Famous Births on 20 Sep

Famous Births on 20 Sep

1486 - Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502)
1599 - Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)
1744 - Thomas Grosvenor, American Revolutionary War hero (d. 1825)
1746 - Móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (d. 1786)
1778 - Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian naval officer and explorer (d. 1852)
1833 - Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1918)
1842 - James Dewar, Scottish chemist (d. 1923)
1844 - William H. Illingworth, American photographer (d. 1893)
1851 - Henry Arthur Jones, English writer (d. 1929)
1853 - Rama V, King of Thailand (d. 1910)
1861 - Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress (d. 1955)
1872 - Maurice Gamelin, French army general (d. 1958)
1873 - Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (d. 1949)
1873 - Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. 1944)
1878 - Upton Sinclair, American writer (d. 1968)
1880 - Louise Peete, American murderess (d. 1947)
1884 - Maxwell Perkins, American editor and publisher (d. 1947)
1885 - Jelly Roll Morton, American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (d. 1941)
1886 - Charles Williams, British author (d. 1945)
1889 - Charles Reidpath, American athlete (d. 1975)
1899 - Leo Strauss, German-born philosopher (d. 1973)
1902 - Stevie Smith, British poet (d. 1971)
1911 - Shriram Sharma Acharya, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1991)
1914 - Kenneth More, English actor (d. 1982)
1916 - Malik Meraj Khalid, Former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2003)
1917 - Red Auerbach, American basketball coach (d. 2006)
1917 - Fernando Rey, Spanish-born actor (d. 1994)
1920 - Alberto de Lacerda, Portuguese poet (d. 2007)
1920 - Jay Ward, American animated cartoonist (d. 1989)
1922 - William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953)
1923 - Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish-born poet (d. 1997)
1924 - Gogi Grant, American singer
1925 - Ananda Mahidol, King of Thailand (d. 1946)
1925 - Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 1986)
1927 - Rachel Roberts, English actress (d. 1980)
1927 - Johnny Dankworth, English musician and composer
1928 - Joyce Brothers, American psychologist and advice columnist
1928 - Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (d. 2000)
1928 - Donald Hall, American poet and US Poet Laureate
1929 - Anne Meara, American comic and actress
1931 - Cherd Songsri, Thai filmmaker (d. 2006)
1933 - Dennis Viollet, English former footballer (d. 1999)
1934 - Sophia Loren, Italian actress
1935 - Jim Taylor, National Football League player
1935 - Keith Roberts, British science fiction author (d. 2000)
1935 - David Pegg, English footballer (d. 1958)
1937 - Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician
1937 - Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005)
1939 - Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman
1941 - Dale Chihuly, American glass artist
1942 - Gérald Tremblay, Québec politician
1947 - Mia Martini, Italian singer (d. 1995)
1947 - Bruce Pasternack, American CEO
1947 - Steve Gerber, American comics writer (d. 2008)
1948 - George R. R. Martin, American writer
1948 - Chuck Panozzo and John Panozzo (d. 1996), American musicians (Styx)
1949 - Mahesh Bhatt. Indian film director
1949 - John W. Henry, American MLB team owner
1951 - Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 - Javier Marías, Spanish author, translator and academic
1954 - Henry Samueli, American NHL team owner
1956 - Gary Cole, American actor
1957 - Alannah Currie, New Zealander musician (Thompson Twins)
1957 - Rich DiSilvio, American new media developer & artist
1958 - Arn Anderson, American wrestler
1959 - Danny Devos, Belgian artist
1960 - Deborah Roberts, American journalist and TV reporter
1961 - Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and television personality
1964 - Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
1965 - Robert Rusler, American actor
1966 - Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese rock musician
1967 - Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, American musicians (Nelson)
1967 - Kristen Johnston, American actress
1967 - Martin Harrison, American NFL Football Player
1968 - Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
1968 - Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)
1968 - Tim Rogers, Australian singer / songwriter
1969 - Richard Witschge, former Dutch footballer
1969 - Megumi Kudo, Japanese pro-wrestler
1969 - Victoria Dillard, American actress
1970 - Moon Bloodgood, American actress and model
1971 - Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer
1971 - Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer
1973 - Ronald McKinnon, National Football League linebacker
1974 - Michael Waddington, American defense lawyer
1975 - Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
1975 - Asia Argento, Italian actress
1976 - Yui Horie, Japanese seiyuu
1976 - Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress
1976 - Reuben Singh, British entrepreneur
1977 - Namie Amuro, Japanese pop singer
1978 - Luke Heron, British entrepreneur & investor
1978 - Dante Hall, American football player
1978 - T.J. Tucker, American baseball player
1978 - Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer
1978 - Patrizio Buanne, Italian singer
1978 - Jason Bay, Canadian baseball player
1979 - Sean Davis, English footballer
1980 - Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
1980 - Jonathan Le Billon, British actor
1980 - Mariacarla Boscono, Italian fashion model
1981 - Joanie Dodds, America's Next Top Model contestant
1981 - Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
1981 - Jordan Tata, American baseball player
1983 - Yuna Ito, Japanese singer and actress
1983 - Ángel Sánchez, Puerto Rican baseball player
1985 - David Allen, American composer and writer
1987 - Jack Lawless, American drummer for the Jonas Brothers
1990 - John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player
1990 - Marilou, Quebec pop singer
1991 - Spencer Locke, American actress
1993 - Taylor Parks, American actress
1995 - Sammi Hanratty, American actress