- Oct 1 Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress
- Oct 1 Eric Morel, Puerto Rican boxer, (WBA flyweight champion 2000-03), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Oct 1 Kim Suna, Korean actress
- Oct 3 India Arie [Simpson], American Grammy Award-winning neo-soul singer ("I Am Light"; Voyage to India), born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 3 Talib Kweli [Greene], American rapper, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 4 Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian soccer striker and manager (6 caps; AS Liverno), born in Livorno, Italy
- Oct 5 Bobo Baldé, Guinean footballer, born in Marseille, France
Kate Winslet (48 years old)
Oct 5 British actress (Titanic, Revolutionary Road), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
- Oct 5 Parminder Nagra, English actress, born in Leicester, United Kingdom
- Oct 5 Scott E Weinger, American actor (Steve Taylor-Family Man, Full House), born in New York City
- Oct 6 Jan Harm Schippers, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Veendam)
- Oct 6 Reon King, West Indian cricketer from Guyana
- Oct 7 Damian Kulash, American musician (OK Go), born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 7 Terry Gerin, American professional wrestler, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 7 Tim Minchin, Australian comedian and musician, born in Northampton, United Kingdom
- Oct 9 Mahendra Nagamootoo, West Indian cricketer (Guyanese leg-spinner), born in Whim, Berbice, Guyana
- Oct 9 Mark Viduka, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Oct 9 Sean Ono Lennon, British-American rock musician and producer (Cibo Matto; The Claypool-Lennon Delirium), born in New York City
- Oct 10 Ramón Morales, Mexican soccer left-wing (64 caps; Guadalajara 382 games), born in La Piedad, Mexico
- Oct 12 Lex Lang, American actor (Power Rangers), born in Hollywood, California
Marion Jones (48 years old)
Oct 12 American track and field athlete and drug cheat (5 forfeited Olympic medals), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 13 Leo Koswal, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Breda, Netherlands
- Oct 14 Floyd Landis, American cyclist (Tour de France, 2006 - finished 1st, later disqualified), born in Farmersville, Pennsylvania
- Oct 14 Teresa "Shaznay" Lewis, British singer (All Saints), born in Islington, London
- Oct 15 Ginuwine [Elgin Baylor Lumpkin], American singer (Ginuwine...The Bachelor), born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 15 Glen Little, English footballer, born in London, England
- Oct 16 Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer
- Oct 16 Jacques Kallis, South African cricket all-rounder, captain (166 Tests, 13,289 runs @ 55.37, 45x100, HS 224, 292 wickets; Western Province, Middlesex CCC, Glamorgan CCC, Kolkata Knight Riders), born in Cape Town, South Africa
- Oct 16 Jamila Wideman, WNBA guard (LA Sparks)
- Oct 16 Kellie Martin, Riverside CA, actress (Life Goes On, Cristy)
- Oct 17 Francis Bouillon, American hockey player
- Oct 18 Alex Cora, Puerto Rican MLB baseball infielder, 1998-2011 (Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and 4 other teams), and manager, 2018-19 & 2021- (Boston Red Sox), born in Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Oct 21 Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
- Oct 21 Toby Hall, American baseball player
- Oct 22 Míchel Salgado, Spanish soccer defender (53 caps; Celta Vigo, Real Madrid 251 games, Blackburn Rovers), born in As Neves, Spain
- Oct 23 Jessicka [Jessica Fodera], American goth-rock, alt-pop singer-songwriter and artist, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Oct 23 Keith Van Horn, American NBA forward, 1997-2006 (New Jersey Nets, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
- Oct 23 Odalys García, Cuban actress (Lente Loco), born in Havana, Cuba
- Oct 24 Corey Dillon, American football running back (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 24 Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer, born in Medellín, Colombia
- Oct 25 Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian musician (Kings of Convenience), born in Bergen, Norway
- Oct 25 Ryan Clement, American football quarterback, born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 25 Zadie Smith, British novelist (White Teeth; On Beauty; Swing Time), born in Brent, London, England
- Oct 26 Katja Riipi, Finnish ice hockey left wing (Olympics bronze 1998), born in Sodankylä, Finland
- Oct 26 Tammy Cleland, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Sanford, Florida
- Oct 27 Aron Ralston, American mountaineer and motivational speaker (survived canyoning accident by cutting off arm), born in Marion, Ohio
- Oct 27 Igor Lumpert, Slovene jazz-fusion saxophonist (The Sidewinders), born in Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia
- Oct 29 Kelly Lin, Chinese actress (Reign of Assassins), born in China
- Oct 30 Ian D'Sa, British-Canadian guitarist and vocalist (Billy Talent), born in Ealing, London
- Oct 30 Joanne Malar, Canadian swimmer (Olympics-11-92, 96), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- Oct 30 Maria Thayer, American actress (Accepted; Strangers With Candy), born in Portland, Oregon
- Oct 31 Carla Boyd, Australian basketball player (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Wynyard, Tasmania
- Oct 31 Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer, born in Lausanne, Switzerland
About October 1975
How Old? 48 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No