- Oct 1 Everett Sloane, American actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer), born in New York City (d. 1965)
- Oct 10 Florida Friebus, American actress (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ' Mrs. Gillis"; The Bob Newhart Show - "Mrs. Bakerman"), born in Auburndale, Massachusetts (d. 1988)
- Oct 10 Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2010)
- Oct 14 Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), born in New York City (d. 1997)
- Oct 15 Robert Trout, American newscaster (ABC), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2000)
- Oct 19 Robert Beatty, Canadian actor (2001: A Space Odyssey, Where Eagles Dare), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (d. 1992)
- Oct 25 Whitner "Whit" Bissell, American actor (Time Machine, Soylent Green, The Magnificent Seven), born in New York City (d. 1996)
- Oct 29 Douglass Montgomery, American actor (Forbidden, Harmony Lane), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1966)
About October 1909
How Old? 114 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No