Birthdays 601 - 800 of 1,004
Bill Clinton (77 years old)
Aug 19 American politician (42nd US President Democrat, 1993-2001), born in Hope, Arkansas
- Aug 19 Charles F. Bolden Jr, American astronaut (STS 61C, 31, 45, 60), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Aug 19 Dawn Steel, American filmmaker, 1st woman to head Hollywood studio, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1997)
- Aug 20 Connie Chung [Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich], American news anchor (NBC, CBS), born in Washington, D.C.
- Aug 20 N.R. Narayana Murthy, Indian industrialist and co-founder (Infosys), born in Shidlaghatta, Kolar district, India
- Aug 20 Ralf Hütter, German musician (Kraftwerk), born in Krefeld, Germany
- Aug 21 Lev Alburt, International Chess Master (1976), born in Orenburg, Russia
- Aug 22 Felix Meurders, Dutch radio host, born in Maastricht, Netherlands
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Aug 23 British rock drummer (The Who - "Bell Boy"), born in London, England
- Aug 24 Richard N. Richards, American naval officer and astronaut (STS 28, 41, 50, 64), born in Key West, Florida
- Aug 25 Charles Ghigna (Father Goose), American poet and children's books author (Tickle Day: Poems from Father Goose), born in Bayside, New York
- Aug 25 Charlie Sanders, American football player (Detroit Lions), born in Richlands, North Carolina (d. 2015)
- Aug 25 Larry LaRocco, American politician (Rep-D-Idaho), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 25 Rollie Fingers, American Baseball HOF relief pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1972, 73, 74 [MVP]; AL MVP & Cy Young Award 1981; Oakland A's, SD Padres, Milwaukee Brewers), born in Steubenville, Ohio
- Aug 26 Alison Steadman, English actress (Life is Sweet), born in Liverpool, England
- Aug 26 Chantal Renaud, Québécoise yé-yé singer, songwriter, actress and writer, born in Quebec, Canada
- Aug 26 Ladislav Kubík, Czech-American composer (Aulos; Subterranean River) and educator (Florida State University, 1990-2017), born in Prague (d. 2017)
- Aug 26 Mark Snow [Martin Fulterman], American television and film composer (The X-Files theme), born in New York City
- Aug 26 Valerie Simpson, American singer, songwriter and producer (Ashford & Simpson - "Solid"), born in The Bronx, New York
- Aug 27 Tony Howard, cricketer (WI off-spinner one Test v NZ 1972)
- Aug 29 Bob Beamon, American track and field long jumper (Olympic gold 1968, 29' 2½" 8.9m), born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York
- Aug 30 Anne-Marie of Greece, Danish princess and daughter of Frederik IX, born in Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark
Peggy Lipton (77 years old)
Aug 30 American actress (The Mod Squad, Twin Peaks), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 31 Jerome Corsi, American writer and conspiracy theorist, born in East Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 31 Vladimir Shmelyov, Russian modern pentathlete (Olympic gold USSR, team [with Boris Onishchenko & Pavel Lednyov] 1972), born in Magadan, Russia (d. 2023)
Barry Gibb (77 years old)
Sep 1 English singer-songwriter (The Bee Gees), born in Douglas, Isle of Man
- Sep 1 Greg Errico, American drummer (Sly & Family Stone, 1966-71 - "Dance To The Music"; "Everyday People"; Jerry Garcia Band, 1974-84), born in San Francisco, California
- Sep 1 Roh Moo-Hyun, South Korean politician (President of South Korea 2003-8), born in Bongha Village, South Korea (d. 2009)
Billy Preston (1946-2006)
Sep 2 American rock and soul pianist, organist, singer-songwriter ("Nothing From Nothing"; "You Are So Beautiful"; "Outa-Space"), 5th Beatle ("Get Back"), and touring musician (Little Richard, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton), born in Houston, Texas
- Sep 2 Luis Ávalos, Cuban-American stage and screen character actor (Condo; E/R; I Had 3 Wives), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2014)
- Sep 2 Marty Grebb, American rock session and touring keyboardist (The Buckinghams; Bonnie Raitt), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
- Sep 3 Peter Morris, English historian of France (d. 1997)
- Sep 4 David Liebman, American saxophonist and flautist, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Sep 4 Gary Duncan [Grubb], American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), born in San Diego, California (d. 2019)
- Sep 4 Greg Elmore, American rock drummer (Quicksilver Messenger Service), born in Coronado Naval Air Station, California
- Sep 5 Dean Ford (Thomas McAleese), Scottish singer-songwriter (Marmalade), born in Coatbridge, Scotland (d. 2018) [1]
- Sep 5 Dennis Dugan, American actor and director (Can't Buy Me Love, Howling), born in Wheaton, Illinois
Freddie Mercury (1946-1991)
Sep 5 British singer-songwriter (Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"), born in Stone Town, Sultanate of Zanzibar
- Sep 5 Loudon Wainwright III, American folk singer-songwriter (Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)), actor and humorist, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Sep 6 Bryan D. O'Connor, U.S. Marine Corps colonel and astronaut (STS 61B, STS 40), born in Orange, California
- Sep 6 Buizen Beernd [Bennie Jolink], Dutch singer and musician (Normal), born in Hummelo, Netherlands
- Sep 7 Alfa Anderson, American R&B vocalist (Chic - "Le Freak"), born in The Bronx, New York
- Sep 7 Willie Crawford, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
- Sep 8 Dean Daughtry, American rock keyboardist (Atlanta Rhythm Section), born in Kinston, Alabama
- Sep 8 George Tickner, American guitarist and songwriter (Journey, 1973-75 - "I'm Gonna Leave You"), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2023)
- Sep 8 Ken Forsch, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1970-1986, 2X All-Star (Houston Astros, California Angels), born in Sacramento, California
- Sep 8 L. C. Greenwood, American football player, born in Canton, Mississippi (d. 2013)
- Sep 9 Bruce Palmer, Canadian bassist (Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth"), born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia (d. 2004)
- Sep 9 Christopher Francis Palmer, British composer, orchestrator, and musicologist, born in Norfolk, England (d. 1995)
- Sep 9 Doug Ingle, American rock vocalist and keyboard player (Iron Butterfly - "In A Gadda Da Vida"), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Sep 9 Hayato Tani [Hajime Iwatani], Japanese actor, born in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
- Sep 9 Pete Gavin [Rowney], British drummer (Heads Hands & Feet), born in London. England
- Sep 9 Trevor Oakes, British pop-rock guitarist (Showaddywaddy, 1973-2008 - "Three Steps to Heaven"; "Under The Moon Of Love"), born in Leicester, England
Jim Hines (1946-2023)
Sep 10 American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m relay 1968), born in Dumas, Arkansas
- Sep 10 Michèle Alliot-Marie, French politician, born in Villeneuve-le-Roi, France
- Sep 11 Dennis Tufano, American rock guitarist and vocalist (The Buckinghams - "Kind of a Drag"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 12 Tony "T-Bone" Bellamy, American rock guitarist (Redbone), born in Las Vegas, Nevada (d. 2009)
- Sep 14 Jim Angle, American journalist and television reporter, born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Sep 14 Pete Agnew, Scottich rock bassist (Nazareth - "Love Hurts"), born in Dunfermline, Scotland
- Sep 15 Fighting Mack [Edwin Alberto], Antillian welterweight boxer, born in Willemstad, Curacao
- Sep 15 Howard Waldrop, American sci-fi author (The Ugly Chickens), born in Houston, Mississippi
- Sep 15 Ola Brunkert, Swedish pop, rock and jazz drummer (ABBA), born in Örebro, Sweden (d. 2008)
Oliver Stone (77 years old)
Sep 15 American Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film director (Wall Street; Born On The Fourth of July; Platoon; JFK), born in NYC, New York
Tommy Lee Jones (77 years old)
Sep 15 American actor (Executioner's Song, Bloody Monday, The Fugitive), born in San Saba, Texas
- Sep 16 Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer (Perdóname, El Amor De Mi Vida), born in Alcoy, Spain (d. 2019)
- Sep 16 Cathee Dahmen, American fashion model, born in Minnesota (d. 1997)
- Sep 16 John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant, British physician (Warden of Green College Oxford) (d. 2016)
- Sep 16 Mike Reynolds, Australian politician (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 2006-09), born in Manly, New South Wales
- Sep 17 Billy Bonds MBE, English soccer defender (Charlton, West Ham United 663 games) and manager (WHU, Millwall), born in London, England
- Sep 17 Michael Jack, British Conservative Party politician and minister of state-home office, born in Folkestone, Kent, England
- Sep 17 Rhys Clark, New Zealand-American session and touring drummer (The Executives; Billy Joel, 1971-75; Hoyt Axton; Freddy Fender), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Sep 18 Alan "Bam" King, English rocker, born in Muswell Hill, North London
- Sep 18 Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan jazz saxophonist, arranger, and teacher, born in Galicia, Spain (d. 2014)
- Sep 18 Nicholas Clay, English actor (Lady Chatterley's Lover), born in Streatham, London (d. 2000)
- Sep 18 Otis Sistrunk, American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl XI; Second-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1974; Oakland Raiders), born in Columbus, Georgia
- Sep 19 Brian Henton, English racing driver, born in Castle Donington, Leicestershire
- Sep 19 Hans van de Berg, Dutch actor (Ciske the Rat), born in Kampen, Netherlands
- Sep 19 John Coghlan, British rock drummer (Status Quo, 1963-81 - "Pictures of Matchstick Men"), born in London, England
- Sep 19 Michael Elphick, British stage and screen actor (Gorky Park; Boon), born in Chichester, Sussex, England (d. 2002)
- Sep 20 Mick Rogers [Michael Oldroyd], British rock guitarist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band), born in Dovercourt, Essex, England
- Sep 20 Stan Parrish, American football coach (Ball State Uni, Wabash College, Kansas State Uni, Marshall Uni; TB Buccaneers QB coach Super Bowl 2002), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2022)
- Sep 21 Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss Federal Councilor
- Sep 22 Dan Baker, American public address announcer (Philadelphia Phillies, 1972-present; Philadelphia Eagles, 1985-2014), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sep 22 Dan Lungren, American politician (Rep-R-California, 1979-88, 2005-13), born in Long Beach, California
- Sep 22 King Sunny Adé [Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye], Nigerian jùjú and Afrobeat singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player (Jùjú Music; Synchro System; Odu), born in Oshogbo, Nigeria
- Sep 23 Aubrey "Po" Powell, British co-founder of album cover design company "Hipgnosis" (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Yes), born in Sussex, England
- Sep 23 Franz Fischler, Austrian politician
- Sep 24 Carson Van Osten, American musician and comic strip writer (Disney), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
- Sep 24 Jacqueline Courtney, American actress (Another World, One Life to Live), born in New Jersey
- Sep 24 Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer (Fairport Convention; The Hellecasters), born in Manhattan, NYC
- Sep 24 Joe Greene, American Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle (Super Bowl 1974, 75, 78, 79; 10 × Pro Bowl; 5 × First-team All-Pro; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Temple, Texas
- Sep 24 Marc Neikrug, American pianist, conductor and composer (Los Alamos), born in New York City
- Sep 24 Pat Pocock, Welsh cricketer (intermittent England off-spinner 1968-85), born in Bangor, Wales
- Sep 25 Bishan Bedi, Indian cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), born in Amritsar, Punjab, British India
- Sep 25 Felicity Kendal, English actress (Shakespeare Wallah, The Good Life), born in Olton, England
- Sep 25 Gil Morgan, American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles, 3 Champions Tour majors), born in Wewoka, Oklahoma
- Sep 26 Andrea Dworkin, American radical feminist (Pornography: Men Possessing Women), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- Sep 26 Christine Todd Whitman, American politician (50th Governor of New Jersey), born in NYC, New York
- Sep 26 Mary Beth Hurt, American actress (Garp, Interiors), born in Marshalltown, Iowa
- Sep 26 Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician, born in Chokpur, Taplejung, Nepal
- Sep 27 Peter H. Kostmayer, American politician (Rep-D-PA, 1977-81, 83-93), born in New York City
- Sep 27 Robin Nedwell, English comedy actor (d. 1999)
- Sep 27 Ronald Fox, senior partner (Fox Williams)
- Sep 27 T.C. Cannon, Kiowa/Caddo artist (d. 1978)
- Sep 28 Fiona Lewis, Westcliff England, actress (Stunts, Lisztomania)
- Sep 28 Helen Shapiro, British pop and jazz vocalist ("You Don't Know"), born in Bethnal Green, London
- Sep 28 Herbert Jefferson Jr, actor (Battlestar Galactica), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Sep 28 Jeffrey Jones, American actor (Deadwood; Beetlejuice; Ferris Bueller's Day Off), born in Buffalo, New York
- Sep 28 Majid Khan, cricketer (great Pakistani batsman 1964-82)
- Sep 28 Peter Egan, English actor (Bean, Chariots of Fire), born in London, England
- Sep 29 (Doyle) "Nick" Taylor, American rock guitarist (Bloodrock), born in Slayton, Texas (d. 2010)
- Sep 29 Alasdair Fraser, Scottish-born Northern Irish lawyer, director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2012)
- Sep 29 Barry Hulshoff, Dutch soccer defender (14 caps; European Cup 1971, 72, 73; Ajax Amsterdam), born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 2020)
- Sep 29 Ian Wallace, British session and touring rock and jazz drummer (King Crimson, 1971-72; Bob Dylan, 1977-78; Crimson Jazz Trio, 2005-07), born in Bury, Lancashire, England (d. 2007)
- Sep 29 Patricia Hodge, English actress (Heat of the Day, Miranda), born in Cleethorpes, England
- Sep 30 Héctor Lavoe [Pérez], Puerto Rican salsa singer, born in Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 1993)
- Sep 30 Paul Sheahan, Australian cricketer (dashing Australian Test batsman 1967-74), born in Werribee, Australia
- Sep 30 Raël [Claude Vorilhon] French founder of Raelism, a UFO religion, born in Vichy, France
- Sep 30 Sylvia Peterson, American pop vocalist (Chiffons - "He's So Fine"), born on The Bronx, New York
- Sep 30 William Thurston, American mathematician (Fields Medal, 1982), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
- Oct 1 Ewa Klobukowska, Polish athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1964), born in Warsaw, Poland
- Oct 2 Eric Peterson, Canadian actor (Street Legal), born in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Oct 2 Jo-El Sonnier, American country singer (Louisiana), born in Rayne, Louisiana
- Oct 2 Roger Jett, American actor (Smithereens), born in Cumberland, Maryland
- Oct 3 Biff Henderson, American television personality
- Oct 3 Bob Dotson, newscaster (Primetime Sunday), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Oct 3 P.P. Arnold [Patricia Ann Cole], American soul singer (Ike and Tina Turner revue; "The First Cut Is The Deepest"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 3 Tristan Keuris, Dutch composer (Sinfonia), born in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1996)
- Oct 4 André Bolhuis, Dutch field hockey player, coach and administrator (World Cup gold 1973; president Dutch Field Hockey Federation; chairman Dutch Olympic Committee), born in Zeist, Netherlands
- Oct 4 Chuck Hagel, American politician
Susan Sarandon (76 years old)
Oct 4 American actress (Dead Man Walking, The Client) also known for her social and political activism, born in Queens, New York
- Oct 5 Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey coach, born in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec, Canada
- Oct 5 Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, American Appalachian moonshiner, bootlegger, and how-to book author (Me and My Likker), born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina (d. 2009)
- Oct 5 Richard Kermode, American rocker (Kozmic Blues Band), born in Wyoming (d. 1996)
- Oct 5 Zahida Hina, Pakistani columnist, born in Sahasram, Bihar, British India
- Oct 6 Eddie Villanueva, JIL Spiritual Director, Owner of ZOE Broadcasting Network
- Oct 6 Gary Gentry, baseball player (NY Mets)
- Oct 6 Lloyd Doggett, American attorney and politician (US Representative, Democrat, Texas), born in Austin, Texas
- Oct 6 Millie Small, Jamaican ska singer, and songwriter ("My Boy Lollipop"), born in Clarendon, Jamaica (d. 2020)
Tony Greig (1946-2012)
Oct 6 English cricket captain, all-rounder (1972-77) and commentator, born in Queenstown, South Africa
- Oct 6 Vinod Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor (Mera Gaon Mera Desh), born in Peshawar (d. 2017)
- Oct 7 Anita Shreve, American writer (Weight of Water, Past the Island; Drifting), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
- Oct 7 Bernard Lavilliers [Oulion], French jazz singer and songwriter, born in Saint-Étienne, France
- Oct 7 Pengiran Anak Saleha, Queen of Brunei, born in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
- Oct 8 Aleksandr Gorshkov, Russian ice dancer (World C'ship gold x 6; Olympic gold USSR 1976; with Lyudmila Pakhomova), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2022)
- Oct 8 Brian Lockwood, English rugby league utility forward (16 Tests GB, 3 England; Castleford, Canterbury-Bankstown, Balmain, Wakefield Trinity, Hull KR), born in Oldham, England
- Oct 8 Dennis Kucinich, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Oct 8 Jean-Jacques Beineix, French film director (Betty Blue, Diva), born in Paris, France
- Oct 8 Paul Splittorff, American MLB pitcher and broadcaster (KC Royals), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 2011)
- Oct 10 Ben Vereen, American Tony Award-winning actor, singer, and dancer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Pippin; Roots; Tenspeed and Brown Shoe; Webster), born in Miami, Florida
- Oct 10 Charles Dance, British actor (Alien 3; Game Of Thrones; Jewel in the Crown), born in Redditch, Worcestershire
- Oct 10 Chris Tarrant, British TV presenter (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
- Oct 10 Franco Malerba, Italian astronaut (STS 46), born in Genoa, Italy
- Oct 10 John Prine, American country folk singer-songwriter ("Hello in There"; "Angel From Montgomery"; "Summer's End"), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2020)
- Oct 10 Mildred Grieveson, Britlish writer (Leopard in the Snow), born in England
- Oct 10 Naoto Kan, Japanese politician (61st Prime Minister of Japan), born in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Oct 10 Pete Mahvolich, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1971, 73, 76, 77 Montreal Canadiens; Canada Cup 1976), born in Timmins, Ontario
- Oct 10 Willard White, Jamaican-British operatic bass baritone, born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Oct 11 Daryl Hall [Hohl], American rocker, soul singer and songwriter (Hall & Oates - "Sara Smile"; "She's Gone"), born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
- Oct 11 Felton Perry, American actor (Magnum Force, Sudden Death), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 11 Gary Mallaber, American drummer (The Steve Miller Band - "Abracadbra"; "The Joker"), born in Buffalo, New York
- Oct 11 Oba Chandler, American convicted murderer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2011)
- Oct 11 Sawao Kato, Japanese gymnast (8 Olympic gold 1968, 72, 76), born in Gosen, Japan
- Oct 12 Ashok Mankad, Indian cricket batsman (22 Tests, 6 x 50; Bombay), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2008)
- Oct 12 Daryl Runswick, British composer, arranger, musician, producer and educator, born in Leicester, England
- Oct 13 Bram Vermeulen, Dutch singer (Neerlands Hoop), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Oct 13 Demond Wilson, American actor (Sanford & Son, Baby I'm Back), born in Valdosta, Georgia
- Oct 13 Dorothy Moore, American blues, gospel, and R&B singer ("Misty Blue"), born in Jackson, Mississippi
- Oct 13 Edwina Currie, British politician (C), born in Liverpool, England
- Oct 13 Lacy J. Dalton, American country singer ("Crazy Blue Eyes"), born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania [1]
- Oct 14 Al Oliver, American baseball outfielder (7-time MLB All Star; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Portsmouth, Ohio
- Oct 14 Craig Venter, American biotechnologist and geneticist (involved with the first draft sequence of the human genome), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Oct 14 Dan McCafferty, Scottish rock vocalist (Nazareth - "Love Hurts"), born in Dunfermline, Scotland (d. 2022)
- Oct 14 James Robert "Radio" Kennedy, American football coach, born in Anderson, South Carolina
- Oct 14 Justin Hayward, British rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Moody Blues - "Nights in White Satin"; "Your Wildest Dreams"), born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- Oct 15 Richard Carpenter, American pop pianist, songwriter, arranger, and producer (The Carpenters - "Close to You"), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Oct 15 Stewart Stevenson, Scottish National Party politician, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Oct 15 Victor Banerjee, Indian actor (A Passage to India), born in Calcutta, India
- Oct 16 Suzanne Somers, San Bruno California, actress (3's Company, Step by Step)
- Oct 16 Tariq Yunus, Indian actor (Bollywood; Ashanti; Deceivers), born in Karachi, India (d. 1994)
- Oct 17 Adam Michnik, Polish activist
- Oct 17 Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter/actor (Olympic gold 1968, "Soap"), born in Pomona California
- Oct 17 Drusilla Modjeska, Australian writer and editor
- Oct 17 Herb Orvis, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (University of Colorado; NFL: Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts), born in Petoskey, Michigan (d. 2020)
- Oct 17 James Ray "Jim" Tucker, American rock guitarist (Turtles - "Happy Together"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 17 Michael Hossack, American rock drummer (The Doobie Brothers), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2012)
- Oct 17 Sir Cameron Mackintosh, British stage producer
- Oct 17 Vicki Hodge, actress (Confessions of a Sex Maniac), born in London, England
- Oct 18 Howard Shore, Canadian television and film composer (Lord of the Rings trilogy; 1st music director of Saturday Night Live), born in Toronto, Canada
- Oct 18 James Robert Baker, American novelist, screenwriter
- Oct 19 Bob Holland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner at age 38)
- Oct 19 Kenneth Washington, African-American actor (Sgt Richard Baker-Hogan's Heroes, Westworld)
- Oct 19 Philip Pullman, English writer
- Oct 20 Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian novelist, poet, and playwright (Nobel Prize for Literature, 2004 -The Piano Teacher), born in Mürzzuschlag, Austria
- Oct 20 Lucien Van Impe, Belgian cyclist (winner Tour de France 1976), born in Mere, Belgium
- Oct 21 Goyo Rubio, Spanish soccer defender (22 caps; Real Madrid 317 games), born in Puente del Arzobispo, Spain (d. 2020)
- Oct 21 Jim Hill, American sportscaster
- Oct 21 Lee Loughnane, American horn player and songwriter (Chicago), born in Elmwood Park, Illinois