- Oct 1 Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer and broadcaster, born in Yokohama, Japan
- Oct 3 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Filipino prima ballerina, 1984-2014 (Kirov Ballet; Philippine Ballet Theatre; Ballet Manila), artistic director, and educator, born in Manila, Philippines
- Oct 4 Francis Magalona, Filipino Pinoy hip-hop rapper, songwriter, and television personality (Eat Bulaga!, 1995-2009), born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2009)
- Oct 7 Sam Brown, English singer-songwriter ("Stop!"), born in Stratford, United Kingdom
- Oct 8 (Priscilla) "CeCe" Winans (Love), American 23-time Dove and 12-time Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 15 Lisa Ullén, Korean-Swedish jazz pianist and composer, born in Seoul, South Korea
- Oct 20 Zap Mama [Marie Daulne], Belgian-Congolese Afro-pop and world music singer-songwriter, born in Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Oct 21 Jon Carin, American session and touring keyboardist and guitar player (Pink Floyd; The Who), and producer, born in New York, New York
- Oct 22 TobyMac [Kevin McKeehan], American Christian-hip-hop rapper, singer and songwriter (DC Talk), born in Fairfax, Virginia
- Oct 23 Robert Trujillo, American musician and songwriter (Metallica), born in Santa Monica, California
- Oct 25 Nick Thorp, British pop-funk bassist (Curiosity Killed the Cat), born in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England
- Oct 25 Nicole [Hohloch], German pop singer (Eurovision Song Contest, 1982), born in Saarbrücken, Germany
- Oct 28 Costantino Mastroprimiano, Italian classical pianist, educator, and musicologist, born in Foggia, Italy
- Oct 31 Darryl Worley, American country singer ("Hard Rain Don't Last"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
About October 1964
How Old? 59 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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