- Oct 1 Conrad Dobler, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1975, 76, 77; St. Louis Cardinals; famous for unsportsmanlike play), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
- Oct 1 Mihai Romilă, Romanian soccer midfielder (19 caps; Politehnica Iași 367 games), born in Huși, Romania (d. 2020)
- Oct 6 David Brin, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Sundiver, Postman)
- Oct 9 Brian Downing, American baseball player (California Angels), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 9 Mick Malone, Australian cricketer (WA seamer, Test 1977, made 46 took 5-63, 1-14), born in Scarborough, Australia
- Oct 13 Annegret Richter-Irrang, German sprinter (Olympic gold 1972), born in Dortmund, Germany
- Oct 14 Sheila Young Ochowicz, American speed skater (1976 Olympic gold, silver, and bronze), and track cyclist, born in Birmingham, Michigan
- Oct 17 Eric Hughes, English rugby league utility back (10 Tests England, 8 Great Britain; Widnes 481 games), born in Prescot district, England (d. 2020)
- Oct 20 Isaac Curtis, NFL wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Santa Ana, California
- Oct 24 Rawly Eastwick, American baseball pitcher, 1975-81, 2X NL saves leader (Cincinnati Reds; Philadelphia Phillies, and 4 other teams), born in Camden, New Jersey
- Oct 25 John Matuszak, American NFL defensive end, 1973-82 (Oakland Raiders and 3 other teams), and actor (Caveman; The Goonies), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1989)
- Oct 26 Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby union lock (41 Tests; 117 All Black games, 8 as captain; Auckland), born in Wanganui, New Zealand (d. 2020)
- Oct 26 Chuck Foreman, American NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings), born in Frederick, Maryland
- Oct 26 T. E. Srinivasan, Indian cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981), born in Chennai, India
- Oct 28 Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist
- Oct 30 Phil Chenier, American NBA guard (Wash Bullets), born in Berkeley, California
About October 1950
How Old? 73 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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