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October 29 birthdays

271 notable historical figures were born on October 29, and 164 died on this day. Everyone born on October 29 is a Scorpio.

17% of October 29 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (52) than any other country.

Born on October 29

• Joseph Goebbels (1897 to 1945. German Nazi propaganda minister (1897–1945))
• Winona Ryder (born 1971. American actress (born 1971))
• Peter Green (1946 to 2020. English musician (1946–2020))
• Hongwu Emperor (1328 to 1398. Emperor of China from 1368 to 1398)
• Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938. President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018)
• Marie (1875 to 1938. Queen of Romania from 1914 to 1927)
• Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 1952. President of Namibia since 2025)
• John Magufuli (1959 to 2021. President of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021)
• Ahmed al-Sharaa (born 1982. President of Syria since 2025)
• Antonio Luna (1866 to 1899. Filipino general (1866–1899))
• Niki de Saint Phalle (1930 to 2002. French plastician, painter and sculptor)
• Yevgeny Primakov (1929 to 2015. Russian politician and diplomat (1929–2015))
• A. J. Ayer (1910 to 1989. English philosopher (1910–1989))
• Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816 to 1885. King of Portugal from 1837 to 1853)
• Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507 to 1582. Spanish military officer, statesman and diplomat (1507–1582))
• Li Dazhao (1889 to 1927. Co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1888–1927))
• Abraham Kuyper (1837 to 1920. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905)
• Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878 to 1966. German general and advisor (1878–1966))
• Frans de Waal (1948 to 2024. Dutch primatologist and ethologist (1948–2024))
• Diana Serra Cary (1918 to 2020. American child film actress and film historian (1918–2020))
• Franz von Papen (1879 to 1969. German politician (1879–1969))
• Danielle Mitterrand (1924 to 2011. Spouse of the President of France from 1981 to 1995)
• Baruj Benacerraf (1920 to 2011. Venezuelan-American- Moroccan immunologist)
• Blanc, Louis (1811 to 1882. French politician and historian (1811–1882))
• Fredric Brown (1906 to 1972. American novelist and short story author)
• Carl Djerassi (1923 to 2015. American pharmaceutical chemist and writer (1923–2015))
• Shin Saimdang (1504 to 1551. Korean calligraphist and poet (1504–1551))
• Fabiola Gianotti (born 1960. Italian physicist, director general of the European Council for Nuclear Research)
• Robert Service (historian) (born 1947. British historian and biographer (born 1947))
• Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1934 to 2017. German landowner (1934–2017))
• Agim Çeku (born 1960. Kosovar military commander and politician; Prime Minister of Kosovo from 2006 to 2008)
• Kazuyo Sejima (born 1956. Japanese architect)
• Yahya Sinwar (1962 to 2024. Palestinian militant and politician (1962–2024))
• Alexander Zinoviev (1922 to 2006. Russian writer (1922–2006))
• Henry Green (1905 to 1973. English novelist (1905–1973))
• Edwin van der Sar (born 1970. Dutch footballer (born 1970))
• Alois Estermann (1954 to 1998. Swiss military officer (1954–1998))
• Ann-Marie MacDonald (born 1958. Canadian playwright, novelist, actress and broadcast journalist)
• Klaus Roth (1925 to 2015. British mathematician (1925–2015))
• Christian I (1560 to 1591. Elector of Saxony from 1586 to 1591)
• Mansur Ali Khan (1830 to 1884. Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orisaa (1830–1884))
• Jane Arden (director) (1927 to 1982. British film director and actress (1927–1982))
• Lance Stroll (born 1998. Canadian racing driver (born 1998))
• Sydney Freeland (born 1980. Native American film director from New Mexico, U.S.)
• Michael Rostovtzeff (1870 to 1952. Russian historian (1870–1952))
• William Shakespear (explorer) (1878 to 1915. English explorer (1878–1915))
• Rilwan Akiolu (born 1943. Oba of Lagos, Nigeria (r. 2003–present))
• Vedrana Rudan (born 1949. Croatian journalist and novelist)
• Shehu Sani (born 1967. Nigerian politician, author and human rights activist)
• Princess Lalla Nuzha of Morocco (1940 to 1977. Moroccan royal (1940–1977))
• Dan Castellaneta (born 1957. American actor (born 1957))
• Richard Dreyfuss (born 1947. American actor (born 1947))
• Augusto Heleno (born 1947. Brazilian politician (born 1947))
• Horace Robertson (1894 to 1960. Australian Army senior commander)
• Yenny Wahid (born 1974. Indonesian politician)
• Walter Natynczyk (born 1957. Canadian general)
• Gabrielle Union (born 1972. American actress (born 1972))
• John Andrews (architect) (1933 to 2022. Australian architect (1933–2022))
• Anastasia Bitsenko (1875 to 1938. Russian revolutionary)
• Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix (1682 to 1761. French Jesuit priest, traveller and historian)

Died on October 29

• Walter Raleigh (1552 to 1618. English statesman and explorer (1552–1618))
• Gustaf V (1858 to 1950. King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950)
• Adolphe Menjou (1890 to 1963. American actor (1890–1963))
• Conrad II the Younger (1252 to 1268. Duke of Swabia, King of Jerusalem and Sicily (1252–1268))
• James Beckwourth (1798 to 1866. American explorer (died 1866))
• John of Saxony (1801 to 1873. King of Saxony (1801–1873))
• Zoe Akins (1886 to 1958. American playwright, poet, and author (1886–1958))
• Richard E. Cavazos (1929 to 2017. United States Army general (1929–2017))
• Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734 to 1802. French statesman (1734–1802))
• Sisavang Vong (1885 to 1959. King of Laos)
• Charles Pinckney (governor) (1757 to 1824. American Founding Father and politician (1757–1824))
• William Lloyd Webber (1914 to 1982. English organist and composer (1914–1982))
• Paul Painlevé (1863 to 1933. French mathematician and statesman (1863–1933))
• Șerban Cantacuzino (1640 to 1688. Prince of Wallachia between 1678 and 1688)
• Juan Yagüe (1891 to 1952. Spanish Nationalist general nicknamed "Butcher of Badajoz")
• Edith Clarke (1883 to 1959. American electrical engineer and professor (1883–1959))
• Evgeny Lifshitz (1915 to 1985. Soviet physicist (1915–1985))
• George Hickenlooper (1963 to 2010. American film director (1963–2010))
• Vaughn Meader (1936 to 2004. American comedian, musician, and impressionist (1936–2004))
• Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717 to 1783. French mathematician (1717–1783))
• Russell L. Ackoff (1919 to 2009. American organizational theorist, consultant and management scientist)
• Linda Nochlin (1931 to 2017. American art historian)
• George Borg Olivier (1911 to 1980. Prime Minister of Malta from 1950–55 and 1962–71)
• Károly Huszár (1882 to 1941. Hungarian Prime Minister from 1919 to 1920)
• Mario Scelba (1901 to 1991. Italian politician (1901–1991))
• Peter III of Alexandria (500 to ?. Head of the Coptic Church from 477 to 489)
• Arne Tiselius (1902 to 1971. Swedish biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate (1902–1971))
• Mkrtich Khrimian (1820 to 1907. Armenian Apostolic Catholicos from 1893 to 1907)
• Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (1249 to 1268. Margrave of Baden and of Verona from 1250 to 1268)
• Shail Chaturvedi (1936 to 2007. Indian actor)

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