- Oct 1 Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican soccer defender (61 caps; Brescia), born in Golfito, Costa Rica
- Oct 1 Rudi Johnson, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 2004; Cincinnati Bengals), born in Petersburg, Virginia
- Oct 2 Francisco Fonseca, Mexican soccer striker and broadcaster (43 caps, 21 goals), born in León, Guanajuato
- Oct 2 Maja Ivarsson, Swedish new wave rock singer (The Sounds - "Living In America"), born in Åhus, Scania, Sweden
- Oct 3 Daniel Hollie, American professional wrestler
- Oct 3 John Hennigan, American professional wrestler
- Oct 4 Adam Voges, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests; oldest [35] to score a century on Test debut 2015), born in Perth, Western Australia
- Oct 4 Caitriona Balfe, Irish actress (Outlander), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Oct 4 Rachael Leigh Cook, American actress (She's All That), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Oct 4 Stefan Booth, British actor (Eastenders)
- Oct 5 Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Owen Sound, Canada
- Oct 5 Jaime Chambers, American television reporter, born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 5 Vincenzo Grella, Australian soccer player, born in Dandenong, Australia
- Oct 5 Yao Chen, Chinese actress and Sina Weibo personality, born in Shishi City, Quanzhourn
- Oct 6 David Di Tommaso, French footballer (d. 2005)
- Oct 6 Lex Shrapnel, English actor
- Oct 6 Richard Seymour, American football player
- Oct 7 Aaron Ashmore, Canadian actor, born in Richmond, Canada
- Oct 7 Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor, born in Richmond, Canada
- Oct 7 Simona Amânar, Romanian gymnast, born in Constanța, Romania
- Oct 7 Tang Wei, Chinese actress, born in Hangzhou, China
- Oct 8 (Gregori) Chad Petree, American indie-rock singer-songwriter (Shiny Toy Guns - "You Are The One"), born in Shawnee, Oklahoma
- Oct 8 Kristanna Loken, American actress (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), born in Ghent, New York
- Oct 8 Paul Burchill, English professional wrestler, born in Guildford, England
- Oct 9 Alex Greenwald, American musician (Phantom Planet), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 9 Brandon Routh, American actor (Superman Returns; Chuck), born in Norwalk, Iowa
- Oct 9 Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer (Defensor), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Oct 9 Todd Kelly, Australian racing driver, born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Oct 10 Kangta [Ahn Chil Hyun], South Korean lead singer (H.O.T.), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Oct 10 Mýa [Mya Marie Harrison], American pop and R&B singer ("Lady Marmalade" from Moulin Rouge!), born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 10 Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player, born in Viña del Mar, Chile
- Oct 10 Wu Chun, Bruneian-Taiwanese actor (The Butterfly Lovers), born in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
- Oct 11 Andy Douglas, American professional wrestler, born in Kentucky
- Oct 11 Bae Doona, South Korean model and actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
- Oct 11 Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship, Midtown), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Oct 12 Jordan Pundik, American singer (New Found Glory), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- Oct 13 Wes Brown, English footballer, born in Longsight, Manchester, England
- Oct 14 Stacy Keibler, American actress / ex-professional wrestler
- Oct 15 Blue Adams, American Football Player, born in Miami, Florida
- Oct 15 Māris Verpakovskis, Latvian football player, born in Liepāja, Latvia
- Oct 15 Paul Robinson, English football player (Tottenham), born in Beverley, England
Kimi Räikkönen (43 years old)
Oct 17 Finnish auto racer (F1 World Champion 2007), born in Espoo, Finland
- Oct 17 Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player
- Oct 17 Marcela Bovio, Mexican heavy metal singer and violinist (Stream of Passion; MaYans), born in Monterrey, Mexico
- Oct 18 Ne-Yo [Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr], American pop and R&B singer and songwriter, born in Camden, Arkansas
- Oct 19 Brian Robertson, American ska-punk-rock trombonist (Suburban Legends), born in Orange County, California
- Oct 19 José Luis "Parejita" López, Mexican footballer
John Krasinski (43 years old)
Oct 20 American actor, director and producer (The Office, A Quiet Place), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Oct 20 Nargis Fakhri, American actress (Rockstar), born in New York City
- Oct 20 Paul Ifill, English footballer, born in Brighton, England
- Oct 20 Paul O'Connell, Irish rugby player and coach, born in Limerick, Ireland
- Oct 21 Gabe Gross, American baseball player
- Oct 23 Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer (WBA Super Featherweight title 2010), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Oct 23 Prabhas, Indian actor (Mirchi), born in Madras, India
- Oct 23 Simon Davies, Welsh footballer (Fulham), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
- Oct 24 Ben Gillies, Australian drummer (Silverchair), born in Newcastle, Australia
- Oct 25 Milena Roucka, Canadian model and professional wrestler, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Oct 25 Rob Hulse, English footballer (Sheffield United), born in Crewe, England
- Oct 25 Sarah Thompson, American actress (Brooklyn's Finest), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 25 Tony Torcato, American baseball player, born in Woodland, California
- Oct 26 Movsar Barayev, Chechen Islamist militia leader during the Second Chechen War, born in Argun, Chechen–Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union (d. 2002)
- Oct 27 Melanie Vallejo, Australian TV actress (Power Rangers Mystic Force), born in Adelaide, Australia
- Oct 28 Aki Hakala, Finnish rock drummer (The Rasmus), born in Espoo, Finland
- Oct 28 Jawed Karim, Bangladeshi-German-American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur (co-founder of YouTube), born in Merseburg, East Germany
- Oct 28 Martin Škoula, Czech ice hockey player
- Oct 30 Jason Bartlett, Filipino-American baseball player, born in Mountain View, California
- Oct 30 Yukie Nakama, Japanese actress, born in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
- Oct 31 Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Oct 31 Saaphyri Windsor, American reality TV figure, born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 31 Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer, born in Vila Real, Portugal
About October 1979
How Old? 43 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22), Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)