Famous Birthdays on September 11

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 239

• 1182 Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun, born in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (d. 1204)
• 1458 Bernardo Accolti [Unico Aretino], Italian writer (Virginia), born in Arezzo, Italy (d. 1535)
• 1476 Louise of Savoy, French mother of King Francois I, born in Pont-d'Ain, France (d. 1531)

• 1522 Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist and naturalist, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1605)
• 1523 Pierre de Ronsard, French poet, born in Couture-sur-Loir, Vendômois (d. 1585)
• 1525 Johan Georg, Elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), born in Cölln, Germany (d. 1598)
• 1584 Thomas Erpenius [van Erpe], Dutch orientalist and Arabist (grammar), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands (d. 1624)
• 1611 Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France, born in Château de Sedan, Sedan, France (d. 1675)
• 1614 Philipp Buchner, German composer, born in Wertheim am Main, Wertheim County, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1669)
• 1681 Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist, born in Eisenberg, Germany (d. 1741)
• 1700 James Thomson, Scottish poet (Rule Britannia), born in Ednam, Scotland (d. 1748)
• 1711 William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), baptized in London, England (d. 1779)
• 1723 Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educational reformer, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1790)
• 1741 Johann Jakob Engel, German author (Herr Lorenz Stark), born in Parchim, Germany (d. 1802)
• 1753 Friedrich August Baumbach, German composer, born in Gotha, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1813)
• 1762 Joanna Baillie, Scottish poet and playwright, born in Bothwell, Scotland (d. 1851)

• 1764 Valentino Fioravanti, Italian composer, born in Rome. papal States (now Italy) (d. 1837)
• 1771 Mungo Park, Scottish explorer (first westerner to travel the central Niger River in Africa), born in Selkirkshire, Scotland (d. 1806)
• 1786 Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish opera composer (Elves Hall), born in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1832)
• 1798 Franz E. Neumann, German mineralogist, mathematician and physicist, born in Joachimsthal, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1895)
• 1800 Daniel S. Dickinson, New York senator, born in Goshen, Connecticut (d. 1866)
• 1804 Aleksandr Polezhayev, Russian poet (Sasjka), born in Penza Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1838) [OS 30 Sep]
• 1806 Joshua Blackwood Howell, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Woodbury, New Jersey (d. 1864)
• 1807 Ignaz Lachner, German composer, born in Rain, Kingdom of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1895)
• 1813 Conrad Feger Jackson, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Alsace Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1862)
• 1816 Carl Zeiss, German scientific instrument and lens maker (Carl Zeiss AG), born in Weimar, German Confederation (d. 1888)
• 1821 Erastus Flaval Beadle, American publisher (Beadle's Dime Novels), born in Oswego County, New York (d. 1894)
• 1825 Eduard Hanslick, German music critic, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1904)
• 1835 William Wirt Allen, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in New York City (d. 1894)
• 1836 Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American author (The Hasheesh Eater), born in New York City (d. 1870)
• 1838 John Ireland, Irish-American archbishop of St Paul (1888-1918), born in Burnchurch, Ireland (d. 1918)

• 1844 George Martin, English composer and organist, born in Lambourn, Berkshire, England (d. 1916)
• 1849 William Cooper, Australian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 9 wickets, BB 6/120; Victoria), born in Maidstone, England (d. 1939)
• 1859 Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian Realist writer (Pavao Šegota), born in Senj, Croatia (d. 1905)
• 1860 James Allan, New Zealand rugby union player and All Black, born in Taieri, Otago, New Zealand (d. 1934)
• 1861 Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and writer (Panu, Tuomio), born in Lapinlahti, Finland (d. 1921)
• 1862 Hawley Harvey Crippen [Dr Crippen], American homeopath and first killer to be caught with the aid of wireless telegraphy, born in Coldwater, Michigan (d. 1910)
• 1862 Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, British army officer, born in Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1935)

• 1865 Alfred Hollins, British composer, born in Hull, Yorkshire, England (d. 1942)
• 1865 Rainis [Jānis Pliekšāns], Latvian poet and playwright, born in Dunava parish, Russian Empire (d. 1929)
• 1874 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, German composer, born in Landau, German Empire (now Germany) (d. 1953)
• 1876 Alfonso Broqua, Uruguayan composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1946)
• 1876 Stan Rowley, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m team, bronze 60m, 100m, 200m 1900), born in Young, Australia (d. 1924)
• 1877 Felix Dzerzhinsky [Iron Felix, Bloody Felix], Polish-born Bolshevik leader established and developed Soviet secret police (Cheka, forerunner to the KGB), born in Ivyanets, Lithuania (d. 1926)
• 1877 James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, mathematician and astronomer (The Mysterious Universe), born in Southport, Lancashire (d. 1946)
• 1881 Asta Nielsen, Danish actress (Joyless Street), born in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1972)
• 1883 Grigory Zinoviev [Hirsch Apfelbaum], Russian revolutionary, born in Yelizavetgrad, Russian Empire (d. 1936)

• 1885 Herbert Stothart, American theater (Rose-Marie) and film score composer (The Wizard of Oz; Mutiny on the Bounty; A Night at the Opera), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1949)
• 1890 Marius Ulfrstad, Norwegian composer, born in Ellingsøya< Norway (d. 1968)
• 1891 Noel Gallon, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1966)
• 1891 William Thomas Walsh, American author (Isabella of Spain), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1949)
• 1892 Ernie Koob, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1917; St. Louis Browns), born in Keeler, Michigan (d. 1941)
• 1892 Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1926), born in Wontergem, East Flanders, Belgium (d. 1980)
• 1892 Pinto Colvig, American animation voice actor (Goofy, Pluto), born in Jacksonville, Oregon (d. 1967)
• 1893 W. Douglas Hawkes, British auto racer and designer, born in Barton, England (d. 1974)
• 1894 Tom Howard, American photo-journalist (Chicago Sun-Times), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1961)
• 1895 Harry Tobias, American lyricist (“Sweet and Lovely”; “It’s a Lonesome Old Town”; “Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon”), born in New York City (d. 1994)
• 1899 Jimmie Davis, American singer and songwriter ("You Are My Sunshine"), born in Quitman, Louisiana (d. 2000)
• 1899 Nelly "Nell" Knoop, Dutch actress (Jenny; Driestuivers Opera), born in Batavia, Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia) (d. 1971)
• 1900 D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman, born in Royston, Georgia (d. 1999)
• 1902 Alice Tully, American singer and arts patroness (Carnegie Hall), born in Corning, New York (d. 1993)

• 1906 Roye England, creator and founder President of the Pendon Museum of Miniature Landscape and Transport, born in Perth, Australia (d. 1995)
• 1907 Oscar Da Costa, West Indian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1936)
• 1908 Everhardus Jacobus van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, born in Willemstad, Curaçao (d. 1960)
• 1909 Anne Seymour, American actress (Gemini Affair; Empire; Tim Conway Show), born in New York City (d. 1988)
• 1909 William Natcher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky 1953-94), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky (d. 1994)
• 1911 Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban pianist, singer and songwriter, born in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba (d. 1971)
• 1911 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)
• 1912 Derek Sealy, West Indian cricket batsman (11 Tests; youngest West Indian Test player 17:122), born in Collymore Rock, Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1982)

• 1915 Athena Lorde, American actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek), born in New York City (d. 1973)
• 1915 Jack Fascinato, American pianist and orchestra leader (Kukla, Fran & Ollie), born in Bevier, Missouri (d. 1994)

• 1917 Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and racehorse owner (4 x winner Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe; 6 x France's leading owner), born in Paris, France (d. 2001)

• 1917 Henderson Forsythe, American actor (As the World Turns, Crisis at Central High), born in Macon, Missouri (d. 2006)
• 1917 Herbert Lom, Czech-born British actor (Pink Panther, Dorian Gray), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 2012)
• 1917 Jessica "Decca" Mitford, English author (American Way of Death), activist and one of the Mitford sisters, born in Gloucestershire (d. 1996)
• 1918 Donald Blakeslee, American aviator who led 4th Fighter Group during World War II, born in Fairport Harbor, Ohio (d. 2008)
• 1919 Margaret Tynes, American child prodigy and international opera singer, born in Saluda, Virginia (d. 2024)
• 1921 Edwin Richfield, British actor (Interpol Calling, The Avengers), born in London England (d. 1990)
• 1922 Charles Evers, American civil rights leader (1st Black mayor in Mississippi since Reconstruction), born in Decatur, Mississippi (d. 2020)
• 1923 Alan Badel, British actor (Shogun, Salome, Bill Brand), born in Manchester, England (d. 1982)
• 1923 Betsy Drake, French-born American actress and writer (Every Girl Should be Married), born in Paris, France (d. 2015)
• 1924 Daniel Akaka, American educator and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2018)
• 1924 Rudolf Vrba, Slovak-Jewish biochemist and Holocaust survivor, born in Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia (d. 2006)

• 1925 Alan Bergman, American Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning lyricist, with wife Marilyn ("The Way We Were"; "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1925 Ashley Heenan, New Zealand composer, born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2004)
• 1925 Harry Somers, Canadian composer, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1999)
• 1926 Alfred Slote, American children's books author (Love & Tennis, Omega Station), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1926 Eddie Miksis, American baseball player, born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 2005)
• 1926 Gerrit Viljoen, South African politician (Chair of the Broederbond), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2009)
• 1927 G. David Schine, American businessman, born in Gloversville, New York (d. 1996)
• 1927 Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan pioneer radio broadcaster, born in Kurana, Sri Lanka (d. 2002)
• 1928 Earl Holliman, American actor (The Rainmaker, Police Woman, Tribes, Cry Panic), born in Delhi, Louisiana
• 1928 Reubin Askew, American politician (37th Governor of Florida), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2014)
• 1929 David S. Broder, American journalist (Pulitzer 1973), born in Chicago Heights, Illinois (d. 2011)
• 1930 Cathryn Damon, American actress (Mary-Soap, She's Having a Baby), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1987)
• 1930 Saleh Selim, Egyptian football midfielder (10 caps; Al-Ahly Cairo SC 354 games) and executive (President Al-Ahly SC 1980-88, 1992-2002), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2002)
• 1931 Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian, born in Freudenberg, Germany (d. 2014)

• 1932 Ian Hamer, British jazz trumpeter and session musician (Beatles - "Got To Get You Into My Life"; Top of the Pops studio band), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2006)
• 1932 Peter Anderson, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle), born in Devonport, England (d. 2009)
• 1932 Sonny Callahan [Herbert Leon Callahan], American politician (Rep-R-Alabama 1985-2003), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2021)
• 1933 Baby Face Willette [Roosevelt Willet], American hard bop and soul-jazz Hammond organ player, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1971)
• 1933 William Luther Pierce, American author and activist, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2002)
• 1934 Ian Abercrombie, English actor (Birds of Prey, Desperate Housewives), born in Grays, Essex, England (d. 2012)
• 1934 Norma Croker, Australian sprinter, born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2019)
• 1934 Oliver Jones, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, born in Little Burgundy, Montreal, Quebec
• 1935 Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer (Für Alina; Fratres; Spiegel im Spiegel), born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia
• 1935 Gherman Stepanovich Titov, Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok II), born in Kosikhinsky District, Russia (d. 2000)
• 1936 Charles Dierkop, American actor (Det Pete Royster-Police Woman), born in La Crosse, Wisconsin
• 1937 Iosif Kobzon, Soviet-Russian singer and businessman, born in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine (d. 2018)
• 1937 Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Italian princess and Queen of Belgium (1993-2013), born in Villa Claudia, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
• 1937 Robert Crippen, American astronaut (STS 1, 7, 41C, 41G), born in Beaumont, Texas
• 1938 Charles Patrick, American do-wop singer and songwriter (The Monotones - "The Book of Love"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2020)
• 1939 Charles Geschke, American computer scientist, inventor and businessman (co-founder of Adobe Systems), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021)
• 1939 Günther Herrmann, German soccer forward (9 caps West Germany; Karlsruher SC, Schalke 04), born in Trier, Germany (d. 2023)
• 1940 Bernie Dwyer, British rock drummer (Freddie and The Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2002)
• 1940 Brian DePalma, American film director (Body Double, Dressed to Kill), born in Newark, New Jersey
• 1940 Robert Palmer, American businessman and last CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation, born in Gorman, Texas
• 1940 Theodore Olson, American attorney (42nd Solicitor General of the United States, 2001-04), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1940 Tom Gallagher, American diplomat, gay activist, and 1st Foreign Service officer to publicly come out in 1976, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2018)
• 1942 Gerome Ragni, American playwright and songwriter (Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
• 1942 Lola Falana [Loletha Elayne], American singer and actress (Golden Boy; A Man Called Adam), born in Camden, New Jersey

• 1943 Jack Ely, American singer and guitarist (The Kingsmen - "Louie, Louie"), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2015)
• 1943 Mickey Hart [Hartman], American drummer and percussionist (Grateful Dead, 1967-71 & 1974-96; Planet Drum: Rhythm Devils), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1943 Paul Riser, American session trombonist and musical arranger (Motown's "Funk Brothers"), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1943 Raymond Villeneuve, Canadian terrorist (founding member of the Front de libération du Québec)
• 1944 Everaldo, Brazilian footballer, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
• 1944 Freddy Thielemans, Belgian socialist politician (Mayor of Brussels), born in Laeken, Belgium
• 1944 John McSherry, American MLB baseball umpire, 1971-96 (World Series - 1977, 87; All-Star Game - 1975, 82, 91), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1996)

• 1945 Leo Kottke, American finger-picking acoustic guitarist (Ice Water; Greenhouse), born in Athens, Georgia
• 1946 Dennis Tufano, American rock guitarist and vocalist (The Buckinghams - "Kind of a Drag"), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1947 Gerry Conway, British drummer and percussionist (Cat Stevens; Fairport Convention), born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
• 1948 John Martyn [Iain McGeachy], British folk-rock-blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("May You Never"), born in New Maldon, Surrey (d. 2009)
• 1949 Bill Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2021)
• 1949 Marty Liquori, American runner (AAU 3 mile-1979 (13:14.7)), born in Montclair, New Jersey
• 1949 Roger Uttley, English rugby union player, born in Blackpool, England
• 1950 Amy Madigan, American actress (Uncle Buck, Twice in a Lifetime), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1950 Barry Sheene, British motorcycle racer, born in London (d. 2003)
• 1951 Richard D. Gill, British-Dutch mathematician, born in Redhill, Surrey
• 1953 Jani Allan, South African journalist and media personality, born in London
• 1953 Lenise Bent, American audio engineer in music (Blondie, The Knack) and film (L.A. Heat), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1953 Renée Geyer, Australian singer ("It's A Man's Man's World"; "Stares and Whispers"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2023) [1]
• 1953 Tommy Shaw, American rock guitarist, and singer (Styx - "Come Sail Away"; Damn Yankees), born in Montgomery, Alabama
• 1954 Reed Birney, American actor (Greatest Man in the World), born in Alexandria, Virginia
• 1955 Hiram Bullock, American jazz, funk, and fusion guitarist (The World's Most Dangerous Band), born in Osaka, Japan (d. 2008)
• 1956 Tony Gilroy, American screenwriter and director (Bourne), born in Manhattan, New York
• 1957 James McBride, American writer, known for "The Good Lord Bird", born in New York City [1]
• 1957 Jeff Sluman, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1988; 6 PGA Tour titles), born in Rochester, New York
• 1957 Jon Moss, English rock drummer (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"), born in Wandsworth, South London
• 1958 Don Slaught, American catcher (California Angels, NY Yankees), born in Long Beach, California
• 1958 Mick Talbot, English rock keyboardist (Style Council - "You're The Best Thing"; "My Ever Changing Moods"), born in Wimbledon, London
• 1958 Phoef Sutton, American television writer and producer
• 1958 Roxann Dawson, American actress (B'Elanna Torres-Star Trek: Voyager), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1958 Scott Patterson, American actor (Luke Danes-Gilmore Girls), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1959 David Frost, South African golfer (10 PGA Tour titles; The Tradition 2013), born in Cape Town, RSA
• 1959 Robert Wrenn, American golfer, sportscaster, course designer (ESPN), born in Richmond, Virginia
• 1960 Neal X [Whitmore], English musician (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F-111"), born in Henley-on-Thames, England
• 1961 Elizabeth Daily, American actress (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure; The Powerpuff Girls - "Buttercup"), and pop singer ("Say It, Say It"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1961 Philip Ardagh, English children's books author (Eddie Dickens series), born in Kent, England
• 1961 Virginia Madsen, American actress (Dune; Hot Spot; Class), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1962 Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician (Vlaams Belang), born in Bruges, Belgium
• 1962 Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer (Barcelona), born in Bilbao, Spain
• 1962 Kristy McNichol, American actress (Buddy-Family, Barbara-Empty Nest), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1963 Bonnie Gadusek, tennis player (French Juniors 1981), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1963 Colin Wells, English actor (Johnno Dean-Hollyoaks), born in Greenwich, London
• 1964 Ellis Burks, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1990, 96; Gold Glove 1990; Silver Slugger 1990, 96; Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
• 1964 Eric Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos), born in Tucson, Arizona
• 1964 Victor Wooten, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-fusion, funk, and bluegrass bass guitarist and producer (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones), born in Mountain Home, Idaho

• 1965 Graeme Obree, Scottish racing cyclist (World Hour Record 1993, 94; World C'ships gold 4000m pursuit 1993, 95), born in Nuneaton, England
• 1965 John Schofield, British BBC journalist (shot and killed reporting in Croatia) (d. 1995)
• 1965 Moby [Richard Hall], American musician (Play; 18), born in Harlem, New York
• 1965 Paul Heyman, American entertainment producer and wrestling manager, born in Westchester County, New York
• 1966 Princess Akishino, Japanese Imperial Family, born in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
• 1966 Richard Harvey, American NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints), born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
• 1967 Dany Theis, Luxembourgian soccer midfielder (34 caps; Jeunesse Esch FC) and manager (Differdange 03, F91 Dudelange, Jeunesse Esch FC), born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (d. 2022)

• 1967 Maria Bartiromo, American financial broadcast journalist, born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1968 Kay Hanley, American singer-songwriter (Letters to Cleo), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1968 Konstantin Shafranov, Kazakhstani ice hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan 1998, St. Louis Blues), born in Oskemen, Kazakhstan
• 1968 Paul Mayeda Berges, American film writer and director, born in Torrance, California
• 1969 Eduardo Perez, American baseball player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1969 Gidget Gein [Bradley Stewart], American rock uitarist and bass player (Marilyn Manson band), born in Hollywood, Florida (d. 2008)
• 1969 Laura Sisk, American actress (Allison Rescott-Loving), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1970 Chris Garver, American tattoo artist and TV personality (Miami Ink), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1970 Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer, born in Washington, D.C.
• 1970 Ted Leo, American musician (Ted Leo and the Pharmacists), born in South Bend, Indiana
• 1970 William Joppy, American professional boxer, born in Silver Spring, Maryland
• 1971 Mack Strong, American NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks), born in Fort Benning, Georgia
• 1971 Markos Moulitsas, American blogger and author (Daily Kos), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1971 Richard Ashcroft, British singer (The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony"), born in Wigan, Lancashire, England

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