- Oct 2 Jeff Martin, Canadian singer-songwriter (the Tea Party), born in Windsor, Ontario
- Oct 7 Thom Yorke, British musician and lead singer of Radiohead (Creep; Paranoid Android), born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Hugh Jackman
Oct 12 Hugh Jackman, Australian actor and singer (X-men, The Greatest Showman), born in Sydney, Australia
Hugh Jackman
- Oct 13 Carlos Marín, Spanish baritone (Il Divo), born in Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany
- Oct 14 Johnny Goudie, Cuban American singer-songwriter and musician, born in Coral Gables, Florida
- Oct 15 Jyrki 69 [Jyrki Pekka Emil Linnankivi], Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Oct 17 Ziggy Marley, Jamaican reggae performer and son of Bob Marley, born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Oct 19 Sinitta [Malone], British-American singer (So Macho, Toy Boy), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 22 Shelby Lynne [Moorer], American country singer (If I Could Bottle This Up), born in Quantico, Virginia
- Oct 29 Tsunku [Mitsuo Terada], Japanese music producer and former singer (SHARAM Q), born in Osaka, Japan
- Oct 29 Stanley Donwood [Dan Rickwood], British writer and album art designer (Radiohead; Thom Yorke). born in Essex, England
About October 1968
How Old? 52 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes