- Oct 1 Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor
- Oct 2 Jason Dodson, American political consultant and teacher of esotericism
- Oct 2 Anita Kulcsár, Hungarian handball player (d. 2005)
- Oct 4 Ueli Steck, Swiss mountain climber, born in Emmental (d. 2017)
- Oct 5 Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen President, born in Tsentaroy, Russia
- Oct 14 Ben Pridmore, World Memory Champion
- Oct 16 Ryan Fitzgerald, Australian football (AFL) player and media personality
- Oct 21 Mélanie Turgeon, French Canadian alpine skier
- Oct 29 Mohsen Emadi, Iranian Poet
About October 1976
How Old? 44 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes