| 116791 | October 12 | Birth | 1935 – Tony Kubek, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 116792 | October 12 | Birth | 1935 – Samuel David Moore, American singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave) |
| 116793 | October 12 | Birth | 1935 – Shivraj Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence |
| 116794 | October 12 | Birth | 1935 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2007) |
| 116795 | October 12 | Birth | 1937 – Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (d. 1969) |
| 116796 | October 12 | Birth | 1937 – Robert Mangold, American painter |
| 116797 | October 12 | Birth | 1938 – Bob Miller, American sportscaster |
| 116798 | October 12 | Birth | 1938 – Larry Scott, American bodybuilder and actor (d. 2014) |
| 116799 | October 12 | Birth | 1941 – Frank Alamo, French singer (d. 2012) |
| 116800 | October 12 | Birth | 1941 – Michael Mansfield, English lawyer and academic |
| 116801 | October 12 | Birth | 1942 – Melvin Franklin, American singer and actor (The Temptations) (d. 1995) |
| 116802 | October 12 | Birth | 1942 – Daliah Lavi, Israeli actress and singer |
| 116803 | October 12 | Birth | 1943 – Kostas Tsakonas, Greek actor (d. 2015) |
| 116804 | October 12 | Birth | 1944 – Angela Rippon, English journalist and author |
| 116805 | October 12 | Birth | 1945 – Aurore Clément, French actress |
| 116806 | October 12 | Birth | 1945 – Dusty Rhodes, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2015) |
| 116807 | October 12 | Birth | 1946 – Daryl Runswick, English bassist and composer |
| 116808 | October 12 | Birth | 1946 – Susan Saegert, American psychologist and academic |
| 116809 | October 12 | Birth | 1946 – Ali Parvin, Iranian footballer |
| 116810 | October 12 | Birth | 1947 – George Lam, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor |
| 116811 | October 12 | Birth | 1947 – Chris Wallace, American journalist |
| 116812 | October 12 | Birth | 1947 – Randy West, American porn actor and producer |
| 116813 | October 12 | Birth | 1948 – Rick Parfitt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Status Quo) |
| 116814 | October 12 | Birth | 1949 – Dave Lloyd, English cyclist and coach |
| 116815 | October 12 | Birth | 1949 – Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan murderer |
| 116816 | October 12 | Birth | 1949 – Nigel Thrift, English geographer and academic |
| 116817 | October 12 | Birth | 1949 – Paul Went, English footballer and manager |
| 116818 | October 12 | Birth | 1950 – Susan Anton, American actress and singer |
| 116819 | October 12 | Birth | 1950 – Robin Askwith, English actor |
| 116820 | October 12 | Birth | 1950 – Caroline Ellis, English actress and singer |