- Oct 7 Bruce F. Vento, American politician (Rep-D-Minnesota, 1977-2000), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2000)
- Oct 7 Richard H. Stallings, American politician (Rep-D-ID, 1985-93), born in Ogden, Utah
- Oct 9 Gordon J. Humphrey, US Senator (R) New Hampshire (1979-90), born in Bristol, Connecticut
- Oct 15 Peter C. Doherty, Australian immunologist and veterinary surgeon (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine1996), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Oct 17 Peter Stringfellow, British nightclub owner (Stringfellows), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2018)
- Oct 20 Robert Pinsky, American poet and Poet Laureate of the United States, born in Long Branch, New Jersey
- Oct 21 Don Ritter, American politician (Rep-R-PA, 1979-93), born in New York City
- Oct 21 Frances FitzGerald, American journalist/author (Fire in the Lake), born in NYC, New York
- Oct 24 David Sainsbury, English billionaire and founder (Dutch Soc-Dem)
- Oct 26 Gennadi Strekalov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-8, T-11, TM-21), born in Mytishchi, Soviet Union (d. 2004)
- Oct 26 Mario Orozco, 1st victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives)
John Gotti (1940-2002)
Oct 27 American mafia gangster and head of the Gambino family, born in The Bronx, New York
- Oct 27 Maxine Hong Kingston, American author (The Woman Warrior), born in Stockton, California
- Oct 29 Connie Mack III, American politician (U.S. Senator from Florida), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Oct 29 Galen Weston, English-Canadian multi-millionaire industrialist, born in Marlow, England
- Oct 29 José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Catholic bishop, born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Nov 1 Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, 35th Chief Justice of India, born in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Nov 6 Dieter F. Uchtdorf, German aviator and religious leader (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), born in Moravská Ostrava
- Nov 6 Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service, born in NYC, New York
- Nov 7 Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1981)
- Nov 11 Barbara Boxer, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1983-92/Sen-D-CA, 1993-2017), born in New York City
- Nov 12 Jürgen Todenhöfer, German politician and journalist, born in Offenburg, Germany
- Nov 12 Michel Audet, Quebec economist and politician, born in Jonquière, Quebec
- Nov 12 Ria Hoogeweegen, Dutch wife of Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers, born in Rotterdam
- Nov 15 Roberto Cavalli, Italian luxury fashion designer and inventor, born in Florence, Italy
- Nov 18 Qaboos bin Said al Said, Omani politician and Sultan of Oman (1970-present), born in Salalah, Oman
- Nov 20 Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director and writer (Apple Trees; Germany, Pale Mother), born in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany (d. 2014)
- Nov 21 Richard Marcinko, American author
- Nov 24 Eric Wilson, Canadian children's author, born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Nov 25 Reinhard Furrer, German physicist and astronaut (STS 22), born in Worgl, Germany
- Nov 30 Glenn English, American politician (Rep-D-OK, 1975-94), born in Cordell, Oklahoma
- Dec 2 Jonathan E. Sheppard, English HOF thoroughbred horse racing trainer (winningest trainer in American steeplechase racing history 1,242 victories), born in Ashwell, England (d. 2023)
- Dec 3 Jeffrey R. Holland, American religious leader
- Dec 4 Gary Gilmore, American murderer, born in McCamey, Texas (d. 1977)
- Dec 5 Peter Pohl, Swedish writer, born in Hamburg, Germany
- Dec 6 Lawrence Bergman, Canadian politician, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Dec 10 William Fred Dempster, crew member (Biosphere 2), born in Berkeley, California
- Dec 12 Sharad Pawar, Indian politician (founded Nationalist Congress Party in 1999), born in Baramati, Bombay Presidency, British India
- Dec 17 Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist
- Dec 18 Bramwell Morrison, Canadian member of children's music group Sharon, Lois & Bram, born in Toronto, Ontario
- Dec 23 Robert Labine, French Canadian politician, born in Québec, Canada
Anthony Fauci (82 years old)
Dec 24 American immunologist (White House COVID-19 taskforce), born in Brooklyn, New York City
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