- Oct 2 Glenn Anderson, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (6 Stanley Cup wins; Edmonton Oilers [5]), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Oct 5 Careca, Brazilian footballer
- Oct 6 Albert Lewis, American NFL cornerback (Pro Bowl 1987-90; KC Chiefs, Oakland Raiders), born in Mansfield, Louisiana
- Oct 11 Curt Ford, American baseball player, born in Jackson, Mississippi
- Oct 11 Joe Nash, American NFL defensive tackle (Pro Bowl, First Team All Pro 1984; Seattle Seahawks), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Oct 12 Steve Lowery, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2001 3rd), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Oct 13 Tim Brewster, American football coach, born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey
- Oct 14 John Aalberg, US cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Orland, Norway
- Oct 14 Steve Cram, English runner (world record mile/2 km)
- Oct 16 Val Skinner, American golfer (6 LPGA Tour wins), born in Hamilton, Montana
- Oct 17 Mandy Yachad, cricketer (South African ODI opening batsman 1991)
- Oct 18 Doug Lidster, Kamloops, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers)
- Oct 19 Dawn Coe-Jones, Canadian golfer (3 LPGA titles), born in Campbell River, British Columbia (d. 2016)
- Oct 20 Brian Hansen, American NFL punter (Pro Bowl 1984; NO Saints, Cleveland Browns, NY Jets), born in Hawarden, Iowa
- Oct 20 Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player (d. 2004)
- Oct 23 Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer (500cc World Champion 1990, 91, 92; runner-up 1989, 93), born in Downey, California
- Oct 24 Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfer (British Open 1991) and broadcaster (ESPN, ABC, CBS), born in Nambour, Australia
- Oct 24 Joachim Winkelhock, German race car driver, born in Waiblingen, West Germany
- Oct 24 Wolfgang Güllich, German rock climber, born in Ludwigshafen, West Germany (d. 1992)
- Oct 29 Michael Carter, American football nose tackle (Super Bowl 1984, 88, 89; Pro Bowl 1985, 87, 88; First-team All-Pro 1986, 87, 88; SF 49ers) and athlete (Olympic silver shot put 1984), born in Dallas, Texas
- Oct 30 David Valle, American baseball catcher (Texas Rangers), born in Bayside, New York
Diego Maradona (1960-2020)
Oct 30 Argentine soccer forward (91 caps; World Cup 1986 [captain]; FIFA Player of the 20th Century; Argentinos Juniors, Napoli), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Oct 30 Joe Daley, American golfer (Senior Players C'ship 2012), born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
- Oct 31 Janice Harrer, American WPVA volleyballer (US Open-1989, Olympics 1996), born in Torrance, California
About October 1960
How Old? 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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