September 21 - Births

Births

• 1051 – Bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087)
• 1328 – Hongwu Emperor of China (d. 1398)
• 1411 – Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (d. 1460)
• 1415 – Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1493)
• 1428 – Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)
• 1452 – Girolamo Savonarola, Dominican priest and ruler of Florence (d. 1498)
• 1559 – Cigoli, Florentine painter, architect, and sculptor (d. 1613)
• 1629 – Philip Howard, English Catholic cardinal (d. 1694)
• 1645 – Louis Joliet, Canadian explorer (d. 1700)
• 1706 – Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, queen of Sardinia (d. 1735)
• 1756 – John MacAdam, Scottish engineer and road-builder (d. 1836)
• 1758 – Christopher Gore, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1827)
• 1760 – Ivan Dmitriev, Russian statesman (d. 1837)
• 1819 – Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France (d. 1864)
• 1840 – Murad V, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1904)
• 1842 – Abd-ul-Hamid II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1918)
• 1849 – Maurice Barrymore, Indian-born patriarch of the Barrymore family (d. 1905)
• 1853 – Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)
• 1859 – Francesc Macià i Llussà, Catalan politician (d. 1933)
• 1860 – Wilson Kettle, Canadian centenarian (d. 1963)
• 1862 – James E. Talmage, American religious figure and author (d. 1933)
• 1863 – John Bunny, American film comedian (d. 1915)
• 1866 – H. G. Wells, English writer (d. 1946)
• 1866 – Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1936)
• 1873 – Papa Jack Laine, American musician (d. 1966)
• 1874 – Gustav Holst, English composer (d. 1934)
• 1890 – Max Immelmann, German WWI fighter pilot (d. 1916)
• 1890 – Charles William Train, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1965)
• 1895 – Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (d. 1925)
• 1896 – Walter Breuning, American supercentenarian
• 1899 – Frederick Coutts, the 8th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1986)
• 1902 – Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (d. 1963)
• 1902 – Sir Allen Lane, British book publisher (d. 1970)
• 1903 – Preston Tucker, American automobile designer (d. 1956)
• 1905 – Robert Lebel, French Canadian ice hockey executive (d. 1999)
• 1906 – Henry Beachell, American plant breeder (d. 2006)
• 1909 – Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian statesman (d. 1972)
• 1912 – Chuck Jones, American animator (d. 2002)
• 1912 – György Sándor, Hungarian pianist (d. 2005)
• 1916 – Françoise Giroud, French journalist and politician (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Phyllis Nicolson, British mathematician (d. 1968)
• 1918 – John Gofman, American Manhattan Project scientist and advocate (d. 2007)
• 1918 – Karl Slover, German-born American actor
• 1919 – Mario Bunge, Argentine philosopher and physicist
• 1919 – Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani scholar (d. 1988)
• 1921 – John McHale, American baseball player and executive (d. 2008)
• 1924 – Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957)
• 1926 – Donald A. Glaser, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1926 – Noor Jehan, Pakistani singer and actress (d. 2000)
• 1929 – Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer (d. 1979)
• 1929 – Bernard Williams, English philosopher (d. 2003)
• 1931 – Larry Hagman, American actor
• 1933 – Dick Simon, American racing driver
• 1934 – Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1935 – Jimmy Armfield, English footballer and manager
• 1935 – Henry Gibson, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1936 – Dickey Lee, American singer and songwriter
• 1936 – Yuriy Luzhkov, Russian politician, mayor of Moscow
• 1936 – Diane Rehm, American radio talk show host
• 1937 – John D'Amico, Canadian NHL official (d. 2005)
• 1938 – Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach
• 1939 – Rory Storm, English musician
• 1940 – Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian civil engineer
• 1940 – Bill Kurtis, American television journalist
• 1941 – Jack Brisco, American professional wrestler
• 1941 – R. James Woolsey, Jr., American Central Intelligence Agency director
• 1944 – Fannie Flagg, American actress and novelist
• 1944 – Hamilton Jordan, American chief of staff for Jimmy Carter (d. 2008)
• 1944 – Steve Beshear, American politician
• 1945 – Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
• 1945 – Richard Childress, American NASCAR team owner
• 1945 – Shaw Clifton, the 18th General of The Salvation Army
• 1946 – Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss jurist
• 1947 – Stephen King, American author
• 1947 – Marsha Norman, American playwright
• 1947 – Don Felder, American guitarist (Eagles)
• 1949 – Artis Gilmore, American basketball player
• 1950 – Charles Clarke, British politician
• 1950 – Bill Murray, American comedian and actor
• 1951 – Bruce Arena, American soccer coach
• 1951 – Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen rebel leader (d. 2005)
• 1952 – Dave Gregory, English guitar and keyboard player (XTC)
• 1952 – Anneliese Michel, German exorcism victim (d. 1976)
• 1953 – Arie Luyendyk, Dutch race car driver
• 1954 – Shinzo Abe, Japanese politician
• 1954 – Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, British musician (Motörhead)
• 1955 – François Cluzet, French actor
• 1955 – Richard Hieb, American astronaut
• 1955 – Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director
• 1956 – Jack Givens, American basketball player
• 1956 – Marta Kauffman, American television producer
• 1956 – Ricky Morton, American professional wrestler
• 1957 – Ethan Coen, American film director
• 1957 – Mark Levin, American attorney, radio talk show host and author
• 1957 – Sidney Moncrief, American basketball player
• 1957 – Kevin Rudd, 26th Prime Minister of Australia
• 1957 – Penny Smith, English television presenter
• 1958 – Bruno Fitoussi, French poker player
• 1958 – Rick Mahorn, American basketball player
• 1959 – Dave Coulier, American actor
• 1959 – Danny Cox, American baseball player
• 1959 – Corinne Drewery, British singer (Swing Out Sister)
• 1960 – David James Elliott, Canadian actor
• 1961 – Nancy Travis, American actress
• 1962 – Rob Morrow, American actor
• 1963 – Curtly Ambrose, Antiguan West Indies cricketer
• 1963 – Cecil Fielder, American baseball player
• 1963 – Angus Macfadyen, Scottish actor
• 1964 – Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer and composer
• 1965 – Frédéric Beigbeder, French writer and critic
• 1965 – Cheryl Hines, American actress
• 1965 – David Wenham, Australian actor
• 1965 – Johanna Vuoksenmaa, Finnish film director
• 1967 – Glen Benton, American musician (Deicide)
• 1967 – Faith Hill, American singer
• 1967 – Tyler Stewart, Canadian drummer (Barenaked Ladies)
• 1968 – Ricki Lake, American actress and talk show hostess
• 1969 – Jason Christiansen, American baseball player
• 1969 – Curtis Leschyshyn, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 – John Cudia, American actor
• 1971 – John Crawley, English cricketer
• 1971 – Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor
• 1971 – Luke Wilson, American actor
• 1972 – Olivia Bonamy, French actress
• 1972 – Liam Gallagher, English singer (Oasis)
• 1972 – Jon Kitna, American football player
• 1972 – David Silveria, American drummer (KoЯn)
• 1972 – Scott Spiezio, American baseball player
• 1973 – Heather Brewer, American writer of young adult fiction.
• 1973 – Vanessa Grigoriadis, American journalist
• 1973 – Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer
• 1974 – Bryce Drew, American basketball player
• 1974 – Taral Hicks, American musician
• 1974 – Jana Kandarr, German tennis player
• 1974 – Andy Todd, English footballer
• 1975 – Doug Davis, American baseball player
• 1976 – Jonas Bjerre, Danish singer and guitarist (Mew)
• 1976 – Poul Hübertz, Danish footballer
• 1977 – Brian Tallet, American baseball player
• 1978 – Doug Howlett, New Zealand rugby union footballer
• 1978 – Luke Godden, Australian rules footballer
• 1979 – Richard Dunne, Irish footballer
• 1979 – Chris Gayle, Jamaican West Indies cricketer
• 1979 – Julian Gray, English footballer
• 1979 – Jaymee Ong, Chinese-Australian model
• 1979 – James Allan, Scottish singer (Glasvegas)
• 1980 – Robert Hoffman, American actor
• 1980 – Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress
• 1980 – Nyree Lewis, British Paralympic swimmer
• 1980 – Aleksa Palladino, American actress
• 1980 – Autumn Reeser, American actress
• 1980 – Tomas Scheckter, South African racing driver
• 1981 – Nicole Richie, American socialite
• 1981 – Rimi Sen, Indian actress
• 1981 – Meilinda Soerjoko, Indonesian-Australian actress
• 1982 – Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian racing driver
• 1982 – Danny Kass, American snowboarder
• 1982 – Marat Izmailov, Russian footballer
• 1982 – Parvati Shallow, American reality show contestant
• 1982 – Christos Tapoutos, Greek footballer
• 1982 – Rowan Vine, English footballer
• 1983 – Fernando Cavenaghi, Argentinian footballer
• 1983 – Maggie Grace, American actress
• 1983 – Joseph Mazzello, American actor
• 1983 – Anna Meares, Australian cyclist
• 1984 – Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner, American swimmer
• 1985 – Maryam Hassouni, Dutch actor
• 1986 – Faris Badwan, British singer
• 1987 – Jimmy Clausen, American football player
• 1987 – Ashley Paris, American basketball player
• 1987 – Courtney Paris, American basketball player
• 1988 – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistani politician
• 1989 – Jason Derulo, American Pop singer
• 1990 – Christian Serratos, American actress, model and singer
• 1990 – Allison Scagliotti, American actress,