Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 27 October

12 of the people we track were born on 27 October, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

Roberto Benigni and Francis Fukuyama were born on the very same day, 27 October 1952.

  1. Theodore Roosevelt 1858American politician who served as President of the United Statesdied aged 60
  2. James Cook 1728British explorer and cartographerdied aged 50
  3. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 1945Brazilian politician who served as President of Brazilliving, 80
  4. Sylvia Plath 1932American poetdied aged 30
  5. Niccolò Paganini 1782Italian violinist and composerdied aged 57
  6. Roberto Benigni 1952Italian film actor and comedianliving, 73
  7. Francis Fukuyama 1952American political scientist and economistliving, 73
  8. John Cleese 1939British comedian and actorliving, 86
  9. Dylan Thomas 1914Poetdied aged 39
  10. Nawal El Saadawi 1931Egyptian feminist and writerdied aged 89
  11. Ilia Chavchavadze 1837Georgian writerdied aged 69
  12. K. R. Narayanan 1920Politician who served as President of Indiadied aged 85