List of Famous people born in October

Mari Elka Pangestu, is an Indonesian economist who has been Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships in the World Bank. The President of the World Bank, David Malpass, announced her appointment on 9 January saying that she would be responsible for development policy and partnerships in her role in the bank. Previously she served as Minister of Trade in Indonesia from October 2004 to October 2011.

Sarah Marie Fisher is an American retired professional race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League (IRL) and the Indianapolis 500 intermittently from 1999 to 2010. She also raced in the NASCAR West Series in 2004 and 2005. Fisher took part in 81 IndyCar Series events, achieving a career-best finish of second at the 2001 Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami—the highest placing for a woman in the IRL until Danica Patrick's victory in the 2008 Indy Japan 300. In 2002, Fisher was the first female driver to win a pole position in a major American open-wheel race and competed in the Indianapolis 500 nine times, more than any other woman.

Johannes-Wilhelm Rörig is a German Manager ("Betriebswirt"), Full jurist ("Volljurist"), Labour law judge and Senior Public Administrator ("Ministerialdirigent"). Since December 2011 he has served as the Independent Commission for Dealing with Sexual Abuse of Children .

Diego Domínguez, is a Spanish actor, singer and cage-fighter. He is known for playing the character of Diego in the Disney Channel telenovela Violetta.

Shigeyuki Tomita is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Choshi, Chiba and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he was elected for the first time in 1990.

Gianmarco Tognazzi is an Italian actor.

Eljan Amantaiuly Birtanov is a Kazakh politician who served as the Minister of Healthcare from 2017 to 2020.