- Oct 1 Buddy Teevens, American college football coach (Dartmouth College 1987-91, 2005-23; Uni of Maine, Tulane Uni, Stanford University), born in Pembroke, Massachusetts (d. 2023)
- Oct 1 Leslie Burr-Howard, American equestrian rider (Olympic gold show jumping, team 1984), born in Union, New Jersey
- Oct 4 Hans van Breukelen, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (73 caps; PSV Eindhoven; technical director KNVB), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Sherri Turner (67 years old)
Oct 4 American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1988), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Beth Daniel (67 years old)
Oct 14 American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1990), born in Charleston, South Carolina
- Oct 16 Johnny Chavis, American football coach
- Oct 16 Melissa Belote, American 100m/200m swimmer (Olympics 3 gold-1972), born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 16 Roger Phegley, American NBA basketball player, 1977-84 (Washington Bullets, San Antonio Spurs, and 3 other teams), born in East Peoria, Illinois
Martina Navratilova (67 years old)
Oct 18 Czech-American tennis player (18 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Prague, Czech Republic
- Oct 19 Bruce Weber, American Basketball Coach, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Oct 19 Didier Theys, Belgian racing driver
- Oct 23 Betsy Nagelsen, American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1978, 80; Australian Open singles 1978 runner-up), born in St Petersburg, Florida
- Oct 23 Darrell Pace, American archer (Olympic gold individual 1976, 84; silver team 1988), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Patty Sheehan (67 years old)
Oct 27 American golfer (6 LPGA major titles; US Open 1992, 94), born in Middlebury, Vermont
- Oct 29 Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
About October 1956
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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