Compared per date, so a 31-day month has no advantage over February. October averages 49.1 notable people and 2.39 billionaires per date, ranking #6 and #6 of 12 respectively, with $1233B of combined reported wealth (#2 of 12). See the full month table.
$145Breported estimate as of February 2026 · Forbes
Samuel Robson Walton is an American billionaire heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. He is the eldest son of Helen Walton and Sam Walton, and was chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015.
Born October 27. Reported estimate as of February 2026; not a live figure.
Who is born in October
Fields across the month
Share of the 1,521 people we list, by documented field.
Authors25% (376 people)
Entrepreneurs22% (335 people)
Actors22% (334 people)
Creators19% (285 people)
Politicians18% (270 people)
Scientists16% (237 people)
Musicians15% (230 people)
Countries
138 countries, most often United States
Citizenship as recorded on Wikidata, one country per person.
United States449 (449 people)
United Kingdom130 (130 people)
France100 (100 people)
Japan62 (62 people)
Germany49 (49 people)
Sweden38 (38 people)
India36 (36 people)
About these numbers
Counts cover the people on the public page for each October date, every one traced to a Wikidata record. Billionaires need a dated estimate of at least $1B from Forbes, Bloomberg, the Sunday Times Rich List, Hurun or a filing; combined wealth adds the low end of those estimates, the newest as of September 2026. Month ranks compare all twelve months on the dataset built on 2026-09-28. Read the methodology.
