On this day · Scorpio

October 25 birthdays

280 notable historical figures were born on October 25, and 187 died on this day. Everyone born on October 25 is a Scorpio.

19% of October 25 birthdays work in Entertainment, more than any other field. More come from United States (60) than any other country.

Born on October 25

• Katy Perry (born 1984. American singer (born 1984))
• Pablo Picasso (1881 to 1973. Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973))
• Juan Soto (born 1998. Dominican baseball player (born 1998))
• Michael I (1921 to 2017. King of Romania (r. 1927–1930, 1940–1947))
• Craig Robinson (born 1971. American actor, comedian and musician (born 1971))
• Helen Reddy (1941 to 2020. Australian and American singer, actress, TV host, and activist (1941–2020))
• Zadie Smith (born 1975. British writer (born 1975))
• Richard E. Byrd (1888 to 1957. American naval officer, explorer (1888–1957))
• Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (born 2001. Heir apparent to the Belgian throne (born 2001))
• Elif Shafak (born 1971. Turkish novelist, essayist and women's rights activist (born 1971))
• Max Stirner (1806 to 1856. German philosopher (1806–1856))
• Johann Strauss II (1825 to 1899. Austrian composer (1825–1899))
• Gale Anne Hurd (born 1955. American film producer and screenwriter)
• Évariste Galois (1811 to 1832. French mathematician (1811–1832))
• Georges Bizet (1838 to 1875. French composer (1838–1875))
• Levi Eshkol (1895 to 1969. Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 to 1969)
• Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900 to 1978. Nigerian activist (1900–1978))
• Myriam Spiteri Debono (born 1952. President of Malta since 2024)
• Sabina Spielrein (1885 to 1942. Russian physician and psychoanalyst (1885–1942))
• Elisabeth Farnese (1692 to 1766. Queen of Spain from 1714 to 1746)
• Karl Polanyi (1886 to 1964. Economist, philosopher and historian (1886–1964))
• Juan Luna (1857 to 1899. Filipino painter and sculptor)
• Annie Girardot (1931 to 2011. French actress (1931–2011))
• Claude Cahun (1894 to 1954. French artist (1894–1954))
• Benjamin Constant (1767 to 1830. Swiss-French politician and writer (1767–1830))
• Enomoto Takeaki (1836 to 1908. Japanese samurai and admiral (1836–1908))
• William Grenville (1759 to 1834. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807)
• William Clito (1102 to 1128. Count of Flanders from 1127 to 1128)
• Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours (1814 to 1896. French prince (1814–1896))
• Renée of France (1510 to 1574. Duchess of Ferrara, Modena & Reggio (1510–1574))
• Marcellin Berthelot (1827 to 1907. French chemist and politician (1827–1907))
• François Joseph Lefebvre (1755 to 1820. French Marshal (1755–1820))
• Vitold Fokin (1932 to 2025. Prime Minister of Ukraine from 1990 to 1992)
• Emperor Ninmyō (810 to 850. Emperor of Japan from 833 to 850)
• Vsevolod Merkulov (1895 to 1953. Soviet politician and intelligence officer (1895–1953))
• Henry Norris Russell (1877 to 1957. American astronomer (1877–1957))
• Rob Porter (born 1977. American lawyer and political aide (born 1977))
• Douglas Diamond (born 1953. American economist)
• Klaus Hasselmann (born 1931. German oceanographer and climate modeller)
• Micheál Mac Liammóir (1899 to 1978. 20th-century Irish actor, playwright, writer, and artist)
• Jorge Batlle (1927 to 2016. 38th President of Uruguay (2000–2005))
• Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1768 to 1816. Prince of Nassau-Weilburg from 1788 to 1816)
• Antonio Ciseri (1821 to 1891. Swiss-Italian painter (1821–1891))
• Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (1769 to 1802. Polish military officer (1769–1802))
• Gao Gang (1905 to 1954. Chinese politician (1905–1954))
• Gustavo Adrianzén (born 1966. Peruvian lawyer, politician and diplomat)
• Richard Parkes Bonington (1802 to 1828. English landscape painter (1802–1828))
• James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714 to 1799. Scottish judge and scholar (1714–1799))
• Temsüla Ao (1945 to 2022. Indian writer (1945–2022))
• Iosif Kotek (1855 to 1885. Russian composer and musician)
• Wendy Hall (born 1952. British computer scientist (born 1952))
• Miguel Cortés Miranda (1984 to 2025. Mexican bacteriologist, parasitologist and serial killer (1984–2025))
• Mia Wasikowska (born 1989. Australian actress (born 1989))
• Ciara (born 1985. American singer-songwriter (born 1985))
• C. F. W. Walther (1811 to 1887. Lutheran theologian and founder of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod)
• Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928 to 2021. Brazilian architect (1928–2021))
• Paolo Avitabile (1791 to 1850. Italian soldier)
• Carlos María de Alvear (1789 to 1852. 2nd Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata)
• James Beattie (poet) (1735 to 1803. Scottish poet, moralist and philosopher (1735–1803))
• Dominik Szoboszlai (born 2000. Hungarian footballer (born 2000))

Died on October 25

• George II of Great Britain (1683 to 1760. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760)
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 to 1893. Russian composer (1840–1893))
• Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 to 1400. English writer (1343–1400))
• Stephen, King of England (1095 to 1154. King of England from 1135 to 1154)
• Magnus the Good (1024 to 1047. King of Norway (1035–1047) and Denmark (1042–1047))
• Alexander (1893 to 1920. King of Greece from 1917 to 1920)
• John II of Portugal (1455 to 1495. King of Portugal from 1481 to 1495)
• Lord Dunsany (1878 to 1957. Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist (1878–1957))
• Risto Ryti (1889 to 1956. Finnish politician (1889–1956))
• Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896 to 1980. German prince and Nazi official (1896–1980))
• Evangelista Torricelli (1608 to 1647. Italian physicist and mathematician (1608–1647))
• Mary McCarthy (author) (1912 to 1989. American novelist and political activist (1912–1989))
• Robert Delaunay (1885 to 1941. French painter (1885–1941))
• Amélie of Orléans (1865 to 1951. Queen of Portugal from 1889 to 1908)
• Caroline Harrison (1832 to 1892. First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892)
• Abbas Mirza (1789 to 1833. Crown prince of Iran)
• Raymond Queneau (1903 to 1976. French novelist and poet (1903–1976))
• Jules Bass (1935 to 2022. American director, producer and composer (1935–2022))
• Pandurang Shastri Athavale (1920 to 2003. Indian spiritual leader and activist)
• Frank Norris (1870 to 1902. American journalist and novelist (1870-1902))
• Henry van de Velde (1863 to 1957. Belgian painter, architect, interior designer, and art theorist)
• Boniface V (600 to 625. Head of the Catholic Church from 619 to 625)
• Waldemar Haffkine (1856 to 1930. Russian-French microbiologist (1856–1930))
• Jacques Barzun (1907 to 2012. French-American historian (1907–2012))
• Ariel Durant (1898 to 1981. American historian (1898–1981))
• René Thom (1923 to 2002. French mathematician (1923–2002))
• John of Salisbury (1110 to 1180. 12th-century English philosopher (late 1110s–1180))
• Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877 to 1952. Composer and pianist (1877–1952))
• Lisa Jardine (1944 to 2015. British historian (1944–2015))
• Nirmal Verma (1929 to 2005. Renowned Indian Novelist)

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