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October 30 birthdays

289 notable historical figures were born on October 30, and 170 died on this day. Everyone born on October 30 is a Scorpio.

19% of October 30 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (81) than any other country.

Born on October 30

• Diego Maradona (1960 to 2020. Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020))
• John Adams (1735 to 1826. Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801)
• George II of Great Britain (1683 to 1760. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760)
• Ezra Pound (1885 to 1972. American poet and critic (1885–1972))
• Edge (wrestler) (born 1973. Canadian professional wrestler and actor (born 1973))
• Homi J. Bhabha (1909 to 1966. Indian nuclear physicist (1909–1966))
• Ivanka Trump (born 1981. American businesswoman (born 1981))
• William Halsey Jr. (1882 to 1959. United States Navy admiral (1882–1959))
• Zoran Milanović (born 1966. President of Croatia since 2020)
• Francisco I. Madero (1873 to 1913. President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913)
• Michael Winner (1935 to 2013. British filmmaker, food writer (1935–2013))
• Pramod Mahajan (1949 to 2006. Indian politician)
• Ahmed Chalabi (1944 to 2015. Iraqi politician (1945–2015))
• Paul Valéry (1871 to 1945. French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945))
• Angelica Kauffman (1741 to 1807. Swiss artist (1741–1807))
• Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 to 1816. Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and politician (1751–1816))
• Sukumar Ray (1887 to 1923. Bengali poet, writer, and editor (1887–1923))
• Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer (1857 to 1922. British politician (1857–1922))
• Princess Charlotte of Denmark (1789 to 1864. Danish princess (1789–1864))
• Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668 to 1705. Duchess/Queen in Prussia from 1701 to 1705)
• William Thurston (1946 to 2012. American mathematician (1946–2012))
• Gerhard Domagk (1895 to 1964. German bacteriologist (1895–1964))
• Mario Testino (born 1954. Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer (born 1954))
• Fred W. Friendly (1915 to 1998. President of CBS News)
• Zoe Akins (1886 to 1958. American playwright, poet, and author (1886–1958))
• Lilya Brik (1891 to 1978. Russian author (1891–1978))
• Craig Albernaz (born 1982. American baseball coach (born 1982))
• Ágota Kristóf (1935 to 2011. Hungarian writer (1935–2011))
• André Chénier (1762 to 1794. French poet 1762–1794)
• Arnaud Montebourg (born 1962. French politician, lawyer and entrepreneur (born 1962))
• Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (1804 to 1873. Duke of Brunswick)
• Antoine Bourdelle (1861 to 1929. French painter and sculptor (1861–1929))
• Nicolae Paulescu (1869 to 1932. Romanian physiologist and politician (1869–1931))
• Gertrude Atherton (1857 to 1948. American author (1857–1948))
• Jeremy Black (historian) (born 1955. English historian (born 1955))
• Sharmistha Mukherjee (born 1965. Indian Kathak dancer, choreographer and politician)
• Theodor W. Hänsch (born 1941. German physicist (born 1941))
• Emperor Chūkyō (1218 to 1234. Emperor of Japan in 1221)
• Peter Lacy (1678 to 1751. Russian military leader (1678–1751))
• Hugh Lawson White (1773 to 1840. American judge and politician)
• Daniel Nathans (1928 to 1999. American microbiologist)
• Joe Heck (born 1961. American politician (born 1961))
• Poncho Sanchez (born 1951. Musical artist)
• Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966 to 2006. Jordanian jihadist (1966–2006))
• Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau (1785 to 1871. German landscape artist and author (1785–1871))
• Andrew, Duke of Calabria (1327 to 1345. King consort of Naples from 1343 to 1345)
• Timothy Findley (1930 to 2002. Canadian novelist and playwright)
• Jeannette Ng (born 1977. British fantasy writer)
• Jean Rostand (1894 to 1977. French biologist and philosopher (1894-1977))
• Friedrich Meinecke (1862 to 1954. German historian (1862–1954))
• Adelaide Anne Procter (1825 to 1864. English poet and philanthropist (1825–1864))
• Stanislav Gross (1969 to 2015. Czech politician (1969–2015))
• Ragnar Granit (1900 to 1991. Finnish and Swedish neurophysiologist (1900–1991))
• Leabua Jonathan (1914 to 1987. Prime Minister of Lesotho from 1965 to 1986)
• Jorge Bucay (born 1949. Argentine writer)
• Karl von Stürgkh (1859 to 1916. Austrian nobleman and politician (1859–1916))
• Leland H. Hartwell (born 1939. American biologist (born 1939))
• Jun Ji-hyun (born 1981. South Korean actress (born 1981))
• Geoffrey Keyes (1888 to 1967. American general and football coach (1888–1967))
• Kim Jong Yang (born 1961. South Korean politician and police officer (born 1961))

Died on October 30

• Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908 to 2009. French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009))
• Tolui (1191 to 1232. Regent of the Mongol Empire from 1227 to 1229)
• Dayananda Saraswati (1824 to 1883. Indian philosopher and socio-religious reformer (1824–1883))
• Andrew Bonar Law (1858 to 1923. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923)
• Angela Hitler (1883 to 1949. Half-sister of Adolf Hitler (1883–1949))
• Ramón Novarro (1899 to 1968. Mexican actor (1899–1968))
• Jin Yong (1924 to 2018. Chinese-language wuxia novelist (1924–2018))
• Duke Charles (1550 to 1611. King of Sweden from 1604 to 1611)
• William Cavendish-Bentinck (1738 to 1809. British statesman (1738–1809))
• Osman III (1699 to 1757. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757)
• Charles Tupper (1821 to 1915. Father of Confederation, Prime Minister of Canada in 1896)
• John Abbott (1821 to 1893. Prime Minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892)
• Clifford Geertz (1926 to 2006. American anthropologist (1926–2006))
• Barnes Wallis (1887 to 1979. English engineer and inventor (1887–1979))
• Frederick I of Württemberg (1754 to 1816. Ruler of Württemberg from 1797 to 1816)
• Luigi Einaudi (1874 to 1961. President of Italy from 1948 to 1955)
• Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia (1879 to 1956. Russian imperial Grand Duke (1879–1956))
• Poggio Bracciolini (1380 to 1459. Italian scholar, writer and humanist (1380–1459))
• Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633 to 1654. Emperor of Japan from 1643 to 1654)
• Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822 to 1892. Queen of Württemberg from 1864 to 1891)
• Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887 to 1975. German physicist (1887–1975))
• Teia (550 to 552. Last Ostrogothic King of Italy)
• María Irene Fornés (1930 to 2018. American playwright (1930–2018))
• Juan Cortina (1824 to 1894. Mexican rancher, politician, outlaw and folk hero (1824–1894))
• Pío Baroja (1872 to 1956. Spanish writer (1872–1956))
• Al-Shawkani (1760 to 1834. Yemeni theologian (1759–1834))
• Lord Frederick FitzClarence (1799 to 1854. British soldier and royal bastard (1799–1854))
• Amfilohije Radović (1938 to 2020. Metropolitan of Montenegro)
• Anca Petrescu (1949 to 2013. Romanian architect and politician)
• Ibn Khallikan (1211 to 1282. Muslim historian (1211–1282))

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