Historical Births Today: 21 September

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 Cardinal Howard, English Catholic cardinal (d. 1694)


• 1645 - Louis Joliet, Canadian explorer (d. 1700)


• 1706 - Polyxena Christina 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)


• 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)


• 1895 - Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (d. 1925)


• 1899 - Frederick Coutts, the 8th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1986)


• 1902 - Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (d. 1963)


• 1902 - Sir Allen Lane, British founder of Penguin Books (d. 1970)


• 1905 - Robert Lebel, French Canadian ice hockey executive (d. 1999)


• 1906 - Henry Beachell, American plant breeder (d. 2006)


• 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)


• 1919 - Mario Bunge, Argentine philosopher and physicist


• 1919 - Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani scholar (d. 1988)


• 1926 - Donald A. Glaser, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate


• 1929 - Bernard Williams, English philosopher (d. 2003)


• 1929 - Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer (d. 1979)


• 1931 - Larry Hagman, American actor


• 1933 - Dick Simon, American racing driver


• 1934 - Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer and songwriter


• 1935 - Jimmy Armfield, Former English Footballer and Manager


• 1935 - Henry Gibson, American actor


• 1936 - Diane Rehm, American radio talk show host for National Public Radio


• 1936 - Yuriy Luzhkov, Russian politician, mayor of Moscow


• 1936 - Dickey Lee, American singer and songwriter


• 1938 - Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach


• 1940 - Bill Kurtis, American television journalist


• 1940 - Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian civil engineer


• 1941 - R. James Woolsey, Jr., Central Intelligence Agency director


• 1941 - Jack Brisco, American professional wrestler


• 1944 - Fannie Flagg, American actress and novelist


• 1944 - Hamilton Jordan, U.S. President Jimmy Carter's original chief of staff


• 1944 - Steve Beshear, Democratic Governor of Kentucky.


• 1945 - Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer


• 1945 - Richard Childress, NASCAR team owner


• 1945 - Shaw Clifton, the 18th General of The Salvation Army


• 1946 - Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss Federal Councilor


• 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 actor


• 1951 - Bruce Arena, American soccer coach


• 1951 - Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen rebel leader (d. 2005)


• 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 - Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director


• 1955 - Richard Hieb, American astronaut


• 1956 - Jack Givens, American basketball player


• 1956 - Marta Kauffman, American television producer


• 1957 - Ethan Coen, American film director


• 1957 - Sidney Moncrief, American basketball player


• 1957 - Kevin Rudd, Australian politician


• 1957 - Penny Smith, English television presenter


• 1958 - Bruno Fitoussi, French poker 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 - Cheryl Hines, American actress


• 1965 - David Wenham, Australian actor


• 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


• 1970 - John Cudia, American actor


• 1970 - Bridget Moynahan, American model and actress


• 1971 - John Crawley, English cricketer


• 1971 - Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor


• 1971 - Luke Wilson, American actor


• 1972 - Liam Gallagher, English singer (Oasis)


• 1972 - Scott Spiezio, American baseball player


• 1972 - Jon Kitna, American football player


• 1972 - David Silveria, American drummer (KoЯn)


• 1973 - Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer


• 1973 - Vanessa Grigoriadis, American journalist


• 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


• 1979 - Richard Dunne, Irish footballer


• 1979 - Chris Gayle, Jamaican West Indies cricketer


• 1979 - Julian Gray, English footballer


• 1979 - Jaymee Ong, Chinese-Australian model


• 1980 - Robert Hoffman, American actor


• 1980 - Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress


• 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 - 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 Rotter, English vocalist (The Horrors)


• 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 - Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, American skateboarder


• 1990 - Allison Scagliotti, American actress


• 1990 - Christian Serratos, American actress


• 1991 - Jordan Hasay, American track and field athlete


• 1998 - Brino quadruplets, American actor/actresses