page_title: 1973
section_title: October
hierarchical_section_title: 1973 / Births / October
caption_attribution_description: English: Melissa Harris-Perry speaking at Politicon in Pasadena, California.
context_page_description: 1973 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1973rd year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 973rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 73rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1970s decade.
context_section_description: October 1 – Christian Borle, American actor and singer
  October 2
  Melissa Harris-Perry, African-American political commentator
  Lene Nystrøm, Norwegian singer (Aqua)
  Proof, American rapper (D12) (d. 2006)
  Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian Drag queen, comedian and singer, Eurovision Song Contest 2007 runner-up
  October 3
  Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
  Richard Ian Cox, Welsh voice actor and radio host
  October 4
  Chris Parks, American professional wrestler
  Craig Robert Young, British actor and singer (Deuce)
  October 5 – Annabelle Chvostek, Canadian singer-songwriter
  October 6 – Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
  October 8 – Kari Korhonen, Finnish cartoonist
  October 9
  Steve Burns, American actor, musician, and television host
  Fabio Lione, Italian singer
  October 10 – Mario Lopez, American actor
  October 11
  Takeshi Kaneshiro, Taiwanese/Japanese actor
  Daisuke Sakaguchi, Japanese voice actor
  October 13
  Matt Hughes, American mixed martial arts fighter
  Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
  October 14
  George Floyd, African-American victim of police brutality (d. 2020)
  Steven Bradbury, Australian short track speed skater
  Masato Sakai, Japanese voice actor and actor
  Lasha Zhvania, Georgian politician
  October 15
  Susy Pryde, New Zealand cyclist
  Dax Riggs, American musician
  October 16
  Jennifer Cole, American actress, model and game show hostess
  Todd van der Heyden, Canadian journalist and news anchor
  October 18
  Sergey Bezrukov, Russian screen and stage actor
  Rachel Nichols, American sports journalist
  Alex Tagliani, Canadian race car driver
  Black Child, rapper from Queens
  October 19 – Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player
  October 21 – Beverley Turner, British TV and radio presenter
  October 22 – Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player
  October 24
  Kurt Kuenne, filmmaker, known for the documentary Dear Zachary
  Levi Leipheimer, American professional cyclist
  October 25 – Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (d. 2005)
  October 26
  Seth MacFarlane, American animator and voice actor
  Taka Michinoku, Japanese professional wrestler
  October 28
  Maryam Nawaz, Pakistani politician
  Montel Vontavious Porter, WWE Raw wrestler
  October 29 – Robert Pires, French football player
  October 30
  Silvia Corzo, Colombian newsreader
  Edge, retired Canadian professional wrestler and 4-time WWE Champion
  October 31 – Beverly Lynne, American actress
caption: Melissa Harris-Perry
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