September 21 - Births

Births

• 1051 – Bertha of Savoy (d. 1087)
• 1328 – Hongwu Emperor of China (d. 1398)
• 1411 – Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (d. 1460)
• 1415 – Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1493)
• 1428 – Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)
• 1452 – Girolamo Savonarola, Italian-Dominican priest and philosopher (d. 1498)
• 1559 – Cigoli, Italian painter (d. 1613)
• 1629 – Philip Howard, English cardinal (d. 1694)
• 1645 – Louis Jolliet, Canadian explorer (d. 1700)
• 1706 – Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (d. 1735)
• 1756 – John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer and road builder (d. 1836)
• 1758 – Christopher Gore, American politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1827)
• 1760 – Ivan Dmitriev, Russian statesman and poet (d. 1837)
• 1819 – Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois, French wife of Charles III, Duke of Parma (d. 1864)
• 1840 – Murad V, Ottoman sultan (d. 1904)
• 1842 – Abdul Hamid II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1918)
• 1846 – Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian-Slovene writer (d. 1906)
• 1849 – Maurice Barrymore, Indian-American actor (d. 1905)
• 1853 – Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)
• 1859 – Francesc Macià i Llussà, Catalan army officer and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (d. 1933)
• 1860 – Wilson Kettle, Canadian centenarian (d. 1963)
• 1862 – James E. Talmage, American religious leader and author (d. 1933)
• 1863 – John Bunny, American actor (d. 1915)
• 1866 – H. G. Wells, English author (d. 1946)
• 1866 – Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
• 1872 – Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
• 1873 – Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (d. 1966)
• 1874 – Gustav Holst, English composer (d. 1934)
• 1882 – Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, Indian-Syrian bishop (d. 1953)
• 1890 – Max Immelmann, German pilot (d. 1916)
• 1890 – Charles William Train, English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1965)
• 1895 – Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (d. 1925)
• 1896 – Walter Breuning, American super-centenarian (d. 2011)
• 1899 – Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1986)
• 1902 – Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (d. 1963)
• 1902 – Allen Lane, English publisher, founded Penguin Books (d. 1970)
• 1902 – Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1937)
• 1903 – Preston Tucker, American automobile designer, designed the Tucker Sedan (d. 1956)
• 1905 – Robert Lebel, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1999)
• 1906 – Henry Beachell, American plant breeder (d. 2006)
• 1909 – Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (d. 1972)
• 1912 – Chuck Jones, American animator, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2002)
• 1912 – György Sándor, Hungarian pianist (d. 2005)
• 1914 – Slam Stewart, American bassist (d. 1987)
• 1916 – Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician (d. 1968)
• 1918 – John Gofman, American scientist (d. 2007)
• 1918 – Karl Slover, German-American actor (d. 2011)
• 1919 – Mario Bunge, Argentine philosopher and physicist
• 1919 – Herman Fowlkes, Jr., American trumpet player and educator (d. 1993)
• 1919 – Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani scholar (d. 1988)
• 1921 – John McHale, American baseball player (d. 2008)
• 1924 – Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957)
• 1925 – Konrad B. Knutsen, Norwegian civil servant (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Donald A. Glaser, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1926 – Noor Jehan, Pakistani actress and singer (d. 2000)
• 1926 – Fereydoon Moshiri, Iranian poet (d. 2000)
• 1927 – Ward Swingle, American singer
• 1929 – Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer (d. 1979)
• 1929 – Bernard Williams, English philosopher (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Shafi Hadi, American saxophonist
• 1930 – John Morgan, Welsh-Canadian comedian and actor (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Bob Stokoe, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
• 1931 – Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
• 1933 – Allan Jeans, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2011)
• 1933 – Dick Simon, American race car driver
• 1934 – Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and author
• 1935 – Jimmy Armfield, English footballer and manager
• 1935 – Henry Gibson, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1936 – Dickey Lee, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1936 – Yury Luzhkov, Russian politician, 2nd Mayor of Moscow
• 1936 – Sunny Murray, American drummer
• 1936 – Diane Rehm, American radio host
• 1937 – John D'Amico, Canadian ice hockey referee (d. 2005)
• 1938 – Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach
• 1939 – Agnivesh, Indian activist and politician
• 1939 – Rory Storm, English singer-songwriter (d. 1972)
• 1940 – Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian civil engineer
• 1940 – Bill Kurtis, American journalist
• 1941 – Jack Brisco, American wrestler (d. 2010)
• 1941 – R. James Woolsey, Jr., American 16th Director of Central Intelligence
• 1942 – U-Roy, Jamaican singer and DJ
• 1944 – Steve Beshear, American politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky
• 1944 – Fannie Flagg, American actress and novelist
• 1944 – Hamilton Jordan, American White House Chief of Staff (d. 2008)
• 1944 – Bobby Tench, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gass, Hummingbird, Humble Pie, and Streetwalkers)
• 1945 – Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
• 1945 – G. C. Cameron, American singer (The Spinners)
• 1945 – Richard Childress, American race car driver
• 1945 – Shaw Clifton, Irish 18th General of The Salvation Army
• 1946 – Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of Switzerland
• 1947 – Don Felder, American guitarist and songwriter (Eagles)
• 1947 – Stephen King, American author
• 1947 – Marsha Norman, American playwright and author
• 1949 – Henry Butler, American pianist
• 1949 – Artis Gilmore, American basketball player
• 1950 – Charles Clarke, English politician
• 1950 – Bill Murray, American comedian and actor
• 1951 – Bruce Arena, American soccer player and coach
• 1951 – Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen rebel leader, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (d. 2005)
• 1952 – Dave Gregory, English guitarist (XTC and Big Big Train)
• 1952 – Anneliese Michel, German woman believed to be possessed by demons (d. 1976)
• 1953 – Arie Luyendyk, Dutch race car driver
• 1954 – Shinzō Abe, Japanese politician, 90th Prime Minister of Japan
• 1954 – Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, English drummer (Motörhead)
• 1955 – François Cluzet, French actor
• 1955 – Gulshan Grover, Indian actor
• 1955 – Richard Hieb, American astronaut
• 1955 – Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director
• 1956 – Jack Givens, American basketball player
• 1956 – Marta Kauffman, American scriptwriter and producer
• 1956 – Ricky Morton, American wrestler
• 1957 – Ethan Coen, American director
• 1957 – Mark Levin, American attorney and author
• 1957 – Sidney Moncrief, American basketball player
• 1957 – Kevin Rudd, Australian politician, 26th Prime Minister of Australia
• 1957 – Penny Smith, English journalist
• 1958 – Bruno Fitoussi, French poker player
• 1958 – Rick Mahorn, American basketball player
• 1959 – Dave Coulier, American actor
• 1959 – Danny Cox, American baseball player
• 1959 – Corinne Drewery, English singer-songwriter (Swing Out Sister)
• 1959 – André Hennicke, German actor
• 1960 – David James Elliott, Canadian actor
• 1960 – Sikandar Sanam, Pakistani actor and singer (d. 2012)
• 1961 – Billy Collins, Irish-American boxer (d. 1984)
• 1961 – Nancy Travis, American actress
• 1962 – Rob Morrow, American actor
• 1963 – Curtly Ambrose, Antiguan-Barbudan cricketer
• 1963 – Cecil Fielder, American baseball player
• 1963 – Angus Macfadyen, Scottish actor
• 1964 – Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer and actor
• 1964 – Lester Quitzau, Canadian guitarist
• 1965 – Frédéric Beigbeder, French author and critic
• 1965 – Cheryl Hines, American actress
• 1965 – Johanna Vuoksenmaa, Finnish director
• 1965 – David Wenham, Australian actor
• 1966 – Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Canadian skier
• 1966 – Ronna Reeves, American singer
• 1967 – Glen Benton, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Deicide and Vital Remains)
• 1967 – Faith Hill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1967 – Tyler Stewart, Canadian drummer (Barenaked Ladies)
• 1968 – David Jude Jolicoeur, American rapper and producer (De La Soul)
• 1968 – Ricki Lake, American actress, producer, and talk show host
• 1969 – Jason Christiansen, American baseball player
• 1969 – Curtis Leschyshyn, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 – John Cudia, American actor
• 1970 – Melissa Ferrick, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1971 – John Crawley, English cricketer
• 1971 – Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor
• 1971 – David Vetter, American victim of severe combined immune deficiency syndrome (d. 1984)
• 1971 – Luke Wilson, American actor
• 1972 – Olivia Bonamy, French actress
• 1972 – Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter (Oasis, Beady Eye, The Rain)
• 1972 – Jon Kitna, American football player
• 1972 – David Silveria, American drummer and songwriter (KoЯn and L.A.P.D.)
• 1972 – Scott Spiezio, American baseball player
• 1973 – Heather Brewer, American author
• 1973 – Vanessa Grigoriadis, American journalist
• 1973 – Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer
• 1974 – Bryce Drew, American basketball player
• 1974 – Taral Hicks, American actress and singer
• 1974 – Jana Kandarr, German tennis player
• 1974 – Andy Todd, English footballer
• 1975 – Doug Davis, American baseball player
• 1976 – Jonas Bjerre, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mew and Apparatjik)
• 1976 – Poul Hübertz, Danish footballer
• 1977 – Brian Tallet, American baseball player
• 1978 – Luke Godden, Australian footballer
• 1978 – Doug Howlett, New Zealand rugby player
• 1978 – Mario Miranda, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1979 – James Allan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Glasvegas)
• 1979 – Bradford Anderson, American actor
• 1979 – Richard Dunne, Irish footballer
• 1979 – Chris Gayle, Jamaican cricketer
• 1979 – Julian Gray, English footballer
• 1979 – Monika Merl, German runner
• 1979 – Jaymee Ong, Australian model actress
• 1980 – Stacy Clark, American singer-songwriter
• 1980 – Robert Hoffman, American actor
• 1980 – Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress
• 1980 – Nyree Kindred, Welsh swimmer
• 1980 – Aleksa Palladino, American actress
• 1980 – Autumn Reeser, American actress
• 1980 – Tomas Scheckter, South African race car driver
• 1981 – Nicole Richie, American actress, singer, fashion designer, and author
• 1981 – Rimi Sen, Indian actress
• 1982 – Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian race car driver
• 1982 – Marat Izmailov, Russian footballer
• 1982 – Danny Kass, American snowboarder
• 1982 – Parvati Shallow, American reality show contestant, winner of Survivor: Micronesia
• 1982 – Christos Tapoutos, Greek basketball player
• 1982 – Rowan Vine, English footballer
• 1983 – Fernando Cavenaghi, Argentinian footballer
• 1983 – Maggie Grace, American actress
• 1983 – Joseph Mazzello, American actor
• 1983 – Anna Meares, Australian cyclist
• 1984 – Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner, American swimmer
• 1985 – Justin Durant, American football player
• 1985 – Maryam Hassouni, Dutch actress
• 1986 – Faris Badwan, English singer-songwriter (The Horrors and Cat's Eyes)
• 1986 – Lindsey Stirling, American violinist and composer
• 1987 – Jimmy Clausen, American football player
• 1987 – Marcelo Estigarribia, Paraguayan footballer
• 1987 – Ashley Paris, American basketball player
• 1987 – Courtney Paris, American basketball player
• 1988 – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistani politician
• 1989 – Jason Derülo, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1990 – Al-Farouq Aminu, American basketball player
• 1990 – Allison Scagliotti, American actress
• 1990 – Christian Serratos, American actress