October is a magical month made up of vibrant colors and comfortable temperatures. It’s quite the celebratory month too, as we observe Veteran’s Day, Columbus Day, Canada’s Thanksgiving and Halloween in the upcoming weeks. But today we celebrate all the October birthdays – it’s your time to shine! We thought it would be fun to call out some famous names also celebrating this month. Who shares your special day?
- October 1, 1935- Julie Andrews, actress, singer
- October 2, 1970- Kelly Ripa, actress, television personality
- October 3, 1941- Chubby Checker, singer, musician
- October 4, 1924- Charlton Heston, actor
- October 5, 1975- Kate Winslet, actress
- October 6, 1846- George Westinghouse, engineer, inventor
- October 7, 1951- John Mellencamp, singer
- October 8, 1970- Matt Damon, actor
- October 9, 1940- John Lennon, singer, songwriter, musician
- October 10, 1958- Tanya Tucker, singer
- October 11, 1884- Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- October 12, 1935- Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer
- October 13, 1959- Marie Osmond, actress, singer ,Brother-Sister duo “Donny & Marie”
- October 14, 1894- E. E. Cummings, poet
- October 15, 1959- Emeril Lagasse, chef
- October 16, 1854- Oscar Wilde, poet, playwright
- October 17, 1918- Rita Hayworth, actress
- October 18, 1956- Martina Navratilova, tennis champion
- October 19, 1945- John Lithgow, actor , comedian
- October 20, 1931- Mickey Mantle, MLB baseball slugger
- October 21, 1956- Carrie Fisher, actress, “Princess Leia” in “Star Wars”
- October 22, 1942 Annette Funicello, actress, singer, beach movies
- October 23, 1925- Johnny Carson, Talk show host, “The Tonight Show”
- October 24, 1930- J.P. Richardson, singer, the “Big Bopper”, sang “Chantilly Lace”
- October 25, 1881 -Pablo Picasso, artist
- October 26, 1947- Hillary Rodham Clinton, first lady, NY Senator
- October 27, 1858- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U. S President
- October 28, 1967- Julia Roberts, actress
- October 29, 1971- Winona Ryder, actress
- October 30, 1735- John Adams, 2d U.S. President
- October 31, 1950- Jane Pauley, TV journalist
