Famous Births on 21 Sep

Famous Births on 21 Sep

1051 - Bertha of Savoy, German queen and Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1087)
1328 - Hongwu Emperor of China (d. 1398)
1411 - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (d. 1460)
1415 - Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1493)
1428 - Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)
1452 - Girolamo Savonarola, Dominican priest and ruler of Florence (d. 1498)
1559 - Cigoli, Florentine painter, architect, and sculptor (d. 1613)
1629 - Philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic cardinal (d. 1694)
1645 - Louis Joliet, Canadian explorer (d. 1700)
1706 - Polyxena Christina of Hesse-Rotenburg, queen of Sardinia (d. 1735)
1756 - John MacAdam, Scottish engineer and road-builder (d. 1836)
1758 - Christopher Gore, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1827)
1760 - Ivan Dmitriev, Russian statesman (d. 1837)
1819 - Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France (d. 1864)
1840 - Murad V, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1904)
1842 - Abd-ul-Hamid II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1918)
1849 - Maurice Barrymore, Indian-born patriarch of the Barrymore family (d. 1905)
1853 - Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)
1863 - John Bunny, American film comedian (d. 1915)
1866 - Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1936)
1866 - H. G. Wells, English writer (d. 1946)
1873 - Papa Jack Laine, American musician (d. 1966)
1874 - Gustav Holst, English composer (d. 1934)
1895 - Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (d. 1925)
1899 - Frederick Coutts, the 8th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1986)
1902 - Sir Allen Lane, British founder of Penguin Books (d. 1970)
1902 - Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (d. 1963)
1905 - Robert Lebel, French Canadian ice hockey executive (d. 1999)
1906 - Henry Beachell, American plant breeder (d. 2006)
1912 - György Sándor, Hungarian pianist (d. 2005)
1912 - Chuck Jones, American animator (d. 2002)
1916 - Françoise Giroud, French journalist and politician (d. 2003)
1917 - Phyllis Nicolson, British mathematician (d. 1968)
1918 - John Gofman, American Manhattan Project scientist and advocate (d. 2007)
1919 - Mario Bunge, Argentine philosopher and physicist
1919 - Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani scholar (d. 1988)
1926 - Donald A. Glaser, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1929 - Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer (d. 1979)
1929 - Bernard Williams, English philosopher (d. 2003)
1931 - Larry Hagman, American actor
1933 - Dick Simon, American racing driver
1934 - Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer and songwriter
1935 - Jimmy Armfield, Former English Footballer and Manager
1935 - Henry Gibson, American actor
1936 - Diane Rehm, American radio talk show host for National Public Radio
1936 - Yuriy Luzhkov, Russian politician, mayor of Moscow
1936 - Dickey Lee, American singer and songwriter
1938 - Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach
1940 - Bill Kurtis, American television journalist
1940 - Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian civil engineer
1941 - R. James Woolsey, Jr., Central Intelligence Agency director
1941 - Jack Brisco, American professional wrestler
1944 - Fannie Flagg, American actress and novelist
1944 - Hamilton Jordan, U.S. President Jimmy Carter's original chief of staff
1944 - Steve Beshear, Democratic Governor of Kentucky.
1945 - Shaw Clifton, the 18th General of The Salvation Army
1945 - Richard Childress, NASCAR team owner
1945 - Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
1946 - Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss Federal Councilor
1947 - Stephen King, American author
1947 - Marsha Norman, American playwright
1947 - Don Felder, American guitarist (Eagles)
1949 - Artis Gilmore, American basketball player
1950 - Charles Clarke, British politician
1950 - Bill Murray, American actor
1951 - Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen rebel leader (d. 2005)
1951 - Bruce Arena, American soccer coach
1952 - Anneliese Michel, German exorcism victim (d. 1976)
1953 - Arie Luyendyk, Dutch race car driver
1954 - Shinzo Abe, Japanese politician
1954 - Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, British musician (Motörhead)
1955 - Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director
1955 - Richard Hieb, American astronaut
1956 - Marta Kauffman, American television producer
1956 - Jack Givens, American basketball player
1957 - Ethan Coen, American film director
1957 - Sidney Moncrief, American basketball player
1957 - Kevin Rudd, Australian politician
1957 - Penny Smith, English television presenter
1958 - Bruno Fitoussi, French poker player
1959 - Dave Coulier, American actor
1959 - Danny Cox, American baseball player
1959 - Corinne Drewery, British singer (Swing Out Sister)
1960 - David James Elliott, Canadian actor
1961 - Nancy Travis, American actress
1962 - Rob Morrow, American actor
1963 - Curtly Ambrose, Antiguan West Indies cricketer
1963 - Cecil Fielder, American baseball player
1963 - Angus Macfadyen, Scottish actor
1964 - Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer and composer
1965 - Cheryl Hines, American actress
1965 - David Wenham, Australian actor
1967 - Tyler Stewart, Canadian drummer (Barenaked Ladies)
1967 - Faith Hill, American singer
1968 - Ricki Lake, American actress and talk show hostess
1969 - Jason Christiansen, American baseball player
1970 - John Cudia, American actor
1970 - Bridget Moynahan, American model and actress
1971 - Luke Wilson, American actor
1971 - Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor
1971 - John Crawley, English cricketer
1972 - David Silveria, American drummer (KoЯn)
1972 - Jon Kitna, American football player
1972 - Scott Spiezio, American baseball player
1972 - Liam Gallagher, English singer (Oasis)
1973 - Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer
1973 - Vanessa Grigoriadis, American journalist
1974 - Taral Hicks, American musician
1974 - Jana Kandarr, German tennis player
1974 - Andy Todd, English footballer
1975 - Doug Davis, American baseball player
1976 - Jonas Bjerre, Danish singer and guitarist (Mew)
1976 - Poul Hübertz, Danish footballer
1977 - Brian Tallet, American baseball player
1978 - Doug Howlett, New Zealand rugby union footballer
1979 - Jaymee Ong, Chinese-Australian model
1979 - Julian Gray, English footballer
1979 - Chris Gayle, Jamaican West Indies cricketer
1979 - Richard Dunne, Irish footballer
1980 - Tomas Scheckter, South African racing driver
1980 - Autumn Reeser, American actress
1980 - Aleksa Palladino, American actress
1980 - Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress
1980 - Robert Hoffman, American actor
1981 - Nicole Richie, American socialite
1981 - Rimi Sen, Indian actress
1981 - Meilinda Soerjoko, Indonesian-Australian actress
1982 - Rowan Vine, English footballer
1982 - Marat Izmailov, Russian footballer
1982 - Danny Kass, American snowboarder
1982 - Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian racing driver
1983 - Anna Meares, Australian cyclist
1983 - Joseph Mazzello, American actor
1983 - Maggie Grace, American actress
1983 - Fernando Cavenaghi, Argentinian footballer
1984 - Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner, American swimmer
1985 - Maryam Hassouni, Dutch actor
1986 - Faris Rotter, English vocalist (The Horrors)
1987 - Courtney Paris, American basketball player
1987 - Ashley Paris, American basketball player
1987 - Jimmy Clausen, American football player
1988 - Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistani politician
1989 - Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, American skateboarder
1990 - Allison Scagliotti, American actress
1990 - Christian Serratos, American actress
1991 - Jordan Hasay, American track and field athlete
1998 - Brino quadruplets, American actor/actresses