Famous Birthdays on September 26

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 229

• 1329 Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)
• 1406 Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, English soldier and politician, born in Belvoir, Leicestershire (d. 1430)
• 1688 Willem 's-Gravesande, Dutch mathematician and physicist, born in s-Hertogenbosch, Duchy of Brabant (d. 1742)
• 1711 Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, born in London (d. 1779)
• 1750 Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England (d. 1810)
• 1758 Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician and founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1820)
• 1759 Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian Generalfeldmarschall, born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1830)
• 1767 Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer, born in Markt Türnau, Moravia (d. 1835)
• 1774 Johnny Appleseed [John Chapman], American pioneer nurseryman (introduced apple trees to Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois), born in Leominster, Massachusetts (d. 1845)
• 1790 Nassau William Senior, British economist (New Poor Law 1834), born in Compton, Berkshire, England (d. 1864)

• 1792 William Hobson, first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi, born in Waterford, Ireland (d. 1842)
• 1820 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, father of Bengali prose (Exile of Sita), born in Birsingha, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1891)
• 1821 Alvin Peterson Hovey, American judge, 21st Governor of Indiana (1889-1891), andBrevet Major General (Union Army), born in Mount Vernon, Indiana (d. 1891)
• 1823 Ivan Aksakov, Russian journalist (Denj, Moskvitsh), born in Nadezhdino, Belebey Uyezd, Orenburg Governorate (d. 1889)
• 1832 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, Russian composer, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (d. 1887)
• 1840 Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician, born in Terrebonne, Lower Canada (d. 1923)
• 1841 Pavel Ivanovich Blaramberg, Russian composer, born in Orenburg (d. 1907)

• 1865 Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, English aviator and ornithologist, born in Stockbridge, Hampshire, England (d. 1937)
• 1868 Henry F. Gilbert, American composer (The Dance in Place Congo), and musicologist, born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 1928)
• 1870 Christian X, King of Denmark (1912-47), born in Charlottenlund, Denmark (d. 1947)
• 1871 Winsor McCay, American cartoonist (Little Nemo), born in Spring Lake, Michigan (d. 1934)
• 1872 Ottokar Czernin, Austro-Hungarian diplomat (Imperial Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary) and politician, born in Dimokur, Austria-Hungary (d. 1932)
• 1873 Alexey Shchusev, Russian-Soviet architect, born in Kishenev, Bessarabia Governorate (d. 1949)
• 1873 Amilcare Zanella, Italian composer and conductor, born in Monticelli d'Ongina, Italy (d. 1949)

• 1876 Charlie Llewellyn, South African cricketer (South African lefty all-rounder 1896-1912), born in Pietermaritzberg, Natal (d. 1964)
• 1876 Edith Abbott, American social worker and educator (University of Chicago Social Sciences), born in Grand Island, Nebraska (d. 1957)
• 1877 Alfred Cortot, French-Swiss pianist and teacher, born in Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland (d. 1962)
• 1877 Edmund Gwenn, English actor (Miracle on 34th Street), born in London, England (d. 1959)
• 1877 Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy), born in Conegliano, Italy (d. 1963)
• 1879 Petko Todorov, Bulgarian writer (Fairy, Samodiva Fee), born in Elena, Bulgaria (d. 1916)
• 1881 Hiram Wesley Evans, American member of the Ku Klux Klan, born in Ashland, Alabama (d. 1966)
• 1884 J. P. Bickell, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Molesworth, Ontario, Canada (d. 1951)
• 1887 Antonio Moreno, Spanish actor and director (It, Careers), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1967)
• 1887 Barnes Wallis, English scientist, engineer and inventor (bouncing bomb), born in Ripley, Derbyshire, England (d. 1979)
• 1887 Edwin Keppel Bennett, English writer (Built in Jerusalem’s Wall: A Book in praise of Jerusalem), born in Wareham, Dorset, England (d. 1958)
• 1888 J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist, born in Live Oak County, Texas (d. 1964)

• 1891 Alfred Lane, American sharp shooter (Olympic gold 1912, 20), born in New York (d. 1965)
• 1891 Charles Münch, French violinist, and conductor (Boston Symphony, 1949-62; Orchestre de Paris, 1967-68), born in Strasbourg, Alsace, German Empire (now France) (d. 1968)
• 1894 Gladys Brockwell, American actress (Long Pants, Oliver Twist), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1929)
• 1895 Fay Holden, British actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1973)
• 1895 Jürgen Stroop, SS General during World War II and commander of Nazi forces during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, born in Detmold, Germany (d. 1952)
• 1897 Arthur Rhys-Davids, English flying ace (WW I), born in Forest Hill, London (d. 1917)

• 1897 Victor Otto Stomps, German writer and publisher, born in Krefeld, Germany (d. 1970)
• 1897 Wilhelmina Johanna "Willy" Haak, Dutch actress and acting teacher (GoetheJane Eyre), born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1968)

• 1899 William L. Dawson, American choir director, composer (Negro Folk Symphony), educator, and musicologist, born in Anniston, Alabama (d. 1990)
• 1901 Donald Cook, American actor (Too Young To Go Steady), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1961)
• 1901 George Raft, American actor (Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot), born in New York City (d. 1980)
• 1901 Ted Weems [Wemyes], American jazz trombonist, violin player and big band bandleader (Somebody Stole My Girl; Heartache), born in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)

• 1903 Gerhard Nebel, German writer, born in Dessau (d. 1974)
• 1905 Emilio Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Patillas, Puerto Rico (d. 2011)
• 1907 Anthony Blunt, British art historian and spy for USSR, born in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England (d. 1983)
• 1907 Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, Dutch boxing champ (Olympic gold 1928), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
• 1907 Ralph Michael, British actor (Quest, Doctor in the House), born in London (d. 1994)
• 1909 Bill France, Sr., American auto racer (co-founder of NASCAR), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1992)
• 1909 Helen Giuliani, Mother of Rudy Giulani (107th Mayor of New York City), born in New York City (d. 2002)
• 1909 Leonard Sachs, British actor (The Good Old Days; John Wesley), born in Roodepoort, Transvaal Colony (now South Africa) (d. 1990)
• 1911 Hisatada Otaka, Japanese conductor (Japan Symphony Orchestra, 1942-51), and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1951)
• 1913 Ernst Schnabel, German writer and pioneer of the radio documentary, born in Zittau, Germany (d. 1986)
• 1914 Jack LaLanne, American fitness and nutritional expert, born in San Francisco, California (d. 2011)
• 1917 Nelson "Cadillac" Williams, American jazz trumpeter (Tiny Bradshaw; Billy Eckstine; Duke Ellington), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1973)
• 1917 Réal Caouette, French Canadian politician (Social Credit Party of Canada), born in Amos, Canada (d. 1976)
• 1919 Barbara Britton [Brantingham], American actress (Captain Kidd, Young & Willing, Mr. and Mrs. North), born in Long Beach, California (d. 1980)
• 1919 Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and researcher, born in Santander, Cantabria, Spain (d. 2012)
• 1922 Nicholas Romanov, French-born pretender to the Russian throne, born in Antibes, France (d. 2014)
• 1923 Dharam Devdutt "Dev" Anand, Indian comedian, actor, director and producer, born in Shakargarh, Punjab, British India (d. 2011)
• 1925 Bobby Shantz, American baseball player (1952 AL MVP), born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
• 1925 Marty Robbins, American country singer ("El Paso"; "Devil Woman"; "I Walk Alone"), born in Glendale, Arizona (d. 1982)
• 1925 Shirley Wilson, American football coach (Elon University 1967-76; Duke University 1979-82; 88–61–3), born in Madison, North Carolina (d. 2021)
• 1926 Buland al-Haidary, Iraqi poet (Passages to Exile) (d. 1996)
• 1926 Giuseppe Chiari, Italian artist and composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 2007)
• 1926 Imre Vincze, Hungarian composer, born in Kocs (d. 1969)
• 1926 Julie London, American pop singer ("Cry Me A River"), and actress (Emergency - "Nurse MaColl"), born in Santa Rosa, California (d. 2000)
• 1926 Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian Indo-European philologist (Indo-Iranian languages), born in Linz, Austria (d. 2011)
• 1927 Joyce Jameson, American comedienne and actress (Spike Jones Show, The Outlaw Josey Wales), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
• 1927 Robert Blackburn, Irish educationist (International Baccalaureate Organisation), born in Kilkenny, Ireland (d. 1990)
• 1927 Robert Cade, American physician and inventor of Gatorade, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2007)
• 1927 Romano Mussolini, Italian jazz pianist, and bandleader, born in Villa Carpena, Forlì, Kingdom Of Italy (d. 2006)
• 1928 Bob Van Der Veken, Belgian actor (Alle maten), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2019)
• 1929 Meredith Gourdine, American long jumper (Olympic silver 1952), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1998)
• 1930 Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), born in Kusel, Germany (d. 1966)
• 1930 Philip Bosco, American actor (Trading Places, Lend Me a Tenor), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2018)
• 1931 Donald J. Pease, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2002)
• 1931 George Chambers, American rock bassist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers - "Time Has Come Today"), born in Carthage, Mississippi (d. 2019)
• 1931 Vijay Manjrekar, Indian cricket batsman (55 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 189no; Bombay, Bengal, Rajasthan, Maharashtra), born in Bombay, India (d. 1983)
• 1932 Clifton Williams, American Marine Corps major and NASA astronaut, born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 1967)
• 1932 Giacomo Manzoni, Italian composer, born in Milan, Italy

• 1932 Richard Herd, American actor (V: The Final Battle), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
• 1932 Vladimir Voinovich, Russian writer and dissident (Moscow 2042), born in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2018)
• 1933 Donna Douglas, American actress (Elly May Clampett-The Beverly Hillbillies), born in Pride, Louisiana (d. 2015)
• 1934 Dick Heckstall-Smith, British jazz-blues saxophonist, born in Ludlow, Shropshire, England (d. 2004)
• 1934 Raphael Samuel, British Marxist historian, born in London (d. 1996)
• 1935 Bob Barber, English cricketer (dashing England lefty bat in 28 Tests 1960-68), born in Withington, Manchester
• 1935 Joe Sherlock, Irish Labour Party politician, born in Kildorrery, Republic of Ireland (d. 2007)

• 1937 Joop Admiraal, Dutch actor and director (You Are My Mother), born in Ophemert, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 2006)
• 1937 Valentin Pavlov, Russian politician and Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (1991), born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 2003)
• 1938 Andrey Lukanov, Bulgarian politician (40th Prime Minister of Bulgaria), born in Moscow (d. 1996)
• 1938 Lennie Bennett [Michael Berry], British comedian and TV game show host (Lucky Ladders), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England (d. 2009)
• 1938 Michael V. Love, American test pilot (X-24) (d. 1976)
• 1939 Judith Appelbaum, American magazine & newspaper editor and educator, born in New York (d. 2018)
• 1939 Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and comedian (Mike Bassett: England Manager), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
• 1940 Frank Maloney, American football coach (Syracuse University 1974-1980), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
• 1940 Gary Bartz, American jazz, jazz-fusion, and funk saxophonist, born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1941 Joe Bauer, American rock drummer (Youngbloods - "Let's Get Together"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
• 1941 Martine Beswick, English actress (Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde), born in Port Antonio, Jamaica
• 1941 Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor, born in Turin, Italy
• 1942 Ingrid Mickler-Becker, German long jumper and relayer (Olympic gold 1972), born in Geseke, North Rhine-Westphalia
• 1942 Kent McCord, American actor (Officer Jim Reed- "Adam 12"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1943 Ian Chappell, Australian cricket batsman and captain (75 Tests; 5,345 @ 42.42, 14 x 100s, TS 196; South Australia) and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Adelaide, South Australia
• 1943 Tim Schenken, Australian racing driver, born in Gordon, Sydney, Australia
• 1944 Anne Robinson, English television host (The Weakest Link), born in Crosby, Lancashire, England
• 1944 Victoria Vetri, American model and Playboy playmate (Sep 1967, Playmate of the Year 1968), convicted of manslaughter, born in San Francisco, California
• 1945 Bryan Ferry, British singer-songwriter (Roxy Music - "Love Is The Drug"; "Avalon"; "Dance Away"), born in Washington, County Durham, England
• 1945 Gal Costa, Brazilian bossa nova and Tropicália singer, born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (d. 2022)
• 1945 Louise Beaudoin, French Canadian politician, born in Quebec City, Quebec
• 1946 Andrea Dworkin, American radical feminist (Pornography: Men Possessing Women), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2005)
• 1946 Christine Todd Whitman, American politician (50th Governor of New Jersey), born in New York City
• 1946 Mary Beth Hurt, American actress (Garp, Interiors), born in Marshalltown, Iowa
• 1946 Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician, born in Chokpur, Taplejung, Nepal
• 1947 Dick Roth, American swimmer (Olympic gold men's 400m individual medley 1964), born in Palo Alto, California
• 1947 Graham Faulkner, English actor (Brother Sun Sister Moon), born in London, England
• 1947 Lynn Anderson, American country singer ("Rose Garden"), born in Grand Forks, North Dakota (d. 2015)

• 1948 Tiran Porter, American bass and guitar player, and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers, 1972-80 and 1987-92 - "Listen to The Music"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1948 Vladimír Remek, Czech politician and cosmonaut (Soyuz 28), born in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
• 1949 Jane Smiley, American novelist (Pulitzer 1991-A Thousand Acres), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1949 Martin Delray, American country singer ("Get Rhythm"), born in Texarkana, Arkansas
• 1949 Minette Walters, English novelist (The Ice House), born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
• 1949 Toby Myers, American session and touring bass player (Roadmaster; John Mellencamp, 1982-99), born in Indiana
• 1950 Simon Brint, British comic actor, musician, and television composer (French and Saunders; A Bit of Fry & Laurie; Monarch of the Glen), born in High Ham, Somerset, England (d. 2011)
• 1951 Stuart Tosh, Scottish drummer, and singer (The Alan Parsons Project; 10cc), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
• 1951 Tony Sales, American rock bassist (Todd Rundgren; Iggy Pop; Tin Machine), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1952 James Keane, American actor (Willis Bell-Paper Chase), born in Buffalo, New York
• 1952 Predrag Miletić, Serbian actor, born in Niš, Serbia
• 1953 Aivars Lembergs, Latvian politician, born in Jēkabpils, Latvia
• 1953 Dolores Keane, Irish folk singer, born in Sylane, County Galway, Ireland
• 1954 César Rosas, Mexican singer, songwriter and guitarist (Los Lobos - "Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)"), born in Hermosillo, Mexico
• 1954 Craig Chaquico, American rock guitarist (Jefferson Starship - "Jane"; "Find Your Way Back"), born in Sacramento, California

• 1956 Steve Butler, American auto racer (USAC Silver Crown Champion 1988, 92; USAC Sprint Car Champion 1986, 87, 88, 90), born in Amarillo, Texas
• 1958 Darby Crash [Jan Paul Beahm], American punk rocker (Germs), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
• 1958 Richard B. Weldon Jr., American politician, born in Wilmington, Delaware
• 1959 Rich Gedman, American baseball player, born in Worcester, Massachusetts
• 1959 Virginia Astley, British experimental pop singer-songwriter, and keyboard player, born in Garston, England
• 1961 Will Self, English author, born in Westminster, London
• 1962 Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress (Little House on the Prairie), born in Berkeley, California
• 1962 Peter Foster, Australian career criminal and con man, born in Queensland, Australia
• 1962 Steve Moneghetti, Australian marathoner (Olympic 5th 1988, 92, 96), born in Ballarat, Australia
• 1962 Tracey Thorn, English rock vocalist (Everything But The Girl - "Missing"), born in Brookmans Park, United Kingdom
• 1963 Douglas Wakiihuri, Kenyan athlete (World marathon champion 1987, Olympic silver 1988), born in Mombasa, Kenya
• 1963 Lysette Anthony, English actress (Angelique-Dark Shadows, Switch), born in London, England
• 1964 Artūras Anusauskas Lithuanian classically trained jazz pianist, composer, and professor, born in Šiauliai. Lithuania SSR
• 1964 Bobby Joe Edmonds, American NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Nashville, Tennessee,
• 1964 Dave Martinez, American baseball outfielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Manhattan, New York
• 1964 Derek Ho, American surfer (World C'ship 1993; Hawaiian Triple Crown 1984, 86, 88, 90), born in Kailua, Hawaii (d. 2020)
• 1964 Nicki French, English singer, born in Carlisle, United Kingdom
• 1964 Ty Miller, American actor (The Kid-Young Riders), born in Granada Hills California
• 1965 Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress, born in Lisbon, Portugal

• 1966 Christos Dantis, Greek composer and singer, born in Kaisariani, Greece
• 1966 Craig Heyward, American NFL fullback (Pro Bowl 1995; New Orleans Saints), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2006)
• 1966 Francisco Andreu, American road cyclist (Olympic 4th 1988, 96), born in Dearborn, Michigan,
• 1967 Craig Janney, American NHL center (Winnipeg Jets), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• 1967 Martha Nix, American actress (Serena in The Waltons), born in Orange County, California
• 1967 Shannon Hoon, American rock singer (Blind Melon - "No Rain"), born in Lafeyette, Indiana (d. 1995)
• 1968 Anthony Shadid, New York Times foreign correspondent and two time Pulitzer winner, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2012)
• 1968 Jim Caviezel, American actor, born in Mount Vernon, Washington
• 1969 Andy Petterson, Australian footballer, born in Fremantle, Australia
• 1969 Anthony Kavanagh, French Canadian comedian, actor and singer, born in Longueuil, Canada
• 1969 Paul Warhurst, English footballer, born in Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, United Kingdom
• 1970 Paul Laus, Canadian NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Beamsville, Canada
• 1970 Rachel Jacobs, American actress (It's Not Easy), born in Ririe, Idaho
• 1970 Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress, born in San Jose, California
• 1970 Trevor Ruffin, American NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers), born in Buffalo, New York
• 1971 Elva Dryer, American 1.5K/5K runner, born in Durango, Colorado
• 1971 Patterson Thompson, West Indies cricketer (WI Test fast bowler v New Zealand 1996), born in Saint Michael, Barbados
• 1972 Beto O'Rourke, American politician (Rep-D-Texas 2013-19), born in El Paso, Texas
• 1972 Shawn Stockman, American soul singer (Boyz II Men -"I'll Make Love To You"), songwriter ("Visions Of A Sunset"), and record producer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1973 Chris Small, Scottish snooker player, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• 1973 David Richie, American NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Orange, California
• 1973 Marty Casey, American singer (Lovehammers), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1973 Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper, born in Volos, Greece
• 1974 Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat, born in Quito, Ecuador
• 1974 Gary Hall Jr., American competition swimmer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1974 Martin Muursepp, Estonian NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks), born in Tallinn, Estonia
• 1975 Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer (Garmarna and Triakel), born in Krokom, Sweden
• 1975 Jake Paltrow, American film director and brother of Gwyneth Paltrow, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1976 Michael Ballack, German footballer, born in Görlitz, Germany

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