Steve Sabol (1942-2012)
Oct 2 American filmmaker (35 Emmy awards - NFL Films), born in Moorestown, New Jersey
- Oct 4 Christopher Stone, actor (Dave-Dallas, Interns), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
- Oct 4 Jenny Arean [Joanna Klarenbeek], Dutch actress, cabaret and theatre singer ("Vluchten kan niet meer"), born in Lisse, Netherlands
- Oct 6 Britt Ekland, actress (Wicker Man, Asylum), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Oct 6 Fred Travalena, American comedian/impressionist (Buy & Cell), born in New York City
- Oct 7 Joy Behar [Occhiuto], American actress and comedian (The View), born in Brooklyn, New York
Amitabh Bachchan (81 years old)
Oct 11 Indian actor (The Great Gatsby), born in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Oct 12 Daliah Lavi [Levinbuck], Israeli actress (Casino Royale; Lord Jim), and singer, born in Haifa, British Palestine (d. 2017)
- Oct 13 Pamela Tiffin, American actress (Viva Max!), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2020) [1]
- Oct 20 Earl Hindman, American actor (Wilson-Home Improvement), born in Bisbee, Arizona
Judith Sheindlin (81 years old)
Oct 21 American jurist and television personality (Judge Judy), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 22 Annette Funicello, American actress (Mickey Mouse Club; Beach Party movies), and singer ("Tall Paul"; "O Dio Mio"), born in Utica, New York, (d. 2013)
- Oct 22 Robin John Maconie, New Zealand pianist, electro-acoustic film and concert composer, and musicologist (Stockhausen), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Michael Crichton (1942-2008)
Oct 23 American novelist (The Andromeda Strain: Congo), screenwriter (Jurassic Park; ER), television and film producer (ER; Twister; Looker), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 26 Bob Hoskins, English actor (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), born in Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, England (d. 2014)
- Oct 29 Bob Ross, American artist and television host, born in Daytona Beach, Florida (d. 1995)
- Oct 29 Johan Fleming Ramsland, British broadcaster (d. 1996)
- Oct 30 Sven-David Sandström, Swedish composer (Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy), born in Motala, Sweden (d. 2019)
- Oct 31 David Ogden Stiers, American stage and screen actor (M*A*S*H, 1977-83 - "Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III"; Lilo & Stitch), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2018)
About October 1942
How Old? 81 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No