Famous People: October
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All Figures for October (315 results)
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Pioneer Islamic Reformer, Philosopher & Founder of Aligarh Muslim University
Smita Patil
Two-Time National Award-Winning Actress & Pioneer of Indian Parallel Cinema
Snoop Dogg
Global Hip-Hop Icon, Rapper, Record Producer, Entrepreneur & Cultural Ambassador
Soong Mei-ling
Madame Chiang Kai-shek, First Lady of the Republic of China & World War II Diplomatic Force
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Nobel Laureate in Physics (1983), Mathematical Astrophysicist & Discoverer of the Chandrasekhar Limit
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Supreme Bengali Novelist, Poet, President of Sahitya Akademi & Creator of Kakababu
Sunil Mittal
Global Telecom Pioneer, Founder & Chairman of Bharti Enterprises (Airtel) & Padma Bhushan
Sunny Deol
Bollywood Action Superstar, Two-Time National Film Award Winner & Cultural Icon
Swapnil Joshi
Celebrated Indian Actor, Star of Marathi Cinema & Television Icon Renowned for Portraying Lord Krishna and Kush
Tariq Ali
British-Pakistani Public Intellectual, Historian, Novelist, Anti-War Activist & Editorial Board of NLR
Tarkan
World Music Award-Winning Turkish Pop Superstar, Singer-Songwriter & Cultural Icon
Terry McMillan
Groundbreaking Bestselling African American Novelist & Screenwriter (*Waiting to Exhale*, *How Stella Got Her Groove Back*)
The Báb
Iranian Religious Reformer, Mystic Prophet, Founder of Bábism & Herald of the Baháʼí Faith
The Big Bopper
Pioneering American Rock and Roll Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist & Disc Jockey
Thomas Edison
Prolific American Inventor, Industrialist & Founder of Modern Industrial Research
Thomas Love Peacock
English Satirical Novelist, Poet & Official of the East India Company, Close Friend and Collaborator of Percy Bysshe Shelley