Notable Birthdays for October 20
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- English astronomer and architect Christopher Wren in 1632
- French poet Arthur Rimbaud in 1854
- James Robert Mann, Illinois congressman and author of the White Slave Traffic Act, also known as the Mann Act, in 1856
- educator John Dewey in 1859
- composer Charles Ives in 1874
- actors Bela Lugosi (Dracula) and Margaret Dumont, both in 1882
- musician Jelly Roll Morton in 1885
- mystery writer Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay) in 1905
- TV personality Arlene Francis in 1907
- longtime Yankee Stadium announcer Bob Sheppard in 1910
- game show contestant and psychologist Joyce Brothers in 1927
- country singer Grandpa (Louis Marshall) Jones in 1913
- humorist Art Buchwald in 1925
- baseball Hall of Fame members Mickey Mantle in 1931 and Juan Marichal in 1937 (age 79)
- actors William Christopher in 1932 (age 84), Jerry Orbach in 1935, Earl Hindman in 1942 and Viggo Mortensen in 1958 (age 58)
- poet Robert Pinsky in 1940 (age 76)
- writer Lewis Grizzard in 1946
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Tom Petty in 1950 (age 66)
- film director Danny Boyle in 1956 (age 60)
- political commentator Michelle Malkin in 1970 (age 46)
- rapper Snoop Dogg in 1971 (age 45)
- and actor John Krasinski in 1979 (age 37).
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