List of Famous people born in October

Eva Lacinová is a Czech badminton player, born in Prague. She competed in women's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Giorgio Di Centa is an Italian former cross-country skier who won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics, including the individual 50 km freestyle race. He is the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist, cross-country skier Manuela Di Centa.

Ross Dickran Bagdasarian is an American actor, animator and producer, known for his work on the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise.

Xie Jun is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She had two separate reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2001. Xie is one of three women to have at least two separate reigns, besides Elisaveta Bykova and Hou Yifan. Xie Jun is the current president of the Chinese Chess Association.

Wilma Goich is an Italian pop singer and television personality.

Antti Elias Tuuri is a Finnish writer, known for his works dealing with Southern Ostrobothnia.

Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Between 1994 and 2004, he was also an active writer for the magazine Computer Shopper and was responsible for its monthly Linux column. He stopped writing for the magazine to devote more time to novels. However, he continues to publish freelance articles on the Internet.

Sverre Haugli is a Norwegian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.