Emma Donoghue (born October 24, 1969) Irish / Canadian playwright, novelist – Room (2010)
Visit the author's website
https://www.emmadonoghue.com/
Emma Donoghue talks about her novel
The Pull of the Stars
here
Ziraldo Alves Pinto (born October 24, 1932) Brazilian graphic artist, comic book author
Read more about Ziraldo Pinto here
Watch a short film about Ziraldo and his art (in Portuguese)
here
Alexandra David-Néel (born October 24, 1868) French explorer, Tibet scholar – Tibetan Journey (1936)
Read about Alexandra David-Néel's memoir My Journey to Lhasa
Watch a Spanish language biography of Alexandra David-Néel
here
Listen to a series of 1954 radio interviews with Alexandra David-Néel (French language)
Alexandra David-Néel : Le Tibet tel que je l’ai vu - Entretiens avec Michel Manoll