| 116821 | October 12 | Birth | 1950 – Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician, 31st Governor of Wyoming |
| 116822 | October 12 | Birth | 1950 – Takeshi Kaga, Japanese actor |
| 116823 | October 12 | Birth | 1950 – Pilar Pilapil, Filipino model, actress, and producer |
| 116824 | October 12 | Birth | 1951 – Sally Little, South African-American golfer |
| 116825 | October 12 | Birth | 1951 – Ed Royce, American businessman and politician |
| 116826 | October 12 | Birth | 1952 – Béla Csécsei, Hungarian educator and politician (d. 2012) |
| 116827 | October 12 | Birth | 1952 – Roger Heath-Brown, English mathematician and theorist |
| 116828 | October 12 | Birth | 1952 – Danielle Proulx, Canadian actress |
| 116829 | October 12 | Birth | 1953 – Les Dennis, English comedian and actor |
| 116830 | October 12 | Birth | 1953 – David Threlfall, English actor and director |
| 116831 | October 12 | Birth | 1954 – Linval Thompson, Jamaican singer and producer |
| 116832 | October 12 | Birth | 1954 – Massimo Ghini, Italian actor |
| 116833 | October 12 | Birth | 1954 – Cheryl Rixon, Australian actress and model |
| 116834 | October 12 | Birth | 1955 – Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer |
| 116835 | October 12 | Birth | 1955 – Ashley Adams, Australian target shooter (d. 2015) |
| 116836 | October 12 | Birth | 1955 – Ante Gotovina, Croatian general |
| 116837 | October 12 | Birth | 1955 – Brigitte Lahaie, French porn actress and radio host |
| 116838 | October 12 | Birth | 1955 – Aggie MacKenzie, Scottish television host |
| 116839 | October 12 | Birth | 1955 – Joe Raiola, American comedian, journalist, and producer |
| 116840 | October 12 | Birth | 1955 – Jane Siberry, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer |
| 116841 | October 12 | Birth | 1956 – Emilio Charles Jr., Mexican wrestler (d. 2012) |
| 116842 | October 12 | Birth | 1956 – David Vanian, English singer-songwriter (The Damned and Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords) |
| 116843 | October 12 | Birth | 1957 – Kristen Bjorn, English porn actor, director, and producer |
| 116844 | October 12 | Birth | 1957 – Clémentine Célarié, French actress, singer, and director |
| 116845 | October 12 | Birth | 1958 – Steve Austria, American lawyer and politician |
| 116846 | October 12 | Birth | 1958 – Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias, Portuguese historian, author, and academic (d. 2013) |
| 116847 | October 12 | Birth | 1958 – Bryn Merrick, Welsh bass player (The Damned) (d. 2015) |
| 116848 | October 12 | Birth | 1958 – Hara Patnaik, Indian actor and director (d. 2015) |
| 116849 | October 12 | Birth | 1959 – Anna Escobedo Cabral, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Treasurer of the United States |
| 116850 | October 12 | Birth | 1960 – Carlo Perrone, Italian footballer and manager |