- Sep 1 David Bairstow, English cricket wicket keeper, broadcaster (4 Tests, 13 dismissals; father of England Test 'keeper Jonny; Yorkshire CCC), born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1998)
- Sep 1 Timothy Zahn, American Hugo Award-winning sci-fi and fantasy author (Thrawn; Cobra Strike), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 2 Jim DeMint, American politician
- Sep 2 Mark Harmon, American actor (St Elsewhere, NCIS), born in Burbank, California
- Sep 2 Michael Gray, American actor (Shazam!, Brian Keith Show), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 2 Mike Kaminski, British rock musician (ELO), born in Harrogate, England
- Sep 3 Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lankan politician, President of Sri Lanka (2015-), born in Yagoda, Sri Lanka
- Sep 4 Judith Ivey, American actress (Lady in Red, Hello Again), born in El Paso, Texas
- Sep 4 Marita Ulvskog, Swedish politician, born in Luleå, Sweden
- Sep 4 Martin Chambers, English rock drummer (Pretenders), born in Hereford, United Kingdom
- Sep 4 Nicu Ceaușescu, youngest child of Romanian Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and considered the President's heir apparent, born in Scornicești, Romania
- Sep 5 Jamie Oldaker, American session and touring drummer (Bob Seger; Leon Russell; Eric Clapton; Peter Frampton), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2020)
Michael Keaton (72 years old)
Sep 5 American actor (Gung Ho, Batman, Beetlejuice), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Sep 5 Patti McGuire, American model and television producer, born in Dexter, Missouri
- Sep 5 Paul Breitner, German footballer, born in Kolbermoor, Germany
- Sep 6 Barry Troyna, English educational sociologist and author (Racism, Education and the State), born in London (d. 1996)
Chrissie Hynde (72 years old)
Sep 7 American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Pretenders - "Brass In Pocket"), born in Akron, Ohio
- Sep 7 Mammootty [Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail], Indian film actor and producer (Ahimsa), born in Chandiroor, India
- Sep 7 Mark Isham, American musician and film composer (The Hitcher), born in New York City
- Sep 7 Mark McCumber, American golfer (10 PGA Tour titles; Tour C'ship 1994), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Sep 7 Morris Albert [Maurício Alberto Kaisermann], Brazilian singer ("Feelings"), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Sep 8 Nikos Karvelas, Greek composer and songwriter, born in Piraeus, Attica, Greece
- Sep 8 Randy Odle, American astronaut, born in Port Arthur, Texas
- Sep 8 Tim Gullikson, American tennis player and coach (Pete Sampras coach 1992-95; Martina Navratilova Mary Joe Fernandez), born in La Crosse, Wisconsin (d. 1996)
- Sep 9 Alexander Downer, Australian politician
- Sep 9 Corry Konings, Dutch singer (Crying Is Too Late For You) and actress, born in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Sep 9 Robert Desiderio, American actor (Det Kennedy-Heart of the City), born in The Bronx, New York
- Sep 9 Tom Wopat, American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard; One Life to Live) and singer (Consider It Swung), born in Lodi, Wisconsin,
- Sep 10 Albert R. Wynn, American politician (Rep-D-Maryland 1993-2008), born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Sep 10 Gary Danielson, American NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions 1976-84; Cleveland Browns 1985, 87-88) and college commentator (CBS, ABC), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Sep 10 Peter Tolson, English rock guitarist (Pretty Things, 1970-81), born in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire (d. 2016)
- Sep 11 Richard D. Gill, British-Dutch mathematician, born in Redhill, Surrey
- Sep 12 Berty Ahern, Prime Minister of Ireland (1997-2008), born in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
- Sep 12 Gerald Stano, American serial killer (confessed to killing 41 people), born in Schenectady, New York (d. 1998)
- Sep 12 Joe Pantoliano, American actor (Finelli Boys, Fugitive), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Sep 13 Jean Smart, American actress (Designing Women, Hacks), born in Seattle, Washington
- Sep 14 Doina Rotaru, Romanian contemporary classical composer, born in Bucharest, Romania
- Sep 14 Eugene H. Trinh, Vietnamese-American astronaut (STS 50), born in Saigon, Vietnam
- Sep 15 Johan Neeskens, Dutch footballer, born in Heemstede, Netherlands
- Sep 15 Pete Carroll, American football coach (Super Bowl 2013, Seattle Seahawks; New York Jets, New England Patriots; USC), born in San Francisco, California
- Sep 16 Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby union fullback (51 Tests [12 as captain] 269 points, 9 British & Irish Lions; Edinburgh District RFU), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Sep 17 Cassandra Peterson [Elvira], American actress (Echo Park, Elvira), born in Manhattan, Kansas
- Sep 18 Ben Carson, American neurosurgeon, Republican politician and US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Sep 18 Darryl Stingley, American NFL football wide receiver, 1973-77 (New England Patriots), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
- Sep 18 Dee Dee Ramone [Douglas Colvin], American punk rock bassist (Ramones. 1974-89 - "I Wanna Be Sedated"), born in Fort Lee (now Fort Gregg-Adams), Virginia (d. 2002)
- Sep 18 Marc Surer, Swiss motor racing driver, born in Arisdorf, Switzerland
- Sep 19 Daniel Lanois, Canadian record producer (Brian Eno; U2; Peter Gabriel; Bob Dylan), and singer-songwriter, born in Hull, Quebec, Canada
- Sep 19 Richard Dashut, American record producer (Bob Welch; Fleetwood Mac: Lindsey Buckingham), born in West Hollywood, California
Guy Lafleur (1951-2022)
Sep 20 Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (5 x Stanley Cup, 2 x NHL MVP, NHL Playoff MVP Montreal Canadiens; NY Rangers, Quebec Nordiques), born in Thurso, Quebec [1]
- Sep 20 Javier Marías, Spanish translator and novelist (Corazón Tan Blanco - A Heart So White), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2022) [1]
- Sep 20 Joanna Cameron, American actress (I Love My Wife; Isis), born in Aspen, Colorado
- Sep 21 (John) "Willie" Wilcox, American drummer (Utopia, Todd Rundgren; Hall & Oates), born in Glen Falls, New York
- Sep 21 Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen rebel leader (d. 2005)
- Sep 21 Bob Franks, American politician (Rep-R-NJ 1993-2001), born in Hackensack, New Jersey (d. 2010)
- Sep 21 Bruce Arena, American soccer coach (Olympic gold 1996), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Sep 21 Ed Delahoussaye, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (1982-83 Kentucky Derby), born in New Iberia, Louisiana
- Sep 21 Henk Hofstede, Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist (Nits), born in Amsterdam, Holland
- Sep 22 David Coverdale, British-American rock singer (Whitesnake;, Deep Purple), born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
- Sep 23 Ron Klink, American broadcaster and politician (Rep-D-Pennsylvania 1993-2001), born in Canton, Ohio
- Sep 23 Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistani politician (Prime Minister of Pakistan 2022-), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- Sep 23 Steven Springer, American reggae, calypso, and rock guitarist and songwriter (Sir Lancelot Pinard), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 2012)
- Sep 24 Douglas Kmiec, American legal scholar and ambassador
- Sep 24 Terry Metcalf, American NFL, CFL running back (St Louis, Toronto), born in Seattle, Washington
- Sep 25 Burleigh Drummond, American drummer and songwriter (Ambrosia -"Biggest Part of Me"; Tin Drum), born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Mark Hamill (72 years old)
Sep 25 American actor (Star Wars - "Luke Skywalker"), born in Oakland, California
- Sep 25 Robert "Bob" McAdoo, American former NBA player (Buffalo Braves) and assistant coach (Miami Heat), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Sep 26 Stuart Tosh, Scottish drummer, and singer (The Alan Parsons Project; 10cc), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- Sep 26 Tony Sales, American rock bassist (Todd Rundgren; Iggy Pop; Tin Machine), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Sep 27 Jim Shooter, American comic book writer
- Sep 27 Michel Rivard, Québécois singer and composer (Beau Dommage), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Sep 27 Paul Craig, British law professor
- Sep 28 Christian Marlowe, American actor (Bram-Highcliffe Manor), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 28 Silvia Dionisio, Italian actress (Riavanti Marsh!, Amici Miei), born in Rome, Italy
- Sep 28 Wei Chen, Canadian journalist (Canada AM), born in Taiwan
- Sep 29 Andrés Caicedo, Colombian writer (¡Que viva la música!), born in Cali, Colombia (d. 1977)
- Sep 29 Maureen Caird, Australian hurdler (youngest to win individual Olympic Gold at 17 in 1968), born in Cumberland, Australia
Michelle Bachelet (72 years old)
Sep 29 Chilean Socialist Party politician (President of Chile, 2006-10 &, 2014-18; U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2018-22), born in Santiago, Chile
- Sep 29 Mike Enriquez, Filipino broadcast journalist, born in Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines (d. 2023)
- Sep 30 Barry Marshall, Australian physician, (1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery bacterium Helicobacter pylori causes peptic ulcers), born in Kalgoorlie, Australia
- Sep 30 Catie Ball, American 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic-4X4 gold-1968)
- Sep 30 Nicholas Yermakov, American sci-fi author (Epiphany, Jehad, Clique)
About September 1951
How Old? 72 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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