- Sep 2 Benjamin Aaron, American labor law expert (d. 2007)
- Sep 2 Dai-Keong Lee, Hawaiian-American classical and theater composer, born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawai'i (d. 2005)
- Sep 2 Hans Joachim Koellreutter, German Brazilian composer, teacher and musicologist, born in Freiburg, Germany (d. 2005)
- Sep 2 Meinhardt Raabe, American actor (The Wizard of Oz), born in Watertown, Wisconsin (d. 2010)
- Sep 3 Abel Ehrlich, Israeli composer, born in Cranz, East Prussia (now Zelenogradsk, Russia) (d. 2003)
- Sep 3 Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist, choral composer, and conductor, born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 2014)
- Sep 3 Memphis Slim [John Len Chatman], American blues musician ("Every Day I Have the Blues"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1988)
- Sep 4 Dick Thomas, American singing cowboy and TV host (Village Barn), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
- Sep 4 Rudolf Schock, German opera tenor, born in Duisburg, Germany (d. 1986)
- Sep 6 Franz Josef Strauss, German politician, Minister of Defense (1956-62), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1988)
- Sep 8 Frank Cady, American actor (The Beverly Hillbillies; Petticoat Junction; Green Acres - all as "Sam Drucker"), born in Susanville, California (d. 2012)
- Sep 8 Frank Pullen, English businessman and racehorse owner, born in London (d. 1992)
- Sep 8 N. V. M. González, Filipino novelist, short story writer, and, poet, born in Romblon, Philippines (d. 1999)
- Sep 9 Guus Oster, Dutch stage and screen actor and director (Voorbij, Voorbij; Kiss Me Kate), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1984)
- Sep 9 Richard Webb, American actor (Captain Midnight, Out of the Past), born in Bloomington, Illinois (d. 1993)
- Sep 10 Redmond "Edmond" O'Brien, American actor (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Sam Benedict, Johnny Midnight), born in New York City (d. 1985)
- Sep 11 Athena Lorde, American actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek), born in New York City (d. 1973)
- Sep 11 Jack Fascinato, American pianist and orchestra leader (Kukla, Fran & Ollie), born in Bevier, Missouri (d. 1994)
- Sep 12 Billy Daniels, African-American jazz singer ("That Old Black Magic") and television pioneer (The Billy Daniels Show), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1988)
- Sep 13 Clint Frank, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1937; Yale), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1992)
- Sep 13 Peter Wykeham, Royal Air Force fighter pilot, born in Kotra, Sandhurst, Berkshire (d. 1995)
- Sep 14 Douglas Kennedy, American actor (Dark Passage, The Lone Ranger & the Lost City of Gold), born in New York City (d. 1973)
- Sep 15 Helmut Schoen, football coach (manager of West Germany (1964-1978, 1974 World Cup), born in Dresden, German Empire (d. 1996)
- Sep 15 John Conte, American actor (The Man with the Golden Arm, Lost in a Harem, Mantovani), born in Palmer, Massachusetts (d. 2006)
- Sep 16 Cy Walter, American jazz pianist (Three's Company), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1968)
- Sep 18 Hetta Empson, South African-British artist, born in Orange Free State, South Africa (d. 1996)
- Sep 19 Tin-Tan [Germán Valdés], Mexican actor, singer and comedian (Spanish dubbing of The Jungle Book, The Aristocats), born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico (d. 1973)
- Sep 22 Arthur Lowe, British actor (Dad's Army, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Ruling Class), born in Hayfield, Derbyshire (d. 1982)
- Sep 23 Finn Arnestad, Norwegian contemporary classical composer (Ritagliata), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1994)
- Sep 23 Ian Dawson-Shepherd, British campaigner for cerebrally palsied people, born in Port Said, Egypt (d. 1996)
- Sep 24 Larry Gates, American actor (Guiding Light, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Body Snatchers), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1996)
- Sep 24 Margarita Aliger, Russian poet (Zoja), born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1992) [OS]
Ethel Rosenberg (1915-1953)
Sep 25 American communist, born in New York City
- Sep 29 Ann Nagel [Anna Marie Dolan], American actress (Don Winslow of the Navy, The Green Hornet), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1966)
- Sep 29 Brenda Marshall [Ardis Ankerson], American actress (The Sea Hawk, Paris After Dark), born in Island of Negros, Philippines (d. 1992)
- Sep 29 Vincent DeDomenico, American entrepreneur (Rice-A-Roni), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2007)
- Sep 30 Lester Maddox, American politician (Governor-D-Georgia 1967-71) and restaurant owner, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2003)
- Sep 30 Robert Morris, American lawyer, born in Jersey City (d. 1996)
About September 1915
How Old? 108 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Snake
Year of the Horse
Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey