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October
Observing 685 Icons for October Comprehensive continental archive with authentic photographs, biographies, and quotes.

All Figures for October (685 results)

Showing 353–368 of 685
Jun Maeda — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Jun Maeda
麻枝 准

Visual Novel Writer, Composer, Lyricist & Anime Creator

Japan Anime, Music & Storytelling
Oct 30, 1974 — Living
Junko Tabei — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Junko Tabei
田部井 淳子 (Tabei Junko)

Pioneering Japanese Mountaineer, First Woman to Summit Mount Everest (1975) & Conquer the Seven Summits

Japan Sports
Sep 22, 1939 — Oct 20, 2016
Justin Chatwin — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Justin Chatwin

Canadian Film & Television Actor (War of the Worlds, Shameless)

Canada Cinema & Television
Oct 31, 1982 — Living
K. R. Narayanan — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
K. R. Narayanan
കെ. ആർ. നാരായണൻ

Tenth President of India, Diplomat, Scholar & First Dalit Head of State

India Politics
Oct 27, 1920 — Nov 9, 2005
Kader Khan — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Kader Khan
कादर ख़ान / قادر خان

Legendary Bollywood Screenwriter, Dialogue Maestro & Prolific Actor (300+ Films)

India Cinema
Oct 22, 1937 — Dec 31, 2018
Kamala Harris — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris

49th Vice President of the United States, 1st Female, African American & South Asian American Vice President

United States Politics
Oct 20, 1964 — Living
Kano Jigoro — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kano Jigoro
嘉納 治五郎

Educator & Founder of Judo

Japan Sports & Martial Arts
Oct 28, 1860 — May 4, 1938
Karl Weierstrass — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Karl Weierstrass
Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass

German Mathematician ("Father of Modern Analysis")

Germany Mathematics & Science
Oct 31, 1815 — Living
Kate Jackson — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kate Jackson

Actress, Director & Producer

United States Television & Cinema
Oct 29, 1948 — Living
Katsushika Hokusai — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Katsushika Hokusai
葛飾 北斎

Edo-Period Master Ukiyo-e Artist & Printmaker (The Great Wave)

Japan Visual Arts & Ukiyo-e
Oct 31, 1760 — Living
Katy Perry — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

Global Pop Music Superstar, 5-Time Billboard Hot 100 Diamond Single Artist & Super Bowl Icon

United States Music
Oct 25, 1984 — Living
Keerthy Suresh — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Keerthy Suresh
കീർത്തി സുരേഷ് / कीर्ति सुरेश

National Film Award-Winning Indian Actress & South Indian Cinema Star

India Cinema
Oct 17, 1992 — Living
Keith Urban — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban

Four-Time Grammy Award Winner, Country Music Superstar, Guitar Virtuoso & ARIA Hall of Fame Inductee

Australia Music
Oct 26, 1967 — Living
Kelly Osbourne — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne

British Singer-Songwriter, Television Personality, Fashion Critic & Author

United Kingdom Cinema
Oct 27, 1984 — Living
Ken Watanabe — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Ken Watanabe
渡辺 謙 (Watanabe Ken)

Internationally Acclaimed Japanese Actor, Academy Award & Tony Award Nominee

Japan Cinema
Oct 21, 1959 — Living
Kevin Kline — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kevin Kline
Kevin Delaney Kline

Academy Award-Winning American Actor, 3-Time Tony Award Winner & Theatre Master

United States Cinema
Oct 24, 1947 — Living