List of Famous people born in October

Ott Tänak is an Estonian rally driver. He is currently teamed with Martin Järveoja and is competing for Hyundai in the World Rally Championship.

Shotaro Ide is a retired professional Japanese baseball player. He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. He is currently the hitting coach for the Ryukyu Blue Oceans.

Henning Otte is a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).

Riechedly Bazoer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Vitesse.

François Simon is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1991 to 2002. He is the brother of Régis, Pascal and Jérôme, all professional cyclists. In the 2001 Tour de France, Simon wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for three days and finished as best French finisher in that Tour. Other career highlights include a stage win in the 1992 Giro d'Italia, two stage wins in the Tour de l'Avenir, stage wins in Circuit de la Sarthe, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and Paris–Nice as well as being road race champion of France in 1999.

Sheila Grace Young-Ochowicz is a retired American speed skater and track cyclist. She won three world titles in each of these sports, twice in the same year. In 1976, she also became the first American athlete to win three medals at one Winter Olympics.

Christian Ilzer is an Austrian football manager. He is currently the manager of Sturm Graz.

Matthieu Chalmé is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back.