Carpenter, American pop musician, composer (The Carpenters) John Getz, American actor October 16 Suzanne Somers, American actress, singer (Three's Company) Elizabeth Witmer, Dutch-born politician October 17 Vicki Hodge, English actress, model Bob Seagren, American athlete, actor October 18 James Robert Baker, American novelist, screenwriter Howard Shore, Canadian film composer Andrea Zsadon, Hungarian soprano October 19 – Philip Pullman, English author October 20 Marty Gervais, Canadian writer Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian writer, Nobel Prize laureate October 21 Lyn Allison, Australian politician Lux Interior, American rock musician (The Cramps) (d. 2009) October 22 Eileen Gordon, British politician Richard McGonagle, American actor October 25 – Edith Leyrer, Austrian actress October 26 – Pat Sajak, American game-show host (Wheel of Fortune) October 27 Leslie L. Byrne, American politician Steven R. Nagel, American astronaut (d. 2014) Ivan Reitman, Slovakian-born film director, producer (d. 2022) October 28 John Hewson, Australian politician Sharon Thesen, Canadian poet October 29 Peter Green, British musician (d. 2020) Kathryn J. Whitmire, Texas politician; Mayor of Houston, Texas October 30 Lynne Marta, American actress Andrea Mitchell, American journalist October 31 – Stephen Rea, Northern Irish actor November November 1 Ric Grech, British rock bassist (d. 1990) Lynne Russell, American newsreader November 2 Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor, composer (d. 2001) Marieta Severo, Brazilian actress November 4 Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States Les Lannom, American actor, musician Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (d. 1989) November 5 Herman Brood, Dutch artist (d. 2001) Loleatta Holloway, American singer (d. 2011) Gram Parsons, American musician (d. 1973) November 6 – Sally Field, American actress, singer (The Flying Nun) November 7 – Diane Francis, Canadian journalist November 8 Stefan Weber, Austrian singer (d. 2018) Stella Chiweshe, Zimbabwean musician John Farrar, Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter (The Shadows; Marvin, Welch & Farrar) Guus Hiddink, Dutch football player, manager November 10 – Alaina Reed Hall, American actress (d. 2009) November 12 – P. P. Arnold, English singer November 13 – Ohara Reiko, Japanese actress November 15 Gwyneth Powell, British actress Sandy Skoglund, American photographer November 16 Mahasti, Iranian singer (d. 2007) Terence McKenna, American writer, philosopher, ethnobotanist and shaman (d. 2000) Jo Jo White, American basketball player (d. 2018) November 17 – Petra Burka, Canadian figure skater November 18 Andrea Allan, Scottish actress Alan Dean Foster, American novelist November 20 Duane Allman, American rock guitarist, co-founder and leader of the Allman Brothers Band (d. 1971) Samuel E. Wright,