| 121591 | October 24 | Birth | 1942 – Stephen R. Bloom, English physician and academic |
| 121592 | October 24 | Birth | 1942 – Maggie Blye, American actress |
| 121593 | October 24 | Birth | 1942 – Ian Collins, Australian footballer and coach |
| 121594 | October 24 | Birth | 1942 – Frank Delaney, Irish journalist and author |
| 121595 | October 24 | Birth | 1942 – Don Francis, American epidemiologist and virologist |
| 121596 | October 24 | Birth | 1942 – Don Gant, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Neon Philharmonic) (d. 1987) |
| 121597 | October 24 | Birth | 1942 – Rafael Cordero Santiago, Puerto Rician politician, 132nd Mayor of Ponce (d. 2004) |
| 121598 | October 24 | Birth | 1942 – Fernando Vallejo, Colombian biologist and author |
| 121599 | October 24 | Birth | 1943 – Bill Dundee, Scottish-American wrestler and manager |
| 121600 | October 24 | Birth | 1943 – Phil Hawthorne, Australian rugby player and coach |
| 121601 | October 24 | Birth | 1943 – Corky Siegel, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Siegel–Schwall Band) |
| 121602 | October 24 | Birth | 1944 – Ray Downs, American singer and author |
| 121603 | October 24 | Birth | 1944 – Viktor Prokopenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2007) |
| 121604 | October 24 | Birth | 1944 – Bettye Swann, American singer-songwriter |
| 121605 | October 24 | Birth | 1944 – Ted Templeman, American singer, guitarist, and producer (Harpers Bizarre) |
| 121606 | October 24 | Birth | 1945 – Gérald Larose, Canadian educator and union leader |
| 121607 | October 24 | Birth | 1946 – Keti Chomata, Greek singer and actor (d. 2010) |
| 121608 | October 24 | Birth | 1946 – Jerry Edmonton, Canadian drummer (Steppenwolf and The Sparrows) (d. 1993) |
| 121609 | October 24 | Birth | 1947 – Kevin Kline, American actor and singer |
| 121610 | October 24 | Birth | 1948 – Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby player |
| 121611 | October 24 | Birth | 1948 – Barry Ryan, English singer-songwriter |
| 121612 | October 24 | Birth | 1948 – Paul Ryan, English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1992) |
| 121613 | October 24 | Birth | 1948 – Kweisi Mfume, American lawyer and politician |
| 121614 | October 24 | Birth | 1949 – Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix, Mexican drug lord (d. 2013) |
| 121615 | October 24 | Birth | 1949 – Chester Marcol, American football player |
| 121616 | October 24 | Birth | 1949 – John Markoff, American journalist and author |
| 121617 | October 24 | Birth | 1949 – Robert Pickton, Canadian serial killer |
| 121618 | October 24 | Birth | 1949 – Keith Rowley, Trinidadian volcanologist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 121619 | October 24 | Birth | 1949 – Stan White, American football player and sportscaster |
| 121620 | October 24 | Birth | 1950 – Iggy Arroyo, Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 2012) |