Famous Birthdays on September 2

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 211

• 1243 Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295)
• 1548 Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)
• 1661 Georg Böhm, German organist and composer, born in Hohenkirchen, Mecklenburg-Güstrow (now Germany) (d. 1733)

• 1675 William Somervile, English poet (d. 1742)
• 1716 Johann Trier, German organist and composer, born in Themar, Thuringia (d. 1790)
• 1731 Johann Friedrich von Cronegk, German poet and playwright (Olint und Sophronia), born in Ansbach (d. 1758)
• 1750 Pehr Frigel, Swedish composer, born in Kalmar, Sweden (d. 1842)
• 1753 Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Italian-French noble, Queen consort (in exile) of France (1795-1810), born at the Royal Palace of Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1810)
• 1763 Caroline Schelling [Michaelis], German Romantic poet and critic, born in Göttingen (d. 1809)
• 1766 James Forten, African-American abolitionist and businessman who used his wealth to push for civil rights and the abolition of slavery, born in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America (d. 1842)
• 1778 Louis Bonaparte, French King of Holland (1806-1810), born in Ajaccio, Corsica, Kingdom of France (d. 1846)
• 1798 Thomas Holliday Hicks, (Union Gov) (d. 1865)
• 1805 Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (d. 1851)
• 1810 William Seymour Tyler, American educator and historian (d. 1897)
• 1814 Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist and historian (Olympia), born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1896)
• 1830 William P. Frye, American politician (d. 1911)

• 1837 James Harrison Wilson, American topographic engineer and Major General (Union Army), born in Shawneetown, Illinois (d. 1925)
• 1838 Liliuokalani [Lydia Kamakaʻeha], last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), born in Honolulu, Oʻahu, Kingdom of Hawaii (d. 1917)
• 1839 Henry George, American politician economist and land reformer (Progress & Poverty), born in Philadelphia, Pennslvania (d. 1897)
• 1840 Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros), born in Catania, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1922)
• 1847 Roger Wolcott, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1900)
• 1850 A. G. Spalding, American Baseball HOF pitcher, manager and executive (NL wins leader 1871–76; President, co-owner Chicago White Stockings; co-founder of Spalding sporting goods company), born in Byron, Illinois (d. 1915)
• 1850 Eugene Field "Poet of Childhood", American poet, writer and journalist (Little Boy Blue), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1895)
• 1850 Woldemar Voigt, German physicist (d. 1919)
• 1852 Paul Bourget, French novelist and critic (d. 1935)
• 1853 Wilhelm Ostwald, Baltic German physical chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1909 for work on catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities), born in Riga, Russian Empire (d. 1932) [1]
• 1854 Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (d. 1910)
• 1857 Thomas Groube, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; Victoria CA), born in New Plymouth, New Zealand (d. 1927)
• 1862 Alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer, conductor, and essayist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1936)
• 1862 Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist, born in Osijek, Croatia (d. 1881)
• 1866 Hiram Johnson, Progressive politician, US Senator, Governor of California (1911-17), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1945)

• 1870 Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (d. 1947)
• 1870 Marie Ault [Mary Cragg], English actress (The Lodger), born in Wigan, England (d. 1951)

• 1878 Werner von Blomberg, German politician and general (Commander-in-Chief German Armed Forces 1935-38), born in Stargard, Prussia (d. 1946)
• 1879 An Jung-geun, Korean independence activist and assassin of Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi, born in Haeju-bu, Hwanghaedo, Korea (d. 1910)
• 1883 Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, "The Red Archduchess" (d. 1963)
• 1884 Frank Laubach, American missionary and educator (taught reading through phonetics), born in Benton Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
• 1892 Felix Wolfes, German-American conductor, educator (New England Conservatory, 1948-68), and composer, born in Hannover, Germany (d. 1971)
• 1893 Alfred Cooper, South African cricket batsman (1 Test; Transvaal), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1963)
• 1894 Joseph Roth, Austrian-Jewish journalist and writer (Hotel Savoy), born in Brody, Austria-Hungary (d. 1939)
• 1896 Amanda Randolph, American jazz and blues piano player and singer; stage, radio, and screen actress (The Laytons; Amos 'n Andy - "Ramona"; Danny Thomas Show - "Louise"), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1967)
• 1899 Hans Jacob Nielsen, Danish boxer (Olympic gold lightweight 1924), born in Næstved, Denmark (d. 1967)
• 1901 Adolph Rupp, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA Div I Tournament 1948, 49, 51, 58; Uni of Kentucky; 5 × National Coach of the Year), born in Halstead, Kansas (d. 1977)
• 1901 Andreas Embirikos, Greek surrealist poet (d. 1975)
• 1901 Phil Napoleon [Filippo Napoli] American early jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Original Memphis Five; Napoleon and HIs Emperors), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1990)
• 1902 Marjorie Warfield, American stage, radio, and silent film actress, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
• 1906 Vera Vague [Barbara Jo Allen], American actress (Sleeping Beauty, Follow the Leader), born in New York City (d. 1974)
• 1910 Alma Heflin, American commercial airplane test pilot and child psychologist, born in Winona, Missouri (d. 2000)
• 1910 Bruce Boyce, Canadian-American baritone singer, and teacher (Royal Academy - London, England), born in London, Ontario (d. 1996)
• 1911 Eileen Way, British actress (Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings, Assassin), born in Surrey, England (d. 1994)
• 1911 René Amengual, Chilean pianist, composer and educator, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1954)
• 1911 Romare Bearden, African American painter (d. 1988)
• 1912 Ernie Bromley, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests; first Western Australian to play Test cricket for Australia), born in Fremantle, Western Australia (d. 1967)
• 1912 Johan Daisne [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism), born in Ghent, Belgian (d. 1978)
• 1913 Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74), born in Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1981)
• 1914 (Lawrence) "Booker T." Laury, American boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1995)
• 1914 Tom Glazer, American folk singer and songwriter (Because All Men Are Brothers; A Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
• 1915 Benjamin Aaron, American labor law expert (d. 2007)
• 1915 Dai-Keong Lee, Hawaiian-American classical and theater composer, born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawai'i (d. 2005)
• 1915 Hans Joachim Koellreutter, German Brazilian composer, teacher and musicologist, born in Freiburg, Germany (d. 2005)
• 1915 Meinhardt Raabe, American actor (The Wizard of Oz), born in Watertown, Wisconsin (d. 2010)
• 1916 Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, American tennis player (141 US tennis titles), born in LA, CA, (d. 2014)
• 1916 Penny Santon [Pierina Burlando], American actress (Fletch, Roll Out, Matt Houston), born in New York City (d. 1999)
• 1917 Cleveland Amory, American animal rights activist and TV reviewer (TV Guide), born in Nahant, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
• 1917 Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical, jazz and Latin guitarist and composer (developed bossa nova), born in Prainha, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1995)
• 1918 Allen Drury, American author (Advise & Consent - 1960 Pulitzer Prize), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1998)
• 1918 Martha Mitchell [nee Beall], wife of US Attorney General John Mitchell, born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (d. 1976)
• 1919 Gideon William Waldrop, American composer and educator (Julliard School, 1961-85), born in Haskell County, Texas (d. 2000)
• 1919 Marge Champion (née Belcher), American dancer (Marge & Gower Champion Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
• 1922 Arthur Ashkin, American scientist (Nobel Prize for Physics 2018 Optical Tweezers), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020) [1]
• 1923 Rene Thom, French mathematician (d. 2002)

• 1924 Ramón Valdés, Mexican actor and comedian (Don Ramón-El Chavo del Ocho), born in Mexico City (d. 1988)
• 1925 Hugo Montenegro, American composer, arranger, and orchestra leader, born in New York City (d. 1981)
• 1925 Ronnie Stevens, English actor (Rodney In "Dick & Duchess"), born in London, England (d. 2006)
• 1926 Yevgeny Leonov, Russian actor (Gentlemen of Fortune; Mimino), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 1994)
• 1927 Francis Matthews, British actor (Paul Temple, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons), born in York, England (d. 2014)
• 1927 Leonard Katzman, American TV screenwriter and producer (Dallas; Petrocelli; Route 66), born in New York City (d. 1996)
• 1927 Trudi Jochum-Beiser, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Lech am Arlberg, Austria
• 1927 Tzvi Avni, Israeli classical composer (Meditations On A Drama), born in Saarbrücken, Germany
• 1928 Miloslav Ištvan, Czech composer, born in Olomouc, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1990)
• 1928 Peter Mansfield, British political journalist and author (d. 1996)
• 1929 Hal Ashby, American film director (The Last Detail; Shampoo; Being There), born in Ogden, Utah (d. 1988)
• 1929 Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor (A Hard Day's Night, Help!), born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales (d. 2012) [1]
• 1930 Andrey Petrov, Soviet-Russian classical and film score composer (Creation of the World), born in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) (d. 2006)
• 1931 Alan K. Simpson, American politician and Senate Republican whip (Sen-R-WY, 1979-97), born in Denver, Colorado
• 1931 Pierre Huyskens, Dutch radio host
• 1932 Emil Richards [Radocchia], American session and touring vibraphonist and percussionist (George Shearing; Frank Sinatra; Lalo Schifrin; Frank Zappa; George Harrison; Harry Partch; Shadowfax), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2019)
• 1932 Walter Davis Jr., American hard bop pianist (Davis Cup, Illumination), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1990)
• 1933 Hootie Ingram, American college football coach (Clemson Uni 1970-72) and executive (AD Florida State Uni 1981–89, Alabama 1989–95), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 2024)
• 1933 Mathieu Kérékou, Dictator and President of Benin (1973-91, 1996-2006), born in Kouarfa, French Dahomey (d. 2015)
• 1933 Rick Lewis, American doo-wop tenor (The Silhouettes - "Get A Job"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
• 1934 Hilla Becher (née Wobeser), German artist, worked collaboratively with husband Bernd Becher, born in Potsdam Germany (d. 2015)
• 1934 Michael Sahl, American contemporary classical composer (Civilization and its Discontents; Jungles), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
• 1935 Jim Moody, American economist and politician (Rep-D-WI, 1983-93), born in Richlands, Virginia (d. 2019)

• 1936 David Leonard Blake, British composer, and educator, born in London, England
• 1936 Joan Kennedy (née Bennett), American socialite, and1st wife of US Senator from Massachusetts Ted Kennedy, born in New York City
• 1937 Derek Fowlds, British actor (Yes Minister, The Basil Brush Show), born in London, England (d. 2020)

• 1938 Glyn Worsnip, British radio and television presenter (That's Life!), born in Highnam, Gloucestershire (d. 1996)
• 1938 John Angus, English soccer defender (1 cap; Burnley 439 games), born in Amble, England (d. 2021)
• 1938 Mary Jo Catlett, American stage and screen character actress (Hello Dolly!; Diff'rent Strokes - "Pearl"; SpongeBob SquarePants - "Mrs. Puff"), born in Denver, Colorado
• 1939 Bobby Purify [Dickey], American soul singer ("I'm Your Puppet"), born in Tallahassee, Florida (d. 2011)
• 1939 Sam Gooden, American soul vocalist (The Impressions - "People Get Ready"; "It's All Right"), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2022)
• 1940 Beverly Sanders, American actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey), born in Hollywood, California
• 1940 Harry Northup, American actor (The Silence of the Lambs, Taxi Driver), born in Amarillo, Texas
• 1940 Jimmy Clanton, American rock vocalist ("Just A Dream"), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• 1940 Mick Pyne, British touring and session jazz pianist (Tubby Hayes; Georgie Fame: Charlie Watts), born in Thornton Dale, North Yorkshire, England (d. 1995)
• 1941 Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby league fullback, captain and coach (24 Tests; St. George RLFC; ARL "Immortal"), born in Wollongong, Australia (d. 2018)
• 1941 John Thompson Jr., American Basketball HOF coach (Georgetown Uni 1972–99, NCAA Division I tournament 1984) and center (NBA C'ship 1965, 66 Boston Celtics), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2020)
• 1942 Barbara Donald, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2013)
• 1943 Glenn Sather, NHL coach (Edmonton Oiler)
• 1943 Rosalind Ashford, American rock vocalist (Martha Reeve & Vandellas - "Heat Wave"; "Dancing In The Street"), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1943 Đorđe Novković, Croatian pop singer-songwriter (Pro Arte), and television personality (Hrvatski Idol), born in Vladimirci, German-occupied Serbia (d. 2007)
• 1944 Claude Nicollier, Swiss astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75), born in Vevey, Switzerland
• 1944 Orlando Martínez, Cuban boxer (Olympic gold bantamweight 1972), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2021)

• 1946 Luis Ávalos, Cuban-American stage and screen character actor (Condo; E/R; I Had 3 Wives), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2014)
• 1946 Marty Grebb, American rock session and touring keyboardist (The Buckinghams; Bonnie Raitt), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
• 1947 Richard Coughlan, British progressive rock drummer and percussionist (Caravan - "In the Land of Grey and Pink"), born in Herne Bay, Kent, England(d. 2013)
• 1948 Christa McAuliffe, American teacher who died in Challenger space shuttle disaster, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1986)
• 1948 Linda "Tui" Tillery, American singer-songwriter (The Loading Zone), born in San Francisco
• 1948 Terry Bradshaw, College/Pro Football HOF quarterback (Louisiana Tech; Super Bowl 1974, 75, 78 [MVP], 79 [MVP]; NFL MVP 1978; First-team All-Pro 1978; 3 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers) and broadcaster (CBS, FOX), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
• 1949 Albert West [Albertus Westelaken], Dutch pop singer (The Shuffles - "Cha-La-La, I Need You"; Stars on 45), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 2015)
• 1950 Michael Rother, German electronic musician (Neu!; Kraftwerk; Harmonia; Cluster), born in Hamburg, West Germany
• 1950 Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
• 1950 Yuen Wah, Chinese actor and stuntman
• 1951 Jim DeMint, American politician
• 1951 Mark Harmon, American actor (St Elsewhere, NCIS), born in Burbank, California
• 1951 Michael Gray, American actor (Shazam!, Brian Keith Show), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1951 Mike Kaminski, British rock musician (ELO), born in Harrogate, England
• 1952 Earl Pomeroy, American politician (Rep-D-North Dakota 1993-2011), born in Valley City, North Dakota

• 1953 Gerhard P J Thiele, Brenz Germany, astronaut
• 1953 Gordon Kennett, English motorcycle speedway rider (World Pairs C'ship [Malcolm Simmons] 1978; World Championship 1978 runner-up), born in Bromley, England (d. 2023)
• 1953 John Zorn, American jazz and avant garde musician and composer, born in New York City

• 1955 Linda Purl, actress (Gloria-Happy Days, Matlock), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
• 1956 Angelo Fusco, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
• 1956 Mario Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Montreal Canadiens 852 games) and coach (Montreal Canadiens 1985-87), born in Alma, Quebec
• 1957 Steve Porcaro, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Toto, 1977-87, 2010-19 - "Rosanna"; "Africa"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1957 Tony Alva, American skateboarder
• 1959 Esther Oosterbeek, Dutch pop singer (Dolly Dots - "Windsurfing"), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
• 1959 Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil

• 1960 John S. Hall, American poet and spoken-word artist
• 1960 Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician
• 1960 Rex Hudler, Tempe AZ, outfielder (NY Yankees, California Angels)
• 1961 Anthony Wong [Chau-sang], Hong Kong actor (The Untold Story), born in Hong Kong
• 1961 Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer, born in Santa Marta, Colombia
• 1961 Jeff Russell, American MLB pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1962 Eugenio Derbez, Mexican comedian and actor
• 1962 Jon Berkeley, author and illustrator
• 1962 Keir Starmer, British lawyer and politician (Member of Parliament, 2015 -present; Leader of the Labour Party), born in Southwark, London, England
• 1962 Prachya Pinkaew, Thai film director
• 1963 Sam Mitchell, NBA forward (Minn Timberwolves)

• 1965 Doug Linton, pitcher (KC Royals), born in Santa Ana, California

• 1965 Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian filmmaker
• 1966 Dino Cazares, American heavy metal guitarist (FearFactor), born in El Centro, California
• 1966 Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby union prop (69 caps [captain 16]; Milano, Harlequins, Bologna), born in Latina, Italy (d. 2021)
• 1966 Olivier Panis, French race car driver

• 1966 Tuc Watkins, American actor
• 1967 Andreas Möller, German footballer
• 1968 Cynthia Watros, American actress
• 1969 Chris Kuzneski, American bestselling author
• 1969 H-Ci [Cedric Hailey], American singer (Jodeci), born in Monroe, North Carolina
• 1969 Mark Brettschneider, American actor (Jason-One Life to Live), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1969 Shani Waugh, Australian golfer (US Open 2002 3rd), born in Bunbury West Australia
• 1969 Stephen Peall, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1971 Katt [Micah Sierra] Williams, American comedian, actor, rapper, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1971 Kjetil André Aamodt, Norwegian skier
• 1971 Pawan Kalyan, Indian actor
• 1971 Rich Aurilia, infielder (SF Giants), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1971 Shauna Sand, actress (Renegade), born in San Diego, California
• 1971 Tom Steels, Belgian cyclist
• 1971 Tommy Maddox, NFL quarterback (NY Giants)
• 1972 Katarina Studenikova, Bratislava Slovak Rep, tennis star
• 1973 Jason Blake, American hockey player
• 1974 Daniel Southworth, American actor and stunt performer
• 1974 Jason Lawson, NBA center (Orlando Magic)
• 1975 Cory Barlog, American video game designer (God of War, God of War Ragnarök), born in Sacramento, California
• 1976 Erin Hershey, American actress.
• 1976 Phil Lipscomb, American rock bassist (Taproot), born in the USA
• 1977 Frédéric Kanouté, Malian footballer
• 1977 Ramiro Muñoz, Colombian musician, born in Bogotá, Colombia
• 1977 Sam Rivers, American rock bassist (Limp Bizkit), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• 1978 Matthew Watkins, Welsh rugby union centre (18 caps; Newport, Llanelli Scarlets), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2020)
• 1979 Ron Ng, Hong Kong actor
• 1979 Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer
• 1980 Dany Sabourin, French Canadian Goaltender in the National Hockey League
• 1980 Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese racing driver
• 1980 Yonderboi [László Fogarasi Jr], Hungarian indie-pop composer, music producer (Splendid Isolation), and visual artist, born in Kaposvár, Hungary
• 1981 Bracha van Doesburgh, Dutch actress
• 1981 Chris Tremlett, English cricketer

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