September 27 - Births

Births

• 823 – Ermentrude of Orléans, consort of Charles the Bald (d. 869)
• 1275 – John II of Brabant (d. 1312)
• 1389 – Cosimo de Medici, Italian art patron (d. 1464)
• 1544 – Takenaka Shigeharu, Japanese samurai (d. 1579)
• 1601 – King Louis XIII of France (d. 1643)
• 1627 – Jacques Benigne Bossuet, French bishop (d. 1704)
• 1643 – Solomon Stoddard, American Puritan clergyman
• 1696 – Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Italian Catholic bishop (d. 1787)
• 1719 – Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (d. 1800)
• 1722 – Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader (d. 1803)
• 1729 – Michael Denis, Austrian poet (d. 1800)
• 1765 – Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille, French counterrevolutionary (d. 1794)
• 1772 – Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson (d. 1836)
• 1803 – Samuel Francis du Pont, American admiral (d. 1865)
• 1805 – George Müller, Prussian orphanage builder (d. 1898)
• 1818 – Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe, German chemist (d. 1884)
• 1821 – Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss writer (d. 1881)
• 1824 – William "Bull" Nelson, American Civil War general (d. 1862)
• 1830 – William Babcock Hazen, American Civil War general (d. 1887)
• 1840 – Thomas Nast, German-born American political cartoonist (d. 1902)
• 1842 – Alphonse Francois Renard, Belgian geologist (d. 1903)
• 1843 – Gaston Tarry, French mathematician (d. 1913)
• 1861 – Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, sister of Theodore Roosevelt (d. 1933)
• 1864 – Andrej Hlinka, Slovak politician and Catholic Priest (d. 1938)
• 1866 – Eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic Blessed (d. 1932)
• 1871 – Grazia Deledda, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
• 1879 – Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician (d. 1934)
• 1879 – Cyril Scott, English composer (d. 1970)
• 1885 – Harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965)
• 1885 – Charles Benjamin Howard, Canadian industrialist and politician (d. 1964)
• 1894 – Olive Tell, American actress (d. 1951)
• 1894 – Lothar von Richthofen German pilot (d. 1922)
• 1895 – Woolf Barnato, British racing driver (d. 1948)
• 1896 – Sam Ervin, American politician (d. 1985)
• 1898 – Vincent Youmans, American composer and producer (d. 1946)
• 1904 – Edvard Kocbek, Slovenian poet and politician (d. 1981)
• 1906 – William Empson, British poet (d. 1984)
• 1906 – Jim Thompson, American author (d. 1977)
• 1907 – Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher (d. 2003)
• 1907 – Bhagat Singh, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
• 1911 – John Harvey, actor (d. 1982)
• 1911 – Marcey Jacobson, American photographer (d. 2009)
• 1913 – Albert Ellis, American psychologist (d. 2007)
• 1916 – Frank Handlen, American artist
• 1916 – S. Yizhar, Israeli author (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Louis Auchincloss, American novelist (d. 2010)
• 1917 – William T. Orr, American television producer (d. 2002)
• 1917 – Carl Ballantine, American magician and entertainer (d. 2009)
• 1918 – Martin Ryle, English radio astronomer, Nobel laureate (d. 1984)
• 1919 – James H. Wilkinson, American mathematician (d. 1986)
• 1919 – Johnny Pesky, American baseball player
• 1919 – Charles H. Percy, American politician
• 1920 – William Conrad, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1920 – Jayne Meadows, American actress
• 1921 – Milton Subotsky, American TV and film producer (d. 1991)
• 1922 – Carl Ballantine, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1922 – Arthur Penn, American director (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Bernard Waber, American author
• 1924 – Fred Singer, American scientist
• 1924 – Bud Powell, American jazz pianist (d. 1966)
• 1924 – Josef Škvorecký, Czech writer and publisher
• 1927 – Romano Scarpa, Italian comic book artist (d. 2005)
• 1927 – Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman (d. 2006)
• 1929 – Barbara Murray, English actress
• 1931 – Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer
• 1932 – Geoff Bent, English footballer (d. 1958)
• 1932 – Roger C. Carmel, American actor (d. 1986)
• 1932 – Yash Chopra, Indian director
• 1932 – Michael Colvin, British politician
• 1932 – Gabriel Loubier, Canadian politician
• 1932 – Oliver E. Williamson, American economist
• 1933 – Will Sampson, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1933 – Greg Morris, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1933 – Rodney Cotterill, Danish-born English physicist (d. 2007)
• 1934 – Wilford Brimley, American actor
• 1934 – Claude Jarman Jr., American actor
• 1934 – Dick Schaap, American sports reporter (d. 2001)
• 1935 – Al MacNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1936 – Don Cornelius, American television host
• 1936 – Gordon Honeycombe, British playwright
• 1938 – Jean-Loup Dabadie, French lyricist and screenwriter
• 1939 – Ioannis Banias, Greek politician
• 1939 – Carol Lynn Pearson, American poet and writer
• 1939 – Kathy Whitworth, American golfer
• 1940 – Benoni Beheyt, Belgian cyclist
• 1941 – Serge Ménard, Québécois politician
• 1941 – Peter Bonetti, English footballer
• 1941 – Gay Kayler, Australian country music singer
• 1942 – Dith Pran, Cambodian photojournalist (d. 2008)
• 1942 – Alvin Stardust, English singer
• 1943 – Randy Bachman, Canadian musician
• 1943 – Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat
• 1944 – Gary Sutherland, American baseball player
• 1945 – Max Boyce, Welsh comedian
• 1945 – Jack Goldstein, Canadian artist (d. 2003)
• 1945 – Kay Ryan, American poet
• 1945 – Bob Spiers, British television director (d. 2008)
• 1946 – Robin Nedwell, English comedy actor (d. 1999)
• 1946 – T.C. Cannon, American artist (d. 1978)
• 1947 – Barbara Dickson, Scottish singer
• 1947 – Denis Lawson, Scottish actor
• 1947 – Meat Loaf, American singer
• 1947 – Liz Torres, American actress and singer
• 1948 – Michele Dotrice, English actress
• 1948 – Duncan Fletcher, Rhodesian-born Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
• 1948 – A Martinez, American actor
• 1948 – Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor
• 1948 – Les Chapman, English footballer and football manager
• 1949 – Graham Richardson, Australian politician
• 1949 – Mike Schmidt, American baseball player
• 1949 – Jahn Teigen, Norwegian singer
• 1950 – Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japanese actor
• 1951 – Jim Shooter, American comic book writer
• 1951 – Paul Craig, British law professor
• 1951 – Michel Rivard, Québécois singer and composer (Beau Dommage)
• 1952 – Didier Dubois, French mathematician
• 1952 – Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian cosmonaut
• 1952 – André Viger, French Canadian marathoner
• 1953 – Diane Julie Abbott, British politician
• 1953 – Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian religious leader
• 1953 – Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer
• 1953 – Greg Ham, Australian musician and songwriter (Men at Work)
• 1954 – Ray Hadley, Australian radio broadcaster
• 1958 – Shaun Cassidy, American singer
• 1959 – Beth Heiden, American speed skater
• 1960 – Barron Lerner, American physician and historian
• 1960 – Jean-Marc Barr, French-American actor and director
• 1961 – Irvine Welsh, Scottish writer
• 1961 – Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer
• 1964 – Stephan Jenkins, American singer (Third Eye Blind)
• 1965 – Ricky Fuji, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1965 – Steve Kerr, American basketball player
• 1965 – Peter MacKay, Canadian politician
• 1965 – Alexis Stewart, American radio personality
• 1965 – Bernard Lord, Canadian politician
• 1966 – Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian footballer
• 1966 – Stephanie Wilson, American engineer and astronaut
• 1968 – Mari Kiviniemi, Finnish politician
• 1968 – Patrick Muldoon, American actor
• 1969 – Sofia Milos, American actress
• 1970 – Yoshiharu Habu, Japanese professional shogi player
• 1970 – Tamara Taylor, American actress
• 1971 – Li Yapeng, Chinese actor
• 1971 – Amanda Detmer, American actress
• 1971 – Aaron Belz, American poet
• 1972 – Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player
• 1972 – Lhasa de Sela, American singer and songwriter (d. 2010)
• 1972 – Clara Hughes, Canadian cyclist
• 1972 – Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress
• 1972 – Craig L. Rice, American politician
• 1975 – Thanos Petrelis, Greek singer
• 1976 – Dean Butterworth, English musician
• 1976 – Matt Harding, American video game developer
• 1976 – Jason Phillips, American baseball player
• 1976 – Francesco Totti, Italian footballer
• 1977 – Andrus Värnik, Estonian javelin thrower
• 1978 – Jon Rauch, American baseball player
• 1978 – Ani Lorak, Ukrainian singer and actress
• 1979 – Jon Garland, American baseball player
• 1979 – La'Myia Good, American singer and actress
• 1979 – Zita Görög, Hungarian actress and model
• 1979 – Christian Jones, Australian racing driver
• 1979 – Steve Simpson, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1980 – Asashōryū Akinori, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 68^th Yokozuna
• 1980 – Ehron VonAllen, American singer
• 1981 – Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer
• 1981 – Sophie Crumb, American comics artist
• 1981 – Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer
• 1981 – Cytherea, American adult actress
• 1982 – Anna Camp, American actress
• 1982 – Zero Kazama, Japanese-American game show host
• 1982 – Lil Wayne, American rapper
• 1982 – Darrent Williams, American football player (d. 2007)
• 1983 – Travis MacRae, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1983 – Shermon Tang, Hong Kong actress
• 1983 – Jeon Hye Bin, Korean actress
• 1984 – Paul Bevan, Australian rules footballer
• 1984 – Davide Capello, Italian footballer
• 1984 – John Lannan, American baseball player
• 1984 – Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Massimo Bertocchi, Canadian decathlete
• 1986 – Vin Mazzaro, American baseball player
• 1986 – Ricardo Risatti, Argentine racing driver
• 1987 – Francesco Indirli, Italian footballer
• 1989 – Park Tae-Hwan, South Korean swimmer
• 1992 – Jake Burbage, American actor
• 1995 – Lina Leandersson, Swedish actress