1507 – Jiajing, 12th Emperor of Ming Dynasty of China (1521-1567), born in Anluzhou, Huguang (d. 1567)
1891 – Karl Dönitz, German naval admiral and last leader of Nazi Germany, born in Grünau, German Empire (d. 1980)
1906 – Jack Churchill, British Army commando, born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1996)
1914 – Allen Funt, American TV host and creator (Candid Camera), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1999)
1941 – Richard Perle, American political advisor, born in New York City
1956 – David Copperfield [Kotkin], American magician and illusionist known for vanishing the Statue of Liberty, born in Metuchen, New Jersey
1968 – Marc Anthony [Marco Antonio Muñiz], American salsa and pop singer-songwriter, born in New York City
1972 – Ramon van Haaren, Dutch soccer player (RKC), born in Waalwijk, Netherlands
1981 – Alexis Bledel, American actress (Gilmore Girls, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, The Handmaid’s Tale), born in Houston, Texas
1988 – Teddy Geiger, American singer and songwriter (Stitches – Shawn Mendes), born in Rochester, New York
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Famous Birthdays for 15th September 2026
1744 – Georg Ritschel, German composer, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1805)
1877 – Jakob Ehrlich, Austrian politician and Zionist, born in Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Czech Republic (d. 1938)
1894 – Oskar Klein, Swedish theoretical physicist known for Kaluza–Klein theory, born in Mörby, Sweden (d. 1977)
1894 – Jean Renoir, French film director (Madame Bovary, Nana, Grand Illusion) and actor (Rules of the Game), born in Paris, France (d. 1979)
1908 – Gerd Gaiser, German writer (Ship in the Mountain), born in Oberriexingen, Germany (d. 1976)
1915 – Helmut Schoen, football coach (manager of West Germany (1964-1978, 1974 World Cup), born in Dresden, German Empire (d. 1996)
1919 – Nelson Gidding, American screenwriter (The Andromeda Strain), born in New York (d. 2004)
1938 – Gaylord Perry, American Baseball HOF pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Cy Young winner 1972, 78; no-hitter 1968; SF Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, SD Padres), born in Williamston, North Carolina (d. 2022)
1945 – Carmen Maura, Spanish actress (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), born in Madrid, Spain
1986 – Heidi Montag, American reality television star (The Hills), born in Crested Butte, Colorado
Famous Birthdays for 14th September 2026
1760 – Luigi Cherubini, Italian musical prodigy, composer (Médée; Requiem in D minor), and educator (Conservatoire de Paris, 1822-42), baptized in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1842) [birth was likely on the 8th]
1885 – María Grever, Mexican-American composer (“What A Difference A Day Makes” / “Cuando vuelva a tu lado”), born in Guanajuato, Mexico (d. 1951)
1904 – Richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1957)
1922 – Frances Bergen, American actress (Titanic, Her Twelve Men, Interlude), model, and mother of Candice Bergen, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2006)
1947 – Sam Neill, New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park; Dead Calm; The Piano), born in Omagh, Northern Ireland (d. 2026)
1957 – Jerry Don Gleaton, American baseball player, born in Brownwood, Texas
1959 – Hans Richter, German soccer forward (15 caps GDR; FC Karl-Marx-Stadt, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig), born in Olbernhau, Germany (d. 2023)
1965 – Dmitry Medvedev, Russian politician (President and Prime Minister of Russia), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union
1974 – Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m, 5k 2004), born in Berkane, Morocco
1982 – Hiroki Narimiya, Japanese actor (Ace Attorney, Kisarazu Cat’s Eye), born in Tokyo, Japan
Famous Birthdays for 13th September 2026
1751 – Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1779)
1857 – Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate tycoon (The Hershey Chocolate Company) and philanthropist, born in Derry Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1945)
1877 – Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer who led the German Antarctic expedition of 1911–12, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1957)
1899 – Frank “Big Boy” Goudie, American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist, and upholsterer, born in Youngsville, Louisiana (d. 1964)
1940 – (Lionel) “Linc” Chamberland, American RandB and jazz-fusion guitarist, born in Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 1987)
1944 – Jacqueline Bisset, English actress (Class, Deep, Secrets), born in Weybridge, Surrey, England
1945 – Rick Wise, American MLB pitcher, 1964-82, 2X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Jackson, Michigan
1957 – John G. Trueschler, American politician (member of the Maryland House of Delegates), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1968 – John Roderick, American indie-rock musician, singer-songwriter (The Long Winters),and podcaster (Omnibus; Friendly Fire), born in Seattle, Washington
1993 – Ivan Schranz, Slovak footballer for Slavia Prague and Slovakia, born in Bratislava, Slovakia
Famous Birthdays for 12th September 2026
1917 – Pierre Sévigny, Canadian military officer and politician, born in Quebec, Canada (d. 2004)
1922 – Conrad Shinn, American pilot and the first person to land a plane at the South Pole, born in Leaksville, North Carolina (d. 2025)
1924 – Howard Curtis Nielson, American politician (Rep-R-UT, 1983-91), born in Richfield, Utah (d. 2020)
1925 – Dickie Moore, actor (Expert, Oliver Twist, Little Men), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
1932 – Waqar Hasan, Pakistani cricket batsman (21 Tests, top score 189; member Pakistan’s inaugural Test squad), born in Amritsar, Punjab, India (d. 2020)
1959 – Cindy Rarick, American golfer (5 LPGA Tour titles), born in Glenwood, Minnesota
1965 – John Norwood Fisher, American ska-funk bassist (Fishbone), born in California
1967 – Louis C.K. [Louis Székely] American-Mexican comedian (Louie), born in Washington, D. C.
1973 – Paul Walker, American actor (The Fast and the Furious), born in Glendale, California (d. 2013)
1974 – Nuno Valente, Portuguese soccer defender (32 caps; Porto, Everton), born in Lisbon, Portugal
Famous Birthdays for 11th September 2026
1804 – Aleksandr Polezhayev, Russian poet (Sasjka), born in Penza Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1838) [OS 30 Sep]
1838 – John Ireland, Irish-American archbishop of St Paul (1888-1918), born in Burnchurch, Ireland (d. 1918)
1861 – Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and writer (Panu, Tuomio), born in Lapinlahti, Finland (d. 1921)
1862 – Hawley Harvey Crippen [Dr Crippen], American homeopath and first killer to be caught with the aid of wireless telegraphy, born in Coldwater, Michigan (d. 1910)
1917 – Herbert Lom, Czech-born British actor (Pink Panther, Dorian Gray), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 2012)
1937 – Robert Crippen, American astronaut (STS 1, 7, 41C, 41G), born in Beaumont, Texas
1942 – Tom Dreesen, American stand-up comedian best known for his act with Tim Reid (Tim and Tom), born in Harvey, Illinois (d. 2026)
1962 – Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician (Vlaams Belang), born in Bruges, Belgium
1965 – Graeme Obree, Scottish racing cyclist (World Hour Record 1993, 94; World C’ships gold 4000m pursuit 1993, 95), born in Nuneaton, England
1982 – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian human rights activist and politician who claimed victory in the disputed 2020 Belarusian presidential election, born in Mikashevichy, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Famous Birthdays for 10th September 2026
1169 – Alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (1180-83), born in Constantinople (d. 1183) [sources vary on exact day]
1753 – John Soane, English architect (Bank of England, Soane Museum), born in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England (d. 1837)
1897 – David L. Snell, American pianist and composer for films (MGM Studio), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1967)
1915 – Redmond “Edmond” O’Brien, American actor (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Sam Benedict, Johnny Midnight), born in New York City (d. 1985)
1924 – Hans Olof “Putte” Wickman, Swedish jazz clarinetist, born in Falun, Sweden (d. 2006)
1945 – Rein van den Broek, Dutch trumpet player (Ekseption), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 2015)
1949 – Don Muraco, American professional wrestler (WWF), born in Sunset Beach, Hawaii
1960 – Colin Firth, English actor (Bridget Jones’ Diary, The King’s Speech), born in Grayshott, Hampshire
1973 – Ghada Shouaa, Syrian athlete (Syria’s 1st Olympic gold heptathlon 1996; World C’ship gold 1995), born in Mhardeh, Syria
1988 – Jordan Staal, Canadian ice hockey center (World C’ship gold 2007; Stanley Cup 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins; Carolina Hurricanes captain), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 9th September 2026
1629 – Cornelis Tromp, Dutch naval officer and son of Maarten Tromp, born in Rotterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1691)
1850 – Leopoldo Miguez, Brazilian composer, born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro (d. 1902)
1875 – Jack O’Connor, Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 13 wickets, BB 5/40; NSW CA, SA CA), born in Boorowa, Australia (d. 1941)
1919 – Jacques Marin, French character actor (The Vintage, Charade), born in Paris, France (d. 2001)
1924 – Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist and youngest winner of the Tour of Flanders, born in Arendonk, Belgium (d. 2003)
1935 – Gopal Baratham, Singaporean author known for “A Candle or the Sun” and neurosurgeon, born in Singapore (d. 2002)
1946 – Hayato Tani [Hajime Iwatani], Japanese actor (Kii Hantâ, Light Squadron Maskman), born in Kirishima, Japan
1952 – Angela Cartwright, English-American actress (The Sound of Music, Lost in Space), born in Altrincham, England
1960 – Hugh Grant, English actor (4 Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones’ Diary), born in London, England
1973 – Troy Rudolph, Canadian actor and production assistant (Suburbanators, Viper), born in Calgary, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 8th September 2026
1474 – Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), born in Reggio Emilia, Italy (d. 1533)
1857 – Georg Michaelis, German lawyer and politician (Chancellor of German Empire and Prime Minister of Prussia, July-November 1917), born in Haynau, Germany (d. 1936)
1914 – Doug Freeman, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Wellington), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1994)
1925 – Alexander Kholminov, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2015)
1927 – Harmonica Fats [Harvey Blackston], American blues session and touring harmonica player (“Tore Up”), born in McDade, Louisiana (d. 2000)
1956 – David Carr, American journalist (New York Times), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2015)
1966 – Peter Furler, Australian musician (Newsboys), born in McLaren Vale, Australia
1975 – Larenz Tate, American actor (Rescue Me, Power), born in Chicago, Illinois
1983 – Will Blalock, American basketball player, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1992 – Za’Darius Smith, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 2019, 20, 22; Second-team All-Pro 2020 Green Bay Packers), born in Montgomery, Alabama
Famous Birthdays for 7th September 2026
1524 – Thomas Erastus, Swiss physician and theologist, born in Baden, Switzerland (d. 1583)
1805 – Samuel Wilberforce, English bishop and one of the greatest public speakers of his day (remembered for his opposition to Darwin’s theory of evolution), born in London (d. 1873)
1887 – Edith Sitwell, English poet and author (Wheels), born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire (d. 1964)
1940 – Abdurrahman Wahid, 4th President of Indonesia, born in Denanyar, East Java, Dutch East Indies (d. 2009)
1951 – Mark McCumber, American golfer (10 PGA Tour titles; Tour C’ship 1994), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1971 – Briana Scurry, American soccer goalkeeper (175 caps; Olympic gold 1996, 2004; FIFA World Cup gold 1999; Atlanta Beat, Washington Freedom), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1975 – Bess Wohl, American playwright (Grand Horizons; Liberation), screenwriter, and actress, born in Brooklyn, New York City
1980 – Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist (Olympic gold, road race 2004), born in Gunnedah, New South Wales
1983 – Mehmet Topuz, Turkisher footballer (Kayserispor), born in Caferli Köyü, Yozgat, Turkey
1998 – Cindy Ngamba, Cameroon-born UK refugee (1st refugee athlete to win an Olympic medal – 2024 Olympic Bronze Boxing), born in Cameroon