🎂 India & World Birthdays Today
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Here are 20 notable Indian and international personalities born on October 1, including actors, musicians, sports figures, business leaders and public figures. Deceased personalities are identified as birth anniversaries.
🇮🇳 India
1. Ram Nath Kovind — 81
Former President of India, born on October 1, 1945. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended birthday greetings to Kovind today.
2. Asha Parekh — 84
Veteran Hindi film actress, producer and director, born in Mumbai on October 1, 1942.
3. Vineeth Sreenivasan — 41
Malayalam actor, director, producer, screenwriter and singer, born on October 1, 1985.
4. Shraddha Nigam — 47
Indian television and film actress, born on October 1, 1979.
5. Ramesh Pisharody — 46
Malayalam actor, comedian, director and television personality, born on October 1, 1980.
6. Anushka Ranjan — 36
Indian actress and model, born in Mumbai on October 1, 1990.
7. Zoya Hussain — 36
Indian actress, writer and filmmaker known for work in Hindi cinema, born October 1, 1990.
8. Mahesh Thakur — 57
Indian actor known for Hindi television and films, born October 1, 1969.
9. Sohini Sarkar — 34
Bengali actress known for television and Bengali cinema, born October 1, 1992.
10. S.D. Burman — Birth Anniversary
Legendary Indian singer and music composer Sachin Dev Burman was born on October 1, 1906. His influential musical legacy spans Hindi and Bengali music.
🌎 World
11. Julie Andrews — 91
The British actress and singer, celebrated for Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, was born October 1, 1935.
12. Brie Larson — 37
American actress and filmmaker, Academy Award winner and star of Captain Marvel, born October 1, 1989.
13. Zach Galifianakis — 57
American actor and comedian, widely known for The Hangover films and Between Two Ferns, born October 1, 1969.
14. Jurnee Smollett — 40
American actress known for Lovecraft Country, Birds of Prey and numerous television roles, born October 1, 1986.
15. Rupert Friend — 45
English actor, director and screenwriter known for Pride & Prejudice, The Young Victoria and Homeland, born October 1, 1981.
16. Youssou N’Dour — 67
Senegalese singer, songwriter and cultural figure, known internationally for his distinctive mbalax music. He was born October 1, 1959.
17. Theresa May — 70
British politician and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, born October 1, 1956.
18. Mark McGwire — 63
American former baseball player and Baseball Hall of Fame member, born October 1, 1963.
19. Shenseea — 30
Jamaican singer and songwriter, born October 1, 1996. She is among the contemporary music personalities celebrating today.
20. Vladimir Horowitz — Birth Anniversary
The celebrated Russian-American pianist was born October 1, 1903. He is remembered as one of the most influential classical pianists of the 20th century.
⭐ More notable October 1 birthdays
Richard Harris — Birth Anniversary • Walter Matthau — Birth Anniversary • Randy Quaid — 76 • Emerald Fennell — 41 • Sarah Drew — 46 • Esai Morales — 64 • Hakeem Kae-Kazim — 64 • George Weah — 60 • Livvy Dunne — 24 • Priah Ferguson — 20 are also among those born on October 1.
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🎉 “Famous Birthdays Today, October 1, 2026: Ram Nath Kovind, Julie Andrews, Brie Larson, Asha Parekh & More”
