- Oct 1 Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish pop-dance singer, born in Kristinehamn, Sweden
- Oct 2 George Pettit, Canadian hardcore singer (Alexisonfire), born in Grimsby, Ontario
- Oct 6 William Butler, Musician and member of Arcade Fire
- Oct 7 Li Yundi, Chinese classical pianist, born in Chongqing, China
- Oct 15 Paulini Curuenavuli, Fijian singer
- Oct 16 Vincy Chan, a Hong Kong-Singaporean Canto-pop singer ("My Memories are Not My Own"), born in Hong Kong
- Oct 22 Daniel M. Johnson "The Untouchable DJ Drastic", American DJ, music industry professional, and radio presenter
- Oct 25 Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer (at17), born in Hong Kong
- Oct 28 Mai Kuraki, Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter (If I Believe), born in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
- Oct 29 Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
- Oct 31 The Cheeky Girls [Gabriela and Monica Irimia], British-Romanian pop singers, born in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania
About October 1982
How Old? 38 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No