Al Capp
American Cartoonist
Aleister Crowley
English Diabolist, 1875-1947
Alfred NobelSwedish Chemist, who the Nobel Prize is named after
Alphonse De Lamartine
French Poet, 1790 - 1869
Alvin Toffler
American Business Futurist
* Oct 04 Alicia Silverstone
* Oct 06 Amy Jo Johnson
Andrea Dworkin
Speech to women at Harper and Row, 1976
Anita Roddick
Successful Businesswoman - Founder of the Body Shop
Annie BesantPhilosopher
Anthony Hopkins
Famous Actor, particularly renowned for his role in Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal
Ari Fleischer
Former White House Press Secretary
Arlene Francis
American Entertainer, 1907 - 2001
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal Football Club Manager
Arthur Miller
1915+, US Dramatist
Arthur Rimbaud
French Poet, 1854 - 91
Arthur Zimmermann
German Statesman, 1864 - 1940
Ashlee Simpson
Actress
Avery Brundage
US Sports Administrator
Avril Lavigne
Popular Canadian Singer - why do you have to make everything so complicated?
Benita Valente
An Internationally Celebrated Interpreter of Lieder, Chamber Music, Oratorio, and opera
Benjamin Netanyahu
Former Prime Minister of Israel
Bob Geldof
Once a member of the Boomtown Rats, became most famous for organising the huge fund raising concert 'Live Aid' in the mid 80s
Brigitte Bardot * Sep 28
French Actress - born in 1934
Bryan Ferry
Musician
* Oct 10 Brett Favre
* Sep 25 Barbara Walters
* Sep 29 Bryant Gumbel
Carole Lombard
Arguably the finest comedienne throughout the 30s and into the early 40s
Carrie Fisher
Actress starred in films such as "Austin Powers" and "When Harry Met Sally"
Cat Deeley
Famous TV presenter
Catherine Deneuve
Actress
Catherine Zeta Jones * Sep 25
Welsh actress who made it big in Hollywood and is now married to the multi millionaire Hollywood actor Michael Douglas
Charlton HestonUS film actor, best known for his role in Benhur
Cheryl Tiegs
Model
Chester Alan Arthur *5 Oct, 1829
President - USA
Chiaki Kuriyama
Japanese Actress
Christina Milian
Singer
Christopher Reeve * Sep 25
Lead role in the 'Superman' films, paralysed in a horse riding accident in 1995. (1952 - 2004)
Cindy Margolis
Actress
Cliff Richard
Ageing singer, unique in having number one hits across five decades in the UK, and entertaining the crowds at a wet Wimbledon - Bring on the Roof in 2010...
* Oct 21 Carrie Fisher
* Oct 08 Chevy Chase
* Oct 13 Chris Carter
* Oct 17 Chris Kirkpatrick
Damon Runyon
American Writer
Daniela Pestova
Model
Danny Boyle *20 Oct 1956
Academy Award Winning Director - Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire
Dannii Minogue
Kylie's little sis
David Carradine
Famous Celebrity
Dawn French
British Comedienne, as in French and Saunders
Deborah Kerr1921+, Scottish Actress
Denis Diderot
French Philosopher 1713-84
Desmond Tutu
1931+, Religious Leader
Donna Karan * Oct 02
Fashion Guru
Doris Lessing
English Writer, 1919-
Dwight David 'Ike' Eisenhower *14 Oct 1890
President - USA
* Sep 30 Dominique Moceanu
E E Cummings
Famous American Writer and Poet
Ed Sullivan
American Comedian, 1902-74
Eleanor Roosevelt
Politician's wife
Elizabeth Gaskell
English Novelist, 1810 - 65
Eminem
Controversial Musician. White 'Gangsta' Rapper who has as many critics as he has fans.
Enrico Fermi
Italian Physicist, 1901 - 54
Eugenio Montale
Italian Poet, 1896-1981
* Oct 06 Elisabeth Shue
* Oct 17 Evel Knievel
F Scott Fitzgerald
American Writer
Faith Baldwin
Author
Ferdinand Foch
French Marshal
Fran Drescher * Sep 30
Actress
Frank Herbert
American Writer, 1920 - 86
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher and Writer
George Bancroft
Historian
Georges Clemenceau
Lived 1780 - 1831, French politician and a Prime Minster of France, 1906 - 9 and 1917 - 20
Giuseppe Verdi
1813-1901, Italian Composer
Gore Vidal
Writer
Graham GreeneFamous Author
Groucho Marx
US comedian (As in Marx Brothers). Lived 1890 - 1977
Guy Pearce
Actor
Gwen Stefani
Lead singer of American band - No Doubt
Gwyneth Paltrow * Sep 28
A Hollywood actress, she even donned a wig and moustache for her role as a male actor in Shakespeare in Love
Hannah Arendt
American Political Philosopher
Harold Pinter
English Playwright 1930-
Heather Locklear
Model
Heinz Fischer
Austrian Politician, 1938+
Helen Hayes
Long regarded as the first lady of American theatre, 1900 - 1993
Helen Hunt Jackson
US Writer, 1830 - 85
Hilary Duff
Famous Actress
Horatio Nelson
British Admiral and Naval Hero; victorious but killed at Battle of Trafalgar. Lived 1758-1805.
Hugh Jackman * Oct 12
Actor from The X-Men, Australia
* Sep 25 Heather Locklear
Ian Thorpe
Aussie Swimming Star, The Thorpedo
Italo Calvino
Italian Novelist
Jackie Collins
Successful Author
Jamelia
Singer
James Whitcomb Riley
Poet, 1849 - 1916
James Earl 'Jimmy' Carter, Jr.*1 Oct 1924
President - USA, from 1977-1981
Jenna Elfman * Sep 30
American Actress, starred in TV shows and some films eg. "Dr Do Little"
Jesse Jackson
Famous American Activist, 1941+
Jim Henson
Muppets Inventor
Jimmy Breslin
Columnist
Joe Hill
American Labour Leader and Songwriter, lived 1879 - 1914
John Burns
The son of an engineer, was born in Lambeth, London in 1858
John Dewey
Philosopher
John Hay
American Writer, 1838 - 1905
John Le Carre
British Novelist
John Lennon * Oct 09
Member of the Beatles, shot dead in 1980
John Marshall
American Founder of Constitutional Law
John Perry Barlow
American Writer, 1947+
John Wooden
American Basketball Player in the 1930s
Johnny Carson
American Comedian, 1925+
Julie Andrews * Oct 01 Famous actress, best known for her role in 'Sound of Music'
* Sep 28 Janeane Garofalo
* Sep 30 Johnny Mathis
* Oct 18 Jean-Claude Van Damme
* Oct 22 Jeff Goldblum
* Oct 19 John Lithgow
Kate Winslet * Oct 05Academy Award winning British actress whose role in Titanic gave her huge international acclaim
Katherine Mansfield
New Zealand born Short-story Writer
Kelly Preston * Oct 13
Actress
Kelly Ripa
Soap Actress
Kevin Sorbo * Sep 24
Actor
Kristanna Loken
Actress, 1979+
* Oct 03 Kevin Richardson
Le CorbusierFrench Architect, Designer of the Indian City, Chandigarh.
Lee Iacocca
Famous Businessman
Leigh Hunt
English Poet, 1784 - 1859
Lenny Bruce
American Comedian
Leo BurnettAmerican Advertising Executive, 1891 - 1971
Lewis Mumford
American Sociologist
Lillian Gish
Actress
Linda Hamilton
Actress
Lord Alfred Douglas
Poet and Driend of Oscar Wilde 1870-1945
Luciano Pavarotti * Oct 12
Opera Singer, 1935+
* Oct 02 Lorraine Bracco
* Oct 11 Luke Perry
Mahatma Gandhi'Father of India' - Indian Statesman, 1869-1948
Margaret ThatcherEx-British Prime Minister
Marie Osmond
Musician, one of the Osmonds, 1959+
Mario PuzoAmerican Novelist
Martha Stewart
Actress, 1922+
Martina Navratilova
Top Tennis Player
Matt Damon * Oct 08
Actor
Maya Lin
Author
Michael CrichtonAmerican Author, Film Director, Producer and Television Producer, 1942+
Michael Douglas * Sep 25
US Film Actor
Michel Foucault
English Historian and Philosopher, 1926 - 84
Michelle Trachtenberg
Actress
Mickey Mantle
Athlete, 1931-95
Miguel De Cervantes
Writer
Miguel De Unamuno
Spanish Philosopher, lived 1864 - 1937
Mike Ditka
American Football Coach, 1939+
Mike Schmidt
Athlete, 1949+
Mira Sorvino * Sep 28
Actress, starred in movies such as 'Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion'
Monica Bellucci
Actress
Montgomery Clift
Actor, played Matt Garth in Red River
Murray Walker
Famous yet inept Motor Racing Commentator
* Oct 01 Mark McGwire
* Oct 01 Mary McFadden
* Oct 20 Mickey Mantle
* Oct 10 Mya
* Sep 27 Meat Loaf
Naomi Watts * Sep 28
Actress
Natalie Maines
American Musician, 1974+
Neve Campbell * Oct 03
Star of the 'Scream' trilogy and other movies
* Oct 13 Nancy Kerrigan
Niels Bohr
World renowned Danish Physicist, 1885 - 1962
Nora Roberts
Author
Oscar WildeAnglo-Irish playwright and poet, noted for his sartorial wit. Lived 1854-1900.
Ozzy Ozbourne
Ex-singer in Black Sabbath, this is a common mis-spelling: actually spells his surname Osbourne, but listed here due to the frequency with which his surname is spelt with a 'z'
* Sep 26 Olivia Newton-John
P Diddy
Rapper who used to known as Puff Daddy
P G Wodehouse 15 October 1881
British Humourist
Paul Strand
Famous Photographer
Peter Mandelson
Labour MP, turned MEP, has had more comebacks than a heavyweight boxer. Bosom chum of Tony Blair.
Phil Rizzuto
US Baseball Commentator, 1918+
Pope John Paul I
Pope, Head of the Catholic Church on Earth
Pope Paul VI
Pope, Head of the Catholic Church on Earth
* Oct 13 Paul Simon
Rachael Leigh Cook * Oct 04
Actress who began her career in 'The Babysitters Club' movie as a teenager and has since starred in other films such as 'She's All That'
Ray Kroc
Founder of McDonalds Corporation
Richard Rorty
Philosopher
Rita Hayworth
Actress
Robin Day
Broadcaster
Rod Carew
Athlete, 1945+
* Oct 14 Ralph Lauren
Rutherford Birchard Hayes *4 Oct 1822
President - USA
Sammy Hagar
Musician, 1947+
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Author and Poet who wrote the epic piece 'The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner'
Sarah Bernhardt
French Actress
Scott Adams
Creator of the Dilbert Cartoons
Sebastian Coe
Ex-athlete turned Politician
Serena Williams
American Tennis Player
Sigourney Weaver
Actress
Silvio Berlusconi
Italian Leader
Snoop Dogg
American Rapper
Stephen Spender
English Poet 1909-95
Susan Sarandon * Oct 04
American Actress
Suzanne Somers * Oct 16
Actress
* Sep 27 Shaun Cassidy
* Oct 15 Sarah Ferguson
* Oct 08 Sigourney Weaver
* Oct 03 Sting
T S ElliotAnglo-American Poet, Critic and Playwright
Thomas Love Peacock
English Novelist 1785-1866
Thomas Wolfe
American Novelist
Tim Robbins * Oct 16
Actor - starred in Shawshank Redemption
Timothy Leary
American Psychologist, 1920-96
Tom Petty
Musician
Tommy Lee * Oct 03
Americna singer, used to be married to Pamela Anderson
Toni Braxton
R:B Singer
Trevor Brooking
Ex-football Player
Trey Parker
Creator of the hilarious South Park
Truman Capote
American Writer and Novelist
Vaclav Havel
President of the Czech Republic
Viggo Mortensen
Famous Actor
Vladimir Horowitz
Classical Pianist
Vladimir Putin
Russian Leader, 1952+
Wallace Stevens
American Poet
Walter Matthau
American Oscar Winning Actor
Will Smith * Sep 25
Rapper and Actor who began his career on TV show - The Prince of Bel Air
William Faulkner
Author, was recipient of the 1949 Nobel Prize for Literature
William O Douglas
US Legal Expert, 1898 - 1980
William Penn
English Quaker and Founder of Pennsylvania, 1644-1718
Wyclef Jean
Black Rapper/R:B Artist, used to be part of the 'Fugees'
Yakubu Gowon
Nigerian Soldier and former Head of State
* Oct 07 Yo-Yo Ma
Famous Indian Librans
Indian Legends
Emperor Akbar - The Great - 15 October 1542
Mahatma Gandhi - 2 October 1869
Mata Amritanandamayi - 27 September 1953
Shaheed Bhagat Singh - 27 September 1907
Lal Bahadur Sastri - 2 Oct 1904
APJ Abdul Kalam - 15 October 1931
AK Gopalan (Legendary Freedom Fighter from Kerala) - 1 October 1904
RK Narayan 10 October 1906
SD Burman - 1 October 1906
Ashok Kumar (Legendary Actor & Yesteryear Superstar - Hindi, Bengali Cinema)- 13 October 1911
Madhu (Yesteryear Superstar of Malayalam Cinema) - 23 September 1933
Amitabh Bachchan (Eternal Megastar)- 11 October 1942
Shivaji Ganeshan (Legendary Actor - Tamil Cinema) - 1 October 1927
Dev Anand (Legendary Actor, Director - Hindi Cinema)- 26 September 1923
Thikkrurissy Sukumaran Nair (Legendary Actor - Malayalam Cinema)- 16 October 1916
Lata Mangeshkar - 28 September 1929
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - 13 October 1948
Hrishikesh Mukherjee - 3 September 1922
Yash Chopra - 27 September 1932
SS Rajamauli - 10 October 1973
Famous Indians
Manmohan Singh - 26 September 1932
VS Achuthananthan - 20 October 1923
Farooq Abdulla - 21 October 1936
Brinda Karat - 17 October 1947
Cho Ramaswamy - 5 October 1934
Jahnu Baruah - 17 October 1952
Mira Nair - 15 October 1957
Mukul Anand - 11 October 1951
JP Dutta - 3 October 1949
Prem Chopra 23rd September
Om Puri - 18 October 1950
Shabana Azmi - 18 October 1950
Smitha Patil - 17 October 1955
Boman Irani - 1 October 1962
Shaimak Davar - 19 October
Indian Celebrities
Shammi Kapoor (Yesteryear Superstar - Hindi Cinema)- 21 October 1931
Mahmood (Legendary Actor, Comedian & Director - Tamil Cinema)- 29 September 1932
Nagesh (Legendary Actor & Comedian - Tamil Cinema)- 27 September 1933
Firoz Khan - 25 September 1939
Tanuja - 23 September 1943
Vinod Khanna - 6 October 1946
Simi Garewal - 17 October 1947
Hema Malini - 16 October 1948
Satyaraj - 3 October 1954
Sunny Deol - 19 October 1956
Prosenjit Chatterjee (Superstar - Bengali Cinema)- 3 October 1962
Khusboo Sundar - 29 September 1970
Vadivelu - 10 October 1960
Salim Kumar - 1 October 1969
Ranbir Kapoor - 28 September 1982
Prithviraj - 16 October 1982
Narain (Sunil) - 7 October 1979
Vineeth Sreenivasan - 1 October 1984
Shaan (Singer) 30th September
Nivin Pauly - 11 October 1984
Parineeti Chopra 22nd October
Wajid Khan (Music Director) 7th October
Jyothika - 18 October 1978
Rajeev Khandelwal - 16 October 1975
Ronit Roy - 11 October 1965
Kunaal Roy Kapur (Actor) 12th October
Kunal Kapoor (Actor) 18th October
Chunky Pandey 26th September
Samir Soni - 29 Septeber 1968
Shweta Tiwari - 4 October 1980
Soha Ali Khan 4th October
Nargis Fakhri 20th October
Paoli Dam 4th October
Sibiraj - 6 October 1982
Isha Sherwani - 29 September 1985
Sanjay Kapoor - 17 October 1965
Deepti Bhatnagar - 30 September 1967
Yukta Mukhey - 7 October 1979
Rimi Sen - 21 September 1981
Anjali Patil 26th September
Gauri Khan - 8 October 1970
