- Oct 2 Mandisa [Hundley] American gospel and contemporary Christian singer (Overcomer), born in Citrus Heights, California
- Oct 6 Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese actress and singer
- Oct 7 Taylor Hicks, American musician, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Oct 12 Sarah Lane, American television personality and ballet dancer, born in San Francisco, California
- Oct 15 Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer
- Oct 19 Joseph Andrew Duplantier, French-American heavy metal guitarist and vocalist (Gojira), born in Paris
- Oct 20 Tom Wisniewski, American guitarist (MxPx)
- Oct 21 Josh Ritter, American singer-songwriter (Sermon On The Rocks), born in Moscow, Idaho
- Oct 22 Jon Foreman, American musician (Switchfoot)
- Oct 28 Karl Tremblay, Canadian folk-rock singer (Les Cowboys Fringants), born in Montreal, Quebec
About October 1976
How Old? 44 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes