Famous people born in October include American businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates and Australian actor Hugh Jackman, famous as Wolverine on X-Men movies. Also born in October is the former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, Kate Winslet the leading actress on Titanic (1997), and Diamond Platnumz who is a Bongo flava recording artist, philanthropist, dancer, businessman, and TV personality from Tanzania.
Other celebrities and famous people with birthdays in October are Games of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Russian president Vladimir Putin, American former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, Paul Kagame the president of Rwanda, Wayne Rooney the English professional football manager and former Manchester United player, American rapper Eminem, and Margaret Thatcher the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Celebs with birthdays in October
American singer of the songs Just the Way You Are (2010), When I Was Your Man (2013), and Leave the Door Open (2021)
Died aged 72
Irish actor as King Arthur in 1967 film Camelot, and singer who ranks as one of Ireland's greatest film actors ever
American actress who starred in 2007 comedy-drama film Juno, 2023 film Oppenheimer, and 2011 sci-fi film The Darkest Hour
American actor and filmmaker famous in his role as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2010 film The Social Network
Kenyan politician who has served as a member of parliament for Embakasi East Constituency in Nairobi County
English footballer who has played as a forward for Manchester United, Marseille, and Fenerbahçe football clubs
French footballer who has played as a defender for Real Madrid, AC Milan, Atlético Madrid, Al Hilal, and the France national team
British actress as Meera Malik in crime drama series The Blacklist, and DI Rachita Ray in police procedural series DI Ray
English actor most famous as Arthur Pendragon in the BBC fantasy-adventure comedy drama series Merlin
Died aged 68
First Prime Minister of Sudan from 1954 and 1956, and president from 1965 until 1969 when he was overthrown
Recently updated October birthdays
October Historical Events
1st October 1949: Mao Zedong declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China, and the formation of a new Chinese government that would be under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. This marked the end of the long civil war against Nationalist Chinese forces which had begun in the 1920s.Mao Zedong was also known as Chairman Mao, and was the Chinese communist revolutionary who founded the People's Republic of China. Chairman Mao announced the formation of the new nation and government in an address to a large crowd in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
2nd October 1963: "I Have A Dream" speech was copyright registered by the King estate. Consequently, the speech and other documents, recordings and writings by Dr. King are the King estate's intellectual property.The famous speech was delivered by Martin Luther King Jr., the leader of the American civil rights movement and Baptist minister, on August 28, 1963 to thousands of Americans who had gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial and were concerned about the lack of civil rights for minorities, especially black Americans.
3rd October 1932: The kingdom of Iraq became an independent country. The Middle-Eastern country was, until then, under the mandate of the United Kingdom. Britain had been mandated by the League of Nations to govern Iraq beginning in 1920. 20th October 1952: A State of Emergency was declared in Kenya in response to the growing agitation for independence. The Mau Mau rebellion was at its peak (the Mau Mau were Kenyan freedom fighters who fought the British for the East African country's independence).This State of Emergency was to last until December 1959, and the country finally gained independence from the colonial oppressors on 12th December 1963.
29th October 1955: "Rebel Without a Cause", the famous American teen drama movie about teenage rebellion and the angst experienced by emotionally confused teenagers was released in the U.S. The cast for the award-winning film included James Dean and Natalie Wood. It is regarded as one of the most important American films of the 20th century.