Famous Birthdays on September 23

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 235

• 1158 Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)
• 1161 Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181) [some sources cite date as September 20th]

• 1434 Yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478)
• 1555 Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of William of Orange, born in Châtillon-sur-Loing, France (d. 1620)
• 1591 Michael Lohr, German composer, born in Marienberg, Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1654)
• 1596 Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer and publisher ( 1st to use heliocentric theories of Nicolaus Copernicus, Atlas Major), born in Alkmaar (d. 1673)
• 1598 Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655)
• 1605 Daniel von Czepko, German poet, born in Koszowice, Silesia, (d. 1660)
• 1641 Adrian "Aart" van Wijck, Dutch theologist (against jansenisme) (d. 1719)
• 1642 Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian composer and violinist, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1678)
• 1647 Joseph Dudley, American statesman (d. 1720)
• 1650 Jeremy Collier, English bishop (d. 1726)
• 1684 Johann Theodor Römhild, German organist and composer, born in Salzungen, Thuringia, Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1756)
• 1703 Jean-Marie Leclair le cadet (the younger), French composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1777)
• 1712 Ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain (1746-59), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1759)
• 1740 Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813)
• 1745 John Sevier, American soldier, Governor of Tennessee (1796-1801, 1803-09), Augusta County, Virginia (d. 1815)
• 1768 William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (Rights of Wallace, invented the eidograph), born at Dysart, Scotland (d. 1843)
• 1771 Emperor Kokaku of Japan (d. 1840)
• 1781 Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later also known as Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna of Russia, born in Coburg, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1860)
• 1782 Jacques-Fereol Mazas, French violinist, composer, and conductor, born in Lavaur, France (d. 1849)
• 1791 Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer (Encke Comet), born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1865)
• 1791 Theodor Körner, German soldier and poet (Zriny, Leyer und Schwerdt), born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1813)
• 1795 Alexander Twilight, minister and politician, first African American to graduate and to hold public office, born in Corinth Vermont (d. 1857)
• 1800 William Holmes McGuffey, American professor (wrote elementary school McGuffey Readers - 120 million copies sold), born in Claysville, Pennsylvania (d. 1873)
• 1804 David Van de Kellen, Dutch coin engraver, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1879)
• 1816 Elihu Benjamin Washburne, MC (Union), (d. 1887)
• 1816 Julius White, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Cazenovia, New York (d. 1890)
• 1817 Léon Kreutzer, French composer and music critic, born in Paris France (d. 1868)
• 1819 Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist (d. 1896)
• 1820 Thomas Kilby Smith, American lawyer, diplomat and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1887)

• 1842 Karl Munzinger, Swiss conductor and composer, born in Balsthal, Switzerland (d. 1911)
• 1849 Mikhail Ivanov, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1927)
• 1852 William Stewart Halsted, American pioneering surgeon (introduced anesthesia and antisepsis while addicted to cocaine and opium), born in New York City (d. 1922) [1]
• 1853 Marcel Planiol, French law scholar, born in Nantes, France (d. 1931)
• 1854 Cornelis Lely, Dutch civil engineer (Zuiderzee dam and dyke works), and politician (Governor of Suriname, 1902-05; Senator, 1910-13), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1929)
• 1856 William Archer, Scottish critic and playwright (Green Goddess, translated and popularised Ibsen), born in Perth, Scotland (d. 1924)
• 1861 Robert Bosch, German engineer, inventor (automotive ignition device), and industrialist, born in Albeck, Kingdom of Württemberg (now Germany) (d. 1942)
• 1863 Alexandre Yersin, Swiss French bacteriologist (discovered bubonic plague bacillus), born in Aubonne, Switzerland (d. 1943)
• 1863 Mary Church Terrell, American educator and civil rights activist (co-founder and President National Association of Colored Women), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1954)
• 1864 Draga Mašin, Queen of Serbia (d. 1903)
• 1865 Emmuska Orczy, Hungarian-born British Baroness and writer (The Scarlet Pimpernel), born in Tarnaörs Hungary (d. 1947)
• 1866 Édouard Combe, Swiss composer, born in Aigle, Switzerland (d. 1942)

• 1870 John Lomax, American folk song collector and ethnomusicologist (American Folklore Society), and educator, born in Goodman, Mississippi (d. 1948)
• 1871 Frantisek Kupka, Czech pioneering abstract artist, born in Opočno, Austria-Hungary (d. 1957)
• 1880 John Boyd Orr, Scottish physician (Nobel Peace Prize 1949 - Father of the Food and Agriculture Organization), born in Kilmaurs, Scotland (d. 1971) [1]
• 1887 Alfieri Maserati, Italian auto racer and engineer (established Maserati Racing), born in Voghera, Italy (d. 1932)
• 1888 Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semitic theologist (Die Oden Salomons), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1948)

• 1890 Arthur Walter Kramer, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1969)

• 1894 Kornelis Heiko Miskotte, Dutch theologist (Edda & Thora), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1976)
• 1895 Johnny Mokan, American baseball player (d. 1985)
• 1895 Miron Merzhanov, Soviet architect (d. 1975)
• 1897 Paul Delvaux, Belgian surrealist painter, born in Wanze, Belgium (d. 1994)
• 1897 Walter Pidgeon, Canadian actor (Mrs Miniver, Madame Curie), born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (d. 1984)
• 1899 Louise Nevelson, American sculptor who featured at the 31st Venice Biennale (Sky Cathedral), born in Pereiaslav, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1988)
• 1900 Bill Stone, British serviceman; one of the last surviving veterans of World War I, born in Ledstone, England (d. 2009)
• 1900 Fred Koch, American chemical engineer and entrepreneur (Koch Industries), born in Quanah, Texas (d. 1967)
• 1901 Adriaan Pitlo, Dutch lawyer, born in Antwerp (d. 1987)
• 1901 Jaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel Prize for Literature 1984), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1986) [1]
• 1902 Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and educator (d. 2003)
• 1904 Meyer Schapiro, Lithuanian-born American art historian, born in Šiauliai, Lithuania, Russian Empire (d. 1996)
• 1905 Jenö Kenessey, Hungarian conductor and composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1976)
• 1906 Willard McMurry, American blues record label executive (Trumpet Records), born in Lauderdale, Mississippi (d. 1996)
• 1907 Dominique Aury, French novelist (d. 1998)
• 1907 Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, unfulfilled claimant to the throne of Portugal, born in Seebenstein, Austria (d. 1976)
• 1907 Herbert Kappler, German head of Nazi police and security services (SS) in Rome during WWII and war criminal responsible for the Ardeatine massacre, born in Stuttgart, German Empire (d. 1978)
• 1907 Jarmila Novotná, Czech-American soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1940-56), and actress (The Search), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1994)
• 1909 Marianne Straub, Swiss-born English textile designer and weaver (Festival of Britain, Piccadilly line seat pattern), born in Amriswil, Switzerland (d. 1994)
• 1909 Susan Travers, English-French Foreign Legion soldier, born in London, England (d. 2003)
• 1910 Elliot Roosevelt, American general, writer and son of FDR (Murder in the Oval Office), born in New York City (d. 1990)
• 1910 Soulima Stravinsky, Swiss-American pianist, composer, and son of Igor Stravinsky, born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1994)
• 1911 Frank Moss, United States Senator from Utah (d. 2003)
• 1912 Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani researcher, critic and linguist (d. 2005)
• 1912 Tony Smith, American sculptor (d. 1980)
• 1913 Aleksi Machavariani, Soviet Georgian conductor, and composer (Den moei Rodini (Day of My Motherland); Five Monologues), born in Gori, Georgia (d. 1995)
• 1914 Norman Cazden, American composer, educator, and music theorist, born in New York City (d. 1980)
• 1914 Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Sultan of Brunei (d. 1986)
• 1915 Finn Arnestad, Norwegian contemporary classical composer (Ritagliata), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1994)
• 1915 Ian Dawson-Shepherd, British campaigner for cerebrally palsied people, born in Port Said, Egypt (d. 1996)

• 1916 Anna Yegorova, Russian pilot (flew 277 sorties WWII in Soviet air force), born in Volodovo, Russia (d. 2009)
• 1917 Imry Németh, Hungarian athlete (Olympic gold hammer throw 1948, bronze 1952; WR 1959 59.88m), born in Košice, Slovakia (d. 1989)
• 1920 Alexander Arutiunian [Harut'unyan], Soviet Armenian classical pianist and composer (Trumpet Concerto), born in Yerevan, First Republic of Armenia (d. 2012)
• 1920 Gerard W. Taylor, South African-British surgeon, born in Natal, South Africa (d. 1995)
• 1920 Jiri Jaroch, Czech composer, born in Smilkov (d. 1986)

• 1922 Philip Sherrard, English author and translator of modern Greek, born in Oxford, England (d. 1995)
• 1923 Samuel V. Wilson, American ex-director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and former Army lieutenant general, born in Rice, Virginia (d. 2017)
• 1925 Barry Linehan, English actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), born in Romford, England (d. 1996)
• 1925 Denis Twitchett, Cambridge scholar, and Chinese historian (d. 2006)
• 1925 Eleonora Rossi Drago [Palmira Omiccioli], Italian actress (Le amiche), born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa (d. 2007)
• 1926 Henry Silva, American character actor (Ocean's 11; The Manchurian Candidate; Sharky's Machine), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)

• 1928 Robert Helps, American pianist, prodigy, pedagogue, and composer, born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2001)
• 1929 Wally Whyton, English musician and broadcaster (BBC 2), born in London, England (d. 1997)
• 1930 Colin Blakely, Northern-Irish character actor (Shattered, Equus, King Lear), born in Bangor, County Down (d. 1987)
• 1930 Don Edmunds, American auto racer and car builder (National Sprint Car HOF; built Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Sky cycle), born in Santa Ana, California (d. 2020)
• 1930 Irene Reid, American jazz singer ("I Must Be Doing Something Right"), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 2008)
• 1930 Pyotr Ivanovich Kolodin, cosmonaut (Soyuyz 7, 10, 11 backup)

• 1930 Sehba Akhtar, poet of Pakistan (d. 1996)
• 1931 Charles Harrison, American industrial designer (view finder), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2018)
• 1931 Gerald Stairs Merrithew, Canadian educator (d. 2004)
• 1932 Sergio Brighenti, Italian soccer forward (9 caps; Modena, Internazionale, Triestina, Padova, Sampdoria), born in Modena, Italy (d. 2022)
• 1934 Joe Tarsia, American audio engineer and studio owner (Sigma Sound Studio), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
• 1934 John Mortimore, English soccer defender (Chelsea 249 games) and manager (Portsmouth, Benfica, Real Betis), born in Farnborough, England (d. 2021)
• 1934 Per Olov Enquist, Swedish writer (Hour of the Lynx, The Royal Physician’s Visit), born in Hjoggbole, Sweden (d. 2020)
• 1935 Les McCann, American jazz pianist, soul singer ("Compared to What"), painter, and photographer, born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2023) [1]
• 1935 Pierre Mariétan, Swiss contemporary classical and electro-acoustic music composer (Paysmusique), born in Monthey, Switzerland
• 1936 Roland Guillas, French soccer midfielder (9 caps; ASSE Saint-Étienne, FC Grenoble, FC Rouen, FC Bordeaux, FC Lorient), born in Lorient, France (d. 2022)
• 1936 Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian politician
• 1938 Clifford Ann Creed, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship runner-up 1965), born in Alexandria, Louisiana
• 1938 Romy Schneider, actress (Bloodline, Death Watch), born in Vienna, Austria

• 1939 Henry Blofeld, English cricket commentator
• 1939 Janusz Gajos, Polish actor
• 1939 Jerry Cole [Jerald Kolbrak], American session guitarist (Wrecking Crew), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 2008)
• 1939 Roy Buchanan, American blues guitarist, born in Ozark, Arkansas (d. 1988)

• 1940 Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iranian classical singer, born in Mashhad, Iran (d. 2020)
• 1940 Tim Rose, American singer-songwriter, born in Washington D. C. (d. 2002)
• 1941 George Jackson, American criminal, author, and Black Guerrilla Family gang founder, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1971)
• 1942 Daniel Perlongo, American classical music composer, and educator, born in Gaastra, Michigan
• 1942 Dith Pran, Cambodian photojournalist, survivor of the Cambodian genocide, and subject of the movie "The Killing Fields", born in Siem Reap, Cambodia (d. 2008)
• 1942 Jeremy Steig, American jazz flutist ("Howlin' for Judy"; "Wayfaring Stranger"), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2016)
• 1942 Sila María Calderón, Puerto Rican politician
• 1943 Bob Clement, American politician (Rep-D-Tennessee), born in Nashville, Tennessee
• 1943 Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer and songwriter (with Willie Nelson - "To All the Girls I Loved Before"), born in Madrid, Spain

• 1943 Steve Boone, American rock bassist and vocalist (Lovin' Spoonful - "Do You Believe In Magic"), born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
• 1943 Walter Scott, American R&B singer (The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On"; "Rock Steady"), born in Fort Worth, Texas
• 1944 Loren J Shriver, Iowa, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 51-C, STS 31, STS 46)
• 1945 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
• 1945 Paul Petersen, American actor (Donna Reed Show - "Jeff Stone"), and child-actor support activist (A Minor Consideration), born in Glendale, California
• 1945 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)
• 1946 Aubrey "Po" Powell, British co-founder of album cover design company "Hipgnosis" (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Yes), born in Sussex, England
• 1946 Franz Fischler, Austrian politician
• 1947 Bill Francis, Welsh rugby league utility back (4 Tests Great Britain, 19 Wales; Wigan, St. Helens, Oldham), born in Featherstone, England (d. 2024)
• 1947 Christian Escoudé, French Gypsy jazz guitarist, born in Angoulême, France
• 1947 Don Grolnick, American jazz pianist, composer and session musician (Brecker Brothers; Linda Ronstadt; James Taylor), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
• 1947 Mary Kay Place, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Loretta"), and country singer ("Baby Boy"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1947 Neal Smith, American musician and drummer for rock group "Alice Cooper", born in Akron, Ohio
• 1948 "Dangerous" Dan Toler, American rock guitarist (Dickey Betts; Allman Brothers), born in Connersville, Indiana (d. 2013)
• 1948 Rob van Koningsbruggen, sculptor
• 1948 Tomas Ulrich, American classical, jazz and rock cellist and composer (Diller-Quaile String Quartet), born in Columbus, Ohio

• 1949 Floella Benjamin, Trinidadian-British actress, presenter (Play School) and politician, born in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago
• 1951 Ron Klink, American broadcaster and politician (Rep-D-Pennsylvania 1993-2001), born in Canton, Ohio
• 1951 Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistani politician (Prime Minister of Pakistan 2022-), born in Lahore, Pakistan
• 1951 Steven Springer, American reggae, calypso, and rock guitarist and songwriter (Sir Lancelot Pinard), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 2012)
• 1952 Rolf Smedvig, American classical trumpet player (Boston Symphony, 1971-81; Empire Brass, 1972-2015), and educator (Boston University), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2015)
• 1954 Charlie Barnett, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1954 Cherie Blair [née Booth], English wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, born in Bury, England
• 1955 Patti Weaver, WV, actress (Days of our Life, Gina-Young & Restless)
• 1956 June Forester, American country singer (Forester Sister - "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes"; "Men"), born in Lookout Mountain, Georgia
• 1956 Lili Carati, Miss Italy 1975 and actress (Alcove), born in Varese, Italy (d. 2014)
• 1956 Maren Jensen, American actress (Battlestar Galactica - "Athena"), born in Arcadia, California
• 1956 Paolo Rossi, Italian soccer striker (48 caps; FIFA World Cup 1982 [Golden Boot, Golden Ball]; L.R. Vicenza, Juventus), born in Prato, Italy (d. 2020)
• 1956 Peter David, American writer
• 1957 Kumar Sanu, Indian playback singer, born in Calcutta, India
• 1957 Rosalind Chao, American actress
• 1957 Tony Fossas, Cuba, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
• 1957 Tunch Ilkin, American football offensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1988, 89; Pittsburgh Steelers) and broadcaster (Pittsburgh Steelers TV & radio 1998-2020), born in Istanbul, Turkey)d. 2021)
• 1958 Danielle Dax, British avant-garde rock musician, producer and album art designer, born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
• 1958 Larry Mize, American golfer (US Masters 1987), born in Augusta, Georgia
• 1958 Marvin Lewis, American football coach (DC Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl 2000; Cincinnati Bengals 2003-18), born in McDonald, Pennsylvania
• 1959 D-Roc the Executioner [Dennis Miles], American heavy metal musician (Body Count), born in the US (d. 2004)
• 1959 Jason Alexander [Greenspan], American actor (George Costanza-Seinfeld), born in Newark, New Jersey
• 1960 John Rocca, English funk singer (Southern Freeze), born in London
• 1961 Elizabeth Peña, American actress (La Bamb; Jacob's Ladder), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, (d. 2014)
• 1961 Kenneth "Chi" McBride, American actor, born in Chicago Illinois
• 1961 William C. McCool, American US Navy Lt Cmdr, and astronaut (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster), born in San Diego, California (d. 2003)
• 1962 Jack Warren Pierce, Cherry Hill NJ, hurdler
• 1962 John Harbaugh, American NFL coach (Super Bowl 2012, Baltimore Ravens 2008-20), born in Toledo, Ohio
• 1963 Gabriele Reinsch, German DR, discus thrower (world record 1988)
• 1964 Clayton Blackmore, Welsh footballer
• 1964 Diane Dixon, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1988), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1964 Koshi Inaba, Japanese rock singer-songwriter, and musician (The B'z) years), born in Tsuyama, Japan
• 1965 Mark Woodforde, Australian tennis player (12 x Grand Slam doubles titles; 5 x GS mixed doubles titles; Olympic gold 1996) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, ESPN), born in Adelaide, South Australia
• 1966 Doug Widell, NFL guard (Detroit Lions)
• 1966 Pete Harnisch, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1991 Houston Astros; Baltimore Orioles, NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds), born in Commack, New York
• 1967 LisaRaye, American actress
• 1968 Yvette Fielding, English television presenter (Blue Peter), born in Manchester, England
• 1969 Jeff Cirillo, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Pasadena, California
• 1969 Patrick Fiori [Patrick Jean-François Chouchayan] French pop-rock singer-songwriter of Armenian descent, born in Marseille
• 1969 Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish rally driver
• 1970 Ani DiFranco, American alt-folk-pop singer songwriter and founder of Righteous Babe Records, born in Buffalo, New York
• 1970 Georgios Koltsidas, Greek footballer
• 1971 Osamu Nishimura, wrestler (NJPW)
• 1971 Sean Spicer, American political strategist, White House Press Secretary (2017), born in Barrington, Rhode Island
• 1972 Jermaine Dupri, American record producer and rapper (Grammy - We Belong Together), born in Asheville, North Carolina
• 1972 Karl Pilkington, British radio personality
• 1973 Ingrid Fliter, Argentinian concert pianist, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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