- Oct 2 H. V. Porter, American basketball coach and administrator (created fan-shaped backboard; moulded basketball, rules films), born in Manito, Illinois (d. 1975)
- Oct 12 Edith Stein, German philosopher and Discalced Carmelite nun (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), born in Breslau (Silesia), Germany (d. 1942) [1]
- Oct 12 Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1937-39, 1940-41, invasion of China), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1945)
- Oct 13 Bernard IJzerdraat, Dutch resistance leader (De Geuzen), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1941)
- Oct 13 Irene Rich [Luther], American actress (Beau Brummell, Champ), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1988)
- Oct 14 Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist and folklorist, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1966)
- Oct 18 Václav Kálik, Czech composer, born in Opava; (d. 1951)
James Chadwick (1891-1974)
Oct 20 British physicist (Nobel Prize, 1935; discovered neutron), born in Bollington, Cheshire, England
Jomo Kenyatta (1891-1978)
Oct 20 1st Prime Minister of Kenya (1963-64) and the 1st President of Kenya (1964-78), born in Gatundu, Kenya
- Oct 21 Ted Shawn, American modern dance pioneer and choreographer (Dance We Must), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1972)
- Oct 22 Fidelio Friedrich Finke, Bohemian German composer, born in Josefsthal, Austria-Hungary (d. 1968)
- Oct 22 Parker Fennelly, American comedian and actor (d. 1988)
- Oct 24 Geertruida Magdelena Wilhelmina Bakker, Dutch actress (The Two Orphans), born in Amsterdam (d. 1973)
Rafael Trujillo (1891-1961)
Oct 24 Dominican politician, soldier and dictator of the Dominican Republic (1930-61), born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
- Oct 25 Father Coughlin, Canadian-American Roman Catholic priest and pro-Fascist radio broadcaster, born in Hamilton, Canada (d. 1979)
- Oct 28 Ormer Locklear, American movie stunt pilot (The Great Air Robbery), born in Greenville, Texas (d. 1920)
- Oct 29 Fanny Brice, American singing comedienne (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks), born in NYC, New York (d. 1951)