Famous Birthdays on October 27

1811 Stevens T. Mason, First 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)
1842 Giovanni Giolitti, 5x Prime Minister of Italy (1892-93, 1903-05, 1906-09, 1911-14, 1920-21), born in Mondovì, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1928)
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)

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

26th US President (R: 1901-09; Nobel 1906), born in NYC, New York

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)

Owen D. Young (1874-1962)

American industrialist (RCA) and diplomat (Young Plan), born in Stark, New York

1876 Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, Dutch actress (Un Soir Un Train), born in Pamekasan, Dutch Indies (d. 1976)
1877 George Thompson, English cricket batsman (6 Tests, 2 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC, Auckland CA), born in Northampton, England (d. 1943)
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 General of Labor, 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 NYC, New York (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)

Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)

Welsh poet and writer (Child's Christmas in Wales), born in Swansea, Wales

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)

Oliver Tambo (1917-1993)

South African lawyer, anti-apartheid politician and co-founder (African National Congress), born in Nkantolo, Bizana, South Africa

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 City (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 Ralph Kiner, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL HR leader 1946–52; 6×MLB All-Star; Pittsburgh Pirates) and sportscaster (NY Mets), born in Santa Rita, New Mexico (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 NYC, New York (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)
1924 Ruby Dee, American actress (A Raisin in the Sun; American Gangster), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2014)
1925 Albert Medwin, American electrical engineer and inventor
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
1925 Warren M Christopher, 63rd United States Secretary of State (1993-97), born in Scranton, North Dakota (d. 2011)

H. R. Haldeman (1926-1993)

Nixon's White House Chief of Staff during Watergate, born in Los Angeles, California

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 captain and batsman (11 Tests, 1 x 50; Baroda CC), born in Vadodara, India
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 (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

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)

American poet (The Colossus; Three Women), novelist (The Bell Jar), and posthumous Pulitzer Prize winner (Poetry, 1982), 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, American actress (Race with the Devil, Dark Shadows), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
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 NYC, New York
1939 Dallas Frazier, American country music songwriter ("Alley Oop"; "Elvira"; "There Goes My Everything"), born in Spiro, Oklahoma (d. 2022)

John Cleese (83 years old)

1939 English actor and comedian (Monty Python), born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

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

John Gotti (1940-2002)

American mafia gangster and head of the Gambino family, born in The Bronx, New York

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 actor and writer, born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (77 years old)

1945 35th President of Brazil (2003-11 and 2023-), born in Caetés, Pernambuco, Brazil

Ivan Reitman (1946-2022)

Slovak-Canadian director and producer (Stripes; Ghostbusters; Dave; Private Parts), born in Komárno, Slovakia

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 Edgar Broughton, British rocker ("Out Demons, Out!"), born in Warwick, Warwickshire, England
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

Edward Lee Howard (1951-2002)

American CIA Case Officer and alleged Soviet spy who defected to the Soviet Union in 1985, born in Alamogordo, New 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

Roberto Benigni (70 years old)

1952 Italian director and actor (Life Is Beautiful, The Tiger and the Snow), born in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy

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

Patty Sheehan (66 years old)

1956 American golfer (6 LPGA major titles; US Open 1992, 94), born in Middlebury, Vermont

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
1960 Oleg Bryjak, Kazakhstani-German bass-baritone opera singer (Deutsche Oper am Rhein), born in Jezkazgan, Kazakhstan, USSR (d. 2015)
1960 Tom Nieto, American baseball player, born in Downey, California
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, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia)
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

Marla Maples (59 years old)

1963 American actress (Will Rogers Follies), ex-wife of Donald Trump, born in Dalton, Georgia

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

Scott Weiland (1967-2015)

American rock singer-songwrite (Stone Temple Pilots; Velvet Revolver), born in San Jose, California

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