- Oct 6 Rebecca Lobo, American WNBA basketball center (Olympic gold, 1996; NY Liberty), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Oct 6 Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer
- Oct 7 Dida, Brazilian footballer, born in Bahia, Brazil
- Oct 7 Gerald McBurrows, American safety (St Louis Rams), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 7 Priest Holmes, American running back (Baltimore Ravens), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Oct 8 Donnie Abraham, American cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
- Oct 9 A. J. Ofodile, American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 9 Brandon Pollard, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Richmond, Virginia
- Oct 9 Carlos Pavón, Honduran footballer (Real España), born in El Progreso, Honduras
- Oct 9 Dexter McCleon, American football cornerback (St Louis Rams), born in Meridian, Mississippi
- Oct 10 Jeff Shantz, Canadian NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Duchess, Alberta, Canada
- Oct 10 John Mobley, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Chester, Pennsylvania
- Oct 10 Zach Thornton, American soccer goalkeeper (8 caps; MLS GK of the Year: 1998, 2009), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Oct 11 Steven Pressley, Scottish football player and manager, born in Elgin, Scotland
- Oct 13 Brian Dawkins, American NFL safety (9 × Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Oct 13 Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
- Oct 14 DeJuan Wheat, NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)
- Oct 14 Fabián O'Neill, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (19 caps; Nacional, Cagliari, Juventus), born in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay (d. 2022)
- Oct 16 David Unsworth, English professional footballer
- Oct 18 Demetrious Maxie, CFL defensive end (Toronto Argonauts)
- Oct 18 John Baldwin Jr, figure skater (1996 SW Pacific Sr champ), born in Dallas, Texas
- Oct 18 Michalis Kapsis, Greek footballer
- Oct 19 Robert Tate, wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings)
- Oct 19 Shi Ting Wang, Tainan Taiwan, tennis star (1994 Taipei)
- Oct 21 Dan Neil, NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
Ichiro Suzuki (50 years old)
Oct 22 Japanese baseball right fielder (most career base hits 4,367; AL MVP 2001; MLB All-Star 2001–10; NPB All-Star 1994–2000), born in Kasugai, Japan
- Oct 23 Blaine McElmurry, American NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Helena, Montana
- Oct 24 Jackie McNamara, Scottish soccer defender (33 caps; Celtic) and manager (Partick Thistle, Dundee United, York City), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Oct 24 Levi Leipheimer, American road racing cyclist, born in Butte, Montana
- Oct 24 Mike Matthews, American baseball player, born in Woodbridge, Virginia
- Oct 25 Steve White, American football defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Oct 26 Brian Smith, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Oct 26 Róbert Petrovický, Slovak NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Dallas), born in Košice, Czechoslovakia
- Oct 28 Frank Juric, Australian soccer goalie (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- Oct 29 Adam Bacher, South African cricket batsman (19 Tests; 13 ODIs), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Oct 29 Robert Pirès, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Reims, France
- Oct 30 Edge [Adam Copeland], Canadian professional wrestler, born in Orangeville, Ontario
- Oct 30 Michael Oakes, English footballer, born in Northwich, England
- Oct 31 David Dellucci, American baseball player, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Oct 31 Fiona Smith, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998), born in Saskatchewan, Canada
- Oct 31 Grigorios Georgatos, Greek footballer, born in Piraeus, Greece
- Oct 31 Ross Verba, American NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Des Moines, Iowa
About October 1973
How Old? 50 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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