List of Famous people born in October

Shōgo Orita is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. Orita is the fourth amateur to obtain professional status without doing so via the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice professional school after he became the second player to pass the Professional Admission Test in February 2020.

Mathieu Crépel is a French professional snowboarder and World Champion based in Anglet, Northern Basque Country. Crépel rides regular stance. He has also surfed competitively in the multi-discipline Quik Cup.

Angelika Klüssendorf is a German writer. She was born in Ahrensburg and raised in Leipzig, both in the German Democratic Republic. In 1985, she fled to West Germany where she has lived ever since.

Ilya Sergeevich Malakov is a Russian theater and film actor. He is known for his roles in the films Furious (2017).

Richard Jouve is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2015.

Steven Lee Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto from its founding in 1976 to the present day. A prolific session musician, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres. He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger and producer. Most notably, Lukather played guitar on Boz Scaggs' albums Down Two Then Left (1977) and Middle Man (1980), and was a prominent contributor to several studio albums by Michael Jackson, including Thriller (1982). Lukather has released eight solo albums, the latest of which, I Found the Sun Again, was released in February 2021.

General Police Bambang Hendarso Danuri was Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri) from 1 October 2008 to October 2010. He replaced Chief of Police General Sutanto who was relieved of duty. He was nominated by the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Michie Tomizawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer born in Maruko, Nagano Prefecture and raised in Shinmachi, Gunma.

Tsai Ming-liang is a Taiwanese filmmaker who has written and directed eleven feature films and has also directed many short films and television films. Tsai is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese cinema. His films have been acclaimed worldwide and have won numerous awards at film festivals. In 2015, he won Best Director at the Taipei Film Awards for the short film No No Sleep. Tsai has been referred to as an auteur.

Julio Velázquez Santiago is a Spanish football manager.