- Oct 1 Beth Chamberlin, Danville Vt, actress (Beth Spaulding-Guiding Light)
Mark McGwire (59 years old)
Oct 1 American MLB 1st baseman, coach (12-time All Star, Oakland A's, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pomona, California
- Oct 2 Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricket administrator (Secretary & Chief Executive Marylebone Cricket Club; CEO South Australian Cricket), born in Hobart, Australia (d. 2021)
Maria Ressa (59 years old)
Oct 2 Filipino-American journalist (co-founder of Rappler, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize), born in Manila, Philippines
- Oct 3 Dan Goldie, American tennis player and author ("The Investment Answer", #1 NY Times bestselling book), born in Sioux City Iowa
- Oct 3 Marion Peck, American artist and painter
- Oct 4 A. C. Green, American basketball power forward (most consecutive games [1,192] in NBA and ABA history; LA Lakers), born in Portland, Oregon
- Oct 4 Koji Ishikawa, Japanese children's book author and illustrator, born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Oct 5 Hugh Morris, cricketer (England lefty opening batsman 1991)
Laura Davies (59 years old)
Oct 5 British golfer (4 major titles; US Open 1987), born in Coventry, England
- Oct 5 Sophie Favier, Lyon France, actress (Sans Interdits)
- Oct 5 Tony Dodemaide, cricketer (Victorian, Sussex & Australian all-rounder)
Elisabeth Shue (59 years old)
Oct 6 American actress (Cocktail, Back to the Future Part II), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- Oct 6 Jsu Garcia, American actor
- Oct 10 Anita Mui, Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress, "Madonna of the East", born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
- Oct 10 Daniel Pearl, American journalist (kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan), born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 2002)
- Oct 10 Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer (1984 Olympics), born in Amstelveen, Netherlands
- Oct 10 Mike Donnelly, American NHL left wing, 1986-98 (Los Angeles Kings, and 4 other teams), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 11 Faisal bin Al Hussein, Prince of Jordan, son of King Hussein and Princess Muna, born in Amman, Jordan
- Oct 11 Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer (Israel national football team), born in Haifa, Israel
- Oct 12 Alan McDonald, Northern Irish soccer defender (52 caps; QPR 476 games), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2012)
- Oct 12 Lane Frost, American professional bull rider, born in La Junta, Otero County Colorado (d. 1989)
- Oct 12 Satoshi Kon, Japanese anime film director, born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (d. 2010)
- Oct 13 Colin Channer, Jamaican writer (often referred as "Bob Marley" with a pen), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Oct 13 Michael Lavine, American portrait photographer and contributor to several grunge rock album art packages (Nirvana; Soundgarden), born in San Francisco, California
- Oct 14 Keith Byars, American College Football HOF running back (Ohio State Uni; Pro Bowl 1993 Miami Dolphins), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Oct 14 Yim Jae-beom, South Korean rock singer, born in Seoul
- Oct 15 Stanley Menzo, Surinamese-Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Ajax/PSV), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- Oct 16 Missy Hyatt, wrestling manager (WCW, ECW), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Oct 17 Petri Alanko, Finnish classical flute player (Finnish RSO, 1988-2012) and educator (Sibelius Academy, since 2012), born in Joensuu, Finland
- Oct 17 Sergio Goycochea, Argentine footballer
- Oct 19 Jim Dombrowski, NFL guard (New Orleans Saints)
- Oct 19 Prince Laurent of Belgium, Château de Belvédère, Laeken, son of King Albert II and Queen Paola
- Oct 19 Sinitta [Malone], British-American singer ("So Macho"; "Toy Boy"), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 20 Julie Payette, Canadian scientist, astronaut and Governor General (2017-2021), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Oct 20 Navjot Singh Sidhu, Indian politician and cricketer (Indian opening batsman), born in Patiala, Punjab, India
- Oct 20 Nikos Tsiantakis, Greek footballer, born in Gorgogyri, Greece
Brian Boitano (59 years old)
Oct 22 American figure skater (Olympic men's singles gold 1988), born in Mountain View, California
- Oct 23 Allison Shearmur [Allison Ivy Brecker], American film executive and producer (Star Wars, The Hunger Games, Jason Bourne), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
- Oct 23 David Bedard, Canadian springboard diver (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Oct 24 John Hendrie, Scottish footballer, born in Lennoxtown, Scotland
- Oct 25 Tracy Nelson, American actress (Glitter; Square Pegs; Father Dowling Mysteries - "Sister Stephanie"), born in Santa Monica, California
- Oct 26 Natalie Merchant, American singer and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs - "These Are Days"; "Trouble Me"), born in Jamestown, New York
- Oct 26 Ted Demme, American film and television director, born in NYC, New York (d. 2002)
- Oct 26 Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor and producer (Ed, Scrubs), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Oct 26 Tony Casillas, American NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets, Dallas Cowboys), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Oct 27 Deborah Moore, English actress (Danielle-Day of Our Lives), born in London
Marla Maples (59 years old)
Oct 27 American actress (Will Rogers Follies), ex-wife of Donald Trump, born in Dalton, Georgia
- Oct 28 Eros Ramazotti, Italian pop musician and songwriter ("Adesso Te"), born in Cinecittà Est, Rome, Italy
- Oct 28 James Miller, the "Fan Man" (d. 2002)
- Oct 28 Kevin Dineen, Canadian NHL right wing, coach (Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers), born in Quebec City, Québec
- Oct 28 Lauren Holly, actress (Picket Fences), born in Bristol, Pennsylvania
- Oct 28 Rob Bailey, English cricket batsman (4 Tests; Northamptonshire CCC, Derbyshire CCC) and umpire (ODIs 24, T20Is 18), born in Biddulph, England
- Oct 30 Jerry de Borg, British pop guitarist (Jesus Jones - "Real, Real, Real"), born in Kentish Town, London, England
- Oct 30 Kristina Wagner, American actress (Felicia Jones-General Hospital), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Oct 30 Michael Beach, American actor (Soul Food), born in Roxbury, Massachusetts
- Oct 30 Mike Veletta, Australian cricketer (West Aussie opening batsman, 8 Tests for Aust), born in Perth, Australia
- Oct 30 Todd Sand, American pairs skaters (Olympics 1994), born in Burbank, California
- Oct 31 Dermot Mulroney, American actor (Samantha, Sunset, Long Gone), born in Alexandria, Virginia
- Oct 31 Dunga [Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri], Brazilian footballer, born in Ijuí, Brazil
- Oct 31 Fred McGriff, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1995 Atlanta Braves; 5 x MLB All Star), born in Tampa, Florida
- Oct 31 Johnny Marr, British guitarist and songwriter (The Smiths - "This Charming Man"; "Ask"), born in Ardwick, Manchester, England
- Oct 31 Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou], Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motörhead, Scorpions], born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Oct 31 Rob Schneider, American actor (Saturday Night Live, Jamie Coleman-Men Behaving Badly), born in San Francisco, California
About October 1963
How Old? 59 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No