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October 10 birthdays

354 notable historical figures were born on October 10, and 203 died on this day. Everyone born on October 10 is a Libra.

18% of October 10 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (89) than any other country.

Born on October 10

• Gavin Newsom (born 1967. Governor of California since 2019)
• Brett Favre (born 1969. American football player (born 1969))
• S. S. Rajamouli (born 1973. Indian director and screenwriter (born 1973))
• Selim I (1470 to 1520. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520)
• Juliane Koepcke (born 1954. German mammalogist, sole survivor of LANSA Flight 508)
• Harold Pinter (1930 to 2008. British playwright (1930–2008))
• Midge Ure (born 1953. Scottish musician (born 1953))
• Isabella II (1830 to 1904. Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868)
• Lucy Powell (born 1974. British politician (born 1974))
• Fridtjof Nansen (1861 to 1930. Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930))
• Nora Roberts (born 1950. American author (born 1950))
• Henry Cavendish (1731 to 1810. English natural philosopher, and scientist (1731–1810))
• Alberto Giacometti (1901 to 1966. Swiss sculptor and painter (1901–1966))
• Naoto Kan (born 1946. Prime Minister of Japan from 2010 to 2011)
• Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941 to 1995. Nigerian social rights activist (1941–1995))
• Charles the Bad (1332 to 1387. King of Navarre from 1349 to 1387)
• Yigal Allon (1918 to 1980. Israeli general and politician (1918–1980))
• Antoine Watteau (1684 to 1721. French painter (1684–1721))
• Martine Rothblatt (born 1954. American lawyer, writer and businessperson)
• Carolyn Bertozzi (born 1966. American chemist (born 1966))
• Benjamin West (1738 to 1820. American-born painter (1738–1820))
• Lin Yutang (1895 to 1976. Chinese writer, inventor, and linguist (1895–1976))
• Francisco Sagasti (born 1944. President of Peru from 2020 to 2021)
• Catherine Michaela of Spain (1567 to 1597. Duchess of Savoy from 1585 to 1597)
• Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (1903 to 1983. Regent of Belgium from 1944 to 1950)
• Venus Lux (born 1990. American pornographic actress)
• Shivaram Karanth (1902 to 1997. Indian Kannada writer (1902-1997))
• Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898 to 1970. French general (1898–1970))
• Xherdan Shaqiri (born 1991. Switzerland international footballer (born 1991))
• Daniel Mosley, 4th Baron Ravensdale (born 1982. British engineer (born 1982))
• Emma Ruth Rundle (born 1983. American singer (born 1983))
• Jonathan Littell (born 1967. American-French writer)
• Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956. East Timorese politician (born 1956))
• Florestan, Prince of Monaco (1785 to 1856. Prince of Monaco from 1841 to 1856)
• Acharya Vidyasagar (1946 to 2024. Indian Jain monk (1946–2024))
• Rafael Merry del Val (1865 to 1930. Spanish cardinal (1865–1930))
• John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1678 to 1743. British army officer and politician (1680–1743))
• Chris Ofili (born 1968. British painter (born 1968))
• Thomas Traherne (1636 to 1674. English poet, clergyman, theologian, and religious writer)
• Liu Yongfu (1837 to 1917. Late Qing Dynasty Chinese warlord; Black Flag Army commander (1837–1917))
• Prince Napoléon Charles (1802 to 1807. Prince Royal of Holland (1802–1807))
• Segismundo Casado (1893 to 1968. Spanish Army officer)
• Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1486 to 1553. Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553)
• Prince Franz of Bavaria (1875 to 1957. Bavarian general)
• Mercè Rodoreda (1908 to 1983. Catalan novelist and poet)
• Justin Nsengiyumva (born 1971. Prime Minister of Rwanda since 2025)
• Zhai Zhigang (born 1966. Chinese military officer and taikonaut (born 1966))
• Alan Bradley (writer) (1938 to 2026. Canadian mystery writer)
• Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin (1857 to 1916. Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Abdülaziz)
• Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda (1915 to 2009. Indian naval officer)
• Paul Creston (1906 to 1985. American classical composer (1906–1985))
• Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke (1584 to 1650. English courtier (1584–1650))
• Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (born 1955. Kuwaiti royal and former Prime Minister (born 1955))
• Mary of Waltham (1344 to 1361. Duchess of Brittany from 1361 to 1362)
• Gerhard Ertl (born 1936. German physicist (born 1936))
• Rekhā (born 1954. Indian actress (born 1954))
• Neil Sloane (born 1939. British-American mathematician (born 1939))
• Ilya Frank (1908 to 1990. Soviet physicist (1908–1990))
• George Cabot Lodge (1873 to 1909. American poet (1873–1909))
• Lassina Zerbo (born 1963. Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 2021 to 2022)

Died on October 10

• Orson Welles (1915 to 1985. American actor and filmmaker (1915–1985))
• Husayn ibn Ali (626 to 680. Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Imam)
• Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936 to 2021. Pakistani nuclear physicist (1936–2021))
• Germanicus (15 BC to 19. Roman general (15 BC–19 AD))
• Ludwig von Mises (1881 to 1973. Austrian–American political economist (1881–1973))
• Milton Obote (1925 to 2005. Ugandan politician (1925–2005))
• Abel Tasman (1603 to 1659. Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant (1603–1659))
• Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916 to 2000. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1916–2000))
• Carol I (1839 to 1914. Monarch of Romania from 1866 to 1914)
• Charles Fourier (1772 to 1837. French utopian socialist and philosopher (1772–1837))
• Eddie Cantor (1892 to 1964. American comedian and actor (1892–1964))
• Édouard Daladier (1884 to 1970. French radical socialist politician)
• Christopher Reeve (1952 to 2004. American actor and activist (1952–2004))
• Valentine (780 to 827. Head of the Catholic Church in 827)
• Gustave Whitehead (1874 to 1927. 19/20th-century German-American aviator)
• Lorenzo Snow (1814 to 1901. American LDS Church leader (1814–1901))
• Katsura Tarō (1848 to 1913. Japanese general and politician (1848–1913))
• Édith Piaf (1915 to 1963. French singer (1915–1963))
• Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729 to 1796. Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1752 to 1766)
• Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang (1659 to 1701. Queen of Joseon from 1690 to 1694)
• Mary Midgley (1919 to 2018. English philosopher (1919–2018))
• Papanasam Sivan (1890 to 1973. Indian composer of Carnatic music)
• Charlotte Salomon (1917 to 1943. German painter (1917–1943))
• Gaspar de Portolá (1716 to 1786. Spanish Army officer and colonial administrator)
• Thomas Traherne (1636 to 1674. English poet, clergyman, theologian, and religious writer)
• Hugh IV of Cyprus (1294 to 1359. King of Cyprus from 1324 to 1358)
• Mirza Muhammad Hakim (1553 to 1585. Shahzada of Mughal Empire)
• Isabelo de los Reyes (1864 to 1938. Filipino writer, labor leader and church founder)
• Gul Hassan Khan (1921 to 1999. Pakistani general (1921–99))
• Richard F. Heck (1931 to 2015. American chemist (1931–2015))

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