Historical Births Today: 30 September

Births

• 1207 - Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1273)


• 1227 - Pope Nicholas IV (d. 1292)


• 1530 - Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)


• 1550 - Michael Maestlin, German mathematician (d. 1631)


• 1631 - William Stoughton, American judge at the Salem witch trials (d. 1701)


• 1700 - Stanisław Konarski, Polish writer (d. 1773)


• 1710 - John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (d. 1771)


• 1715 - Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher (d. 1780)


• 1732 - Jacques Necker, French finance minister of Louis XVI (d. 1804)


• 1765 - José María Morelos, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1815)


• 1800 - Decimus Burton, British architect (d. 1881)


• 1811 - Augusta of Saxe-Weimar, Queen of Prussia and German Empress (d. 1890)


• 1827 - Ellis H. Roberts, American politician (d. 1918)


• 1861 - William Wrigley Jr., American industrialist (Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company) (d. 1932)


• 1870 - Jean Baptiste Perrin, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1942)


• 1870 - Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father of Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (d. 1948)


• 1882 - Hans Geiger, German physicist (d. 1945)


• 1883 - Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (d. 1945)


• 1887 - Lil Dagover, Dutch-born German actress (d. 1980)


• 1893 - Lansdale Sasscer, American politician (d. 1964)


• 1895 - Lewis Milestone, Russian-born film director (d. 1980)


• 1898 - Renée Adorée, French actress (d. 1933)


• 1898 - Princess Charlotte of Monaco (d. 1977)


• 1904 - Waldo Williams, Welsh poet (d. 1971)


• 1905 - Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)


• 1908 - David Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist (d. 1974)


• 1912 - Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985)


• 1913 - Bill Walsh, American film producer and writer (d. 1975)


• 1915 - Lester Maddox, American businessman, one-time segregationist and Governor of Georgia (d. 2003)


• 1917 - Park Chunghee, President of South Korea (d. 1979)


• 1917 - Buddy Rich, American big band drummer (d. 1987)


• 1918 - Lewis Nixon, WWII Veteran (d. 1996)


• 1919 - Roberto Bonomi, Argentine racing driver (d. 1992)


• 1919 - Patricia Neway, American soprano


• 1920 - Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American musician and cellist


• 1921 - Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (d. 2007)


• 1922 - Alan Stretton, Australian general


• 1924 - Truman Capote, American author (d. 1984)


• 1926 - Robin Roberts, American baseball player


• 1927 - W. S. Merwin, American poet


• 1928 - Elie Wiesel, Romanian Holocaust survivor, author, and lecturer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize


• 1931 - Angie Dickinson, American actress


• 1932 - Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo)


• 1932 - Johnny Podres, American baseball player (d. 2008)


• 1933 - Cissy Houston, American gospel/r&b singer


• 1933 - Barbara Knox, English actress


• 1934 - Udo Jürgens, Austrian singer


• 1934 - Anna Kashfi, Welsh actress


• 1935 - Johnny Mathis, American singer


• 1935 - Z. Z. Hill, American blues singer (d. 1984)


• 1937 - Valentin Silvestrov, Ukrainian composer


• 1939 - Jean-Marie Lehn, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate


• 1942 - Frankie Lymon, American singer (d. 1968)


• 1943 - Johann Deisenhofer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate


• 1943 - Marilyn McCoo, American singer (The Fifth Dimension)


• 1943 - Ian Ogilvy, British Actor


• 1944 - Diane Dufresne, French Canadian singer


• 1945 - Salaheddin Ali Nader Shah Angha, 42nd Present Sufi Master of the Oveyssi-Shahmaghsoudi order


• 1945 - Ehud Olmert, twelfth Prime Minister of Israel


• 1945 - Bob Lassiter, American radio personality


• 1946 - Paul Sheahan, Australian Test Cricketer 1967-1974


• 1946 - Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican singer (d. 1993)


• 1946 - Claude Vorilhon, founder of Raelism, a ufo religion


• 1947 - Marc Bolan, British musician (d. 1977)


• 1947 - Dave Arneson, American game designer


• 1947 - Rula Lenska,English Actress


• 1948 - Craig Kusick, former Major League Baseball Player


• 1950 - Renato Zero, Italian musician


• 1951 - Barry Marshall, Australian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine


• 1952 - Jack Wild, British actor (d. 2006)


• 1953 - Deborah Allen, American singer


• 1953 - S.M. Stirling, Canadian-born author


• 1954 - Basia Trzetrzelewska, Polish-born singer and songwriter


• 1954 - Barry Williams, American actor


• 1954 - Patrice Rushen, American musician


• 1957 - Fran Drescher, American actress


• 1958 - Marty Stuart, American musician


• 1959 - Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach


• 1960 - Blanche Lincoln, American politician


• 1961 - Eric Stoltz, American actor


• 1961 - Crystal Bernard, American actress


• 1961 - Eric van de Poele, Belgian racing driver


• 1961 - Sally Yeh, Hong Kong singer and actress


• 1962 - Frank Rijkaard, Dutch football player and manager


• 1962 - Shaan, Indian singer


• 1964 - Trey Anastasio, American musician (Phish)


• 1964 - Robby Takac, American singer and bassist (Goo Goo Dolls)


• 1965 - Kathleen Madigan, American comedian


• 1966 - Kerry G. Johnson, African American graphic designer and caricaturist


• 1968 - Monica Bellucci, Italian actress


• 1969 - Chris Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1991)


• 1970 - Mark Smith, English body builder, former Gladiators player


• 1971 - Jenna Elfman, American actress


• 1972 - Ari Behn, Norwegian author


• 1972 - Jamal Anderson, American football player


• 1974 - Jeremy Giambi, American baseball player


• 1975 - Marion Cotillard, French actress


• 1975 - Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player


• 1977 - Maia Brewton, American actress


• 1977 - Roy Carroll, Northern Irish footballer


• 1977 - Sun Jihai, Chinese footballer


• 1978 - Candice Michelle, American female wrestler


• 1979 - Andy van der Meyde, Dutch footballer


• 1979 - Clio-Danae Othoneou, Greek actress, musician and pianist


• 1979 - Vince Chong, Malaysian singer-songwriter


• 1980 - Camilla D’Errico, Canadian comic book artist and painter


• 1980 - Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player


• 1981 - Dominique Moceanu, American gymnast


• 1981 - Brandon Watson, American baseball


• 1982 - Lacey Chabert, American actress


• 1982 - Kieran Culkin, American actor


• 1982 - Tory Lane, American nude model, exotic dancer, and pornographic actress


• 1982 - Michelle Marsh, British model


• 1982 - Teal Redmann, American actress


• 1982 - Ryan Stout, American comedian


• 1983 - Andreea Răducan, Romanian gymnast


• 1985 - T-Pain, American rapper/singer


• 1987 - Denise Laurel, Filipine actress and singer