- Oct 5 John W. Downey, American composer, born in Chicago (d. 2004)
- Oct 6 Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist (Mozart Interpretation), born in Vienna, Austria
- Oct 7 Al Martino [Jasper Cini], American singer and actor (Here in My Heart, The Godfather), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
- Oct 8 Al Duncan, blues drummer, born in McKinney, Texas (d. 1995)
- Oct 8 Gigi Durston, singer (Sonny Kendis Show), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Oct 10 Thomas Brendon Wilson, composer
- Oct 13 Lee Konitz, American composer (Birth of the Cool), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 16 Peter Brinson, dance educationalist
- Oct 21 Nadine Judd, [Nadia Moore/Nerina], South African/British ballerina
- Oct 23 Sonny [William] Criss, American jazz musician (bebop, Jazz USA), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1977)
- Oct 24 Renato de Grandis, composer
- Oct 24 Gilbert Bécaud, French composer and actor known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances, born in (d. 2001)
- Oct 25 Barbara Cook, American stage singer and actress (Music Man), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2017)
- Oct 27 Dominick Argento, American composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint), born in York, Pennsylvania
- Oct 28 Dame Cleo Laine, British actress and jazz-pop singer (Flesh to a Tiger), born in Middlesex, England
- Oct 31 Anita Kerr, American singer composer and producer (The Anita Kerr Singers), born in Memphis, Tennessee