- Oct 4 Tchéky Karyo, Turkish-French actor
- Oct 7 Christopher Norris, American actress (Summer of '42, Eat My Dust), born in New York City
- Oct 9 Tony Shalhoub, American actor (Wings, Monk, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Oct 11 David Morse, American actor (St Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves), born in Beverly, Massachusetts
- Oct 14 Greg Evigan, American actor (BJ & the Bear: Melrose Place), born in South Amboy, New Jersey
- Oct 15 Larry Miller, American comedian and actor (Larry-Pursuit Of Happiness), born in New York City
- Oct 15 Tito Jackson, American singer (Jackson 5 - "ABC"; "Never Can Say Goodbye"), born in Gary, Indiana
- Oct 16 Martha Smith, American actress (Animal House) and model (Playboy playmate July 1973), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Oct 20 Bill Nunn, American actor (Do the Right Thing), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
- Oct 21 Eleonora Giorgi, actress (Nu de Femme, To Forget Venice), born in Rome, Italy
- Oct 26 Lauren Tewes, American actress (Julie McCoy-Love Boat), born in Braddock, Pennsylvania
- Oct 27 Peter Firth, English actor (Equus, Lifeforce, Tess), born in Bradford, England
- Oct 27 Robert Picardo, American actor (Frame Up, Gremlins 2), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Oct 30 Charles Martin Smith, American actor (American Graffiti, Never Cry Wolf), born in Van Nuys, California
- Oct 30 Kathleen Cody, American actress (Charley & the Angel), born in The Bronx, New York
- Oct 31 Michael J. Anderson, American actor (The Man from Another Place), born in Denver, Coloroda
About October 1953
How Old? 70 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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