September 20 - Births

Births

• 524 – Kan B'alam I, ruler of Maya state of Palenque (d. 583)
• 1486 – Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502)
• 1599 – Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)
• 1608 – Jean-Jacques Olier, French catholic priest, founder of The Sulpicians (d. 1657)
• 1746 – Móric Benyovszky Hungarian count (d. 1786)
• 1778 – Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian naval officer and explorer (d. 1852)
• 1831 – Kate Harrington, American teacher, writer and poet (d. 1917)
• 1833 – Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1918)
• 1842 – James Dewar, Scottish chemist (d. 1923)
• 1844 – William H. Illingworth, American photographer (d. 1893)
• 1851 – Henry Arthur Jones, English writer (d. 1929)
• 1853 – Rama V, King of Thailand (d. 1910)
• 1861 – Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress (d. 1955)
• 1872 – Maurice Gamelin, French army general (d. 1958)
• 1873 – Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (d. 1949)
• 1873 – Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. 1944)
• 1878 – Upton Sinclair, American writer (d. 1968)
• 1880 – Louise Peete, American murderess (d. 1947)
• 1884 – Maxwell Perkins, American editor and publisher (d. 1947)
• 1885 – Jelly Roll Morton, American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (d. 1941)
• 1886 – Charles Williams, British author (d. 1945)
• 1889 – Charles Reidpath, American athlete (d. 1975)
• 1899 – Leo Strauss, German-born philosopher (d. 1973)
• 1902 – Stevie Smith, British poet (d. 1971)
• 1906 – Jean Dréville, French Film director (d. 1997)
• 1911 – Shriram Sharma Acharya, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1991)
• 1914 – Kenneth More, English actor (d. 1982)
• 1916 – Malik Meraj Khalid, Former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Red Auerbach, American basketball coach (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Fernando Rey, Spanish-born actor (d. 1994)
• 1917 – Don Starr, American-born actor (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Alberto de Lacerda, Portuguese poet (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Jay Ward, American animated cartoonist (d. 1989)
• 1922 – William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953)
• 1923 – Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish-born poet (d. 1997)
• 1923 – Maurice Sauvé, Canadian economist and politician (d. 1992)
• 1924 – Gogi Grant, American singer
• 1924 – Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Indian Telugu actor
• 1925 – James Bernard, English film composer (d.2001)
• 1925 – Ananda Mahidol, King of Thailand (d. 1946)
• 1925 – Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 1986)
• 1927 – Colette Bonheur, Canadian singer (d. 1966)
• 1927 – Johnny Dankworth, English musician and composer (d. 2010)
• 1927 – Rachel Roberts, Welsh actress (d. 1980)
• 1928 – Donald Hall, American poet and US Poet Laureate
• 1928 – Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (d. 2000)
• 1929 – Anne Meara, American comic and actress
• 1931 – Cherd Songsri, Thai filmmaker (d. 2006)
• 1933 – Dennis Viollet, English former footballer (d. 1999)
• 1934 – Takayuki Kubota, Japanese martial artist
• 1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian actress
• 1935 – David Pegg, English footballer (d. 1958)
• 1935 – Keith Roberts, British science fiction author (d. 2000)
• 1935 – Jim Taylor, American football player
• 1937 – Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician
• 1937 – Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005)
• 1939 – Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman
• 1940 – Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan
• 1941 – Dale Chihuly, American glass artist
• 1942 – Gérald Tremblay, Québec politician
• 1946 – Pete Coors, American businessman
• 1947 – Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, French TV journalist and writer
• 1947 – Steve Gerber, American comics writer (d. 2008)
• 1947 – Mia Martini, Italian singer (d. 1995)
• 1947 – Bruce Pasternack, American CEO
• 1948 – George R. R. Martin, American writer
• 1948 – Chuck Panozzo, American musician (Styx)
• 1948 – John Panozzo, American musician (Styx) (d. 1996)
• 1949 – Mahesh Bhatt, Indian film director
• 1949 – Anthony Denison, American actor
• 1951 – Cornelia Behm, German politician
• 1951 – Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1951 – Javier Marías, Spanish author, translator and academic
• 1954 – Henry Samueli, American NHL team owner
• 1956 – Gary Cole, American actor
• 1956 – Debbi Morgan, American actress
• 1957 – Alannah Currie, New Zealander musician (Thompson Twins)
• 1957 – Rich DiSilvio, American new media developer & artist
• 1957 – Michael Hurst, New Zealand actor
• 1958 – Arn Anderson, American wrestler
• 1959 – Danny Devos, Belgian artist
• 1960 – Deborah Roberts, American journalist and TV reporter
• 1961 – Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and television personality
• 1963 – Velcrow Ripper, Canadian documentary filmmaker
• 1964 – Randy Bradbury, American musician (Pennywise)
• 1964 – Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
• 1965 – Robert Rusler, American actor
• 1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese rock musician
• 1967 – Martin Harrison, American football player
• 1967 – Kristen Johnston, American actress
• 1967 – Gunnar Nelson, American musician (Nelson)
• 1967 – Matthew Nelson, American musician (Nelson)
• 1968 – Vik Foxx, American rock musician
• 1968 – Van Jones, American attorney and activist
• 1968 – Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
• 1968 – Tim Rogers, Australian singer / songwriter
• 1968 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)
• 1969 – Victoria Dillard, American actress
• 1969 – Megumi Kudo, Japanese pro-wrestler
• 1969 – Richard Witschge, former Dutch footballer
• 1971 – Todd Blackadder, New Zealand rugby player
• 1971 – Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer
• 1971 – Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer
• 1971 – Dominika Peczynski, Swedish singer (Army of Lovers)
• 1973 – Ronald McKinnon, American football player
• 1974 – Michael Waddington, American defense lawyer
• 1975 – Asia Argento, Italian actress
• 1975 – Moon Bloodgood, American actress
• 1975 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
• 1976 – Agata Buzek, Polish actress
• 1976 – Jon Bernthal, American Actor
• 1976 – Yo Hitoto, Japanese pop singer
• 1976 – Yui Horie, Japanese seiyuu
• 1976 – Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress
• 1976 – Reuben Singh, British entrepreneur
• 1977 – Namie Amuro, Japanese pop singer
• 1977 – Chris Mooney, American writer
• 1978 – Jason Bay, Canadian baseball player
• 1978 – Patrizio Buanne, Italian singer
• 1978 – Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer
• 1978 – Dante Hall, American football player
• 1978 – T.J. Tucker, American baseball player
• 1979 – Sean Davis, English footballer
• 1980 – Mariacarla Boscono, Italian fashion model
• 1980 – Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
• 1980 – Jonathan Le Billon, British actor
• 1980 – Mehrzad Marashi, German singer
• 1980 – Madison Young, founder of Femina Potens Art Gallery
• 1981 – Joanie Dodds, America's Next Top Model contestant
• 1981 – Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
• 1981 – Jordan Tata, American baseball player
• 1982 – Jason Bacashihua, American ice hockey player
• 1982 – Aaron Burkart, German rally driver
• 1982 – Brian Fortuna, Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer
• 1983 – Yuna Ito, Japanese singer and actress
• 1983 – Ángel Sánchez, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1984 – Brian Joubert, French figure skater
• 1986 – Aldis Hodge, American actor
• 1987 – Jack Lawless, American drummer for the Jonas Brothers
• 1987 – Tito Tebaldi, Italian rugby player
• 1990 – Erich Gonzales, Filipina actress
• 1990 – Marilou, Quebec pop singer
• 1990 – John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1991 – Spencer Locke, American actress
• 1995 – Laura Dekker, Dutch Solo Sailor
• 1995 – Sammi Hanratty, American actress
• 2003 – Princess Jennah bint Al Ghazi, member of the Jordanian Royal Family