Famous Birthdays on September 5

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 232

• 1187 Louis VIII [Coeur-de-Lion], King of France (1223-26), born in Paris (d. 1226)
• 1319 Peter IV, King of Aragon (1336-87), born in Perpignan, France (d. 1387)
• 1567 Date Masamune, Renowned Samurai and Daimyo in Japan, born in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan (d. 1636)

• 1568 Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet, born in Stignano, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1639)
• 1600 Loreto Vittori, Italian composer and mezzo-soprano singer, born in Spoleto (d. 1670) [date baptized]
• 1621 Juan Andrés Coloma, Spanish noble, born in Elda, Spain (d. 1694)

• 1644 Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft) (D. 1703)
• 1649 Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, French mistress to British King Charles II (d. 1734)
• 1666 Gottfried Arnold, German theologist, historian and songwriter, born in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany (d. 1714)
• 1667 Giovanni Gerolamo Saccheri, Italian mathematician, born in Sanremo, Italy (d. 1733)
• 1694 František Václav Míča, Czech conductor and composer, born in Třebíč, Czech Republic (d. 1744)
• 1695 Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1770)
• 1722 Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, born in Dresden Castle, Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1763)
• 1725 Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician, born in Lyon, France (d. 1799)
• 1734 Jean-Benjamin de La Borde, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1794)
• 1735 Johann Christian Bach (English Bach), German composer, 11th son of Johann Sebastian Bach, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1782)
• 1737 Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, German composer, born in Celle, Germany (d. 1792)
• 1750 Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (Scottish poems), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1774)

• 1774 Caspar David Friedrich, German painter, chiefly of landscapes with contemplative figures in the Romantic style, born in Greifswald, Swedish Pomerania (now Germany) (d. 1840)
• 1775 Juan Martín Díez, El Empecinado (The Undaunted), Spanish guerrillero, born in Valladolid, Spain (d. 1825)
• 1787 François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist, born in Paris (d. 1850)
• 1788 George Macfarren, British playwright, born in London, England (d. 1843)
• 1791 Giacomo Meyerbeer, German opera composer (Gott und die Natur - God and Nature), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1864)
• 1792 Alexis-Charles-Maximilien Thibault, French composer, born in Nantes, France (d. 1853)
• 1792 Pierre-Armand Dufrénoy, French geologist and mineralogist, born in Sevran, France (d. 1857)
• 1806 Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general, born in Nantes, France (d. 1865)
• 1809 Manuel Montt Torres, President of Chile (851-61), born in Petorca, Chile (d. 1880)
• 1815 Karl Wilhelm, German composer, born in Schmalkalden, Electorate of Hesse (now in Thuringia, Germany (d. 1873)
• 1815 Tyree Harris Bell, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Covington, Kentucky (d. 1902)
• 1817 Aleksei K. Tolstoi, Russian poet and writer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1875) [NS]
• 1826 John Wisden, English cricket all-rounder (launched Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1864; Sussex CCC, Kent CCC, Middlesex CCC), born in Brighton, England (d. 1884)
• 1827 Goffredo Mameli, Italian poet and writer, born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1849)
• 1836 Justiniano Borgoño, President of Peru (1894), born in Trujillo, Peru (d. 1921)
• 1842 Louis Bouwmeester, Dutch actor (Shakespeare), born in Middelharnis, Netherlands (d. 1925)
• 1846 John W Cromwell, American lawyer and civil right activist (American Negro Academy), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 1927)

• 1848 Manuel Giro, Spanish composer, born in Lérida, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1916)
• 1859 Lester A. Pelton, American inventor (water wheel for hydroelectricity), born in Vermilion, Ohio (d. 1908) [1]

• 1872 Horace Rice, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1907), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1950)
• 1874 Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie, American Baseball HOF second baseman (Triple Crown 1901; AL batting champion 1901–04, 10; Philadelphia A's, Cleveland Naps), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (d. 1959)
• 1876 Abdelaziz Thâalbi, Tunisian politician, born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 1944)
• 1876 Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal, born in Landsberg am Lech, Germany (d. 1956)
• 1877 Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter and etcher, born in Schaarbeek, Brussels, Belgium (d. 1920)
• 1878 Ben Simpson, Canadian Football HOF running back, placekicker (Queen's University, Hamilton Tigers), born in Peterborough, Ontario (d. 1964)
• 1881 Otto Bauer, Austrian Social Democrat, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1938)
• 1883 Mel Sheppard, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m, 1,500m, medley relay 1908; 4x400 metre relay 1912), born in Deptford Township, New Jersey (d. 1942)
• 1883 Otto Erich Deutsch, Austrian musicologist (Schubert-Brevier), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1967)
• 1885 John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (National monument on the Dam), born in Amsterdam (d. 1956)
• 1888 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and leader, Second President of India (1962-67), born in Thiruttani, British India (d. 1975)
• 1892 Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (Violinist Notebook 1933), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1973)
• 1897 Arthur C. Nielsen, American businessman and market researcher (TV's Nielsen's Ratings), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1980)
• 1897 Doris Kenyon, American silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 1979)
• 1897 Luella Gear, American actress (Joe & Mabel), born in New York City (d. 1980)
• 1897 Morris Carnovsky, American actor (Dead Reckoning), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1992)
• 1898 Ebbe Hamerik, Danish opera composer (Stepan; Marie Grubbe), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 1951)
• 1901 Florence Eldridge [McKechnie], American Broadway stage and screen actress (Long Day's Journey Into Night; The Swan; Inherit The Wind), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1988)
• 1901 Mieczyslaw Kolinski, Polish-Canadian composer (Encounterpoint), educator, and ethnomusicologist, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1981)
• 1902 Darryl F. Zanuck, American film producer and President (20th Century Fox), born in Wahoo, Nebraska (d. 1979)
• 1903 Gloria Holden, British actress (The Life of Emile Zola, Dracula's Daughter), born in London, England (d. 1991)
• 1905 Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-British writer (Arrow in Blue), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1983)
• 1905 Justiniano Montano, Filipino politician, born in Tanza, Cavite, Philippines (d. 2005)
• 1906 Peter Mieg, Swiss composer, born in Lenzburg (d. 1990)
• 1907 Sunnyland Slim [Albert Luandrew], American blues pianist, born in Vance, Mississippi (d. 1995)
• 1908 Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, born in Gotizia, Austria-Hungary (d. 2019)
• 1908 Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell, Cuban-Spanish composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2004)
• 1909 Archie Jackson, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 164; NSWCA), born in Rutherglen, Scotland (d. 1933)
• 1910 Phiroz Palia, Indian cricket batsman (2 Tests; United Provinces), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1981)
• 1912 Frank Thomas, American animator, born in Fresno, California (d. 2004)
• 1912 John Cage, American composer (Imaginary Landscape No 1/O'O), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1992)
• 1912 Kristina Söderbaum, German actress and photographer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2001)
• 1913 Conny Stuart [Cornelia van Meygard], Dutch cabaret performer, and actress, born in Wijhe, Netherlands (d. 2010)
• 1913 Kathleen Burke, American actress (Island of Lost Souls), born in Hammond, Indiana (d. 1980)
• 1914 Gail Kubik, American composer (Gerald McBoing Boing), born in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma (d. 1984)
• 1914 Nicanor Parra, Chilean poet, mathematician, and physicist (Defense of Violeta Parra), born in San Fabián de Alico, Chile (d. 2018)
• 1914 Stuart Freeborn, English motion picture make-up artist (Star Wars: Yoda, Jabba the Hut), born in London, England (d. 2013)
• 1916 Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian (Wayne and Shuster), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
• 1916 Frank Yerby, American novelist (The Foxes of Harrow), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1991)
• 1917 Art Rupe [Goldberg], American gospel, R&B, and early rock record producer and label executive (Specialty Records - Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
• 1917 Jack Buetel, American actress (Outlaw, Half Breed), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1989)
• 1918 Luis Alcoriza, Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor, born in Badajoz, Mexico (d. 1992)
• 1920 Fons Rademakers, Dutch director (Assault) and actor (Daughter of Darkness), born in Roosendaal, Netherlands (d. 2007)
• 1920 Margaretha D. Ferguson-Wigerink, Dutch author (Anna & her Father), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1992)
• 1920 Peter Racine Fricker, British composer, born in London (d. 1990)
• 1921 Jack Valenti, American political advisor and film executive, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2007)
• 1923 Bob Cato, American photographer, graphic artist and Grammy Award-winning album cover designer (Columbia Records; United Artists), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1999)
• 1923 Ken Meuleman, Australian cricketer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2004)
• 1924 Krystyna Moszumanska-Nazar, Polish composer, born in Lviv, Ukraine (d. 2009)
• 1925 Jos Vandeloo, Flemish journalist and playwright (Cola Drinkers), born in Zonhoven, Belgium (d. 2015)
• 1925 Justin Kaplan, American editor and biographer (Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain - Pulitzer Prize, 1967), born in New York City (d. 2014)
• 1926 Carmen Petra-Basacopol, Romanian composer and educator Bucharest Conservatory (1962-2003), born in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania (d. 2023)

• 1928 Lena McLin (née Johnson), American music teacher, composer (Oh Freedom), and Baptist pastor, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2023)
• 1929 Andrian Grigoryevich Nikolayev, Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok III, Soyuz 9), born in Shorshely, Russia (d. 2004)

• 1929 Ildefonso P. Santos Jr., Filipino landscape architect (National Artist of the Philippines in Architecture, 2006), born in Malabon, Philippines (d. 2014)
• 1931 Moshe Mizrahi, Israeli film director (Madame Rosa), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 2018)
• 1933 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Chilean catholic archbishop, born in Santiago, Chile
• 1933 Vincent McDermott, American composer, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2016)
• 1934 Carol Lawrence, American actress (West Side Story), born in Melrose Park, Illinois
• 1935 Helen Gifford, Australian composer, born in Melbourne, Australia
• 1935 Johnny Briggs, English actor (Mike Baldwin on Coronation Street), born in London, England (d. 2021)
• 1935 Mikhail Ivanovich Lisun, Russian cosmonaut, born in Gruzkoye, Ukraine (d. 2012)
• 1935 Werner Erhard, American author and lecturer (founded EST), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1936 Alcee Hastings, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida), born in Altamonte Springs, Florida (d. 2021)
• 1936 Bill Mazeroski, American MLB 2nd baseman (won 1960 World Series for Pitts), born in Wheeling, West Virginia
• 1936 Cornelius Boyson, American blues bassist, born in Tunica, Mississippi (d. 1994)
• 1936 John Danforth, American politician and diplomat (Senator-R-Missouri, 1976-95), born in St. Louis, Missouri
• 1936 Jonathan Kozol, American writer and sociologist, born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1937 Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Italian-Argentinian footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2018)
• 1939 Claudette Colvin, American civil rights activist arrested at 15 for refusing to give her seat on a bus to a white woman (nine months before Rosa Parks), born in Montgomery, Alabama [1]
• 1939 Clay Regazzoni, Swiss Formula One driver, born in Mendrisio, Switzerland (d. 2006)
• 1939 Donna Anderson [Knaflich], American actress (On the Beach), born in Gunnison, Gunnison County Colorado
• 1939 George Lazenby, Australian actor (OHMSS-James Bond), born in Goulburn, Australia
• 1939 John Stewart, American singer (Kingston Trio, 1961-67), and songwriter ("Daydream Believer"), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008)
• 1939 William Devane, American actor (Family Plot, Missles of October), born in Albany, New York
• 1940 Lewis Spratlan, American classical composer and Pulitzer Prize winner (Life Is A Dream), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2023)

• 1941 Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (designer first mask-cage combination goalie mask; Chicago Black Hawks, Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers), born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 2022)
• 1941 Elliot Mazer, American audio engineer and record producer (Chubby Checker; Neil Young), born in New York City (d. 2021)
• 1942 Denise Fabre, French television presenter, born in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
• 1942 Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor (Improvisaciones), born in Mexico City (d. 1995)
• 1942 Werner Herzog, German director (Burden of Dreams, Stroszek, Woyzeck), born in Munich, Germany
• 1943 Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician and former DSWD Secretary (d. 2007)
• 1943 Joe "Speedo" Frazier, American doo-wop vocalist (Impalas - "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"), born in New York City (d. 2014)
• 1944 Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, born in Rome (d. 1996)
• 1944 Rod Arrants, American actor (Vamping, Ape, Young & Restless), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1945 Al Stewart, Scottish folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Year of the Cat"; "Nostradamus"; "Time Passages"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
• 1946 Dean Ford (Thomas McAleese), Scottish singer-songwriter (Marmalade), born in Coatbridge, Scotland (d. 2018) [1]
• 1946 Dennis Dugan, American actor and director (Can't Buy Me Love, Howling), born in Wheaton, Illinois

• 1946 Loudon Wainwright III, American folk singer-songwriter (Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)), actor and humorist, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• 1947 (George) "Buddy" Miles, American rock drummer (The Electric Flag; Band of Gypsies), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2008)
• 1947 Bruce Yardley, Australian cricket spin bowler (33 Tests, 126 wickets; coach Sri Lanka), born in Midland, Western Australia (d. 2019)
• 1947 Mel Collins, British rock saxophonist (King Crimson), born in Isle of Man
• 1947 Pavel Pervushin, Russian weightlifter (World C'ship gold 110kg 1973; 15 x WRs), born in Ramenye, Russia (d. 2022)
• 1948 Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian diplomat and politician, born in Salzburg, Austria
• 1949 David "Clem" Clempson, British rock guitarist (Colosseum; Humble Pie), born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
• 1950 Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist (Cathy), born in Dayton, Ohio
• 1950 Kathy Cronkite, American actress (Annie-Hizzonner), born in Washington, D. C.
• 1950 Paul William Roberts, Canadian writer, born in Wales
• 1951 Jamie Oldaker, American session and touring drummer (Bob Seger; Leon Russell; Eric Clapton; Peter Frampton), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2020)

• 1951 Patti McGuire, American model and television producer, born in Dexter, Missouri
• 1951 Paul Breitner, German footballer, born in Kolbermoor, Germany
• 1952 Graham Salmon, British blind runner (fastest 100m by a blind man) (d. 1999)
• 1953 Paulie Carmen, American rock vocalist (Champaign), born in Champaign, Illinois
• 1954 Frederick Kempe, American author, journalist, and executive, born in Utah
• 1954 Hans-Jorgen Gerhardt, German bobsleder (Olympic gold 1980), born in Altenburg, Thuringia
• 1956 Roine Stolt, Swedish guitarist (The Flower Kings), born in Uppsala, Sweden
• 1956 Sandra Guibord, German actress (Donna-One Life to Live), born in West Germany
• 1956 Steve Denton, American tennis player (world's fastest tennis serve-138 mph), born in Kingsville, Texas
• 1957 Peter Winnen, Dutch bicycle road athlete, born in Ysselsteyn, Netherlands
• 1958 Lars Danielsson, Swedish musician (Summerwind), born in Gothenburg
• 1959 Tom Pernice Jr., American golfer (2 PGA Tour, 6 Champions Tour titles), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• 1960 Rob Stull, American pentathlete (Olympic-92), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• 1961 Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian concert pianist, born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1962 Beth Underhill, Canadian equestrian jumper (Olympics 26-92, 96), born in Georgetown, Ontario
• 1962 Peter Wingfield, Welsh rocker and actor (Methos-Highlander), born in Cardiff
• 1963 Jeff Brantley, American MLB pitcher and broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds), born in Florence, Alabama
• 1963 Kristian Alfonso, American actress (Days of Lives, Falcon Crest), born in Brockton, Massachusetts
• 1963 Tim McKyer, American NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Orlando, Florida
• 1964 Frank Farina, Australian footballer, born in Darwin, Australia
• 1964 Kevin Saunderson, American music producer and disc jockey, born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1965 César Rincón, Colombian matador, born in Bogotá, Colombia
• 1965 Chris Gore, American filmmaker, born in Big Rapids, Michigan
• 1965 David Brabham, Australian auto racer (3 x 24 Hours of Le Mans; American Le Mans Series 2009, 10; 4 x 12 Hours of Sebring; Bathurst 1000 1997), born in London, England
• 1965 Tony Martin, American NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers), born in Miami, Florida
• 1966 Achero Mañas, Spanish actor and film director, born in Madrid, Spain
• 1966 Milinko Pantić, Serbian footballer, born in Loznica, Serbia
• 1966 Simone Jacobs, British 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
• 1967 India Hicks, English model, born in London, England
• 1967 Rein van Duynhoven, Dutch soccer player (Helmond Sport, MVV), born in Veghel, Netherlands
• 1968 Brad Wilk, American drummer (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine), born in Portland, Oregon
• 1969 Dweezil Zappa, American rock guitarist and son of Frank Zappa, born in Hollywood, California
• 1969 Leonardo Araujo, Brazilian footballer, born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 1969 Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer, born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
• 1970 Brad Hopkins, American NFL tackle (Houston Oilers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
• 1970 Johnny Vegas [Michael Pennington], English comedian (Ideal, The Libetine), born in St. Helens, Merseyside, England (Note some sources cite 1971-09-11)
• 1970 Liam Lynch, American musician (Sifl and Olly), born in Petersburg, Virginia
• 1970 Lori Harrigan, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Anaheim, California
• 1970 Michael Potts, American pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Langdale, Alabama
• 1970 Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 1970 Willie Clay, American NFL safety (Detroit Lions), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1971 Adam Hollioake, England cricketer, born in Melbourne, Australia
• 1971 Carlester Crumpler, American NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Greenville, North Carolina
• 1971 Kim Maher, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Saigon, Vietnam
• 1972 Dirk Copeland, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1973 Jenny Whittle, Australian basketball center (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Gold Coast, Australia
• 1973 Paddy Considine, English actor and musician, born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England

• 1974 Rawl Lewis, West Indian cricketer, born in Grenada
• 1975 Charles Greywolf [David Vogt], German heavy metal guitarist and record producer (Powerwolf), born in Berus, West Germany
• 1975 George Boateng, Dutch footballer, born in Nkawkaw, Ghana
• 1975 Rod Barajas, Mexican-American baseball player, born in Ontario, California
• 1976 Carice van Houten, Dutch actress (Black Book, Game of Thrones), born in Leiderdor
• 1976 Tatiana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast (1992 Olympic Champion), born in Odessa, Soviet Union
• 1977 Alexey Harkov, Russian bassist (Kipelov, Sergey Mavrin), born in Khimki, Moscow

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