| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Douglas Alexander |
Politician |
26-Oct-1967 |
|
British MP, Paisley and Renfrewshire South |
| Roger Allam |
Actor |
26-Oct-1953 |
|
Privates on Parade |
| John Arden |
Playwright |
26-Oct-1930 |
|
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance |
| Asin |
Actor |
26-Oct-1985 |
|
Ghajini |
| Charles Bedaux |
Business |
26-Oct-1887 |
18-Feb-1944 |
Industrial efficiency expert |
| Anthony Beilenson |
Politician |
26-Oct-1932 |
|
Congressman from California, 1977-97 |
| Andrei Bely |
Author |
26-Oct-1880 |
8-Jan-1934 |
Petersburg |
| Regina Benjamin |
Doctor |
26-Oct-1956 |
|
US Surgeon General |
| Mario Biaggi |
Politician |
26-Oct-1917 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1969-88 |
| Patrick Breen |
Actor |
26-Oct-1960 |
|
Stark Raving Mad |
| Albert Brewer |
Pundit |
26-Oct-1928 |
|
Governor of Alabama, 1968-71 |
| Edward Brooke |
Politician |
26-Oct-1919 |
|
US Senator from Massachusetts, 1967-79 |
| Philip Callow |
Novelist |
26-Oct-1924 |
22-Sep-2007 |
A Pledge for the Earth |
| Thomas Cavanagh |
Actor |
26-Oct-1963 |
|
Ed Stevens on Ed |
| Jonathan Chase |
Actor |
26-Oct-1979 |
|
Cash on One on One |
| Emanuel Cleaver |
Politician |
26-Oct-1944 |
|
Congressman, Missouri 5th |
| Hillary Clinton |
Politician |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
US Secretary of State |
| Bootsy Collins |
Bassist |
26-Oct-1951 |
|
This Boot Is Made For Fonk-N |
| Pat Conroy |
Novelist |
26-Oct-1945 |
|
The Prince of Tides |
| Jackie Coogan |
Actor |
26-Oct-1914 |
1-Mar-1984 |
Uncle Fester in The Addams Family |
| Georges Jacques Danton |
Activist |
26-Oct-1759 |
5-Apr-1794 |
Key figure in French Revolution |
| Geoff Davis |
Politician |
26-Oct-1958 |
|
Congressman, Kentucky 4th |
| Arnaud De Borchgrave |
Journalist |
26-Oct-1926 |
|
Washington Times, Insight magazine |
| Ted Demme |
Film Director |
26-Oct-1963 |
13-Jan-2002 |
Blow |
| André Desmarais |
Business |
26-Oct-1956 |
|
Co-CEO, Power Corporation of Canada |
| Rosemarie DeWitt |
Actor |
26-Oct-1974 |
|
Emily Lehman on Standoff |
| Joel F. Dubina |
Judge |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
11th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Craig A. Dubow |
Business |
26-Oct-1954 |
|
CEO of Gannett |
| Cary Elwes |
Actor |
26-Oct-1962 |
|
The Princess Bride |
| Robert A. Essner |
Business |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
CEO of Wyeth, 2002-07 |
| Joe Fulks |
Basketball |
26-Oct-1921 |
21-Mar-1976 |
Scored 63 points in a 1949 NBA game |
| William M. Gardner |
Politician |
26-Oct-1948 |
|
New Hampshire Secretary of State |
| Sid Gillman |
Football |
26-Oct-1911 |
3-Jan-2003 |
NFL Coach, Hall of Famer |
| Mike Godwin |
Attorney |
26-Oct-1956 |
|
Former General Counsel, Wikimedia |
| Joseph Aloysius Hansom |
Architect |
26-Oct-1803 |
29-Jun-1882 |
Invented the Hansom Cab |
| Ned Harrigan |
Actor |
26-Oct-1844 |
6-Jun-1911 |
Harrigan & Hart |
| Jon Heder |
Actor |
26-Oct-1977 |
|
Napoleon Dynamite |
| Bob Hoskins |
Actor |
26-Oct-1942 |
|
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? |
| Mahalia Jackson |
Singer |
26-Oct-1911 |
27-Jan-1972 |
Queen of Gospel Music |
| Jandek |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Oct-1945 |
|
Reclusive Texan songwriter |
| J. Scott Jennings |
Government |
26-Oct-1977 |
|
Bush political advisor |
| Eugene Jolas |
Editor |
26-Oct-1894 |
26-May-1952 |
transition |
| Aaron Kwok |
Singer |
26-Oct-1965 |
|
The Storm Riders |
| Bernadette Lafont |
Actor |
26-Oct-1938 |
|
The Mother and the Whore |
| Frank Lavin |
Diplomat |
26-Oct-1957 |
|
US Ambassador to Singapore, 2001-05 |
| Tom Lewis |
Politician |
26-Oct-1924 |
1-Aug-2003 |
Congressman from Florida, 1983-95 |
| Seth MacFarlane |
Actor |
26-Oct-1973 |
|
Creator of Family Guy |
| Sorley Maclean |
Poet |
26-Oct-1911 |
24-Nov-1996 |
Scottish/Gaelic poet |
| Beryl Markham |
Aviator |
26-Oct-1902 |
3-Aug-1986 |
West with the Night |
| Dylan McDermott |
Actor |
26-Oct-1961 |
|
Bobby Donnell on The Practice |
| Natalie Merchant |
Musician |
26-Oct-1963 |
|
10,000 Maniacs |
| Dom Miguel de Bragança |
Royalty |
26-Oct-1802 |
14-Nov-1866 |
Pretender to the throne of Portugal |
| François Mitterrand |
Head of State |
26-Oct-1916 |
8-Jan-1996 |
President of France, 1981-95 |
| D. W. Moffett |
Actor |
26-Oct-1954 |
|
Dean Winston on For Your Love |
| Evo Morales |
Politician |
26-Oct-1959 |
|
President of Bolivia |
| Shelley Morrison |
Actor |
26-Oct-1936 |
|
Rosario on Will & Grace |
| Milton Nascimento |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Oct-1942 |
|
Clube da Esquina |
| David Naylor |
Educator |
26-Oct-1954 |
|
President, University of Toronto |
| Giuditta Pasta |
Singer |
26-Oct-1797 |
1-Apr-1865 |
Operatic soprano |
| Perizonius |
Scholar |
26-Oct-1651 |
6-Apr-1715 |
Animadversiones Historicae |
| David Phelps |
Politician |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1999-2002 |
| James Pickens, Jr. |
Actor |
26-Oct-1954 |
|
Dr. Richard Webber on Grey's Anatomy |
| Charles Pinckney |
Politician |
26-Oct-1757 |
29-Oct-1824 |
Author of much of the US Constitution |
| C. W. Post |
Business |
26-Oct-1854 |
9-May-1914 |
Invented Postum and Grape-Nuts |
| CM Punk |
Wrestling |
26-Oct-1978 |
|
WWE and ECW wrestler |
| Melvin Purvis |
Government |
26-Oct-1903 |
29-Feb-1960 |
Top G-man of the 1930s |
| Anthony Rapp |
Actor |
26-Oct-1971 |
|
Broadway cast of Rent |
| John Robbins |
Author |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
Celebrity vegan |
| Kelly Rowan |
Actor |
26-Oct-1965 |
|
Kirsten Cohen on The O.C. |
| Pat Sajak |
Game Show Host |
26-Oct-1946 |
|
Wheel of Fortune |
| Domenico Scarlatti |
Composer |
26-Oct-1685 |
23-Jul-1757 |
Composed 555 sonatas |
| Stacy Schiff |
Journalist |
26-Oct-1961 |
|
Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) |
| Julian Schnabel |
Film Director |
26-Oct-1951 |
|
Basquiat |
| Shah of Iran |
Royalty |
26-Oct-1919 |
27-Jul-1980 |
Last Shah of Iran |
| Don Siegel |
Film Director |
26-Oct-1912 |
20-Apr-1991 |
Dirty Harry |
| Isaac Merritt Singer |
Business |
26-Oct-1811 |
23-Jul-1875 |
Built a better sewing machine |
| Jaclyn Smith |
Actor |
26-Oct-1945 |
|
Kelly on Charlie's Angels |
| Charlie Stenholm |
Politician |
26-Oct-1938 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1979-2005 |
| Keith Strickland |
Musician |
26-Oct-1953 |
|
Drummer and guitarist for the B-52s |
| Kevin Sullivan |
Wrestling |
26-Oct-1949 |
|
Former NWA and WCW wrestler |
| Lauren Tewes |
Actor |
26-Oct-1954 |
|
Julie McCoy on The Love Boat |
| Leon Trotsky |
Activist |
26-Oct-1879 |
21-Aug-1940 |
Bolshevik exile, murdered by Stalin |
| Keith Urban |
Country Musician |
26-Oct-1967 |
|
Country crooner |
| Steve Valentine |
Actor |
26-Oct-1966 |
|
Nigel Townsend on Crossing Jordan |
| Sven Väth |
Disc Jockey |
26-Oct-1964 |
|
Marathon trance DJ |
| Helmuth von Moltke |
Military |
26-Oct-1800 |
24-Apr-1891 |
German military strategist |
| H. B. Warner |
Actor |
26-Oct-1875 |
21-Dec-1958 |
The King of Kings |
| Rita Wilson |
Actor |
26-Oct-1956 |
|
Runaway Bride |
| Shaun Woodward |
Politician |
26-Oct-1958 |
|
British MP, St. Helens South |
| Peter Wuffli |
Business |
26-Oct-1957 |
|
CEO of UBS, 2003-07 |
| Margaret Wycherly |
Actor |
26-Oct-1881 |
6-Jun-1956 |
Sergeant York |
