- Oct 1 Alexei Zhamnov, Russian NHL center (Winnipeg Jets; Olympic gold 1992), born in Moscow, Russia
- Oct 1 Gam Wu-seong, South Korean actor
- Oct 1 Gaston Taument, Dutch soccer winger (15 caps; Feyenoord), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Oct 1 Moses Kiptanui, Kenyan steeplechaser (World C'ship gold 1991, 93, 95; Olympic silver 1996), born in Marakwet District, Kenya
- Oct 1 Ronnie Bradford, American NFL defensive back and coach (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos; La. Tech., USC), born in Minot, North Dakota
- Oct 2 Colin Rivas, Galician artist
- Oct 2 Eddie Guardado, American baseball pitcher who was MLB All Star 2002-03; AL saves leader 2002; Minnesota Twins, born in Stockton, California
- Oct 2 Kelly Ripa, American actress (Hayley Vaughan-All My Children), born in Statford, New Jersey
- Oct 2 Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress
- Oct 4 Ryan McNeil, American NFL defensive back (Pro Bowl 2001; San Diego Chargers), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
- Oct 5 Audie Pitre, American bass guitarist (Acid Bath), born in Lousiana (d. 1997)
- Oct 5 Josie Bissett, American actress (Melrose Place - "Jane Mancini"), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 5 South Park Mexican [Carlos Coy], American rapper, born in Houston, Texas
- Oct 5 Thomas Randolph, American NFL cornerback (NY Giants), born in Norfolk, Virginia
- Oct 5 Tord Gustavsen, Norwegian jazz pianist and composer (Tord Gustavsen Trio), born in Oslo, Norway
- Oct 6 Amy Jo Johnson, American-Canadian actress (Felicity - "Julie:; Flashpoint), and singer-songwriter, born in in Hyannis, Massachusetts
- Oct 6 Darren Oliver, American pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Oct 6 Matt Vogel, American puppeteer (Sesame Street, 1996-present; Kermit the Frog, 2017-present; Big Bird, 2018-present), born in Kansas City, Kansas
- Oct 6 Todd Howard, American video game designer (Bethesda: Fallout, Elder Scrolls), born in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania
- Oct 7 Daniel Collins, Australian canoeist (World C'ship gold K-2 500m 1997; Olympic silver 2000), born in Sydney, Australia
- Oct 7 Dwayne Provo, Canadian cornerback (New England Patriots), born in North Preston, Canada
- Oct 7 Le'Shai Maston, American NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Dallas, Texas
- Oct 8 Anne-Marie Duff, English actress (Shameless), born in London, England
- Oct 8 David Doster, American baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Oct 8 Gauri Khan, Indian film producer (Red Chillies Entertainment), born in New Delhi, India
Matt Damon (53 years old)
Oct 8 American actor (Good Will Hunting, Ocean's trilogy, Bourne trilogy), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sadiq Khan (53 years old)
Oct 8 British politician and 1st Muslim Mayor of London, born in London
- Oct 8 Soon-Yi Previn, Korean-American actress (Hannah and Her Sisters), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Oct 8 Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video game designer (Final Fantasy), born in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Annika Sörenstam (53 years old)
Oct 9 Swedish golfer (10 LPGA major titles; 8-time LPGA Tour Player of the Year), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Oct 9 Kenny Anderson, American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trailblazers), born in Queens, New York
- Oct 9 Park Sang-min, South Korean actor (General's Son), born in Changwon, South Korea
- Oct 9 Savannah [Shannon Michelle Wilsey], American pornographic film actress, born in Laguna Beach, California (d. 1994)
- Oct 10 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998, Buffalo), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
- Oct 10 Corinna May, German blind singer ("I Can't Live Without Music"), born in Bremen, Germany
- Oct 10 Dean Kiely, Irish football goalkeeper (Crystal Palace), born in Salford, England
- Oct 10 Matthew Pinsent, English rower (Olympic gold coxless pair 1992, 96; four 2000, 04; World C'ship gold x 10) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Holt, England
- Oct 10 Mohammed Mourhit, Belgian athlete, born in Khouribga, Morocco
- Oct 10 Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German luger (Olympic gold 1998), born in Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany
- Oct 11 Andy Marriott, English-Welsh football goalkeeper, born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
- Oct 11 Chidi Ahanotu, American NFL defensive end and defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Modesto, California
- Oct 11 Constance Zimmer, American actress (Unreal), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 12 Charlie Ward, American basketball guard (NBA: NY Knicks) and College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1993, Florida State), born in Tallahassee, Florida
- Oct 12 Herman Arvie, American NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns), born in Opelousas, Louisiana
- Oct 12 Kirk Cameron, American actor (Mike-Growing Pains), born in Panorama City, Los Angeles
- Oct 12 Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Oct 13 Ann Grossman, American tennis star (1994 LA finalist), born in Grove City, Ohio
- Oct 13 Mel Jackson, African-American actor (Soul Food) and R&B musician, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 13 Paul Potts, British pop-opera singer and 1st winner of Britain's Got Talent (2007), born in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, England
- Oct 13 Serena Altschul, American broadcast journalist (CBS Sunday Morning, MTV News, CNN), born in New York City
- Oct 13 Steve Matthews, American NFL and WLAF quarterback (KC Chiefs, Scottish Claymores), born in Tullahoma, Tennessee
- Oct 14 Daniela Pestova [Chameleon], model (1995 SI/L'Oreal), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Oct 14 Jim Jackson, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers)
- Oct 14 Jon Seda, Puerto Rican actor
- Oct 14 Nina Kemppel, cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Anchorage, Alaska
- Oct 14 Pär Zetterberg, Swedish football player
- Oct 15 Eric Benét, American singer and songwriter ("Love Don't Love Me"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Oct 15 Lonnie Palelei, American football offensive lineman (NY Jets), born in Nu'uuli, American Samoa
- Oct 16 Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner (NY Jets)
- Oct 16 Kazuyuki Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
- Oct 16 Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
- Oct 17 Anil Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg-spinner since 1990)
- Oct 17 Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- Oct 17 John Mabry, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- Oct 17 Marciano Vink, soccer player (Genoa/PSV)
- Oct 17 Shauna O'Brien, Pasco Wash, actress (Showgirls)
- Oct 17 Tasha Tsang, Canadian rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Saskatoon Saskatchewan
- Oct 18 Bob Kennedy, American 5K runner, born in Bloomington, Indian
- Oct 18 Camille Spitaleri, Mountain View Ca, female infielder (Silver Bullets)
- Oct 18 José Padilla, American former gang member and alleged supporter of terrorism
- Oct 18 Mark Schenning, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
- Oct 18 Shane Bonham, NFL defensive linesman (Detroit Lions)
- Oct 19 Chamara Dunusinghe, cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lanka 1995)
- Oct 19 Chris Kattan, American comedian and actor
- Oct 20 Chavo Guerrero, Jr., American professional wrestler, born in El Paso, Texas
- Oct 20 Michelle Malkin, American political commentator and author (Fox News), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Oct 20 Sander Boschke, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
- Oct 21 Tony Mortimer, British pop singer and songwriter (East 17 - "Stay Another Day"), born in Stepney, London
- Oct 22 Javier Milei, Argentine economist and politician (President of Argentina), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Oct 22 Winston Bogarde, Dutch soccer defender (20 caps; Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax, FC Barcelona), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Oct 23 Grant Imahara, American TV Mythbuster, born in Lod Angeles, California (d. 2020)
- Oct 24 Alonza Bevan, English bassist (Kula Shaker), born in London
- Oct 24 Jeff Mangum, American psychedelic-pop, folk-rock musician, and singer-songwriter (Neutral Milk Hotel - "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"), born in Ruston, Louisiana
- Oct 24 Rob Leslie-Carter, British engineer and project manager, born in Oxford, England
- Oct 24 Walter Dunson, NFL running back and kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
- Oct 25 Adam Goldberg, American actor (The Hebrew Hammer), born in Santa Monica, California
- Oct 25 Adam Pascal, American actor (Rent), born in Bronx, New York
- Oct 25 Ed Robertson, Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter (Barenaked Ladies - "If I Had $1000000"), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- Oct 25 J.A. Adande, American sports columnist, born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 25 Kelvin Ingram, American NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
- Oct 25 Peter Aerts, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist (International Kick Boxing Federation's Heavyweight C'ship 1990; 3 x K-1 World Grand Prix), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Oct 26 Bert Emanuel, American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Oct 26 Dian Bachar, American actor, born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 26 Jessie Armstead, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Dallas, Texas
- Oct 26 Raveena Tandon, Indian actress, born in Mumbai, India
- Oct 27 Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Cradle of Filth), born in Malmö, Sweden
- Oct 27 Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer, born in Chingola, Zambia
- Oct 27 Vernon Lewis, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
- Oct 28 Ayad Akhtar, American playwright ("Disgraced" - Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2013), born in Staten Island, New York [1]
- Oct 28 Kurt Rosenwinkel, American jazz guitarist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Oct 28 Rob Hitchcock, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Oct 29 Chris Thorpe, American doubles luger (Olympics 1994), born in Waukegan, Illinois
- Oct 29 Dan Ratushny, Canadian NHL player (Florida Panthers) and coach, born in Nepean, Ontario
- Oct 29 Edwin van der Sar, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Ajax)
- Oct 29 Marquez Pope, American NFL cornerback (SF 49ers), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Oct 29 Phillip Cocu, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse, PSV), born in Voorhout, Netherlands
- Oct 29 Toby Smith [Grafftey-Smith], British keyboardist and songwriter (Jamiroquai - "Virtual Insanity"), born in London (d. 2017)
- Oct 30 Ben Bailey, American host of the TV game show Cash Cab, born in Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Oct 30 Dino Philyaw, American NFL running back (NE Patriots), born in Dudley, North Carolina
- Oct 30 Ekaterini Voggoli, Greek discus thrower, born in Larissa, Greece
- Oct 30 James Pedro, American lightweight judoka (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
- Oct 30 Kevin Johnson, American NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 30 Maja Tatić, Serbian-Bosnian pop singer, born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
- Oct 30 Nia Long, American actress (Guiding Light, Made in America, Soul Food), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 30 Patrice Tardif, Canadian NHL center (LA Kings), born in Thetford Mines, Quebec
- Oct 30 Suvat Karadag, Turkish soccer player (FC Utrecht), born in Mazgirt, Turkey
- Oct 30 Tory Belleci, American TV personality (Mythbuster), born in Monterey, California
- Oct 30 Wim Bubberman, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Oct 31 Craig Kelly, English actor (Queer as Folk, Coronation Street), born in Lytham St Annes, England
- Oct 31 Johnny Moeller, American blues guitarist, born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Oct 31 Linn Berggren, Swedish pop singer (Ace of Base - "All That She Wants"; "The Sign"), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Oct 31 Mitch Harris, American heavy metal guitarist (Napalm Death,), born in Queens, New York
- Oct 31 Nicky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor and martial arts expert (Xiao Hu Dui/Little Tiger Team), born in Taipei, Taiwan
- Oct 31 Rogers Stevens, American rock guitarist (Blind Melon), born in West Point, Mississippi
- Oct 31 Steve Trachsel, American baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Oxnard, California
About October 1970
How Old? 53 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No