Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 15
- Barry McGuire, American folk music and Contemporary Christian music singer, and songwriter, turns 91.
- Chris Andrews, British singer, turns 84.
- Don Stevenson, American drummer for The Frantics, Moby Grape, turns 84.
- Richard Carpenter, American keyboardist and composer for The Carpenters, turns 80.
- Bo Stief, Danish bass player, turns 80.
- Chris de Burgh, Irish singer and songwriter, turns 76.
- Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player, turns 66.
- Jordan Luck, New Zealand singer and songwriter, The Exponents, turns 65.
- Dave Stead, Brit drummer for The Beautiful South, turns 60.
- Bill Charlap, American pianist, turns 60.
- Eric Benét, American R&B and gospel music singer, turns 56.
- Ginuwine, (nee Elgin Baylor Lumpkin) American R&B vocalist, turns 56.
- Sandra Kim, Belgian singer and 1986 Eurovision Song Contest winner, turns 54.
- Erin McKeown, American folk rock singer-songwriter, turns 49.
- Jordan Johnson, American singer, turns 36.
- Malu Trevejo, Cuban-American singer, turns 24.
- Tito Jackson (October 15, 1953 –September 15, 2024), American singer of the Jackson Five , would have turned 73 this year.
- Palle Danielsson (October 15, 1946 –May 18, 2024), Swedish bass player, would have turned 80 this year.
- Joe Roccisano (October 15, 1939 –November 09, 1997), American bandleader and alto saxophonist, would have turned 87 this year.
- Fela Kuti (October 15, 1938 –August 02, 1997), Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and father of the afrobeat genre, would have turned 88 this year.
- Marv Johnson (October 15, 1938 –May 16, 1993), American R&B and soul music performer with Motown Records, would have turned 88 this year.
- Alan Elsdon (October 15, 1934 –May 2, 2016), Brit trumpeter, would have turned 92 this year.
- Karl Richter (October 15, 1926 –February 15, 1981), German conductor, would have turned 100 this year.
- Mickey Baker (October 15, 1925 –November 27, 2012), American guitarist and vocalist, would have turned 101 this year.
- Paul Tanner (October 15, 1917 –February 5, 2013), American trombonist credited with developing the Electro-Theremin, would have turned 109 this year.
- Al Killian (October 15, 1916 –September 05, 1950), American trumpeter, would have turned 110 this year.
- Nellie Lutcher (October 15, 1915 –June 8, 2007), American jazz singer and pianist, would have turned 111 this year.
- Thore Jederby (October 15, 1913 –January 10, 1984), Swedish bass player, would have turned 113 this year.
- Herman Chittison (October 15, 1908 –March 08, 1967), American jazz pianist, would have turned 118 this year.
- Victoria Spivey (October 15, 1906 –October 03, 1976), American blues pianist and vocalist, would have turned 120 this year.
- Charles Remue (October 15, 1903 –February 05, 1971), Belgian alto saxophonist, would have turned 123 this year.
- Joe Sanders (October 15, 1896 –May 15, 1965), American pianist and vocalist, would have turned 130 this year.
- P. G. Wodehouse (October 15, 1881 –February 14, 1975), British-American songwriter, would have turned 145 this year.