September 25 - Births

Births

• 1358 – Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1408)
• 1525 – Steven Borough, English explorer (d. 1584)
• 1599 – Francesco Borromini, Swiss Italian architect (d. 1667)
• 1644 – Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (d. 1710)
• 1683 – Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer (d. 1764)
• 1694 – Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1754)
• 1711 – Qianlong Emperor of China (d. 1799)
• 1725 – Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French steam vehicle pioneer (d. 1804)
• 1738 – Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and President of Delaware (d. 1789)
• 1744 – Frederick William II of Prussia (d. 1797)
• 1764 – Fletcher Christian, English Bounty mutineer (d. 1793)
• 1766 – Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French-Russian statesman (d. 1822)
• 1771 – Nikolay Nikolayevich Raevsky, Russian general (d. 1829)
• 1773 – Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (d. 1856)
• 1780 – Jason Fairbanks, American murderer (d. 1801)
• 1782 – Charles Robert Maturin, Irish playwright and novelist (d. 1824)
• 1798 – Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist (d. 1874)
• 1816 – Georg August Rudolph, German politician (d. 1893)
• 1825 – William Pitt Ballinger, American lawyer and statesman (d. 1888)
• 1839 – Karl Alfred von Zittel, German palaeontologist (d. 1904)
• 1862 – Léon Boëllmann, French composer (d. 1897)
• 1862 – Billy Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1952)
• 1866 – Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 1945)
• 1867 – Evgenii Miller, Russian counter-revolutionary (d. 1938)
• 1879 – Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer and labor leader (d. 1963)
• 1881 – Lu Xun, Chinese writer (d. 1936)
• 1889 – C. K. Scott-Moncrieff, Scottish writer and translator (d. 1930)
• 1896 – Sandro Pertini, Italian statesman (d. 1990)
• 1897 – William Faulkner, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1962)
• 1898 – Robert Brackman American artist (d. 1980)
• 1901 – Robert Bresson, French film director (d. 1999)
• 1901 – Gordon Coventry, Australian rules footballer (d. 1968)
• 1903 – Mark Rothko, Latvian-born American painter (d. 1970)
• 1906 – Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer (d. 1975)
• 1908 – Jacqueline Audry, French film director (d. 1977)
• 1911 – Eric Williams, Trinidad and Tobago statesman (d. 1981)
• 1916 – Jessica Anderson, Australian author (d. 2010)
• 1917 – Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2007)
• 1917 – Johnny Sain, American baseball player (d. 2006)
• 1920 – Sergei Bondarchuk, Ukrainian-born actor (d. 1994)
• 1921 – Sir Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1992)
• 1922 – Hammer DeRoburt, Nauruian statesman (d. 1992)
• 1923 – Sam Rivers, American musician
• 1925 – Paul B. MacCready, Jr., American aeronautical engineer (d. 2007)
• 1925 – Silvana Pampanini, Italian actress
• 1926 – Aldo Ray, American actor (d. 1991)
• 1926 – Jack Hyles, Baptist pastor (d. 2001)
• 1927 – Sir Colin Davis, English conductor
• 1929 – Ronnie Barker, British comedian and actor (d. 2005)
• 1929 – Barbara Walters, American broadcaster
• 1929 – Delia Scala, Italian actress (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Shel Silverstein, American humorist and author (d. 1999)
• 1931 – Manouchehr Atashi, Iranian poet (d. 2005)
• 1932 – Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 1982)
• 1932 – Terry Medwin, Welsh retired footballer
• 1932 – Adolfo Suárez, Prime Minister of Spain (1977–1981)
• 1933 – Hubie Brown, American basketball coach and broadcaster
• 1933 – Erik Darling, American folk singer/songwriter (d. 2008)
• 1933 – Brian Murphy, British actor
• 1933 – Ian Tyson, Canadian singer-songwriter and rancher
• 1934 – Jean Sorel, French actor
• 1936 – Juliet Prowse, South African actress and dancer (d. 1996)
• 1938 – Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlander statesman (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Feroz Khan, Indian actor (d. 2009)
• 1939 – David S. Mann, American politician
• 1942 – Oscar Bonavena, Argentine heavyweight boxer (d. 1976)
• 1943 – Robert Gates, American Secretary of Defense
• 1943 – Robert Walden, American actor
• 1943 – John Locke, American musician (d. 2006)
• 1943 – Josh Taylor, American actor
• 1944 – Michael Douglas, American actor and producer
• 1944 – Grayson Shillingford, West Indian cricket bowler
• 1944 – Doris Matsui, American politician
• 1945 – Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (d. 2008)
• 1945 – Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1945 – Kathleen Brown, American politician
• 1946 – Felicity Kendal, British actress
• 1946 – Bryan MacLean, American musician and songwriter (Love) (d. 1998)
• 1946 – Jerry Penrod, American bass player
• 1947 – Giannos Kranidiotis, Greek diplomat and politician (d. 1999)
• 1947 – Cheryl Tiegs, American model
• 1947 – Cecil Womack, American musician
• 1947 – Firmine Richard, French actress
• 1948 – Mimi Kennedy, American actress
• 1951 – Mark Hamill, American actor
• 1951 – Bob McAdoo, American basketball player
• 1951 – Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer
• 1952 – Jimmy Garvin, American professional wrestler
• 1952 – Colin Friels, Scottish actor
• 1952 – Christopher Reeve, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1952 – Gloria Jean Watkins, American scholar
• 1952 – Cherríe Moraga, American writer
• 1952 – Tommy Norden, American actor
• 1952 – Anson Williams, American actor and director
• 1953 – Richard Harvey, British musician and composer (Gryphon)
• 1954 – Sylvester Croom, American college football coach
• 1954 – Juande Ramos, Spanish Football Manager
• 1955 – Steven Severin, British musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
• 1955 – Amyr Klink, Brazilian explorer
• 1955 – Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, German footballer
• 1955 – Zucchero, Italian musician
• 1955 – Ludo Coeck, Belgian footballer (d. 1985)
• 1956 – Jamie Hyneman, American visual effects technician
• 1956 – Winfried Stradt, German footballer
• 1957 – Ian Reddington, English actor
• 1958 – Michael Madsen, American actor
• 1958 – Randy Kerber, American composer
• 1958 – Eamonn Healy, Irish chemist
• 1959 – Jeon Soo-il, South Korean director
• 1960 – Igor Belanov, Ukrainian footballer
• 1960 – Eduardo Yáñez, Mexican actor
• 1960 – Sonia Benezra, Canadian television host
• 1961 – Heather Locklear, American actress and model
• 1962 – Aida Turturro, American actress
• 1962 – Kalthoum Sarrai, Tunisian television reporter (d. 2010)
• 1962 – Shreela Ghosh, Indian actress
• 1962 – Beth Toussaint, American actress
• 1963 – Keely Shaye Smith, American journalist
• 1963 – Tate Donovan, American actor
• 1963 – Mikael Persbrandt, Swedish actor
• 1964 – Anita Barone, American actress
• 1964 – Chris Impellitteri, American musician (Impellitteri)
• 1964 – Kikuko Inoue, Japanese singer and voice actress (seiyū)
• 1964 – Joey Saputo, Canadian businessman and sports executive
• 1964 – Gary Ayles, British racing driver
• 1964 – Maria Doyle Kennedy, Irish actress and singer
• 1965 – Scottie Pippen, American basketball player
• 1965 – Matt Battaglia, American actor
• 1965 – Herminia Bouza, Cuban javelin thrower
• 1965 – Anne Roumanoff, French humorist
• 1965 – Saffron Henderson, Canadian voice actress
• 1965 – Gordon Currie, Canadian actor
• 1965 – Rob Schmidt, American director
• 1965 – Dave Rundle, South African cricketer
• 1966 – Jason Flemyng, English actor
• 1966 – Todd Philcox, American football player
• 1967 – Kim Issel, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 – Melissa De Sousa, American actress
• 1968 – Will Smith, American actor and rapper
• 1968 – John Worsfold, Australian rules football coach
• 1968 – Prince Johan-Friso of Orange-Nassau
• 1968 – John A. List, American economist
• 1969 – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress
• 1969 – Heather Stewart-Whyte, British supermodel
• 1969 – Hal Sparks, American actor
• 1969 – Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (d. 2002)
• 1969 – Bill Simmons, American sportswriter
• 1970 – Aja Kong, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1970 – Kerri Kendall, American model
• 1970 – Curtis Buckley, American football player
• 1970 – Misa Shimizu, Japanese actress
• 1970 – Dean Ween, American musician (Ween)
• 1971 – John Lynch, American football player
• 1971 – Brian Dunkleman, American actor
• 1971 – Jessie Wallace, English actress
• 1973 – Bridgette Wilson, American actress
• 1973 – Tijani Babangida, Nigerian footballer
• 1973 – Bridget Marquardt, American model
• 1974 – Igor Bogdanović, Serbian footballer
• 1974 – Bill Bowler, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 – Richie Edwards, British bassist
• 1974 – John Granville, American diplomat (d. 2008)
• 1974 – Tye Harvey, American pole vaulter
• 1974 – Paul Hurst, English footballer
• 1974 – Daniel Kessler, American musician
• 1974 – Frank Leder, German fashion designer
• 1974 – Bente Elin Lilleøkseth, Norwegian politician
• 1974 – Robbie Mears, Australian rugby league player
• 1974 – Eric Moss, American football player
• 1974 – Víctor Pacheco, Colombian footballer
• 1974 – Olivier Dacourt, French professional footballer
• 1974 – Joel Prpic, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 – Javier Rosas Sierra, Mexican athlete
• 1974 – Kemel Thompson, Jamaican athlete
• 1975 – Matt Hasselbeck, American football player
• 1975 – Maya Sansa, Italian actress
• 1975 – Dat Nguyen, American football player
• 1975 – Daniel Hyde, British actor
• 1975 – Declan Donnelly, British actor, television presenter and musician
• 1976 – Chauncey Billups, American basketball player
• 1976 – Charlotte Ayanna, American actress
• 1976 – Santigold, American singer
• 1976 – Chiara Siracusa, Maltese singer
• 1977 – Clea DuVall, American actress
• 1977 – Mike Krahulik, Illustrator
• 1977 – Joel Moore, American actor
• 1977 – Wil Nieves, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1977 – Kiyoshi Ijichi, Japanese drummer (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
• 1978 – Roudolphe Douala, Cameroonian footballer
• 1978 – Ricardo Gardner, Jamaican footballer
• 1978 – Rossif Sutherland, Canadian actor
• 1978 – Jodie Kidd, English model
• 1978 – Joe Cotton, Canadian pop singer
• 1978 – Ryan Leslie, American music producer and singer
• 1978 – Joel Pineiro, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1979 – Rashad Evans, American mixed martial artist
• 1979 – Jason Koumas, Welsh footballer
• 1979 – Jean-René Lisnard, French tennis player
• 1980 – T.I., American rapper
• 1980 – Chris Owen, American actor
• 1980 – Elio Germano, Italian actor
• 1981 – Rocco Baldelli, American baseball player
• 1981 – Jason Bergmann, American baseball player
• 1981 – Van Hansis, American actor
• 1981 – Gemma Garrett, British model
• 1981 – Lee Norris, American actor
• 1981 – Sarah Jayne Dunn, English actress
• 1981 – Shane Tutmarc, American songwriter and musician
• 1982 – Kany García, Puerto Rican singer-songwritter
• 1982 – Hyun Bin, South Korean actor
• 1983 – Terrance Pennington, American football player
• 1983 – Donald Glover, American actor and comedian
• 1984 – Rashad McCants, American basketball player
• 1984 – Esther Baxter, American model
• 1984 – Cherine Anderson, Jamaican actress
• 1984 – Annabelle Wallis, English actress
• 1985 – Calvin Johnson, American football player
• 1986 – Greg Mighall, English musician
• 1986 – Marten Strauch, German rugby player
• 1989 – Jordan Gavaris, Canadian actor
• 1990 – Mao Asada, Japanese figure skater
• 1990 – Zac Fox, English actor
• 1992 – Keauna McLaughlin, American figure skater
• 1992 – Ruslan Zhiganshin, Russian ice dancer
• 1992 – Zoël Amberg, Swiss race car driver
• 1993 – Megan Corletto, American actress
• 1994 – Jansen Panettiere, American actor