Famous Birthdays on September 21

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• 1051 Bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087)
• 1372 Frederick I van Hohenzollern, Monarch of Brandenburg (1417-40), born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg (d. 1440)
• 1411 Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne, born in Conisbrough, England (d. 1460)

• 1415 Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), born in Innsbruck, Tyrol (d. 1493)
• 1428 Jingtai, 7th Emperor of the Ming dynasty of China (1449-57), born in Beijing (d. 1457)
• 1452 Girolamo Savonarola, Italian Dominican friar who helped expel Medici from Florence, becoming the city's de facto ruler (1494-98), and preached against papal corruption, born in Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara (now Italy) (d. 1498)
• 1527 Matthäus Ludecus, German clerk, tax collector, and liturgical composer, born in Wilsnach, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1606)
• 1629 Philip Howard, English Roman Catholic cardinal, born in London (d. 1694)
• 1645 Louis Jolliet, Canadian explorer (explored the origins of the Mississippi River helped by Native Americans), born in Quebec, Canada (d. 1700)
• 1695 John Glas, Scottish Presbyterian clergyman (started Glasite church movement), born in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland (d. 1773)
• 1706 Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, German composer, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1796)
• 1706 Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Queen consort of Sardinia, born in Langenschwalbach, Hesse (d. 1735)
• 1728 Louis Emmanuel Jadin, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1853)

• 1752 Louise of Stolberg-Gedern, Countess of Albany, born in Mons, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1824)
• 1756 John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer and road builder who created macadam road surface (asphalt), born in Ayr, Scotland (d. 1836)
• 1758 Christopher Gore, American lawyer and politician (8th Governor of Massachusetts), born in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1827)
• 1760 Gaetano Valeri, Italian composer, born in Padua, Italy (d. 1822)
• 1760 Ivan Dmitriev, Russian statesman (Minister of Justice, 1810-14), and poet ("Liberation of Moscow"), born in Simbirsk, Russian Empire (d. 1837)
• 1788 Margaret Taylor (née Smith), wife of Zachary Taylor and 1st lady of the United States (1849-50), born in Calvert County, Maryland (d. 1852)
• 1809 Sophia Hawthorne, American writer, painter and illustrator, born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1871)
• 1817 Carter L. Stevenson, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Fredericksburg, Virginia (d. 1888)
• 1817 Charles Balmer, German composer, born in Gottingen, Germany (d. 1892)
• 1819 Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza, born in Élysée Palace, Paris, France (d. 1864)
• 1820 Williams Carter Wickham, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1888)
• 1824 Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, American Baptist Minister and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Webster, Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
• 1827 Michael Corcoran, Irish-American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in County Sligo, Ireland (d. 1863)
• 1832 Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, German musician and composer, born in Hamburg, German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1892)
• 1832 Samuel S. Carroll, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Takoma Park, Maryland (d. 1893)
• 1833 Josef Richard Rozkošný, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1913)
• 1840 Murad V, 33rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876), born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1904)
• 1842 Abdul Hamid II, 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876-1909), born in Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1918)
• 1843 David Emlyn Evans, Welsh composer, born in Pen’ralltwen, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthen, Wales (d. 1913)
• 1849 Edmund Gosse, English poet, author (Father & Son) and critic, born in London (d. 1928)
• 1849 Maurice Barrymore [Herbert Blythe], Indian-born British actor and patriarch of the Barrymore family, born in Fort Agra, India (d. 1905)
• 1853 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (liquid helium, Nobel 1913), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1926)
• 1859 Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron and writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave), born in Nevele, Belgium (d. 1932)
• 1862 James E. Talmage, English religious leader (LDS Church apostle), born in Hungerford, Berkshire, England (d. 1933)
• 1862 Johan Castberg, Norwegian politician (Castbergian Child Laws protecting extra-martial children), born in Brevik, Norway (d. 1926)
• 1863 John Bunny, American film comedian, born in New York City (d. 1915)
• 1866 Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist (Nobel Prize in Medicine 1928), born in Rouen, France (d. 1936)

• 1867 Henry L. Stimson, American statesman (46th United States Secretary of State), born in New York City (d. 1950)
• 1868 Olga Knipper. Russian-Soviet stage actress, and wife of Anton Chekhov, born in Glazov, Russian Empire (d. 1959)
• 1869 Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor, born in Marcelin, Poland (d. 1928)
• 1871 Ernst Heldring, Dutch ship owner and financier, born in Amsterdam (d. 1954)
• 1872 Albert Löfgren, Swedish clarinetist and composer (Slåttergille Rhapsody), born in Hasslösa, Sweden (d. 1930)
• 1873 Papa Jack Laine, American musician and pioneering bandleader, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1966)
• 1874 Gustav Holst, English composer (Planets), born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (d. 1934)
• 1882 Alf Hurum, Norwegian composer (Lilja), and painter, born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1972)
• 1884 Shorty Ray, American football player and supervisor of NFL officials, born in Highland Park, Illinois (d. 1956)
• 1885 Thomas de Hartmann, Russian composer, born in Khoruzhivka, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1956)
• 1886 Teiichi Igarashi, Japanese mountaineer who climbed Mt Fuji at age 99
• 1887 Lodewijk de Vocht, Belgian composer (Prayer for My Fatherland), conductor, kapellmeister (Antwerp Cathedral, 1913-50), and educator (Antwerp Conservatory, 1921-52), born in Antwerp (d. 1977)
• 1893 Moses Pergament, Finnish-Swedish classical composer (The Jewish Song Choral Symphony) and music critic, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1977)
• 1894 Tullio Carminati, Austrian actor (War and Peace, Roman Holiday), born in Zadar, Croatia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1971)
• 1895 Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet, born in Konstantinovo, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1925)
• 1898 Tushar Kanti Ghosh, Indian journalist, world's oldest and longest serving newspaper editor (Amrita Bazar Patrika), born in Calcutta, British India (d. 1994)
• 1899 Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army, born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland (d. 1986)
• 1899 Luc Haesaerts, Flemish art critic (Flandre), born in Antwerp (d. 1962)
• 1901 Learie Constantine, West Indian cricket all-rounder, lawyer and politician (UK's first black peer), born in Diego Martin, Trinidad (d. 1971) [1]
• 1902 Allen Lane, English publisher and founder of Penguin Books, born in Bristol, England (d. 1970)

• 1902 Ilmari Salminen, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 1936), born in Elimäki, Finland (d. 1986)
• 1904 Hans Hartung, German-French painter, born in Leipzig, German Empire (d. 1989)
• 1905 Robert Lebel, French Canadian ice hockey executive, born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 1999)
• 1906 Derrick De Marney, British actor (The Girl Was Young, Inheritance), born in London, England (d. 1978)
• 1906 Henry Beachell, American plant breeder, born in Waverly, Nebraska (d. 2006)
• 1907 Helen Foster Snow, American journalist (reported from China in the 1930s), born in Cedar City, Utah (d. 1997)
• 1907 Lloyd Gough, American actor (Sunset Boulevard, The Front, The Green Hornet), born in New York City (d. 1984)

• 1912 Charles "Chuck" Jones, American animator and cartoonist best known for his work with Warner Bros. (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Porky Pig), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 2002)
• 1912 György Sándor, Hungarian pianist, born in Budapest (d. 2005)
• 1913 Ulrich Ernst Simon, German-Jewish Anglican theologian, born in Berlin (d. 1997)
• 1914 (Leroy) "Slam" Stewart, American jazz double bass player, born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 1987)
• 1914 John Kluge, American television mogul (Metromedia) and at one time the richest person in the United States, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 2010)
• 1916 Françoise Giroud, French journalist and politician (French Minister of Culture), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 2003)
• 1916 Jagernath Lachmon, Surinamese politician, born in Nickerie, Suriname (d. 2001)
• 1917 Phyllis Nicolson, British mathematician (Crank-Nicolson method), born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England (d. 1968)
• 1918 Rand Brooks [Arlington Rand Brooks Jr.], American actor (Gone With The Wind; Rin Tin Tin), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2003)
• 1919 Aya Zikken, Dutch author (Atlasvlinder, Rameh), born in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 2013)
• 1919 Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani modernist scholar, born in Hazara District, Pakistan (d. 1988)
• 1919 Mario Bunge, Argentine-Canadian philosopher and physicist (pioneering work in epistemology), born in Florida Oeste, Argentina (d. 2020) [1]
• 1922 Lee Hee-ho, Korean activist and first lady for her husband President Kim Dae-jung, born in Seoul, Japanese Korea (d. 2019)
• 1922 Lode Backx, Flemish pianist, born in Borgerhout, Belgium (d. 2010)
• 1924 Bernard Silver, American co-inventor of the barcode, born in Pennsylvania (d. 1963) [1]
• 1924 Gail Russell, American actress (The Uninvited, Moonrise, Unseen), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1961) [1]
• 1926 Donald A. Glaser, American physicist (Nobel 1960), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2013)
• 1926 Noor Jehan [Allah Rakhi Wasai], Pakistani singer and actress (Mela; Chann Way), born in Kasur, Punjab, British India (d. 2000)
• 1927 Ward Swingle, American vocalist, jazz musician, composer, arranger, and conductor (The Swingle Singers - Jazz Sebastian Bach), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2015)
• 1929 Bernard Williams, English moral philosopher, born in Westcliff, Essex, England (d. 2003)
• 1929 Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer (Budapest Honvéd), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1979)
• 1930 Dawn Addams, British actress (A King in New York, Star Maidens) who married the Prince of Roccasecca, born in Felixstowe, England (d. 1985)
• 1931 Ivan Toplak, Serbian soccer striker (1 cap; Red Star Belgrade) and manager (Red Star Belgrade, San Jose Earthquakes, Yugoslavia), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 2021)

• 1931 Sykuro Manabe, Japanese-American meteorologist (2021 Nobel Prize for Physics for pioneering work on climate change), born in Ehime, Japan
• 1932 Don Preston, American rock and jazz keyboard player (Mothers Of Invention/Frank Zappa, 1966-74), born in Flint, Michigan

• 1935 Henry Gibson, American actor and comedian (Nashville, Laugh-In's poet), born in Germantown, Philadelphia (d. 2009)
• 1935 James "Jimmy" Armfield, British former-footballer, manager and pundit (BBC Radio Five Live), born in Denton, Lancashire, England (d. 2018)
• 1936 (Royden) Dickey Lee [Lipscomb], American pop-country singer-songwriter ("Patches"; "Laurie"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
• 1936 James "Sunny" Murray, American jazz musician and drummer, born in Idabel, Oklahoma (d. 2017)
• 1936 Yury Luzhkov, Russian politician (2nd Mayor of Moscow, 1992-2010), born in Moscow
• 1938 Atli Heimir Sveinsson, Icelandic composer (Time and Water), born in Reykjavik, Iceland (d. 2019)
• 1938 Yūji Takahashi, Japanese pianist and composer, born in Japan
• 1939 Trevor James Hold, British composer, writer, and musicologist (John Clare Songbook), born in Northampton, England (d. 2004)
• 1940 Bill Kurtis, American newscaster (American Parade), born in Pensacola, Florida
• 1940 Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian civil engineer, born in Villach, Austria

• 1941 R. James Woolsey, Jr., American lawyer and director of Central Intelligence Agency, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1941 Tony Moon, American doo-wop singer, arranger, guitarist (Dante & the Evergreens - "Alley Oop"), producer, and songwriter ("Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1942 Ann Elder, American comedienne (Smothers Brothers Show, Laugh-In), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1943 David Hood, American bassist and trombonist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section; Traffic), born in Sheffield, Alabama
• 1943 Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer (Flashdance; Top Gun; Pirates of the Caribbean; CSI0 and NHL team owner (Seattle Kraken), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1944 Fannie Flagg, American actress and comediene (Candid Camera), born in Birmingham, Alabama
• 1944 Hamilton Jordan, political advisor (Crisis, Last Year of Carter Pres)
• 1944 Jesse Ed Davis, Native American guitarist, born in Norman, Oklahoma (d. 1988)
• 1944 Steve Beshear, American politician (D) Governor of Kentucky (2007-2015), born in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
• 1944 Susan Maureen Fleetwood, Scotland, actress (Krays, Sacrifice)
• 1945 Bjarni V Tryggvason, Reykjavik Iceland, astronaut (STS 85)
• 1945 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
• 1945 Ombrettqa Colli, Italian entertainer
• 1945 Richard Childress, NASCAR team owner
• 1945 Shaw Clifton, the 18th General of The Salvation Army
• 1946 Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss Federal Councilor
• 1947 Don Felder, American rock guitarist and songwriter (The Eagles, 1974-2001 - "Hotel California"), born in Gainesville, Florida
• 1947 Geoff Workman, British record producer and engineer (Toto; Queen; The Cars), born in Liverpool, England
• 1947 Marsha Norman, American Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright and lyricist ( 'night, Mother; The Secret Garden), born in Louisville, Kentucky

• 1948 Artis Gilmore, American basketball player (Kentucky Colonels), born in Shipley, Florida
• 1948 Henry Butler, American jazz and blues pianist, educator, and photographer (Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2018) [1]
• 1948 Michael Finneran, American diver (1st perfect 10 on 10m platform), born in Rockville, Center, New York
• 1948 Sándor Müller, Hungarian soccer midfielder (17 caps; Vasas SC 310 games), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2024)
• 1949 Peter Cronjé, South African rugby union center (7 caps; Transvaal, Natal), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2020)
• 1949 Raimo Kangro, Estonian composer (Butterflies in the Stone), born in Tartu, Estonia (d. 2001)

• 1950 Charles Clarke, British politician
• 1951 (John) "Willie" Wilcox, American drummer (Utopia, Todd Rundgren; Hall & Oates), born in Glen Falls, New York
• 1951 Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen rebel leader (d. 2005)
• 1951 Bob Franks, American politician (Rep-R-NJ 1993-2001), born in Hackensack, New Jersey (d. 2010)
• 1951 Bruce Arena, American soccer coach (Olympic gold 1996), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1951 Ed Delahoussaye, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (1982-83 Kentucky Derby), born in New Iberia, Louisiana
• 1951 Henk Hofstede, Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist (Nits), born in Amsterdam, Holland
• 1952 Anneliese Michel, German exorcism victim (d. 1976)
• 1952 Dave Gregory, British rock guitarist (XTC; Big Big Train), born in Swindon, England
• 1953 John Mengatti, American actor (Nick-White Shadow, For Love & Honor), born in New York City
• 1953 Sunny Johnson, American actress (Flashdance), born in Bakersfield, California (d. 1984)
• 1954 Julia Grant [previously George Roberts], British transgender activist featured in "A Change of Sex", born in Blackpool, England (d. 2019)
• 1954 Philthy Animal [Phil Taylor], English rock drummer (Motorhead), born in Hasland, Chesterfield (d. 2015)

• 1955 Gulshan Grover, Indian actor known as the "Bad Man" in Bollywood cinema (I Am Kalam), born in New Delhi, India
• 1955 Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director
• 1955 Rebecca Balding, actress (Carla-Lou Grant, Soap), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
• 1955 Richard J Hieb, astronaut (STS 39, 49, 65), born in Jamestown, North Dakota
• 1955 Rick Aiello, American character actor (Officer Long- Do the Right Thing), born in the United States (d. 2021)
• 1956 Jack Givens, American basketball player
• 1956 Marta Kauffman, American television producer (Friends; Grace and Frankie), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1957 Ethan Coen, filmmaker (Fargo, No Country for Old Men), born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
• 1957 Kevin Rudd, Australian politician, Prime Minister (2013), born in Nambour, Queensland
• 1957 Lynette Love, US tai kwan do champ 1987/(Olympics 1988)
• 1957 Mark Levin, American radio host and author (The Mark Levin Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1958 Bruno Fitoussi, French poker player
• 1958 Rick Mahorn, American NBA forward, 1980-99 (Washington Bullets, Detroit Pistons, and 3 other teams), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• 1959 Corrinne Drewery, British singer-songwriter (Swing Out Sister - "Swing Out"), born in Nottingham, Engalnd
• 1959 David Coulier, American actor (Joey Gladstone-Full House), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1960 David James Elliott, Canadian actor (Seinfeld, Lt Harmon Rabb-Jag), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1960 Mats Rondin, Swedish cellist, conductor, and educator, born in Farsta, Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2014)
• 1961 Michel R Vassallucci, French-Netherlander publisher (Arena)
• 1961 Nancy Travis, American actress (Almost Perfect - "Kim"; Last Man Standing; Chaplin; 8 Men Out), born in New York City
• 1962 Rob Morrow, American actor (Northern Exposure - "Dr Fleishman'; Numb3rs "Agent Eppes"), born in New Rochelle, New York
• 1962 Rune Richardsen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (4 caps; Lillestrøm SK), born in Jessheim, Norway (d. 2023)
• 1963 Angus Macfadyen, Scottish actor
• 1963 Cecil Fielder, American baseball infielder (3 x MLB All Star, 2 x AL HR leader, Detroit Tigers; World Series 1996 Atlanta Braves), born in Los Angeles, California

• 1964 Danny Villa, NFL guard (KC Chiefs)
• 1964 Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan pop singer and composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
• 1965 Markus Grosskopf, German heavy metal bassist, singer, and songwriter (Helloween), born in Hamburg, West Germany
• 1965 Richard Brown, NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)
• 1966 Ronna Reeves, Big Spring TX
• 1967 Andrea Thies, American rower (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Irvington, New York

• 1967 Romeo van Aerde, soccer player (RKC)
• 1967 Suman Pokhrel, Nepali poet, playwright, and translator, born in Biratnagar, Nepal
• 1967 Tyler Stewart, Canadian drummer and vocalist (Barenaked Ladies - "One Week"), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1968 Jon Brookes, English drummer (The Charlatans), born in Burntwood, Staffordshire (d. 2013)

• 1968 Trugoy the Dove [David Jolicoeur], American rapper and producer (De La Soul - "Me Myself and I"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023)
• 1969 Billy Porter, American actor and singer (Kinky Boots), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1969 Jason Christiansen, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Omaha, Nebraska
• 1969 Mic Christopher, Irish rock singer and songwriter (The Mary Janes; solo - "Heyday";"Skylarkin'"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2001)
• 1970 John Cudia, American actor

• 1971 Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor (Silver Spoons - "Alfonso"; Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - "Carlton'), singer, dancer, and director, born in New York City
• 1971 John Crawley, English cricketer
• 1971 Luke Wilson, American actor
• 1972 David Silveria, American drummer (KoЯn), born in San Leandro, California
• 1972 Jon Kitna, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1972 Liam Gallagher, British singer and songwriter (Oasis - "Wonderwall"; Beady Eye), born in Burnage, Manchester, England
• 1973 Edgars Rinkevics, Latvian politician (President of Latvia 2023-), born in Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
• 1973 Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican soccer goalkeeper (99 caps; Guadalajara 272 games, Santos Laguna 296 games) and broadcaster (Televisa Deportes), born in Guadalajara, Mexico

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