Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 15
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- Barry McGuire, American folk music and Contemporary Christian music singer, and songwriter, turns 90.
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- Chris Andrews, British singer, turns 83.
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- Don Stevenson, American drummer for The Frantics, Moby Grape, turns 83.
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- Richard Carpenter, American keyboardist and composer for The Carpenters, turns 79.
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- Bo Stief, Danish bass player, turns 79.
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- Chris de Burgh, Irish singer and songwriter, turns 75.
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- Bent Clausen, Danish percussionist, turns 73.
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- Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Danish trumpeter, European Jazz Competition winner, and flugelhorn player, turns 65.
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- Jordan Luck, New Zealand singer and songwriter , The Exponents, and Luck, turns 64.
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- Dave Stead, Brit drummer for The Beautiful South, turns 59.
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- Bill Charlap, American pianist, turns 59.
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- Eric Benét, American R&B and gospel music singer, turns 55.
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- Ginuwine, (nee Elgin Baylor Lumpkin) American R&B vocalist, turns 55.
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- Sandra Kim, Belgian singer and 1986 Eurovision Song Contest winner, turns 53.
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- Erin McKeown, American folk rock singer-songwriter, turns 48.
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- Jordan Johnson, American singer, turns 35.
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- Malu Trevejo, Cuban-American singer, turns 23.
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- Tito Jackson (October 15, 1953 –September 15, 2024), American singer of the Jackson Five , would have turned 72 this year.
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- Palle Danielsson (October 15, 1946 –May 18, 2024), Swedish bass player, would have turned 79 this year.
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- Joe Roccisano (October 15, 1939 –November 09, 1997), American bandleader and alto saxophonist, would have turned 86 this year.
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- Fela Kuti (October 15, 1938 –August 02, 1997), Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and father of the afrobeat genre, would have turned 87 this year.
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- Marv Johnson (October 15, 1938 –May 16, 1993), American R&B and soul music performer with Motown Records, would have turned 87 this year.
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- Alan Elsdon (October 15, 1934 –May 2, 2016), Brit trumpeter, would have turned 91 this year.
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- Karl Richter (October 15, 1926 –February 15, 1981), German conductor, would have turned 99 this year.
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- Mickey Baker (October 15, 1925 –November 27, 2012), American guitarist and vocalist, would have turned 100 this year.
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- Moe Wechsler (October 15, 1920 –February 18, 2016), American jazz pianist, would have turned 105 this year.
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- Paul Tanner (October 15, 1917 –February 5, 2013), American trombonist credited with developing the Electro-Theremin, would have turned 108 this year.
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- Al Killian (October 15, 1916 –September 05, 1950), American trumpeter, would have turned 109 this year.
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- Nellie Lutcher (October 15, 1915 –June 8, 2007), American jazz singer and pianist, would have turned 110 this year.
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- Thore Jederby (October 15, 1913 –January 10, 1984), Swedish bass player, would have turned 112 this year.
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- Herman Chittison (October 15, 1908 –March 08, 1967), American jazz pianist, would have turned 117 this year.
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- Victoria Spivey (October 15, 1906 –October 03, 1976), American blues pianist and vocalist, would have turned 119 this year.
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- Charles Remue (October 15, 1903 –February 05, 1971), Belgian alto saxophonist, would have turned 122 this year.
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- Joe Sanders (October 15, 1896 –May 15, 1965), American pianist and vocalist, would have turned 129 this year.
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- P. G. Wodehouse (October 15, 1881 –February 14, 1975), British-American songwriter, would have turned 144 this year.
