| 118021 | October 15 | Birth | 1927 – Bill Henry, American baseball player (d. 2014) |
| 118022 | October 15 | Birth | 1927 – B. S. Abdur Rahman, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2015) |
| 118023 | October 15 | Birth | 1930 – FM-2030, Belgian-Iranian basketball player, philosopher and diplomat (d. 2000) |
| 118024 | October 15 | Birth | 1931 – Freddy Cole, American singer and pianist |
| 118025 | October 15 | Birth | 1931 – Gail Harris, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 118026 | October 15 | Birth | 1931 – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Indian engineer, academic, and politician, 11th President of India (d. 2015) |
| 118027 | October 15 | Birth | 1931 – Pauline Perry, Baroness Perry of Southwark, English academic and politician |
| 118028 | October 15 | Birth | 1932 – Jaan Rääts, Estonian guitarist and composer |
| 118029 | October 15 | Birth | 1933 – Nicky Barnes, American drug lord |
| 118030 | October 15 | Birth | 1934 – Alan Elsdon, English trumpet player |
| 118031 | October 15 | Birth | 1934 – N. Ramani, Indian flute player (d. 2015) |
| 118032 | October 15 | Birth | 1935 – Dick McTaggart, Scottish boxer |
| 118033 | October 15 | Birth | 1935 – Bobby Morrow, American sprinter |
| 118034 | October 15 | Birth | 1935 – Willie O'Ree, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 118035 | October 15 | Birth | 1936 – Michel Aumont, French actor |
| 118036 | October 15 | Birth | 1936 – Robert Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell, South African-English businessman |
| 118037 | October 15 | Birth | 1937 – Brad Corbett, American businessman (d. 2012) |
| 118038 | October 15 | Birth | 1937 – Linda Lavin, American actress, singer, director, and producer |
| 118039 | October 15 | Birth | 1937 – Barry McGuire, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The New Christy Minstrels) |
| 118040 | October 15 | Birth | 1937 – Biff Rose, American singer-songwriter and comedian |
| 118041 | October 15 | Birth | 1938 – Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1993) |
| 118042 | October 15 | Birth | 1938 – Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 1997) |
| 118043 | October 15 | Birth | 1938 – Brice Marden, American painter |
| 118044 | October 15 | Birth | 1938 – Robert Ward, American guitarist and songwriter (Ohio Players) (d. 2008) |
| 118045 | October 15 | Birth | 1940 – Tommy Bishop, English rugby player and coach |
| 118046 | October 15 | Birth | 1940 – Peter C. Doherty, Australian surgeon and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 118047 | October 15 | Birth | 1942 – Hilo Chen, Taiwanese-American painter |
| 118048 | October 15 | Birth | 1942 – Harold W. Gehman, Jr., American admiral |
| 118049 | October 15 | Birth | 1943 – Penny Marshall, American actress, director, and producer |
| 118050 | October 15 | Birth | 1944 – Sali Berisha, Albanian cardiologist and politician, 2nd President of Albania |