Michael Wallis (80)
October 7th, 1945

American historian – Michael Wallis was born in St. Louis (Independent city in Missouri, United States) on October 7th, 1945 and is 80 years old today.

Other personalities born on October 7

73

Vladimir Putin

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

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

83

Joy Behar

American comedian, television host, actress and writer

*October 7th, 1942, Brooklyn

37

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

73

Marilyn Waring

New Zealand politician and academic

*October 7th, 1952, Ngāruawāhia

58

María Corina Machado

Venezuelan politician and activist (born 1967)

*October 7th, 1967, Caracas

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

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

66

Dylan Baker

American actor

*October 7th, 1959, Syracuse

90

Desmond Tutu

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

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

81

Donald Tsang

Hong Kong politician (born 1944)

*October 7th, 1944, Japanese occupation of Hong Kong

79

Juan José Tamayo

Professor of theology

*October 7th, 1946, Palencia

77

Diane Ackerman

Author, poet, naturalist

*October 7th, 1948, Waukegan

77

Geneviève Fraisse

French philosopher

*October 7th, 1948, Paris

87

Yvonne Brewster

Jamaican actress, theatre director and theatre manager (1938–2025)

*October 7th, 1938, Kingston †October 12th, 2025

87

Mariano Gagnon

Peruvian missionary and author

*October 7th, 1929, Manchester †April 28th, 2017, Lima

49

Tatana Sterba

Czech DJ

*October 7th, 1976, Uherské Hradiště

Also born in 1945

80

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

81

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

80

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

81

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

81

Helen Mirren

English actress (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

80

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

81

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

81

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

80

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

80

Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

German politician

*September 9th, 1945, Werlte

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter (1945–2017)

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

80

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

81

Barry Bostwick

American actor

*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

71

Bernd Fritz

German author (1945–2017)

*November 12th, 1945, Bechtheim †April 16th, 2017, Bechtheim

80

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

81

Adrienne Barbeau

American actress

*June 11th, 1945, Sacramento

80

Patrick Modiano

French writer

*July 30th, 1945, Boulogne-Billancourt

81

Björn Ulvaeus

Swedish musician; member of ABBA

*April 25th, 1945, Lundby church parish

81

Eric Clapton

English guitarist, singer, and songwriter (born 1945)

*March 30th, 1945, Ripley

80

Alain Juppé

92nd Prime Minister of France (born 1945)

*August 15th, 1945, Mont-de-Marsan

81

Eddy Merckx

Belgian cyclist (born 1945)

*June 17th, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem

81

Linda Hunt

American actress

*April 2nd, 1945, Morristown

81

Anne Murray

Canadian singer

*June 20th, 1945, Nova Scotia

81

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

Michael Wallis