- Oct 1 Jeff Reardon, American baseball pitcher (4-time MLB All Star; Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Oct 4 Carmen Valero, Spanish athlete (IAAF World Cross Country C'ship gold 1976, 77; bronze 1975), born in Castelserás, Spain (d. 2024)
- Oct 4 Gerry Ryan, Irish soccer forward (18 caps Republic of Ireland; Bohemians FC, Derby County, Brighton & Hove Albion), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2023)
- Oct 4 John Rutherford, Scottish rugby union fly-half (42 caps; British & Irish Lions 1983), born in Selkirk, Scotland
- Oct 4 Jorge Valdano, Argentine soccer forward and manager (23 caps; Real Madrid), born in Las Parejas, Argentina
- Oct 5 Adair Ferguson, Australian rower (World C'ship gold single sculls 1985), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Oct 6 Tony Dungy, American football coach
Bill Elliott (68 years old)
Oct 8 American auto racer (Winston Cup 1988), born in Dawsonville, Georgia
Victor Pecci (68 years old)
Oct 15 Paraguayan tennis star, born in Asuncion, Paraguay
- Oct 18 Denis Watson, South African golfer (US Open 1985 runner-up; Senior PGA C'ship 2007), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- Oct 19 Lonnie Shelton, NBA forward (NY Knick, Seattle Supersonics)
- Oct 20 Aaron Pryor, American welterweight boxing champion, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2016)
- Oct 24 Ghulam Parkar, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman v England 1982), born in Kaluste, Maharashtra, India
- Oct 25 Danny Darwin, American baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Bonham, Texas
- Oct 25 Tim Rosaforte, American golf writer (Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest) and broadcaster (USA Network, Golf Channel), born in Mount Kisco, New York (d. 2022)
About October 1955
How Old? 68 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22), Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)
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