- Oct 2 Tyson Chandler, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2012 NY Knicks; Olympics gold 2012), born in Hanford, California
- Oct 4 Jered Weaver, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2010-12; LA Angels), born in Northridge, California
- Oct 5 Natalie Vlandis, American pairs skater (with partner Jered Guzman), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 7 Jermain Defoe, English footballer, born in Beckton, London
- Oct 7 Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer, born in Longvic, France
- Oct 7 Robby Ginepri, American tennis player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Oct 8 Mo Martin, American golfer (Women's British Open 2014), born in Pasadena, California
- Oct 9 António Mendonça, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
- Oct 9 Modeste M'bami, Cameroonian soccer midfielder (37 caps; CS Sedan, Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille; Olympic gold 2000), born in Yaoundé, Cameroon (d. 2023)
- Oct 9 Shi Jun, Chinese footballer, born in Dalian, China
- Oct 10 Hideki Mutoh, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo
- Oct 13 Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer (5 Olympic gold medals), born in Sydney, Australia
- Oct 15 Charline Labonté, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender (Canadian team), born in Greenfield Park, Quebec
- Oct 16 Frédéric Michalak, French rugby player
- Oct 19 Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer
Louis Oosthuizen (41 years old)
Oct 19 South African golfer (British Open 2010; runner-up in all 4 major events), born in Mossel Bay, South Africa
- Oct 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi footballer, born in Khobar, Saudi Arabia
- Oct 21 James White, American basketball player
- Oct 22 Heath Miller, American football tight end (Super Bowl 2005, 08; Pro Bowl 2009, 12; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Richlands, Virginia
- Oct 22 Robinson Canó, Dominican baseball second baseman (8 × All-Star; World Series 2009 NY Yankees; Gold Glove Award 2010, 12; World Baseball Classic MVP 2013), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
- Oct 24 Macay McBride, American baseball player, born in Augusta, Georgia
- Oct 24 Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian racing driver, born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Oct 26 Adam Carroll, Northern Irish racing driver, born in Portadown, Northern Ireland
- Oct 28 Anthony Lerew, American baseball player
- Oct 28 Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player
- Oct 30 Manny Parra, American baseball player (Bridgeport Bluefish), born in Carmichael, California
- Oct 31 Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player, born in Cladno, Czech Republic
About October 1982
How Old? 41 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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