- Oct 1 Andrew JC Jackson, Australian surf lifesaver
- Oct 1 Leticia Cline, American model and TV Personality
- Oct 2 Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese J-pop singer-songwriter ("Secret"), born in Fukuoka, Japan
- Oct 3 Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian soccer striker (85 caps; Bayern Munich 224 games, 87 goals), born in Callao, Peru
- Oct 3 Gerald Asamoah, German soccer forward (43 caps; Schalke 04 279 games, 44 goals), born in Mampong, Ghana
- Oct 3 Jake Shears [Jason Sellards], American rock singer (Scissor Sisters), born in Mesa, Arizona
- Oct 3 Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
- Oct 4 Ko Soo, South Korean television and movie actor
- Oct 4 Kyle Lohse, American baseball pitcher (14th pitcher to beat all 30 MLB teams; Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Chico, California
- Oct 5 James Valentine, American musician (Maroon 5), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
- Oct 5 Jesse Palmer, Canadian-born American football player, born in Toronto, Ontario
- Oct 5 Morgan Webb, American television presenter, born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 5 Shane Ryan, Irish Gaelic footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
- Oct 6 Ricky Hatton, English boxer, born in Stockport, England
- Oct 7 Alesha Dixon, British pop singer (Mis-Teeq), born in Welwyn Garden City, England
- Oct 7 Nathaniel Rateliff, American roots-rock, R&B, and folk singer- songwriter (The Night Sweats - "S.O.B"), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Oct 7 Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer, born in Shrirampur, India
- Oct 8 Antonino D'Agostino, Italian football player, born in Turin, Italy
- Oct 8 Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player, born in Cork, Ireland
- Oct 8 Mike Moreno, American jazz guitarist (First in Mind), born in Houston, Texas
- Oct 9 Juan Dixon, American basketball player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Oct 9 Nicky Byrne, Irish musician (Westlife -"You Raise Me Up"), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Oct 9 Randy Spelling, American actor (Sean Richards-Sunset Beach), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 10 Casey Benjamin, American R&B and hip-hop saxophonist, vocoder wizard, and songwriter (The Robert Glasper Experiment), born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 2024) [1]
- Oct 10 Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American actress (Cassidy-Nash Bridges), born in Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey
- Oct 11 Kali, Angolan soccer defender (73 caps), born in Luanda, Angola
- Oct 12 Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist, born in Benalla, Victoria, Australia
- Oct 13 Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball forward (6 × NBA All-Star 2002–07; NBA Most Improved Player 2002 Indiana Pacers; Portland Trailblazers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Oct 14 Javon Walker, American football player
- Oct 14 Justin Brannan, American musician (Most Precious Blood), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 14 Paul Hunter, English snooker player (Masters 2001, 02, 04), born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (d. 2006)
- Oct 14 Ryan Church, American baseball player
- Oct 14 Steven Thompson, Scottish footballer
Usher (45 years old)
Oct 14 American singer (My Way, Confessions) and actor, born in Dallas, Texas
- Oct 15 Devon Gummersall, American actor (Relativity; My So Called Life - "Brian'), born in Durango, Colorado
- Oct 15 Takeshi Morishima, Japanese professional wrestler, born in Edogawa, Japan
- Oct 15 Wes Moore, American politician (1st black governor of Maryland 2023-), born in Takoma Park, Maryland
- Oct 16 Abel Talamántez, American Latin, pop, and Tex-Max singer (Menudo; Los Super Reyes), born in Pecos, Texas
- Oct 16 Ethan Luck, American rock musician (The O.C. Supertones; Demon Hunter; Relient K), born in Long Beach, California
- Oct 18 Mike Tindall, English rugby union player
- Oct 18 Wesley Jonathan, American actor
- Oct 19 Chris Sellers, American rapper (Another Bad Creation), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Oct 19 Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver
- Oct 19 Henri "Trollhorn"Sorvali, Finnish heavy metal muscian (Moonsorrow), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Oct 19 Zakhar Dubenskiy, Russian footballer
- Oct 20 Michael Johns, American Idol (season 7) finalist
- Oct 20 Paul Wilson, Scottish bass player (Snow Patrol), born in Kinlochleven, Scotland
- Oct 20 Virender Sehwag, Indian cricketer (Wisden Leading World Cricketer 2008), born in Delhi, India
- Oct 21 Jimmy López Bellido, Peruvian classical composer (Synesthésie; Warped Symmetry; Aurora), born in Lima, Peru
- Oct 21 Joey Harrington, American football player
- Oct 21 Will Estes, American actor
- Oct 22 Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian soccer striker (33 caps; Zanaco FC), born in Lusaka, Zambia (d. 2007)
- Oct 22 Ed Droste, American indie-rock singer-songwriter (Grizzly Bear - "Two Weeks"), born in Massachusetts
- Oct 22 Owais Shah, English cricket batsman (6 Tests, 2 x 50s; 71 ODIs; Middlesex CCC, Essex CCC), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- Oct 23 Archie Thompson, Australian footballer, born in Otorohanga, New Zealand
- Oct 23 Jimmy Bullard, English footballer and TV host (Soccer AM), born in East Ham, England
- Oct 23 Steve Harmison, English cricketer, born in Ashington, England
- Oct 24 Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian footballer (Trinidad and Tobago national football team), born in Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
- Oct 25 Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer (Sunderland), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- Oct 26 CM Punk, American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 26 Eva Kaili, Greek TV presenter and politician, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Oct 26 Jac Schaeffer, American filmmaker (TiMER; WandaVision), born in Fort Lee, New Jersey
- Oct 26 Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer (Torquay United), born in Hammersmith, London
- Oct 26 Mark Barry, British pop musician (BBMak - "Back Here"), born in Manchester, England
- Oct 27 Dmitri Kogan, Russian concert violinist (Five Great Violins), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2017)
- Oct 27 Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player, born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- Oct 27 Vanessa-Mae [Vanakorn Nicholson], Singaporean-British violinist and Olympic alpine skier, born in Singapore
- Oct 28 Gwendoline Christie, English actress (Game of Thrones), born in Worthing, England
- Oct 28 Justin Guarini [Bell], American pop singer and actor (American Idol), born in Columbus, Georgia
- Oct 28 Marta Etura, Spanish actress
- Oct 29 Kelly Smith, English football player (Arsenal Ladies), born in Watford, England
- Oct 29 Travis Henry, American football player, born in Frostproof, Florida
- Oct 30 Amanda Swafford, American actress and writer (Worst-Case Scenario), born in Hendersonville, North Carolina
- Oct 30 Martin Dossett, American football player, born in Portland, Texas
- Oct 31 Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer
- Oct 31 Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player, born in Leiderdorp, Netherlands
- Oct 31 Zachary Knighton, American actor (Happy Endings), born in Alexandria, Virginia
About October 1978
How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No