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Famous Writers Born in October

Famous novelists, poets, playwrights, and journalists whose words changed minds and moved hearts.

14 biography pages

October 1

Cliff Friend

b. October 1, 1893

October 2

Graham Greene

Graham Greene

b. October 2, 1904 — d. 1991

October 7

James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley

b. October 7, 1849

October 11

Joe Simon

Joe Simon

b. October 11, 1913

Roman Jakobson

Roman Jakobson

b. October 11, 1896

October 13

Mollie Katzen

b. October 13, 1950

October 15

Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault

b. October 15, 1926 — d. 1984

October 16

Kathleen Winsor

Kathleen Winsor

b. October 16, 1919

October 17

Randall Munroe

Randall Munroe

b. October 17, 1984

October 18

Justus Lipsius

Justus Lipsius

b. October 18, 1547

Peter Frederik Suhm

Peter Frederik Suhm

b. October 18, 1728

Sir Henry Taylor

Sir Henry Taylor

b. October 18, 1800

October 21

Adam Small

b. October 21, 1936

October 25

Claire Colebrook

b. October 25, 1965