- Oct 7 Lewis Capaldi, Scottish singer-songwriter ("Someone You Loved"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Oct 24 Tamino [Fouad], Belgian-Egyptian rock and world music singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Amir; Sahal), born in Mortsel, Belgium
- Oct 26 Onutė Gražinytė, Lithuanian classical pianist, born in Vilnus, Lithuania
About October 1996
How Old? 27 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: Yes