Famous Births on 16 Sep

Famous Births on 16 Sep

1098 - Hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first componist to be known by name (d. 1179)
1387 - King Henry V of England, (d. 1422)
1507 - Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)
1557 - Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)
16 - Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38)
1651 - Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (d. 1716)
1666 - Antoine Parent, French mathematician (d. 1716)
1678 - Henry St John, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)
1722 - Gabriel Christie, British general (d. 1799)
1725 - Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (d. 1815)
1745 - Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. 1813)
1782 - Daoguang, Emperor of China (d. 1850)
1823 - Francis Parkman, American historian (d. 1893)
1827 - Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (d. 1908)
1853 - Albrecht Kossel, German physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1927)
1858 - Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1923)
1859 - Yuan Shikai, Chinese politician (d. 1916)
1875 - James C. Penney, American department store founder (d. 1971)
1881 - Clive Bell, English art critic (d. 1964)
1883 - T. E. Hulme, English writer (d. 1917)
1886 - Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
1887 - Nadia Boulanger, French composer and teacher (d. 1979)
1888 - F. E. Sillanpää, Finnish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. [[1964
1891 - Karl Dönitz, German naval leader (d. 1980)
1891 - Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-born German spy (d. 1972)
1893 - Alexander Korda, Hungarian film director (d. 1956)
1893 - Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
1898 - H.A. Rey, American children's author, creator of "Curious George" (d. 1977)
1905 - Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (d. 1980)
1906 - Jack Churchill, English soldier (d. 1996)
1910 - Erich Kempka, Adolf Hitler's chauffeur (d. 1975)
1910 - Karl Kling, German race car driver (d. 2003)
1914 - Allen Funt, American radio and television personality (d. 1999)
1916 - Robert Bradshaw, Saint Kitts and Nevis politician (d. 1978)
1916 - M.S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (d. 2004)
1916 - Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian labour leader (d. 1999)
1919 - Laurence J. Peter, Canadian born educator and writer (d. 1990)
1921 - Jon Hendricks, American jazz singer
1922 - Marcel Mouloudji, French actor and singer (d. 1994)
1922 - Janis Paige, American actress
1923 - Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor of Singapore
1924 - Lauren Bacall, American actress
1925 - Charlie Byrd, American musician (d. 1999)
1925 - B. B. King, American musician
1925 - Charles Haughey, Prime Minister of Ireland (d. 2006)
1926 - Tommy Bond, American actor (d. 2005)
1927 - Jack Kelly, American actor (d. 1992)
1927 - Peter Falk, American actor
1928 - Lady Gwen Thompson, British occultist (d. 1986)
1930 - Anne Francis, American actress
1934 - George Chakiris, American actor
1935 - Carl Andre, American artist
1935 - Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist
1937 - Alexander Medved, Russian wrestler
1939 - Breyten Breytenbach, South African writer and painter
1941 - Richard Perle, American political advisor
1942 - Bernie Calvert, British musician (The Hollies)
1943 - James Alan McPherson, American writer
1944 - Winston Grennan, Jamaican American drummer
1946 - Cathee Dahmen, American fashion model
1946 - Mike Reynolds, Australian politician
1946 - Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer
1947 - Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian and writer
1947 - Russ Abbot, British comedian
1948 - Ron Blair, American bassist
1948 - Kenny Jones, English musician (The Small Faces; Faces; The Who)
1949 - Ed Begley, Jr., American actor
1950 - Loyd Grossman, American television presenter
1953 - Alan Barton, English musician (Black Lace, Smokie) (d. 1995)
1953 - Nancy Huston, Canadian-born novelist and essayist
1953 - Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 - Frank Reed, American singer (Chi-Lites)
1954 - Colin Newman, English musician (Wire)
1954 - Earl Klugh, American jazz guitarist
1955 - Ron Brewer, American basketball player
1955 - Janet Ellis, British television presenter
1955 - Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer
1955 - Robin Yount, American baseball player
1956 - Mickey Rourke, American actor
1956 - David Copperfield, American magician
1957 - David McCreery, Irish footballer
1958 - Orel Hershiser, American baseball player
1958 - Neville Southall, Welsh footballer
1958 - Jennifer Tilly, American actress
1959 - Tim Raines, American baseball player
1960 - Danny John-Jules, British actor
1960 - Kurt Busiek, American comic book writer
1961 - Bilinda Butcher, British singer (My Bloody Valentine)
1963 - Richard Marx, American singer
1964 - Molly Shannon, American actress
1964 - Mary Coustas, Austalian entertainer
1964 - Rossy de Palma, Spanish actress
1965 - Katy Kurtzman, American actress
1967 - Hiroya Oku, Japanese Manga-ka
1968 - Walt Becker, American director and writer
1968 - Marc Anthony, American singer
1969 - Justine Frischmann, English musician (Elastica)
1970 - Mark Schultz, American musician
1971 - Amy Poehler, American comedian (Saturday Night Live)
1972 - Mark Bruener, American football player
1973 - Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist
1973 - Justin Haythe, American writer
1973 - George Corrie, English Footballer
1974 - Tom Dolan, American swimmer
1975 - Shannon Noll, Australian singer and songwriter
1976 - Tina Barrett, British singer (S Club)
1976 - Greg Buckner, American basketball player
1976 - Heather Hopper, American actress
1977 - Greg Ball, American politician
1978 - Dan Dickau, American basketball player
1978 - Matthew Rogers, American singer
1979 - Bobby Korecky, American baseball player
1980 - Patrik Stefan, Czech hockey player
1981 - Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress
1981 - Alexis Bledel, American actress (Gilmore Girls)
1982 - Leon Knight, English footballer
1982 - Michael McCall, Irish chemist
1984 - Sabrina Bryan, American actress and singer
1984 - Katie Melua, Georgian-British singer
1985 - Madeline Zima, American actress
1986 - Kyla Pratt, American actress
1987 - Louis Clement Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian football player
1987 - Travis Wall, American Dancer/Dance Instructor
1988 - Teddy Geiger, American singer
1988 - Sarah Steele, American actress
1992 - Nick Jonas, American singer
2005 - Princess Jalilah bint Ali, of Jordan