Famous Births on 27 Sep

Famous Births on 27 Sep

1275 - John II of Brabant (d. 1312)
1384 - Cosimo de Medici, Italian Patron of the Arts
1601 - King Louis XIII of France (d. 1643)
1627 - Jacques Benigne Bossuet, French bishop (d. 1704)
1643 - Solomon Stoddard, American Puritan clergyman
1696 - St. Alphonsus Liguori, Italian founder of the Redemptionist order (d. 1787)
1719 - Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (d. 1800)
1722 - Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader (d. 1803)
1729 - Michael Denis, Austrian poet (d. 1800)
1772 - Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson (d. 1836)
1803 - Samuel Francis du Pont, American admiral (d. 1865)
1805 - George Müller, Prussian orphanage builder (d. 1898)
1818 - Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe, German chemist (d. 1884)
1821 - Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss writer (d. 1881)
1824 - William "Bull" Nelson, American Civil War general (d. 1862)
1830 - William Babcock Hazen, American Civil War general (d. 1887)
1840 - Thomas Nast, German-born political cartoonist (d. 1902)
1842 - Alphonse Francois Renard, Belgian geologist (d. 1903)
1843 - Gaston Tarry, French mathematician (d. 1913)
1861 - Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, sister of US President Theodore Roosevelt (d. 1933)
1864 - Andrej Hlinka, Slovak politician and Catholic Priest (d. 1938)
1866 - Eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic Blessed (d. 1932)
1871 - Grazia Deledda, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
1879 - Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician (d. 1934)
1879 - Cyril Scott, English composer (d. 1970)
1885 - Harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965)
1894 - Olive Tell, American actress (d. 1951)
1894 - Lothar von Richthofen German pilot (d. 1922)
1895 - Woolf Barnato, British racing driver (d. 1948)
1896 - Sam Ervin, American politician (d. 1985)
1898 - Vincent Youmans, American composer and producer (d. 1946)
1906 - William Empson, British poet (d. 1984)
1906 - Jim Thompson, American author (d. 1977)
1907 - Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher (d. 2003)
1907 - Bhagat Singh, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
1911 - John Harvey, stage and film actor (d. 1982)
1913 - Albert Ellis, American psychologist (d. 2007)
1916 - Frank Handlen, American artist
1917 - William T. Orr, American television producer (d. 2002)
1917 - Louis Auchincloss, American novelist
1918 - Martin Ryle, English radio astronomer, Nobel laureate (d. 1984)
1919 - James H. Wilkinson, American mathematician (d. 1986)
1919 - Johnny Pesky, American baseball player
1919 - Charles Percy. American politician
1920 - William Conrad, American actor (d. 1994)
1920 - Jayne Meadows, American actress
1921 - Milton Subotsky, American TV and film producer (d. 1991)
1922 - Arthur Penn, American director
1922 - Carl Ballantine, American actor
1924 - Bernard Waber, American author
1924 - Fred Singer, American scientist
1924 - Bud Powell, American jazz pianist (d. 1966)
1927 - Romano Scarpa, Italian comic book artist
1927 - Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman (d. 2006)
1931 - Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer
1932 - Geoff Bent, English footballer (d. 1958)
1932 - Yash Chopra, Indian director
1932 - Oliver E. Williamson, American economist
1932 - Michael Colvin, Canadian singer
1932 - Roger C. Carmel, American actor (d. 1986)
1933 - Will Sampson, American actor (d. 1987)
1933 - Greg Morris, American actor (d. 1996)
1933 - Rodney Cotterill, Danish-English physicist (d. 2007)
1934 - Dick Schaap, American sports reporter (d. 2001)
1934 - Claude Jarman Jr., American actor
1934 - Wilford Brimley, American actor
1936 - Don Cornelius, American television host
1936 - Gordon Honeycombe, British playwright
1939 - Carol Lynn Pearson, American poet and writer
1939 - Kathy Whitworth, American golfer
1940 - Benoni Beheyt, Belgian cyclist
1941 - Serge Ménard, Québécois politician
1941 - Peter Bonetti, English footballer
1941 - Gay Kayler Ashcroft, Australian country music singer
1942 - Alvin Stardust, English singer
1942 - Dith Pran, Cambodian-born photojournalist
1943 - Randy Bachman, Canadian musician
1943 - Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat
1945 - Kay Ryan, American poet
1945 - Jack Goldstein, Canadian-born artist (d. 2003)
1946 - Robin Nedwell, English comedy actor (d. 1999)
1946 - T.C. Cannon, Kiowa/Caddo artist (d. 1978)
1947 - Barbara Dickson, Scottish singer
1947 - Denis Lawson, Scottish actor
1947 - Meat Loaf, American singer
1947 - Liz Torres, American actress and singer
1948 - John K. Reed, American coral biologist
1948 - Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor
1948 - A Martinez, American actor
1948 - Michele Dotrice, English actor
1949 - Graham Richardson, Australian politician
1949 - Mike Schmidt, American baseball player
1949 - Jahn Teigen, Norwegian singer
1950 - Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japanese actor
1951 - Jim Shooter, American comic book writer
1951 - Paul Craig, British law professor
1951 - Michel Rivard, Québécois singer and composer (Beau Dommage)
1952 - André Viger, French Canadian marathoner
1952 - Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian cosmonaut
1952 - Didier Dubois, French mathematician
1953 - Diane Julie Abbott, British politician
1953 - Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian religious leader
1953 - Greg Ham, Australian musician (Men at Work)
1953 - Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer
1954 - Ray Hadley, Australian radio broadcaster
1958 - Shaun Cassidy, American singer
1959 - Beth Heiden, American speed skater
1960 - Jean-Marc Barr, French-American actor and director
1960 - Barron Lerner, American physician and historian
1961 - Irvine Welsh, Scottish writer
1961 - Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer
1964 - Stephan Jenkins, American singer (Third Eye Blind)
1965 - Bernard Lord, Premier of New Brunswick
1965 - Alexis Stewart, American radio personality
1965 - Peter MacKay, Canadian political leader
1965 - Steve Kerr, American basketball player
1965 - Ricky Fuji, Japanese professional wrestler
1966 - Lorenzo Cherubini, Italian singer (Jovanotti)
1967 - Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian international soccer player
1970 - Yoshiharu Habu, Japanese professional shogi player
1971 - Li Yapeng, Chinese actor
1971 - Amanda Detmer, American actress
1972 - Craig L. Rice, American Politician
1972 - Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress
1972 - Clara Hughes, Canadian cyclist
1972 - Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player
1973 - Chris Demakes, American singer/guitarist (Less Than Jake)
1976 - Francesco Totti, Italian footballer
1976 - Jason Phillips, American baseball player
1976 - Matt Harding, American video game developer
1976 - Dean Butterworth, English musician
1977 - Andrus Värnik, Estonian javelin thrower
1978 - Brad Arnold, American singer (3 Doors Down)
1978 - Jon Rauch, American baseball player
1979 - Jon Garland, American baseball player
1979 - Zita Görög, Hungarian actress and model
1979 - Christian Jones, Australian racing driver
1979 - Steve Simpson, Australian rugby league footballer
1980 - Asashoryu, Mongolian sumo wrestler
1981 - Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer
1981 - Sophie Crumb, American comics artist
1981 - Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer
1981 - Cytherea, American adult actress
1982 - Lil Wayne, American rapper
1982 - Darrent Williams, American football player (d. 2007)
1983 - Travis MacRae, Canadian singer-songwriter
1983 - Shermon Tang, Hong Kong actress
1983 - Jeon Hye Bin, Korean actress
1984 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter
1984 - John Lannan, American baseball player
1984 - Paul Bevan, Australian rules footballer
1986 - Ricardo Risatti, Argentine racing driver
1990 - Kylee Lin, American beauty pageant winner
1991 - Adam Chicksen, English Football Player
1992 - Jake Burbage, American actor
1996 - Iman bint Al Abdullah II, princess of Jordan
1996 - Daeg Faerch, Danish-born Canadian actor