Famous Births on 26 Sep

Famous Births on 26 Sep

1181 - Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)
1329 - Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)
1406 - Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
1711 - Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)
1750 - Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)
1758 - Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.
1774 - Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (d. 1847)
1791 - Théodore Géricault, French painter (d. 1824)
1820 - Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Bengali scholar (d. 1891)
1840 - Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923)
1865 - Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, English pilot and ornithologist (d. 1937)
1869 - Komitas, Armenian composer (d. 1935)
1870 - King Christian X of Denmark (d. 1947)
1871 - Winsor McCay, American cartoonist (d. 1934)
1873 - Wacław Berent, Polish novelist and translator (d. 1940)
1873 - Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (d. 1949)
1874 - Lewis Hine, American photographer and social activist (d. 1940)
1875 - Edmund Gwenn, Welsh actor (d. 1959)
1876 - Edith Abbott, American social worker, educator, and author (d. 1957)
1877 - Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (d. 1963)
1877 - Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist (d. 1962)
1881 - Hiram Wesley Evans, Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard (d. 1966)
1886 - Archibald Vivian Hill, English physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1977)
1887 - Edwin Keppel Bennett, English writer (d. 1958)
1887 - Antonio Moreno, Spanish-born actor (d. 1967)
1887 - Sir Barnes Wallis, English scientist, engineer and inventor (d. 1979)
1888 - J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist (d. 1964)
1888 - T. S. Eliot, American-born writer and editor, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)
1889 - Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (d. 1976)
1891 - Charles Münch, French conductor and violinist (d. 1968)
1893 - Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. 1929)
1895 - George Raft, American actor (d. 1980)
1897 - Pope Paul VI (d. 1978)
1897 - Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (d. 1917)
1898 - George Gershwin, American composer (d. 1937)
1905 - Emilio Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player
1907 - Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
1907 - Anthony Blunt, English art historian and Soviet spy (d. 1983)
1909 - Bill France, Sr., American founder of NASCAR (d. 1992)
1913 - Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (d. 1998)
1914 - Jack LaLanne, American fitness, exercise and nutritional expert
1917 - Réal Caouette, French Canadian politician, leader of the Ralliement créditiste (d. 1976)
1919 - Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and researcher
1919 - Barbara Britton, American actress (d. 1980)
1922 - Nicholas Romanov, French-born pretender to the Russian throne
1923 - Dev Anand, Indian actor and film producer
1924 - Marcello Mastroianni, Italian actor (d. 1996)
1925 - Marty Robbins, American singer (d. 1982)
1925 - Norm Dussault, American ice hockey player
1926 - Julie London, American singer and actress (d. 2000)
1926 - Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian Indo-European Philologist
1927 - Robert Blackburn, Irish educationist (d. 1990)
1927 - Robert Cade, American physician and inventor of the beverage Gatorade (d. 2007)
1927 - Patrick O'Neal, American actor (d. 1994)
1928 - Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor
1930 - Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (d. 1966)
1932 - Vladimir Voinovich, Russian writer and dissident
1932 - Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
1932 - Richard Herd, American actor
1933 - Donna Douglas, American actress
1935 - Joe Sherlock, Irish Labour Party politician (d. 2007)
1936 - Winnie Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist
1937 - Valentin Pavlov, Soviet politician (d. 2003)
1937 - Jerry Weintraub, American film producer
1939 - Ricky Tomlinson, English actor
1941 - Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
1942 - Kent McCord, American actor
1943 - Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and broadcaster
1943 - Tim Schenken, Australian racing driver
1944 - Anne Robinson, English television host
1945 - Louise Beaudoin, French Canadian politician
1945 - Gal Costa, Brazilian singer
1945 - Bryan Ferry, English singer (Roxy Music)
1946 - Louise Simonson, American comic book writer and editor
1946 - Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
1946 - Christine Todd Whitman, American politician
1946 - Andrea Dworkin, American feminist (d. 2005)
1947 - Lynn Anderson, American country music singer
1948 - Olivia Newton-John, English-born Australian singer and actress
1949 - Minette Walters, English novelist
1949 - Jane Smiley, American novelist
1949 - Clodoaldo, Brazilian football player
1951 - Stuart Tosh, Scottish musician
1952 - Predrag Miletić, Serbian actor
1953 - Aivars Lembergs, Latvian politician
1953 - Dolores Keane, Irish folk singer
1953 - Joe Benigno, American radio personality
1954 - Kevin Kennedy, American baseball manager and television host
1955 - Carlene Carter, American singer
1956 - Steve Butler, American racing driver
1956 - Linda Hamilton, American actress
1958 - Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American politician
1959 - Rich Gedman, American baseball player
1961 - Will Self, English author
1962 - Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress
1962 - Peter Foster, Australian con-man
1963 - Lysette Anthony, English actress
1964 - Nicki French, English singer
1965 - Cindy Herron, American singer (En Vogue)
1965 - Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress
1966 - Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress and television hostess
1966 - Christos Dantis, Greek composer and singer
1966 - Craig "Ironhead" Heyward, American football player (d. 2006)
1967 - Shannon Hoon, American singer (Blind Melon) (d. 1995)
1968 - James Caviezel, American actor
1969 - Anthony Kavanagh, French Canadian comedian, actor and singer
1969 - Andy Petterson, Australian footballer
1969 - Paul Warhurst, English footballer
1969 - David Ferguson, British murderer
1970 - Rachel Jacobs, American actress
1970 - Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress
1972 - Shawn Stockman, American singer (Boyz II Men)
1972 - Melanie Paxson, American actress
1972 - Ras Kass, American rapper
1973 - Marty Casey, American singer (Lovehammers)
1973 - Chris Small, Scottish snooker player
1973 - Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper
1974 - Boris Cepeda,German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
1974 - Gary Hall, Jr., American swimmer
1974 - Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player
1975 - Jake Paltrow, American film director, brother of Gwyneth Paltrow
1975 - Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer (Garmarna and Triakel)
1976 - Michael Ballack, German footballer
1976 - Tyler Denk, American model and reality show contestant
1977 - Kaylynn, American porn star
1978 - Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan long-distance runner
1979 - Jon Harley, English footballer
1979 - Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) rugby league footballer
1979 - Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast
1980 - Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey players
1980 - Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver
1980 - Jane Darling, Czech porn model/actress
1981 - Collien Fernandes, German TV host and actress
1981 - Christina Milian, American actress and singer
1981 - Serena Williams, American tennis player
1982 - Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentine footballer
1982 - Rob Burrow, English rugby league player
1983 - Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer
1983 - Samantha Hammel, American record producer and actress
1984 - Keisha Buchanan, English singer (Sugababes)
1985 - Lenna Kuurmaa, Estonian singer (Vanilla Ninja)
1986 - Ashley Leggat, Canadian actress
1987 - Rosie Munter, Swedish singer (Play)
1988 - Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater
1988 - Mark Simpson, English clarinetist and composer
1989 - Emma Rigby, English actress
2000 - Princess Salma bint Al Abdullah II of Jordan