- Oct 4 [Fred] "Skip" Heller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Oct 8 C. J. Ramone [Christopher Ward], American rock bassist, and vocalist (The Ramones, 1989-95 - "Scattergun"), born in Queens, New York
- Oct 10 Rebecca Pidgeon, British-American actress, singer and songwriter, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Oct 10 Toshi, Japanese singer (X Japan), born in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
- Oct 11 Alexander Hacke, German musician (Einstürzende Neubauten), born in Berlin
- Oct 13 Charlie Jones, British session bass player, songwriter, and record producer (Robert Plant), born in Bristol, England [some sources cite 1963]
- Oct 14 Constantine Koukias, Tasmanian composer and opera director, born in Hobart, Australia
- Oct 14 Karyn White, American soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Superwoman"; "Romantic"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 18 Curtis Stigers, American jazz vocalist and saxophonist ("I Wonder Why"), born in Bloise, Idaho
- Oct 19 Frankie Paul [Paul Blake], Jamaican reggae musician, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2017)
- Oct 19 Todd Park Mohr, American musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters), born in Denver, Colorado
- Oct 20 Norman Blake, Scottish musician (Teenage Fanclub), born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Oct 22 John Wesley Harding [Wesley Stace], British singer-songwriter ("Here Comes The Groom"), and novelist (Wonderkid), born in Hastings, East Sussex, England
- Oct 26 Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Hong Kong singer, born in Hong Kong
- Oct 26 Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductor (City of Birmingham Symphony, 1998-2008; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, 2008-21; BBC Symphony, 2013-23), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Oct 28 Charles David Denler, American composer, born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Oct 29 Peter Timmons, Canadian alt-rock-folk drummer (Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane"), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Oct 29 Steven Sweet, American heavy metal artist (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"), born in Wadsworth, Ohio
- Oct 30 Gavin Rossdale, British rock singer-songwriter (Bush - "Sixteen Stone") and actor, born in London, England
About October 1965
How Old? 58 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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