Mark McGwire (60 years old)
Oct 1 American MLB 1st baseman, coach (12-time All Star, Oakland A's, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pomona, California
- Oct 2 Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricket administrator (Secretary & Chief Executive Marylebone Cricket Club; CEO South Australian Cricket), born in Hobart, Australia (d. 2021)
- Oct 3 Dan Goldie, American tennis player and author ("The Investment Answer", #1 NY Times bestselling book), born in Sioux City Iowa
- Oct 4 A. C. Green, American basketball power forward (most consecutive games [1,192] in NBA and ABA history; LA Lakers), born in Portland, Oregon
- Oct 5 Hugh Morris, cricketer (England lefty opening batsman 1991)
Laura Davies (60 years old)
Oct 5 British golfer (PGA C'ship 1994, 96; du Maurier Classic 1996; US Open 1987; Ladies European Tour Order of Merit x 7), born in Coventry, England
- Oct 5 Tony Dodemaide, cricketer (Victorian, Sussex & Australian all-rounder)
- Oct 10 Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer (1984 Olympics), born in Amstelveen, Netherlands
- Oct 10 Mike Donnelly, American NHL left wing, 1986-98 (Los Angeles Kings, and 4 other teams), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 11 Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli soccer striker (60 caps; Maccabi Haifa, Club Brugge, Standard Liège, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur), born in Haifa, Israel
- Oct 12 Alan McDonald, Northern Irish soccer defender (52 caps; QPR 476 games), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2012)
- Oct 14 Keith Byars, American College Football HOF running back (Ohio State Uni; Pro Bowl 1993 Miami Dolphins), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Oct 15 Stanley Menzo, Surinamese-Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Ajax/PSV), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- Oct 17 Sergio Goycochea, Argentine footballer
- Oct 19 Jim Dombrowski, NFL guard (New Orleans Saints)
- Oct 20 Navjot Singh Sidhu, Indian politician and cricketer (Indian opening batsman), born in Patiala, Punjab, India
- Oct 20 Nikos Tsiantakis, Greek footballer, born in Gorgogyri, Greece
Brian Boitano (60 years old)
Oct 22 American figure skater (Olympic men's singles gold 1988), born in Mountain View, California
- Oct 23 David Bedard, Canadian springboard diver (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Oct 24 John Hendrie, Scottish footballer, born in Lennoxtown, Scotland
- Oct 26 Tony Casillas, American NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets, Dallas Cowboys), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Oct 28 Kevin Dineen, Canadian NHL right wing, coach (Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers), born in Quebec City, Québec
- Oct 28 Rob Bailey, English cricket batsman (4 Tests; Northamptonshire CCC, Derbyshire CCC) and umpire (ODIs 24, T20Is 18), born in Biddulph, England
- Oct 30 Mike Veletta, Australian cricketer (West Aussie opening batsman, 8 Tests for Aust), born in Perth, Australia
- Oct 31 Dunga [Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri], Brazilian footballer, born in Ijuí, Brazil
- Oct 31 Fred McGriff, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1995 Atlanta Braves; 5 x MLB All Star), born in Tampa, Florida
About October 1963
How Old? 60 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No