Celebrity Birthdays: October 7
by wattie_duncan | created - 13 Mar 2019 | updated - 13 Mar 2019 | Public
1. Simon Cowell
Actor | Scary Movie 3
Simon Cowell was born in Lambeth, London and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. He is the son of Julie Cowell (née Josie Dalglish), a ballet dancer, and Eric Selig Phillip Cowell, a music industry executive. Simon started his career in the music industry working in the mailroom at EMI Music ...
2. Vladimir Putin
Self | The Putin Interviews
Born in 7 October 1952 is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has been serving as the president of Russia since 2012, and previously between 2000 and 2008. He also served as the prime minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2012.
Putin worked as a KGB ...
3. Yo-Yo Ma
Soundtrack | Wo hu cang long
Yo-Yo Ma was born on October 7, 1955 in Paris, France. He is a music artist and actor, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Mission: Impossible (1996) and Ex Machina (2014). He has been married to Jill Alison Hornor since May 20, 1978. They have two children.
4. Kira Kosarin
Actress | The Thundermans
Actor, musician, internet sensation, and 4x Kids' Choice Awards nominee (and winner), Kira Kosarin is, as TeenVogue put it, "a real-life superhero". With a following of nearly 40 million fans across platforms, and having recently executive produced The Thundermans Return' movie coming to Paramount+...
5. Toni Braxton
Soundtrack | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Toni Braxton was born on October 7, 1966 in Severn, Maryland, USA. She is a music artist and producer, known for The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012), Boomerang (1992) and Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016). She was previously married to Keri Lewis.
6. Thom Yorke
Soundtrack | Suspiria
Thom Yorke was born on October 7, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Suspiria (2018), Children of Men (2006) and Motherless Brooklyn (2019). He was previously married to Rachel Owen.
7. Holland Roden
Actress | Teen Wolf
No stranger to primetime television with roles on hit shows such as Lost (2004), Weeds (2005) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), up and coming actress Holland Roden can be seen in her starring role as "Lydia Martin" in MTV Network's most successful scripted series, Teen Wolf (2011). As a ...
8. Edison Chen
Actor | Mou gaan dou
Edison Chen was born on October 7, 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Infernal Affairs (2002), The Grudge 2 (2006) and The Dark Knight (2008). He has been married to Qin ShuPei since May 30, 2016. They have one child.
9. Ayla Kell
Actress | Make It or Break It
At a young age, Ayla Kell studied ballet and danced with the American Ballet Theater as the character Greta in "The Nutcracker".
Ayla Kell is most known for her role in ABC Family's "Make It or Break It" alongside Chelsea Hobbs, Cassie Scerbo, and Josie Loren. Make It or Break It is Kell's first ...
10. Robert Z. Leonard
Director | The Great Ziegfeld
Chicago-born Robert Z. Leonard studied law at the University of Colorado, but the legal profession proved not to be his forte and he dropped out in favor of a career in the theatre. When his family moved to Hollywood in 1907 Leonard sought work in the fledgling film industry, starting as an actor ...
11. Alesha Dixon
Soundtrack | Catwoman
Alesha Dixon was born on October 7, 1978 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Catwoman (2004), Alesha Dixon: Drummer Boy (2010) and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016). She has been married to Azuka Ononye since 2017. They have two children. ...
12. Shaofeng Feng
Actor | Hong men yan chuan qi
Feng was born in an affluent family of Shanghai. He displayed his interests in acting and performance from a young age. Influenced by his mother, an art enthusiast, Feng entered the Shanghai Theater Academy and studied acting. After he graduated in 2001, Feng chose an acting career and worked as a ...
13. Shawn Ashmore
Actor | X2
Shawn Robert Ashmore was born one minute after his twin brother Aaron Ashmore in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on October 7, 1979. He is the son of Linda, a homemaker, and Rick Ashmore, a manufacturing engineer. By the age of seven, when their mother became a part of the Multiple Births ...
14. Aaron Ashmore
Actor | Veronica Mars
Aaron was born one minute before his twin, Shawn Ashmore, in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. He is the son of homemaker Linda and manufacturing engineer Rick. When they were 10, their mother was a part of a club called the "Multiple Births Association," or as Aaron likes to call it, "The ...
15. Tang Wei
Actress | Se, jie
Tang Wei was born on October 7, 1979 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Lust, Caution (2007), Decision to Leave (2022) and Blackhat (2015). She has been married to Kim Tae-yong since July 12, 2014. They have one child.
16. Ulrike Meinhof
Writer | Sofronismos
Ulrike Meinhof was born on October 7, 1934 in Oldenburg in Oldenburg, Germany. She was a writer, known for Sofronismos (2012), Bambule (1970) and Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (1967). She was married to Klaus Rainer Röhl. She died on May 8, 1976 in Stammheim, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
17. Andrew Dominik
Director | Chopper
Andrew Dominik was born on October 7, 1967 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a director and writer, known for Chopper (2000), Blonde (2022) and Killing Them Softly (2012).
18. Jan Uczkowski
Jan had begun his acting career at the age of 5 years old. He has acted in numerous films, Indy & Student alike, in all genres.
He is no stranger to a stage. Jan dove into theater training while at the equity stage at Centenary Collage and participated in the Young Performer's Program. His acting ...
19. John Mellencamp
Soundtrack | The Perfect Storm
John Mellencamp was born on October 7, 1951 in Seymour, Indiana, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Colors (1988) and Footloose (1984). He was previously married to Elaine Irwin, Victoria Granucci and Priscilla Diane Esterline.
20. Amber Stevens West
Actress | 22 Jump Street
Stevens was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actor and radio announcer Shadoe Stevens, and former model Beverly Cunningham. She has a younger sister named Chyna Stevens (Chyna Rose Stevens). She is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School. Her father is Caucasian (of Norwegian...
21. Omar Benson Miller
Actor | Ballers
Omar Benson Miller was born on October 7, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Ballers (2015), 8 Mile (2002) and Miracle at St. Anna (2008).
22. Selene Kapsaski
Producer | Spidarlings
Selene Rafaela Kapsaski is a writer, film director, and producer living in Manchester, England. Selene is the director of the cult Horror Musical Spidarlings (2016) released by Troma Entertainment and the upcoming Sci-Fi Film The Moon Is a Hologram.
Selene Kapsaski is also the director and a ...
23. Al Martino
Actor | The Godfather
Al Martino was born on October 7, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part III (1990) and The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977). He was married to Judith Martino. He died on October 13, 2009 in Springfield, Pennsylvania, USA.
24. Alexander Polinsky
Actor | Charles in Charge
Alexander Polinsky was born on October 7, 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Charles in Charge (1984), Teen Titans (2003) and Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993).
25. Allison Munn
Actress | Elizabethtown
Allison Munn was born and raised in South Carolina. After graduating from the College of Charleston, Munn knew she wanted to pursue acting full-time and moved to New York to study. She soon joined the cast of the famous off-Broadway production of "The Fantasticks" at New York's Sullivan Street ...
26. Austin Stoker
Actor | Assault on Precinct 13
Leading and supporting African-American actor, Austin Stoker has been recognized since the '70s. Born and raised in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, he attributes his affinity for the performing arts to being - since age 6 - a devoted participant in the over 200-year-old Trinidadian carnival -...
27. Ben Younger
Director | Boiler Room
Ben Younger was born on October 7, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Boiler Room (2000), Bleed for This (2016) and Prime (2005).
28. Dan Savage
Writer | Spoiler Alert
Dan Savage is a writer, TV personality, and activist best known for his political and social commentary, as well as his honest approach to sex, love and relationships.
Savage's sex advice column, "Savage Love," is syndicated in newspapers and websites throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and...
29. Dylan Baker
Actor | Happiness
Dylan Baker was born on October 7, 1959 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Happiness (1998), Revolutionary Road (2008) and Selma (2014). He has been married to Becky Ann Baker since September 6, 1987. They have one child.
30. Sabrina Grdevich
Actress | Ginny & Georgia
The multi-talented, multi-award winning Canadian actress Sabrina Grdevich has been active in the entertainment business since 1991 on screen and stage.
Her distinguished theater career led to roles in television, independent features and eventually mainstream film.
She had a Dora award-winning role ...
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