| 117991 | October 15 | Birth | 1917 – Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., American historian and critic (d. 2007) |
| 117992 | October 15 | Birth | 1917 – Paul Tanner, American trombonist and educator (Glenn Miller Orchestra) (d. 2013) |
| 117993 | October 15 | Birth | 1919 – Malcolm Ross, American captain, balloonist, and physicist (d. 1985) |
| 117994 | October 15 | Birth | 1919 – Chuck Stevenson, American race car driver (d. 1995) |
| 117995 | October 15 | Birth | 1920 – Chris Economaki, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2012) |
| 117996 | October 15 | Birth | 1920 – Patricia Jessel, Hong Kong-English actress (d. 1968) |
| 117997 | October 15 | Birth | 1920 – Mario Puzo, American author and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 117998 | October 15 | Birth | 1920 – Henri Verneuil, Turkish-French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 117999 | October 15 | Birth | 1921 – Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian-Israeli table tennis player (d. 2006) |
| 118000 | October 15 | Birth | 1922 – Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese author |
| 118001 | October 15 | Birth | 1922 – Preben Munthe, Norwegian economist and politician, State Conciliator of Norway (d. 2013) |
| 118002 | October 15 | Birth | 1922 – William Y. Thompson, American historian and author (d. 2013) |
| 118003 | October 15 | Birth | 1923 – Italo Calvino, Italian journalist and author (d. 1985) |
| 118004 | October 15 | Birth | 1923 – Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and politician (d. 2010) |
| 118005 | October 15 | Birth | 1923 – Eugene Patterson, American journalist and activist (d. 2013) |
| 118006 | October 15 | Birth | 1924 – Marguerite Andersen, German-Canadian author and educator |
| 118007 | October 15 | Birth | 1924 – Lee Iacocca, American businessman and author |
| 118008 | October 15 | Birth | 1924 – Mark Lenard, American actor (d. 1996) |
| 118009 | October 15 | Birth | 1924 – Frank X. McDermott, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 118010 | October 15 | Birth | 1924 – Warren Miller, American director and screenwriter |
| 118011 | October 15 | Birth | 1925 – Mickey Baker, American-French guitarist (Mickey & Sylvia) (d. 2012) |
| 118012 | October 15 | Birth | 1925 – Aurora Bautista, Spanish actress (d. 2012) |
| 118013 | October 15 | Birth | 1925 – Tony Hart, English painter and television host (d. 2009) |
| 118014 | October 15 | Birth | 1926 – James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (d. 2010) |
| 118015 | October 15 | Birth | 1926 – Agustín García Calvo, Spanish philosopher and poet (d. 2012) |
| 118016 | October 15 | Birth | 1926 – Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher (d. 1984) |
| 118017 | October 15 | Birth | 1926 – Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (d. 2005) |
| 118018 | October 15 | Birth | 1926 – Jean Peters, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 118019 | October 15 | Birth | 1926 – Karl Richter, German organist and conductor (d. 1981) |
| 118020 | October 15 | Birth | 1927 – Jeannette Charles, English actress |