| 115141 | October 8 | Birth | 1949 – Ashawna Hailey, American computer scientist and philanthropist (d. 2011) |
| 115142 | October 8 | Birth | 1949 – Maggie Ollerenshaw, English actress |
| 115143 | October 8 | Birth | 1949 – Hamish Stuart, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Average White Band) |
| 115144 | October 8 | Birth | 1949 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer |
| 115145 | October 8 | Birth | 1950 – Robert "Kool" Bell, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Kool & the Gang) |
| 115146 | October 8 | Birth | 1950 – Blake Morrison, English poet, author, and academic |
| 115147 | October 8 | Birth | 1951 – Jack O'Connell, American educator and politician |
| 115148 | October 8 | Birth | 1951 – Timo Salonen, Finnish race car driver |
| 115149 | October 8 | Birth | 1951 – Shannon C. Stimson, American philosopher, historian, and theorist |
| 115150 | October 8 | Birth | 1952 – Takis Koroneos, Greek basketball player and coach |
| 115151 | October 8 | Birth | 1952 – Jan Marijnissen, Dutch journalist and politician |
| 115152 | October 8 | Birth | 1952 – Edward Zwick, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 115153 | October 8 | Birth | 1953 – Robert Saxton, English composer and educator |
| 115154 | October 8 | Birth | 1954 – Michael Dudikoff, American actor |
| 115155 | October 8 | Birth | 1954 – Huub Rothengatter, Dutch race car driver and manager |
| 115156 | October 8 | Birth | 1955 – Bill Elliott, American race car driver |
| 115157 | October 8 | Birth | 1955 – Alain Ferté, French race car driver |
| 115158 | October 8 | Birth | 1955 – Darrell Hammond, American comedian and actor |
| 115159 | October 8 | Birth | 1955 – Lonnie Pitchford, American singer and guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 115160 | October 8 | Birth | 1956 – Jeff Lahti, American baseball player |
| 115161 | October 8 | Birth | 1956 – Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (d. 2012) |
| 115162 | October 8 | Birth | 1956 – Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress |
| 115163 | October 8 | Birth | 1957 – Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer and manager |
| 115164 | October 8 | Birth | 1957 – Martha Kearney, Irish journalist |
| 115165 | October 8 | Birth | 1958 – Steve Coll, American journalist and author |
| 115166 | October 8 | Birth | 1958 – Bret Lott, American journalist, author, and academic |
| 115167 | October 8 | Birth | 1958 – Ursula von der Leyen, Belgian-German physician and politician, Defense Minister of Germany |
| 115168 | October 8 | Birth | 1959 – Tommy Armour III, American golfer |
| 115169 | October 8 | Birth | 1959 – Nick Bakay, American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 115170 | October 8 | Birth | 1959 – Brad Byers, American stunt performer |