- Sep 1 Komei Abe, Japanese composer, born in Hiroshima (d. 2006)
- Sep 2 Eileen Way, British actress (Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings, Assassin), born in Surrey, England (d. 1994)
- Sep 2 René Amengual, Chilean pianist, composer and educator, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1954)
- Sep 2 Romare Bearden, African American painter (d. 1988)
- Sep 6 Bentley Bridgewater, British Museum secretary, born in Vancouver (d. 1996)
- Sep 6 Harry Danning, American baseball player, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
- Sep 7 Todor Zhivkov, Bulgaria communist leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB), 1954-89, born in Pravets, Kingdom of Bulgaria (d. 1998)
- Sep 9 John Gorton, Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1968-71), born in Wellington New Zealand (disputed) (d. 2002)
- Sep 9 Paul Goodman, American poet and writer (d. 1972)
- Sep 11 Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban pianist, singer and songwriter, born in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba (d. 1971)
- Sep 11 Lala Amarnath, Indian cricket all-rounder and captain (24 Tests, 1 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 118, 45 wickets; Gujarat CC, Hindus CC), born in Kapurthala, India (d. 2000)
- Sep 13 Bill Monroe, American singer known as the "Father of Bluegrass" ("Blue Moon of Kentucky"), born in Rosine, Kentucky (d. 1996)
- Sep 15 Karsten Solheim, American golf entrepreneur (PING, Solheim Cup), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 2000)
- Sep 15 Luther Terry, 9th Surgeon General of the United States (1961-65) warned against smoking, born in Red Level, Alabama (d. 1985)
- Sep 15 Silas Hogan, American blues singer and guitarist, born in Westover, Louisiana (d. 1994)
- Sep 16 Wilfred Burchett, Australian communist and writer (Catapult to Freedom), born in Clifton Hill, Melbourne (d. 1983)
- Sep 17 Robert Riefling, Norwegian concert pianist and pedagogue (Royal Danish Academy, 1967-88; Norwegian Academy of Music from ,1973-88), born in Aker, Norway (d. 1988)
- Sep 18 Syd Howe, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1936, 37, 43 Detroit Red Wings), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 1976)
- Sep 19 Allan Pettersson, Swedish violist and composer (Symphony No. 7), born in Granhammar Castle, Uppland, Sweden (d. 1980)
- Sep 19 Weldon Hart, American composer, born in Bear-Place Spring, Tennessee (d. 1957)
William Golding (1911-1993)
Sep 19 English novelist (Lord of the Flies, Nobel Prize for Literature 1983), born in Newquay, Cornwall
- Sep 20 Frank De Vol, American pop arranger, composer (theme songs to My Three Sons, The Brady Bunch, Family Affair; Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte), orchestra leader, and actor (Fernwood 2-Night - "Happy Kyne"; The Big Mouth), born in Moundsville, West Virginia (d. 1999)
- Sep 20 Jan Mul, Dutch composer, born in Haarlem (d. 1971)
- Sep 20 Shriram Sharma, Indian spiritual leader and founder of "All World Gayatri Pariwar", born in Agra, India (d. 1990)
- Sep 23 Frank Moss, United States Senator from Utah (d. 2003)
Konstantin Chernenko (1911-1985)
Sep 24 General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1984-85), born in Bolshaya Tes, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire
- Sep 25 Eric Williams, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (People's National Movement: 1962-81), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1981) [1]
- Sep 25 Lionel Henry Nowak, American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1995)
- Sep 26 Hisatada Otaka, Japanese conductor (Japan Symphony Orchestra, 1942-51), and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1951)
- Sep 27 Peter Doig, British Labour Party politician, born in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland (d. 1996)
Ellsworth Vines (1911-1994)
Sep 28 American tennis player (US Open 1931-32; Wimbledon 1932), golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Los Angeles, CA
- Sep 29 Reginald Victor Jones, British scientist who worked in military intelligence in WWII, born in London, England (d. 1997)
- Sep 30 Ed Danowski, American football quarterback and halfback (NFL Championship 1934, 38; New York Giants; Pro Bowl 1938), born in Jamesport, New York (d. 1997)
About September 1911
How Old? 112 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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