| 114721 | October 7 | Birth | 1940 – Bruce Vento, American educator and politician (d. 2000) |
| 114722 | October 7 | Birth | 1942 – Joy Behar, American talk show host and actress |
| 114723 | October 7 | Birth | 1943 – José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player and coach |
| 114724 | October 7 | Birth | 1943 – Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author |
| 114725 | October 7 | Birth | 1944 – Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1979) |
| 114726 | October 7 | Birth | 1944 – Donald Tsang, Chinese civil servant and politician, 2nd Chief Executive of Hong Kong |
| 114727 | October 7 | Birth | 1944 – Pete van Wieren, American sportscaster (d. 2014) |
| 114728 | October 7 | Birth | 1945 – Kevin Godley, English singer-songwriter and director (10cc, Hotlegs, Godley & Creme, Doctor Father, and The Magic Lanterns) |
| 114729 | October 7 | Birth | 1945 – David Wallace, Scottish physicist and academic |
| 114730 | October 7 | Birth | 1946 – John Brass, Australian rugby player and coach |
| 114731 | October 7 | Birth | 1946 – Bernard Lavilliers, French singer-songwriter and actor |
| 114732 | October 7 | Birth | 1946 – Catharine MacKinnon, American lawyer, activist, and author |
| 114733 | October 7 | Birth | 1946 – Pengiran Anak Saleha, Bruneian wife of Hassanal Bolkiah |
| 114734 | October 7 | Birth | 1947 – Chris Bambridge, Australian footballer and referee |
| 114735 | October 7 | Birth | 1948 – Diane Ackerman, American poet, author, and academic |
| 114736 | October 7 | Birth | 1948 – John F. B. Mitchell, English climatologist and author |
| 114737 | October 7 | Birth | 1948 – Stephen Rucker, American composer |
| 114738 | October 7 | Birth | 1949 – Dave Hope, American bass player and priest (Kansas and AD) |
| 114739 | October 7 | Birth | 1949 – Kieran Kane, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The O'Kanes) |
| 114740 | October 7 | Birth | 1950 – Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian colonel, economist, and politician, 4th President of Tanzania |
| 114741 | October 7 | Birth | 1951 – John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
| 114742 | October 7 | Birth | 1952 – Mary Badham, American actress |
| 114743 | October 7 | Birth | 1952 – Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia |
| 114744 | October 7 | Birth | 1952 – Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002) |
| 114745 | October 7 | Birth | 1952 – Graham Yallop, Australian cricketer |
| 114746 | October 7 | Birth | 1953 – Linda Griffiths, Canadian actress and playwright (d. 2014) |
| 114747 | October 7 | Birth | 1953 – Margus Lepa, Estonian journalist and actor |
| 114748 | October 7 | Birth | 1953 – Tico Torres, American drummer (Bon Jovi) |
| 114749 | October 7 | Birth | 1955 – Ralph Johnson, American computer scientist and author |
| 114750 | October 7 | Birth | 1955 – Yo-Yo Ma, French-American cellist and educator (Silk Road Project) |