1550 – Pope Paul V [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21) and persecutor of Galileo, born in Rome (d. 1621)
1711 – Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1783)
1771 – Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1816)
1800 – Franklin Buchanan, American first superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1874)
1879 – Rube Foster, American Baseball HOF manager and executive (Negro National League pennant 1920–22, 26; Chicago American Giants), born in Calvert, Texas (d. 1930)
1906 – Edgar Wayburn, American environmentalist awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1999, born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2010)
1918 – Chaim Herzog, 6th President of Israel (1983-93), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1997)
1940 – Sotiris Moustakas, Greek actor (Zorba the Greek), born in Limassol, Cyprus (d. 2007)
1961 – Ty Tabor, American progressive metal guitarist and singer (King’s X), born in Pearl, Mississippi
1967 – Malik Yoba, American actor (NY Undercover-Det JC Williams), born in New York City
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 16th September 2025
1098 – Saint Hildegard von Bingen, German Benedictine nun, magistra, writer, and 1st western composer whose works survive (Ordo virtutum), baptized in Bermersheim, West Franconia, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1179) [exact birth/baptismal date disputed]
1818 – Francis Seymour Haden, English surgeon and etcher, born in London (d. 1910)
1929 – Dale Kildee, American politician (Rep-D-Michigan, 1977-2013), born in Flint, Michigan (d. 2021)
1934 – Elgin Baylor, American Basketball Hall of Fame small forward (11 x NBA All Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 1959; Minneapolis/LA Lakers), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2021)
1941 – Tommy Carberry, Irish jockey (Grand National 1975, Cheltenham Gold Cup 1970, 71 [L’Escargot]) and trainer (Grand National 1999 [Bobbyjo]), born in Ratoath, Ireland (d. 2017)
1947 – Michael R. McNulty, American politician (Rep-D-NY), born in Troy, New York
1948 – Julia Donaldson, English children’s writer (The Gruffalo), born in London, England
1958 – Neville Southall, Welsh soccer goalkeeper (92 caps; Everton 578 games), born in Llandudno, Wales
1960 – Mickey Tettleton, American baseball catcher (Texas Rangers), born in Oklahoma City
1962 – Julie Larsen Piers, American golfer (Women’s PGA C’ship runner-up 1996), born in Westchester, New York
Famous Birthdays for 15th September 2025
1744 – Georg Ritschel, German composer, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1805)
1811 – Willem Josephus van Zeggelen, Dutch author, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1879)
1834 – Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian and political writer, born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1896)
1884 – Floro Ugarte, Argentine composer (From My Land; Saika), and educator, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1975)
1890 – Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1974)
1923 – David Kraehenbuehl, American composer (March of the Trolls), pianist, teacher (Yale), and music theorist (Journal of Music Theory), born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois (d. 1997)
1955 – Abdul Qadir, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (67 Tests; 236 wickets; best 9/56 1987), born in Lahore, Punjab (d. 2019)
1964 – Ryoko Kikuchi, Japanese cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-11) and reporter, born in Zama City, Kanagawa, Japan
1965 – Fernanda Torres, Brazilian actress (I’m Still Here), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1978 – Eiður Guðjohnsen, Icelandic footballer (Chelsea, Barcelona) and manager, born in Reykjavík, iceland
Famous Birthdays for 14th September 2025
1819 – Henry Jackson Hunt, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1889)
1900 – Sidney Marion, American actor (Outlaws is Coming, Quicksand), born in Massachusetts (d. 1965)
1907 – A. Cecil Snyder, American lawyer and Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1959)
1910 – Yi Sang, Korean author and poet (Dying Words, Wings, Child’s Bone), born in Jongro, Seoul (d. 1937)
1916 – Eric Bentley, British-American critic and writer (In Search of Theater), born in Bolton, Lancashire, England (d. 2020)
1929 – Mel Hancock, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri), born in Cape Fair, Missouri (d. 2011)
1934 – Sarah Kofman, French philosopher, born in Paris (d. 1994)
1951 – Doina Rotaru, Romanian contemporary classical composer, born in Bucharest, Romania
1960 – Anthony Addabbo, American actor (Jason-Generations), born in Coral Gables, Florida (d. 2016)
1962 – Tom Kurvers, American ice hockey defenseman (Hobey Baker Award 1984; Stanley Cup 1986 Montreal Canadiens), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2021)
Famous Birthdays for 13th September 2025
1806 – Moritz Ganz, German composer and cellist, born in Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Confederation of the Rhine (d. 1868)
1908 – Ray Green, American composer and publisher, born in Cavendish, Missouri (d. 1997)
1932 – Bronius Kutavičius, Lithuanian composer (The Gates of Jerusalem; Lokys) and teacher (Čiurlionis School of Art, 1975-2000), born in Molainiai, Lithuania (d. 2021)
1950 – Douglas Lenat, American computer scientist (Cyc), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1957 – Bongbong Marcos [Ferdinand Marcos Jr], Philippine politician (President of the Philippines 2022-), born in Santa Mesa, Manila
1962 – Brian Fowler, New Zealand cyclist (C’wealth Games gold team time trial 1990; Tour of Southland x 8), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
1968 – Denny Neagle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1995, 97; NL wins leader 1997; Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves), born in Gambrills, Maryland
1968 – Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (World Series 1996, 98–2000; ALCS MVP 1996; 5 × MLB All-Star; NY Yankees), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1978 – Swizz Beatz [Kasseem Dean], American rapper and record producer (Full Surface Records), born in New York City
1993 – Niall Horan, Irish Pop singer (One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”), born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Famous Birthdays for 12th September 2025
1890 – Guido Guerrini, Italian composer, born in Faenza, Italy (d. 1965)
1900 – Eric Harding Thiman, English composer, born in Ashford, Kent (d. 1975)
1931 – George Jones, American country singer-songwriter (“Golden Rings”; “Oh Lonesome Me”), born in Saratoga, Texas (d. 2013)
1934 – Edward Wistenberg, Dutch concert harpist and pedagogue, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1940 – Linda Gray, American actress (Sue Ellen Ewing-Dallas), born in Santa Monica, California
1971 – Terry Dehere, American politician and NBA guard (Sacramento Kings), born in New York City
1973 – Maximiliano Hernández, American actor (Mr. Mercedes; The Americans, 2013; Marvel Universe films), born in Brooklyn, NYC
1977 – Jeff Irwin, American rock and jazz bassist, born in Creve Coeur, Missouri
1984 – Taylor Jenkins, American basketball head coach (Memphis Grizzlies 2019-), born in Arlington, Texas
1993 – Kelsea Ballerini, American singer-songwriter (“Love Me Like You Mean It”), born in Mascot, Tennessee
Famous Birthdays for 11th September 2025
1741 – Johann Jakob Engel, German author (Herr Lorenz Stark), born in Parchim, Germany (d. 1802)
1861 – Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and writer (Panu, Tuomio), born in Lapinlahti, Finland (d. 1921)
1883 – Grigory Zinoviev [Hirsch Apfelbaum], Russian revolutionary, Communist International chairman (1919-26), and anti-Stalinist politician, born in Yelizavetgrad, Russian Empire (d. 1936)
1912 – Derek Sealy, West Indian cricket batsman (11 Tests; youngest West Indian Test player 17:122), born in Collymore Rock, Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1982)
1925 – Ashley Heenan, New Zealand composer, born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2004)
1937 – Iosif Kobzon, Soviet-Russian singer and businessman, born in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine (d. 2018)
1948 – John Martyn [Iain McGeachy], British folk-rock-blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist (“May You Never”), born in New Maldon, Surrey (d. 2009)
1963 – Colin Wells, British actor (Hollyoaks, Crossroads), born in Greenwich, England
1965 – Moby [Richard Hall], American musician (Play; 18), born in Harlem, New York
1970 – William Joppy, American professional boxer, born in Silver Spring, Maryland
Famous Birthdays for 10th September 2025
1561 – Hernando Arias de Saavedra, Spanish-American colonial governor, born in Asunción (d. 1634)
1839 – Charles Peirce, American scientist and philosopher known as “the father of pragmatism”, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1914)
1895 – Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Indian Telugu writer (Ramayana Kalpa Vrukshamu, Veyipadagalu), born in Nandamuru, Madras state, British India (d. 1976)
1906 – Lambertus “Bertus” van Lyre, Dutch composer (Hooglied -Song of Songs), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1972)
1908 – Raymond Scott [Harry Warnow], American composer (‘The Toy Trumpet’), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1994)
1923 – Alfredo Nobre da Costa, Portuguese politician (Prime Minister of Portugal, three months in 1978), and engineer, born in Lapa, Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1996)
1948 – Tony Gatlif, Algerian-born French film director (The Crazy Stranger, Vengo), born in Algiers, French Algeria
1966 – Robin Goodridge, British drummer (Bush, 1994-2019 -“Glycerine”), born in Crawley, England
1970 – Paula Kelley, American pop-rock musician and composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1988 – Coco Rocha, Canadian model who has appeared on the cover of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, born in Toronto, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 9th September 2025
1664 – Johann Christoph Pez, German Baroque composer, born in Munich, Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1716)
1809 – William Radford, U.S. Navy rear admiral, born in Fincastle, Virginia (d. 1890)
1896 – Fritz Reutter, German composer and pedagogue, born in Löbtau, Saxony, German Empire (d. 1963)
1903 – Phyllis Whitney, American mystery writer, born in Yokohama, Japan (d. 2008)
1929 – Aleksei Maslennikov, Russian tenor (Bolshoi Theater, 1953-88), born in Novocherkassk, Russia (d. 2016)
1931 – Bill Persky, American Emmy Award-winning screenwriter (The Dick Van Dyke Show), producer (That Girl), and television director, born in New York City
1967 – Akshay Kumar, Indian actor, producer, stuntman and TV personality (Rustom, Baby, Hera Pheri), born in Amritsar, Punjab
1969 – Constance Marie, American actress (George Lopez, Switched at Birth), born in East Los Angeles, California
1972 – Natasha Kaplinsky, British newsreader, born in Brighton, United Kingdom
1990 – Melody Klaver, Dutch actress (Rafaël, Arcadia), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 8th September 2025
1588 – Marin Mersenne, French mathematician (Number of Mersenne), born in Oizé, Maine, France (d. 1648)
1672 – Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer, baptized in Reims, France (d. 1703)
1779 – Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt, German composer, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1853)
1896 – Elmer Schoebel, American jazz pianist, arranger (New Orleans Rhythm Kings; Isham Jones), and composer (“Farewell Blues”; “Prince Of Wails”), born in East St. Louis, Illinois (d. 1970)
1910 – Jean-Louis Barrault, French stage actor, director and producer (Les Enfants du Paradis), born in Le Vésinet, Seine-et-Oise, France (d. 1994)
1924 – Gracie Cole, British jazz trumpeter (Ivy Benson’s All-Girl Band), and bandleader, born in Rowlands Gill, Durham, England (d. 2006)
1927 – Harmonica Fats [Harvey Blackston], American blues session and touring harmonica player (“Tore Up”), born in McDade, Louisiana (d. 2000)
1962 – René Klijn, Dutch singer (Mr Blue), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1993)
1970 – Neko Case, American singer-songwriter (The New Pornographers), born in Alexandria, Virginia
2000 – Shane Dylan, American jazz-hip-hop pianist composer, and record producer, born in Boston, Massachusetts