Authors Born on October 7
- Aaron Ashmore Television Actor, 1979
- Aaron Shepard Writer, 1950
- Abdel Hakim Abdel Samad Kamel Singer, 1962
- Abhijeet Sawant Television Actor, 1981
- Alesha Dixon Singer, 1978
- Alexander Polinsky Actor, 1974
- Alice Dalgliesh Author, 1893
- Alice Walton Businesswoman, 1949
- Aline Barros Singer-Songwriter, 1976
- Amber Stevens Actress, 1986
- Amiri Baraka Poet, 1934
- Andrew Dominik Film Director, 1967
- Anita Shreve Writer, 1946
- Anthony Adamson Architect, 1906
- Arash Ferdowsi Entrepreneur, 1985
- Ben Younger Film Director, 1972
- Bill Foster Businessman, 1955
- Bill Henson Photographer, 1955
- Bruce Vento Politician, 1940
- Bryce Wilson Producer, 1972
- Carmen Reinhart Economist, 1955
- Catharine MacKinnon Scholar, 1946
- Celeste Beryl Bonin Entrepreneur, 1986
- Charles Barron Activist, 1950
- Charles Templeton Cartoonist, 1915
- Charles Woodson American Football Player, 1976
- Christiaan Rudolf de Wet Military Personnel, 1854
- Chuck Klein Baseball Player, 1904
- Clive James Author, 1939
- Dale Watson Singer, 1962
- Damian Kulash Singer, 1975
- Dan Savage Writer, 1964
- Desmond Tutu Cleric, 1931
- Diane Ackerman Poet, 1948
- Diego Costa Football Player, 1988
- Dylan Baker Actor, 1959
- Elijah Muhammad Religious Leader, 1897
- Elizabeth Janeway Author, 1913
- Elvis Trujillo Jockey, 1983
- Enki Bilal Painter, 1951