Historical Births Today: 27 September

Births

• 1275 - John II of Brabant (d. 1312)


• 1384 - Cosimo de Medici, Italian Patron of the Arts


• 1601 - King Louis XIII of France (d. 1643)


• 1627 - Jacques Benigne Bossuet, French bishop (d. 1704)


• 1643 - Solomon Stoddard, American Puritan clergyman


• 1696 - St. Alphonsus Liguori, Italian founder of the Redemptionist order (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)


• 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 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 US President 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)


• 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)


• 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, stage and film actor (d. 1982)


• 1913 - Albert Ellis, American psychologist (d. 2007)


• 1916 - Frank Handlen, American artist


• 1917 - Louis Auchincloss, American novelist


• 1917 - William T. Orr, American television producer (d. 2002)


• 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 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


• 1922 - Arthur Penn, American director


• 1924 - Bernard Waber, American author


• 1924 - Fred Singer, American scientist


• 1924 - Bud Powell, American jazz pianist (d. 1966)


• 1927 - Romano Scarpa, Italian comic book artist


• 1927 - Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman (d. 2006)


• 1931 - Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer


• 1932 - Roger C. Carmel, American actor (d. 1986)


• 1932 - Michael Colvin, Canadian singer


• 1932 - Oliver E. Williamson, American economist


• 1932 - Yash Chopra, Indian director


• 1932 - Geoff Bent, English footballer (d. 1958)


• 1933 - Will Sampson, American actor (d. 1987)


• 1933 - Greg Morris, American actor (d. 1996)


• 1933 - Rodney Cotterill, Danish-English physicist (d. 2007)


• 1934 - Wilford Brimley, American actor


• 1934 - Claude Jarman Jr., American actor


• 1934 - Dick Schaap, American sports reporter (d. 2001)


• 1936 - Don Cornelius, American television host


• 1936 - Gordon Honeycombe, British playwright


• 1939 - Kathy Whitworth, American golfer


• 1939 - Carol Lynn Pearson, American poet and writer


• 1940 - Benoni Beheyt, Belgian cyclist


• 1941 - Serge Ménard, Québécois politician


• 1941 - Peter Bonetti, English footballer


• 1941 - Gay Kayler Ashcroft, Australian country music singer


• 1942 - Dith Pran, Cambodian-born photojournalist


• 1942 - Alvin Stardust, English singer


• 1943 - Randy Bachman, Canadian musician


• 1943 - Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat


• 1945 - Jack Goldstein, Canadian-born artist (d. 2003)


• 1945 - Kay Ryan, American poet


• 1946 - Robin Nedwell, English comedy actor (d. 1999)


• 1946 - T.C. Cannon, Kiowa/Caddo 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 actor


• 1948 - A Martinez, American actor


• 1948 - Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor


• 1948 - John K. Reed, American coral biologist


• 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 - Greg Ham, Australian musician (Men at Work)


• 1953 - Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer


• 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 political leader


• 1965 - Alexis Stewart, American radio personality


• 1965 - Bernard Lord, Premier of New Brunswick


• 1966 - Lorenzo Cherubini, Italian singer (Jovanotti)


• 1967 - Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian international soccer player


• 1970 - Yoshiharu Habu, Japanese professional shogi player


• 1971 - Li Yapeng, Chinese actor


• 1971 - Amanda Detmer, American actress


• 1972 - Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player


• 1972 - Clara Hughes, Canadian cyclist


• 1972 - Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress


• 1972 - Craig L. Rice, American Politician


• 1973 - Chris Demakes, American singer/guitarist (Less Than Jake)


• 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 - Brad Arnold, American singer (3 Doors Down)


• 1978 - Jon Rauch, American baseball player


• 1979 - Jon Garland, American baseball player


• 1979 - Zita Görög, Hungarian actress and model


• 1979 - Christian Jones, Australian racing driver


• 1979 - Steve Simpson, Australian rugby league footballer


• 1980 - Asashoryu, Mongolian sumo wrestler


• 1981 - Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer


• 1981 - Sophie Crumb, American comics artist


• 1981 - Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer


• 1981 - Cytherea, American adult actress


• 1982 - Darrent Williams, American football player (d. 2007)


• 1982 - Lil Wayne, American rapper


• 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 - John Lannan, American baseball player


• 1984 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter


• 1986 - Ricardo Risatti, Argentine racing driver


• 1990 - Kylee Lin, American beauty pageant winner


• 1991 - Adam Chicksen, English Football Player


• 1992 - Jake Burbage, American actor


• 1996 - Iman bint Al Abdullah II, princess of Jordan


• 1996 - Daeg Faerch, Danish-born Canadian actor