A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Indian scientist and statesman (1931–2015).

Born October 15th, 1931 in Rameswaram taluk.

Died July 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Shillong (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989).

Born October 15th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Watford.

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher (1844-1900).

Born October 15th, 1844 in Röcken.

Died August 25th, 1900 at 55 years old in Weimar (neurosyphilis).

Mesut Özil

German association footballer (born 1988).

Born October 15th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Gelsenkirchen.

Dominic West

British actor.

Born October 15th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Sheffield.

Penny Marshall

American actress, director and producer (1943–2018).

Born October 15th, 1943 in The Bronx.

Died December 17th, 2018 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (type-1 diabetes).

Prithviraj Sukumaran

Indian actor, film director and producer (born 1979).

Born October 15th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Thiruvananthapuram.

Bailee Madison

American actress.

Born October 15th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Fort Lauderdale. ^[ref]

Babar Azam

Pakistani cricketer.

Born October 15th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Lahore.

Ncuti Gatwa

Rwandan-scottish actor.

Born October 15th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Kigali. ^[ref]

Michel Foucault

French philosopher (1926–1984).

Born October 15th, 1926 in Poitiers.

Died June 26th, 1984 at 57 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (HIV/AIDS, disease).

Tanya Roberts

American actress (1949–2021).

Born October 15th, 1955 in The Bronx. ^[ref]

Died January 4th, 2021 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (urinary tract infection). ^[ref]

Vanessa Marcil

American actress.

Born October 15th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Indio.

Mira Nair

Indian-american filmmaker (born 1957).

Born October 15th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Rourkela.

Paul Walter Hauser

American actor.

Born October 15th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Grand Rapids.

Urfi Javed

Indian actress (born 1997).

Born October 15th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Lucknow.

Lee Iacocca

American businessman (1924–2019).

Born October 15th, 1924 in Allentown.

Died July 2nd, 2019 at 94 years old in Bel Air (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Tito Jackson

American musician (1953–2024).

Born October 15th, 1953 in Ohio.

Died September 15th, 2024 at 70 years old in Gallup (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Richard Carpenter

American pop musician.

Born October 15th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Yale – New Haven Hospital.

Linda Lavin

American actress and singer (1937–2024).

Born October 15th, 1937 in Portland.

Died December 29th, 2024 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Fela Kuti

Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997).

Born October 15th, 1938 in Abeokuta.

Died August 2nd, 1997 at 58 years old in Lagos (death from AIDS-related complications).

Didier Deschamps

French association football player and manager (born 1968).

Born October 15th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Bayonne.

Kenneth C. Griffin

American billionaire hedge fund manager (born 1968).

Born October 15th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Daytona Beach.

Keyshia Cole

American r&b singer.

Born October 15th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Oakland.

Andy Cole

English footballer (born 1971).

Born October 15th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Nottingham.