September 20 - Births

Births

524 – Kan B'alam I, Mayan ruler (d. 583)
1161 – Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)
1486 – Arthur, Prince of Wales (d. 1502)
1593 – Gottfried Scheidt, German composer and organist (d. 1661)
1599 – Christian the Younger of Brunswick, German military leader (d. 1623)
1608 – Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest, founder of Society of Saint-Sulpice (d. 1657)
1685 – Giuseppe Matteo Alberti, Italian violinist (d. 1751)
1746 – Maurice Benyovszky, Hungarian explorer and writer (d. 1786)
1758 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian emperor (d. 1806)
1778 – Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian navy officer and explorer (d. 1852)
1800 – Benjamin Franklin White, American singer and composer (d. 1879)
1820 – John F. Reynolds, American general (d. 1863)
1831 – Kate Harrington, American teacher and poet (d. 1917)
1833 – Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian soldier and journalist, recipient of the Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
1842 – Sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (d. 1923)
1844 – William H. Illingworth, American photographer (d. 1893)
1851 – Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (d. 1929)
1853 – Chulalongkorn, Thai king (d. 1910)
1861 – Herbert Putnam, American lawyer, publisher, and librarian (d. 1955)
1872 – Maurice Gamelin, French general (d. 1958)
1873 – Sidney Olcott, Canadian director (d. 1949)
1873 – Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. 1944)
1878 – Upton Sinclair, American journalist and author (d. 1968)
1880 – Louise Peete, American murderer (d. 1947)
1884 – Maxwell Perkins, American publisher and editor (d. 1947)
1885 – Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, bandleader and composer (Red Hot Peppers and New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (d. 1941)
1886 – Charles Williams, English author (d. 1945)
1889 – Charles Reidpath, American runner (d. 1975)
1892 – Roy Turk, American songwriter (d. 1934)
1893 – Colin Fraser Barron, Scottish-Canadian soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1958)
1893 – Hermann Lux, German footballer (d. 1962)
1899 – Leo Strauss, German-American philosopher (d. 1973)
1902 – Stevie Smith, English author and poet (d. 1971)
1906 – Jean Dréville, French director (d. 1997)
1911 – Shriram Sharma, Indian philosopher (d. 1991)
1913 – John Collins, American guitarist (d. 2001)
1914 – Kenneth More, English actor (d. 1982)
1916 – Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2003)
1917 – Red Auerbach, American basketball coach (d. 2006)
1917 – Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (d. 1994)
1917 – Don Starr, American actor (d. 2005)
1917 – Clarice Taylor, American actress (d. 2011)
1920 – Alberto de Lacerda, Portuguese poet (d. 2007)
1920 – Jay Ward, American cartoonist (d. 1989)
1921 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer and bandleader
1922 – William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953)
1923 – Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish-American poet (d. 1997)
1923 – Maurice Sauvé, Canadian economist and politician (d. 1992)
1924 – Gogi Grant, American singer
1924 – Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
1924 – Jackie Paris, American singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
1924 – Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Indian actor
1925 – James Bernard, English composer (d. 2001)
1925 – Ananda Mahidol, Thai king (d. 1946)
1925 – Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters and The Robins) (d. 1986)
1927 – Colette Bonheur, Canadian singer (d. 1966)
1927 – Johnny Dankworth, English musician and composer (d. 2010)
1927 – Red Mitchell, American bassist, composer, and poet(d. 1992)
1927 – Rachel Roberts, Welsh actress (d. 1980)
1928 – Olga Ferri, Argentine dancer and choreographer (d. 2012)
1928 – Donald Hall, American poet
1928 – Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (d. 2000)
1929 – Anne Meara, American actress
1930 – Eddie Bo, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)
1931 – Cherd Songsri, Thai director and producer (d. 2006)
1933 – Dennis Viollet, English footballer (d. 1999)
1933 – Steve McCall, American drummer (Air) (d. 1989)
1934 – Takayuki Kubota, Japanese martial artist
1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian actress
1935 – David Pegg, English footballer (d. 1958)
1935 – Keith Roberts, English author (d. 2000)
1935 – Jim Taylor, American football player
1937 – Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician
1937 – Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005)
1938 – Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer (Stuff) (d. 1994)
1939 – Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman
1940 – Taro Aso, Japanese politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
1941 – Dale Chihuly, American sculptor
1941 – Jim Cullum, Jr., American cornet player (Jim Cullum Jazz Band)
1941 – Alix de Lannoy, Belgian mother of Stéphanie de Lannoy (d. 2012)
1942 – Gérald Tremblay, Canadian politician, 41st Mayor of Montreal
1946 – Pete Coors, American businessman
1946 – Markandey Katju, Indian judge
1947 – Billy Bang, American singer and composer (d. 2011)
1947 – Jude Devereaux, American author
1947 – Steve Gerber, American writer and editor (d. 2008)
1947 – Wojciech Kurtyka, Polish mountaineer
1947 – Mia Martini, Italian singer (d. 1995)
1947 – Chris Ortloff, American politician
1947 – Bruce Pasternack, American businessman
1947 – Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, French journalist and author
1948 – George R. R. Martin, American screenwriter and author
1948 – Chuck Panozzo, American bass player (Styx)
1948 – John Panozzo, American drummer (Styx) (d. 1996)
1949 – Mahesh Bhatt, Indian director
1949 – Anthony Denison, American actor
1951 – Cornelia Behm, German politician
1951 – Mike Graham, American wrestler (d. 2012)
1951 – Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 – Javier Marías, Spanish author, translator, and academic
1954 – Henry Samueli, American businessman, co-founded Broadcom
1956 – Gary Cole, American actor
1956 – Steve Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
1956 – John Harle, English saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer
1956 – Debbi Morgan, American actress
1957 – Alannah Currie, New Zealand singer-songwriter (Thompson Twins)
1957 – Michael Hurst, New Zealand actor and director
1958 – Arn Anderson, American wrestler and author
1959 – Joanna Domańska, Polish pianist and educator
1960 – Deborah Roberts, American journalist
1960 – Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter (The Beautiful South and The Housemartins)
1961 – Lisa Bloom, American lawyer
1964 – Randy Bradbury, American bass player (Pennywise and One Hit Wonder)
1964 – Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
1965 – Robert Rusler, American actor
1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist (Extreme, Satellite Party, DramaGods, and Mourning Widows)
1967 – Martin Harrison, American football player
1967 – Kristen Johnston, American actress
1967 – Gunnar Nelson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nelson)
1967 – Matthew Nelson, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Nelson)
1968 – Van Jones, American attorney and activist
1968 – Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
1968 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)
1968 – Ben Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Soundgarden, Hater, and Wellwater Conspiracy))
1969 – Victoria Dillard, American actress
1969 – Megumi Kudo, Japanese wrestler
1969 – Patrick Pentland, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Sloan)
1969 – Tim Rogers, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (You Am I)
1969 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer
1971 – Todd Blackadder, New Zealand rugby player
1971 – Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer
1971 – Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer
1971 – Dominika Peczynski, Swedish singer (Army of Lovers and Nouveau Riche)
1971 – Sin With Sebastian, German singer-songwriter
1973 – Ronald McKinnon, American football player
1974 – Michael Waddington, American lawyer
1975 – Asia Argento, Italian actress
1975 – Moon Bloodgood, American actress
1975 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
1975 – Jason Robinson, American saxophonist and composer (Cosmologic, Cross Border Trio, Groundation, and Trummerflora Collective)
1976 – Jon Bernthal, American actor
1976 – Agata Buzek, Polish actress
1976 – Yo Hitoto, Japanese singer
1976 – Yui Horie, Japanese voice actress and singer
1976 – Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress
1976 – Reuben Singh, English businessman
1977 – Namie Amuro, Japanese singer, dancer, and actress (Super Monkey's and Suite Chic)
1977 – Chris Mooney, American journalist
1978 – Jason Bay, Canadian baseball player
1978 – Patrizio Buanne, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1978 – Héctor Camacho, Jr., Puerto Rican boxer
1978 – Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer
1978 – Dante Hall, American football player
1978 – T.J. Tucker, American baseball player
1979 – Sean Davis, English footballer
1979 – Dan Gillespie Sells, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Feeling and Speedway)
1979 – Wilfried Tevoedjre, Beninese swimmer
1980 – Mariacarla Boscono, Italian model
1980 – Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
1980 – Jonathan Le Billon, English actor
1980 – Mehrzad Marashi, German singer
1980 – Madison Young, American porn actress and director, founded Femina Potens Art Gallery
1980 – Ryan Donowho, American actor
1981 – Joanie Dodds, American model
1981 – Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
1981 – Jordan Tata, American baseball player
1982 – Jason Bacashihua, American ice hockey player
1982 – Aaron Burkart, German race car driver
1982 – Brian Fortuna, American dancer and choreographer
1982 – Sarah Glendening, American actress
1982 – Athanasios Tsigas, Greek footballer
1983 – Yuna Ito, American-Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1983 – Freya Murray, Scottish runner
1983 – Ángel Sánchez, Puerto Rican baseball player
1984 – Brian Joubert, French figure skater
1986 – Aldis Hodge, American actor
1987 – Jack Lawless, American drummer (Ocean Grove)
1987 – Sarah Natochenny, American actress and model
1987 – Tito Tebaldi, Italian rugby player
1987 – Son Ga-In, Member of Korean girlgroup Brown Eyed Girls
1990 – Marilou, Canadian singer
1990 – Erich Gonzales, Filipino actress
1990 – Phillip Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990 – John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Isaac Cofie, Ghanaian footballer
1991 – Spencer Locke, American actress
1992 – Amidu Salifu, Ghanaian footballer
1995 – Laura Dekker, Dutch sailor
1995 – Sammi Hanratty, American actress and singer
1998 – C.R.B, Unknown To Most People But Very Famous.