Famous Births on 8 Sep

Famous Births on 8 Sep

1157 - King Richard I of England (d. 1199)
1207 - King Sancho II of Portugal (d. 1248)
1271 - Charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295)
1380 - Saint Bernardino of Siena, Italian Franciscan missionary (d. 1444)
1474 - Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (d. 1533)
1515 - Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585)
1588 - Marin Mersenne, French mathematician (d. 1648)
1611 - Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (d. 1671)
1621 - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French general (d. 1686)
1633 - Ferdinand IV of Germany (d. 1654)
1672 - Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (d. 1703)
1749 - Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac, French aristocrat (d. 1793)
1749 - Marie-Louise, Princesse de Lamballe, French aristocrat (d. 1792)
1778 - Clemens Brentano, German poet (d. 1842)
1783 - Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (d. 1872)
1804 - Eduard Mörike, German poet (d. 1875)
1814 - Charles-Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (d. 1874)
1824 - Jaime Nunó, Spanish composer (d. 1908)
1828 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, American Civil War soldier (d. 1914)
1828 - Clarence Cook, American writer and art critic (d. 1900)
1830 - Frédéric Mistral, French poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
1841 - Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of James A. Garfield (d. 1882)
1841 - Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (d. 1904)
1852 - Emperor Gwangmu of Korea (d. 1919)
1857 - Georg Michaelis, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1936)
1873 - Alfred Jarry, French absurdist playwright
1873 - David O. McKay, ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1970)
1881 - Harry Hillman, American athlete (d. 1945)
1884 - Théodore Pilette, Belgian racing driver (d. 1921)
1886 - Siegfried Sassoon, English poet (d. 1967)
1887 - Prince George of Yugoslavia (d. 1972)
1889 - Robert Alphonso Taft, U.S. Senator from Ohio (d. 1953)
1895 - Sara García, Mexican actress (d. 1980)
1896 - Howard Dietz, American lyricist and librettist (d. 1983)
1897 - Jimmie Rodgers, American singer and composer (d. 1933)
1901 - Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1966)
1910 - Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (d. 1994)
1914 - Sir Denys Lasdun, English architect (d. 2001)
1915 - Frank Cady, American actor
1915 - Frank Pullen, English business person and racehorse owner (d.1992)
1918 - Derek Harold Richard Barton, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
1919 - Gianni Brera, (Giovanni Luigi Brera), Italian journalist and writer (d. 1992)
1921 - Harry Secombe, Welsh entertainer (d. 2001)
1922 - Sid Caesar, American comedian
1922 - Lyndon LaRouche, American politician
1924 - Grace Metalious, American novelist (d. 1964)
1924 - Marie-Claire Kirkland, Quebec politician
1924 - Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (d. 2005)
1925 - Peter Sellers, English actor (d. 1980)
1927 - Harlan Howard, American country music songwriter (d. 2002)
1929 - Roger Byrne, English footballer (d. 1958
1929 - Christoph von Dohnanyi, German conductor
1930 - Nguyen Cao Ky, Premier of South Vietnam
1930 - Robert W. Firestone, Author, Artist, Clinical Psychologist
1930 - Mario Adorf, film and stage actor
1931 - John Garrett, British politician (d. 2007)
1932 - Patsy Cline, American singer (d. 1963)
1933 - Asha Bhonsle, Indian singer
1933 - Paul M. Fleiss, American pediatrician; father of Heidi Fleiss
1933 - Michael Frayn, British playwright
1933 - Eric Salzman, American composer
1934 - Peter Maxwell Davies, British composer
1934 - Rodrigue Biron, Canadian politician
1937 - Sam Nunn, American politician
1937 - Barbara Frum, Canadian news anchor (d. 1992)
1937 - Virna Lisi, Italian actress
1938 - Kenichi Horie, Japanese adventurer
1939 - Carsten Keller, German field hockey player
1939 - Guitar Shorty, American blues guitarist
1941 - Bernie Sanders, American politician
1942 - Brian Cole, American bass guitar player (The Association) (d. 1972)
1943 - Adelaide C. Eckardt, American politician
1944 - Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer
1945 - Ron Pigpen McKernan, American musician (Grateful Dead) (d. 1973)
1945 - Rogie Vachon, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
1946 - L.C. Greenwood, American football player
1947 - Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist
1947 - Ann Beattie, American writer
1948 - Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
1950 - Zachary Richard, Louisiana singer and songwriter
1950 - Mike Simpson, American politician
1951 - Nikos Karvelas, Greek composer
1954 - Mark Foley, American politician
1956 - Maurice Cheeks, American basketball player and coach
1956 - Frank Tovey, British musician (d. 2002)
1957 - Heather Thomas, American actress
1958 - Michael Lardie, American guitarist/keyboardist
1958 - Mitsuru Miyamoto, Japanese voice actor
1959 - Daler Nazarov, Tajik composer and actor
1960 - Aimee Mann, American musician
1960 - Stefano Casiraghi, Italian businessman; husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco (d. 1990)
1960 - Aguri Suzuki, Japanese racing driver
1961 - Paul Zanetti, Australian political cartoonist
1962 - Sergio Casal, Spanish tennis player
1962 - Christopher Klim, American novelist
1962 - Thomas Kretschmann, German actor
1963 - Hitoshi Matsumoto, Japanese comedian
1963 - Brad Silberling, American television and film director
1963 - Li Ning, Chinese gymnast
1964 - Michael Johns, American business executive
1964 - Scott Levy, American professional wrestler
1964 - Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian musician (d. 2000)
1966 - Carola, Swedish singer
1966 - Peter Furler, Christian musician (Newsboys)
1967 - Kimberly Peirce, American film director
1969 - Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer
1969 - Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer
1969 - Gary Speed, Welsh footballer
1970 - Neko Case, American musician
1970 - Latrell Sprewell, American basketball player
1970 - Yuji Nishizawa, Japanese hijacker
1971 - Pierre Sévigny, French-Canadian ice hockey player
1971 - Brooke Burke, American model
1971 - Daniel Petrov, Bulgarian boxer
1971 - David Arquette, American actor
1971 - Martin Freeman, English actor
1972 - Lisa Kennedy, American television personality
1972 - Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor
1972 - Phil Laak, Ireland-born professional poker player
1972 - Giovanni Frezza, Italian actor
1972 - Os du Randt, South African rugby player
1972 - Markus Babbel, German footballer
1973 - Khamis Al-Owairan, Saudi Arabian footballer
1974 - Braulio Luna, Mexican footballer
1974 - Tanaz Eshaghian, Iranian-born American documentarian
1975 - Lee Eul-Yong, South Korean footballer
1975 - Larenz Tate, American Actor
1975 - Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player
1975 - Richard Hughes, English musician (Keane)
1976 - Sarah Kucserka, American screenwriter
1976 - Brendan Kelly, American musician (The Lawrence Arms)
1976 - Jervis Drummond, Costa Rican footballer
1976 - Gerald Drummond, Costa Rican footballer
1976 - Sjeng Schalken, Dutch former tennis player
1977 - Jay McKee, Canadian hockey player
1978 - Gil Meche, American baseball player
1978 - Gerard Autet, Spanish footballer
1979 - Pink, American singer
1980 - Teruyuki Moniwa, Japanese footballer
1981 - Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian footballer
1981 - Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor
1983 - Chris Judd, Australian football player
1983 - Wali Lundy, American football player
1983 - Diego Benaglio, Swiss-Italian footballer
1983 - Will Blalock, American basketball player
1983 - Lewis Roberts-Thompson, Australian football player
1984 - Peter Whittingham, English footballer
1984 - Vitaly Petrov, Russian racing driver
1985 - Yendi Phillips, Jamaican beauty pageant contestant
1986 - João Moutinho, Sporting Lisbon midfielder
1986 - Matt Grothe, American football player
1988 - Caitlin Hill, Australian internet personality
1988 - Arrelious Benn, American football player
1990 - Matt Barkley, American football player
1996 - Krystal Reyes, Filipina actress
1997 - Kimberlea Berg, English actress
801 - Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865)
828 - Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868)