Famous People: October
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All Figures for October (422 results)
Gustavo Gutiérrez
Peruvian Theologian, Dominican Priest & Founding Father of Liberation Theology
Guy Sebastian
Inaugural Australian Idol Winner, Seven-Time ARIA Award Winner, Eurovision Pioneer & The Voice Australia Coach
Hachiro Kasuga
Pioneering Japanese Enka Singer & Cultural Legend ("The Father of Modern Enka")
Hans Leo Hassler
German Late Renaissance / Early Baroque Composer & Organist Who Synthesized Italian and German Polyphony
Hans Merensky
South African Geologist, Prospector, Philanthropist & Discoverer of the Bushveld Platinum Complex
Heinrich von Kleist
Seminal German Romantic Playwright, Novelist & Poet Behind Michael Kohlhaas and The Broken Jug
Helen Reddy
Legendary Australian Singer, "Queen of 1970s Pop", Global Feminist Anthem Creator ("I Am Woman") & Grammy Winner
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Prussian Field Marshal, Chief of the Prussian and German Great General Staff & Modern Military Strategist
Henri Bergson
Nobel Prize in Literature Laureate, Leading French Philosopher & Metaphysician
Henri de Saint-Simon
Visionary French Social Philosopher, Pioneer Sociologist & Founder of Saint-Simonianism
Herbert Hoover
31st President of the United States (1929–1933), Mining Engineer & Humanitarian Relief Director
Hillary Clinton
67th US Secretary of State, US Senator from New York, First Lady of the United States & 2016 Presidential Nominee
Hongwu Emperor
Founding Emperor of China's Ming Dynasty (1368–1398), Peasant Revolutionary & Reformer
Horatio Nelson
British Naval Flag Officer, Victor of Trafalgar & Supreme Master of Naval Strategy
Hridaynath Mangeshkar
Acclaimed Indian Composer, Music Director, National Film Award Winner & Padma Shri Laureate
Ian Rush
Welsh Football Superstar, Liverpool FC All-Time Record Goalscorer (346 Goals) & European Golden Boot Winner