Famous People: October
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All Figures for October (275 results)
Lindsey Vonn
Olympic Gold Medalist, 4-Time World Cup Overall Champion & Historic Pioneer of Women's Alpine Ski Racing
Lionel Murphy
22nd Attorney-General of Australia, High Court Justice, Creator of the Family Court & Legal Aid Pioneer
Lord Palmerston
Two-Time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1855–1858, 1859–1865) & Dominant Architect of Victorian Foreign Policy
Louis Althusser
Influential French-Algerian Marxist Philosopher, Structuralist Theorist & Academic
Lucy Stone
Pioneering American Abolitionist, Suffragist, Orator & Co-Founder of the American Woman Suffrage Association
Mae Jemison
First African American Woman Astronaut, NASA Physician & STEAM Pioneer
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of Indian Independence & Apostle of Nonviolence
Manfred Mann
South African-British Rock Keyboardist, Songwriter, Producer & Founder of the Earth Band
Marco Simoncelli
2008 250cc World Motorcycle Champion, MotoGP Icon & MotoGP Legend Hall of Famer ("Super Sic")
Marcus Junius Brutus
Roman Politician, Stoic Philosopher, Defender of the Republic & Leading Assassin of Julius Caesar
Margaret Qualley
Two-Time Primetime Emmy-Nominated Actress ("The Substance", "Maid", "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood")
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom & Stateswoman
Marie Antoinette
Last Queen of France Before the Revolution & Archduchess of Austria
Martin Castrogiovanni
Argentine-Born Rugby Union Icon, Six Nations Legend, European Champion & Television Personality
Martina Navratilova
18-Time Grand Slam Singles Champion, Hall of Fame Tennis Legend & Equality Icon
Matangini Hazra
Iconic Bengali Revolutionary, Freedom Fighter & Martyr of the Quit India Movement ("Gandhi Buri")