Famous People: October
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All Figures for October (234 results)
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of Indian Independence & Apostle of Nonviolence
Manfred Mann
South African-British Rock Keyboardist, Songwriter, Producer & Founder of the Earth Band
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")
Miguel Ángel Asturias
1967 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Pioneer of Magical Realism & Social Justice Novelist
Mike Ditka
Pro Football Hall of Fame Tight End & Legendary Super Bowl XX Championship Head Coach of the Chicago Bears
Milkha Singh
Iconic Indian Olympic Sprinter, Asian & Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist ("The Flying Sikh")
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1986–1988), 1966 Six-Point Movement Key Leader & 1971 Liberation War Organizer
Mohammad Ali Bogra
3rd Prime Minister of Pakistan (1953–1955), Renowned Bengali Diplomat, Ambassador to the US & Architect of the "Bogra Formula"
Montgomery Clift
4-Time Oscar-Nominated Hollywood Icon, Broadway Prodigy & Method Acting Pioneer
Muammar Gaddafi
Libyan Revolutionary Leader (1969–2011), Primary Co-Founder of the African Union & Author of "The Green Book"
Muthuswami Dikshitar
Carnatic Classical Musical Trinity Composer, Poet, Sanskrit Polymath & Veena Virtuoso
Nadia Boulanger
Historic French Music Pedagogue, Conductor, Composer & Organist (Mentor to 20th-Century Masters)