Today's Birthdays, 9 October

Bosnian novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. He wrote the novel The Bridge on the Drina

American actor and musician, best known for his role as Sam Beckett in the TV series Quantum Leap

Norwegian writer, poet, essayist and painter. He wrote the trilogy The History of Bestiality, consisting in Moment of Freedom, Powderhouse, and The Silence

Russian revolutionary, politician and intellectual

English politician, born David William Donald. He was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Mexican film director, screenwriter, and novelist, born Guillermo del Toro Gómez. He won an Oscar for Best Picture and an Oscar for Best Director in 2018 for his film The Shape of Water

Austrian psychoanalyst

Jewish military officer born in France. Even though he was innocent, he was convicted on charges of treason. The trial revealed all the hostility and prejudice against Jews in France

French yé-yé singer, born Isabelle Géneviéve Marie Anne Gall

English-born American economist and Professor of Economics at Harvard University, born Oliver Simon D'Arcy Hart. He received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2016, along with Bengt Holmström

German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914

English singer-songwriter and musician, born John Winston Lennon. He was a co-founder of the band The Beatles, along with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison

French swimmer

English film director and screenwriter, born Steven Rodney McQueen. He directed Hunger, Shame, and 12 Years a Slave, for which he was awarded the Oscar for Best Picture in 2014

Former CEO of CBS Corporation, born Leslie Roy Moonves. He resigned on September 2018, after being accused of sexually abusing many women

Former English athlete

Australian journbalist and documentary film maker

American actor

French composer, pianist and organist

Senegalese politician and poet. He has been the first President of Senegal

American actor of Lebanese descent

Swedish professional golfer

American author, born Robert Lawrence Stine. He wrote the series of books for children Goosebumps, Mostly Ghostly, Rotten School, and The Nightmare Room

American author, best known as R. L. Stine. He wrote the series of books for children Goosebumps, Mostly Ghostly, Rotten School, and The Nightmare Room

German medieval historian and politician.