On this day · Libra

October 7 birthdays

293 notable historical figures were born on October 7, and 184 died on this day. Everyone born on October 7 is a Libra.

18% of October 7 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (69) than any other country.

Born on October 7

• María Corina Machado (born 1967. Venezuelan politician and activist (born 1967))
• Vladimir Putin (born 1952. President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012))
• Heinrich Himmler (1900 to 1945. German Nazi leader of the SS (1900–1945))
• Niels Bohr (1885 to 1962. Danish physicist (1885–1962))
• Desmond Tutu (1931 to 2021. South African bishop and anti-apartheid activist (1931–2021))
• Oliver North (born 1943. American military figure (born 1943))
• Elijah Muhammad (1897 to 1975. African American religious leader (1897–1975))
• Henry A. Wallace (1888 to 1965. Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945)
• Tim Minchin (born 1975. Australian musician, writer, actor and comedian (born 1975))
• Bernardo Arévalo (born 1958. President of Guatemala since 2024)
• Charles XIII (1748 to 1818. King of Sweden from 1809 to 1818)
• Frederick I of Denmark (1471 to 1533. King of Denmark (1523–1533) and Norway (1524–1533))
• Sherman Alexie (born 1966. Native American author and filmmaker (born 1966))
• Canaletto (1697 to 1758. Italian painter of landscapes (1697–1768))
• Steven Erikson (born 1959. Canadian fantasy author)
• Clive James (1939 to 2019. Australian writer and broadcaster (1939–2019))
• Jakaya Kikwete (born 1950. President of Tanzania from 2005 to 2015)
• Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409 to 1442. Queen of Germany from 1438 to 1439)
• William Laud (1573 to 1645. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645)
• Diego Costa (born 1988. Footballer (born 1988))
• Caesar Rodney (1728 to 1784. U.S. Founding Father (1728–1784))
• James Whitcomb Riley (1849 to 1916. American poet (1849–1916))
• Bill Foster (born 1955. American politician (born 1955))
• Paul Weyrich (1942 to 2008. American conservative political activist (1942–2008))
• Fernando Belaúnde (1912 to 2002. President of Peru (1963–1968 and 1980–1985))
• Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) (1520 to 1589. Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589))
• Souvanna Phouma (1901 to 1984. Laotian politician (1901–1984))
• Charles Templeton (1915 to 2001. Canadian writer, editor, former Christian evangelist (1915–2001))
• Durgawati Devi (1907 to 1999. Indian female revolutionary 1907 – 1999))
• Michael Wallis (born 1945. American writer (born 1945))
• Thom Yorke (born 1968. English musician (born 1968))
• Natsuo Kirino (born 1951. Pen name of Mariko Hashioka, a Japanese writer)
• Sanne Ledermann (1928 to 1943. Friend of Anne and Margot Frank (1928–1943))
• Harry V. Jaffa (1918 to 2015. American historian and political philosopher (1918–2015))
• Harry Kroto (1939 to 2016. English chemist (1939–2016))
• Usha Khanna (born 1941. Indian music director (born 1941))
• Józef Unrug (1884 to 1973. Polish Admiral who contributed to the reestablishment of Poland's navy)
• Trent Alexander-Arnold (born 1998. English footballer (born 1998))
• Francesco Illy (1892 to 1956. Businessman and inventor (1892–1956))
• Michelle Alexander (born 1967. American lawyer (born 1967))
• Princess Senate Seeiso (born 2001. Princess of Lesotho)
• Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589 to 1631. Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1609 to 1621)
• Julian Thompson (Royal Marines officer) (born 1934. Royal Marines officer and historian)
• Nikolai Makarov (born 1949. Russian military officer (born 1949))
• Matthias Brandt (born 1961. German actor (born 1961))
• Ali Kafi (1928 to 2013. Algerian politician)
• Geoffrey Mutai (born 1981. Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1981))
• John Marston (playwright) (1576 to 1634. English poet, playwright, and satirist (died 1634))
• Jermain Defoe (born 1982. English footballer (born 1982))
• Georges Duby (1919 to 1996. French historian)
• Herbert Butterfield (1900 to 1979. English historian and philosopher (1900–1979))
• Marcus Klingberg (1918 to 2015. Israeli scientist and Soviet spy (1918–2015))
• Mary Ann Glendon (born 1938. American diplomat (born 1938))
• Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515–1540) (1515 to 1540. Duke of Guimarães)
• Emperor Guangzong of Song (1147 to 1200. Emperor of China from 1189 to 1194)
• Wilhelm Müller (1794 to 1827. German poet (1794–1827))
• Toni Braxton (born 1967. American singer (born 1967))
• Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini (1977 to 2009. 2009 murder in Germany of an Egyptian woman)
• Yvonne Brewster (1938 to 2025. Jamaican actress and theatre director (1938–2025))
• Christopher Booker (1937 to 2019. English journalist and author (1937–2019))

Died on October 7

• Edgar Allan Poe (1809 to 1849. American writer and critic (1809–1849))
• Guru Gobind Singh (1666 to 1708. Tenth Sikh guru from 1675 to 1708)
• Miki Matsubara (1959 to 2004. Japanese singer and songwriter (1959–2004))
• George Mason (1725 to 1792. American Founding Father and Bill of Rights advocate (1725–1792))
• Charles the Simple (879 to 929. King of West Francia from 898 to 922)
• Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1912 to 1990. 2nd Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1912–1990))
• Al-Mansur (714 to 775. 2nd Abbasid caliph (r. 754–775))
• Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809 to 1894. American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894))
• John Gurdon (1933 to 2025. English developmental biologist (1933–2025))
• Ramiz Alia (1925 to 2011. Head of state of Albania from 1982 to 1992)
• Alfred Deakin (1856 to 1919. Prime Minister of Australia (1903–1904; 1905–1908; 1909–1910))
• Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933 to 2022. Japanese composer and pianist (1933–2022))
• Andrea del Verrocchio (1435 to 1488. 15th century Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter)
• Natalia Ginzburg (1916 to 1991. Italian author (1916–1991))
• Harvey Cushing (1869 to 1939. American neurosurgeon (1869–1939))
• Emma Darwin (1808 to 1896. Wife of Charles Darwin (1808–1896))
• Mario Molina (1943 to 2020. Mexican chemist (1943–2020))
• Emil Kraepelin (1856 to 1926. German psychiatrist (1856–1926))
• Dimitri Tsafendas (1918 to 1999. Assassin of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd)
• Prince Christoph of Hesse (1901 to 1943. German noble and officer (1901–1943))
• Daniel Chester French (1850 to 1931. American sculptor (1850–1931))
• Hubert Parry (1848 to 1918. British composer, teacher and historian (1848–1918))
• Victor Amadeus I of Savoy (1587 to 1637. Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637)
• Thomas Reid (1710 to 1796. Scottish philosopher (1710–1796))
• Bonner Fellers (1896 to 1973. United States Army general (1896–1973))
• Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650 to 732. Muslim general of the 8th century)
• Henry Corbin (1903 to 1978. French philosopher and orientalist (1903–1978))
• George Emil Palade (1912 to 2008. Romanian cell biologist, physicist and Nobel laureate)
• Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln (1879 to 1943. Hungarian adventurer and fraudster)
• Gabriel's Rebellion (1775 to 1800. Slave rebellion in Virginia, United States (1800))

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