| 115111 | October 8 | Birth | 1938 – Fred Stolle, Australian-American tennis player and sportscaster |
| 115112 | October 8 | Birth | 1938 – Bronislovas Lubys, Lithuanian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Lithuania (d. 2011) |
| 115113 | October 8 | Birth | 1939 – Elvīra Ozoliņa, Latvian javelin thrower |
| 115114 | October 8 | Birth | 1939 – Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (d. 2010) |
| 115115 | October 8 | Birth | 1939 – Lynne Stewart, American lawyer |
| 115116 | October 8 | Birth | 1940 – Fred Cash, American singer (The Impressions) |
| 115117 | October 8 | Birth | 1940 – Paul Hogan, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 115118 | October 8 | Birth | 1941 – Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist |
| 115119 | October 8 | Birth | 1941 – Shane Stevens, American author |
| 115120 | October 8 | Birth | 1941 – George Bellamy, English singer, guitarist, and producer (The Tornados) |
| 115121 | October 8 | Birth | 1943 – Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter |
| 115122 | October 8 | Birth | 1943 – R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer |
| 115123 | October 8 | Birth | 1944 – Dale Dye, American captain and actor |
| 115124 | October 8 | Birth | 1944 – Ed Kirkpatrick, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 115125 | October 8 | Birth | 1944 – Susan Raye, American singer-songwriter |
| 115126 | October 8 | Birth | 1945 – John Betsch, American drummer |
| 115127 | October 8 | Birth | 1946 – Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar, activist, and politician |
| 115128 | October 8 | Birth | 1946 – Jean-Jacques Beineix, French director and producer |
| 115129 | October 8 | Birth | 1946 – Dennis Kucinich, American journalist and politician, 53rd Mayor of Cleveland |
| 115130 | October 8 | Birth | 1946 – Bel Mooney, English journalist and author |
| 115131 | October 8 | Birth | 1946 – Jon Ekerold, South African motorcycle racer |
| 115132 | October 8 | Birth | 1947 – Richard Morris, English archaeologist, historian, and author |
| 115133 | October 8 | Birth | 1947 – Emiel Puttemans, Belgian runner |
| 115134 | October 8 | Birth | 1947 – Stephen Shore, American photographer and educator |
| 115135 | October 8 | Birth | 1948 – Benjamin Cheever, American journalist and author |
| 115136 | October 8 | Birth | 1948 – Claude Jade, French actress (d. 2006) |
| 115137 | October 8 | Birth | 1948 – Pedro López, Colombian serial killer |
| 115138 | October 8 | Birth | 1948 – Sarah Purcell, American radio and television host |
| 115139 | October 8 | Birth | 1948 – Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (Ramones) (d. 2004) |
| 115140 | October 8 | Birth | 1949 – Jerry Bittle, American cartoonist (d. 2003) |