- Oct 1 Christian Borle, American actor (play Peter and the Starcatcher), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Oct 1 Keith Duffy, Irish pop singer (Boyzone), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Oct 2 Michelle Krusiec, American actress
- Oct 2 Paul Teutul Jr., co-star of American Chopper
- Oct 2 Simon Gregson [Simon Gregory], British actor (Coronation Street), born in Manchester, England
- Oct 3 Mike Johnson, Canadian hockey right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), and broadcaster (NHL Network, TSN), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- Oct 4 Claudia Elena Vasquez, Miss Universe-best costume (Colombia, 1997)
- Oct 4 Paco León, Spanish actor
- Oct 5 Andon Boshkovski, Macedonian handball coach (Georgia 2017-19, Macedonia [ass't] 2008-13), born in Skopje, North Macedonia (d. 2022)
- Oct 5 Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists), born in Helena, Montana
- Oct 5 Douglas Emerson, American actor (Robbie-Herbie the Love Bug), born in Glendale, California
- Oct 5 Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer, born in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
- Oct 5 Rich Franklin, American mixed martial artist (UFC Middleweight title 2005-06), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Oct 6 Brian Kelly, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Mission Viejo, California
- Oct 6 Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
- Oct 6 Jeremy Sisto, American actor
- Oct 6 Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, NY Islander)
- Oct 6 Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer
- Oct 7 Alexander Polinsky, American actor (Adam-Charles in Charge), born in San Francisco, California
- Oct 7 Allison Munn, American actress, born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Oct 7 Benjamin Oberman, American pairs skater (with partner Naomi Grabow), born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 7 Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer, born in Hovmantorp, Sweden
- Oct 7 Shannon MacMillan, American soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in Syosset, New York
- Oct 8 DJ Q-Ball [Harry Dean, Jr.], American musician and actor (Bloodhound Gang), born in Limerick, Pennsylvania
- Oct 8 Fredrik Modin, Swedish hockey player, born in Sundsvall, Sweden
- Oct 8 Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower (Olympic gold 2004), born in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Oct 8 Martin Henderson, New Zealand actor (Grey's Anatomy), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Oct 8 Rashaan Salaam, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1994, U of Colorado; NFL: Chicago Bears), born in San Diego, California (d. 2016)
- Oct 8 Rod Manuel, American defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Oct 9 Kavika Pittman, American defensive end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Oct 9 Keith Booth, American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Oct 9 Kieren Hutchison, New Zealand actor (Shortland Street), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Oct 10 Assi Cohen, Israeli comedian and actor, born in Ashdod, Israel
- Oct 10 Chris Pronger, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Olympic gold 2002, 10; World C'ship gold 1997; 6 x NHL All Star; St. Louis Blues), born in Dryden, Ontario
- Oct 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr., American auto racer, team owner and broadcaster (Daytona 500 2004, 14; Busch Series 1998-99), born in Kannapolis, North Carolina
- Oct 10 Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentine footballer (Internazionale), born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina
- Oct 10 Naike Rivelli, German model and daughter of Ornella Muti, born in Munich, Germany
- Oct 11 Jason Arnott, Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers), born in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
- Oct 11 Rachel Barton Pine, American violinist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 11 Terje Håkonsen, Norwegian snowboarder, born in Vinje, Norway
- Oct 12 Marie Wilson [Flevaras], Canadian actress (As the World Turns, General Hospital), born in Athens, Greece
- Oct 12 Miroslav Šatan, Slovak ice hockey forward (World C'ship gold 2002 captain; Stanley Cup 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins; NHL All Star 2000, 03), born in Jacovce, Slovakia
- Oct 12 Stephen Lee, English snooker player, born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
- Oct 13 Hawick Lau, Hong Kong Chinese actor (Sealed with a Kiss) and singer, born in Hong Kong
Natalie Maines (48 years old)
Oct 14 American country musician (The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks), born in Lubbock, Texas
- Oct 14 Shaggy 2 Dope [Joseph Utsler], American rapper (Psychopathic Records), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 16 Deo Grech, Maltese television presenter and songwriter, born in Kalkara, Malta
- Oct 16 Jermaine Lewis, wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens)
- Oct 16 Paul Kariya, NHL left wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Olympics 1998), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Oct 17 Ariel Levy, American feminist writer
- Oct 17 Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboardist (HIM), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Oct 17 John Rocker, American baseball player
- Oct 17 Matthew Macfadyen, British actor
- Oct 18 Peter Svensson, Swedish musician and songwriter (The Cardigans - "Lovefool"), born in Huskvarna, Sweden
- Oct 18 Robbie Savage, Welsh footballer
- Oct 18 Zhou Xun, Quzhou, Zhejiang, Chinese actress and singer (Suzhou River, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress)
- Oct 19 Joy Bryant, American actress (Parenthood, Antwone Fisher), born in The Bronx, New York
- Oct 19 Percy Ellsworth, safety (NY Giants)
- Oct 20 Ayelet Ohayon, Israeli Women's foil fencer (Olympics 1996), born in Acre, Israel
- Oct 20 Jerald Honeycutt, American NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Oct 20 SubtractiveLAD [Stephen Hummel] Canadian electronic music composer and performer, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Oct 22 Tim Kinsella, American musician (Cap'n Jazz; Owls), and visual artist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 23 Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand discus thrower (Olympics 96), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Oct 23 Dani Tyler, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 23 Derek Landy, Irish author (Skulduggery Pleasant series), born in Lusk, Ireland
- Oct 23 Kaleena Kiff, American actress (Patti-Love Sidney), born in Santa Monica, California
- Oct 23 Sander Westerveld, Dutch soccer coach and player (FC Twente), born in Enschede, Netherlands
- Oct 24 Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, son of English prince Richard, born in London
- Oct 24 Jamal Mayers, Canadian NHL hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Oct 25 Chris Murray, Canadian NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens), born in Port Hardy, British Columbia
- Oct 25 Frank Middleton, American NFL football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Beaumont, Texas
- Oct 25 Katja Endemann, German jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer. was born in Munich, Germany
- Oct 25 Lee Byung-Kyu, South Korean baseball player, born in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
- Oct 26 Lisa [Elizabeth Sakura Narita], Japanese musician (M-Flo), born in Tokyo
- Oct 27 Juan Viedma, Dutch soccer player (Ajax, NEC), born in Heemskerk, Netherlands
- Oct 28 Braden Looper, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Weatherford, Oklahoma
- Oct 28 Dejan Stefanović, Serbian footballer
- Oct 28 Henri Crockett, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
Joaquin Phoenix (48 years old)
Oct 28 American actor (Gladiator, Walk the Line, The Master), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Oct 28 Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer
- Oct 29 Michael Vaughan, English cricketer and commentator (Captain of England), born in Eccles, England
- Oct 29 R. A. Dickey, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star, NL Cy Young Award, NL strikeout leader 2012; Gold Glove Award 2013; NY Mets, Toronto Blue Jays), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Oct 31 Jeff Gooch, American football linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Oct 31 Muzzy Izzet, Turkish footballer, born in Mile End, London
- Oct 31 Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2007)
- Oct 31 Serge Heuveling, Dutch soccer player (NEC)
About October 1974
How Old? 48 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No