Famous people born on 15 October

• Friedrich NietzscheGerman philosopher · 1844–1900
  55 yrs
• Michel FoucaultFrench philosopher · 1926–1984
  57 yrs
• Mikhail LermontovRussian writer, poet and painter · 1814–1841
  26 yrs
• A. P. J. Abdul KalamIndian scientist, president and statesman · 1931–2015
  83 yrs
• Evangelista TorricelliItalian physicist and mathematician · 1608–1647
  39 yrs
• Italo CalvinoItalian journalist and writer · 1923–1985
  61 yrs
• Mario PuzoAmerican author, screenwriter, and journalist · 1920–1999
  78 yrs
• John Kenneth GalbraithCanadian-American economist and diplomat · 1908–2006
  97 yrs
• Mohammed Zahir ShahKing of Afghanistan · 1914–2007
  92 yrs
• Frederick William IV of Prussia ↗King of Prussia · 1795–1861
  65 yrs
• P. G. Wodehouse ↗English author · 1881–1975
  93 yrs
• Penny Marshall ↗American actress, director and producer · 1943–2018
  75 yrs
• David Trimble ↗First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002 · 1944–2022
  77 yrs
• Asaph Hall ↗American astronomer · 1829–1907
  78 yrs
• Fela Kuti ↗Nigerian musician and activist · 1938–1997
  58 yrs
• Milorad Pavić ↗Serbian writer · 1929–2009
  80 yrs
• Carol II of Romania ↗King of Romania from 1930 to 1940 · 1893–1953
  59 yrs
• Jane Darwell ↗American actress · 1879–1967
  87 yrs
• Marie Stopes ↗British birth control campaigner and paleontologist · 1880–1958
  77 yrs
• Tanya Roberts ↗American actress · 1949–2021
  71 yrs
• C. P. Snow ↗English novelist and physical chemist · 1905–1980
  74 yrs
• Francisco Largo Caballero ↗Spanish politician · 1869–1946
  76 yrs
• James Tissot ↗French painter and illustrator · 1836–1902
  65 yrs
• Edith Bolling Galt Wilson ↗First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 · 1872–1961
  89 yrs
• Khachatur Abovian ↗Armenian writer, activist, academic · 1809–1848
  38 yrs
• Paul Reynaud ↗French politician and lawyer · 1878–1966
  87 yrs
• Hassan Gouled Aptidon ↗President of Djibouti · 1916–2006
  90 yrs
• Lee Iacocca ↗American businessman · 1924–2019
  94 yrs
• Robert Nivelle ↗French general who participated in the First World War · 1856–1924
  67 yrs
• Bobby Morrow ↗American sprinter · 1935–2020
  84 yrs
• Louis-Eugène Cavaignac ↗French general and politician · 1802–1857
  55 yrs
• Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal ↗Intanta of Portugal, Princess of Asturias, Duchess of Milan · 1527–1545
  17 yrs
• Angelo Schiavio ↗Italian footballer · 1905–1990
  84 yrs
• Isabella Bird ↗British traveler, writer, photographer and naturalist · 1831–1904
  72 yrs
• Martin Behaim ↗German navigator and geographer to the King of Portugal · 1459–1507
  47 yrs
• Wilhelm Miklas ↗Austrian politician; President · 1872–1956
  83 yrs
• Aleksey Koltsov ↗Russian poet · 1809–1842
  33 yrs
• Henri Verneuil ↗French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker · 1920–2002
  81 yrs
• Ilya Ilf ↗Soviet writer and journalist · 1897–1937
  39 yrs
• Tito Jackson ↗American musician · 1953–2024
  70 yrs
• Elena Stasova ↗Russian revolutionary, soviet politician · 1873–1966
  93 yrs
• Evan Hunter ↗American author and screenwriter · 1926–2005
  78 yrs
• Mervyn LeRoy ↗American film director and producer · 1900–1987
  86 yrs

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