1688 – Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen consort of Spain to Philip V (1701-14), born in Royal Palace of Turin, Savoy (d. 1714)
1853 – Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Patristischen Philosophie), born in Paderborn, Germany (d. 1924)
1929 – Stirling Moss, British auto racer (16 x F1 Grands Prix; World F1 Drivers C’ship runner-up 1955-58; 12 Hours of Sebring 1954) and broadcaster (ABC F1, NASCAR), born in London, England (d. 2020)
1930 – Jim Rohn, American business philosopher, born in Yakima, Washington (d. 2009)
1932 – Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1972-95), born in Rayyan (d. 2016)
1936 – Richard Gaskell, solicitor/president (Law Society)
1940 – Sotiris Moustakas, Greek actor (Zorba the Greek), born in Limassol, Cyprus (d. 2007)
1965 – Yuji Naka, Japanese video game programmer
1968 – Suzy Cote, actress (Samantha in Guiding Light), born in Santa Barbara, California
1977 – Latoya Warning, Suriname 4th Miss Teenager (1993)
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 16th September 2020
1881 – Clive Bell, English art critic, born in East Shefford, Berkshire (d. 1964)
1893 – Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian biochemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1986)
1919 – Milan Harašta, Czech composer, born in Brno, Moravia Czechoslovakia (d. 1946)
1921 – William Johnston, Chaplain to Queen of Scotland, born in Edinburgh (d. 2005)
1941 – Jim McBride, American director and actor (Hot Times, Breathless, Big Easy), born in NYC, New York
1947 – Dumisani Kumalo, South African anti-apartheid activist and UN ambassador, born in KwaMbunda, South Africa (d. 2019)
1955 – Robin Yount, American baseballer (Milwaukee Brewers, MVP 1982, 1989, 3,142 hits), born in Danville, Illinois
1960 – Mickey Tettleton, American baseball catcher (Texas Rangers), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1970 – Anthony Marshall, American NFL safety (Chicago Bears), born in Mobile, Alabama
1978 – Nick Cordero, Canadian Broadway actor (Bullets Over Broadway), born in Hamilton, Canada (d. 2020)
Famous Birthdays for 15th September 2020
1613 – François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld, French writer of maxims and memoirs, born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1680)
1834 – Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian and political writer, born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1896)
1852 – Edward Bouchet, American physicist, 1st African American to receive US Ph.D, born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1918)
1890 – Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1974)
1903 – Roy Acuff, Maynardville Tenn, country musician (Hee Haw)
1912 – Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo, composer
1939 – Jim Kimsey, co-founder of AOL, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2016)
1964 – Andrew Landenberger, Australian tornado sailor (Olympic bronze 1992, 96)
1968 – Danny Nucci, actor (Gabriel Ortega-Falcon Crest)
1986 – Heidi Montag, American reality television star (The Hills), born in Crested Butte, Colorado
Famous Birthdays for 14th September 2020
1898 – Ernest Nash, German-American photographer and archaeologist, born in Nowawes, Germany (d. 1974)
1941 – Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan jazz drummer, composer and arranger, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2020)
1948 – Fred “Sonic” Smith, American guitarist (MC5), born in West Virginia (d. 1994)
1949 – Steve Gaines, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), born in Seneca, Missouri (d. 1977)
1952 – Margit Schumann, German luger (Olympic gold 1976), born in Waltershausen, Bezirk Erfurt, East Germany
1957 – Kepler Wessels, South African cricketer who played for both Australia and South Africa, born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, South Africa
1968 – Dan Cortese, American actor and TV host (Jess Hanson-Melrose Place), born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania
1972 – Donnell Bennett, American NFL fullback (KC Chiefs), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1984 – Melissa McGhee, American rock singer (American Idol, season 5), born in Tampa, Florida
1985 – Aya Ueto, Japanese actress and singer, born in Nerima, Tokyo
Famous Birthdays for 13th September 2020
1858 – Catherinus Elling, Norwegian composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1942)
1949 – Craig McGregor, American rocker (Foghat), born in Sioux City, Iowa
1966 – Igor Kravchuk, Russian NHL defenseman (Team Russia, St Louis), born in Ufa, Russia
1967 – Michael Johnson, American 200m/400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-96), born in Dallas, Texas
1968 – Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (NY Yankees), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1968 – Brad Johnson, American NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Marietta, Georgia
1975 – Joe Don Rooney, American musician (Rascal Flatts), born in Baxter Springs, Kansas
1976 – Giorgos Koltzos, Greek footballer, born in Athen, Greece
1982 – Rickie Weeks, American baseball player, born in Altamonte Springs, Florida
1986 – Sean Williams, American basketball player, born in Houston, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 12th September 2020
1559 – Lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter and architect, born in Tuscany, Italy (d. 1613)
1855 – Jacobus of Looy, Dutch writer and painter (Death of My Cat), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1930)
1875 – Matsunosuke Onoe [Tsuruzo Nakamura], Japanese actor (Araki Mataemon, Yajîkita: zenpen), born in Naka-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan (d. 1926)
1925 – Dickie Moore, actor (Expert, Oliver Twist, Little Men), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
1934 – Jaegwon Kim, Korean-born American philosopher, born in Daegu, South Korea
1943 – Maria Muldaur, American singer (Midnight at the Oasis), born in Greenwich Village, New York
1965 – Joe Schmidt, New Zealand rugby union coach (Leinster; Ireland: 6 Nations C’ship 2014, 15, 18; Grand Slam 2018; Triple Crown 2018), born in Kawakawa, New Zealand
1967 – Louis C.K. [Louis Székely] American-Mexican comedian (Louie), born in Washington, D. C.
1969 – Ángel Cabrera, Argentine golfer (US Open 2007, US Masters 2009), born in Córdoba, Argentina
1985 – Champlain Fulton, American jazz pianist and singer (Birdsong), born in Norman, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays for 11th September 2020
1874 – Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, German composer, born in Landau, Germany (d. 1953)
1891 – Noel Gallon, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1966)
1926 – Gerrit van Niekerk Viljoen, South African minister of Legislation, born in Cape Town, South Africa
1951 – Richard D. Gill, British-Dutch mathematician, born in Redhill, Surrey
1958 – Scott Patterson, American actor (Luke Danes-Gilmore Girls), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1964 – Eric Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos), born in Tucson, Arizona
1965 – John Schofield, BBC journalist (d. 1995)
1979 – Nathan Gale, American murderer (Heavy metal Pantera’s concert murder), born in Marysville, Ohio (d. 2004)
1979 – Frank Francisco, Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1979 – Steve Hofstetter, American comedian and radio personality, born in Queens, New York
Famous Birthdays for 10th September 2020
1487 – Julius III [Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte], Counter-Reformation Pope (1550-55), born in Monte San Savino, Tuscany (d. 1555)
1787 – John J. Crittenden, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky), born in Versailles, Kentucky (d. 1863)
1788 – Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist (discovered flint tools in the gravels of the Somme valley), born in Rethel, Ardennes, France (d. 1868)
1810 – Albert G. Blanchard, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
1912 – Mary Walter, Filipino actress (Shake, Rattle and Roll, Tatlo, Dalawa, Isa), born in Sorsogon, Philippine Islands (d. 1993)
1941 – Pyotr I Klimuk, Polish cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 18B, 30)
1941 – Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese inventor and video game designer (d. 1997)
1948 – Bob Lanier, American Basketball Hall of Fame center (8-time NBA All-Star), born in Buffalo, NY
1953 – Amy Irving, American actress (Yentl, Carrie, Crossing Delancy), born in Palo Alto, California
1970 – Robert Green, NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
Famous Birthdays for 9th September 2020
1558 – Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur, French soldier, born in Nomeny, Meurthe-et-Moselle (d. 1602)
1687 – Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault, French composer, born in Verdun, France (d. 1745)
1794 – William Lonsdale, English geologist and paleontologist (fossil coral), born in Bath, Somerset, England (d. 1871)
1949 – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician
1955 – John Kricfalusi, Canadian animator
1961 – Jim Corsi, Newtonville MA, pitcher (Oakland A’s)
1967 – B. J. Armstrong, American basketball guard (Charlotte Hornets), born in Detroit, Michigan
1973 – Todd McMillon, American football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Bellflower, California
1976 – Aki Riihilahti, Finnish footballer, born in Helsinki, Finland
1978 – Shane Battier, American basketball player, born in Birmingham, Michigan
Famous Birthdays for 8th September 2020
1830 – Frederic Mistral, French Provencal poet (Nobel 1904), born in Maillane, France (d. 1914)
1873 – Alfred Jarry, French writer (Ubu Roi), born in Layal, Mayenne, Paris (d. 1907)
1918 – Derek Barton, British organic chemist (Nobel 1969), born in Gravesend, Kent (d. 1998)
1921 – Harry Secombe, Welsh actor, comedian, singer and goon (The Goon Show, Oliver!), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2001)
1938 – Sam Nunn, American politician (Sen-D-Georgia, 1972 – 1997), born in Macon, Georgia
1939 – Carsten Keller, German field hockey player (Olympic gold 1972), born in Berlin
1969 – Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer (Nottingham Forest), born in Vadsø, Norway
1974 – Braulio Luna, Mexican soccer midfielder (32 caps; San Luis), born in Mexico City, Mexico
1976 – Sarah Kucserka, American TV producer and screenwriter (Ugly Betty)
1976 – Gerald Drummond, Costa Rican footballer, born in Limón, Costa Rica