- Oct 1 Eric Morel, Puerto Rican boxer, (WBA flyweight champion 2000-03), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Oct 4 Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian soccer striker and manager (6 caps; AS Liverno), born in Livorno, Italy
- Oct 5 Bobo Baldé, Guinean footballer, born in Marseille, France
- Oct 6 Jan Harm Schippers, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Veendam)
- Oct 6 Reon King, West Indian cricketer from Guyana
- Oct 9 Mahendra Nagamootoo, West Indian cricketer (Guyanese leg-spinner), born in Whim, Berbice, Guyana
- Oct 9 Mark Viduka, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Oct 10 Ramón Morales, Mexican soccer left-wing (64 caps; Guadalajara 382 games), born in La Piedad, Mexico
Marion Jones (48 years old)
Oct 12 American track and field athlete and drug cheat (5 forfeited Olympic medals), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 13 Leo Koswal, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Breda, Netherlands
- Oct 14 Floyd Landis, American cyclist (Tour de France, 2006 - finished 1st, later disqualified), born in Farmersville, Pennsylvania
- Oct 15 Glen Little, English footballer, born in London, England
- Oct 16 Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer
- Oct 16 Jacques Kallis, South African cricket all-rounder, captain (166 Tests, 13,289 runs @ 55.37, 45x100, HS 224, 292 wickets; Western Province, Middlesex CCC, Glamorgan CCC, Kolkata Knight Riders), born in Cape Town, South Africa
- Oct 16 Jamila Wideman, WNBA guard (LA Sparks)
- Oct 17 Francis Bouillon, American hockey player
- Oct 18 Alex Cora, Puerto Rican MLB baseball infielder, 1998-2011 (Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and 4 other teams), and manager, 2018-19 & 2021- (Boston Red Sox), born in Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Oct 21 Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
- Oct 21 Toby Hall, American baseball player
- Oct 22 Míchel Salgado, Spanish soccer defender (53 caps; Celta Vigo, Real Madrid 251 games, Blackburn Rovers), born in As Neves, Spain
- Oct 23 Keith Van Horn, American NBA forward, 1997-2006 (New Jersey Nets, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
- Oct 24 Corey Dillon, American football running back (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 24 Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer, born in Medellín, Colombia
- Oct 25 Ryan Clement, American football quarterback, born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 26 Katja Riipi, Finnish ice hockey left wing (Olympics bronze 1998), born in Sodankylä, Finland
- Oct 26 Tammy Cleland, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Sanford, Florida
- Oct 30 Joanne Malar, Canadian swimmer (Olympics-11-92, 96), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- Oct 31 Carla Boyd, Australian basketball player (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Wynyard, Tasmania
- Oct 31 Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer, born in Lausanne, Switzerland
About October 1975
How Old? 48 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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