1773 – Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, German composer, born in Bad Langensalza, Germany (d. 1827)
1860 – S. R. Crockett, Scottish novelist (The Stickit Minister), born in Duchrae, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire (d. 1914)
1904 – Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish composer, born in Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (d. 1985)
1914 – Sir John Kerr, Australian politician and the Governor General who dismissed the Whitlam Government, born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1991)
1934 – Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer (Stockport County), born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1937 – Alan Grose, British vice-admiral
1941 – Linda McCartney (née Eastman), American photographer, musician (Wings), and 1st wife of Paul McCartney, born in New York City (d. 1998)
1966 – Kevin Koslofski, American MLB outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers), bon in Decatur, Illinois
1967 – Danielia Cotton [Brooks], American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Small White Town; Rare Child), born in Hopewell, New Jersey
1973 – Rodrick Rhodes, American NBA basketball forward, 1997-2003 (Houston Rockets and 2 other teams), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 23rd September 2023
1434 – Yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478)
1712 – Ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain (1746-59), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1759)
1895 – Johnny Mokan, American baseball player (d. 1985)
1907 – Dominique Aury, French novelist (d. 1998)
1926 – Henry Silva, American character actor (Ocean’s 11; The Manchurian Candidate; Sharky’s Machine), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2022)
1947 – Mary Kay Place, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman – “Loretta”), and country singer (“Baby Boy”), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1948 – Rob van Koningsbruggen, sculptor
1958 – Danielle Dax, British avant-garde rock musician, producer and album art designer, born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
1959 – D-Roc the Executioner [Dennis Miles], American heavy metal musician (Body Count), born in the US (d. 2004)
1979 – Bryant McKinnie, American NFL Offensive Tackle (Minnesota Vikings), born in Woodbury, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 22nd September 2023
1767 – José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian classical composer (Master of Music at the Royal Chapel), born in Rio de Janiero, Brazil (d. 1830)
1833 – Stephen Dill Lee, American 1st president of Mississippi State University, Lt General in Confederate Army, born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1908)
1902 – John Houseman, Romanian actor (The Paper Chase, Rollerball, The Fog), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1988)
1925 – Raymond Edwards, American doo-wop bass (The Silhouettes – “Get A Job”), born in Virginia (d. 1997)
1927 – Gordon Astall, English soccer forward (2 caps; Birmingham City 235 games, 59 goals), born in Horwich, England (d. 2020)
1929 – William E. Dannemeyer, American politician who opposed LGBT rights (Rep-R-CA, 1979-93), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2019)
1941 – Cesare Salvadori, Italian fencer (Olympic gold sabre team 1972; silver 1964, 68), born in Turin, Italy (d. 2021)
1947 – Mike Sexton, American poker player (World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions 2006; Poker Hall of Fame) and commentator (WPT), born in Shelbyville, Indiana (d. 2020)
1969 – Marian Chlad, Czech soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia
1994 – Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican MLB player (Minnesota Twins), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Famous Birthdays for 21st September 2023
1728 – Louis Emmanuel Jadin, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1853)
1884 – Shorty Ray, American football player and supervisor of NFL officials, born in Highland Park, Illinois (d. 1956)
1904 – Hans Hartung, German-French painter, born in Leipzig, German Empire (d. 1989)
1919 – Aya Zikken, Dutch author (Atlasvlinder, Rameh), born in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 2013)
1935 – Henry Gibson, American actor and comedian (Nashville, Laugh-In’s poet), born in Germantown, Philadelphia (d. 2009)
1951 – Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen rebel leader (d. 2005)
1964 – Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan pop singer and composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
1967 – Romeo van Aerde, soccer player (RKC)
1968 – Trugoy the Dove [David Jolicoeur], American rapper and producer (De La Soul – “Me Myself and I”), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023)
1986 – Faris Badwan, English vocalist (The Rotters; The Horrors; Cat’s Eye), born in Bexley, Kent, England
Famous Birthdays for 20th September 2023
1593 – Gottfried Scheidt, German composer and organist, born in Halle, Germany (d. 1661)
1599 – Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years’ War, born in Gröningen, Germany (d. 1626)
1873 – Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (Ben Hur), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1949)
1892 – Patricia Collinge, Irish-born American actress (Tender Comrade), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1974)
1899 – Leo Strauss, German-American political philosopher, born in Kirchhain, Hesse-Nassau, German Empire (d. 1973)
1901 – Leo Justinus Kauffmann, Alsatian composer, born in Dannemarie, France (d. 1944)
1945 – Torkild Brakstad, Norwegian soccer defender (3 caps; Molde) and coach (Molde, Tromsø, Rosenborg), born in Molde, Norway (d. 2021)
1951 – Guy Lafleur, Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (5 x Stanley Cup, 2 x NHL MVP, NHL Playoff MVP Montreal Canadiens; NY Rangers, Quebec Nordiques), born in Thurso, Quebec (d. 2022)
1954 – Peter White, British rock and smooth jazz guitarist, and songwriter (Al Stewart), born in Luton, England
1976 – Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress
Famous Birthdays for 19th September 2023
1377 – Albert IV, Duke of Austria, born in Vienna (d. 1404)
1889 – Sarah Louise “Sadie” Delany, American author and teacher, born in Lynch’s Station, Campbell County, Virginia (d. 1999)
1920 – Karen Khachaturian, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2011)
1933 – David McCallum, Scottish-American actor (Ilyla Kuryakin-Man From UNCLE), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1937 – Paul Siebel, American folk singer and songwriter (Louise; Spanish Johnny), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2022)
1950 – Joan Lunden, American journalist and news host (Good Morning America), born in Fair Oaks, California
1962 – Randy Myers, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1990, 94, 95, 97; World Series 1990; NLCS MVP 1990; Cincinnati Reds), born in Vancouver, Washington
1970 – Victor Williams, American actor (The King of Queens), born in Brooklyn, New York
1980 – Sara Quin, Canadian singer and songwriter (Tegan and Sara), born in Calgary, Alberta
1984 – Kevin Zegers, Canadian actor and model, born in Woodstock, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 18th September 2023
1876 – Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1938)
1910 – Josef Tal, Israeli composer (Israeli art music), born in Pinne, German Poland (d. 2008)
1933 – Valentina Ponomaryova, Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok 6 backup), born in Moscow, Russia
1937 – Ralph Backstrom, Canadian ice hockey centre (6 x Stanley Cup Montreal Canadiens; 6 x NHL All-Star), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2021)
1949 – Jim McCrery, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1963 – Jim Pocklington, British racing driver, born in Romford, London
1964 – Marco Masini, Italian pop singer-songwriter and pianist (“Disperato”l “Perché lo fai”), born in Florence, Italy
1975 – “Habacuc” Guillermo Vargas, Costa Rican artist
1979 – Alison Lohman, American actress, born in Palm Springs, California
1988 – Lukas Forchhammer, Danish singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Lukas Graham – “7 Years”), born in Freetown Christiania, Denmark
Famous Birthdays for 17th September 2023
1605 – Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1650)
1820 – Earl Van Dorn, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Claiborne County, Mississippi (d. 1863)
1839 – Ira Erastus Davenport, American magician, claimed to be a spirit medium, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1911)
1907 – Warren E. Burger, 15th Supreme Court chief justice (1969-86), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1995)
1923 – Hank Williams, American country singer-songwriter (“Cold Cold Heart”; “Hey, Good Lookin'”; “Your Cheatin’ Heart”), born in Mount Olive, Alabama (d. 1953)
1928 – Brian Matthew, British disc jockey (Saturday Club), born in Coventry (d. 2017)
1955 – Scott Simpson, American golfer (US Open 1987; 7 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California
1973 – Ada Choi, Hong Kong actress (Emperesses in the Palace), born in Hong Kong
1975 – Constantine Maroulis, American rock singer (American Idol, season 4), born in Brooklyn, New York
1981 – Jonathan Radtke, American rock guitarist (Kill Hannah)
Famous Birthdays for 16th September 2023
1547 – Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet, born in Agra, Mughal India (d. 1595)
1885 – Karen Horney, German-American neo-freudian psychoanalyst, born in Blankenese, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, German Empire (d. 1952)
1899 – Hans Swarowsky, Austrian pianist, conductor (Graz Opera, 1947-50), and educator (Vienna Music Academy, 1949-75), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1975)
1919 – Andy Russell, American singer (Andy and Della Russell Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1992)
1942 – Tom Wargo, American golfer (PGA Senior C’ship 1993, British Senior Open 1994), born in Marlette, Michigan
1944 – Betty Kelly, American rocker (Martha Reeves and Vandellas), born in Attalla, Alabama
1947 – Dumisani Kumalo, South African anti-apartheid activist and UN ambassador, born in KwaMbunda, South Africa (d. 2019)
1956 – Kevin R. Kregel, American pilot and astronaut (STS 70, 78, 87), born in Amityville, New York
1964 – Mary Coustas, Greek-Austalian actress and comedian, born in Melbourne, Australia
1993 – Tayla Parx [Taylor Parks], American songwriter, singer, and actress, born in Dallas, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 15th September 2023
1505 – Maria, Queen of Hungary as wife of Louis II and Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (1531-55), born in Brussels (d. 1558)
1903 – Roy Acuff, American country fiddler, singer (“Wabash Cannonball”; Grand Ole Opry), and music publisher (Acuff-Rose Music), born in Maynardville, Tennessee (d. 1992)
1911 – Silas Hogan, American blues singer and guitarist, born in Westover, Louisiana (d. 1994)
1937 – Tony Yates, American college basketball point guard (National C’ship 1961, 62 Cincinnati Bearcats) and head coach (Cincinnati 1983-89), born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana (d. 2020)
1954 – John Hervey, 7th marquess of Bristol, English flamboyant peer who lost his fortune to drug addiction, born in Bury St Edmunds, England (d. 1999)
1955 – Željka Antunović, Croatian politician, 1st female Minister of Defence, born in Virovitica, Yugoslavia
1971 – Michael Malone, American basketball head coach (Denver Nuggets 2015-21; Sacramento Kings 2013-14; NBA All-Star Game 2019), born in Queens, New York
1977 – Angela Aki, Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Itano, Tokushima, Japan
1981 – Ben Schwarz, American comedian, (Parks and Recreation, Jake and Amir), born in The Bronx, New York
1981 – Mark Duggan, Englishman whose shooting death sparked widespread riots in England, born in London (d. 2011)