Akbar Khan
1816 – 1845
emir of Afghanistan (1842-1845)
military officermonarch
Famous Birthdays on October 15
19 notable people were born on October 15.
19th Century
Afghanistan
20th Century
John Kenneth Galbraith
1908 – 2006
Canadian-American economist and diplomat (1908–2006)
Mohammed Zahir Shah
1914 – 2007
King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
politician
Italo Calvino
1923 – 1985
Italian journalist and writer (1923-1985)
Michel Foucault
1926 – 1984
French philosopher (1926–1984)
Christian Wiyghan Tumi
1930 – 2021
Catholic cardinal (1930–2021)
theologian
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1931 – 2015
Indian scientist and statesman (1931–2015)
Fela Kuti
1938 – 1997
Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997)
activistsaxophonistbandleader
Peter C. Doherty
1940
Australian immunologist
Sali Berisha
1944
Albanian politician
cardiologistsurgeonpolitician
Ram Chandra Poudel
1944
President of Nepal since 2023
politician
Boualem Sansal
1949
Algerian and French writer
essayistbusiness executiveofficial
Hani al-Mulki
1951
Jordanian politician
diplomatpolitician
Vahid Halilhodžić
1952
Bosnian association football player and manager (born 1952)
association football playerassociation football coach
Cilia Flores
1956
First Lady of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026
politicianlawyer
Niko Kovač
1971
Croatian footballer and manager
association football playerassociation football coach
Denys Shmyhal
1975
Ukrainian politician, former Prime Minister of Ukraine (2020–2025)
civil servanteconomistpolitician
Māris Verpakovskis
1979
Latvian footballer (born 1979)
association football player
Mesut Özil
1988
Turkish-German association football player