Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 9
- Abdullah Ibrahim, (aka Dollar Brand) South African pianist, turns 91.
- Chucho Valdés, (nee Jesus Valdés) Cuban arranger and pianist, turns 84.
- Nona Hendryx, (nee Vicki Wickham) American singer of Labelle fame, turns 81.
- Jackson Browne, American singer and multi-instrumentalist, turns 77.
- Sharon Osbourne, Brit concert promoter, TV presenter, wife, and manager to Ozzy Osbourne, turns 73.
- James Fearnley, Brit accordion player for The Pogues, turns 71.
- Ini Kamoze, Jamaican dancehall musician, turns 68.
- Andres Boiarsky, Argentine tenor saxophonist, turns 68.
- Satoko Fujii, Japanese avant-garde jazz composer and pianist, turns 67.
- Thomas Wydler, Swiss percussionist with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, turns 66.
- Kenny Garrett, American alto saxophonist, turns 65.
- Kurt Neumann, American vocalist, guitarist and founding member of BoDeans, turns 64.
- Gary Bennett, American country music singer for BR5-49, turns 61.
- Mat Osman, English bassist for Suede, turns 58.
- Vickie Perks, Brit vocalist for We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It, turns 57.
- PJ Harvey, (nee Polly Harvey) British guitarist and vocalist, turns 55.
- Steve Burns, American actor and musician, turns 52.
- Fabio Lione, Italian musician with Rhapsody of Fire, turns 52.
- Tommy Shane Steiner, American country music singer, turns 52.
- Sean Lennon, Brit musician and son to John Lennon, turns 50.
- Nicky Byrne, (nee Nicholas Byrne) Irish vocalist of Westlife fame, turns 47.
- Dave Samuels (October 9, 1948–April 22, 2019), American vibraphonist, would have turned 77 this year.
- France Gall (October 9, 1947 –January 7, 2018), French singer and Eurovision Song Contest winner, would have turned 78 this year.
- John Entwistle (October 9, 1944 –June 27, 2002), Brit bassist for The Who, would have turned 81 this year.
- John Lennon (October 9, 1940 –December 08, 1980), Brit singer-songwriter and guitarist for The Beatles, would have turned 85 this year.
- Ed Xiques (October 9, 1939 –December 04, 2020), American woodwind player with Ten Wheel Drive, would have turned 86 this year.
- Barbara Winfield (October 9, 1932 –August 10, 2005), American vocalist with Duke Ellington and Tadd Dameron, would have turned 93 this year.
- Einojuhani Rautavaara (October 9, 1928 –July 27, 2016), Finnish composer, would have turned 97 this year.}}
- Yusef Lateef (October 9, 1920–December 23, 2013), American aerophone player, would have turned 105 this year.
- Lee Wiley (October 9, 1915 –December 11, 1975), American jazz vocalist, would have turned 110 this year.
- Mynie Sutton (October 9, 1903 –June 17, 1982), Canadian saxophonist, would have turned 122 this year.
- Elmer Snowden (October 9, 1900 –May 14, 1973), American bandleader and banjoist, would have turned 125 this year.
- Carl Flesch (October 9, 1873 –November 14, 1944), Hungarian violinist, would have turned 152 this year.
- Camille Saint-Saëns (October 9, 1835 –December 16, 1921), French composer, would have turned 190 this year.