| 124321 | October 31 | Birth | 1917 – Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 124322 | October 31 | Birth | 1918 – Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007) |
| 124323 | October 31 | Birth | 1919 – Daphne Oxenford, English actress (d. 2012) |
| 124324 | October 31 | Birth | 1919 – Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author |
| 124325 | October 31 | Birth | 1919 – John Sylvester White, American actor (d. 1988) |
| 124326 | October 31 | Birth | 1920 – Dick Francis, Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (d. 2010) |
| 124327 | October 31 | Birth | 1920 – Joseph Gelineau, French priest and composer (d. 2008) |
| 124328 | October 31 | Birth | 1920 – Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (d. 1957) |
| 124329 | October 31 | Birth | 1920 – Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (d. 2004) |
| 124330 | October 31 | Birth | 1920 – Fritz Walter, German footballer (d. 2002) |
| 124331 | October 31 | Birth | 1922 – Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress, singer, and author (d. 2005) |
| 124332 | October 31 | Birth | 1922 – Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2004) |
| 124333 | October 31 | Birth | 1922 – Anatoli Papanov, Russian actor (d. 1987) |
| 124334 | October 31 | Birth | 1922 – Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 2012) |
| 124335 | October 31 | Birth | 1924 – Cleo Moore, American actress (d. 1973) |
| 124336 | October 31 | Birth | 1925 – Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (d. 1990) |
| 124337 | October 31 | Birth | 1925 – John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 124338 | October 31 | Birth | 1925 – Robert B. Rheault, American colonel (d. 2013) |
| 124339 | October 31 | Birth | 1926 – Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (d. 2011) |
| 124340 | October 31 | Birth | 1928 – Andrew Sarris, American critic and educator (d. 2012) |
| 124341 | October 31 | Birth | 1929 – Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player (d. 2004) |
| 124342 | October 31 | Birth | 1929 – William Orchard, Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (d. 2014) |
| 124343 | October 31 | Birth | 1929 – Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter |
| 124344 | October 31 | Birth | 1930 – Michael Collins, American general, pilot, and astronaut |
| 124345 | October 31 | Birth | 1930 – Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (d. 1970) |
| 124346 | October 31 | Birth | 1931 – Iivo Nei, Estonian chess player and trainer |
| 124347 | October 31 | Birth | 1931 – Dan Rather, American journalist |
| 124348 | October 31 | Birth | 1932 – Katherine Paterson, Chinese-American author |
| 124349 | October 31 | Birth | 1932 – Jacques Pic, French chef (d. 1992) |
| 124350 | October 31 | Birth | 1933 – Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |