Famous Births on 29 Oct

Famous Births on 29 Oct

1017 - Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1056)
1682 - Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)
1690 - Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)
1704 - John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)
1735 - John Adams, 2nd President of the United States
1740 - James Boswell, Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson (d. 1795)
1815 - Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856)
1815 - Daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)
1822 - Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)
1827 - Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907)
1855 - Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)
1861 - Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)
1875 - Marie of Edinburgh, queen of Romania (d. 1938)
1877 - Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)
1877 - Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer (d. 1973)
1879 - Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941)
1879 - Franz von Papen, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1969)
1880 - Abram Ioffe, Soviet physicist (d. 1960)
1882 - Jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944)
1891 - Fanny Brice, American singer (d. 1951)
1897 - Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda (d. 1945)
1899 - Akim Tamiroff, Russian actor (d. 1972)
1906 - Fredric Brown, American science fiction and mystery writer (d. 1972)
1907 - Edwige Feuillère, French film actress (d. 1998)
1910 - Alfred Ayer, British philosopher (d. 1989)
1915 - William Berenberg, American physician (d. 2005)
1917 - Eddie Constantine, American actor/singer (d. 1993)
1918 - Bernard Gordon, American writer and producer (d. 2007)
1920 - Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-born immunologist, Nobel laureate
1920 - Catholicos Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I, Indian Catholic
1921 - Bill Mauldin, American cartoonist (d. 2003)
1922 - Neil Hefti, American jazz musician
1923 - Carl Djerassi, Austrian chemist
1925 - Robert Hardy, English actor
1925 - Dominick Dunne, American author
1926 - Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor
1930 - Niki de Saint Phalle, French sculptor (d. 2002)
1930 - Natalie Sleeth, American composer (d. 1992)
1930 - Omara Portuondo, Cuban singer
1931 - Franco Interlenghi, Italian actor
1935 - Takahata Isao, Japanese animated film director
1936 - Akiko Kojima, Japanese model
1938 - Ralph Bakshi, Israeli cartoonist
1938 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia
1940 - Frida Boccara, French singer (d. 1996)
1940 - Connie Mack, U.S. Senator from Florida
1940 - José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Catholic bishop
1942 - Bob Ross, American artist and television host (d. 1995)
1943 - Don Simpson, American film producer (d. 1996)
1944 - Denny Laine, English musician (Moody Blues, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Wings)
1944 - Otto Wiesheu, German minister
1944 - Claude Brochu, Major League Baseball executive (Montreal Expos)
1946 - Peter Green, English guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
1946 - Lynn Carey, US-American actress and singer (Mama Lion)
1947 - Helen Coonan, Australian politician
1947 - Richard Dreyfuss, American actor
1948 - Kate Jackson, American actress
1949 - James Williamson, American guitarist
1949 - Paul Orndorff, American professional wrestler
1953 - Denis Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player
1955 - Kevin DuBrow, American singer (Quiet Riot) (d. 2007)
1955 - Roger O'Donnell, English musician (The Cure)
1956 - Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer
1957 - Dan Castellaneta, American voice actor, Best known as the voice of Homer Simpson
1958 - David Remnick, American writer and editor of The New Yorker
1959 - Mike Gartner, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 - Finola Hughes, British actress
1961 - Randy Jackson, American musician
1961 - Joel Otto, National Hockey League player
1964 - Yasmin Le Bon, British model
1967 - Joely Fisher, American actress
1967 - Beth Chapman, Star of Dog the Bounty Hunter
1967 - Rufus Sewell, English actor
1968 - Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater
1968 - Tsunku, Japanese music producer
1969 - Eleni Menegaki, Greek TV presenter
1969 - Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer
1970 - Edwin van der Sar, Dutch footballer
1970 - Phillip Cocu, Dutch footballer
1971 - Winona Ryder, American actress
1971 - Daniel J. Bernstein, American professor
1971 - Matthew Hayden, Australian cricketer
1972 - Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress
1972 - Gabrielle Union, American actress
1972 - Takafumi Horie, Japanese entrepreneur
1973 - Robert Pirès, French footballer
1973 - Éric Messier, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 - Michael Vaughan, English cricketer
1975 - Kelly Lin, Chinese actress
1976 - Mohsen Emadi, Iranian Poet
1976 - Milena Govich, American actress
1976 - Stephen Craigan, Northern Irish footballer
1977 - Brendan Fehr, Canadian actor
1978 - Travis Henry, American football player
1979 - Ignasi Giménez Renom, Catalan politician
1980 - Ben Foster, American actor
1980 - B.J. Sams, American football player
1981 - Reema Sen, Indian actress
1981 - Jonathan Brown, Australian rules footballer
1981 - Amanda Beard, American swimmer
1982 - Chelan Simmons, Canadian actress
1982 - Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
1983 - Jason Tahincioglu, Turkish racing driver
1983 - Richard Brancatisano, Australian actor
1983 - Dana Eveland, American baseball player
1983 - Maurice Clarett, American football player
1984 - Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 - Severino Jefferson, Brazilian football player
1987 - Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer
1990 - Carlson Young,American actress