Nick Cannon (43 years old)
Oct 8 American actor, rapper ("Love Don't Cost a Thing"; "Gigilo"), and television personality (America's Got Talent; The Masked Singer), born in San Diego, California
- Oct 10 Sherine [Abdel-Wahab], Egyptian singer, born in Cairo, Egypt
- Oct 10 Tim Maurer, American singer (Suburban Legends)
- Oct 13 Ashanti [Douglas] American singer ("Always On Time"), born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
- Oct 13 Jon Micah Sumrall, American singer (Kutless), born in Ashland, Oregon
- Oct 15 Siiri Nordin, Finnish singer (Killer), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Oct 16 Mary Halvorson, American avant-garde jazz guitarist (Meltframe) and composer (Belladonna), born in Brookline, Massachusetts
- Oct 16 Yordan Kamdzhalov, Bulgarian conductor (Genesis Orchestra), born in Targovishte, Bulgaria
- Oct 20 Gary Jarman, English musician (The Cribs), born in Wakefield, England
- Oct 21 Brian Pittman, American Christian rock bassist (Relient K), born in Canton, Ohio
- Oct 22 Garrett Tierney, American rock bassist (Brand New), born on Long Island, New York
- Oct 23 Eun Sun Kim, South Korean conductor (San Francisco Opera), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Oct 27 Missy Mazzoli, American classical composer (Breaking the Waves; The Listeners), and pianist, born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania
- Oct 27 Tanel Padar, Estonian singer-songwriter (46th Eurovision Song Contest winner, 2001 - "Everybody"), born in Uhtna, Estonia
- Oct 31 Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American conductor (Queensland Symphony, 2015-present), and founder and artistic director of the New York-based Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (2004-11), born in New York City
About October 1980
How Old? 43 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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