Famous People: October
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All Figures for October (105 results)
Akbar the Great
Third Mughal Emperor, Architect of Religious Harmony & Statesman
Al Jolson
"The World’s Greatest Entertainer", Star of "The Jazz Singer" (First Feature Talkie) & Vaudeville King
Albert Szent-Györgyi
Hungarian-American Biochemist, Nobel Laureate in Medicine (1937) & Discoverer of Vitamin C
Alija Izetbegović
First President of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Statesman, Philosopher & Author
Andrew Fisher
5th Prime Minister of Australia (Three Terms), Founder of the Commonwealth Bank & National Rail
Andrey Kolmogorov
Monumental Soviet Mathematician, Father of Modern Probability Axioms & Algorithmic Complexity
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
19th-Century Abolitionist, Women’s Rights Pioneer & Civil War Orator
Anne Sullivan
Pioneering American Educator, Lifelong Instructor, Companion & Mentor of Helen Keller
Arthur Henderson
1934 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, British Foreign Secretary & Leader of the Labour Party
Ayub Bachchu
Legendary Bangladeshi Rock Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Guitar Virtuoso & Founder of Iconic Band LRB (Love Runs Blind)
Ben Bradlee
Legendary Executive Editor of The Washington Post, Watergate Champion & Presidential Medal of Freedom Laureate
Bill Hayden
21st Governor-General of Australia (1989–1996), Leader of the Labor Party & Foreign Minister
Bing Crosby
American Singer, Actor & Multimedia Cultural Icon
Bishan Singh Bedi
Legendary Indian Cricket Captain, Master Left-Arm Spin Virtuoso & Padma Shri Honoree
Burt Lancaster
Academy Award-Winning American Actor, Film Producer & Hollywood Golden Age Legend
Carl Ferdinand Cori
1947 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Biochemist & Co-Discoverer of the "Cori Cycle"