Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include: -- Scholar Desiderius Erasmus in 1466 -- Rifle maker Eliphalet Remington in 1793 -- Writer Ivan Turgenev in 1818 -- Film costumer Edith Head in 1897 -- Actor Elsa Lanchester in 1902 -- Writer Evelyn Waugh in 1903 -- Artist Francis Bacon in 1909 -- Dr. Jonas Salk, a developer of the polio vaccine, in 1914 -- Former baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn in 1926 -- Actor Joan Plowright in 1929 (age 95) -- Musician Charlie Daniels in 1936 -- Basketball Hall of Fame member Lenny Wilkens in 1937 (age 87) -- Actor Jane Alexander in 1939 (age 85) -- Actor Dennis Franz in 1944 (age 80) -- Musician Wayne Fontana (Mindbenders) in 1945 -- Musician/actor Telma Hopkins (Tony Orlando and Dawn) in 1948 (age 76) -- Olympic decathlon champion/TV personality Caitlyn Jenner in 1949 (age 75) -- Actor Annie Potts in 1952 (age 72) -- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 1955 (age 69) -- Musician Stephen Morris (New Order/Joy Division) in 1957 (age 67) -- Musician William Reid (Jesus and Mary Chain) in 1958 (age 66) -- TV personality Sheryl Underwood in 1963 (age 61) -- Actor Lauren Holly in 1963 (age 61) -- Actor Jami Gertz in 1965 (age 59) -- Comedian Andy Richter in 1966 (age 58) -- Actor Chris Bauer in 1966 (age 58) -- Actor Julia Roberts in 1967 (age 57) -- Actor Jeremy Davies in 1969 (age 56) -- Musician Ben Harper in 1969 (age 55) -- Musician Brad Paisley in 1972 (age 52) -- Actor Joaquin Phoenix in 1974 (age 50) -- Actor Gwendoline Christie in 1978 (age 46) -- Musician Dave Tirio (Plain White T's) in 1979 (age 45) -- Actor Matt Smith in 1982 (age 42) -- Actor Finn Wittrock in 1984 (age 40) -- Actor Troian Bellisario in 1985 (age 39) -- Musician Frank Ocean in 1987 (age 37) -- Actor Devon Murray in 1988 (age 36) -- Actor Sierra McCormick in 1997 (age 27) -- Actor Nolan Gould in 1998 (age 26).
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Famous birthdays for Oct. 28: Joaquin Phoenix, Caitlyn Jenner
Actor Joaquin Phoenix turns 50 and Olympian Caitlyn Jenner turns 75, among the famous birthdays Oct. 28.