- Oct 1 George Archer, American golfer (US Masters 1969), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2005)
- Oct 2 Budhi Kunderan, Indian cricket wicketkeeper and batsman (18 Tests; 2 x 100s), born in Mulki, Karnataka (d. 2006)
- Oct 2 George Reed, American CFL HOF running back (CFL MVP 1965, 76; Grey Cup MVP 1966; Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2023)
- Oct 2 Özcan Arkoç, Turkish soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Hamburger SV) and manager (Hamburger SV, Hannover 96), born in Hayrabolu, Turkey (d. 2021)
- Oct 3 Velibor Vasović, Serbian soccer sweeper (32 caps Yugoslavia; Partizan Belgrade, Ajax) and manager (Partizan, PSG, Red Star Belgrade), born in Požarevac, Serbia (d. 2002)
- Oct 8 Boris Dubrovsky, Russian rower (Olympic gold double sculls [Oleg Tyurin] 1964), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2023)
- Oct 8 Elvīra Ozoliņa, Soviet javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1960), born in Leningrad
Maria Bueno (1939-2018)
Oct 11 Brazilian tennis player (7 Grand Slam singles titles), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Oct 15 Carmelo Bossi, Italian boxer (Olympic silver 1960; Lineal, WBC, WBA super welterweight title 1970-71), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2014)
- Oct 15 Willibert Kremer, German soccer coach (MSV Duisburg, Bayer Leverkusen, 1860 Munich, Fortuna Düsseldorf), born in Hochneukirch, Germany (d. 2021)
- Oct 16 Amancio Amaro, Spanish soccer outside right (42 caps; Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid), born in A Coruña, Spain (d. 2023)
Mike Ditka (84 years old)
Oct 18 American NFL coach and tight-end (Bears, Cowboys, NFL rookie year 1961), born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania
- Oct 18 Viktor Lisitsky, Russian gymnast (5 x Olympic silver USSR 1964, 68; World C'ship silver team 1962, 70), born in Magnitogorsk, Russia (d. 2023)
- Oct 21 Boro Jovanović, Croatian tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1962 runner-up [Nikola Pilić]), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2023)
- Oct 22 George Cohen, English soccer defender (37 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Fulham 459 games), born in London, England (d. 2022)
- Oct 25 Zelmo Beaty, American Basketball HOF center (2 × NBA All-Star; 3 × ABA All-Star; St Louis Hawks, Utah Stars, LA Lakers), born in Hillister, Texas (d. 2013)
- Oct 28 Miroslav Cerar, Yugoslav gymnast (Olypmics gold 1964, 68), born in Ljubljana, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
About October 1939
How Old? 84 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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