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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 497–512 of 691
Oscar Wilde — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde

Irish Poet, Playwright, Wit & Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray

Ireland Literature
Oct 16, 1854 — Nov 30, 1900
Oscar Yanes — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Oscar Yanes
Oscar Armando Yanes González

Celebrated Venezuelan Journalist, Chronicler, Author & Pioneer of Television Journalism

Venezuela Literature
Apr 25, 1927 — Oct 21, 2013
Pablo Casals — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Pablo Casals
Pau Casals i Defilló

Legendary Master Cellist, Conductor, Composer & Universal Humanitarian

Spain / Puerto Rico Music
Dec 29, 1876 — Oct 22, 1973
Pablo Picasso — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso

Towering Spanish Visual Artist, Sculptor, Printmaker, Co-Founder of Cubism & 20th-Century Cultural Giant

Spain Arts
Oct 25, 1881 — Apr 8, 1973
Parineeti Chopra — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Parineeti Chopra
परिणीति चोपड़ा

National Film Award-Winning Bollywood Actress & Singer

India Cinema
Oct 22, 1988 — Living
Pat Conroy — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Pat Conroy
Donald Patrick Conroy

Eminent American Southern Novelist, Bestselling Author of "The Prince of Tides" & "The Great Santini"

United States Literature
Oct 26, 1945 — Mar 4, 2016
Pat Sajak — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Pat Sajak
Patrick Leonard Sajdak (Pat Sajak)

Legendary 41-Season Host of "Wheel of Fortune", Three-Time Daytime Emmy Winner & Guinness Record Holder

United States Cinema
Oct 26, 1946 — Living
Patrick Fugit — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Patrick Fugit
Patrick Raymond Fugit

American Actor, William Miller in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" & "Outcast"

United States Cinema
Oct 27, 1982 — Living
Paul Allen — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen

Co-Founder of Microsoft, Tech Visionary, Investor & Philanthropist

United States Technology
Jan 21, 1953 — Oct 15, 2018
Paul Cézanne — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne

French Post-Impressionist Master Painter ("The Father of Modern Art")

France Arts
Jan 19, 1839 — Oct 22, 1906
Paul Dirac — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Paul Dirac
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac

1933 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Theoretical Physicist, Predictor of Antimatter & Creator of the Dirac Equation

United Kingdom Science
Aug 8, 1902 — Oct 20, 1984
Paul Kagame — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame

4th President of Rwanda, Leader of Post-Genocide Economic Miracle & AU Reformer

Rwanda Leadership
Oct 23, 1957 — Living
Paul Valéry — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Paul Valéry
Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry

Poet, Essayist, Philosopher & Academician

France Literature & Philosophy
Oct 30, 1871 — Living
Pelé — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento

The King of Football ("O Rei"), Three-Time FIFA World Cup Champion & Global Sports Icon

Brazil Sports
Oct 23, 1940 — Dec 29, 2022
Peter Boyle — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Peter Boyle

Emmy Award-Winning American Character Actor (*Young Frankenstein*, *Taxi Driver*, *Everybody Loves Raymond*)

United States Cinema
Oct 18, 1935 — Dec 12, 2006
Peter Firth — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Peter Firth
Peter Macintosh Firth

Celebrated English Actor, Golden Globe Winner, BAFTA Laureate & Academy Award Nominee

United Kingdom Cinema
Oct 27, 1953 — Living