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October 6 birthdays

314 notable historical figures were born on October 6, and 177 died on this day. Everyone born on October 6 is a Libra.

18% of October 6 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (69) than any other country.

Born on October 6

• Gerry Adams (born 1948. Irish republican politician (born 1948))
• Louis Philippe I (1773 to 1850. King of the French from 1830 to 1848)
• Hafez al-Assad (1930 to 2000. President of Syria from 1971 to 2000)
• Le Corbusier (1887 to 1965. Swiss-French architect (1887–1965))
• Carole Lombard (1908 to 1942. American actress (1908–1942))
• Lai Ching-te (born 1959. President of the Republic of China since 2024)
• Siad Barre (1919 to 1995. President of Somalia from 1969 to 1991)
• Thor Heyerdahl (1914 to 2002. Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914–2002))
• Jazz Jennings (born 2000. American internet personality)
• Peter Pellegrini (born 1975. President of Slovakia since 2024)
• Muhammad V of Kelantan (born 1969. King of Malaysia from 2016 to 2019)
• George Westinghouse (1846 to 1914. American engineer, inventor, and businessman (1846–1914))
• Melvyn Bragg (born 1939. British broadcaster and author (born 1939))
• Frederick VII of Denmark (1808 to 1863. King of Denmark from 1848 to 1863)
• Henri Christophe (1767 to 1820. Haitian revolutionary; founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Haiti (1807–11))
• David Baker (biochemist) (born 1962. American biochemist and computational biologist (born 1962))
• Matteo Ricci (1552 to 1610. Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610))
• Grigory Orlov (1734 to 1783. Russian noble (1734–1783))
• Meghnad Saha (1893 to 1956. Indian astrophysicist and politician (1893–1956))
• Václav III (1289 to 1306. King of Bohemia and Poland from 1305 to 1306)
• David Brin (born 1950. American scientist and science fiction author (born 1950))
• Chiang Wei-kuo (1916 to 1997. Adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek (1916–1997))
• Richard Dedekind (1831 to 1916. German mathematician (1831–1916))
• Lonnie Johnson (inventor) (born 1949. American inventor (born 1949))
• Romero Britto (born 1963. Brazilian artist)
• Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573 to 1624. 17th-century English noble)
• John Warnock (1940 to 2023. American computer scientist, inventor and technology businessman (1940–2023))
• Carlo Masi (born 1976. Italian gay pornographic film actor)
• Glenn Branca (1948 to 2018. American composer and guitarist (1948–2018))
• Yves Leterme (born 1960. Belgian politician (born 1960))
• Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (born 1738) (1738 to 1789. Austrian archduchess and abbess (1738–1789))
• Ernest Walton (1903 to 1995. Irish physicist (1903–1995))
• Mario Capecchi (born 1937. Italian-American molecular geneticist (born 1937))
• Reginald Fessenden (1866 to 1932. Canadian-American electrical engineer and inventor (1866–1932))
• Méret Oppenheim (1913 to 1985. German-Swiss surrealist artist (1913–1985))
• Yaşar Kemal (1923 to 2015. Turkish writer and human rights activist (1923–2015))
• Ernesto Laclau (1935 to 2014. Argentine philosopher and political theorist)
• Francis IV (1779 to 1846. Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1814 to 1846)
• Pieter Steyn (1706 to 1772. Dutch government official)
• Alex Mashinsky (born 1965. Israeli-American businessman (born 1965))
• George R. Price (1922 to 1975. American mathematician)
• Raymond A. Thomas (born 1958. U.S. Army general)
• Freddy García (born 1976. Venezuelan baseball player (born 1976))
• Amanda Brown (novelist) (born 1977. American novelist)
• Joseph Lowery (1921 to 2020. American minister and civil rights activist (1921–2020))
• Graham Oppy (born 1960. Australian philosopher (born 1960))
• Nkosazana Daughter (born 2000. South African singer and songwriter)
• Vasile Tarlev (born 1963. Prime Minister of Moldova from 2001 to 2008)
• Riccardo Giacconi (1931 to 2018. Italian-American astrophysicist (1931–2018))
• Neku Siyar (1679 to 1723. De facto Mughal emperor)
• Francisco Gabilondo Soler (1907 to 1990. Mexican musician (1907–1990))
• Mikhail Kuzmin (1872 to 1936. Russian poet, musician and novelist)
• Abraham Robinson (1918 to 1974. American mathematician)
• Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark (1706 to 1782. Danish princess)
• Hirata Atsutane (1776 to 1843. 18th and 19th-century Japanese theologian)
• John Caius (1510 to 1573. English physician (1510–1573))
• Guillermo Fernández Vara (1958 to 2025. Spanish politician (1958–2025))
• Carolina Gynning (born 1978. Swedish model, author, podcaster, actress, jewelry designer and television presenter)
• Pulamaipithan (1935 to 2021. Indian scholar, poet, and lyricist (1935–2021))
• Marie de Gournay (1565 to 1645. French writer (1565–1645))

Died on October 6

• Bette Davis (1908 to 1989. American actress (1908–1989))
• Anwar Sadat (1918 to 1981. President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981)
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 to 1892. British Poet Laureate (1809–1892))
• Charles the Bald (823 to 877. King of West Francia from 843 to 877 and Carolingian Emperor from 875 to 877)
• Richard Farnsworth (1920 to 2000. American actor (1920–2000))
• Elizabeth Bishop (1911 to 1979. American poet and short-story writer (1911–1979))
• Wang Mang (45 BC to 23 BC. Emperor of the Xin dynasty of China from 9 to 23)
• Joan II of Navarre (1311 to 1349. Queen of Navarre from 1328 to 1349)
• Samuel (958 to 1014. Tsar of Bulgaria from 997 to 1014)
• Bernard Berenson (1865 to 1959. American art critic (1865–1959))
• Gilbert Ryle (1900 to 1976. British philosopher (1900–1976))
• Elisabeth of France (1602 to 1644. Queen of Spain (1621–1644) and Portugal (1621–1640))
• Dennis Price (1915 to 1973. English actor (1915–1973))
• Sidney Blackmer (1895 to 1973. American actor (1895–1973))
• Bruno of Cologne (1030 to 1101. Founder of the Carthusians (c. 1030–1101))
• Chadli Bendjedid (1929 to 2012. President of Algeria from 1979 to 1992)
• Per Albin Hansson (1885 to 1946. Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden, 1932–36 and 1936–46)
• Charles I of Württemberg (1823 to 1891. King of Württemberg from 1864 to 1891)
• Árpád Göncz (1922 to 2015. President of Hungary from 1990 to 2000)
• Lajos Batthyány (1807 to 1849. Hungarian politician (1807–1849))
• Gyula Gömbös (1886 to 1936. Prime Minister of Hungary from 1932 to 1936)
• Theo Jörgensmann (1948 to 2025. German jazz clarinetist (1948–2025))
• Frederick of Luxembourg (965 to 1019. Count of Moselgau)
• Saint Faith (290 to 303. Gallo-Roman saint)
• Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes (1895 to 1982. 32nd President of Guatemala (1958-63))
• Ermentrude of Orléans (830 to 869. Queen of West Francia from 843 to 869)
• Charles Emmanuel IV (1751 to 1819. King of Sardinia from 1796 to 1802)
• Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833 to 1905. German explorer and scientist (1833–1905))
• Paweł Strzelecki (1797 to 1873. Polish-born explorer of Australia (1797–1873))
• Benjamin Peirce (1809 to 1880. American mathematician (1809–1880))

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