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Famous People Who Died in October

Remembering actors, musicians, athletes, scientists, and other notable figures who passed away in October.

13 biography pages

Bette Davis

b. 1908 — d. October 6, 1989

Che Guevara

b. 1928 — d. October 9, 1967

Cole Porter

b. 1891 — d. October 15, 1964

Colin Powell

b. 1937 — d. October 18, 2021

Fethullah Gülen

b. 1941 — d. October 20, 2024

Germanicus

b. 15 BC — d. October 10, 19

Igor Sikorsky

b. 1889 — d. October 26, 1972

James McDivitt

b. 1929 — d. October 13, 2022

Loretta Lynn

b. 1932 — d. October 4, 2022

Max Planck

b. 1858 — d. October 4, 1947

Orson Welles

b. 1915 — d. October 10, 1985

Ted Sorensen

b. 1928 — d. October 31, 2010

Tom Clancy

b. 1947 — d. October 1, 2013