Arts & Entertainment:
* Eleanor Powell (1912-1982): American dancer and actress known for her tap dancing skills in musicals like "Born to Dance" and "Broadway Melody of 1938".
* Tommy Lee Jones (1946-present): American actor known for his roles in films like "Men in Black," "No Country for Old Men," and "JFK".
* Chris Rock (1965-present): American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker known for his sharp humor and social commentary.
* Tinashe (1993-present): American singer, songwriter, and dancer known for her R&B and pop music.
Politics & History:
* Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948): Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent civil disobedience to lead India to independence from British rule.
* Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891): French symbolist poet considered one of the most influential poets of the 19th century.
Science & Sports:
* Walter Cronkite (1916-2009): American broadcast journalist known as "the most trusted man in America" for his reporting on major news events like the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the Vietnam War.
* Henry Aaron (1934-2021): American baseball player who broke Babe Ruth's all-time home run record in 1974.
Other:
* T.S. Eliot (1888-1965): American-born British poet, playwright, and literary critic who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
This is just a small selection of the many famous people born on October 15th. You can find more comprehensive lists online by searching "famous birthdays October 15".