List of Famous people born on October 30th
Alex Tizon
Tomas Alexander Asuncion Tizon was a Filipino-American author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. His book Big Little Man, a memoir and cultural history, explores themes related to race, masculinity, and personal identity. Tizon taught at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. His final story, titled "My Family's Slave", was published as the cover story of the June 2017 issue of The Atlantic after his death, sparking significant debate.
Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon Jones was an American actress, screenwriter, and playwright. She began her career performing on Broadway at age 19. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, Gordon gained international recognition and critical acclaim for film roles that continued into her 70s and 80s. Her later work included performances in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Where's Poppa? (1970), Harold and Maude (1971), Every Which Way but Loose (1978), and Any Which Way You Can (1980).
Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell is an American television journalist, anchor, and commentator for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C.
Paulo Nunes
Arílson de Paula Nunes, better known as Paulo Nunes, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.
Wes Edens
Wesley Robert Edens is an American billionaire businessman best known for co-founding Fortress Investment Group. He established Fortress in 1998, took it public in 2007 and sold the firm to SoftBank for $3.3 billion in 2017.
Peter Warlock
Philip Arnold Heseltine, known by the pseudonym Peter Warlock, was a British composer and music critic. The Warlock name, which reflects Heseltine's interest in occult practices, was used for all his published musical works. He is best known as a composer of songs and other vocal music; he also achieved notoriety in his lifetime through his unconventional and often scandalous lifestyle.
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau
Prince Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pückler-Muskau was a German nobleman, renowned as an accomplished artist in landscape gardening, as well as the author of a number of books mainly centering around his travels in Europe and Northern Africa, published under the pen name of "Semilasso".
Joanna Shimkus
Joanna Shimkus Poitier is a Canadian retired actress. She is the wife of Bahamian-American actor and diplomat Sidney Poitier, and mother of actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier.
Danell Leyva
Danell Johan Leyva is a Cuban-American former gymnast who competed for the United States. He is the 2012 Olympic individual all-around bronze medalist and 2016 Olympic parallel bars and horizontal bar silver medalist. He is also the 2011 U.S. national all-around gold medalist and the 2011 world champion on the parallel bars.
Dick Gautier
Richard Gautier was an American actor, comedian, singer, and caricaturist. He was known for his television roles as Hymie the Robot in the television series Get Smart, and Robin Hood in the TV comedy series When Things Were Rotten.