
Ding Ling (Jiang Bingzhi 蒋冰之) (born October 12, 1904) Chinese short story writer, novelist – In the Darkness / Zai Heianzhong (1928
Read about Ding Ling's feminist viewpoint here
An interesting discussion about translating a phrase in a short story by Ding Ling here
Listen to a podcast about Ding Ling's literature here
Watch a short biography of Ding Ling
here

Richard Gregory (born October 12, 1932) U.S. comedian, civil rights activist
Read more about Dick Gregory here
Dick Gregory's obituary here
Watch a 2016 interview of Dick Gregory
here

Rafael Ábalos (born October 12, 1956) – Spanish novelist, young adult fantasy – Grimpow: The Invisible Road (2005)
The GoodReads page for Rafael Abalos here and here
Rafael Abalos describes the theme of his fantasy novel Grimpow (Spanish language)
here

Richard Price (born October 12, 1949) U.S. screenwriter, novelist