List of Famous people born in October

José Alberto Reus Fortunati is a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT). Fortunati served as the Mayor of Porto Alegre from March 30, 2010 to January 1, 2017. He won re-election in 2012 with 65.2% of the vote in the city's mayoral election.

Osmar Donizete Cândido (born 24 October 1968, known as Donizete Pantera, is a Brazilian retired footballer, who played as a forward, and the assistant manager at CFZ do Rio.

Aiko Satō is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the gold medal in the lightweight (57 kg) division at the 2011 World Judo Championships. She is a highly skilled technician of using newaza.

Bernard Carayon was a member of the French parliament. First elected in Tarn in 1993; he has been then reelected in 2002 and 2007. He is also mayor of Lavaur, a historic city near Toulouse, since 1995. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. Since 2009, he has been a lecturer at SciencesPo Paris in the department of public affairs. With a focus on the questions of globalization, he has written two books entitled "Patriotisme économique" and "Changeons le monde". Together with a socialist MP he started a foundation called "Prometheus". Supported by a dozen prominent French companies, Prometheus tries to bridge the gap between the private and the public reflexions about globalization in order to build a genuine economic strategy for France and Europe.

Laura Weissbecker is an international multilingual French and American actress, comedian, writer and producer. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Chinese Huading award for best new actress in 2013 for her role in Jackie Chan's CZ12. She has worked in France, Germany, USA and China, with directors such as Jackie Chan, Cedric Klapisch, Elie Chouraqui, Mark Romanek and Tonie Marshall. Weissbecker was handpicked by Jackie Chan for one of the leading roles in the film Chinese Zodiac 12, starring and directed by Jackie Chan. The film was a huge commercial success in Asia, in particular in mainland China where it is listed as amongst the top 5 biggest box-office hits for a Chinese movie in the country's history.

Pedro Enrique Sarmiento Solís is a Colombian football manager and former player.

Yannick Maden is a German tennis player. He graduated from Clemson University, where he played on the tennis team before entering the professional tour.

Ilson Pereira Dias Júnior, commonly known as Ilsinho, is a Brazilian right midfielder who currently plays for the Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho originally started his career as a right-back, but during his time at Shakhtar Donetsk he was used as a winger, where he showed off his skill and speed.

Frank Opoku Acheampong is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Tianjin TEDA, and the Ghana national team.