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1854–1891

Arthur Rimbaud

Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (UK:, US:; French:; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism.

LiteratureWould be 171

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b. 1946

Elfriede Jelinek

Elfriede Jelinek (German:; born 20 October 1946) is an Austrian playwright and novelist.

LiteratureAge 79

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1859–1952

John Dewey

John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.

PhilosophyWould be 166

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1891–1974

James Chadwick

Sir James Chadwick (20 October 1891 – 24 July 1974) was a British experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1935 for his discovery of the neutron. In 1941, he wrote the final draft of the MAUD Report, which inspired the U.S. government to begin serious atomic bomb research efforts.

ScienceWould be 134

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1740–1805

Isabelle de Charrière

Isabelle de Charrière (French:; née Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken; 20 October 1740 – 27 December 1805), also known as Madame de Charrière and in the Netherlands as Belle van Zuylen (Dutch:), was a Dutch and Swiss writer of the Enlightenment who lived the latter half of her life in Colombier,…

LiteratureWould be 285

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b. 1971

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, record executive, songwriter, and actor.

MusicAge 54

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1893–1978

Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897 – 22 August 1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in 1978.

PoliticsWould be 132

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1632–1722

Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren (30 October 1632 – 8 March 1723) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist who is one of the most highly acclaimed architects in the history of England.

ArtWould be 393

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1819–1850

Báb

The Báb (born ʻAlí-Muḥammad Shírází;; Persian: علی‌محمد شیرازی; 20 October 1819 – 9 July 1850) was an Iranian religious leader who founded Bábism, and is also one of the central figures of the Baháʼí Faith.

LiteratureWould be 206

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b. 1958

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (Danish:; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker.

FilmAge 67

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b. 1956

Danny Boyle

Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English film director and producer. He has been described by the British Film Institute as "one of the liveliest and most unpredictable of British directors, adept at shifting genres and bringing a personal quality to whatever he tackles".

FilmAge 69

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1833–1896

Alfred Nobel

Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( noh-BEL; Swedish:; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman. Nobel is known for inventing dynamite, as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes.

ScienceWould be 192

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1735–1826

John Adams

John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.

PoliticsWould be 290

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b. 1949

Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

PoliticsAge 76

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1772–1834

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( KOH-lə-rij; 21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth.

LiteratureWould be 253

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b. 1980

Kim Kardashian

Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She first gained media attention in 2007 following the unauthorized release of a sex tape with American singer Ray J. Afterwards, she and her family began to appear on the E!

BusinessAge 45

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1929–2018

Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin ( KROH-bər lə GWIN; née Kroeber; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series.

LiteratureWould be 96

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1790–1869

Alphonse de Lamartine

Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (French:; 21 October 1790 – 28 February 1869) was a French author, poet, and statesman. Initially a moderate royalist, he became one of the leading critics of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, aligning more with the Republican Left and Social Catholicism.

LiteratureWould be 235

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1956–2016

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer.

FilmWould be 69

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1962

Sino-Indian War

The Sino-Indian War, also known as the China–India War or the Indo-China War, was an armed conflict between China and India that took place from October to November 1962. It was a military escalation of the Sino-Indian border dispute.

War