October 27 - Births

Births

• 1156 – Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (d. 1222)
• 1401 – Catherine of Valois (d. 1437)
• 1703 – Johann Gottlieb Graun, German violinist and composer (d. 1771)
• 1744 – Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)
• 1760 – August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1831)
• 1766 – Nancy Storace, English soprano (d. 1817)
• 1782 – Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1840)
• 1806 – Juan Seguín, American politician (d. 1890)
• 1811 – Stevens T. Mason, American politician, 1st Governor of Michigan (d. 1843)
• 1811 – Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (d. 1875)
• 1814 – Daniel H. Wells, American religious leader and politician (d. 1891)
• 1838 – John Davis Long, American politician, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915)
• 1842 – Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1928)
• 1844 – Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish author, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
• 1854 – William Alexander Smith, Scottish religious leader, founded the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914)
• 1858 – Theodore Roosevelt, American politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
• 1865 – Charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958)
• 1869 – Viola Allen, American actress (d. 1948)
• 1872 – Emily Post, American author (d. 1960)
• 1877 – George Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943)
• 1885 – Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter (d. 1948)
• 1894 – Oliver Leese, English general (d. 1978)
• 1896 – Edith Haisman, South African-English survivor of the RMS Titanic (d. 1997)
• 1904 – Ernő Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer player (d. 1974)
• 1906 – Earle Cabell, American politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1975)
• 1906 – Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer (d. 2010)
• 1908 – Lee Krasner, American painter (d. 1984)
• 1910 – Jack Carson, Canadian actor (d. 1963)
• 1911 – Leif Erickson, American actor and singer (d. 1986)
• 1913 – Joe Medicine Crow, American historian, author, and anthropologist
• 1914 – Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet (d. 1953)
• 1915 – Harry Saltzman, Canadian film producer (d. 1994)
• 1917 – Augustine Harris, English bishop (d. 2007)
• 1917 – Oliver Tambo, South African politician (d. 1993)
• 1918 – Teresa Wright, American actress (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Nanette Fabray, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1920 – K. R. Narayanan, Indian politician, 10th President of India (d. 2005)
• 1921 – Warren Allen Smith, American activist and humanist
• 1922 – Poul Bundgaard, Danish actor and singer (d. 1998)
• 1922 – Michel Galabru, French actor
• 1922 – Ralph Kiner, American baseball player
• 1923 – Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor (d. 1997)
• 1924 – Ruby Dee, American actress, scriptwriter, and poet
• 1925 – Warren Christopher, American politician and diplomat, 63rd United States Secretary of State (d. 2011)
• 1926 – H. R. Haldeman, American diplomat, 4th White House Chief of Staff (d. 1993)
• 1927 – Dominick Argento, American composer
• 1928 – Gilles Vigneault, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet
• 1929 – Maurice Robert Johnston, English general
• 1931 – Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, and author
• 1932 – Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Harry Gregg, Irish footballer and manager
• 1932 – Dolores Moore, American baseball player (d. 2000)
• 1932 – Sylvia Plath, American poet (d. 1963)
• 1933 – Floyd Cramer, American pianist (d. 1997)
• 1934 – Giorgos Konstantinou, Greek actor and director
• 1935 – Frank Adonis, American actor
• 1935 – Mauricio de Sousa, Brazilian cartoonist
• 1937 – Lara Parker, American actress
• 1939 – John Cleese, English actor, screenwriter, and producer
• 1939 – Suzy Covey, American scholar (d. 2007)
• 1940 – John Gotti, American mobster (d. 2002)
• 1940 – Maxine Hong Kingston, American author
• 1941 – Dick Trickle, American race car driver
• 1942 – Lee Greenwood, American singer-songwriter
• 1942 – Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Polish politician
• 1943 – Carmen Argenziano, American actor
• 1943 – Jerry Rook, American basketball player
• 1944 – J. A. Jance, American author
• 1945 – Arild Andersen, Norwegian bassist (Masqualero)
• 1945 – John Kane, Scottish actor and scriptwriter
• 1945 – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian politician, 35th President of Brazil
• 1946 – Peter Martins, Danish dancer and choreographer
• 1946 – Ivan Reitman, Czech-Canadian actor, producer and director
• 1946 – Carrie Snodgress, American actress (d. 2004)
• 1949 – Clifford Antone, American businessman (d. 2006)
• 1949 – Garry Tallent, American bass player and producer (E Street Band)
• 1950 – Fran Lebowitz, American author
• 1950 – Július Šupler, Slovak ice hockey player and coach
• 1951 – K. K. Downing, English guitarist and songwriter (Judas Priest)
• 1951 – Carlos Frenk, Mexican-English cosmologist
• 1951 – Nancy Jacobs, American politician
• 1951 – Jayne Kennedy, American actress and sportscaster
• 1951 – Éric Morena, French singer
• 1952 – Roberto Benigni, Italian actor, screenwriter, and director
• 1952 – Francis Fukuyama, American philosopher
• 1952 – Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer (Agents) (d. 2011)
• 1953 – Peter Firth, English actor
• 1953 – Robert Picardo, American actor
• 1954 – Jan Duursema, American illustrator
• 1955 – Debra Bowen, American politician
• 1956 – Veronica Hart, American porn actress and director
• 1956 – Jaq D. Hawkins, English occultist and author
• 1956 – Babis Tsertos, Greek singer and guitarist
• 1957 – Jeff East, American actor
• 1957 – Glenn Hoddle, English footballer
• 1958 – Lee Carter, American judge
• 1958 – Simon Le Bon, English singer-songwriter (Duran Duran and Arcadia)
• 1958 – Felix Wurman, American cellist and composer (d. 2009)
• 1959 – Rick Carlisle, American basketball player and coach
• 1960 – Tom Nieto, American baseball player
• 1963 – Marla Maples, American actress and model
• 1963 – Farin Urlaub, German singer and guitarist (Die Ärzte)
• 1964 – Mark Taylor, Australian cricketer
• 1966 – Matt Drudge, American blogger, founded the Drudge Report
• 1966 – Hege Nerland, Norwegian politician (d. 2007)
• 1967 – Steve Almond, American author
• 1967 – Simone Moro, Italian mountaineer
• 1967 – Dejan Raičković, Montenegrin footballer
• 1967 – Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, The Wondergirls, and Camp Freddy)
• 1968 – Dileep, Indian actor and producer
• 1968 – Alain Auderset, Swiss author
• 1968 – Vinny Samways, English footballer
• 1969 – Peter O'Meara, Irish actor
• 1970 – Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer
• 1970 – Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Cradle of Filth, At the Gates, Nemhain, The Haunted, Nifelheim, and Brujeria)
• 1970 – Alama Ieremia, New Zealand rugby player
• 1970 – Jonathan Stroud, English author
• 1971 – Jade Arcade, American illustrator and writer
• 1971 – Stefano Guidoni, Italian footballer
• 1971 – Jorge Soto, Peruvian footballer
• 1971 – Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer
• 1972 – Elissa, Lebanese singer
• 1972 – Lee Clark, English footballer
• 1972 – Marika Krook, Swedish singer and actress (Edea)
• 1972 – Evan Coyne Maloney, American director
• 1972 – Maria Mutola, Mozambican runner
• 1972 – Brad Radke, American baseball player
• 1973 – Jason Johnson, American baseball player
• 1975 – Nicola Mazzucato, Italian rugby player and coach
• 1976 – Wilson Raimundo Júnior, Brazilian footballer
• 1977 – Jiří Jarošík, Czech footballer
• 1977 – Sheeri Rappaport, American actress
• 1977 – Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1978 – Vanessa-Mae, Singaporean-English violinist
• 1978 – Stephanie Abrams, American meteorologist
• 1978 – Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Tanel Padar, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1981 – Salem Al Fakir, Swedish singer
• 1981 – Volkan Demirel, Turkish footballer
• 1981 – Han Hye-jin, South Korean actress
• 1981 – Kristi Richards, Canadian skier
• 1982 – Patrick Fugit, American actor
• 1982 – Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor and singer
• 1983 – Brent Clevlen, American baseball player
• 1983 – Martín Prado, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1984 – Bam Doyne, American basketball player
• 1984 – Kostas Kapetanos, Greek footballer
• 1984 – Kelly Osbourne, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1984 – Irfan Pathan, Indian cricketer
• 1984 – Brady Quinn, American football player
• 1984 – Emilie Ullerup, Danish actress
• 1986 – Matty Pattison, English footballer
• 1986 – Jon Niese, American baseball player
• 1986 – David Warner, Australian cricketer
• 1987 – Thelma Aoyama, Japanese singer
• 1987 – Andrew Bynum, American basketball player
• 1987 – Guillaume Franke, French-German rugby player
• 1987 – Victor Genev, Bulgarian footballer
• 1987 – Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player
• 1988 – Brady Ellison, American archer
• 1988 – Evan Turner, American basketball player
• 1990 – Dimitrios Gkourtsas, Greek footballer
• 1990 – Oktavianus Maniani, Indonesian footballer
• 1992 – Emily Hagins, American director
• 1994 – Eddie Alderson, American actor
• 1995 – Cooper Pillot, American actor
• 1997 – Eden Taylor-Draper, English actress
• 1999 – Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)