1642 – Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian composer and violinist, born in Modena (d. 1678)
1910 – Soulima Stravinsky, Swiss-American pianist and composer (Igor Stravinsky’s son), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1994)
1915 – Ian Dawson-Shepherd, campaigner
1925 – Denis Twitchett, Cambridge scholar, and Chinese historian (d. 2006)
1925 – Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft)
1930 – Ray Charles [Robinson], American singer and pianist who pioneered soul music (Georgia on My Mind, Mess Around), born in Albany, Georgia (d. 2004)
1954 – Charlie Barnett, American actor (d. 1996)
1954 – Cherie Blair [née Booth], English wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, born in Bury, England
1970 – Ani DiFranco, American musician
1979 – Bryant McKinnie, NFL Offensive Tackle (Minnesota Vikings), born in Woodbury, New Jersey
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 22nd September 2019
1601 – Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III
1733 – Anton Filtz [Fils], German composer, born in Eichstätt (d. 1760)
1788 – Theodore Edward Hook, English author (d. 1841)
1902 – John Houseman, Romanian actor (The Paper Chase, Rollerball, The Fog), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1988)
1925 – Virginia Capers, American actress (Raisin, White Mama, Original Intent), born in Sumter, South Carolina (d. 2004)
1936 – Art Metrano, American comedian (Amy Prentiss, Joanie Loves Chachi), born in Brooklyn, New York
1939 – Mike Sullivan, (Gov-Wyoming)
1939 – Junko Tabei, Japanese mountain-climber, 1st woman to climb Mount Everest, born in Miharu (d. 2016)
1939 – Timothy Wirth, American politician (Rep-D-CO, 1975-87), President of United Nations Foundation, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico
1954 – Randy Lanier, American racing driver
Famous Birthdays for 21st September 2019
1051 – Bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087)
1428 – Jingtai, 7th Emperor of the Ming dynasty of China (1449-57), born in Beijing (d. 1457)
1905 – Robert Lebel, French Canadian ice hockey executive, born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 1999)
1919 – Mario Bunge, Argentine philosopher and physicist, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1923 – John Vane, 11th Lord Barnard, English large landowner, born in Raby Castle, County Durham, England (d. 2016)
1932 – Don Preston, American rock musician (Mothers Of Invention), born in Flint, Michigan
1957 – Kevin Rudd, Australian politician, Prime Minister (2013), born in Nambour, Queensland
1958 – Rick Mahorn, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
1975 – Doug Davis, American baseball player
1979 – Chris Gayle, Jamaican West Indies cricketer (1999-) and fastest century maker in history, born in Kingston, Jamaica
Famous Birthdays for 20th September 2019
1842 – James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet), born in Kincardine-on-Forth, Scotland (d. 1923)
1861 – Herbert Putnam, American Librarian of Congress, born in NYC, New York (d. 1955)
1917 – Red Auerbach, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach, general manager (Boston Celtics, 9-time NBA champion), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)
1920 – Jay Ward, American cartoonist (Rocky and his Friends, Bullwinkle), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1989)
1933 – Bob Banas, American choreographer (Malibu U, Jonathan Winters Show), born in NYC, New York
1938 – Pia Lindström, Swedish critic (WNBC-TV), journalist (From Russia With Love) and first child of Ingrid Bergman, born in Stockholm, Sweden
1938 – Jane Manning, English soprano, born in Norwich
1964 – Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress (1st Asian actress to win at Cannes for “Clean”), born in Hong Kong
1969 – Victoria Dillard, American actress (Spin City), born in NYC, New York
1990 – Marilou, Quebec pop singer
Famous Birthdays for 19th September 2019
1824 – Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, Austrian composer, born in Baden, Austria (d. 1902)
1867 – Arthur Rackham, English book illustrator (Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Rip van Winkle), born in London, England (d. 1939)
1889 – Sarah Louise “Sadie” Delany, American author and teacher, born in Lynch’s Station, Campbell County, Virginia (d. 1999)
1933 – David McCallum, Scottish-American actor (Ilyla Kuryakin-Man From UNCLE), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1935 – Nick Massi, American rocker (4 Seasons-Sherry), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2000)
1956 – Juan Manuel Fangio II, Argentine racing driver, born in Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1958 – Lita Ford, English-American vocalist (Kiss Me Deadly, Runaways), born in London, England
1964 – Bob Papa, American sportscaster (NBC Sports), born in Dumont, New Jersey
1965 – Katrina McClain, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1985 – Brittany Lincicome, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2009, 15), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 18th September 2019
1684 – Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer and musicologist, born in Erfurt, Germany (d. 1748)
1901 – Harold Clurman, American theatrical producer and director (Deadline at Dawn), born in NYC, New York (d. 1980)
1947 – Hans Vermeulen, Dutch singer and guitarist (Sandy Coast), born in Voorburg, Netherlands (d. 2017)
1953 – Betsy Boze née: Vogel, American academic
1970 – Gary Rogers, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1972 – David Jefferies, British motorcycle racer (d. 2003)
1975 – Youssef Chahed, Tunisian politician and Prime Minister of Tunisia (2016-present), born in Tunis, Tunisia
1976 – Ronaldo [Luís Nazário de Lima], Brazilian retired soccer player, popularly described as “O Fenômeno” (The Phenomenon), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1978 – Pilar López de Ayala, Spanish actress
1980 – Charles Hedger – British musician (Cradle of Filth)
Famous Birthdays for 17th September 2019
1771 – Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1816)
1853 – Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Patristischen Philosophie), born in Paderborn, Germany (d. 1924)
1859 – Frank Dawson Adams, Canadian geologist, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (d. 1942)
1874 – Ben Turpin, American comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1940)
1879 – Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Indian Social social activist and reformer, born in Erode, Madras Presidency, British India (d. 1973)
1907 – Helen Vinson, American actress (Transatlantic Tunnel, In Name Only), born in Beaumont, Texas (d. 1999)
1935 – Timothy Bavin, Bishop of Portsmouth
1943 – Samuel T Durrance, PhD/astronaut (STS 35, STS 67), born in Tallahassee, Florida
1968 – Stacey Dillard, NFL defensive tackle (NY Giants)
1971 – Paul Janssen, soccer player (Fortuna S, NAC)
Famous Birthdays for 16th September 2019
1557 – Jacques Mauduit, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1627)
1878 – Karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes), born in Ühlingen-Birkendorf, Germany (d. 1961)
1906 – Jack Churchill, British Army commando, born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1996)
1926 – Thomas “Tommy” Bond, American actor (Butch-Our Gang, Superman), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2005)
1933 – Jim Gilbert, British artist and criminal, born in London (d. 1995)
1953 – Nancy Huston, Canadian novelist (Cantique des plaines) and essayist, born in Calgary, Alberta
1969 – Marthijn Pothoven, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
1974 – Julian Castro, American politician, born in San Antonio, Texas
1975 – Kip Harkrider, Carthage TX, baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996)
1981 – Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress and singer (My Fair Princess), born in Qingdao, Shandong
Famous Birthdays for 15th September 2019
1666 – Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle, repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain, and mother of George II, born in Celle, Germany (d. 1726)
1811 – Jan Nepomuk Škroup, Czech composer, born in Osice, Czech Republic (d. 1892)
1881 – Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French automobile designer and manufacturer (Automobiles E. Bugatti), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1947)
1898 – John J Slauerhoff, Dutch ship’s doctor/writer/poet (El Dorado)
1925 – Forrest Compton, actor (Gomer Pyle USMC, Edge of Night), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
1926 – Shohei Imamura, Japanese film director (d. 2006)
1926 – Edward Derwinski, American congressman for Chicago 1959-83, first Secretary of Veteran Affairs 1989-1992, born in Chicago, Illinois
1946 – Oliver Stone, American director (Wall St, Good Morning Vietnam, Platoon), born in NYC, New York
1956 – Jaki Graham, British RandB singer-songwriter, born in Birmingham
1957 – Paweł Pawlikowski, Polish filmmaker (Cold War), born in Warsaw, Poland
Famous Birthdays for 14th September 2019
1722 – Joseph Paul Ziegler, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1767)
1898 – Ernest Nash, German-American photographer and archaeologist, born in Nowawes, Germany (d. 1974)
1920 – Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist and poet, born in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay (d. 2009)
1922 – Michel Auclair [Vladimir Vujović], German actor (Funny Face, Day of the Jackal), born in Koblenz, Weimar Republic (d. 1988)
1934 – Hans Faverey, Dutch poet, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 1990)
1939 – Piet Stoffelen, Dutch ambassador and MP (PvdA), born in Oldenzaal, Netherlands (d. 2011)
1965 – Troy Neel, American baseball player, born in Freeport, Texas
1970 – Robert Ben Garant, American screenwriter and actor (Reno 991!), born in Cookeville, Tennessee
1974 – Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m, 5k 2004), born in Berkane, Morocco
1978 – Danielle Peck, American country music singer (Findin’ a Good Man), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina