October 29 - Births

Births

• 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)
• 1740 – James Boswell, Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson (d. 1795)
• 1815 – Daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)
• 1815 – Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856)
• 1822 – Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)
• 1827 – Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907)
• 1832 – Narcisa de Jesús Martillo, Ecuadorian saint (d. 1869)
• 1855 – Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)
• 1861 – Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)
• 1866 – Antonio Luna, Filipino revolutionary general (d. 1899)
• 1875 – Marie of Edinburgh, queen of Romania (d. 1938)
• 1877 – Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer (d. 1973)
• 1877 – Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)
• 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 Catholicos, Indian Orthodox Church
• 1921 – Bill Mauldin, American cartoonist (d. 2003)
• 1922 – Neal Hefti, American jazz musician (d. 2008)
• 1923 – Carl Djerassi, Austrian chemist
• 1923 – Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Dutch athlete
• 1925 – Dominick Dunne, American author (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Robert Hardy, English actor
• 1926 – Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor
• 1929 – Yevgeny Primakov, Russian politician
• 1930 – Puck Brouwer, Dutch athlete (d. 2006)
• 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, American 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)
• 1942 – Melora Harte, American voice actor
• 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, Canadian businessman and sports executive (Montreal Expos)
• 1946 – Peter Green, English guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1946 – Lynn Carey, American actress and singer (Mama Lion)
• 1947 – Richard Dreyfuss, American actor
• 1947 – Helen Coonan, Australian politician
• 1948 – Kate Jackson, American actress
• 1948 – Frans de Waal, Dutch primatologist
• 1949 – James Williamson, American guitarist
• 1949 – Paul Orndorff, American professional wrestler
• 1949 – Kieron Baker, English footballer
• 1950 – Bronwen Mantel, Canadian actress and voice actor
• 1950 – Abdullah Gul, Turkish President
• 1951 – Dirk Kempthorne, American politician, 49th United States Secretary of the Interior and 30th Governor of Idaho
• 1951 – Tiff Needell, British racing driver and television presenter
• 1953 – Denis Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1955 – Kevin DuBrow, American singer (Quiet Riot) (d. 2007)
• 1955 – Roger O'Donnell, English musician (The Cure)
• 1955 – Boy Abunda, Filipino journalist and television personality
• 1956 – Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer
• 1957 – Dan Castellaneta, American voice actor
• 1958 – David Remnick, American writer and editor of The New Yorker
• 1958 – Blažej Baláž, Slovak painter
• 1959 – Mike Gartner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 – Finola Hughes, British actress
• 1960 – Thorsten Schlumberger, German footballer
• 1961 – Randy Jackson, American musician
• 1961 – Joel Otto, American ice hockey player turned coach
• 1962 – Einar Örn Benediktsson, Icelandic musician (The Sugarcubes)
• 1964 – Yasmin Le Bon, British model
• 1964 – Eddie McGuire, Australian television presenter
• 1967 – Joely Fisher, American actress
• 1967 – Rufus Sewell, English actor
• 1968 – Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater
• 1968 – Tsunku, Japanese music producer
• 1969 – Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer
• 1969 – Eleni Menegaki, Greek TV presenter
• 1969 – SA Martinez, American singer (311)
• 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 – Takafumi Horie, Japanese entrepreneur
• 1972 – Gabrielle Union, American actress
• 1972 – Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress
• 1973 – Robert Pirès, French footballer
• 1973 – Éric Messier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 – Michael Vaughan, English cricketer
• 1975 – Kelly Lin, Chinese actress
• 1976 – Stephen Craigan, Northern Irish footballer
• 1976 – Milena Govich, American actress
• 1976 – Giorgos Kalaitzis, Greek basketball player
• 1977 – Brendan Fehr, Canadian actor
• 1978 – Travis Henry, American football player
• 1979 – Ignasi Giménez Renom, Catalan politician
• 1980 – Ben Foster, American actor
• 1980 – Kaine Robertson, New Zealand-born Italian rugby player
• 1980 – B.J. Sams, American football player
• 1981 – Amanda Beard, American swimmer
• 1981 – Jonathan Brown, Australian Australian rules footballer
• 1981 – Reema Sen, Indian actress
• 1982 – Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
• 1982 – Chelan Simmons, Canadian actress
• 1983 – Richard Brancatisano, Australian actor
• 1983 – Maurice Clarett, American football player
• 1983 – Dana Eveland, American baseball player
• 1983 – Jason Tahincioglu, Turkish racing driver
• 1984 – Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Severino Jefferson, Brazilian footballer
• 1986 – Sarita Pérez de Tagle, Filipina actress and model
• 1987 – Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer
• 1987 – Frazer McLaren, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1988 – Andy King, Welsh footballer
• 1993 – India Eisley, American actress