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October 14 birthdays

317 notable historical figures were born on October 14, and 173 died on this day. Everyone born on October 14 is a Libra.

17% of October 14 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (79) than any other country.

Born on October 14

• Roger Moore (1927 to 2017. English actor (1927–2017))
• Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 to 1969. World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961)
• Hannah Arendt (1906 to 1975. German and American historian and philosopher (1906–1975))
• James II of England (1633 to 1701. King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688)
• Mobutu Sese Seko (1930 to 1997. President of DR Congo and Zaire from 1965 to 1997)
• Éamon de Valera (1882 to 1975. Irish statesman (1882–1975))
• Charlie Kirk (1993 to 2025. American political activist (1993–2025))
• Farah Pahlavi (born 1938. Queen-Empress of Iran from 1959 to 1979)
• Mohammad Khatami (born 1943. President of Iran from 1997 to 2005)
• Max Thieriot (born 1988. American actor (born 1988))
• Ocean Vuong (born 1988. Vietnamese-American writer (born 1988))
• William Penn (1644 to 1718. English writer and religious thinker (1644–1718))
• Ferdinand VII (1784 to 1833. King of Spain (1808, 1813–1833))
• Bahadur Shah I (1643 to 1712. Mughal emperor from 1707 to 1712)
• Sophia of Hanover (1630 to 1714. Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698)
• E. E. Cummings (1894 to 1962. American poet and author (1894–1962))
• Katherine Mansfield (1888 to 1923. New Zealand author (1888–1923))
• Tomás de Torquemada (1420 to 1498. Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1420–1498))
• Usher (born 1978. American singer (born 1978))
• Le Duc Tho (1911 to 1990. Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and politician (1911–1990))
• Hassan al-Banna (1906 to 1949. Egyptian Islamist leader and politician (1906–1949))
• Maria Feodorovna (1759 to 1828. Empress of Russia from 1796 to 1801)
• Roland Penrose (1900 to 1984. British artist and art historian (1900-1984))
• Vasily Vereshchagin (1842 to 1904. 19th-century Russian war artist)
• François Bozizé (born 1946. President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013)
• Jennell Jaquays (1956 to 2024. American artist and game designer (1956–2024))
• George Grenville (1712 to 1770. Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1763 to 1765)
• Jalal-ud-Din Khalji (1220 to 1296. Sultan of Delhi from 1290 to 1296)
• La Monte Young (born 1935. American avant-garde composer (born 1935))
• Kaija Saariaho (1952 to 2023. Finnish composer (1952–2023))
• Marie of Anjou (1404 to 1463. Queen of France from 1422 to 1461)
• Esra Erdoğan (born 1983. Turkish sociologist; daughter of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan)
• Ravachol (1859 to 1892. French anarchist (1859–1892))
• Gabriela von Habsburg (born 1956. Austrian Archduchess (born 1956))
• Andrei Bely (1880 to 1934. Russian-Soviet poet, writer and critic (1880–1934))
• Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871 to 1942. Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher (1871–1942))
• Jyrki Katainen (born 1971. Prime Minister of Finland from 2011 to 2014)
• Vernon Lee (1856 to 1935. French-born British writer (1856–1935))
• Przemysł II (1257 to 1296. King of Poland from 1295 to 1296)
• Richard Wagamese (1955 to 2017. Ojibwe writer)
• Dmitry Karbyshev (1880 to 1945. Russian Army general (1880–1945))
• Har Dayal (1884 to 1939. Indian revolutionary (1884–1939))
• Joseph Plateau (1801 to 1883. Belgian physicist (1801–1883))
• James C. Marshall (1897 to 1977. US Army general and engineer (1897–1977))
• Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797 to 1858. Austrian explorer and writer, editor (1797–1858))
• George Floyd (1973 to 2020. African American man murdered by law enforcement (1973–2020))
• Raymond Davis Jr. (1914 to 2006. American scientist (1914–2006))
• Stefan Żeromski (1864 to 1925. Polish novelist and dramatist (1864–1925))
• Manouchehr Eghbal (1909 to 1977. Iranian physician and politician (1909–1977))
• Nikhil Banerjee (1931 to 1986. Musical artist)
• Cliff Richard (born 1940. British singer and actor (born 1940))
• Ray Ewry (1873 to 1937. American track and field athlete)
• Péter Nádas (born 1942. Hungarian writer)
• Idris II of Morocco (791 to 828. Second Idrisid ruler from 803 to 828)
• Joseph Breen (1890 to 1965. American film censor)
• Giambattista Marino (1569 to 1625. Italian poet (1569–1625))
• Wolf Vostell (1932 to 1998. German artist (1932–1998))
• Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1524 to 1586. Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
• Hadley Wickham (born 1979. New Zealand statistician (born 1979))
• Thomas Davis (1814 to 1845. Irish writer and activist)

Died on October 14

• Bing Crosby (1903 to 1977. American singer and actor (1903–1977))
• Erwin Rommel (1891 to 1944. German field marshal (1891–1944))
• Harold Godwinson (1022 to 1066. King of England in 1066)
• Leonard Bernstein (1918 to 1990. American conductor and composer (1918–1990))
• Julius Nyerere (1922 to 1999. President of Tanzania from 1964 to 1985)
• Simon MacCorkindale (1952 to 2010. British actor (1952–2010))
• Benoit Mandelbrot (1924 to 2010. French-American mathematician (1924–2010))
• Freddy Fender (1937 to 2006. American Tejano singer (1937–2006))
• Errol Flynn (1909 to 1959. Australian and American actor (1909–1959))
• Douglas Mawson (1882 to 1958. Australian geologist and explorer of the Antarctic (1882–1958))
• Nizam al-Mulk (1018 to 1092. Persian scholar and vizier of the Seljuk Empire (1018–1092))
• David Lewis (philosopher) (1941 to 2001. American philosopher (1941–2001))
• Mathieu Kérékou (1933 to 2015. Beninese politician, former president (1933–2015))
• Isabel of Gloucester (1200 to 1217. English noblewoman, first wife of King John)
• Henry (son of Edward I) (1267 to 1274. Heir apparent to Edward I (1268–1274))
• Moktar Ould Daddah (1924 to 2003. President of Mauritania from 1960 to 1978)
• Johan Christian Dahl (1788 to 1857. Danish-Norwegian artist (1788–1857))
• Prince Albert of Prussia (1809 to 1872. Prussian prince (1809–1872))
• Gyrth Godwinson (1032 to 1066. 11th-century English earl)
• Leofwine Godwinson (1035 to 1066. 11th-century English nobleman)
• Randall Jarrell (1914 to 1965. American writer (1914–1965))
• Richard Wilbur (1921 to 2017. American poet (1921–2017))
• Martin Ryle (1918 to 1984. English radio astronomer (1918–1984))
• Gunilla von Post (1932 to 2011. Swedish noble (1932–2011))
• Abram Ioffe (1880 to 1960. Soviet physicist (1880–1960))
• Kyuichi Tokuda (1894 to 1953. Japanese politician; first chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (1894-1953))
• Soni Pabla (1976 to 2006. Indian-born Canadian musician (1976–2006))
• Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell (1937 to 2004. British historian and politician)
• Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831 to 1892. Norwegian painter (1831–1892))
• Françoise de Brézé (1515 to 1577. French noblewoman and courtier (d. 1577))

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