801 – Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop and Saint, born in Amiens, France (d. 865)
1852 – Gojong, Emperor Gwangmu of Korea (1897-1907), born in Unhyeon Palace, Hanseong, Joseon dynasty, Korea (d. 1919)
1863 – Gustavo Campa, Mexican composer, born in Mexico City (d. 1934)
1921 – Hans Ulrich Engelmann, German composer (Ophelia), born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 2011)
1923 – Alan Weeks, English sports commentator (BBC), born in Bristol. England (d. 1996)
1923 – Wilbur Ware, American jazz double bassist (Riverside Records; Thelonious Monk; Sonny Rollins), included in photographer Art Kane’s photo “A Great Day In Harlem”, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1979)
1954 – Clayton Norcross, American actor (Bold and Beautiful, Colbys, Santa Barbara), born in Arcadia, California
1972 – Cari Shayne, American actress (Karen Cates-General Hospital), born in Sellersville, Tennessee
1990 – Matthew Dellavedova, Australian basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Maryborough, Australia
1994 – Bruno Fernandes, Portuguese football player (Manchester United, Portugal), born in Maia, Portugal
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 7th September 2021
1438 – Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1471)
1524 – Thomas Erastus, Swiss physician and theologist, born in Baden, Switzerland (d. 1583)
1851 – Edward Asahel Birge, American pioneer in limnology, born in Troy, New York (d. 1950)
1887 – Edith Sitwell, English poet and author (Wheels), born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire (d. 1964)
1924 – Hugh Aitken, American composer, born in New York City, New York (d. 2012)
1932 – John Paul Getty Jr., American-born British oil magnate and billionaire (Getty Oil), born onboard ship in the waters near Genoa, Italy (d. 2003)
1950 – Julie Kavner, American actress and voice artist (Brenda-Rhoda, Marge-Simpsons), born in Los Angeles, California
1951 – Morris Albert [Maurício Alberto Kaisermann], Brazilian singer (Feelings), born in São Paulo, Brazil
1956 – Michael Feinstein, American jazz pianist, singer and Gershwin-ophile (Isn’t It Romantic), born in Columbus, Ohio
1965 – Ron Blake, American jazz saxophonist, (SNL band; Christian McBride Big Band; Art Farmer), band leader, composer, and music educator (Juilliard), born in the Virgin Islands
Famous Birthdays for 6th September 2021
1729 – Moses Mendelssohn, German Jewish enlightenment philosopher (Haksalah), born in Dessau, Principality of Anhalt (d. 1786)
1881 – Charlie Dell, American actor and comedian (Pickle in the Middle), born in NYC, New York (d. 1971)
1923 – Peter II Karadjordjevic, last King of Yugoslavia (1934-45), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1970)
1924 – John Melcher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 2018)
1926 – Claus von Amsberg, husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, born in Hitzacker, Germany (d. 2002)
1955 – Anne Henning, American 500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1972), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
1955 – Carl E. Walz, American NASA astronaut (STS 51, 65, 79), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1967 – Amy Lynn Baxter, American actress and model (Penthouse Pet 1990), born in Plymouth, Massachusetts
1979 – Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican soccer midfielder (8 caps; Morelia 382 games, born in La Piedad, Mexico
1980 – Jillian Hall, American professional wrestler, born in Ashland, Kentucky
Famous Birthdays for 5th September 2021
1638 – Louis XIV, King of France (1643-1715), known as “The Sun King”, had longest reign in country, born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1715)
1826 – John Wisden, England cricketer (prominent Sussex player), born in Brighton, Sussex, England (d. 1884)
1836 – Justiniano Borgoño, President of Peru (1894), born in Trujillo, Peru (d. 1921)
1881 – Otto Bauer, Austrian Social Democrat, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1938)
1907 – Sunnyland Slim [Albert Luandrew], American blues pianist, born in Vance, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1908 – Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, born in Gotizia, Austria-Hungary (d. 2019)
1912 – Frank Thomas, American animator, born in Fresno, California (d. 2004)
1942 – Werner Herzog, German director (Burden of Dreams, Stroszek, Woyzeck), born in Munich, Germany
1956 – Steve Denton, American tennis player (world’s fastest tennis serve-138 mph), born in Kingsville, Texas
1973 – Rose McGowan, American actress (Charmed) and sexual harassment activist, born in Florence, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 4th September 2021
1768 – Francois René de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala), born in Saint-Malo, France (d. 1848)
1926 – Dennis Murphy, American sports entrepreneur (co-founder American Basketball Ass’n, World Hockey Ass’n, original World Team Tennis, Roller Hockey International), born in Shanghai, China (d. 2021)
1926 – Robert J. Lagomarsino, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Ventura, California
1937 – Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director, born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 2006)
1937 – Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 1956, 60, 64), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1974 – Jean Lavertue, Canadian weightlifter (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
1974 – Nona Gaye, American singer and daughter of Marvin Gaye, born in Washington, D.C.
1976 – Helen Denman, Australian swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Perth, Australia
1979 – Poo Bear [Jason Boyd], American songwriter and record producer (Justin Bieber; Lupe Fiasco; Mariah Carey; Zac Brown), born in New Haven Connecticut
1991 – Carter Jenkins, American actor, born in Tampa, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 3rd September 2021
1499 – Diane de Poitiers, French mistress of Henry II of France, born in Saint-Vallier, Drôme, France (d. 1566)
1675 – Paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1751)
1905 – Robert Ruthenfranz, German composer, born in Witten, Germany (d. 1970)
1928 – Gaston Thorn, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1974–79) and 7th President of the European Commission (1981–85), born in Luxembourg (d. 2007)
1942 – Al Jardine, American guitarist and singer (Beach Boys – “Help Me Rhonda”; “Sloop John B.”), born in Lima, Ohio
1944 – Sherwood C. Spring, American astronaut (STS 61B), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1967 – Luis Gonzalez, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1999, 2001-03, 05; Houston, Arizona), born in Tampa, Florida
1969 – Keith Traylor, American NFL defensive tackle (Super Bowl 1997-98, 2004), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
1983 – Augusto Farfus, Brazilian racing driver, born in Curitiba, Brazil
1993 – Dominic Thiem, Austrian tennis player (US Open 2020, ATP Finals 2019), born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Famous Birthdays for 2nd September 2021
1912 – Ernie Bromley, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests; first Western Australian to play Test cricket for Australia), born in Fremantle, Western Australia (d. 1967)
1914 – Tom Glazer, American folk singer and songwriter (d. 2003)
1930 – Andrey Pavlovich Petrov, composer
1937 – Peter Ueberroth, American organizer of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and commissioner of baseball (1984-89), born in Evanston, Illinois
1941 – Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby league fullback, captain and coach (24 Tests; St. George), born in Wollongong, New South Wales (d. 2018)
1953 – Gerhard P J Thiele, Brenz Germany, astronaut
1957 – Tony Alva, American skateboarder
1968 – Cynthia Watros, American actress
1977 – Ramiro Muñoz, Colombian musician
1979 – Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer
Famous Birthdays for 1st September 2021
1892 – Leverett Saltonstall, 55th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1979)
1904 – Johnny Mack Brown, American actor (Lawman is Born, Back Trail), born in Dothan, Alabama (d. 1974)
1926 – Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh, 1991-96, born in Shaistabad, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2017)
1928 – Arn Shein, American sports writer (editor The Daily Item 1949-74), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
1939 – Heinrich Messner, Austrian downhill skier (winner first ever World Cup slalom; Olympic bronze 1968, 72), born in Obernberg am Brenner, Austria
1970 – Flora Perfetti, Faenza Italy, tennis star
1972 – Josh Davis, American 800m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)
1974 – Jason Taylor, American football player
1984 – Joseph Trohman, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
1988 – Gabriel Ferrari, American soccer player
Famous Birthdays for 31st August 2021
1602 – Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
1869 – Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests 1890-93) and Scottish rugby union player, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1919)
1905 – Dore Schary, American producer, writer and director (Act 1, Boys Town, Big City), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1958)
1906 – Vivienne Byerley, publicist
1907 – Ramon Magsaysay, 7th President of the Philippines (US Legion of Merit-1952), born in Iba, Zambales, Philippines (d. 1957)
1949 – Jim Fassel, American football coach (University of Utah 1985–89; New York Giants 1997-2003), born in Anaheim, California (d. 2021)
1955 – Edwin Corley Moses, Dayton, 400m hurdler (Olympic 2 gold/br-76, 84, 88)
1960 – Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese terrorist group Hizbollah, born in Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon
1967 – Diane Madl, Mountain Top PA, field hockey forward/midfielder (Olympics 1996)
1973 – Priest Lauderdale, NBA center (Denver Nuggets)
Famous Birthdays for 30th August 2021
1720 – Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and Member of Parliament, born in Cardington, Bedfordshire (d. 1796)
1900 – Franklin Clark Fry, American minister (Lutheran World Relief), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (d. 1968)
1931 – John Leonard Swigert Jr., American astronaut (Apollo 13), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1982)
1934 – Baloo Gupte, Indian cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie), born in Bombay, India
1942 – Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricket left-arm spinner (19 Tests 1964-73), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1947 – Allan Rock, Canadian politician and diplomat, born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1954 – Gerard Hadders, Dutch postage stamp designer (1991 children stamp), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
1954 – David Paymer, American actor (Love Mary, Mr Saturday Night), born in Oceanside, New York
1966 – John Terry, Canadian CFL tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Greenwood, North Carolina
1979 – Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer, born in Hong Kong