- Oct 1 Chris Reason, Australian journalist
- Oct 1 Cindy Margolis, American model and actress, born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 1 Cliff Ronning, Canadian NHL center (1,137 NHL games; Vancouver Canucks, Nashville Predators), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Oct 1 Mia Mottley, Barbadian politician, Prime Minister of Barbados (2018-), born in Barbados
- Oct 1 Ted King, American Actor
- Oct 2 Darren Cahill, Australian tennis player and coach (Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Murray, Simona Halep), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- Oct 2 Francesca Dellera [Cervellera], actress (Capriccio), born in Rome, Italy
- Oct 2 Jill Powell, American actress (Marcy-As The World Turns), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Oct 2 Tom Moody, Australian cricket all-rounder, coach and broadcaster (8 Tests @ 32.57, 76 ODIs; coach Sri Lanka, WA, IPL), born in Adelaide South Australia
- Oct 4 "Stuttering John" Melendez, interviewer (Howard Stern Show)
- Oct 4 Micky Ward, American boxer (WBU light welterweight champion 2000; famous Arturo Gatti fight trilogy), born in Lowell, Massachusetts
- Oct 4 Orlin Norrris, American boxer (WBA cruiserweight champion 1993-95), born in Lubbock, Texas
- Oct 4 [Fred] "Skip" Heller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Oct 5 John Keller Jr, team handball back court (Olympics 1996), born in Toledo, Ohio
Mario Lemieux (57 years old)
Oct 5 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center, team owner (3-time NHL MVP, Pittsburgh Penguins owner), born in Montreal, Quebec
Patrick Roy (57 years old)
Oct 5 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (4-time Stanley Cup, 3-time Vezina Trophy winner), born in Québec City, Québec
- Oct 5 Richey Reneberg, American tennis player (1995 Australian doubles), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Oct 5 Theo Bos, Dutch soccer player: Vitesse
- Oct 5 Trace Armstrong, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 2000 Miami Dolphins), born in Bethesda, Maryland
- Oct 6 Cynthia Meyer, NY, Canadian trap shooter (Olympics 1996)
- Oct 6 Jim "Razor" Sharp, American rodeo rider (Las Vegas 1988), Kermit, Texas
- Oct 6 Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder (NY Yankees)
- Oct 7 Juul Ellerman, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Twente), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
- Oct 8 Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian and actor (Father Ted), born in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland
- Oct 8 C. J. Ramone [Christopher Ward], American rock bassist, and vocalist (The Ramones, 1989-95 - "Scattergun"), born in Queens, New York
- Oct 8 Martin Mayhew, American NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Daytona Beach, California
- Oct 8 Matt Biondi, American swimmer (8 Olympic gold-84, 88, 92), born in Moraga, California
- Oct 8 Ross Flemer, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Newport Beach, California
- Oct 10 Chris Penn, American actor (The Wild Life), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2006)
- Oct 10 Rebecca Pidgeon, British-American actress, singer and songwriter, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Oct 10 Steve Scalise, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Oct 10 Toshi, Japanese singer (X Japan), born in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
- Oct 11 Alexander Hacke, German musician (Einstürzende Neubauten), born in Berlin
- Oct 11 Chris Spielman, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills), born in Canton, Ohio
- Oct 11 Julianne McNamara, American gymnast (Olympic gold, uneven bars 1984), born in Flushing, New York
- Oct 11 Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor (Young Indiana Jones, Powder), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Oct 12 Chris Chandler, American NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons), born in Everett, Washington
- Oct 12 Hirokazu Yasuhara, Japanese video game designer (Sonic the Hedgehog), born in Japan
- Oct 12 J. J. Daigneault, Canadian NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Oct 12 Scott O'Grady, American Air Force fighter pilot, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 12 Todd Krygier, American NHL left wing (Anaheim, Washington), born in Chicago Heights, Illinois
- Oct 13 Charlie Jones, British session bass player, songwriter, and record producer (Robert Plant), born in Bristol, England [some sources cite 1963]
- Oct 13 Johan Museeuw, Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Varsenare, Belgium
- Oct 13 Syarhyey Hyerasimets, Belarusian soccer midfielder (25 caps; Shakhter Donetsk, Dinamo Minsk) and manager (Okzhetpes, Piter Saint Petersburg), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2021)
- Oct 14 Constantine Koukias, Tasmanian composer and opera director, born in Hobart, Australia
- Oct 14 Jüri Jaanson, Estonian rower
- Oct 14 Karyn White, American singer (Superwoman, Romantic), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 15 Daniel Held, American 10k runner, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Oct 16 German Titov, NHL center (Calgary Flames, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
- Oct 16 Tom Tolbert, American sports broadcaster (KNBR SF-'The Razor & Mr. T'; NBC, ESPN, ABC) and basketball forward (GS Warriors, Orlando Magic, LA Clippers), born in Long Beach, California
- Oct 17 Connie Ann Hearn, actress (New Kind of Family), born in Anchorage, Alaska
- Oct 17 Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva, cricket (Sri Lanka's greatest batsman)
- Oct 18 Curtis Stigers, American jazz vocalist and saxophonist ("I Wonder Why"), born in Bloise, Idaho
- Oct 19 Brad Daugherty, American basketball center (5 x NBA All-Star; Cleveland Cavaliers), NASCAR team owner (JTG Daugherty Racing, winner Daytona 500 2023) and broadcaster (ESPN, NBC, CBS), born in Black Mountain, North Carolina
- Oct 19 Frankie Paul [Paul Blake], Jamaican reggae musician, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2017)
- Oct 19 Todd Park Mohr, American musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters), born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 20 Chad Hennings, American NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys), born in Elberon, Iowa
- Oct 20 Mikhail Shtalenkov, Russian NHL goalie (Team Russia, Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Moscow, Russia
- Oct 20 Norman Blake, Scottish musician (Teenage Fanclub), born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Oct 20 William Zabka, American actor (The Karate Kid), born in New York City
- Oct 21 Chris Duplanty, water polo goalkeeper (Olympics 1996), born in Palo Alto, California
- Oct 21 Jon Andoni Goikoetxea, Spanish soccer midfielder (36 caps Spain, 5 Basque Country; CA Osasuna, FC Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao), born in Pamplona, Spain
- Oct 22 John Wesley Harding [Wesley Stace], British singer-songwriter ("Here Comes The Groom"), and novelist (Wonderkid), born in Hastings, East Sussex, England
- Oct 23 Al Leiter, American pitcher (Florida Marlins, NY Mets), born in Toms River, New Jersey
- Oct 23 Augusten Burroughs [Christopher Richter Robison], American writer (Running with Scissors), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Oct 24 Donald Frank, American NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
- Oct 24 Kyriakos Velopoulos, Greek politician, born in Essen, Ruhr, West Germany
- Oct 24 Vernice Smith, American NFL guard (Phoenix Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, St Louis Rams), born in Orlando, Florida
- Oct 25 2 Cold Scorpio [Charles Bernard Scaggs], American professional wrestler, born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 25 Steve Decker, American baseball catcher (SF Giants), born in Rock Island, Illinois
- Oct 25 Warren Ayres, Australian cricketer (Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Oct 25 Þorsteinn Bachmann, Icelandic actor (Life in a Fishbowl)
- Oct 26 Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Hong Kong singer, born in Hong Kong
- Oct 26 Gil Heredia, American MLB pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Nogales, Arizona
- Oct 26 Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress and producer, born in Ottawa, Canada
- Oct 26 Ken Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman & latterly capt), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Oct 26 Kim Cooper, Australian softball 3rd baseman and shortstop (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Parramatta, Australia
- Oct 26 Mark McLoughlin, Canadian CFL placekicker (CFL All Star 1994, 96, 99; Grey Cup 1992, 98, 2001; Calgary Stampeders), born in Liverpool, England
- Oct 26 Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductor (City of Birmingham Symphony, 1998-2008; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, 2008-21; BBC Symphony, 2013-23), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Oct 26 Wayne Martin, American NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints), born in Forrest City, Arkansas
- Oct 28 Charles David Denler, American composer, born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Oct 28 Eric Floyd, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
- Oct 28 Jami Gertz, actress (Less the Zero, Crossroads, Solarbabies), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 28 Luigi Miraglia, Italian Latinist
- Oct 28 Mark Carrier, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
- Oct 29 Peter Timmons, Canadian alt-rock-folk drummer (Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane"), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Oct 29 Steven Sweet, American heavy metal artist (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"), born in Wadsworth, Ohio
- Oct 30 Charnele Brown, American actress (Kim-A Different World), born in East Hampton, New York
- Oct 30 Gavin Rossdale, British rock singer-songwriter (Bush - "Sixteen Stone") and actor, born in London, England
- Oct 31 Rob Rackstraw, British voice actor, born in Sunderland, England
About October 1965
How Old? 57 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No