If you were born in October, you might be famous too!

“If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn’t have tenure.”
Bill Gates, born October 28, 1955

Pablo Picasso 20th century revolutionary painter Born October 25, 1881

The Famous Birthdays in October list includes all kinds of interesting people. Learn which famous people share your birthday.

Take a look below for a list of characters that might surprise you. Do they share your same birthday, or at least the same birth month? Pablo Picasso (pictured to the right) certainly falls into the “interesting” category. Don’t you think he looks a little like Bruce Wilis? Hmmm.

Let’s take a look at popular actresses, shall we? There’s Julie Andrews (“The Sound of Music”), Alicia Silverstone (“Clueless”), Kate Winslet (“Titanic”), Kelly Preston (“Battlefield Earth”), Michelle Trachtenberg (“Gossip Girl”), Gabrielle Union (“Bring It On”), Julia Roberts (“Pretty Woman”), and Winona Ryder (“Girl, Interrupted”), to name a few.

There are also a boatload of actors who made the Famous Birthdays in October list. There’s Zac Galifianakis (“The Hangover”), Rob Schneider (“The Waterboy”), Matthew Morrison (“Glee”), Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat”), Hugh Jackman (“X-Men”), and Sean William Scott (“American Pie”), to name a handful.

If acting is not your style, there are also quite a few musicians on the list. There is classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz, “Lazy Song” singer Bruno Mars, “Marmalade” singer Mya, opera singer Luciano Pavarotti, R&B star Usher, singer and songwriter John Mayer, white rapper Eminem, and famous rocker Chuck Berry.

Then you have your share of former U.S. presidents, science geniuses, huge company founders and CEOs, athletes, world leaders, designers and directors. Indeed, the month of October gave birth to numerous people who have made an impact in the world – both in the past and in the present.

Cruise and peruse the Famous Birthdays in October list and have fun, even if you weren’t born in October!