1722 – Joseph Paul Ziegler, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1767)
1887 – Karl Taylor Compton, American physicist and 9th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, born in Wooster, Ohio (d. 1954)
1929 – John Gutfreund, American investment banker, CEO of Salomon Brothers (King of Wall Street), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
1932 – Joshua Culbreath, American 400m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
1939 – Guy Webster, American celebrity portrait photographer, album cover artist (The Byrds; The Mamas and the Papas; Taj Mahal; Rolling Stones), and educator, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2019)
1939 – Cornelius “Nini” Harp, American doo-wop singer (The Marcels – “Blue Moon”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
1973 – Nas [Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones] American rapper (It Was Written; “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1981 – Ashley Roberts, American singer (Pussycat Dolls – “Don’t Cha”), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1989 – Tony Finau, American golfer (Ryder Cup 2018; British Open 2019 3rd), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1989 – Jesse James, American actor (The Amityville Horror), born in Palm Springs, California
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 13th September 2023
1831 – Andrew Noble, Scottish physicist who was a founder of the science of ballistics, born in Greenock (d. 1915)
1889 – Pierre Reverdy, French poet (Nord-Sud), born in Occitanie (d. 1960)
1900 – Gladys George, American actress (Roaring Twenties), born in Patten, Maine (d. 1954)
1924 – Scott Brady [Gerald Tierney], American actor (Shotgun Slade, China Syndrome, Gremlins, Johnny Guitar), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1985)
1936 – Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian neo-fascist terrorist (founder of Avanguardia Nazionale), born in Caserta, Italy (d. 2019)
1953 – Taryn Power, American actress (Maria); youngest daughter of Tyrone Power Mexican actress Linda Christian, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
1968 – John Roderick, American indie-rock musician, singer-songwriter (The Long Winters),and podcaster (Omnibus; Friendly Fire), born in Seattle, Washington
1972 – Kelly Chen [Vivian Chen Wai-man], Hong Kong Cantopop singer (Starry Dreams of Love), and actress, born in Hong Kong
1976 – Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricket all-rounder, coach and broadcaster (55 Tests; 197 ODIs), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
1980 – Teppei Teranishi, American guitarist (Thrice), born in California
Famous Birthdays for 12th September 2023
1871 – Prince Friedrich Aloys Johannes Maria, Prince of Liechtenstein, born in Arad, Hungarian Kingdom (now Romania) (d. 1959)
1897 – Irene Joliot-Curie, French chemist and physicist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1935) and daughter of Marie Curie, born in Paris, France (d. 1956)
1916 – Edward Binns, American actor (12 Angry Men; Fail-Safe), brn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
1917 – Seamas NacNeill, Classical physicist and piper, born in Glasgow (d. 1996)
1930 – Larry Austin, American classical and electronic composer and educator, born in Duncan, Oklahoma (d. 2018)
1932 – Waqar Hasan, Pakistani cricket batsman (21 Tests, top score 189; member Pakistan’s inaugural Test squad), born in Amritsar, Punjab, India (d. 2020)
1934 – Glenn Davis, American athlete (Olympic gold 1956,60), born in Wellsburg, West Virginia (d. 2009)
1951 – Berty Ahern, Prime Minister of Ireland (1997-2008), born in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
1953 – Nancy “Nan” Goldin, American photographer (The Ballad of Sexual Dependency), born in Washington, D.C.
1956 – Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor, singer and composer (Farewell My Concubine), born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
Famous Birthdays for 11th September 2023
1522 – Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist and naturalist, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1605)
1917 – Jessica “Decca” Mitford, English author (American Way of Death), activist and one of the Mitford sisters, born in Gloucestershire (d. 1996)
1922 – Charles Evers, American civil rights leader (1st Black mayor in Mississippi since Reconstruction), born in Decatur, Mississippi (d. 2020)
1924 – Daniel Akaka, American educator and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2018)
1926 – Gerrit Viljoen, South African politician (Chair of the Broederbond), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2009)
1951 – Richard D. Gill, British-Dutch mathematician, born in Redhill, Surrey
1962 – Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician (Vlaams Belang), born in Bruges, Belgium
1967 – Harry Connick Jr, American pop and jazz singer and pianist (We Are in Love; When Harry Met Sally), actor (Will and Grace), and TV Personality (American Idol, 2013), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1970 – Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer, born in Washington, D.C.
1985 – Shaun Livingston, American basketball player, born in Peoria, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 10th September 2023
1801 – Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner, born in French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1881)
1875 – Paul Scheinpflug, German composer, born in Loschwitz, Germany (d. 1937)
1882 – Paul Harvey, American actor (Spellbound, Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), born in Sandwich, Illinois (d. 1955)
1885 – Carl Van Doren, American literary critic and biographer (“Benjamin Franklin” – Pulitzer Prize, 1939), born in Hope, Illinois (d. 1950)
1893 – Al St. John, American vaudeville and silent film comic (Young and Dumb), and talkie character actor billed as “Fuzzy” St. John (Outlaws of the Plains), born in Santa Ana, California (d. 1963)
1896 – Robert Taschereau, Canadian judge and politician (d. 1970)
1896 – Adele Astaire [Lady Charles Cavendish], American dancer and entertainer, sister of Fred Astaire (Last Man on Earth; Millie), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1981)
1917 – Miguel Serrano, Chilean author, diplomat and fascist (Esoteric Hitlerism), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2009)
1928 – Walter Martin, American Christian apologist (d. 1989)
1936 – Dimitar Largov, Bulgarian soccer midfielder (20 caps; Slavia Sofia 220 games), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2020)
Famous Birthdays for 9th September 2023
1629 – Cornelis Tromp, Dutch naval officer and son of Maarten Tromp, born in Rotterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1691)
1855 – Anthony Francis Lucas, Croatian-American oil exploration pioneer, born in Split, Austria-Hungary (d. 1921)
1892 – Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-born American silent film actress (The Dragon Painter), born in Tokyo, Empire of Japan (d. 1961)
1939 – Howard “Buck” McKeon, (Rep-R-California 1993-2015), born in Los Angeles, California
1942 – Danny Kalb, American blues guitarist (The Blues Project), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2022)
1946 – Hayato Tani [Hajime Iwatani], Japanese actor, born in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
1946 – Bruce Palmer, Canadian bassist (Buffalo Springfield – “For What It’s Worth”), born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia (d. 2004)
1951 – Alexander Downer, Australian politician
1960 – Chris White, New Zealand rower (World C’ship gold eight 1982, 83; Olympic bronze coxed four 1988), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
1991 – Fai Khadra, Saudi-born model and singer, born in Saudi Arabia
Famous Birthdays for 8th September 2023
1621 – Louis II Condé, Duke of Bourbon (Rocroy), born in Paris (d. 1686)
1870 – Hermann Hans Wetzler, German-American composer, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1943)
1902 – Nico Donkersloot, Dutch literary and writer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1965)
1910 – Gella Allaert, Flemish actress (La Round), born in Oostende, Belgium (d. 2002)
1927 – Harlan Howard, American country music songwriter (“I Fall To Pieces”; “Busted”; “Too Many Rivers”), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2002)
1931 – Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist, (Marion Brown Quartet; John Coltrane -“Ascension”; Artie Schepp), avant garde composer, writer, and ethno-musicologist, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2010)
1933 – Asha Bhonsle, Indian playback singer, born in Sangli, British India
1945 – Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, American rock singer, harmonica player, and occasional keyboardist (Grateful Dead, 1965-72), born in San Bruno, California (d. 1973)
1964 – Raven [Scott Levy], American professional wrestler, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1994 – Bruno Fernandes, Portuguese football player (Manchester United, Portugal), born in Maia, Portugal
Famous Birthdays for 7th September 2023
1831 – Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter, born in Toulouse, France (d. 1900)
1889 – Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer and founder (KLM), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1953)
1920 – Al Caiola, American guitarist (Bonzanza theme), born in Jersey City (d. 2016)
1934 – Mary Bauermeister, German artist, born in Frankfurt
1936 – Buddy Holly [Charles Holley], American rock and roll musician and songwriter (“Peggy Sue”; “That’ll Be the Day”; “Words Of Love”), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1959)
1953 – Michael Byron, American classical composer (Tidal), born in Chicago, Illinois
1956 – Michael Feinstein, American jazz pianist, singer and Gershwin-ophile (“Isn’t It Romantic”), born in Columbus, Ohio
1962 – Jennifer Egan, American novelist (A Visit from the Goon Squad), born in Chicago, Illinois
1965 – Andreas Thom, German footballer (Dynamo Berlin), born in Rüdersdorf, East Germany
1987 – Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player, born in Montreal, Quebec
Famous Birthdays for 6th September 2023
1729 – Moses Mendelssohn, German Jewish enlightenment philosopher (Haksalah), born in Dessau, Principality of Anhalt (d. 1786)
1819 – Carl Ferdinand Pohl, German-Austrian music historian and composer, born in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany (d. 1887)
1869 – Walford Davies, English composer, born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England (d. 1941)
1893 – Claire Chennault, American aviator and military leader (Flying Tigers), born in Commerce, Texas (d. 1958)
1937 – Jo Anne Worley, American comedienne (Laugh-in), born in Lowell, Indiana
1942 – Dave Bargeron, American jazz-rock trombonist and tuba player (Blood, Sweat and Tears), born in NYC, New York
1956 – Bill Ritter, American politician (41st Governor of Colorado), born in Denver, Colorado
1962 – Kevin Willis, American basketball center (NBA C’ship 2003 SA Spurs; NBA All-Star 1992 Atlanta Hawks; one of 15 players 16,000+ career points and 11,000+ rebounds), born in Los Angeles, California
1968 – Gene Patrick, American actor (Gemini: Twin Stars), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1983 – Braun Strowman, American professional wrestler and strongman (WWE), born in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 5th September 2023
1694 – František Václav Míča, Czech conductor and composer, born in Třebíč, Czech Republic (d. 1744)
1787 – François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist, born in Paris (d. 1850)
1809 – Manuel Montt Torres, President of Chile (851-61), born in Petorca, Chile (d. 1880)
1918 – Luis Alcoriza, Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor, born in Badajoz, Mexico (d. 1992)
1925 – Jos Vandeloo, Flemish journalist and playwright (Cola Drinkers), born in Zonhoven, Belgium (d. 2015)
1940 – Raquel Welch (née Tejada), American stage and screen (Myra Breckenridge; One Million Years B.C.; 100 Rifles), and nightclub singer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
1970 – Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Dhaka, Bangladesh
1970 – Willie Clay, American NFL safety (Detroit Lions), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1973 – Paddy Considine, English actor and musician, born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
1986 – Francis Ngannou, Cameroonian-French mixed martial artist and boxer, born in Batié, Cameroon