October 2

Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa (born October 2, 1963) Filipino-U.S. journalist; 2021 Nobel Peace Prize (with Dmitry Muratov) Book: How To Stand Up to a Dictator (2022)

Read more about Maria Ressa here

Watch Maria Ressa talk about her memoir
 here


Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi (born October 2, 1869) Indian pacifist

A chronology of Gandhi's life on GandhiServe.net here

Watch a 1931 newsreel about Mahatma Gandhi
 here


Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz (born October 2, 1949) U.S. photographer

Read more about Annie Leibovitz here

Annie Leibovitz talks about her photography
 here

Ten of Annie Leibovitz's most iconic images here