- Oct 3 Hart Bochner, actor (Aron-East of Eden, Supergirl, Die Hard), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Oct 3 Peter Frechette, American actor (Paint it Black, George-Profiler), born in Warwick, Rhode Island
- Oct 4 Christoph Waltz, German Austrian actor (Django Unchained), born in Vienna, Austria
- Oct 7 James Van Patten, American actor (Bo-Chisholms), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 8 Danny Jacob, American session and touring guitarist (Bette Midler), and cartoon music composer (Phineas and Ferb), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 8 Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress (Remington Steele; Centennial), born in New York City
- Oct 10 Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress (Silent Witness; The Commander), born in Derry, Northern Ireland
- Oct 10 Fiona Fullerton, British actress (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; A View to a Kill), born in Kaduna, Nigeria
- Oct 10 Mark Gordon, American film producer (Saving Private Ryan), born in Newport News, Virginia
- Oct 13 Chris Carter, American television producer (The X-Files), born in Bellflower, California
- Oct 17 Fred Hickman, American sports broadcaster (CNN, TBS, YES Network, ESPN; NY Sports Emmy Award 2004), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 2022)
- Oct 18 Craig Bartlett, American animator (Hey Arnold!, Dinosaur Train, Ready Jet Go!), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 19 Sunny Deol, Indian actor
Danny Boyle (67 years old)
Oct 20 English film director (Trainspotting; Slumdog Millionaire), born in Manchester, England
Carrie Fisher (1956-2016)
Oct 21 American actress (Princess Leia in Star Wars, When Harry Met Sally...) and writer (Postcards from the Edge), born in Burbank, California
Rita Wilson (67 years old)
Oct 26 American actress, singer, and film producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 30 Juliet Stevenson, English actress (Secret Rapture, Life Story), born in Kelvedon, Essex, England
About October 1956
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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