1719 – Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (d. 1800)
1809 – Raphael Semmes, Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), (d. 1877)
1864 – Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist and author
1879 – Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician (d. 1934)
1918 – Martin Ryle, Britain, radio astronomer/astronomer royal (1972-82)
1924 – Fred Singer, American scientist
1936 – Don Cornelius, American television host (Soul Train), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
1952 – Didier Dubois, French mathematician
1979 – Jon Garland, American baseball player
1992 – Jake Burbage, American actor, born in Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 26th September 2018
1750 – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)
1933 – Donna Douglas, American actress (Elly May Clampett-The Beverly Hillbillies), born in Pride, Louisiana (d. 2015)
1935 – Bob Barber, cricketer (dashing England lefty bat in 28 Tests 1960-68)
1946 – Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
1956 – Linda Hamilton, Amercian actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator films), born in Salisbury, Maryland
1969 – David Ferguson, British murderer
1969 – Andy Petterson, Australian footballer
1973 – Marty Casey, American singer (Lovehammers)
1974 – Gary Hall Jr, American 50m/100m/400m freestyle relay (Olympic gold/2 silver-96)
1981 – Serena Williams, American tennis star (23 Grand Slam singles), born in Saginaw, Michigan
Famous Birthdays for 25th September 2018
1744 – Frederick Willem II, King of Prussia (1786-97), born in Berlin Palace, Berlin (d. 1797)
1764 – Fletcher Christian, English Bounty mutineer, born in Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England (d. 1793)
1929 – Ronnie Barker, British comedian (the Two Ronnies)
1933 – Adolfo Suarez, premier of Spain (1976-81), (d. 2014)
1933 – Hubie Brown, American basketball coach and broadcaster
1945 – Kathleen Brown, state treasurer (D-California, 1991- )
1952 – Bell Hooks [Gloria Jean Watkins], American author, feminist, scholar and social activist, born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
1964 – Gary Ayles, British racing driver
1969 – Hansie Cronje, cricket captain (solid South African batsman)
1981 – Jason Bergmann, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 24th September 2018
1301 – Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)
1858 – Eugene Foss, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)
1898 – Howard Florey, Australian pathologist and pharmacologist who purified penicillin (Nobel 1945), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 1968)
1905 – Severo Ochoa, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993)
1910 – Leonarda da Vinci MacLaren, founder (LSE)
1934 – Manfred Worner, German general/sect-gen (NATO, 1988-94)
1946 – Pat Pocock, cricketer (intermittent England off-spinner 1968-85)
1951 – Terry Metcalf, NFL, CFL running back (St Louis, Toronto), born in Seattle, Washington
1966 – Kevin Koslofski, Decatur Ill, outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
1987 – Matthew Connolly, English footballer
Famous Birthdays for 23rd September 2018
1771 – Emperor Kokaku of Japan (d. 1840)
1819 – Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist (d. 1896)
1863 – Mary Church Terrell, civil rights activist
1925 – Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft)
1929 – Wally Whyton, musician/broadcaster
1930 – Ray Charles [Robinson], American singer and pianist, (Georgia on My Mind, Mess Around), born in Albany, Georgia (d. 2004)
1954 – Charlie Barnett, American actor (d. 1996)
1961 – William C McCool, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, born in San Diego, California
1974 – Matt Hardy, American professional wrestler
1985 – Joba Chamberlain, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 22nd September 2018
1601 – Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III
1606 – Li Zicheng, Chinese rebel (d. 1645)
1767 – José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian classical composer (Master of Music at the Royal Chapel), born in Rio de Janiero, Brazil (d. 1830)
1895 – Babette Deutsch, US poet (Animal vegetable mineral)
1912 – Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr., English thoroughbred horse owner (Bed O’ Roses, Native Dancer), born in London (d. 1999)
1927 – Tom Lasorda [Thomas], baseball manager (LA Dodgers), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
1939 – Junko Tabei, Japanese mountain-climber, 1st woman to climb Mount Everest, born in Miharu (d. 2016)
1955 – Jerry Anderson, Canadian Tour golfer (Quebec Open-1982, 83), born in Montreal, Quebec
1955 – John Brennan, American Director of the CIA (2013-18), born in North Bergen, New Jersey
1967 – Félix Savón, Cuban boxer (3 x Olympic heavyweight gold 1992, 96, 80), born in San Vicente, Cuba
Famous Birthdays for 21st September 2018
1051 – Bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087)
1728 – Louis Emmanuel Eadin, composer
1737 – Francis Hopkinson, American author and composer, (designed the first American flag), born in Philadelphia, British America (d. 1791)
1944 – Steve Beshear, American politician (D) Governor of Kentucky (2007-2015), born in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
1957 – Ethan Coen, filmmaker (Fargo, No Country for Old Men), born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
1973 – Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer
1976 – Poul Hübertz, Danish footballer
1981 – Rimi Sen, Indian actress
1989 – Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, American skateboarder
1991 – Jordan Hasay, American track and field athlete
Famous Birthdays for 20th September 2018
1795 – Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer
1847 – Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist (Catechism Revolutionary)
1880 – Louise Peete, American murderess (d. 1947)
1884 – Piotr Rytel, Polish composer, born in Vilnius (d. 1970)
1924 – John Vassall, spy/civil servant
1925 – Rama VIII [Ananda Mahidol], King of Siam (1935-46), born in Heidelberg, Republic of Baden, Germany (d. 1946)
1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian actress (La Ciociara, Desire Under the Elms, Black Orchid), born in Rome, Italy
1938 – Jane Manning, English soprano, born in Norwich
1941 – Dale Chihuly, artist in glass (Louis Tiffany Award 1967), born in Tacoma, Washington
1951 – JoAnna Cameron, Colo, actress (I Love My Wife, Isis)
Famous Birthdays for 19th September 2018
86 – Antoninus Pius [Titus Aurelius], 15th Emperor of Rome (138-161 AD), born in Lanuvium, Italy (d. 161)
1714 – Charles Humphreys, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1786)
1737 – Charles Carroll, Wealthy Maryland planter who was the last signer of the Declaration of Independence to pass away, born in , Annapolis, Province of Maryland, British America (d. 1832)
1904 – Else-Marie Hansen, Danish actress (Hvor går Karl hen?), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2003)
1914 – Rogers Morton, US Secretary of Interior (1968-75), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1935 – Nick Massi, rocker (4 Seasons-Sherry), born in Newark, New Jersey
1966 – El Samurai, [Osamu Matsuda], wrestler (WAR/NJPW)
1971 – Colleen Coyne, ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics 1998)
1977 – Akash Chopra, Indian cricketer
1982 – Columbus Short, American actor and choreographer
Famous Birthdays for 18th September 2018
1786 – Justinus AC Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer
1874 – Johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Vises Sten)
1877 – Jozef de Voght, Flemish priest/songwriter (Under the Snow)
1905 – Greta Garbo, Swedish actress (Ninotchka, Grand Hotel, Camille), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1990)
1911 – Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1976)
1940 – Frankie Avalon [Francis Avallone], American actor and singer (Beach Party, Venus), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1944 – Charles Lacy Veach, astronaut (STS 39, STS 52), born in Chicago, Illinois
1961 – Sharon Barrett, LPGA golfer (1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore-22nd), born in San Diego, California
1972 – Michael Landes, actor (American Summer)
1973 – Ami Onuki, Japanese singer (Puffy AmiYumi)