- Sep 1 Agustín Balbuena, Argentine soccer striker (8 caps; Copa Libertadores 1972, 73, 74, 75; Copa Intercontinental 1973; Club Atlético Independiente), born in Santa Fe, Argentina (d. 2021)
- Sep 1 Mustafa Balel, Turkish writer, born in Sivas, Turkey
- Sep 1 Peter Hewson, British pop singer (Chicory Tip - "Son Of My Father"), born in Gillingham, Kent, England
- Sep 3 George Biondo, American rock bass player, and songwriter (Steppenwolf, 1970-76 - "Sparkle Eyes"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Sep 3 Mike Harrison, English keyboardist (Spooky Tooth - "It's All About"), born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England
- Sep 4 Daniel Wood "Danny" Gatton, American guitarist (88 Elmira St.), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1994)
- Sep 5 Al Stewart, Scottish folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Year of the Cat"; "Nostradamus"; "Time Passages"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Sep 6 Larry Lucchino, American baseball executive (President/CEO Boston Red Sox; World Series 2004, 07, 13), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2024)
- Sep 6 Petr Novák, Czech musician (George and Beatovens, Flamengo), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1997)
- Sep 7 Forrest Blue, American football center (First-team All-Pro 1971–73; Pro Bowl 1971–74; SF 49ers, Baltimore Colts), born in Marfa, Texas (d. 2011)
- Sep 7 Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer who was exiled in the Netherlands, born in Chile (d. 1991)
- Sep 7 Vic Pollard, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (32 Tests, 2 x 100s, 40 wickets) and soccer midfielder (7 caps; Rangers AFC), born in Burnley, England
- Sep 8 Kelly Groucutt, English musician (Electric Light Orchestra), born in Coseley, England (d. 2009)
- Sep 8 Lem Barney, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1967; 7 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1968, 69; Detroit Lions), born in Gulfport, Mississippi
- Sep 8 Rogie Vachon, Canadian NHL goalie (Canadiens, Kings, Vezina-1968), born in Quebec
- Sep 8 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American rock singer, harmonica player, and occasional keyboardist (Grateful Dead, 1965-72), born in San Bruno, California (d. 1973)
- Sep 9 Dee Dee Sharp [Dione Larue], American R&B singer ("I Love You Anyway"; "Mashed Potato Time"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sep 9 Olimi III of Tooro, African king of Tooro (1965-95) (d. 1995)
- Sep 10 José Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter ("Light My Fire"; "Feliz Navidad"; "Chico And The Man"), born in Lares, Puerto Rico
- Sep 10 Marlin Briscoe, American College Football HOF quarterback/wide receiver (Uni Nebraska–Omaha; Super Bowl 1972, 73 Miami Dolphins; Pro Bowl 1970 Buffalo Bills), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2022)
- Sep 10 Rein van den Broek, Dutch trumpeteer (Ekseption)
- Sep 10 Tom Ligon, American actor (Joyride), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Sep 10 [Richard] Mike Mullane, American USAF, astronaut (STS 41-D, STS-27, STS-36), born in Wichita Falls, Texas
Franz Beckenbauer (1945-2024)
Sep 11 German soccer defender (103 caps; FIFA World Cup 1974; Bayern Munich 427 games; Ballon d'Or 1972, 76) and manager (FIFA World Cup 1990; Bayern Munich), born in Munich, Germany
- Sep 11 Leo Kottke, American finger-picking acoustic guitarist (Ice Water; Greenhouse), born in Athens, Georgia
- Sep 12 David Garrick [Philip Darryl Core], British singer ("Dear Mrs Applebee"), born in Liverpool, Merseyside (d. 2013)
- Sep 12 John Mauceri, American conductor (Washington, D.C. Opera), born in New York City
- Sep 12 Maria Aitken, Irish-English actress (Fish Called Wanda), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Sep 12 Richard Thaler, American economist (nudge theory, Nobel Prize 2017), born in East Orange, New Jersey
- Sep 12 Vern Lindblad, Turkologist, born in Seattle, Washington
- Sep 13 Alain Louvier, French contemporary classical composer, born in Paris, France
- Sep 13 Andres Küng, Swedish-Estonian politician and journalist, born in Ockelbo, Gävleborg County, Sweden (d. 2002)
- Sep 13 Noël Godin, Belgian writer and humorist, born in Liège, Belgium
- Sep 13 Rick Wise, American MLB pitcher, 1964-82, 2X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Jackson, Michigan
- Sep 14 Martin Tyler, British sports broadcaster, born in Chester, England
- Sep 15 Carmen Maura, Spanish actress (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), born in Madrid, Spain
Jessye Norman (1945-2019)
Sep 15 American opera singer (Carmen), born in Augusta, Georgia
- Sep 15 Ron Shelton, American film director (Bull Durham), born in Whittier, California
- Sep 17 Bruce Spence, New Zealand-Australian actor (Mad Max 2), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Phil Jackson (78 years old)
Sep 17 American basketball player and coach (Knicks/Bulls/Lakers), born in Deer Lodge, Montana
- Sep 18 Ottorino Sartor, Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (27 caps; Defensor Arica, CNI), born in Chancay, Peru (d. 2021)
- Sep 18 P.F. Sloan [Philip Schlein], American songwriter ("Eve of Destruction"; "Secret Agent Man"), session guitarist, and singer, born in New York City (d. 2015)
- Sep 19 David Bromberg, American bluegrass-folk-rock-jazz singer, songwriter, and musician (Demon in Disguise; "The Holdup"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sep 19 Jane Blalock, American golfer (27 LPGA Tour wins), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Sep 19 Randolph Mantooth, American actor (Emergency, Loving), born in Sacramento, California
- Sep 20 Francisco Rodríguez, Venezuelan boxer (Olympic gold men's light flyweight 1968), born in Cumaná, Venezuela (d. 2024)
- Sep 20 Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson, American R&B singer (Was (Not Was)), born in Oberlin, Ohio (d. 2020) [1]
- Sep 20 Laurie Spiegel, American composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 20 Torkild Brakstad, Norwegian soccer defender (3 caps; Molde) and coach (Molde, Tromsø, Rosenborg), born in Molde, Norway (d. 2021)
- Sep 21 Bjarni V Tryggvason, Reykjavik Iceland, astronaut (STS 85)
- Sep 21 J. Peter Robinson, British session pianist, arranger (Phil Collins; Brand-X; Anni-Frid Lyngstad), and composer of scores for film (The World's Fastest Indian; The Bank Job) and television (Charmed), born in Fulton, England
- Sep 21 Ombrettqa Colli, Italian entertainer
- Sep 21 Richard Childress, NASCAR team owner
- Sep 21 Shaw Clifton, the 18th General of The Salvation Army
- Sep 22 Ilija Petković, Serbian soccer midfielder (43 caps, Yugoslavia; Troyes, OFK Beograd) and manager (Serbia & Montenegro), born in Knin, Croatia (d. 2020)
- Sep 22 John Bland, South African golfer (British Senior Open 1997, 99, 2000 runner-up; US Senior Open 1997 runner-up), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2023)
- Sep 22 Paul LeMat, American actor (American Graffiti, Melvin and Howard), born in Rahway, New Jersey
- Sep 23 Igor Ivanov, Russian politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1998-2004; Security Council of the Russian Federation, 2004-07), and academic (Russian International Affairs Council, 2011-present), born in Moscow, USSR
- Sep 23 Paul Petersen, American actor (Donna Reed Show - "Jeff Stone"), and child-actor support activist (A Minor Consideration), born in Glendale, California
- Sep 23 Ray Batten, English rugby league back-rower (Great Britain 3, England 3 Tests; Leeds 434 games) and coach (Wakefield Trinity), born in York, England (d. 2020)
- Sep 24 Catherine Burns, American actress (Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher), born in New York City
- Sep 24 David Drake, American lawyer, army veteran, and science fiction author (Hammer's Slammers; Lord of the Isles), born in Dubuque, Iowa (d. 2023)
- Sep 24 John Rutter, English composer, mainly of choral music (Mass Of The Children), arranger, and conductor (The Cambridge Singers), born in London, England
- Sep 24 Lou Dobbs, American journalist (Lou Dobbs Tonight), born in Childress County, Texas
- Sep 24 Rosa Lee Hawkins, American pop singer (The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love"; "Iko Iko"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2022)
- Sep 25 Frans Janssens, Belgian soccer forward (2 caps; Belgian Man of the Season 1973–74 Lierse SK), born in Turnhout, Belgium (d. 2024)
- Sep 25 Kathleen Brown, American Democratic politician (29th Treasurer of California), born in San Francisco, California
- Sep 25 Onnie McIntyre, Scottish guitarist (Average White Band - "Pick Up The Pieces"), born in Lennoxtown, Scotland
- Sep 25 Reynold Henry Weidenaar, American video artist and composer, born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Sep 26 Bryan Ferry, British singer-songwriter (Roxy Music - "Love Is The Drug"; "Avalon"; "Dance Away"), born in Washington, County Durham, England
- Sep 26 Gal Costa, Brazilian bossa nova and Tropicália singer, born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (d. 2022)
- Sep 26 Louise Beaudoin, French Canadian politician, born in Quebec City, Quebec
- Sep 27 Jack Goldstein, Canadian-born artist (d. 2003)
- Sep 27 Kay Ryan, American poet (Hide and Seek), born in San Jose, California
- Sep 27 Misha Dichter, Polish-American concert pianist (Tchaikovsky 2nd prize, 1966), born in Shanghai, China
- Sep 28 Conny Van Dyke, American actress (Framed, Hell's Angels '69), born in Nassawadox, Virginia
- Sep 28 Marielle Goitschel, French alpine skier (Olympic gold 1964, 68), born in Sainte-Maxime, France
- Sep 28 Seppo Linnainmaa, Finnish mathematician and computer scientist (error backpropagation), born in Pori, Finland
- Sep 29 Kyriacos Sfetsas, Greek composer, born in Amfilochia, Greece
- Sep 29 Nadezhda Chizova, Russian shot putter (Olympic gold/silver/bronze-68/72/76), born in Usolye-Sibirskoye, Russia
- Sep 29 Sarah Tyacke, English historian and Keeper of British Public Records, born in Chelmsford, Essex
- Sep 29 Tatiana Tauer, Russian classical harpist, born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 1994)
- Sep 30 Bob Lassiter 'Mad Dog', American radio personality, born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2006)
- Sep 30 Ehud Olmert, Israeli politician (twelfth Prime Minister of Israel 1988-92), born near Binyamina, Palestine
About September 1945
How Old? 78 years old
Generation: Silent 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