List of Famous people born in October

Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn is an American politician and member of the Republican Party, who served as a United States Senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a payload specialist during NASA mission STS-51-D.

Julie Bell is an American fine artist, illustrator, photographer and bodybuilder. She is a fantasy artist and a wildlife painter. She is one of the main representatives of the heroic fantasy and fantastic realism genres. Bell has won numerous Chesley Awards and was the designer of the Dragons of Destiny series. She also has won numerous first place awards in the Art Renewal Center's International Salon and has been named as a Living Master. Julie Bell married and later divorced scientist and writer Donald E. Palumbo. During this marriage she gave birth to two sons, Anthony and David Palumbo, who subsequently also became professional artists. Later, she married artist Boris Vallejo.

Martha Anne Smith is an American actress, model and real estate broker. Smith attended Michigan State University, where she acquired fluency in French and Italian.

Teshana Vignes Waran is a French female badminton player. Teshana originally Malaysian and naturalized by French on August 21, 2013.

Derrick Wayne McKey is an American retired basketball player who played most of his National Basketball Association (NBA) career at the small forward and the power forward positions.