Birth Month Day of 10-29 (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Winona Ryder
Actress | Little Women
Winona Ryder was born Winona Laura Horowitz in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and was named after a nearby town, Winona, Minnesota. She is the daughter of Cynthia (Istas), an author and video producer, and Michael Horowitz, a publisher and bookseller. Her father's family is Russian Jewish and Romanian ...
2. Ben Foster
Actor | Hell or High Water
Ben Foster was born October 29, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Gillian Kirwan and Steven Foster, restaurant owners. His younger brother is actor Jon Foster. His paternal grandparents were from Russian Jewish families that immigrated to Massachusetts (his grandfather became a prominent judge in ...
3. Janet Montgomery
Actress | Black Swan
A native of Bournemouth in the UK, Janet Montgomery moved to London when she received a scholarship at a dance school. One of her first acting jobs was a guest star role on the critically-acclaimed UK teen drama series, Skins (2007), as Nicholas Hoult's love interest.
Upon moving to Los Angeles, ...
4. Rufus Sewell
Actor | Dark City
Rufus Sewell was born on the 29th of October 1967 in Twickenham, England. His mother, Jo, was Welsh, and was an artist and painter. His father, Bill Sewell, was an Australian animator who died when Rufus was 10. He has one brother, Caspar. He attended London's Central School of Speech and Drama and...
5. Italia Ricci
Actress | Designated Survivor
Italia Ricci was born on October 29, 1986 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Designated Survivor (2016), The Imperfects (2022) and Chasing Life (2014). She has been married to Robbie Amell since October 15, 2016. They have one child.
6. Richard Dreyfuss
Actor | The Goodbye Girl
Richard Dreyfuss is an American leading man, who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash, ambitious hustlers.
He was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus in Brooklyn, New York, to Geraldine (Robbins), an activist, and Norman Dreyfus, a restaurateur and attorney. His paternal grandparents ...
7. India Eisley
Actress | Underworld: Awakening
Eisley was born on October 29, 1993, in Los Angeles, California, to musician David Glen Eisley and actress Olivia Hussey. Her grandfather was actor Anthony Eisley. Eisley and her mother appeared together in the movie Headspace (2005). After small roles in various independent films, Eisley gained a ...
8. Cleopatra Coleman
Actress | Infinity Pool
Cleopatra Coleman is an Australian film and television actor and trained contemporary and ballet dancer.
With a career shifting between many genres she is known for playing complex and bold characters and prides herself on showcasing challenging female characters and subculture.
Cleo was raised in ...
9. Gabrielle Union
Actress | Bring It On
Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business executive. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. There, ...
10. Milena Govich
Director | FBI
Milena Govich is a director, actor, and musician who has helmed many episodes of TV, including The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012), among others. She also served as Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and is attached to ...
11. Johnny Lewis
Actor | AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the middle of three siblings, Johnny began performing from the age of 5 at a small performing arts school, making his debut as a Chanukah candle.
Pursuing the acting profession, he appeared with success in many TV and film projects, handling both drama and...
12. Kate Jackson
Actress | Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Lucy Kate Jackson was born in Birmingham, AL on October 29.1948. She attended the University of Mississippi but left during her sophomore year to begin studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She was a supporting cast member on Dark Shadows (1966) (Daphne, 1970-1971) and on The Rookies (...
13. Michael Schur
Producer | The Good Place
Michael Schur was born on October 29, 1975 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA as Michael Herbert Schur. He is a TV series creator, a writer, and producer known for series such as The Office (2005), Parks and Recreation (2009), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) and The Good Place (2016). He has been married...
14. Jodi Balfour
Actress | The Crown
Born and raised in South Africa, Jodi Balfour spent her early youth working in Cape Town's theatre and television industry. She graduated with a BA (hons) in Theatre & Performance from The University of Cape Town and, after her family moved to the west coast of Canada, began working internationally...
15. Brendan Fehr
Actor | Roswell
Brendan Fehr was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He and his two sisters were raised by his mother, a case manager at the Stony Mountain Correctional Institute. In Vancouver for a wedding in 1997, he dropped by Look Talent Management to inquire about quick-cash modelling assignments. Manager ...
16. Joy Osmanski
Actress | Stargirl
As a baby, Osmanski was flown halfway around the world to meet her adoptive parents. Growing up in Olympia, Washington, she loved writing plays but never thought about being in them. After graduating from Principia College in three years with a degree in Creative Writing and Studio Art, Osmanski ...
17. Dan Castellaneta
Actor | The Simpsons
Daniel Louis Castellaneta is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and television writer. Castellaneta is best known for voicing Homer Simpson on the animated series The Simpsons (1989) (as well as other characters on the show such as Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, ...
18. Joely Fisher
Actress | Inspector Gadget
In Joely Fisher's recent unflinching memoir, she comes clean and bares her soul about growing up in what she describes as "The Fishbowl".Daughter of Hollywood legendary crooner Eddie Fisher and entertainment icon Connie Stevens, Joely was raised in the Los Angeles area educated in a dozen LA ...
19. Jon Abrahams
Actor | Scary Movie
Jon Avery Abrahams is an American actor. His most notable film roles include Bobby in Scary Movie (2000), Denny Byrnes in Meet the Parents (2000), and Dalton Chapman in the House of Wax (2005). Abrahams was born in New York City. He attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn. Abrahams' great-uncles ...
20. Finola Hughes
Actress | Like Crazy
Finola Hughes was born in London. She studied at Arts Educational Schools and began her career in the Northern Ballet Company, after winning the Markova award. She went on to work in the West End, in the original cast of "Cats" and continued working with Andrew Lloyd Webber in "Song & Dance". After...
21. Carlson Young
Actress | The Blazing World
Carlson Elizabeth Young is an American actress and filmmaker. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Susan Young and Marshall Young, a geologist. She attended the University of Southern California, where she studied Creative Writing, before leaving to film the first season of Scream: The TV Series (...
22. Damian Chapa
Actor | Bound by Honor
Born in Dayton, Ohio, Damian (who's of Mexican, Italian, Irish and Native American descent) grew up as the second eldest of 5 children; 2 brothers and 2 sisters. His father,Rico Chapa, owned a bar across the street, in Columbus, OH, from a go-go bar, owned by someone he knew; Larry Flynt, who'd ...
23. Aksel Hennie
Actor | Max Manus
Aksel Hennie is a Norwegian actor, writer and director. He has acted in a number of successful Norwegian movies, and has received several awards. Hennie grew up in Lambertseter in Oslo. In his late teens he was sentenced for tagging, and became an outcast in the community for confessing to the ...
24. Chelan Simmons
Actress | Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Chelan Lauren Simmons was born in Vancouver, Canada. One of three children (one older brother and an older sister), she has been a natural performer since the age of 2. Her first movie role was as the title creature's first victim, Laurie Ann Winterbarger, in Stephen King's It (1990). Her most ...
25. Tracee Ellis Ross
Producer | The Hair Tales
Tracee Joy Silberstein known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress, singer, television host, producer and director. She is known for her lead roles in the television series Girlfriends (2000-2008) and Black-Ish (2014-2022). She owns Pattern Beauty, a hair-care line for curly ...
26. Robert Hardy
Actor | Sense and Sensibility
One of England's most successful and enduring character actors, with a prolific screen career on television and in films, Robert Hardy was acclaimed for his versatility and the depth of his performances.
Born in Cheltenham in 1925, he studied at Oxford University and, in 1949, he joined the ...
27. Andrew Lee Potts
Actor | The Crown
Andrew was born on 29 October 1979 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK to dad Alan and mum Susan. He has a sister, Sarah-Jane, who is also an actor. He studied at Leeds Performing Arts School and started out in musical theatre. He is now a veteran TV actor and has been in a catalogue of all ...
28. Derek Theler
Actor | 68 Whiskey
Derek Theler is an American actor and model. He was born Alaska on October 29, 1986. He grew up playing sports, loved riding motorcycles and graduated from Colorado State with a degree in Pre medicine. He appeared as a model in commercials for Nike, Coke Zero, Kayak, Arby's, State Farm and Verizon ...
29. Anne Benton
Actress | Men Into Space
Anne Benton was born on October 29, 1932 in Albany, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Men Into Space (1959), Perry Mason (1957) and Checkmate (1960). She was previously married to Bernard McDonald. She died on November 8, 2005 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
30. Michael Jayston
Actor | Nicholas and Alexandra
Michael Jayston was born on October 29, 1935 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Zulu Dawn (1979) and Doctor Who (1963). He has been married to Elizabeth Ann Smithson since 1978. They have two children. He was previously married to ...
31. Bob Ross
Self | The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross was born on October 29, 1942 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. He was previously married to Lynda Lucille Freeman, Jane Ross and Vicky Ross. He died on July 4, 1995 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
32. Jo Ellen Pellman
Actress | The Prom
Jo Ellen Pellman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for The Prom (2020), 1923 (2022) and The Deuce (2017).
33. Maria Sten
Actress | Reacher
Maria Sten is an actress, writer and filmmaker from Copenhagen, Denmark. Of Danish, Swedish, Congolese ethnicity, Maria started her career as a professional dancer and model. She also holds the title of Miss Denmark 2008.
Maria was a fellow in The Black List / ATX TV Festival Writing Program 2017 ...
34. Nina Toussaint-White
Actress | Bodyguard
Nina Toussaint-White is an English actress. Toussaint-White was raised in Plumstead, south east London, Toussaint-White was educated at Plumstead Manor School and Negus Sixth Form Centre, and subsequently trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Clapham, on their three-year B.A. acting ...
35. Jed Brophy
Actor | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Jed Brophy was born on October 29, 1963 in Taihape, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), District 9 (2009) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).
36. Farrah Mackenzie
Actress | Leave the World Behind
This year, actress on the rise Farrah Mackenzie is positioned to take the entertainment industry by storm. She has established herself as a seasoned player in film and television, captivating audiences worldwide through the dynamic and emotionally complex characters brought to life on screen.
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37. Christopher Wiehl
Actor | Playmakers
Christopher Wiehl is an actor, producer & writer. In 2021, Christopher was named Chief Creative Officer with Subject Entertainment, based in Austin, Texas. As an actor, Christopher has appeared in numerous films and television series over the past 2 decades. Including Showtime's ...
38. Ralph Bakshi
Director | Wizards
Ralph Bakshi worked his way up from Brooklyn and became an animation legend. He was born on October 29, 1938, in Haifa, Israel, the son of Mina (Zlotin) and Eliezar Bakshi, and is of Krymchak Jewish descent. He was raised in Brownsville, after his family came to New York to escape World War II. ...
39. Hope Emerson
Actress | Caged
Although there may have been "bigger" actresses in Hollywood's history, there were few larger than Hope Emerson. She notably appeared as a witness for the defense in "Adam's Rib". At 6' 2" and 230 pounds, she towered over many of her male co-stars, and her size, brusque voice and stern demeanor ...
40. Margaret Nolan
Actress | Goldfinger
Born in 1943 in Hampstead, London, Margaret Nolan had a career as a glamour model under the name of Vicky Kennedy, even posing for Playboy magazine. Entering films in 1963 in Saturday Night Out (1964) saw her catapulted into Goldfinger (1964). Often cast mainly for her fabulous buxom figure and ...
41. Cindy Costner
Cindy Costner was born on October 29, 1956 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for Dances with Wolves (1990) and LiteWeight (1998). She was previously married to Kevin Costner.
42. Akim Tamiroff
Actor | Touch of Evil
Though born in Georgia and having a Russian-sounding name, Akim Tamiroff is actually of Armenian descent. At 19 he decided to pursue acting as a career and was chosen from among 500 applicants to the Moscow Art Theater School. There he studied under the great Konstantin Stanislavski, and launched a...
43. John Farley
Actor | Little Nicky
John is the youngest brother of Chris Farley. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Anne (Crosby) and Thomas John Farley, who owned Scotch Oil Co. His older brother, Kevin P. Farley, also acts. Tom, the eldest of the boys, works in Madison as the head of the Chris Farley Foundation. His...
44. Kriti Kharbanda
Actress | Super Ranga
Kriti Kharbanda was born on October 29, 1988 in New Delhi, India. She is an actress, known for Super Ranga (2014), Housefull 4 (2019) and K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022).
45. Daniel Feuerriegel
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Daniel Gregory Feuerriegel (born October 29, 1981) is an Australian actor who is based in Los Angeles, California, United States. He has acted in a number of Australian television series and first came to international notice with his role as a gladiator recruit "Agron" in the series Spartacus: ...
46. Scott Thomson
Actor | Twister
Scott Thomson was born on October 29, 1957. He is an actor, known for Twister (1996), Police Academy (1984) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).
47. Geraldine Brooks
Actress | Possessed
A resolute, blue-eyed brunette with attractive, slightly pinched features, Geraldine Brooks was born to a Dutch couple on October 29, 1925, in New York City. Her parents had a theater-based background -- father, James Stroock, owned a top costume company and mother, Bianca, was a costume designer ...
48. Reema Sen
Actress | Gangs of Wasseypur
Reema Sen was born on October 29, 1981 in Kolkata, India. She is an actress, known for Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Ayirathil Oruvan (2010) and Minnale (2001). She has been married to Shiv Karan Singh since March 11, 2012. They have one child.
49. Don Simpson
Producer | Days of Thunder
Mr. Simpson was an extravagant movie producer whose blockbusters Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), and Top Gun (1986) helped define the pop culture of the 1980s. Mr. Simpson teamed with Jerry Bruckheimer in 1983 to produce these hits. In 1985 and 1988, the duo were named producers of the...
50. Ryan Gaul
Actor | Killing Gunther
Ryan Gaul was born on October 29, 1973 in Damariscotta, Maine, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Killing Gunther (2017), Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) and Identity Thief (2013).