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
- actor Bela Lugosi (Dracula) in 1882
- jazz composure Jelly Roll Morton in 1890
- longtime Yankee Stadium announcer Bob Sheppard in 1910
- country singer Grandpa (Louis Marshall) Jones in 1913
- humorist Art Buchwald in 1925
- baseball Hall of Fame member Mickey Mantle in 1931
- actor William Christopher in 1932
- actor Jerry Orbach in 1935
- baseball Hall of Fame member Juan Marichal in 1937 (age 80)
- poet Robert Pinsky in 1940 (age 77)
- writer Lewis Grizzard in 1946
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Tom Petty in 1950
- film director Danny Boyle in 1956 (age 61)
- actor Viggo Mortensen in 1958 (age 59)
- political commentator Michelle Malkin in 1970 (age 47)
- singer Dannii Minogue in 1971 (age 46)
- rapper Snoop Dogg in 1971 (age 46)
- actor John Krasinski in 1979 (age 38)
- actor Alona Tal in 1983 (age 34)
- actor Jennifer Freeman in 1985 (age 32).
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