Famous people born on 29 October

16 of the people we track were born on 29 October, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Joseph Goebbels 1897Politician who served as Reich Chancellordied aged 47
2. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 1938Liberian politician who served as President of Liberialiving, 87
3. AGAbdullah Gül 1950Turkish politician who served as President of Turkeyliving, 75
4. Winona Ryder 1971American actorliving, 54
5. Ahmed al-Sharaa 1982Syrian revolutionary who served as President of Syrialiving, 43
6. Edwin van der Sar 1970Dutch footballerliving, 55
7. Franz von Papen 1879German politician and diplomat who served as Chancellor of Germanydied aged 89
8. Yahya Sinwar 1962Palestinian politiciandied aged 61
9. Hongwu Emperor 1328Emperor of Chinadied aged 69
10. Richard Dreyfuss 1947American actorliving, 78
11. Dan Castellaneta 1957American actorliving, 68
12. Dmitry Muratov 1961Russian journalist and television presenterliving, 64
13. John Magufuli 1959Tanzanian politician who served as President of Tanzaniadied aged 61
14. Jean Giraudoux 1882French novelist and essayistdied aged 61
15. Necmettin Erbakan 1926Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkeydied aged 84
16. Baruj Benacerraf 1920Venezuelan immunologistdied aged 90