27 October Births

October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 65 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).

Births

921 – Chai Rong, Chinese emperor (d. 959)
1156 – Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (d. 1222)
1335 – Taejo of Joseon (d. 1408)
1401 – Catherine of Valois (d. 1437)
1561 – Mary Sidney, English writer, patroness and translator (d. 1621)
1572 – Marie Elisabeth of France, French princess (d. 1578)
1615 – Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, (d. 1691)
1661 – Fyodor Apraksin, Russian admiral (d. 1728)
1703 – Johann Gottlieb Graun, German violinist and composer (d. 1771)
1744 – Mary Moser, English painter and academic (d. 1819)
1760 – August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1831)
1765 – Nancy Storace, English soprano (d. 1817)
1782 – Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1840)
1806 – Juan Seguín, American colonel, judge, and politician, 101st Mayor of San Antonio (d. 1890)
1811 – Stevens T. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Michigan (d. 1843)
1811 – Isaac Singer, American actor and businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (d. 1875)
1814 – Daniel H. Wells, American religious leader and politician, 3rd Mayor of Salt Lake City (d. 1891)
1838 – John Davis Long, American lawyer and politician, 34th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1915)
1842 – Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1928)
1844 – Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
1854 – William Alexander Smith, Scottish religious leader, founded the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914)
1858 – Elliott Lewis, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1935)
1858 – Saitō Makoto, Japanese admiral and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1936)
1858 – Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
1865 – Charles Spencelayh, English painter and academic (d. 1958)
1877 – Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (d. 1949)
1877 – George Thompson, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1943)
1884 – Shirō Takasu, Japanese admiral (d. 1944)
1885 – Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter (d. 1948)
1890 – Toshinari Shōji, Japanese general (d. 1974)
1894 – Agda Helin, Swedish actress (d. 1984)
1894 – Oliver Leese, English-Welsh general (d. 1978)
1894 – Fritz Sauckel, German sailor and politician (d. 1946)
1904 – Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1995)
1906 – Peter Blume, Belarusian-American painter and sculptor (d. 1992)
1906 – Earle Cabell, American banker and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1975)
1906 – Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer and educator (d. 2010)
1908 – Lee Krasner, American painter (d. 1984)
1910 – Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1963)
1910 – Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau, American chemical engineer (d. 2000)
1913 – Joe Medicine Crow, American anthropologist, historian, and author (d. 2016)
1913 – Luigi Piotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1971)
1914 – Ahmet Kireççi, Turkish wrestler (d. 1979)
1914 – Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and playwright (d. 1953)
1915 – Harry Saltzman, Canadian-French production manager and producer (d. 1994)
1917 – Augustine Harris, English bishop (d. 2007)
1917 – Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1993)
1918 – Mihkel Mathiesen, Estonian engineer and politician (d. 2003)
1918 – Teresa Wright, American actress and singer (d. 2005)
1920 – Nanette Fabray, American actress, singer, and dancer
1920 – K. R. Narayanan, Indian lawyer and politician, 10th President of India (d. 2005)
1921 – Warren Allen Smith, American journalist, author, and activist (d. 2017)
1922 – Poul Bundgaard, Danish actor and singer (d. 1998)
1922 – Ruby Dee, American actress and poet (d. 2014)
1922 – Michel Galabru, French actor and playwright (d. 2016)
1922 – Ralph Kiner, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2014)
1923 – Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor (d. 1997)
1923 – Ned Wertimer, American actor (d. 2013)
1924 – Bonnie Lou, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1925 – Warren Christopher, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of State (d. 2011)
1925 – Jane Connell, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
1925 – Paul Fox, English broadcaster
1925 – Monica Sims, English radio host and producer
1926 – Boris Chetkov, Russian painter (d. 2010)
1926 – H. R. Haldeman, American businessman and diplomat, 4th White House Chief of Staff (d. 1993)
1926 – Takumi Shibano, Japanese author and translator (d. 2010)
1927 – Dominick Argento, American composer and educator
1928 – Gilles Vigneault, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet
1929 – Myra Carter, American actress (d. 2016)
1929 – Bill George, American football player (d. 1982)
1929 – Maurice Robert Johnston, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
1930 – Leo Baxendale, English cartoonist (d. 2017)
1930 – Barry Supple, English historian and academic
1931 – Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, and author
1931 – Anatoliy Zayaev, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1932 – Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (d. 2007)
1932 – Harry Gregg, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1932 – Dolores Moore, American baseball player (d. 2000)
1932 – Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1963)
1933 – Floyd Cramer, American singer and pianist (d. 1997)
1933 – Ryō Hanmura, Japanese author (d. 2002)
1934 – Giorgos Konstantinou, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter
1935 – Frank Adonis, American actor and screenwriter
1935 – Maurício de Sousa, Brazilian journalist and cartoonist
1935 – Charlie Tagawa, Japanese-American banjo player and educator
1936 – Neil Sheehan, American journalist and author
1937 – Lara Parker, American actress and author
1939 – John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
1939 – Suzy Covey, American scholar and academic (d. 2007)
1939 – Dallas Frazier, American country music singer-songwriter
1940 – John Gotti, American mob boss (d. 2002)
1940 – Maxine Hong Kingston, American author and academic
1941 – Dave Costa, American football player (d. 2013)
1941 – Warren Ryan, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1941 – Dick Trickle, American race car driver (d. 2013)
1942 – Lee Greenwood, American singer-songwriter
1942 – Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Polish journalist and politician
1943 – Carmen Argenziano, American actor and producer
1943 – Jerry Rook, American basketball player and coach
1944 – J. A. Jance, American author and poet
1945 – Arild Andersen, Norwegian bassist and composer
1945 – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian union leader and politician, 35th President of Brazil
1945 – Carrie Snodgress, American actress (d. 2004)
1946 – Peter Martins, Danish dancer and choreographer
1946 – Steven R. Nagel, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2014)
1946 – Ivan Reitman, Czech-Canadian actor, director, and producer
1949 – Garry Tallent, American bass player (E Street Band) and record producer
1950 – Michael Driscoll, English economist and academic
1950 – Fran Lebowitz, American author
1950 – Július Šupler, Slovak ice hockey player and coach
1950 – A. N. Wilson, English journalist, historian, and author
1951 – K. K. Downing, English guitarist and songwriter
1951 – Carlos Frenk, Mexican-English physicist, cosmologist, and academic
1951 – Nancy Jacobs, American politician
1951 – Jayne Kennedy, American model, actress, and sportscaster
1952 – Roberto Benigni, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter
1952 – Francis Fukuyama, American political scientist, economist, and author
1952 – Atsuyoshi Furuta, Japanese footballer
1952 – Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
1953 – Peter Firth, English actor
1953 – Robert Picardo, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1954 – Jan Duursema, American illustrator
1954 – Mike Kelley, American artist and musician (d. 2012)
1954 – Chris Tavaré, English cricketer and biologist
1955 – Debra Bowen, American lawyer and politician, 31st Secretary of State of California
1956 – Patty Sheehan, American golfer
1956 – Babis Tsertos, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player
1957 – Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager
1957 – Peter Marc Jacobson, American actor, director, and producer
1958 – Lee Carter, American lawyer and judge
1958 – Gordon Cowans, English footballer
1958 – David Hazeltine, American pianist and composer
1958 – Simon Le Bon, English singer-songwriter
1958 – Felix Wurman, American cellist and composer (d. 2009)
1959 – Rick Carlisle, American basketball player and coach
1960 – Tom Nieto, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1963 – David Hall, Australian horse trainer
1963 – Marla Maples, American model and actress
1963 – Tom McKean, Scottish runner
1964 – Mary T. Meagher, American swimmer
1964 – Mark Taylor, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1964 – Ian Wells, English footballer (d. 2013)
1966 – Kit Malthouse, English accountant and politician
1966 – Hege Nerland, Norwegian lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
1966 – Masanobu Takashima, Japanese actor
1967 – Steve Almond, American author and educator
1967 – Simone Moro, Italian mountaineer and pilot
1967 – Dejan Raičković, Montenegrin footballer and manager
1967 – Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1968 – Dileep, Indian actor and producer
1968 – Alain Auderset, Swiss author and illustrator
1968 – Vinny Samways, English footballer and manager
1969 – Marek Napiórkowski, Polish jazz guitarist and composer
1970 – Karl Backman, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
1970 – Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer (d. 1997)
1970 – Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer
1970 – Jonathan Stroud, English author
1970 – Ruslana Taran, Ukrainian sailor
1971 – Stefano Guidoni, Italian footballer
1971 – Jorge Soto, Peruvian footballer
1971 – Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer and politician
1972 – Lee Clark, English footballer and manager
1972 – Elissa, Lebanese singer
1972 – Evan Coyne Maloney, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1972 – Maria Mutola, Mozambican runner and coach
1972 – Brad Radke, American baseball player
1973 – Jason Johnson, American baseball player
1973 – Semmy Schilt, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist
1975 – Nicola Mazzucato, Italian rugby player and coach
1975 – Aron Ralston, American mountaineer and engineer
1976 – Bobby Fish, American professional wrestler
1976 – Maneet Chauhan, Indian-American chef and author
1976 – Wilson Raimundo Júnior, Brazilian footballer
1977 – Jiří Jarošík, Czech footballer
1977 – Sheeri Rappaport, American actress
1977 – Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer
1978 – Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player and scout
1978 – Vanessa-Mae, Singaporean-English violinist and skier
1979 – Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Japanese footballer
1980 – Sayuri Osuga, Japanese speed skater and cyclist
1980 – Tanel Padar, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Salem Al Fakir, Swedish singer and keyboard player
1981 – Volkan Demirel, Turkish footballer
1981 – Kristi Richards, Canadian skier
1982 – Patrick Fugit, American actor and producer
1982 – Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor and singer
1983 – Brent Clevlen, American baseball player
1983 – Takuro Okuyama, Japanese footballer
1983 – Martín Prado, Venezuelan baseball player
1984 – Kostas Kapetanos, Greek footballer
1984 – Kelly Osbourne, English television personality
1984 – Brady Quinn, American football player
1984 – Emilie Ullerup, Danish-Canadian actress
1985 – Sirli Hanni, Estonian biathlete
1985 – Sandra Volk, Slovenian tennis player
1986 – Jon Niese, American baseball player
1986 – Matty Pattison, South African-English footballer
1986 – David Warner, Australian cricketer
1987 – Thelma Aoyama, Japanese singer
1987 – Björn Barrefors, Swedish decathlete and heptathlete.
1987 – Andrew Bynum, American basketball player
1987 – Guillaume Franke, French-German rugby player
1987 – Sebastian Gacki, Canadian actor
1987 – Viktor Genev, Bulgarian footballer
1987 – Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player
1988 – Brady Ellison, American archer
1988 – Illimar Pärn, Etonian ski jumper
1988 – Evan Turner, American basketball player
1989 – Mark Barron, American football player
1990 – Dimitrios Gkourtsas, Greek footballer
1990 – Oktovianus Maniani, Indonesian footballer
1991 – Shohei Takahashi, Japanese footballer
1992 – Stephan El Shaarawy, Italian footballer
1992 – Emily Hagins, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1992 – Brandon Saad, American ice hockey player
1993 – Kiefer Ravena, Filipino basketball player
1997 – Lonzo Ball, American basketball player
1999 – Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress

Source: wikipedia