- Oct 2 Mandisa [Hundley] American Grammy Award-winning gospel and contemporary Christian singer (Overcomer), born in Citrus Heights, California (d. 2024)
- Oct 6 Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese actress and singer
- Oct 7 Pekka Kuusisto, Finnish violinist and composer, born in Espoo, Finland
- Oct 7 Taylor Hicks, American pop and blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter (American Idol, 2006), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Oct 12 Sarah Lane, American television personality and ballet dancer, born in San Francisco, California
- Oct 15 Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer (Fighting Girl), born in Jeonju, South Korea
- Oct 19 Joseph Andrew Duplantier, French-American heavy metal guitarist and vocalist (Gojira), born in Paris
- Oct 19 Pete Loeffler, American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Chevelle - "The Red"; "Jar"), born in Grayslake, Illinois
- Oct 20 Tom Wisniewski, American Christian-punk guitarist (MxPx), born in Dunoon, Scotland
- Oct 21 Josh Ritter, American singer-songwriter (Sermon On The Rocks), born in Moscow, Idaho
- Oct 22 Jon Foreman, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player (Switchfoot - "Meant to Live"), born in San Bernardino, California
- Oct 28 Karl Tremblay, Canadian folk-rock singer (Les Cowboys Fringants), born in Montreal, Quebec
About October 1976
How Old? 47 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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