Ding Ling (Jiang Bingzhi 蒋冰之) (born October 12, 1904) Chinese short story writer, novelist – In the Darkness / Zai Heianzhong (1928
Richard Gregory (born October 12, 1932) U.S. comedian, civil rights activist
Rafael Ábalos (born October 12, 1956) – Spanish novelist, young adult fantasy – Grimpow: The Invisible Road (2005)
Richard Price (born October 12, 1949) U.S. screenwriter, novelist