- Oct 5 Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer, born in Singapore
- Oct 8 Ruby [Rania Hussein Muhammad Tawfiq], Egyptian singer (Do You Know Why) and actress (The BabyDoll Night), born in Cairo, Egypt
- Oct 13 Kele Okereke, Nigerian-English musician (Bloc Party), born in Liverpool, England
- Oct 15 Keyshia Cole, African American R&B singer
- Oct 25 Jerome "Romeo" Jones, American singer (Food for Thought), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 25 Austin John Winkler, American lead vocalist (Hinder), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Oct 26 Guy Sebastian, Malaysian-born Australian singer (Angels Brought Me Here), born in Klang, Malaysia
- Oct 31 Frank Iero, American musician (My Chemical Romance, Leathermouth, Pencey Prep; founder of Skeleton Crew), born in Belleville, New Jersey
- Oct 31 Jon Crocker, American songwriter
About October 1981
How Old? 38 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No