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October
Observing 691 Icons for October Comprehensive continental archive with authentic photographs, biographies, and quotes.

All Figures for October (691 results)

Showing 449–464 of 691
Matiur Rahman (Bir Sreshtho) — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Matiur Rahman (Bir Sreshtho)
মতিউর রহমান (বীর শ্রেষ্ঠ)

Military Aviator & National War Hero

Bangladesh Military & Statesmanship
Oct 29, 1941 — Living
Matt Smith — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Matt Smith
Matthew Robert Smith

Emmy & BAFTA-Nominated British Actor (Doctor Who, The Crown & House of the Dragon)

United Kingdom Cinema & Arts
Oct 28, 1982 — Living
Matthew Hayden — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Matthew Hayden

Cricket Legend & World Cup Champion

Australia Sports & Athletics
Oct 29, 1971 — Living
Matthew Morrison — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Matthew Morrison

Actor, Singer, Dancer & Broadway Performer

United States Television & Broadway
Oct 30, 1978 — Living
Matthias Jabs — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Matthias Jabs
Matthias Jabs

Legendary German Hard Rock Lead Guitarist, Songwriter & Virtuoso Pillar of Scorpions

Germany Music
Oct 25, 1955 — Living
Max Stirner — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Max Stirner
Johann Schmidt

Radical German Philosopher, Seminal Thinker of Individualist Anarchism, Egoism & Nihilism

Germany Philosophy
Oct 25, 1806 — Jun 25, 1856
May Calamawy — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
May Calamawy
مي قلماوي

Actress & Filmmaker

Egypt / Palestine Arts & Entertainment
Oct 28, 1986 — Living
Meghna Malik — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Meghna Malik
मेघना मलिक

Actress & Theatre Artist

India Arts & Entertainment
Oct 28, 1971 — Living
Melba Moore — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Melba Moore

Tony-Winning Singer, Actress & Broadway Pioneer

United States Music & Theatre
Oct 29, 1945 — Living
Michael Collins — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Michael Collins

NASA Astronaut, Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot & Air Force General

United States Science, Aviation & Space
Oct 31, 1930 — Living
Michael Crichton — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Michael Crichton
John Michael Crichton

Bestselling Author, Physician, Screenwriter & Creator of Jurassic Park and ER

United States Author
Oct 23, 1942 — Nov 4, 2008
Midori Gotō — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Midori Gotō
五嶋 みどり

World-Renowned Japanese Virtuoso Concert Violinist, Avery Fisher Prize Laureate & UN Messenger of Peace

Japan Music
Oct 25, 1971 — Living
Miguel Ángel Asturias — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales

1967 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Pioneer of Magical Realism & Social Justice Novelist

Guatemala Literature
Oct 19, 1899 — Jun 9, 1974
Mike Ditka — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Mike Ditka
Michael Keller Ditka (\"Iron Mike\")

Pro Football Hall of Fame Tight End & Legendary Super Bowl XX Championship Head Coach of the Chicago Bears

United States Sports
Oct 18, 1939 — Living
Milkha Singh — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Milkha Singh
ਮਿਲਖਾ ਸਿੰਘ ("The Flying Sikh")

Iconic Indian Olympic Sprinter, Asian & Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist ("The Flying Sikh")

India Sports
Oct 17, 1935 — Jun 18, 2021
Milton Nascimento — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento (Bituca)

Five-Time Grammy Award Winner, Titan of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) & Clube da Esquina Co-Founder

Brazil Music
Oct 26, 1942 — Living