- Oct 2 James Root, American heavy metal songwriter and guitarist (Slipknot), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Tiffany Darwish (52 years old)
Oct 2 American pop and rock singer ("I Think We're Alone Now"), born in Norwalk, California
- Oct 3 Kevin Richardson, American pop singer (Backstreet Boys - "Quit Playing Games With My Heart"), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- Oct 4 Friderika Bayer [Ilona Csukáné], Hungarian pop and gospel singer, born in Budapest, Hungary
- Oct 7 Daniel Boucher, Québécois musician, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Oct 10 Evgeny Kissin, Russian concert pianist, born in Moscow
- Oct 11 Petra Haden, American musician (The Rentals), born in Manhattan, New York
- Oct 12 Ahn Jae Wook, South Korean actor, composer and singer, born in Donam-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea (d. 1971)
- Oct 16 Chad Gray, American heavy metal singer (Hellyeah; Mudvayne), born in Latham, Illinois
- Oct 17 Chris Kirkpatrick, American pop countertenor ('N Sync - "I Thought She Knew"), born in Clarion, Pennsylvania on
- Oct 20 Dannii Minogue, Australian singer, sister of Kylie Minogue, born in Melbourne, Victoria
Snoop Dogg (52 years old)
Oct 20 American rapper ("What's My Name"; "Drop It Like It's Hot"), born in Long Beach, California
- Oct 21 Astrella Celeste [Leitch] Scottish-American composer and Donovan's daughter, born in Beverly Hills, California
- Oct 21 Nick Oliveri, American rock bassist and singer (Queens Of The Stone Age, 1998-2004), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 25 Midori [Gotō], Japanese-American concert violinist (Avery Fisher Prize, 2001), music education advocate, and teacher, born in Osaka, Japan
- Oct 26 Anthony Rapp, American singer and actor, born in Joliet, Illinois
- Oct 26 Vijay Iyer, American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader (Uneasy; Far From Over), born in Albany, New York
About October 1971
How Old? 52 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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