On this day — October 27

Catherine of Valois, Queen consort of England (died 1437)

Mary Sidney, English writer, patroness and translator (died 1621)

Marie Elisabeth of France, French princess (died 1578)

Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, (died 1691)

Fyodor Apraksin, Russian admiral (died 1728)

Johann Gottlieb Graun, German violinist and composer (died 1771)

Mary Moser, English painter and academic (died 1819)

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (died 1831)

Nancy Storace, English soprano (died 1817)

Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1840)

Juan Seguín, American colonel, judge, and politician, 101st Mayor of San Antonio (died 1890)

Stevens T. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Michigan (died 1843)

Isaac Singer, American actor and businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (died 1875)

Daniel H. Wells, American religious leader and politician, 3rd Mayor of Salt Lake City (died 1891)

John Davis Long, American lawyer and politician, 34th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1915)

Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1928)

Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1916)

William Alexander Smith, Scottish religious leader, founded the Boys' Brigade (died 1914)

Elliott Lewis, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Tasmania (died 1935)

Saitō Makoto, Japanese admiral and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1936)

Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1919)

Charles Spencelayh, English painter and academic (died 1958)

William Gillies, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Queensland (died 1928)

Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (died 1949)

George Thompson, English cricketer and umpire (died 1943)

Shirō Takasu, Japanese admiral (died 1944)

Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter (died 1948)

Toshinari Shōji, Japanese general (died 1974)

Agda Helin, Swedish actress (died 1984)

Oliver Leese, English-Welsh general (died 1978)

Fritz Sauckel, German sailor and politician, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)

Ye Shengtao, Chinese writer, educator, and politician (died 1988)

Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist and author (died 1995)

Shahid Jatin Das, Indian freedom fighter (died 1929)

Peter Blume, Belarusian-American painter and sculptor (died 1992)

Earle Cabell, American banker and politician, Mayor of Dallas (died 1975)

Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer and educator (died 2010)

Lee Krasner, American painter (died 1984)

Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor and singer (died 1963)

Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau, American chemical engineer (died 2000)

Leif Erickson, American actor (died 1986)

Joe Medicine Crow, American anthropologist, historian, and author (died 2016)

Luigi Piotti, Italian race car driver (died 1971)

Ahmet Kireççi, Turkish wrestler (died 1979)

Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and playwright (died 1953)

Harry Saltzman, Canadian-French production manager and producer (died 1994)

Augustine Harris, English bishop (died 2007)

Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and politician (died 1993)

Mihkel Mathiesen, Estonian engineer and politician (died 2003)

Teresa Wright, American actress and singer (died 2005)

Nanette Fabray, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2018)

K. R. Narayanan, Indian lawyer and politician, 10th President of India (died 2005)

Poul Bundgaard, Danish actor and singer (died 1998)

Ruby Dee, American actress and poet (died 2014)

Michel Galabru, French actor and playwright (died 2016)

Ralph Kiner, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2014)

Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor (died 1997)

Ned Wertimer, American actor (died 2013)

Bonnie Lou, American singer-songwriter (died 2015)

Warren Christopher, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of State (died 2011)

Jane Connell, American actress and singer (died 2013)

Paul Fox, English broadcaster (died 2024)

Monica Sims, English radio host and producer (died 2018)

Boris Chetkov, Russian painter (died 2010)

Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (died 1943)

H. R. Haldeman, American businessman and diplomat, 4th White House Chief of Staff (died 1993)

Takumi Shibano, Japanese author and translator (died 2010)

Dominick Argento, American composer and educator (died 2019)

Gilles Vigneault, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet

Myra Carter, American actress (died 2016)

Bill George, American football player (died 1982)

Maurice Robert Johnston, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire

Leo Baxendale, English cartoonist (died 2017)

Barry Supple, English historian and academic

Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, and author (died 2021)

Anatoliy Zayaev, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2012)

Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (died 2007)

Harry Gregg, Northern Irish footballer and manager (died 2020)

Dolores Moore, American baseball player (died 2000)

Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (died 1963)

Floyd Cramer, American singer and pianist (died 1997)

Ryō Hanmura, Japanese author (died 2002)

Giorgos Konstantinou, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter

Maurício de Sousa, Brazilian journalist and cartoonist

Charlie Tagawa, Japanese-American banjo player and educator (died 2017)

Neil Sheehan, American journalist and author (died 2021)

Alma Powell, American audiologist (died 2024)

Lara Parker, American actress and author (died 2023)

John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

Suzy Covey, American scholar and academic (died 2007)

Dallas Frazier, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2022)

Arthur Blessitt, American Christian preacher (died 2025)

Julius Eastman, American composer (died 1990)

John Gotti, American mob boss (died 2002)

Maxine Hong Kingston, American author and academic

Dave Costa, American football player (died 2013)

Warren Ryan, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

Dick Trickle, American race car driver (died 2013)

Lee Greenwood, American singer-songwriter

Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Polish journalist and politician

Carmen Argenziano, American actor and producer (died 2019)

Jerry Rook, American basketball player and coach (died 2019)

J. A. Jance, American author and poet

Arild Andersen, Norwegian bassist and composer

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian union leader and politician, 35 and 39th President of Brazil

Carrie Snodgress, American actress (died 2004)

Peter Martins, Danish dancer and choreographer

Steven R. Nagel, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (died 2014)

Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (died 2022)

Terry A. Anderson, American journalist (died 2024)

Kevin Borich, New Zealand-Australian guitarist and songwriter

Garry Tallent, American bass player and record producer

Michael Driscoll, English economist and academic

Fran Lebowitz, American author

Július Šupler, Slovak ice hockey player and coach

A. N. Wilson, English journalist, historian, and author

K. K. Downing, English guitarist and songwriter

Carlos Frenk, Mexican-English physicist, cosmologist, and academic

Nancy Jacobs, American politician

Jayne Kennedy, American model, actress, and sportscaster

Roberto Benigni, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter

Francis Fukuyama, American political scientist, economist, and author

Atsuyoshi Furuta, Japanese footballer

Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer-songwriter (died 2011)

Peter Firth, English actor

Robert Picardo, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Jan Duursema, American illustrator

Mike Kelley, American artist and musician (died 2012)

Chris Tavaré, English cricketer and biologist

Debra Bowen, American lawyer and politician, 31st Secretary of State of California

Patty Sheehan, American golfer

Babis Tsertos, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player

Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager

Peter Marc Jacobson, American actor, director, and producer

Gordon Cowans, English footballer

David Hazeltine, American pianist and composer

Simon Le Bon, English singer-songwriter

Jonathan Shapiro, South African political cartoonist who uses the pseudonym Zapiro

Felix Wurman, American cellist and composer (died 2009)

Donnell Thompson, American football player (died 2024)

Rick Carlisle, American basketball player and coach

Tom Nieto, American baseball player, coach, and manager

David Hall, Australian horse trainer

Marla Maples, American model and actress

Tom McKean, Scottish runner

Mary T. Meagher, American swimmer

Mark Taylor, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Ian Wells, English footballer (died 2013)

Mohan Kapoor, Indian television and film actor

Steve Almond, American author and educator

Kit Malthouse, English accountant and politician

Hege Nerland, Norwegian lawyer and politician (died 2007)

Masanobu Takashima, Japanese actor

Simone Moro, Italian mountaineer and pilot

Dejan Raičković, Montenegrin footballer and manager

Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (died 2015)

Alain Auderset, Swiss author and illustrator

Dileep, Indian actor and producer

Vinny Samways, English footballer and manager

Marek Napiórkowski, Polish jazz guitarist and composer

Michael Tarnat, German footballer

Karl Backman, Swedish guitarist and songwriter

Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer (died 1997)

Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer

Jonathan Stroud, English author

Ruslana Taran, Ukrainian sailor

Stefano Guidoni, Italian footballer

Jorge Soto, Peruvian footballer

Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer and politician

Lee Clark, English footballer and manager

Elissa, Lebanese singer

Evan Coyne Maloney, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Maria Mutola, Mozambican runner and coach

Brad Radke, American baseball player

Jason Johnson, American baseball player

Semmy Schilt, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist

Predrag Drobnjak, Montenegrin basketball player

Nicola Mazzucato, Italian rugby player and coach

Aron Ralston, American mountaineer and engineer

Bobby Fish, American professional wrestler

Maneet Chauhan, Indian-American chef and author

Wilson Júnior, Brazilian footballer

Jiří Jarošík, Czech footballer

Sheeri Rappaport, American actress

Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer

Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player and scout

Vanessa-Mae, Singaporean-English violinist and skier

Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Japanese footballer

Sayuri Osuga, Japanese speed skater and cyclist

Tanel Padar, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Henriett Seth F., Hungarian autistic savant artist and author

Salem Al Fakir, Swedish singer and keyboard player

Sririta Jensen, Thai actress and model

Volkan Demirel, Turkish footballer

Kristi Richards, Canadian skier

Patrick Fugit, American actor and producer

Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor and singer

Brent Clevlen, American baseball player

Martín Prado, Venezuelan baseball player

Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player

Kostas Kapetanos, Greek footballer

Kelly Osbourne, English television personality

Brady Quinn, American football player

Emilie Ullerup, Danish-Canadian actress

Sirli Hanni, Estonian biathlete

Alex Soros, American investor and philanthropist

Chris Butler, American ice hockey player

Anna Cruz, Spanish basketball player

Christine Evangelista, American actress

Crystal Langhorne, American basketball player

Jon Niese, American baseball player

Matty Pattison, South African-English footballer

David Warner, Australian cricketer

Lou Williams, American basketball player

Thelma Aoyama, Japanese singer

Björn Barrefors, Swedish decathlete and heptathlete

Andrew Bynum, American basketball player

Guillaume Franke, French-German rugby player

Brady Ellison, American archer

Viktor Genev, Bulgarian footballer

Illimar Pärn, Estonian ski jumper

Evan Turner, American basketball player

Mark Barron, American football player

Alex Bentley, American-Belarusian basketball player

Dimitrios Gkourtsas, Greek footballer

Oktovianus Maniani, Indonesian footballer

Shohei Takahashi, Japanese footballer

Stephan El Shaarawy, Italian footballer

Emily Hagins, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Brandon Saad, American ice hockey player

Daniel Sams, Australian cricketer

Troy Gentile, American actor

Kiefer Ravena, Filipino basketball player

Rasmus Ristolainen, Finnish ice hockey player

Leon Draisaitl, German ice hockey player

Rasmus Andersson, Swedish ice hockey player

Kim Woo-seok, South Korean singer and actor

Lonzo Ball, American basketball player

James TW, English singer-songwriter

Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress