List of Famous people born on October 6th

David Kent Hidalgo is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Los Lobos. Hidalgo frequently plays musical instruments such as accordion, violin, 6-string banjo, cello, requinto jarocho, percussion, drums and guitar as a session musician on other artists' releases.

Mark Herrier is an American actor and film director, best known for his role as Billy in the 1980s teen trilogy Porky's. He graduated from Lompoc High School in 1972.

Amelio "Mel" Dinelli was an American writer for theatre, radio, film and magazines, usually in the suspense genre. He grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and graduated from Albuquerque High School. He joined the Albuquerque Little Theatre company for its inaugural season in 1931, acting in two plays alongside future I Love Lucy star Vivian Vance. He later studied at the Pasadena Playhouse school of theater arts and the University of Washington.

Mikhail Babushkin was a Soviet polar aviator and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Together with Mikhail Vodopyanov, he was the first to land an airplane on the North Pole.