- Oct 2 Anna Ford, British broadcaster and actress (Secret Policeman's Ball), born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
- Oct 2 Henri Szeps, Australian actor (Mother & Son), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
- Oct 5 Inna Churikova, Russian actress (Theme), born in Belebey, Russia
- Oct 6 Michael Durrell, American actor (Shannon, V, Alice, Chiefs), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 8 (Cornelius) "Chevy" Chase, American comic actor and writer (SNL, 1975-76; Vacation; Fletch; Caddyshack; Community), born in New York City
- Oct 14 Noreen Corcoran, American actress (Kelly-Bachelor Father), born in Quincy Massachusetts (d. 2016)
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Oct 15 American actress (The Odd Couple; Laverne & Shirley), and director (Big; Awakenings; A League of Their Own), and producer (Cinderella Man), born in The Bronx, New York
- Oct 21 Paula Kelly, American dancer, choreographer, and actress (Night Court, 1984 - "Liz"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2020)
- Oct 22 Catherine Deneuve [Dorleac], actress (Repulsion, Hunger), born in Paris, France
- Oct 22 Jan de Bont, Dutch film director
- Oct 22 Robert Long [Jan Leverman], Dutch pop singer (Vroeger of Later (Sooner or Later); Unit Gloria), actor, and television presenter, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2006)
- Oct 28 Charo López, Spanish actress (La regenta), born in Salamanca, Spain
- Oct 28 Conny Froboess, German actress (Rheinsberg), born in Wriezen, Germany
- Oct 29 Donald Simpson, American film producer (Flashdance), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1996)
- Oct 30 Joanna Shimkus, Canadian actress (Marriage of a Young Stockbroker), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Oct 31 Brian Piccolo, American NFL football running back, 1965-69 (Chicago Bears), and subject of the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song", born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1970)
About October 1943
How Old? 80 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22), Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)
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