Editing 1959 (section)

===October===
* [[October 1]] –  [[Youssou N'Dour]], Senegalese singer
* [[October 2]] – [[Lena Hades]], Russian artist
* [[October 3]] – [[Fred Couples]], American golfer
* [[October 4]] – [[Chris Lowe]], British musician<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.petshopboys.co.uk/history/195910 |title=Pet Shop Boys Official Site, History Section |publisher=Petshopboys.co.uk |access-date=28 October 2010 |archive-date=May 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517230408/http://petshopboys.co.uk/history/195910 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[October 7]] – [[Simon Cowell]], English music producer and television talent show judge
* [[October 8]]
** [[Erik Gundersen]], Danish motorcycle racer
** [[Carlos I. Noriega]], Peruvian-American colonel and astronaut
* [[October 9]] – [[Boris Nemtsov]], Russian politician (murdered [[2015]])
* [[October 10]]
** [[Kirsty MacColl]], British singer-songwriter (d. [[2000]])
** [[Julia Sweeney]], American actress and comedian<ref name=FamilySearch-USPR-2007>{{cite web|title=Julia Trust Sweeney United States Public Records|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJJ1-WQK2|website=[[FamilySearch]]|access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>
* [[October 13]] – [[Marie Osmond]], American singer
* [[October 15]]
** [[Emeril Lagasse]], American chef and restaurant owner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542380 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007131813/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542380 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-10-07 |title=Emeril Lagasse Biography |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=2007-07-05}}</ref>
** [[Sarah, Duchess of York]], British royal spouse
* [[October 17]] – [[Francisco Flores Pérez]], President of El Salvador (d. [[2016]])
* [[October 18]] – [[Mauricio Funes]], 44th [[President of El Salvador]] (d. [[2025]])
* [[October 21]] – [[Ken Watanabe]], Japanese actor
* [[October 22]] – [[Arto Salminen]], Finnish writer (d. [[2005]])
* [[October 23]]
** [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], American singer and parodist
** [[Sam Raimi]], American producer, writer and director
* [[October 24]] – [[Michelle Lujan Grisham]], American politician, governor and representative from [[New Mexico]]
* [[October 25]] – [[Chrissy Amphlett]], Australian rock singer (d. [[2013]])
* [[October 26]]
** [[Evo Morales]], [[President of Bolivia]]
** [[Dimitris Tsiodras]], Greek politician
* [[October 27]] – [[Rick Carlisle]], American basketball coach
* [[October 29]] – [[John Magufuli]], 5th [[President of Tanzania]] (d. [[2021]])
* [[October 31]] – [[Neal Stephenson]], American writer