- Oct 1 Buddy Teevens, American college football coach (Dartmouth College 1987-91, 2005-23; Uni of Maine, Tulane Uni, Stanford University), born in Pembroke, Massachusetts (d. 2023)
- Oct 1 Gina Haspel, American intelligence officer, First female director of the US CIA, born in Ashland, Kentucky
- Oct 1 Leslie Burr-Howard, American equestrian rider (Olympic gold show jumping, team 1984), born in Union, New Jersey
Theresa May (67 years old)
Oct 1 British Prime Minister (Conservative: 2016-19), born in Eastbourne, England
- Oct 2 Freddie Jackson, American R&B singer and songwriter ("Rock Me Tonight"), born in Harlem, New York
- Oct 2 Murphy Morobe, South Afr UDF leader (spent 3 yrs in Robbeneiland Jail)
- Oct 3 Hart Bochner, actor (Aron-East of Eden, Supergirl, Die Hard), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Oct 3 Peter Frechette, American actor (Paint it Black, George-Profiler), born in Warwick, Rhode Island
- Oct 3 Sumi Tonooka, American jazz pianist and composer. (Out from the Silence), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Oct 4 Christoph Waltz, German Austrian actor (Django Unchained), born in Vienna, Austria
- Oct 4 Hans van Breukelen, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (73 caps; PSV Eindhoven; technical director KNVB), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Sherri Turner (67 years old)
Oct 4 American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1988), born in Greenville, South Carolina
- Oct 6 Kathleen Webb, American comic book writer and artist
- Oct 6 Mike Shipley, Australian audio engineer, and record producer of rock and country music (Paper Airplane), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2013)
- Oct 7 Brian Sutter, Canadian NHL left wing, 1976-88 (St. Louis Blues), and coach, 1988-2004 (St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, and 2 other teams), born in Viking, Alberta
- Oct 7 James Van Patten, American actor (Bo-Chisholms), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 8 Danny Jacob, American session and touring guitarist (Bette Midler), and cartoon music composer (Phineas and Ferb), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 8 Janice Voss, American astronaut (shuttle radar topography mission), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2012)
- Oct 8 Larry Crane, American rock guitarist (John Mellencamp band), born in Seymour, Indiana
- Oct 8 Scott Michael Pellaton, American barefoot water ski champ, born in Brentwood, California
- Oct 8 Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress (Remington Steele; Centennial), born in New York City
- Oct 10 Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress (Silent Witness; The Commander), born in Derry, Northern Ireland
- Oct 10 Fiona Fullerton, British actress (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; A View to a Kill), born in Kaduna, Nigeria
- Oct 10 Mark Gordon, American film producer (Saving Private Ryan), born in Newport News, Virginia
- Oct 11 Nicanor Frutos, 47th President of Paraguay (2003-08), born in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
- Oct 12 David Vanian, British singer (The Damned - "Eloise"), born in Hemel Hempstead, England
- Oct 13 Anura Ranasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982), born in Kalatura, Sri Lanka
- Oct 13 Chris Carter, American television producer (The X-Files), born in Bellflower, California
- Oct 13 Truong My Lan, Vietnamese-Chinese businesswoman at Van Thinh Phat company, sentenced to death for fraud, born in Saigon, Vietnam
Beth Daniel (67 years old)
Oct 14 American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1990), born in Charleston, South Carolina
- Oct 15 Chris Lacklison, British pop keyboardist (Kenny - "Fancy Pants"; "Julie Anne"), born in London, England
- Oct 16 James H Newman, Trust Territory of Pacific, PhD/Astronaut (STS 51, 69)
- Oct 16 Johnny Chavis, American football coach
- Oct 16 Marin Alsop, American conductor and 1st woman to head a major American orchestra (Baltimore Symphony, 2007-2021; Vienna RSO, 2019-present), born in New York City
- Oct 16 Melissa Belote, American 100m/200m swimmer (Olympics 3 gold-1972), born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 16 Roger Phegley, American NBA basketball player, 1977-84 (Washington Bullets, San Antonio Spurs, and 3 other teams), born in East Peoria, Illinois
- Oct 17 Fred Hickman, American sports broadcaster (CNN, TBS, YES Network, ESPN; NY Sports Emmy Award 2004), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 2022)
Mae Jemison (67 years old)
Oct 17 1st African American woman in space (STS 47), born in Decatur, Alabama
- Oct 17 Robin LO Linschoten, Dutch ass. secretary of Social Affairs (VVD)
- Oct 18 Craig Bartlett, American animator (Hey Arnold!, Dinosaur Train, Ready Jet Go!), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 18 Jim Talent, American politician (Rep-R-Missouri), born in Des Peres, Missouri
Martina Navratilova (67 years old)
Oct 18 Czech-American tennis player (18 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Prague, Czech Republic
- Oct 19 Bruce Weber, American Basketball Coach, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Oct 19 Didier Theys, Belgian racing driver
- Oct 19 George Holzka, American fashion, portrait, commercial, and Grammy Award-winning album cover photographer, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Oct 19 Steve Doocy, American journalist and TV anchor (Fox and Friends), born in Algona, Iowa
- Oct 19 Sunny Deol, Indian actor
Danny Boyle (67 years old)
Oct 20 English film director (Trainspotting; Slumdog Millionaire), born in Manchester, England
Carrie Fisher (1956-2016)
Oct 21 American actress (Princess Leia in Star Wars, When Harry Met Sally...) and writer (Postcards from the Edge), born in Burbank, California
- Oct 23 Betsy Nagelsen, American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1978, 80; Australian Open singles 1978 runner-up), born in St Petersburg, Florida
- Oct 23 Darrell Pace, American archer (Olympic gold individual 1976, 84; silver team 1988), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Oct 23 Dwight Yoakam, American country singer-songwriter ("Honky Tonk Man"), born in Pikeville, Kentucky
- Oct 24 Dale Maharidge, American author (And Their Children After Them), born in Ohio
- Oct 24 Jeff Merkley, American politician (Senator-D-Oregon 2009-), born in Myrtle Creek, Oregon
- Oct 25 Danny Gans, American entertainer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2009)
- Oct 25 Matthias Jabs, German rock guitarist (Scorpions - "Wind of Change"), born in Hannover, Germany
- Oct 26 Mike LeDonne, American jazz Hammond organist, pianist, and composer (Benny Golson; The Groover Quartet), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Oct 26 Regina Benjamin, 18th US Surgeon General (2009-13), born in Mobile, Alabama
Rita Wilson (67 years old)
Oct 26 American actress, singer, and film producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 26 Stephen Gumley, Australian businessman (1st CEO of Australian Defence Materiel Organisation)
- Oct 27 Ben Besiakov, Danish jazz pianist and jazz-fusion keyboard player, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Oct 27 Jaq D. Hawkins, British author, occultist and lecturer, born in California
Patty Sheehan (67 years old)
Oct 27 American golfer (6 LPGA major titles; US Open 1992, 94), born in Middlebury, Vermont
- Oct 28 Dave Wyndorf, American rock singer (Monster Magnet), born in Red Bank, New Jersey
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (67 years old)
Oct 28 President of Iran (2005-13), born in Aradan, Iran
- Oct 29 Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Oct 30 Juliet Stevenson, English actress (Secret Rapture, Life Story), born in Kelvedon, Essex, England
- Oct 30 Tim Roemer, American politician (Rep-D-Indiana), born in South Bend, Indiana
- Oct 31 Anders Lago, Swedish Social Democratic politician, born in Jönköping, Sweden
- Oct 31 Charles Moore, British editor-in-chief (Sunday Telegraph), born in Hastings, Sussex, England
About October 1956
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes