Famous Births on 30 Sep

Famous Births on 30 Sep

1207 - Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1273)
1227 - Pope Nicholas IV (d. 1292)
1530 - Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)
1550 - Michael Maestlin, German mathematician (d. 1631)
1631 - William Stoughton, American judge at the Salem witch trials (d. 1701)
1700 - Stanisław Konarski, Polish writer (d. 1773)
1710 - John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (d. 1771)
1715 - Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher (d. 1780)
1732 - Jacques Necker, French finance minister of Louis XVI (d. 1804)
1765 - José María Morelos, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1815)
1800 - Decimus Burton, British architect (d. 1881)
1811 - Augusta of Saxe-Weimar, Queen of Prussia and German Empress (d. 1890)
1827 - Ellis H. Roberts, American politician (d. 1918)
1861 - William Wrigley Jr., American industrialist (Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company) (d. 1932)
1870 - Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father of Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (d. 1948)
1870 - Jean Baptiste Perrin, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1942)
1882 - Hans Geiger, German physicist (d. 1945)
1883 - Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (d. 1945)
1887 - Lil Dagover, Dutch-born German actress (d. 1980)
1893 - Lansdale Sasscer, American politician (d. 1964)
1895 - Lewis Milestone, Russian-born film director (d. 1980)
1898 - Princess Charlotte of Monaco (d. 1977)
1898 - Renée Adorée, French actress (d. 1933)
1904 - Waldo Williams, Welsh poet (d. 1971)
1905 - Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
1908 - David Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist (d. 1974)
1912 - Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985)
1913 - Bill Walsh, American film producer and writer (d. 1975)
1915 - Lester Maddox, American businessman, one-time segregationist and Governor of Georgia (d. 2003)
1917 - Buddy Rich, American big band drummer (d. 1987)
1917 - Park Chunghee, President of South Korea (d. 1979)
1918 - Lewis Nixon, WWII Veteran (d. 1996)
1919 - Roberto Bonomi, Argentine racing driver (d. 1992)
1919 - Patricia Neway, American soprano
1920 - Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American musician and cellist
1921 - Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (d. 2007)
1922 - Alan Stretton, Australian general
1924 - Truman Capote, American author (d. 1984)
1926 - Robin Roberts, American baseball player
1927 - W. S. Merwin, American poet
1928 - Elie Wiesel, Romanian Holocaust survivor, author, and lecturer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1931 - Angie Dickinson, American actress
1932 - Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo)
1932 - Johnny Podres, American baseball player (d. 2008)
1933 - Barbara Knox, English actress
1933 - Cissy Houston, American gospel/r&b singer
1934 - Udo Jürgens, Austrian singer
1934 - Anna Kashfi, Welsh actress
1935 - Johnny Mathis, American singer
1935 - Z. Z. Hill, American blues singer (d. 1984)
1937 - Valentin Silvestrov, Ukrainian composer
1939 - Jean-Marie Lehn, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1942 - Frankie Lymon, American singer (d. 1968)
1943 - Johann Deisenhofer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 - Marilyn McCoo, American singer (The Fifth Dimension)
1943 - Ian Ogilvy, British Actor
1944 - Diane Dufresne, French Canadian singer
1945 - Bob Lassiter, American radio personality
1945 - Ehud Olmert, twelfth Prime Minister of Israel
1945 - Salaheddin Ali Nader Shah Angha, 42nd Present Sufi Master of the Oveyssi-Shahmaghsoudi order
1946 - Paul Sheahan, Australian Test Cricketer 1967-1974
1946 - Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican singer (d. 1993)
1946 - Claude Vorilhon, founder of Raelism, a ufo religion
1947 - Marc Bolan, British musician (d. 1977)
1947 - Dave Arneson, American game designer
1947 - Rula Lenska,English Actress
1948 - Craig Kusick, former Major League Baseball Player
1950 - Renato Zero, Italian musician
1951 - Barry Marshall, Australian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1952 - Jack Wild, British actor (d. 2006)
1953 - Deborah Allen, American singer
1953 - S.M. Stirling, Canadian-born author
1954 - Patrice Rushen, American musician
1954 - Barry Williams, American actor
1954 - Basia Trzetrzelewska, Polish-born singer and songwriter
1957 - Fran Drescher, American actress
1958 - Marty Stuart, American musician
1959 - Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach
1960 - Blanche Lincoln, American politician
1961 - Sally Yeh, Hong Kong singer and actress
1961 - Eric van de Poele, Belgian racing driver
1961 - Crystal Bernard, American actress
1961 - Eric Stoltz, American actor
1962 - Frank Rijkaard, Dutch football player and manager
1962 - Shaan, Indian singer
1964 - Trey Anastasio, American musician (Phish)
1964 - Robby Takac, American singer and bassist (Goo Goo Dolls)
1965 - Kathleen Madigan, American comedian
1966 - Kerry G. Johnson, African American graphic designer and caricaturist
1968 - Monica Bellucci, Italian actress
1969 - Chris Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1991)
1970 - Mark Smith, English body builder, former Gladiators player
1971 - Jenna Elfman, American actress
1972 - Ari Behn, Norwegian author
1972 - Jamal Anderson, American football player
1974 - Jeremy Giambi, American baseball player
1975 - Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player
1975 - Marion Cotillard, French actress
1977 - Maia Brewton, American actress
1977 - Roy Carroll, Northern Irish footballer
1977 - Sun Jihai, Chinese footballer
1978 - Candice Michelle, American female wrestler
1979 - Vince Chong, Malaysian singer-songwriter
1979 - Clio-Danae Othoneou, Greek actress, musician and pianist
1979 - Andy van der Meyde, Dutch footballer
1980 - Camilla D’Errico, Canadian comic book artist and painter
1980 - Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player
1981 - Dominique Moceanu, American gymnast
1981 - Brandon Watson, American baseball
1982 - Ryan Stout, American comedian
1982 - Teal Redmann, American actress
1982 - Michelle Marsh, British model
1982 - Tory Lane, American nude model, exotic dancer, and pornographic actress
1982 - Kieran Culkin, American actor
1982 - Lacey Chabert, American actress
1983 - Andreea Răducan, Romanian gymnast
1985 - T-Pain, American rapper/singer
1987 - Denise Laurel, Filipine actress and singer