (born 1987)

Hideto Takahashi

Japanese footballer (born 1987)

Alexandre Bonnet

French footballer (born 1986)

Toni Bou

Spanish motorcycle trials rider

Aija Klakocka

Latvian basketball player

Constant Djakpa

Ivorian footballer (born 1986)

Yannick Ponsero

French figure skater

Nicolás Richotti

Argentine basketball player (born 1986)

Carlos González (baseball)

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1985)

Max Irons

British actor (born 1985)

Collins John

Dutch footballer (born 1985)

Tomokazu Nagira

Japanese footballer

Sami Lepistö

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1984)

Chris Lowell

American actor

Giovanni Marchese (footballer)

Italian footballer

Randall Munroe

American cartoonist and author (born 1984)

Luke Rockhold

American mixed martial artist (born 1984)

Anja Eline Skybakmoen

Norwegian jazz musician and band leader

Gottfrid Svartholm

Swedish computer specialist (born 1984)

Jared Tallent

Australian race walker (born 1984)

Michelle Ang

New Zealand actress, director and producer (born 1983)

Milica Brozović

Slovak-Russian pair skater

Felicity Jones

British actress (born 1983)

Toshihiro Matsushita

Japanese footballer

Riki Miura

Japanese actor

Junichi Miyashita

Japanese swimmer (born 1983)

Ivan Saenko

Russian footballer

Mitch Talbot

American baseball player (born 1983)

Vitali Teleš

Estonian footballer

Born 1982

Rubén Ramírez (footballer, born 1982)

Argentine footballer

Born 1982

Nick Riewoldt

Australian rules footballer (born 1982)

Born 1982

Marion Rolland

French alpine skier

Horacio Cervantes

Mexican footballer (born 1981)

Kurumi Enomoto

Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1981)

Holly Holm

American boxer, kickboxer, and mixed martial arts fighter (born 1981)

Tsubasa Imai

Musical artist

Ben Rothwell

American mixed martial artist

Yekaterina Gamova

Russian volleyball player

Mohammad Hafeez

Pakistani cricketer (born 1980)

Isaac Mina

Ecuadorian footballer (born 1980)

Angel Parker

American actress

Alessandro Piccolo (racing driver)

Italian racing driver (born 1980)

Justin Shenkarow

American actor

Marcela Bovio

Mexican singer (born 1979)

Alexandros Nikolaidis

Greek taekwondo practitioner (1979–2022)

Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish racing driver (born 1979)

Kostas Tsartsaris

Greek basketball player and coach

Jerry Flannery

Irish rugby union coach

Pablo Iglesias Turrión

Spanish politician (born 1978)

Erin Karpluk

Canadian actress (born 1978/1979)

Chuka Umunna

British politician (born 1978)

Dudu Aouate

Israeli footballer (born 1977)

Alimi Ballard

American actor

Bryan Bertino

American filmmaker (born 1977)

Walter Calderón

Ecuadorian footballer (born 1977)

Marko Antonio Cortés Mendoza

Mexican politician (born 1977)

Ryan McGinley

American photographer (born 1977)

André Villas-Boas

Portuguese football executive and manager (born 1977)

Sebastián Abreu

Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1976)

Seth Etherton

American baseball player (born 1976)

Carlos Loret de Mola

Political journalist (born 1976)

Kevin Maher

Footballer (born 1976)

Born 1975

Jericó Abramo Masso

Mexican politician

Born 1975

Francis Bouillon

American ice hockey player (born 1975)

Born 1975

Vina Morales

Filipino actress and singer (born 1975)

Ariel Levy (writer)

American writer (born 1974)

Matthew Macfadyen

English actor (born 1974)

Obdulio Ávila Mayo

Mexican politician

Bárbara Paz

Brazilian actress (born 1974)

Burton (musician)

Finnish keyboardist (born 1974)

John Rocker

American baseball player (born 1974)

Darío Sala

Argentine footballer and administrator

Gabriel Silberstein

Chilean tennis player (born 1974)

Dhondup Wangchen

Tibetan filmmaker (born 1974)

Born 1973

Rubén Garcés

Panamanian-Spanish basketball player

Born 1973

Andrea Tarozzi

Italian footballer (born 1973)

Born 1973

Bhagwant Mann

17th Chief Minister of Punjab since 2022

Eminem

American rapper (born 1972)

Sharon Leal

American actress and singer

Musashi (kickboxer)

Japanese kickboxer

Tarkan (singer)

Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1972)

Chris Kirkpatrick

American musician (born 1971)

Kim Ljung

Musical artist

Martin Heinrich

American politician and businessman (born 1971)

Derrick Plourde

American drummer (1971–2005)

Blues Saraceno

American musician

Born 1970

Anil Kumble

Indian cricketer (born 1970)

Born 1970

John Mabry

American baseball player & coach (born 1970)

Born 1970

J. C. MacKenzie

Canadian actor (b. 1970)

Ernie Els

South African professional golfer (born 1969)

Jesús Ángel García

Spanish race walker (born 1969)

Wood Harris

American actor (born 1969)

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper (born 1969)

Rick Mercer

Canadian comedian (born 1969)

Alejandra Ávalos

Mexican musician and actress (born 1968)

Graeme Le Saux

Jersey footballer (born 1968)

Ziggy Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (born 1968)

David Robertson (footballer, born 1968)

Scottish footballer and coach

René Dif

Danish musician and actor

Pedro González (footballer, born 1967)

Chilean footballer and manager

Simon Segars

British businessman (born 1967)

Nathalie Tauziat

French tennis player and coach (born 1967)

Shaun Edwards

English rugby league footballer and rugby union coach (born 1966)

Danny Ferry

American basketball player and executive (born 1966)

Mark Gatiss

British actor and writer (born 1966)

Tommy Kendall

American racing driver (born 1966)

Born 1965

Aravinda de Silva

Sri Lankan cricketer

Born 1965

Rhys Muldoon

Australian actor, writer and director (born 1965)

Born 1964

Margarita Liborio Arrazola

Mexican politician

Born 1964

Gregg Wallace

English broadcaster and writer (born 1964)

Born 1963

Sergio Goycochea

Argentine footballer (born 1963)

Born 1963

Toby Young

British journalist (born 1963)

Born 1962

Glenn Braggs

American baseball player (born 1962)

Born 1962

Jay Humphries

American basketball player and coach

Born 1962

Mike Judge

American actor, animator, and filmmaker (born 1962)

Born 1961

David Means

American short story writer and novelist

Guy Henry (actor)

English actor

Rob Marshall

American film and theatre director and producer (born 1960)

Bernie Nolan

Irish actress and singer (1960–2013)

Philippe Sands

British/French lawyer, legal academic and author (born 1960)

Mustafa Aberchán

Spanish politician from Melilla

Ron Drummond

American novelist

Francisco Flores Pérez

President of El Salvador from 1999 to 2004

Russell Gilbert

Australian comedian

Eugenio Hernández Flores

Mexican politician

Norm Macdonald

Canadian comedian (1959–2021)

Mark Peel (historian)

Australian historian

Richard Roeper

American writer and film critic (born 1959)

Howard Alden

American jazz guitarist (born 1958)

Alan Jackson

American singer and songwriter (born 1958)

Sandra Mozarowsky

Spanish actress (1958–1977)

Craig Murray

Scottish diplomat, author, human rights activist and journalist

Eleftheria Arvanitaki

Greek folk singer

Nelson Barrera

Mexican baseball player

Lawrence Bender

American film producer

Antonio Galdo

Antonio Galdo, Italian journalist

Steve McMichael

American football player and wrestler (1957–2025)

Pino Palladino

Welsh bassist and record producer (born 1957)

Vincent Van Patten

American actor, tennis player (born 1957)

Fran Cosmo

American singer

Mae Jemison

American astronaut, doctor and engineer (born 1956)

Pat McCrory

Governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017

Ken Morrow

American ice hockey player (born 1956)

Stephen Palumbi

Marine biologist

Born 1955

Georgios Alogoskoufis

Greek academic and politician

Born 1955

Mike Bratz

American basketball player (born 1955)

Born 1954

Carlos Buhler

American mountaineer (born 1954)

Born 1953

Joseph Bowie

American jazz musician

Born 1953

Domenico Penzo

Italian footballer (born 1953)

Dirk Beheydt

Belgian footballer

Annie Borckink

Dutch speed skater

Roger Pontare

Swedish musician (born 1951)

Shari Ulrich

American-Canadian musician and songwriter (born 1951)

Born 1950

Philippe Barbarin

French Catholic cardinal (born 1950)

Born 1950

Sandra Reemer

Indo-Dutch singer and TV presenter

Born 1950

Howard Rollins

American actor (1950–1996)

Born 1949

Owen Arthur

Prime Minister of Barbados from 1994 to 2008

Born 1949

Bill Hudson (singer)

American musician and actor (born 1949)

Osvaldo Castro

Chilean footballer (born 1947)

Robert Jordan

American fantasy writer (1948–2007)

Margot Kidder

Canadian and American actress and activist (1948–2018)

George Wendt

American actor (1948–2025)

Omar Azziman

Moroccan advisor (born 1947)

Gene Green

American politician (born 1947)

Michael McKean

American actor (born 1947)

Robert Post (law professor)

American legal scholar (born 1947)

Ronni Chasen

American publicist (1946–2010)

Michael Hossack

American drummer (1946–2012)

Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez

Mexican actor

Akira Kushida

Musical artist

Cameron Mackintosh

British theatre and musical producer (born 1946)

Adam Michnik

Polish historian and intellectual

Julio Miranda

Argentine politician (1946–2021)

Drusilla Modjeska

Australian writer and editor

Daniela Payssé

Uruguayan politician (1946–2018)

José Perramón

Spanish handball player (born 1946)

Jaime Ravinet

Chilean politician, lawyer, academic and businessman

Bob Seagren

American pole vaulter (born 1946)

Rüdiger Wittig

German botanist (born 1946)

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Born 1944

Ángel Cristo

Spanish circus performer (1944–2010)

Born 1943

Ignacio Rupérez

Ignacio Rupérez, Spanish diplomat and journalist (died 2015)

Born 1942

Steve "Snapper" Jones

American basketball player (1942–2017)

Born 1942

Gary Puckett

American singer (born 1942)

Born 1941

Earl Thomas Conley

American country music singer-songwriter (1941–2019)

Born 1941

Paul Ellison (bassist)

American classical musician (born 1941)

Born 1941

Seals & Crofts

American soft rock duo

Born 1940

Stephen Kovacevich

American classical pianist and conductor (born 1940)

Born 1940

Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)

English footballer and manager (1940–2019)

Born 1940

Peter Stringfellow

British nightclub owner (1940–2018)

Born 1939

Oliver Rackham

English academic (1939–2015)

Born 1938

António Calvário

Portuguese singer, actor, and writer (born 1938)

Born 1938

Evel Knievel

American stunt performer (1938–2007)

Born 1938

Les Murray (poet)

Australian poet and critic (1938–2019)

José María Álvarez del Manzano

Spanish politician

Aida Navarro

Venezuelan mezzo-soprano (born 1937)

Renato Prada Oropeza

Renato Prada Oropeza, Bolivian-Mexican scientist (died 2011)

Paxton Whitehead

English actor (1937–2023)

Sathima Bea Benjamin

South African vocalist and composer (1936–2013)

Hiroo Kanamori

Japanese seismologist

Santiago Navarro

Spanish basketball player (1936–1993)

Bert Nievera

Filipino-American singer and businessman

Born 1935

Sydney Chapman (politician)

British politician (1935–2014)

Born 1935

Michael Eavis

English farmer, Glastonbury Festival co-creator (born 1935)

Born 1935

Carlos Pairetti

Argentine racing driver (1935–2022)

Born 1934

Alan Garner

English novelist (born 1934)

Born 1934

Johnny Haynes

English footballer

Born 1934

Rico Rodriguez (musician)

Jamaican musician (1934–2015)

Born 1933

William Anders

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1933–2024)

Born 1933

The Singing Nun

Former Belgian religious sister and singer (1933–1985)

Born 1932

Paul Anderson (weightlifter)

American weightlifter (1932–1994)

Born 1931

José Alencar

Vice President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011

Born 1931

Ernst Hinterberger

Austrian writer

Born 1931

Anatoly Pristavkin

Russian writer and public figure

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Born 1930

İsmail Akbay

Turkish space scientist (1930–2003)

Born 1930

Robert Atkins (physician)

American physician (1930–2003)

Born 1929

Mário Wilson

Portuguese footballer (1929–2016)

Born 1928

Santiago Stevenson

Santiago Stevenson, Panamanian singer and minister (died 2007)

Born 1928

Alejandro Végh Villegas

Uruguayan politician (1928–2017)

Born 1926

Julie Adams

American actress (1926–2019)

Born 1926

Beverly Garland

American actress (1926–2008)

Born 1926

Roberto Lippi

Italian racing driver (1926–2011)

Born 1925

Harry Carpenter

British sports commentator (1925–2010)

Don Coryell

American football coach (1924–2010)

Anton Geiser

Guard in a Nazi concentration camp

Giacomo Mari

Italian footballer and manager

Rolando Panerai

Italian baritone (1924–2019)

Born 1923

Barney Kessel

American jazz guitarist (1923–2004)

Born 1923

Charles McClendon

American football player and coach (1923–2001)

Born 1922

Luiz Bonfá

Brazilian guitarist and composer (1922–2001)

Born 1922

Pierre Juneau

Canadian film and broadcast executive

Priscilla Buckley

American journalist and author (1921–2012)

Maria Gorokhovskaya

Soviet gymnast (1921–2001)

George Mackay Brown

Scottish poet (1921–1996)

Tom Poston

American actor (1921–2007)

Born 1920

Montgomery Clift

American actor (1920–1966)

Born 1920

Miguel Delibes

Spanish writer, journalist and novelist

Born 1920

Zully Moreno

Argentine actress

Born 1919

Isaak Khalatnikov

Russian physicist (1919–2021)

Born 1919

Violet Milstead

Canadian aviator

Born 1919

Zhao Ziyang

Chinese politician (1919–2005)

Born 1918

Rita Hayworth

American actress and dancer (1918–1987)

Born 1918

Luis Alberto Solari

Luis Alberto Solari, Uruguayan artist (died 1993)

Born 1918

Ralph Wilson

American football executive (1918–2014)

Alfred Benlloch Llorach

Spanish inventor (1917–2013)

Martin Donnelly (sportsman)

New Zealand sportsman (1917–1999)

Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917)

American actress (1917–2022)

Aimo Koivunen

Finnish soldier (1917–1989)

Norman Leyden

American conductor

Sumner Locke Elliott

Novelist and playwright

Adele Stimmel Chase

American artist (1917–2000)

Born 1916

José López Rega

Argentine politician (1916–1989)

Born 1915

Arthur Miller

American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)

Born 1914

Jerry Siegel

American comic book writer (1914–1996)

Born 1913

Robert Lowery (actor)

American actor (1913–1971)

Born 1913

Marian Marsh

American actress (1913–2006)

Born 1913

Faik Türün

Turkish general

Born 1912

Pope John Paul I

Head of the Catholic Church in 1978

Born 1912

Theodore Marier

American classical composer

Born 1912

Jack Owens (singer-songwriter)

Musical artist

Born 1910

Marina Núñez del Prado

Bolivian sculptor

Born 1910

Ester Wier

American writer (1910–2000)

Born 1909

Cozy Cole

American jazz drummer (1909–1981)

Born 1909

Leopoldo Panero

Spanish poet

Born 1909

Joaquín Satrústegui

Spanish lawyer (1909–1992)

Kenji Miyamoto (politician)

Japanese communist politician (1908–2007)

Hjördis Petterson

Swedish actress

Wally Prigg

Australia international rugby league footballer