Famous birthdays on October 29
Famous people born on October 29, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
💎 Birthstone
Opal
👶 How common
No. 219 of 366
Born on October 29

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
born 1507 · Spanish military tactician and diplomat (1507-1582)

Joseph Goebbels
born 1897 · Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
born 1938 · 24th president of Liberia
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Abdullah Gül
born 1950 · 11th President of Turkey (born 1950)

Winona Ryder
born 1971 · American actress (born 1971)

Dmitri Muratov
born 1961 · Russian journalist and television presenter (born 1961)

Robert Pires
born 1973 · French footballer (born 1973)

Elvira Nabiullina
born 1963 · Russian economist and Governor of the Bank of Russia

Jérémy Mathieu
born 1983 · French footballer (born 1983)

Frida Boccara
born 1940 · French singer

Frank Baumann
born 1975 · German footballer

Ruslan Aushev
born 1954 · Russian politician and general (born 1954)

Malik Fathi
born 1983 · Turkish-German association football player (born 1983)
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Doğan Alemdar
born 2002 · Turkish association football player (born 2002)
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Tom Rothe
born 2004 · German association football player

Müjdat Gezen
born 1943 · Turkish actor and director (born 1943)
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Ahmed Duiedar
born 1987 · Egyptian association football player
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Shu Kamo
born 1939 · Japanese association football player and manager

Dušan Ivković
born 1943 · basketball coach (1943-2021)

Frans de Waal
born 1948 · Dutch primatologist and ethologist (1948–2024)

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
born 1952 · Namibian politician
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Alois Estermann
born 1954 · Colonel, 31st Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (1954–1998)
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Kazuyo Sejima
born 1956 · Japanese architect (1956-)

John Magufuli
born 1959 · 5th President of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021

Fabiola Gianotti
born 1960 · Italian particle physicist and CERN Director-General
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Yahya Sinwar
born 1962 · Palestinian politician and Hamas leader (1962–2024)

Johann Olav Koss
born 1968 · Norwegian speed skater
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Phillip Cocu
born 1970 · Dutch association football player and manager

Edwin van der Sar
born 1970 · Dutch association football player (born 1970)

Ma Huateng
born 1971 · Chinese internet entrepreneur (1971-)

Masakiyo Maezono
born 1973 · Japanese association football player

Oliver Kovačević
born 1974 · Serbian footballer
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Alexandre Lopes
born 1974 · Brazilian association football player
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Aksel Hennie
born 1975 · Norwegian actor, screenwriter, and director (born 1975)
Giorgos Fotakis
born 1981 · Greek footballer
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Ruslan Rotan
born 1981 · Ukrainian footballer

Ahmed al-Sharaa
born 1982 · President of Syria since 2025

Álvaro Rafael González
born 1984 · Uruguayan footballer
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Tove Lo
born 1987 · Swedish singer
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Sylvain Gbohouo
born 1988 · Ivorian footballer
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Questions about October 29 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on October 29?
- Famous people born on October 29 include Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Joseph Goebbels (1897), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938), Abdullah Gül (1950), Winona Ryder (1971).
- What star sign is someone born on October 29?
- Someone born on October 29 is a Scorpio.
- What is the birthstone for October 29?
- The birthstone for October is opal.
- How common is a birthday on October 29?
- In the US, October 29 is the No. 219 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,240 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).