- Oct 1 Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
- Oct 2 Gordie Roberts, American ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1991-92, Pittsburgh Penguins; first American to 1,000 NHL games), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 2 John Cook, American golfer (British Open, PGA C'ship 1992 runner-up; 11 PGA Tour titles), born in Toledo, Ohio
- Oct 2 Wade Dooley, English rugby union lock (57 caps; 2 caps British Lions; Preston Grasshoppers RFC), born in Warrington, England
- Oct 3 Tim Westwood, Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ
- Oct 4 Bill Fagerbakke, American actor (Coach - "Dauber"; SpongeBob - "Patrick Star"), born in Fontana, California
- Oct 4 Gregory T. Linteris, American astronaut and payload specialist (STS-83, STS-94), born in Demarest, New Jersey
- Oct 4 Kyra Schon, American actress (Night Of The Living Dead), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Oct 4 Russell Simmons, American hip-hop music magnate (Def Jam), and entrepreneur, born in Queens, New York
- Oct 5 Bernie Mac, American comedian (d. 2008)
- Oct 5 Jeanne Evert, tennis player, Chris' sister
- Oct 5 Larry Saumell, American jockey (d. 2011)
- Oct 5 Lee "Kix" Thompson, saxophonist (Madness - "Baggy Trousers", "Our House"), born in St Pancras, London, England
- Oct 5 Mark Geragos, American attorney
Jayne Torvill (66 years old)
Oct 7 English ice dancer (Torvill & Dean, Olympic gold 1984), born in Nottingham, England
- Oct 8 Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer (Juventus, Italian national team 1982 FIFA Champion), born in Cremona, Italy
- Oct 8 James DePaiva, American actor (Max Holden-One Life to Live), born in Livermore, California
- Oct 8 Joe Castiglione, American college athletic director, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Oct 9 Don Garber, American sports executive (Commissioner USMLS 1999- ), born in New York City
- Oct 9 Ini Kamoze [Cecil Campbell], Jamaican reggae singer ("Here Comes the Hotstepper"), born in Saint Mary's, Jamaica
- Oct 9 Yuri Usachyov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-18, TM-23), born in Donetsk, Russia
- Oct 10 Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese artist, born in Niigata, Japan
- Oct 11 Blair Cunningham, American rock drummer (Haircut 100), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Oct 11 Dawn French, Welsh comedian and TV actress (Supergrass, French & Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley), born in Holyhead, Wales
- Oct 11 Paul Bown, English actor (Watching), born in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
- Oct 11 Paul Sereno, American paleontologist (discovered several new dinosaur species), born in Aurora, Illinois
- Oct 14 Kenny Neal, American blues musician (Let Life Flow), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Oct 14 Michel Després, Quebec politician
- Oct 15 Marco Cornez, Chilean soccer goalkeeper, (20 caps; FC Deportivo Palestino, Universidad Católica, Everton de Viña del Mar), born in Valparaíso, Chile (d. 2022)
- Oct 15 Mira Nair, Indian-American filmmaker (Monsoon Wedding), born in Rourkela, Odisha, India
- Oct 15 Stacy Peralta, American film director (Dogtown and Z-Boys), born in Venice, California
- Oct 17 (Giuseppe) "Pino" Palladino, Italian-Welsh session and touring rock bassist (Paul Young; The Who; John Mayer Trio), born in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
- Oct 17 Lawrence Bender, American film producer (Reservoir Dogs; Death Proof; Django Unchained; An Inconvenient Truth), born in The Bronx, New York
- Oct 17 Steve McMichael, American Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Uni of Texas; Super Bowl XX; First-team All-Pro 1985, 87; Pro Bowl 1986, 87, Chicago Bears), born in Houston, Texas
- Oct 17 Vincent Van Patten, Belrose NY, actor (Apple's Way, 3 for the Road)
- Oct 18 Doug Isaacson, American politician (Mayor of North Pole, Alaska, 2006-12), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 18 Jon Lindstrom, American actor (General Hospital, 1992-97, 2013-present - "Kevin Collins" & "Ryan Chamberlain"), born in Medford, Oregon
- Oct 19 Doug Kirby, American travel guide writer (Roadside America), born in Holmdel, New Jersey
- Oct 19 Karl Wallinger, Welsh rocker and songwriter (The Waterboys, 1983-85; World Party - "Give It All Away"; "Ship Of Fools"), born in Prestatyn, Wales (d. 2024)
- Oct 19 Ray Richmond, American columnist and media critic (Hollywood Reporter; Deadline Hollywood), born in Whittier, California
- Oct 20 Chris Cowdrey, English cricket batsman and captain (6 Tests, 3 ODIs; son of Colin), born in Farnborough, London
- Oct 20 Susanna Haavisto, Finnish actress and singer, born in Helsinki, Finland
- Oct 21 Julian Cope [Kevin Stapleton], British pop musician (Eve's Volcano), born in Deri, Monmouthshire, Wales
- Oct 21 Steve Lukather, American rock singer, guitarist, arranger, producer (Toto - "Africa"; Ringo's All-Starr Band, since 2012), born in San Fernando Valley, California
- Oct 21 Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist, Nobel laureate
Paul Kagame (66 years old)
Oct 23 Rwandan leader, head of Rwandan Patriotic Front, President of Rwanda (2000-), born in Tambwe, Ruanda-Urundi
- Oct 24 (Elizabeth) Sarah Greene, British television presenter and actress (Blue Peter, 1980-83; Going Live!), born in St Pancras, London, England
- Oct 24 John Kassir, American actor and comedian, born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Oct 24 Ron Gardenhire, German-American baseball manager, born in Butzbach, Hessen, West Germany
- Oct 24 Vladimir Markelov, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold team 1980, silver 1976; World C'ship gold team 1979, silver 1974), born in Chelyabinsk, Russia (d. 2023)
- Oct 25 Nancy Cartwright, American Emmy Award-winning voice actress (The Simpsons - "Bart Simpson"), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Oct 25 Robbie Macintosh, English rock session and touring guitarist (The Pretenders, 1982-87 - "Don't Get Me Wrong"; "2000 Miles"; Paul McCartney, 1988-93), born in Sutton, Surrey, England
- Oct 26 Bob Golic, American football player, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Oct 27 Glenn Hoddle, English soccer midfielder (53 caps; Tottenham; Monaco, Swindon, Chelsea) and manager (England, Southampton, Tottenham, Wolverhampton), born in London, England
- Oct 27 Jeff East, American actor (Huckleberry Finn, Superman), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Oct 28 Stephen Morris, British pop drummer (Joy Division - "Atmosphere"; New Order), born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
- Oct 29 Dan Castellaneta, American comedian, and Emmy Award-winning voice actor (The Simpsons -"Homer"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 30 Aleksandr Lazutkin, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-25), born in Moscow, Russia
- Oct 30 Jacintha [Abisheganaden], Indian-Cantonese-Singaporean jazz singer, and stage actress (TheatreWorks), born in Singapore
- Oct 31 Brian Stokes Mitchell, American Broadway singer and actor, born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 31 Robert Pollard, American rock singer-songwriter (Guided by Voices), born in Dayton, Ohio
About October 1957
How Old? 66 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No