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October 15 birthdays

367 notable historical figures were born on October 15, and 183 died on this day. Everyone born on October 15 is a Libra.

17% of October 15 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (77) than any other country.

Born on October 15

• Mesut Özil (born 1988. German footballer (born 1988))
• Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 to 1900. German philosopher (1844–1900))
• Akbar (1542 to 1605. Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605)
• A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931 to 2015. President of India from 2002 to 2007)
• Sarah Ferguson (born 1959. British former royal and author (born 1959))
• Michel Foucault (1926 to 1984. French philosopher (1926–1984))
• Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 1979. Indian actor, director and producer (born 1982))
• Fela Kuti (1938 to 1997. Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997))
• Christian (born 2005. Heir apparent to the Danish throne (born 2005))
• Keyshia Cole (born 1981. American singer (born 1981))
• Kay Ivey (born 1944. Governor of Alabama since 2017)
• Carol II (1893 to 1953. King of Romania from 1930 to 1940)
• Xi Zhongxun (1913 to 2002. Chinese politician (1913–2002))
• Mohammad Zahir Shah (1914 to 2007. King of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973)
• John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 to 2006. Canadian-American economist and diplomat (1908–2006))
• Denys Shmyhal (born 1975. Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2020 to 2025)
• Sali Berisha (born 1944. Albanian politician (born 1944))
• Roxane Gay (born 1974. American writer (born 1974))
• Temür Khan (1265 to 1307. Emperor of Yuan dynasty from 1294 to 1307)
• Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795 to 1861. King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861)
• Paul Reynaud (1878 to 1966. French politician and lawyer (1878–1966))
• Alexus Grynkewich (born 1971. U.S. Air Force general (born 1971))
• Kshama Sawant (born 1973. Indian-American politician and economist)
• Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917 to 2007. American intellectual (1917–2007))
• David Trimble (1944 to 2022. First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002 (1944–2022))
• Evangelista Torricelli (1608 to 1647. Italian physicist and mathematician (1608–1647))
• Candida Royalle (1950 to 2015. American pornographic filmmaker (1950–2015))
• FM-2030 (1930 to 2000. Transhumanist and futurist (1930–2000))
• Francisco Largo Caballero (1869 to 1946. 20th-century Spanish politician and trade union leader)
• Khanyi Mbau (born 1985. South African actress (born 1985))
• C. P. Snow (1905 to 1980. English novelist and physical chemist (1905–1980))
• Isabella Bird (1831 to 1904. English explorer and writer (1831–1904))
• Princess Shruti of Nepal (1976 to 2001. Nepalese princess (1976–2001))
• Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802 to 1857. French general and politician (1802–1857))
• Wilhelm Miklas (1872 to 1956. President of Austria from 1928 to 1938)
• Leonard Peikoff (born 1933. Canadian-American philosopher (born 1933))
• Ram Chandra Paudel (born 1944. President of Nepal since 2023)
• Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916 to 2006. President of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999)
• Sean Catherine Derek (born 1953. American television producer (born 1953))
• William Temple (bishop) (1881 to 1944. English archbishop (1881–1944))
• Daniel Parke Custis (1711 to 1757. American planter and politician (1711–1757))
• Marie of Prussia (1825 to 1889. Queen of Bavaria from 1848 to 1864)
• Fanny Howe (1940 to 2025. American poet and novelist (1940–2025))
• Maria of Portugal (1527 to 1545. Princess of Asturias)
• Robert L. Ghormley (1883 to 1958. United States Navy admiral)
• Nora Ikstena (1969 to 2026. Latvian writer (1969–2026))
• María Teresa del Toro y Alayza (1781 to 1802. Wife of Simón Bolívar)
• Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 to 1919. American painter (1847–1919))
• Constantin Ion Parhon (1874 to 1969. Romanian endocrinologist and politician (1874–1969))
• Antonino Zichichi (1929 to 2026. Italian physicist (1929–2026))
• Khachatur Abovian (1805 to 1848. Armenian polymath and writer (1809–1848?))
• Saunders Lewis (1893 to 1985. Welsh writer and politician (1893–1985))
• Madhuri Kanitkar (born 1960. Indian general)
• Alan W. Livingston (1917 to 2009. American businessman)
• Leopold VI the Glorious (1176 to 1230. Duke of Austria from 1198 to 1230)
• Simon Boswell (born 1956. English composer, conductor, and musician (born 1953))
• Ivan Michurin (biologist) (1855 to 1935. Russian agronomist)
• Thomas Bopp (1949 to 2018. American astronomer (1949–2018))
• Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria (1863 to 1931. Austrian archduke (1863–1931))
• Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier (1605 to 1627. Duchess of Orléans)

Died on October 15

• Hermann Göring (1893 to 1946. German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946))
• Akbar (1542 to 1605. Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605)
• Paul Allen (1953 to 2018. American businessman (1953–2018))
• Thomas Sankara (1949 to 1987. President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987)
• Teresa of Ávila (1515 to 1582. Spanish mystic and saint (1515–1582))
• Suzanne Somers (1946 to 2023. American actress (1946–2023))
• Norodom Sihanouk (1922 to 2012. King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2004))
• Cole Porter (1891 to 1964. American composer and songwriter (1891–1964))
• Raila Odinga (1945 to 2025. Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013)
• Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746 to 1817. Polish military leader (1746–1817))
• Pierre Laval (1883 to 1945. French politician (1883–1945))
• Razia Sultan (1205 to 1240. Sultan of Delhi from 1236 to 1240)
• Urban VI (1318 to 1389. Head of the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1389)
• Raymond Poincaré (1860 to 1934. President of France from 1913 to 1920)
• Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784 to 1817. Swiss traveller and writer (1784–1817))
• Abd al-Rahman III (891 to 961. Final Emir of Córdoba (r. 912–929); founder and 1st Caliph of Córdoba (r. 929–961))
• Lluís Companys (1882 to 1940. Spanish lawyer and politician (1882–1940))
• Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892 to 1988. English composer and pianist (1892–1988))
• John IV (600 to 642. Head of the Catholic Church from 640 to 642)
• Germaine of Foix (1488 to 1536. Queen of Aragon from 1506 to 1516)
• Jacob L. Devers (1887 to 1979. US Army general (1887–1979))
• George (1832 to 1904. King of Saxony from 1902 to 1904)
• Suryakant Tripathi (1896 to 1961. Indian poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer)
• Robert F. Williams (1925 to 1996. American civil rights activist (1925–1996))
• Hedwig of Andechs (1174 to 1243. High Duchess consort of Poland)
• Mata Hari (1876 to 1917. Dutch exotic dancer (1876–1917))
• Abdirashid Shermarke (1919 to 1969. President of Somalia from 1967 to 1969)
• al-Mu'tamid (845 to 892. 15th Abbasid caliph (r. 870–892))
• Elizabeth Clare Prophet (1939 to 2009. American religious leader (1939–2009))
• Gregorio Y. Zara (1902 to 1978. Filipino scientist)

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