Jean-Claude Briavoine (89)
October 7th, 1934

French racing driver – Jean-Claude Briavoine was born in La Couture-Boussey (Commune in Eure, France) on October 7th, 1934 and is 89 years old today.

Other personalities born on October 7

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

90

Desmond Tutu

South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)

*October 7th, 1931, Munsieville †December 26th, 2021, Cape Town

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

88

Thomas Keneally

Australian novelist

*October 7th, 1935, Sydney

81

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, Copenhagen

76

Harry Kroto

British chemist (1939-2016)

*October 7th, 1939, Wisbech †April 30th, 2016, Lewes

87

Joanna Glass

Canadian writer

*October 7th, 1936, Saskatoon

64

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

80

Clive James

Australian writer, critic, and broadcaster (1939–2019)

*October 7th, 1939, Kogarah †November 24th, 2019, Cambridge

66

Jayne Torvill

English ice skater

*October 7th, 1957, Nottingham

85

Marin Karmitz

French businessman, film director, screenwriter and film producer

*October 7th, 1938, Bucharest

72

Reid Shelton

American actor (1924-1997)

*October 7th, 1924, Salem †June 8th, 1997, Portland

64

Gary Scott Thompson

American television producer

*October 7th, 1959, Pago Pago

25

Trent Alexander-Arnold

English association football player

*October 7th, 1998, Liverpool

80

Édouard-Jean Empain

Belgian industrialist made famous by his kidnapping in 1978

*October 7th, 1937, Budapest †June 20th, 2018, Pontoise

91

Georg Leber

German politician (SPD) (1920-2012)

*October 7th, 1920, Obertiefenbach †August 21st, 2012, Schönau am Königsee

82

Gilbert Chapron

French boxer (1933-2016)

*October 7th, 1933, Blois †September 5th, 2016, Blois

87

Charles Dutoit

Swiss conductor

*October 7th, 1936, Lausanne

68

Yo-Yo Ma

American cellist (born 1955)

*October 7th, 1955, Paris

52

Melinda Schneider

Australian singer

*October 7th, 1971, Sydney

85

Ann Haydon-Jones

English tennis player

*October 7th, 1938, Birmingham

84

Predrag Matvejević

Croatian writer (1932-2017)

*October 7th, 1932, Mostar †February 2nd, 2017, Zagreb

72

Cotton Fitzsimmons

American basketball coach

*October 7th, 1931, Hannibal †July 24th, 2004, Phoenix

79

Jean Arthuis

French politician

*October 7th, 1944, Saint-Martin-du-Bois

45

Jake Humphrey

British television presenter and journalist

*October 7th, 1978, Peterborough

55

Thom Yorke

English musician and singer for Radiohead

*October 7th, 1968, Wellingborough

64

Simon Cowell

English television personality, businessman, producer, record executive

*October 7th, 1959, London Borough of Lambeth

79

Tony Glover

American harmonica player and singer

*October 7th, 1939, Minneapolis †May 29th, 2019, Saint Paul

56

Toni Braxton

American singer

*October 7th, 1967, Severn

Also born in 1934

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress (born 1934)

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Lou Antonio

American actor (b. 1934)

*January 23rd, 1934, Oklahoma City

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

89

Maggie Smith

English actress

*December 28th, 1934, Ilford

90

Jane Goodall

English primatologist and anthropologist (born 1934)

*April 3rd, 1934, Hampstead

83

Bernd Maydell

German jurist (1934-2018)

*July 19th, 1934, Tallinn †May 3rd, 2018, Sankt Augustin

89

Heinz-Otto Rehage

German biologist

*November 30th, 1934, Dortmund

89

Brigitte Bardot

French actress and singer

*September 28th, 1934, Paris

89

Judi Dench

English actress (born 1934)

*December 9th, 1934, York

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

69

Alan Bates

British actor

*February 17th, 1934, Allestree †December 27th, 2003, City of Westminster

89

Sylvia Syms

English actress (1934–2023)

*January 6th, 1934, Woolwich †January 27th, 2023, Denville Hall

80

Michael Graves

American architect and designer of consumer products

*July 9th, 1934, Indianapolis †March 12th, 2015, Princeton

Jean-Claude Briavoine