Famous October 15 birthdays include the poet Virgil, philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, writer P.G. Wodehouse, economist John Kenneth Galbraith, historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., novelist Mario Puzo, Lee Iacocca (of Chrysler), philosopher Paul-Michel Foucault, baseball pitcher Jim Palmer, Richard Carpenter (of the Carpenters), chef Emeril Lagasse, Sarah Magaret Fergusson (Duchess of York) and yours truly.