- Oct 1 Christian Borle, American actor (play Peter and the Starcatcher), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Oct 3 Mike Johnson, Canadian hockey right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), and broadcaster (NHL Network, TSN), born in Scarborough, Ontario
- Oct 5 Andon Boshkovski, Macedonian handball coach (Georgia 2017-19, Macedonia [ass't] 2008-13), born in Skopje, North Macedonia (d. 2022)
- Oct 5 Rich Franklin, American mixed martial artist (UFC Middleweight title 2005-06), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Oct 6 Brian Kelly, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Mission Viejo, California
- Oct 6 Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen SC Cambuur), born in Scharnegoutum, Friesland, Netherlands
- Oct 6 Kenny Jönsson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, NY Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Angelholm Sweden
- Oct 6 Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer, born in Palmar Sur, Costa Rica
- Oct 7 Benjamin Oberman, American pairs skater (with partner Naomi Grabow), born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 7 Shannon MacMillan, American soccer forward (177 caps, 60 goals; Olympic gold 1996, silver 2000; FIFA Women's World Cup 1999), born in Syosset, New York
- Oct 8 Fredrik Modin, Swedish hockey player, born in Sundsvall, Sweden
- Oct 8 Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower (Olympic gold 2004), born in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Oct 8 Rashaan Salaam, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1994, U of Colorado; NFL: Chicago Bears), born in San Diego, California (d. 2016)
- Oct 8 Rod Manuel, American defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Oct 9 Kavika Pittman, American defensive end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Oct 9 Keith Booth, American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Oct 10 Chris Pronger, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Olympic gold 2002, 10; World C'ship gold 1997; 6 x NHL All Star; St. Louis Blues), born in Dryden, Ontario
- Oct 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr., American auto racer, team owner and broadcaster (Daytona 500 2004, 14; Busch Series 1998-99), born in Kannapolis, North Carolina
- Oct 10 Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentine footballer (Internazionale), born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina
- Oct 11 Jason Arnott, Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers), born in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
- Oct 11 Terje Håkonsen, Norwegian snowboarder, born in Vinje, Norway
- Oct 12 Miroslav Šatan, Slovak ice hockey forward (World C'ship gold 2002 captain; Stanley Cup 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins; NHL All Star 2000, 03), born in Jacovce, Slovakia
- Oct 12 Stephen Lee, English snooker player, born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
- Oct 16 Jermaine Lewis, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXV; First-team All-Pro 1998; Pro Bowl 1998, 2001; Baltimore Ravens), born in Lanham, Maryland
- Oct 16 Paul Kariya, NHL left wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Olympics 1998), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Oct 17 John Rocker, American baseball player
- Oct 18 Robbie Savage, Welsh footballer
- Oct 19 Percy Ellsworth, safety (NY Giants)
- Oct 20 Jerald Honeycutt, American NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Oct 23 Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand discus thrower (Olympics 96), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Oct 23 Dani Tyler, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 23 Sander Westerveld, Dutch soccer coach and player (FC Twente), born in Enschede, Netherlands
- Oct 24 Jamal Mayers, Canadian NHL hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Oct 25 Chris Murray, Canadian NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens), born in Port Hardy, British Columbia
- Oct 25 Frank Middleton, American NFL football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Beaumont, Texas
- Oct 25 Lee Byung-Kyu, South Korean baseball player, born in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
- Oct 27 Juan Viedma, Dutch soccer player (Ajax, NEC), born in Heemskerk, Netherlands
- Oct 28 Braden Looper, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Weatherford, Oklahoma
- Oct 28 Dejan Stefanović, Serbian footballer
- Oct 28 Henri Crockett, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
- Oct 28 Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer
- Oct 29 Michael Vaughan, English cricket batsman and captain (82 Tests, 18 x 100, HS 197; 86 ODIs; Yorkshire CCC) and commentator (BBC, Network 10, Fox Sports), born in Eccles, England
- Oct 29 R. A. Dickey, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star, NL Cy Young Award, NL strikeout leader 2012; Gold Glove Award 2013; NY Mets, Toronto Blue Jays), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Oct 31 Jeff Gooch, American football linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Oct 31 Muzzy Izzet, Turkish footballer, born in Mile End, London
About October 1974
How Old? 49 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No