- Oct 1 Brian Asawa, Japanese-American countertenor, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
- Oct 1 Christopher Titus, American actor/comedian
- Oct 1 Cuco Ziganda, Spanish soccer striker and manager (2 caps; Athletic Bilbao 255 games), born in Larraintzar, Spain
- Oct 1 George Weah, Liberian soccer striker and politician (President Liberia; 53 caps; AC Milan, Monaco), born in Monrovia, Liberia
- Oct 1 Scott Innes, American voice actor (Scooby-Doo), born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
- Oct 2 Rodney Anoa'i (aka Yokozuna), American pro wrestler (WWF/NJPW/AWA), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2000)
- Oct 3 Darrin Fletcher, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1994; Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
- Oct 3 Frank Hannon, American blues and rock guitarist (Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy), born in Sacramento, California
- Oct 4 John van den Brom, Dutch soccer midfielder and manager (2 caps; SBV Vitesse, Anderlecht), Amersfoort, Netherlands
- Oct 5 Fredrik Olausson, Vaxsjo Swe, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
- Oct 5 Inessa Kravets, Ukraine, long/triple jumper (Olympic silver/gold-92, 96)
- Oct 5 Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker referee
- Oct 5 Peter Fonseca, Canadian politician and marathon runner (Toronto, Houston Marathon 1995), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Oct 5 Therese Brisson, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
- Oct 6 Archi Cianfrocco, infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Rome, New York
- Oct 6 Jacqueline Obradors, American actress
- Oct 6 Jimmie Johnson, NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Oct 6 Niall Quinn, Irish soccer striker (92 caps, Rep of Ireland; Manchester City, Sunderland), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Oct 6 Oscar Caballos, jockey
- Oct 6 Vasia Panayopoulou, Greek actress (Erotas), born in Mytilene, Greece
- Oct 7 Marco Beltrami, Italian-American film composer (3:10 To Yuma; The Hurt Locker; Logan), born in Long Island, New York
- Oct 8 Art Barr, American professional wrestler, born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1994)
- Oct 9 Christopher Östlund, Swedish publisher and entrepreneur, born in Uppsala, Sweden
David Cameron (57 years old)
Oct 9 British Prime Minister (Conservative: 2010-16), born in London, England
- Oct 10 Bai Ling, Chinese-born American actress (The Crow, Red Corner), born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Oct 10 Carolyn Bertozzi, American chemist (2022 Nobel Prize for click chemistry), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Oct 10 Darren Carrington, American NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Bronx, New York
- Oct 10 Elana Meyer, South African runner (Olympic silver 1992), born in South Africa
- Oct 10 Kevin Paige, American vocalist ("Don't Shut Me Out"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Oct 10 Tony Adams, English footballer (Arsenal & England national team captain), born in Romford, London, England
- Oct 11 Gregg Olson, American baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Luke Perry (1966-2019)
Oct 11 American actor (Beverly Hills 90210, Riverdale), born in Mansfield, Ohio
- Oct 11 Rikishi [Solofa F. Fatu Jr.], Samoan American professional wrestler, born in San Francisco, California
- Oct 12 Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish musician, songwriter, and author, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Oct 12 Harry Allen, American jazz tenor saxophonist, born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 12 Jonathan Crombie, Canadian actor (Anne of Green Gables), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2015)
- Oct 12 Wim Jonk, Dutch soccer midfielder (49 caps; Ajax, Internazionale, PSV, Sheffield Wednesday), born in Volendam, Netherlands
- Oct 13 Eugene Alcalay, Romanian concert pianist, composer, and educator, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2019)
- Oct 15 Bill Charlap, American jazz pianist (Phil Woods; Tony Bennett; Sandy Stewart), and educator, born in New York City
- Oct 15 David Stead, British pop drummer (The Beautiful South - "A Little Time"), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
- Oct 15 Dougie Vipond, Scottish pop drummer (Deacon Blue - "Real Gone Kid") and broadcaster (BBC), born in Elderslie, Scotland
- Oct 15 Jeffrey Jacquet, American actor (Mork & Mindy, Whiz Kids), born in Bay City, Texas
- Oct 15 Jorge Campos, Mexican football goalkeeper (130 caps; UNAM, LA Galaxy), born in Acapulco, Guerrero
- Oct 17 Danny Ferry, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Doug McMillon (57 years old)
Oct 17 American businessman and CEO of Walmart (2014-), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Oct 17 Mark Gatiss, English actor and writer
- Oct 17 Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and television personality
- Oct 18 Alan Mills, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in Lakeland, Florida
- Oct 18 Angela Visser, Dutch actress, model and Miss Universe 1989, born in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands
- Oct 18 Jerod Swallow, American ice skater (1997 Nationals), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Oct 19 Amy Linker, American actress (Lewis and Clark, Lauren-Square Pegs), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 19 Dave Veres, pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Montgomery, Alabama
Jon Favreau (57 years old)
Oct 19 American actor, screenwriter (Swingers), and director (Elf; Iron Man; The Mandalorian), born in Queens, New York
- Oct 19 Roger R. Cross, Jamaican-born actor
- Oct 20 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Al-Qaeda leader (d. 2006)
- Oct 20 Allan Donald, South African cricketer (great South African fast bowler), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Oct 20 Fred Coury, American glam rock drummer (Cinderella -"Heartbreak Station"; "Nobody's Fool"), born in Johnston, New York
- Oct 20 Patrick J. Volkerding, American founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution
- Oct 20 Stefan Raab, German entertainer (TV Total), born in Cologne, West Germany
- Oct 21 Jonas B, Svensson Sweden, tennis star
- Oct 21 Tommy Tolles, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1996 3rd, Masters 1997 3rd), born in Ft Myers, Florida
- Oct 22 Blair Hartland, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests, 1 x 50s; 16 ODIs 2 x 50s; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Oct 22 Valeria Golino, Italian actress (Rain Man, Little Flames), born in Naples, Italy
- Oct 23 Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver who raced with prosthetic limbs, born in Bologna, Italy
- Oct 24 Emma Tucker, English journalist (1st woman editor of The Wall Street Journal), born in London, England
- Oct 24 F. P. Santangelo, American baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos), born in Livonia, Michigan
- Oct 24 Roman Abramovich, Russian-Israeli oil magnate, born in Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Oct 25 Perry Saturn [Satullo], American professional wrestler, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Oct 25 Wendel Clark, Canadian ice hockey left wing (#1 NHL draft pick 1985 Toronto Maple Leafs; NHL All-Star 1986, 99), born in Kelvington, Saskatchewan
- Oct 26 Alex Pastoor, Dutch soccer midfielder (FC Volendam, Heerenveen) and manager (Slavia Prague, Sparta Rotterdam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Oct 26 Jeanne Zelasko, American journalist and sportcaster, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Oct 26 Masaharu Iwata, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
- Oct 26 Olga Bicherova, Soviet gymnast (won title at 15 yrs 33 days), born in Moscow, Russian SFSR
- Oct 26 Steve Valentine, Scottish actor (Crossing Jordan), born in Bishopbriggs, Scotland
- Oct 27 Brad Lauer, Canadian NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Humboldt, Canada
- Oct 27 Matt Drudge, American political commentator and blogger (Drudge Report), born in Takoma Park, Maryland
- Oct 27 Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints), born in Everett, Washington
- Oct 28 Andy Richter, American actor, comedian and writer (Conan O'Brien's sidekick), born in Yorkville, Illinois
- Oct 28 Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician
- Oct 28 Benoit Hogue, Canadian NHL center (Dallas Stars), born in Repentigny, Quebec
- Oct 28 Juan Guzman, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Oct 28 Steve Atwater, American Pro Football HOF safety (Super Bowl 1998, 99 Denver Broncos; First-team All-Pro 1991, 92; 8× Pro Bowl), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 28 Tim Bogar, infielder (NY Mets), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Oct 30 Quin Snyder, American basketball coach (NBA All-Star Game head coach 2021; Utah Jazz; University of Missouri), born in Mercer Island, Washington
- Oct 30 Zoran Milanović, Croatian politician (President of Croatia 2020-), born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia
- Oct 31 Ad-Rock [Adam Horovitz], American rocker (Beastie Boys - "Fight for Your Right"), born in New York City
- Oct 31 Annabella Lwin [Myant Myant Aye], Anglo-Burmese singer (Bow Wow Wow - "I Want Candy"), born in Rangoon, Burma
- Oct 31 Brian Keyser, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Castro Valley, California
- Oct 31 Jon Wurster, American session and touring drummer (Superchunk; The Mountain Goats; Bob Mould), and comedy writer, born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania
- Oct 31 Joseph Boyden, Canadian novelist (Three Day Road), born in Willowdale, North York, Ontario
- Oct 31 Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler (NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee), born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Oct 31 Mike O'Malley, American actor (The Mike O'Malley Show), born in Boston, Massachusetts
About October 1966
How Old? 57 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No