September 13:: Historical Births

Births

• 1087 - John II Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1143)


• 1475 - Cesare Borgia, Italian aristocrat (d. 1507)


• 1502 - John Leland, English antiquarian (d. 1552)


• 1520 - William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English statesman (d. 1598)


• 1604 - William Brereton, English soldier and politician (d. 1661)


• 1676 - Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans, Duchess of Lorraine (d. 1741)


• 1694 - Yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1776)


• 1739 - Grigori Potemkin, Russian statesman (d. 1791)


• 1766 - Samuel Wilson, possible namesake of Uncle Sam (d. 1854)


• 1775 - Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (d. 1868)


• 1802 - Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and writer (d. 1880)


• 1813 - John Sedgwick, American Civil War general (d. 1864)


• 1819 - Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (d. 1896)


• 1830 - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian writer (d. 1916)


• 1842 - John H. Bankhead, U.S. Senator (d. 1920)


• 1851 - Walter Reed, American physician and biologist (d. 1902)


• 1857 - Michał Drzymała, Polish peasant rebel (d. 1937)


• 1857 - Milton S. Hershey, American confectioner (d. 1945)


• 1860 - John J. Pershing, American general (d. 1948)


• 1863 - Arthur Henderson, British politician and union leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1935)


• 1873 - Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (d. 1950)


• 1874 - Henry Fountain Ashurst, American politician (d. 1962)


• 1874 - Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-born composer (d. 1951)


• 1876 - Sherwood Anderson, American writer (d. 1941)


• 1877 - Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer (d. 1957)


• 1877 - Stanley Lord, captain of the SS Californian the night of the Titanic disaster (d. 1962)


• 1882 - Ramón Grau, Cuban president (d. 1969)


• 1885 - Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962)


• 1886 - Sir Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1975)


• 1886 - Amelie Beese, German aviator and sculptor. (d. 1925)


• 1887 - Lavoslav Ruzicka, Croatian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)


• 1893 - Larry Shields, American musician (d. 1953)


• 1894 - J.B. Priestley, English playwright and novelist (d. 1984)


• 1894 - Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (d. 1953)


• 1895 - Morris Kirksey, American rugby player (d. 1981)


• 1899 - Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, leader of the Iron Guard (d. 1938)


• 1903 - Claudette Colbert, American actress (d. 1996)


• 1911 - Bill Monroe, American singer (d. 1996)


• 1916 - Roald Dahl, British writer (d. 1990)


• 1916 - Dick Haymes, Argentine vocalist (d. 1980)


• 1917 - Robert Ward, American composer


• 1919 - Mary Midgley, American philosopher


• 1922 - Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (d. 1999)


• 1923 - Edouard Boubat, French photographer (d. 1999)


• 1924 - Scott Brady, American film actor (d. 1985)


• 1924 - Harold Blair, Australian tenor, Aboriginal activist (d. 1976)


• 1924 - Maurice Jarre, French composer


• 1925 - Mel Tormé, American singer (d. 1999)


• 1926 - Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player and executive


• 1929 - Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian opera singer (d. 2004)


• 1930 - Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, British printing millionaire


• 1931 - Barbara Bain, American actress


• 1933 - Eileen Fulton, American actress


• 1936 - Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian neo-Nazi


• 1937 - Don Bluth, American animator


• 1938 - Judith Martin, American etiquette writer


• 1938 - John Smith, Labour Party Leader 1992 - 1994. (d. 1994)


• 1939 - Richard Kiel, American actor


• 1940 - Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize


• 1941 - Tadao Ando, Japanese architect


• 1941 - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, 10th President of Turkey


• 1941 - David Clayton-Thomas, Canadian singer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)


• 1944 - Jacqueline Bisset, British actress


• 1944 - Peter Cetera, American musician (Chicago)


• 1945 - Noël Godin, Belgian humorist


• 1945 - Andres Küng, Swedish-Estonian politician, journalist (d. 2002)


• 1946 - Frank Marshall, American film producer


• 1948 - Nell Carter, American actress (d. 2003)


• 1948 - Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist


• 1950 - Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish politician


• 1951 - Jean Smart, American actress


• 1951 - Linda Wong, Asian adult actress (d. 1987)


• 1952 - Randy Jones, American musician (The Village People)


• 1952 - Raymond O'Connor, American actor


• 1952 - Don Was, American singer


• 1955 - Joe Morris, American musician


• 1957 - John G. Trueschler, American politician


• 1957 - Vinny Appice, American musician (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell)


• 1960 - Greg Baldwin, American voiceover actor (Avatar: The Last Airbender)


• 1961 - Dave Mustaine, American musician (Megadeth)


• 1961 - KK Null, Japanese musician


• 1961 - Peter Roskam, Republican Congressman from Illinois


• 1962 - Tõnu Õnnepalu, Estonian poet and author


• 1963 - Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek politician


• 1964 - Tavis Smiley, American talk show host, journalist and author


• 1965 - Zak Starkey, British musician


• 1965 - Annie Duke, American poker player


• 1966 - Maria Furtwängler, German physician


• 1967 - Michael Johnson, American athlete


• 1967 - Tim 'Ripper' Owens, American singer (Iced Earth, ex-Judas Priest)


• 1968 - Brad Johnson, American football player


• 1968 - Emma Sjöberg, Swedish model


• 1968 - Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball player


• 1969 - Tyler Perry, American actor


• 1969 - Ilka Knickenberg, German actress


• 1969 - Shane Warne, Australian cricketer


• 1970 - Martín Herrera, former Argentine footballer


• 1970 - Louise Lombard, British actress


• 1970 - Yuki Matsuoka, Japanese voice actress


• 1970 - Jason Scott Sadofsky, American programmer


• 1971 - Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player


• 1971 - Manabu Namiki, Japanese composer


• 1971 - Stella McCartney, English fashion designer


• 1973 - Christine Arron, French runner


• 1973 - Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer


• 1973 - Kelly Chen, Chinese singer


• 1973 - Marcelinho Paulista, Brazilian footballer


• 1974 - Craig Rivet, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1974 - Keith Murray, American rapper


• 1974 - Éric Lapointe, Canadian football player


• 1975 - Joe Don Rooney, American musician (Rascal Flatts)


• 1975 - Akihiro Asai, Japanese racing driver


• 1976 - Giorgos Koltzos, Greek footballer


• 1976 - Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer


• 1976 - José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1977 - Fiona Apple, American singer


• 1977 - Ivan De Battista, Maltese Actor, singer and composer


• 1977 - Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer (Maximum the Hormone)


• 1978 - Megan Henning, American actress


• 1978 - Darren Kenton, English footballer


• 1979 - Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer (Hooverphonic)


• 1979 - Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player


• 1979 - Catalina Cruz, American pornographic actress


• 1980 - Han Chae Young, South Korean actress


• 1980 - Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player


• 1980 - Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer


• 1980 - Viren Rasquinha, Indian field hockey player


• 1980 - Ben Savage, American actor


• 1980 - Michelle Nolan, American musician (Straylight Run)


• 1980 - Teppei Teranishi, American guitarist (Thrice)


• 1981 - Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist


• 1981 - Angel Williams, Canadian wrestler


• 1981 - Antonio Lopez Spanish footballer


• 1982 - Nenê, Brazilian basketball player


• 1982 - Rickie Weeks, American baseball player


• 1982 - Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player


• 1983 - Sean Brosnan II, American actor and son of actor Pierce Brosnan


• 1983 - James Bourne, English musician


• 1984 - Nabil Abou-Harb, Arab-American filmmaker


• 1985 - Keyunta Dawson, National Football League player


• 1986 - Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese racing driver


• 1986 - Sean Williams, American basketball player


• 1987 - Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby union footballer


• 1988 - Keith Treacy, Irish footballer