1801 – Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner, born in French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1881)
1875 – Paul Scheinpflug, German composer, born in Loschwitz, Germany (d. 1937)
1882 – Paul Harvey, American actor (Spellbound, Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), born in Sandwich, Illinois (d. 1955)
1885 – Carl Van Doren, American literary critic and biographer (“Benjamin Franklin” – Pulitzer Prize, 1939), born in Hope, Illinois (d. 1950)
1893 – Al St. John, American vaudeville and silent film comic (Young and Dumb), and talkie character actor billed as “Fuzzy” St. John (Outlaws of the Plains), born in Santa Ana, California (d. 1963)
1896 – Robert Taschereau, Canadian judge and politician (d. 1970)
1896 – Adele Astaire [Lady Charles Cavendish], American dancer and entertainer, sister of Fred Astaire (Last Man on Earth; Millie), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1981)
1917 – Miguel Serrano, Chilean author, diplomat and fascist (Esoteric Hitlerism), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2009)
1928 – Walter Martin, American Christian apologist (d. 1989)
1936 – Dimitar Largov, Bulgarian soccer midfielder (20 caps; Slavia Sofia 220 games), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2020)
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Famous Birthdays for 9th September 2023
1629 – Cornelis Tromp, Dutch naval officer and son of Maarten Tromp, born in Rotterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1691)
1855 – Anthony Francis Lucas, Croatian-American oil exploration pioneer, born in Split, Austria-Hungary (d. 1921)
1892 – Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-born American silent film actress (The Dragon Painter), born in Tokyo, Empire of Japan (d. 1961)
1939 – Howard “Buck” McKeon, (Rep-R-California 1993-2015), born in Los Angeles, California
1942 – Danny Kalb, American blues guitarist (The Blues Project), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2022)
1946 – Hayato Tani [Hajime Iwatani], Japanese actor, born in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
1946 – Bruce Palmer, Canadian bassist (Buffalo Springfield – “For What It’s Worth”), born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia (d. 2004)
1951 – Alexander Downer, Australian politician
1960 – Chris White, New Zealand rower (World C’ship gold eight 1982, 83; Olympic bronze coxed four 1988), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
1991 – Fai Khadra, Saudi-born model and singer, born in Saudi Arabia
Famous Birthdays for 8th September 2023
1621 – Louis II Condé, Duke of Bourbon (Rocroy), born in Paris (d. 1686)
1870 – Hermann Hans Wetzler, German-American composer, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1943)
1902 – Nico Donkersloot, Dutch literary and writer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1965)
1910 – Gella Allaert, Flemish actress (La Round), born in Oostende, Belgium (d. 2002)
1927 – Harlan Howard, American country music songwriter (“I Fall To Pieces”; “Busted”; “Too Many Rivers”), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2002)
1931 – Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist, (Marion Brown Quartet; John Coltrane -“Ascension”; Artie Schepp), avant garde composer, writer, and ethno-musicologist, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2010)
1933 – Asha Bhonsle, Indian playback singer, born in Sangli, British India
1945 – Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, American rock singer, harmonica player, and occasional keyboardist (Grateful Dead, 1965-72), born in San Bruno, California (d. 1973)
1964 – Raven [Scott Levy], American professional wrestler, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1994 – Bruno Fernandes, Portuguese football player (Manchester United, Portugal), born in Maia, Portugal
Famous Birthdays for 7th September 2023
1831 – Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter, born in Toulouse, France (d. 1900)
1889 – Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer and founder (KLM), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1953)
1920 – Al Caiola, American guitarist (Bonzanza theme), born in Jersey City (d. 2016)
1934 – Mary Bauermeister, German artist, born in Frankfurt
1936 – Buddy Holly [Charles Holley], American rock and roll musician and songwriter (“Peggy Sue”; “That’ll Be the Day”; “Words Of Love”), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1959)
1953 – Michael Byron, American classical composer (Tidal), born in Chicago, Illinois
1956 – Michael Feinstein, American jazz pianist, singer and Gershwin-ophile (“Isn’t It Romantic”), born in Columbus, Ohio
1962 – Jennifer Egan, American novelist (A Visit from the Goon Squad), born in Chicago, Illinois
1965 – Andreas Thom, German footballer (Dynamo Berlin), born in Rüdersdorf, East Germany
1987 – Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player, born in Montreal, Quebec
Famous Birthdays for 6th September 2023
1729 – Moses Mendelssohn, German Jewish enlightenment philosopher (Haksalah), born in Dessau, Principality of Anhalt (d. 1786)
1819 – Carl Ferdinand Pohl, German-Austrian music historian and composer, born in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany (d. 1887)
1869 – Walford Davies, English composer, born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England (d. 1941)
1893 – Claire Chennault, American aviator and military leader (Flying Tigers), born in Commerce, Texas (d. 1958)
1937 – Jo Anne Worley, American comedienne (Laugh-in), born in Lowell, Indiana
1942 – Dave Bargeron, American jazz-rock trombonist and tuba player (Blood, Sweat and Tears), born in NYC, New York
1956 – Bill Ritter, American politician (41st Governor of Colorado), born in Denver, Colorado
1962 – Kevin Willis, American basketball center (NBA C’ship 2003 SA Spurs; NBA All-Star 1992 Atlanta Hawks; one of 15 players 16,000+ career points and 11,000+ rebounds), born in Los Angeles, California
1968 – Gene Patrick, American actor (Gemini: Twin Stars), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1983 – Braun Strowman, American professional wrestler and strongman (WWE), born in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 5th September 2023
1694 – František Václav Míča, Czech conductor and composer, born in Třebíč, Czech Republic (d. 1744)
1787 – François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist, born in Paris (d. 1850)
1809 – Manuel Montt Torres, President of Chile (851-61), born in Petorca, Chile (d. 1880)
1918 – Luis Alcoriza, Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor, born in Badajoz, Mexico (d. 1992)
1925 – Jos Vandeloo, Flemish journalist and playwright (Cola Drinkers), born in Zonhoven, Belgium (d. 2015)
1940 – Raquel Welch (née Tejada), American stage and screen (Myra Breckenridge; One Million Years B.C.; 100 Rifles), and nightclub singer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
1970 – Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Dhaka, Bangladesh
1970 – Willie Clay, American NFL safety (Detroit Lions), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1973 – Paddy Considine, English actor and musician, born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
1986 – Francis Ngannou, Cameroonian-French mixed martial artist and boxer, born in Batié, Cameroon
Famous Birthdays for 4th September 2023
1563 – Wanli, Emperor of Ming Dynasty, born in China (d. 1620)
1809 – Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land), born in Kremenets, Russian Empire (d. 1849)
1850 – Luigi Cadorna, Italian fieldmarshal (WW I-Caporetto), born in Verbania, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1928)
1937 – Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 1956, 60, 64), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1942 – Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Iranian archaeologist and a world expert on Achaemenid archaeology, born in Shiraz, Iran (d. 2006)
1951 – Judith Ivey, American actress (Lady in Red, Hello Again), born in El Paso, Texas
1960 – Damon Wayans, American actor and comedian (In Living Color, SNL), born in New York City
1968 – John DiMaggio, American actor (Disenchantment; Futurama), born in North Plainfield, New Jersey
1969 – Alexander Coe, Welsh DJ and record producer, born in Bangor, Wales
1990 – James Bay, British singer-songwriter (Chaos and the Calm), born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Famous Birthdays for 3rd September 2023
1889 – Cecil Weston, South African actress (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), born in Capetown (d. 1976)
1914 – Dixy Lee Ray, American politician (17th Governor of Washington) and chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1994)
1925 – Bengt Lindström, Swedish artist, born in Berg Municipality, Sweden (d. 2008)
1926 – Irene Papas [neé Lelekou], Greek actress (Zorba the Greek; Attila The Hun; The Guns of Navarone), born in Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece (d. 2022)
1934 – Xavier Darasse, French organist and composer, born in Toulouse, France (d. 1992)
1938 – Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist (Nobel Prize 2011), born in Kobe, Japan
1943 – Mark Wirtz, French pop music record producer, and composer (“Excerpt From A Teenage Opera”), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 2020)
1950 – Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Icelandic soccer defender (34 caps; Celtic, Tulsa Roughnecks, Hannover 96, Motherwell), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 2021)
1964 – Spike Feresten, American television writer (Seinfeild), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
1971 – Trevor St. John, American actor (One Live to Live), born in Spokane, Washington
Famous Birthdays for 2nd September 2023
1852 – Paul Bourget, French novelist and critic (d. 1935)
1857 – Thomas Groube, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; Victoria CA), born in New Plymouth, New Zealand (d. 1927)
1911 – Romare Bearden, African American painter (d. 1988)
1915 – Meinhardt Raabe, American actor (The Wizard of Oz), born in Watertown, Wisconsin (d. 2010)
1917 – Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical, jazz and Latin guitarist and composer (developed bossa nova), born in Prainha, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1995)
1934 – Hilla Becher (née Wobeser), German artist, worked collaboratively with husband Bernd Becher, born in Potsdam Germany (d. 2015)
1939 – Sam Gooden, American soul vocalist (The Impressions – “People Get Ready”; “It’s All Right”), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2022)
1951 – Michael Gray, American actor (Shazam!, Brian Keith Show), born in Chicago, Illinois
1978 – Matthew Watkins, Welsh rugby union centre (18 caps; Newport, Llanelli Scarlets), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2020)
1979 – Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer
Famous Birthdays for 1st September 2023
1795 – James Gordon Bennett Sr., American newspaper publisher (New York Herald), born in Keith, Scotland (d. 1872)
1827 – Jacobus Jan Cremer, Dutch author (Overbetuwsche Novellen), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1880)
1899 – Richard Arlen, American actor (Apache Uprising, Wings), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1976)
1904 – Johnny Mack Brown, American actor (Lawman is Born, Back Trail), born in Dothan, Alabama (d. 1974)
1911 – Komei Abe, Japanese composer, born in Hiroshima (d. 2006)
1922 – Il Mattatore [Vittorio Gassman], Italian actor, director and screenwriter (Scent of a Woman, War and Peace), born in Genoa, Italy (d. 2000)
1931 – Matthew J. Rinaldo, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1973-93), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 2008)
1941 – John Van Hamersveld, American graphic artist of album covers, movie and concert posters, born in Baltimore, Maryland
1978 – Max Vieri, Australian soccer forward (6 caps; Verona, Napoli), born in Sydney, Australia
1994 – Bianca Ryan, American pop singer and songwriter, 1st winner of “America’s Got Talent”, born in Ocean City, New Jersey