- Oct 1 Cuco Ziganda, Spanish soccer striker and manager (2 caps; Athletic Bilbao 255 games), born in Larraintzar, Spain
- Oct 1 George Weah, Liberian soccer striker and politician (President Liberia; 53 caps; AC Milan, Monaco), born in Monrovia, Liberia
- Oct 3 Darrin Fletcher, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1994; Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
- Oct 4 John van den Brom, Dutch soccer midfielder and manager (2 caps; SBV Vitesse, Anderlecht), Amersfoort, Netherlands
- Oct 5 Fredrik Olausson, Vaxsjo Swe, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
- Oct 5 Inessa Kravets, Ukraine, long/triple jumper (Olympic silver/gold-92, 96)
- Oct 5 Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker referee
- Oct 5 Peter Fonseca, Canadian politician and marathon runner (Toronto, Houston Marathon 1995), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Oct 5 Therese Brisson, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
- Oct 6 Archi Cianfrocco, infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Rome, New York
- Oct 6 Jimmie Johnson, NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Oct 6 Niall Quinn, Irish soccer striker (92 caps, Rep of Ireland; Manchester City, Sunderland), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Oct 6 Oscar Caballos, jockey
- Oct 10 Darren Carrington, American NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Bronx, New York
- Oct 10 Elana Meyer, South African runner (Olympic silver 1992), born in South Africa
- Oct 10 Tony Adams, English footballer (Arsenal & England national team captain), born in Romford, London, England
- Oct 11 Gregg Olson, American baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Oct 12 Wim Jonk, Dutch soccer midfielder (49 caps; Ajax, Internazionale, PSV, Sheffield Wednesday), born in Volendam, Netherlands
- Oct 15 Jorge Campos, Mexican football goalkeeper (130 caps; UNAM, LA Galaxy), born in Acapulco, Guerrero
- Oct 17 Danny Ferry, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Oct 17 Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and television personality
- Oct 18 Alan Mills, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in Lakeland, Florida
- Oct 18 Jerod Swallow, American ice skater (1997 Nationals), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Oct 19 Dave Veres, pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- Oct 20 Allan Donald, South African cricketer (great South African fast bowler), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Oct 21 Jonas B, Svensson Sweden, tennis star
- Oct 21 Tommy Tolles, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1996 3rd, Masters 1997 3rd), born in Ft Myers, Florida
- Oct 22 Blair Hartland, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests, 1 x 50s; 16 ODIs 2 x 50s; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Oct 23 Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver who raced with prosthetic limbs, born in Bologna, Italy
- Oct 24 F. P. Santangelo, American baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos), born in Livonia, Michigan
- Oct 25 Wendel Clark, Canadian ice hockey left wing (#1 NHL draft pick 1985 Toronto Maple Leafs; NHL All-Star 1986, 99), born in Kelvington, Saskatchewan
- Oct 26 Alex Pastoor, Dutch soccer midfielder (FC Volendam, Heerenveen) and manager (Slavia Prague, Sparta Rotterdam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Oct 26 Jeanne Zelasko, American journalist and sportcaster, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Oct 26 Olga Bicherova, Soviet gymnast (won title at 15 yrs 33 days), born in Moscow, Russian SFSR
- Oct 27 Brad Lauer, Canadian NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Humboldt, Canada
- Oct 27 Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints), born in Everett, Washington
- Oct 28 Benoit Hogue, Canadian NHL center (Dallas Stars), born in Repentigny, Quebec
- Oct 28 Juan Guzman, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Oct 28 Steve Atwater, American Pro Football HOF safety (Super Bowl 1998, 99 Denver Broncos; First-team All-Pro 1991, 92; 8× Pro Bowl), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 28 Tim Bogar, infielder (NY Mets), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Oct 30 Quin Snyder, American basketball coach (NBA All-Star Game head coach 2021; Utah Jazz; University of Missouri), born in Mercer Island, Washington
- Oct 31 Brian Keyser, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Castro Valley, California
About October 1966
How Old? 57 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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