History Births on October 20

Derek Ridgers, English photographer and art director

#Derek_Ridgers

Thomas Hughes, English lawyer and judge (d. 1896)

#Thomas_Hughes

Lucien Van Impe, Belgian cyclist

#Lucien_Van_Impe

Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer (d. 2012)

#Franco_Ventriglia

John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1952)

#John_Dewey

Candice Swanepoel, South African supermodel and philanthropist

#Candice_Swanepoel

Sam Mataora, Cook Islands rugby league player

#Sam_Mataora

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player

#Anthony_Sinisuka_Ginting

Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, (d. 1795)

#Timothy_Ruggles

Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate

#Elfriede_Jelinek

Ric Lee, English drummer (Ten Years After)

#Ric_Lee

Pauline Bonaparte, French sister of Napoleon (d. 1825)

#Pauline_Bonaparte

George Ormerod, English historian and author (d. 1873)

#George_Ormerod

Kamiel Maase, Dutch runner

#Kamiel_Maase

Peter Combe, Australian entertainer

#Peter_Combe

Eddie Jones, American basketball player

#Eddie_Jones_(basketball)

Valeriy Borzov, Ukrainian-Russian sprinter

#Valeriy_Borzov

Virender Sehwag, Indian cricketer

#Virender_Sehwag

Martin Taylor, English guitarist

#Martin_Taylor_(guitarist)

Arlene Francis, American actress and television personality (d. 2001)

#Arlene_Francis

John Anderson, American actor (d. 1992)

#John_Anderson_(actor)

Audun Kleive, Norwegian drummer and composer

#Audun_Kleive

Nicola Legrottaglie, Italian footballer and manager

#Nicola_Legrottaglie

Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish businessman and politician

#Leif_Pagrotsky

Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer

#Luis_Saritama

Dannii Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter and actress

#Dannii_Minogue

Bobby Seale, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party

#Bobby_Seale

Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (d. 2006)

#Enolia_McMillan

Charles Ives, American composer (d. 1954)

#Charles_Ives

Bart Zoet, Dutch cyclist (d. 1992)

#Bart_Zoet

Barrie Chase, American actress and dancer

#Barrie_Chase

Yi Un, South Korean general (d. 1970)

#Yi_Un

James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)

#James_Chadwick

Cancio Garcia, Filipino lawyer and jurist (d. 2013)

#Cancio_Garcia

Bashar Rahal, Emirati-American actor and producer

#Bashar_Rahal

William Christopher, American actor and singer (d. 2016)

#William_Christopher

Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, English lieutenant and politician, founded the National Motor Museum (d. 2015)

#Edward_Douglas-Scott-Montagu,_3rd_Baron_Montagu_of_Beaulieu

Sam Witwer, American actor and musician

#Sam_Witwer

Brian Schatz, American academic and politician, 11th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

#Brian_Schatz

William Russ, American actor and director

#William_Russ

Scott Hall, American wrestler

#Scott_Hall

Ian Rush, Welsh footballer and manager

#Ian_Rush

Dominic McGuire, American basketball player

#Dominic_McGuire

Aapo Ilves, Estonian poet and illustrator

#Aapo_Ilves

Piet Hein Donner, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of Justice

#Piet_Hein_Donner

Ksenia Semyonova, Russian gymnast

#Ksenia_Semyonova

Kathy Kirby, English singer (d. 2011)

#Kathy_Kirby

Brian Limond, Scottish comedian and writer

#Limmy

Florent Sinama Pongolle, French footballer

#Florent_Sinama_Pongolle

Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai, Italian poet and playwright (d. 1525)

#Giovanni_di_Bernardo_Rucellai

Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league player and coach

#Laurie_Daley

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, German biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate

#Christiane_Nüsslein-Volhard

Wanda Jackson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Wanda_Jackson

Kate Mosse, English author and playwright

#Kate_Mosse

Robert Craft, American conductor and musicologist (d. 2015)

#Robert_Craft

Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (Red Hot Peppers and New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (d. 1941)

#Jelly_Roll_Morton

Christopher Wren, English physicist, mathematician, and architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (d. 1723)

#Christopher_Wren

Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter (d. 1993)

#Yasushi_Sugiyama

Olive Thomas, American model and actress (d. 1920)

#Olive_Thomas

José Veras, Dominican baseball player

#José_Veras

Mitch Lucker, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)

#Mitch_Lucker

Edward Hungerford, English politician (d. 1711)

#Edward_Hungerford_(spendthrift)

Constantin Lipsius, German architect and theorist (d. 1894)

#Constantin_Lipsius

Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player and sportscaster

#Juan_Marichal

James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (d. 1951)

#James_F._Hinkle

Mark King, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Mark_King_(musician)

Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (d. 2013)

#Martin_Drewes

Ed Hale, American singer-songwriter, writer and socio-political activist

#Ed_Hale

Sander Boschker, Dutch footballer

#Sander_Boschker

Melih Gökçek, Turkish journalist and politician, Mayor of Ankara

#Melih_Gökçek

Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (d. 2004)

#Rosey_Brown

Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2017)

#Tom_Petty

Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (d. 1985)

#Ruhi_Su

John Burns, English union leader and politician, President of the Board of Trade (d. 1943)

#John_Burns

Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1995)

#Mickey_Mantle

Carla Laemmle, American actress and photographer (d. 2014)

#Carla_Laemmle

Flavio Cipolla, Italian tennis player

#Flavio_Cipolla

Claudio Ranieri, Italian footballer and manager

#Claudio_Ranieri

Melchior Berri, Swiss architect and educator, designed the Natural History Museum of Basel (d. 1854)

#Melchior_Berri

Joyce Brothers, American psychologist, author, and actress (d. 2013)

#Joyce_Brothers

Kamala Harris, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Attorney General of California

#Kamala_Harris

Hilda Solis, American academic and politician, 25th United States Secretary of Labor

#Hilda_Solis

Alphonso Smith, American football player

#Alphonso_Smith

Art Buchwald, American soldier and journalist (d. 2007)

#Art_Buchwald

James Sutton, English race car driver

#James_Sutton_(racing_driver)

Karol Mikuli, Ukrainian-Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1897)

#Karol_Mikuli

Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (d. 2004)

#Jerry_Orbach

Stanis?aw Leszczy?ski, King of Poland (d. 1766)

#Stanis?aw_Leszczy?ski

Patrick Volkerding, American computer scientist and engineer, founded Slackware

#Patrick_Volkerding

Paul Wilson, Scottish bass player and songwriter

#Paul_Wilson_(musician)

Paul O'Connell, Irish rugby player

#Paul_O'Connell

Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Mexican footballer

#Francisco_Javier_Rodríguez

Arthur Rimbaud, French soldier and poet (d. 1891)

#Arthur_Rimbaud

Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1723)

#Robert_Bertie,_1st_Duke_of_Ancaster_and_Kesteven

Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (d. 1815)

#Chauncey_Goodrich

Frits Thaulow, Norwegian painter (d. 1906)

#Frits_Thaulow

Will Greenwood, English rugby player and sportscaster

#Will_Greenwood

Ferhat Yazgan, Turkish footballer

#Ferhat_Yazgan

Viggo Mortensen, American-Danish actor and producer

#Viggo_Mortensen

Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 1986)

#Tommy_Douglas

Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist (d. 1875)

#Karl_Andree

Jess Glynne, English singer-songwriter

#Jess_Glynne

Julie Payette, Canadian engineer and astronaut

#Julie_Payette

Matt Jansen, English footballer and manager

#Matt_Jansen

Stan Valckx, Dutch footballer and manager

#Stan_Valckx

John Krasinski, American actor, director, and producer

#John_Krasinski

Becky Brewerton, Welsh golfer

#Becky_Brewerton

Allan Donald, South African cricketer and coach

#Allan_Donald

Nalin de Silva, Sri Lankan physicist and philosopher

#Nalin_de_Silva

Hans Warren, Dutch poet and author (d. 2001)

#Hans_Warren

Ken Ham, Australian-American evangelist

#Ken_Ham

Dan Fogler, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Dan_Fogler

Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (d. 1996)

#Eddie_Harris

Báb, Iranian religious leader, founded Bábism (d. 1850)

#Báb

Danny Boyle, English director, producer, and screenwriter

#Danny_Boyle

Robert Lochner, American-German soldier and journalist (d. 2003)

#Robert_Lochner

Melanie Mayron, American actress and director

#Melanie_Mayron

Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright (d. 2013)

#Chen_Liting

Michel Vorm, Dutch footballer

#Michel_Vorm

Isabelle de Charrière, Dutch author and poet (d. 1805)

#Isabelle_de_Charrière

Patrick Matthew. Scottish farmer and biologist (d. 1874)

#Patrick_Matthew

Rex Ingram, American actor (d. 1969)

#Rex_Ingram_(actor)

Thomas Newman, American composer and conductor

#Thomas_Newman

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1865)

#Henry_John_Temple,_3rd_Viscount_Palmerston

Jonathan I. Schwartz, American businessman

#Jonathan_I._Schwartz

Nick Cardy, American illustrator (d. 2013)

#Nick_Cardy

Charley Chase, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1940)

#Charley_Chase

Claude, Duke of Guise (d. 1550)

#Claude,_Duke_of_Guise

Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)

#Aelbert_Cuyp

Wayne Morse, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1974)

#Wayne_Morse

Paul Ifill, English footballer

#Paul_Ifill

Stuart Hamblen, American singer-songwriter, actor, and radio show host (d. 1989)

#Stuart_Hamblen

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland, Cavalier (d. 1698)

#Richard_Boyle,_1st_Earl_of_Burlington

Keith Hernandez, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Keith_Hernandez

Roger Hanin, Algerian-French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

#Roger_Hanin

Patrick Hughes, English painter, illustrator, and photographer

#Patrick_Hughes_(artist)

Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (d. 1956)

#Bela_Lugosi

Norman Blake, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Norman_Blake_(Scottish_musician)

Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek footballer

#Dimitris_Papadopoulos_(footballer)

Stéphane Hessel, German-French activist and diplomat (d. 2013)

#Stéphane_Hessel

Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)

#Thomas_Bartholin

Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (d. 2016)

#Chad_Robinson

Robert Pinsky, American poet and critic

#Robert_Pinsky

Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (d. 1981)

#Prince_Yasuhiko_Asaka

William Zabka, American actor and producer

#William_Zabka

Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer, and actor

#Snoop_Dogg

Anna Neagle, English actress, singer, and producer (d. 1986)

#Anna_Neagle

Bálint Balassi, Hungarian writer and noble (d. 1594)

#Bálint_Balassi

Ismail al-Azhari, Sudanese politician, 3rd President of Sudan (d. 1969)

#Ismail_al-Azhari

Patrick Hall, English lawyer and politician

#Patrick_Hall_(politician)

Fayard Nicholas, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2006)

#Fayard_Nicholas

Michelle Malkin, American blogger and author

#Michelle_Malkin

Jordan Ridley, Australian rules footballer

Raphael Hackl, German rugby player

Elyse Taylor, Australian model

Wanlop Saechio, Thai footballer

Andrew Trimble, Irish rugby player

Kristian Bak Nielsen, Danish footballer

Paul Terek, American decathlete

Vasyl Baranov, Ukrainian footballer

Erko Saviauk, Estonian footballer

Leila Josefowicz, Canadian-American violinist

Nikolaos Bacharidis, Greek footballer

Pie Geelen, Dutch swimmer

Neil Heywood, English-Chinese businessman (d. 2011)

Labros Papakostas, Greek high jumper

Juan González, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

Susan Tully, English actress, director, and producer

Kevin Walters, Australian rugby league player and coach

Kerrod Walters, Australian rugby league player

Elizabeth Carling, English actress and singer

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jordanian militant Islamist (d. 2006)

Mikhail Shtalenkov, Russian ice hockey player

Tomoko Yamaguchi, Japanese actress and singer

Nikos Tsiantakis, Greek footballer

Dave Wong, Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor

David M. Evans, American director and screenwriter

Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress and singer

Les Stroud, Canadian director, producer, and harmonica player

Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer (d. 2004)

Mark Little, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Dave Krieg, American football player

Lynn Flewelling, American author and academic

Valerie Faris, American director and producer

Chris Cowdrey, English cricketer and sportscaster

Jane Bonham-Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, English politician

Aaron Pryor, American boxer

David Profumo, English author and academic

Steve Orich, American composer and conductor

Bill Nunn, American actor (d. 2016)

Richard McWilliam, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Upper Deck Company (d. 2013)

Wilma Josefina Salgado, Ecuadorian politician and economist

Al Greenwood, American keyboard player

Sandra Dickinson, American-English actress and composer

Chris Woodhead, English civil servant and academic (d. 2015)

Richard Loncraine, English director and screenwriter

Lewis Grizzard, American comedian and author (d. 1994)

Diana Gittins, American-English sociologist, author, and academic

David Mancuso, American party planner, created The Loft (d. 2016)

Dunja Vejzovi?, Croatian soprano and actress

Earl Hindman, American actor (d. 2003)

Anneke Wills, English actress

Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa, Cameroonian filmmaker

Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and educator (d. 2006)

Emidio Greco, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2012)

Emma Tennant, English author (d. 2017)

Bill Chase, American trumpet player (d. 1974)

Rokur? Naya, Japanese voice actor (d. 2014)

Ken Morrison, English businessman (d. 2017)

Richard Caliguiri, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Pittsburgh (d. 1988)

Michael O'Donnell, English physician, author, and journalist

Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2007)

Tom Dowd, American record producer and engineer (d. 2002)

Robert Peters, American poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2014)

Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (d. 1955)

Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Indian lawyer and politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 2010)

Fanny de Sivers, Estonian-French linguist and academic (d. 2011)

Tracy Hall, American chemist and academic (d. 2008)

Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)

Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (d. 1998)

Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer (d. 1993)

Frank Churchill, American film composer (d. 1942)

Morrie Ryskind, American writer/director (d. 1985)

Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (d. 1973)

Aleksander Maaker, Estonian bagpipe player (d. 1968)

Johann Gruber, Austrian priest and saint (d. 1944)

Margaret Dumont, American actress (d. 1965)

Gottfried Achenwall, German historian, economist, and jurist (d. 1772)

Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, Scottish aristocrat (d. 1779)

Zhu Youzhen, emperor of Later Liang (d. 923)