- Oct 1 Elizabeth Dennehy, American actress (Guiding Light), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
- Oct 2 Al Connelly, Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter (Glass Tiger), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Oct 2 Django Bates, British jazz musician, composer and educator, born in Beckenham, Kent
- Oct 2 Glenn Anderson, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (6 Stanley Cup wins; Edmonton Oilers [5]), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Oct 3 Cinzia De Ponti [Fiordeponti], Pescara Italy (Miss Italy 1979)
- Oct 4 Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard, American country singer (Betty's Bein' Bad), born in Apopka, Florida
- Oct 4 Jennifer Anglin, Adrian Mich, actress (Cheryl-General Hospital)
- Oct 4 Malcolm Burn, Canadian musician and record producer (Emmylou Harris - Red Dirt Girl), born in Cornwall, Ontario
- Oct 5 Careca, Brazilian footballer
- Oct 5 Daniel Baldwin, American actor
- Oct 6 Albert Lewis, American NFL cornerback (Pro Bowl 1987-90; KC Chiefs, Oakland Raiders), born in Mansfield, Louisiana
- Oct 6 Jeffrey Trachta, actor (Thorne-Bold & Beautiful), born in Staten Island, New York
- Oct 6 Richard Jobson, Scottish filmmaker (New Town Killers), art-punk rock singer-songwriter (Skids - "Scared to Dance"), and TV presenter, born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland
- Oct 7 Kyosuke Himuro, Japanese rock singer-songwriter, born in Takasaki, Japan
- Oct 7 Viktor Lazlo [Sonia Dronier], French-Belgian pop singer ("Breathless"), born in Lorient, France
- Oct 8 François Pérusse, Quebec humorist 9Les 2 minutes du peuple), born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Oct 8 Lorenzo Milá, Spanish newscaster, born in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona
- Oct 8 Reed Hastings, American businessman, entrepreneur and co-founder of Netflix, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Oct 10 Eric Martin, American rocker (Mr Big), born in Long Island, New York
- Oct 10 John Beasley, American jazz pianist, bandleader, and Grammy Award-winning arranger, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Oct 10 Simon Townshend, British guitarist and songwriter, born in Chiswick, London
- Oct 11 Curt Ford, American baseball player, born in Jackson, Mississippi
- Oct 11 Joe Nash, American NFL defensive tackle (Pro Bowl, First Team All Pro 1984; Seattle Seahawks), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Oct 12 Steve Lowery, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2001 3rd), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Oct 13 Ari Fleischer, American media consultant and 21st White House Press Secretary, born in Pound Ridge, New York
- Oct 13 Joey Belladonna [Bellardini], American heavy metal vocalist (Anthrax, 1984-92 - "I Am The Law"), born in Oswego, New York
- Oct 13 Peter Keisler, American lawyer and acting Attorney General of the United States (2007), born in Hempstead, New York
- Oct 13 Tim Brewster, American football coach, born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey
- Oct 14 John Aalberg, US cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Orland, Norway
- Oct 14 Steve Cram, English runner (world record mile/2 km)
- Oct 16 Bob Mould, American rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist (Hüsker Dü; Sugar), born in Malone, New York
- Oct 16 Val Skinner, American golfer (6 LPGA Tour wins), born in Hamilton, Montana
- Oct 17 Guy Henry, British actor (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), born in London, England
- Oct 17 Mandy Yachad, cricketer (South African ODI opening batsman 1991)
- Oct 17 Rob Marshall, American choreographer, stage and film director (Chicago; Mary Poppins Returns), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Oct 18 Doug Lidster, Kamloops, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers)
- Oct 18 Erin Moran, American actress (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi), born in Burbank, California (d. 2017)
Jean-Claude Van Damme (63 years old)
Oct 18 Belgian actor (Double Impact, Kickboxer, No Retreat), born in Brussels, Belgium
- Oct 19 Dan "Woody" Woodgate, British rock drummer (Madness - "Our House"; Voice of Beehive), born in Kensington, West London, England
- Oct 19 Dawn Coe-Jones, Canadian golfer (3 LPGA titles), born in Campbell River, British Columbia (d. 2016)
- Oct 19 Jennifer Holliday, American Grammy and Tony Award-winning stage actress, and pop, R&B, and gospel singer (Dream Girls), born in Houston, Texas
- Oct 19 Jonathan FeBland, English musician and artist, born in London
- Oct 20 Brian Hansen, American NFL punter (Pro Bowl 1984; NO Saints, Cleveland Browns, NY Jets), born in Hawarden, Iowa
- Oct 20 Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player (d. 2004)
- Oct 20 Lepa Brena 'Yugoslavia’s Madonna', Yugoslav singer, born in Tuzla, Yugoslavia
- Oct 22 Cris Kirkwood, American cow-punk bassist, singer, and songwriter (Meat Puppets - "Backwater"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Oct 22 Darryl Jenifer, American punk rock and hip-hop bassist (Bad Brains; The White Mandingos), born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 23 Randy Pausch, American computer science professor, author
- Oct 23 Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer (500cc World Champion 1990, 91, 92; runner-up 1989, 93), born in Downey, California
- Oct 24 B.D. Wong, American actor (M. Butterfly), born in San Francisco, California
- Oct 24 Carolien de Windt, Surinamese-Dutch singer (Mai Tai), born in Suriname
- Oct 24 Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfer (British Open 1991) and broadcaster (ESPN, ABC, CBS), born in Nambour, Australia
- Oct 24 Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian, born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1999)
- Oct 24 Joachim Winkelhock, German race car driver, born in Waiblingen, West Germany
- Oct 24 Wolfgang Güllich, German rock climber, born in Ludwigshafen, West Germany (d. 1992)
- Oct 25 Hong Sang-soo, South Korean filmmaker (Right Now, Wrong Then), born in Seoul
- Oct 25 June Brigman, American comic book artist, born in Atlantta, Georgia
- Oct 25 Scott Anthony Haneline, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Oct 25 Tom Eplin, American actor (Jake McKinnon-Another World), born in Hayward, California
- Oct 27 Oleg Bryjak, Kazakhstani-German bass-baritone opera singer (Deutsche Oper am Rhein), born in Jezkazgan, Kazakhstan, USSR (d. 2015)
- Oct 28 Landon Curt Noll, Astronomer, Cryptographer and Mathematician: youngest to hold the world record for the largest known prime 3 times
- Oct 28 Mark Derwin, Park Forest Ill, actor (AC Mallet-Guiding Light)
- Oct 29 Michael Carter, American football nose tackle (Super Bowl 1984, 88, 89; Pro Bowl 1985, 87, 88; First-team All-Pro 1986, 87, 88; SF 49ers) and athlete (Olympic silver shot put 1984), born in Dallas, Texas
- Oct 30 David Valle, American baseball catcher (Texas Rangers), born in Bayside, New York
Diego Maradona (1960-2020)
Oct 30 Argentine soccer forward (91 caps; World Cup 1986 [captain]; FIFA Player of the 20th Century; Argentinos Juniors, Napoli), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Oct 30 Joe Daley, American golfer (Senior Players C'ship 2012), born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
- Oct 30 Kim Thompson, English actress (Stealing Heaven), born in Bath, Somerset, England
- Oct 31 Arnaud Desplechin, French film director and screenwriter, born in Roubaix, France
- Oct 31 Janice Harrer, American WPVA volleyballer (US Open-1989, Olympics 1996), born in Torrance, California
- Oct 31 Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican delegate to Congress, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Reza Pahlavi (63 years old)
Oct 31 Crown Prince of Iran, born in Tehran, Iran
About October 1960
How Old? 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes