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
English actress in the films Like Crazy (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), and The Brutalist (2024)
Swedish actress as Elizabeth Woodville in TV series The White Queen, and MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Canadian actress who acted as Abby in Netflix comedy drama series Ginny & Georgia, and Imogen in 2024 film Lazareth
American R&B singer, contestant on reality TV show American Idol, and media personality popular on social media
American rapper, actor, and convicted felon famous as a member of hip-hop group Fugees with Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill
American actor and filmmaker famous as Happy Hogan in Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010), and Mike Peters in Swingers (1996)
Died aged 78
American musician, rhythm guitar player, and who was a founder member of the American rock band the Grateful Dead
American actor, comedian, and musician famous as Chuck McGill on AMC TV series Better Call Saul
Died aged 69
Canadian-American actress most famous as Lois Lane in Superman: The Movie (1978), Superman II (1980), and Superman III (1983)
American actor famous as Bob Davis in 1980 neo-Western romantic drama film Urban Cowboy, and Ellis in 2007 film No Country for Old Men
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.