September 5 - Births

Births

973 – Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī, Khwarezmi-Persian scholar and polymath (d. 1048)
1187 – Louis VIII of France (d. 1226)
1201 – Alix, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1221)
1319 – Peter IV of Aragon (d. 1387)
1567 – Date Masamune, Japanese samurai and daimyo (d. 1636)
1568 – Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet (d. 1639)
1621 – Juan Andrés Coloma, Spanish noble (d. 1694)
1638 – Louis XIV of France (d. 1715)
1667 – Giovanni Gerolamo Saccheri, Italian mathematician (d. 1733)
1694 – František Václav Míča, Czech conductor and composer (d. 1744)
1695 – Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (d. 1770)
1722 – Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (d. 1763)
1725 – Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician (d. 1799)
1735 – Johann Christian Bach, German composer (d. 1782)
1750 – Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (d. 1774)
1769 – John Shortland, English navy officer (d. 1810)
1771 – Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Austrian field marshal (d. 1847)
1772 – Fat′h-Ali Shah Qajar, Iranian king (d. 1834)
1774 – Caspar David Friedrich, German painter (d. 1840)
1775 – Juan Martín Díez, Spanish captain (d. 1825)
1781 – Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer and publisher (d. 1858)
1787 – François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (d. 1850)
1791 – Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (d. 1864)
1792 – Ours-Pierre-Armand Petit-Dufrénoy, French geologist and mineralogist (d. 1857)
1806 – Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general (d. 1865)
1807 – Richard Chenevix Trench, Irish archbishop and philologist (d. 1886)
1809 – Manuel Montt, Chilean politician and scholar, 6th President of Chile (d. 1880)
1817 – Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1875)
1818 – Edmund Kennedy, Australian explorer (d. 1848)
1826 – John Wisden, English cricketer (d. 1884)
1827 – Goffredo Mameli, Italian poet and songwriter (d. 1849)
1831 – Victorien Sardou, French playwright (d. 1908)
1833 – George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (d. 1917)
1836 – Justiniano Borgoño, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (d. 1921)
1846 – Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (d. 1911)
1847 – Jesse James, American criminal and murderer (d. 1882)
1856 – Thomas E. Watson, American lawyer, publisher, and politician (d. 1922)
1862 – Denis St. George Daly, Irish polo player (d. 1942)
1867 – Amy Beach, American composer and pianist (d. 1944)
1872 – V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian freedom fighter (d.1936)
1873 – Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American military officer and engineer (d. 1942)
1874 – Nap Lajoie, American baseball player (d. 1959)
1876 – Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (d. 1956)
1876 – Abdelaziz Thâalbi, Tunisian politician (d. 1944)
1881 – Otto Bauer, Austrian politician (d. 1938)
1883 – Otto Erich Deutsch, Austrian publisher and scholar (d. 1967)
1888 – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (d. 1975)
1892 – Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (d. 1973)
1897 – Morris Carnovsky, American actor (d. 1992)
1897 – Arthur Nielsen, American market analyst, founded ACNielsen (d. 1980)
1897 – Ella Schuler, American super-centenarian (d. 2011)
1899 – Humphrey Cobb, American screenwriter and novelist (d. 1944)
1899 – Helen Creighton, Canadian author (d. 1989)
1901 – Florence Eldridge, American actress (d. 1988)
1901 – Mario Scelba, Italian politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1991)
1902 – Darryl F. Zanuck, American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1979)
1904 – Vera Bradford, Australian pianist (d. 2004)
1905 – Maurice Challe, French general (d. 1979)
1905 – Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-English author and journalist (d. 1983)
1905 – Justiniano Montano, Filipino politician (d. 2005)
1907 – Sunnyland Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1995)
1908 – Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (d. 1973)
1908 – Gloria Holden, English actress (d. 1991)
1908 – Joaquín Nin-Culmell, Cuban-Spanish pianist and composer (d. 2004)
1909 – Hans Carste, German pianist and conductor (d. 1971)
1909 – Bernard Delfont, Russian-English talent manager (d. 1994)
1909 – Archie Jackson, Australian cricketer (d. 1933)
1910 – Leila Mackinlay, English author (d. 1996)
1910 – Phiroze Palia, Indian cricketer (d. 1981)
1912 – John Cage, American composer (d. 1992)
1912 – Kristina Söderbaum, German actress and photographer (d. 2001)
1912 – Frank Thomas, American animator (d. 2004)
1914 – Gail Kubik, American composer (d. 1984)
1914 – Nicanor Parra, Chilean mathematician and poet
1916 – Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian (d. 2002)
1916 – Frank Yerby American novelist (d. 1991)
1917 – Pedro E. Guerrero, American photographer (d. 2012)
1917 – Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racer and trainer (d. 2008)
1918 – Luis Alcoriza, Mexican actor, screenwriter, and director (d. 1992)
1918 – Bob Katter, Sr., Australian politician (d. 1990)
1918 – Jean-Marie Poitras, Canadian politician (d. 2009)
1918 – Buddy Williams, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1986)
1919 – Elisabeth Volkenrath, German SS officer (d. 1945)
1920 – Peter Racine Fricker, English-American composer (d. 1990)
1921 – Jack Valenti, American film executive, created the MPAA film rating system (d. 2007)
1923 – David Hamer, Australian politician (d. 2002)
1923 – Ken Meuleman, Australian cricketer (d. 2004)
1924 – Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach
1927 – Paul Volcker, American economist
1928 – Joyce Hatto, English pianist (d. 2006)
1928 – Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer (d. 2004)
1928 – Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist (d. 2005)
1929 – Bob Newhart, American actor and comedian
1929 – Andriyan Nikolayev, Soviet astronaut (d. 2004)
1933 – Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Chilien archbishop
1934 – Carol Lawrence, American actress and singer
1934 – Dennis Letts, American actor (d. 2008)
1935 – Johnny Briggs, English actor
1935 – Paul Josef Cordes, German cardinal
1935 – Werner Erhard, American author founded Werner Erhard and Associates
1935 – Helen Gifford, Australian composer
1936 – Robert Burns, Canadian politician
1936 – John Danforth, American politician
1936 – Jonathan Kozol, American sociologist
1936 – Bill Mazeroski, American baseball player
1937 – Antonio Valentin Angelillo, Argentinian footballer
1937 – William Devane, American actor
1937 – Colin Wesley, South African cricketer
1938 – John Ferguson, Sr., Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
1939 – Claudette Colvin, American nurse and activist
1939 – George Lazenby, Australian actor
1939 – Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (d. 2006)
1939 – John Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kingston Trio) (d. 2008)
1940 – Raquel Welch, American actress
1941 – Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player
1942 – Denise Fabre, French television host
1942 – Werner Herzog, German director
1942 – Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (d. 1995)
1943 – Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician (d. 2007)
1944 – Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1996)
1944 – Gareth Evans, Australian lawyer and politician
1945 – Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 – Dennis Dugan, American actor and director
1946 – Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter and producer (Queen and Ibex) (d. 1991)
1946 – Loudon Wainwright III, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1947 – Buddy Miles, American singer-songwriter and drummer (The Electric Flag and The California Raisins) (d. 2008)
1947 – Kiyoshi Takayama, Japanese mobster
1947 – Bruce Yardley, Australian cricketer
1947 – Chip Davis, Founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller
1948 – Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian diplomat and politician
1949 – Clem Clempson, English guitarist and composer (Humble Pie and Colosseum)
1950 – Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist
1950 – Paul William Roberts, Canadian author
1951 – Paul Breitner, German footballer
1951 – Michael Keaton, American actor
1951 – Patti McGuire, American model and producer
1953 – Victor Davis Hanson, American historian
1954 – Richard Austin, Jamaican cricketer
1954 – Frederick Kempe, American author and journalist
1956 – Roine Stolt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Flower Kings, Kaipa, Transatlantic, and The Tangent)
1957 – Rudi Gores, German footballer
1957 – Peter Winnen, Dutch cyclist
1960 – Candy Maldonado, Puerto Rican baseball player
1961 – Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian pianist and composer
1962 – Peter Wingfield, Welsh actor
1963 – Juan Alderete, American bass player and songwriter (Racer X, The Mars Volta, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, The Scream, and Big Sir)
1963 – Kristian Alfonso, American actress
1963 – Jeff Brantley, American baseball player
1963 – Taki Inoue, Japanese race car driver
1963 – Jonathan Phillips, English actor
1964 – Frank Farina, Australian footballer
1964 – Ken Norman, American basketball player
1964 – Amanda Ooms, Swedish actress
1964 – Kevin Saunderson, American DJ and producer (Inner City)
1965 – David Brabham, Australian race car driver
1965 – Chris Gore, American critic and writer
1965 – Chris Morris, English comedian and actor
1965 – César Rincón, Colombian bullfighter
1966 – Terry Ellis, American singer (En Vogue)
1966 – Achero Mañas, Spanish actor and director
1966 – Milinko Pantić, Serbian footballer
1967 – India Hicks, English model
1967 – Matthias Sammer, German footballer
1967 – Jane Sixsmith, English field hockey player
1968 – Dennis Scott, American basketball player
1968 – Brad Wilk, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, and Greta)
1969 – Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo, Brazilian footballer
1969 – Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer
1969 – Dweezil Zappa, American singer, guitarist, and actor (Zappa Plays Zappa)
1970 – Kim Hye-su, South Korean actress and model
1970 – Liam Lynch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, puppeteer, and director
1970 – Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer
1971 – Adam Hollioake, England cricketer
1972 – Hans Riemer, American activist
1972 – Shane Sewell, Canadian wrestler
1972 – Guy Whittall, Zimbabwean cricketer
1973 – Paddy Considine, English actor
1973 – Alexandra Kerry, American director and producer
1973 – Rose McGowan, Italian-American actress and singer
1974 – Rawl Lewis, Grenadian cricketer
1975 – Rod Barajas, American baseball player
1975 – George Boateng, Dutch footballer
1975 – Randy Choate, American baseball player
1975 – Matt Geyer, Australian rugby player
1975 – Jamie Spaniolo, American rapper (Twiztid, Dark Lotus, Psychopathic Rydas, and House of Krazees)
1976 – Tatyana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast
1976 – Richard Marsland, Australian comedian, writer, and radio host
1976 – Carice van Houten, Dutch actress
1977 – Rosevelt Colvin, American football player
1977 – Joseba Etxeberria, Spanish footballer
1977 – Minoru Fujita, Japanese wrestler
1977 – Nazr Mohammed, American basketball player
1978 – Laura Bertram, Canadian actress
1978 – Chris Jack, New Zealand rugby player
1978 – Sylvester Joseph, Caribbean cricketer
1978 – Yu Nan, Chinese actress
1978 – Zhang Zhong, Chinese chess player
1979 – John Carew, Norwegian footballer
1979 – Stacey Dales, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
1979 – Stewart Holden, English scrabble player
1979 – Salvatore Mastronunzio, Italian footballer
1979 – George O'Callaghan, Irish footballer
1980 – Franco Costanzo, Argentinian footballer
1981 – Nina Eichinger, German actress
1981 – Daniel Moreno, Spanish cyclist
1981 – Ann Marie Rios, American porn actress
1981 – Filippo Volandri, Italian tennis player
1982 – Alexandre Geijo, Spanish-Swiss footballer
1982 – Sondre Lerche, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983 – Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer
1983 – Pablo Granoche, Uruguayan footballer
1983 – Antony Sweeney, English footballer
1984 – Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish cyclist
1985 – Ryan Guy, American soccer player
1986 – Colt McCoy, American football player
1986 – Pragyan Ojha, Indian cricketer
1987 – Pierre Casiraghi, Monegasque son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover
1987 – Melissa Haro, American model
1987 – Silvestre Rasuk, American actor
1988 – Denni Avdić, Swedish footballer
1988 – Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer
1988 – Nuri Şahin, Turkish footballer
1989 – Katerina Graham, Swiss-American actress, singer, and dancer
1989 – José Ángel Valdés, Spanish footballer
1989 – Ben Youngs, English rugby player
1990 – Alicia Banit, Australian actress
1990 – Antonio Esposito, Italian footballer
1990 – Angy Fernández, Spanish singer and actress
1990 – Lance Stephenson, American basketball player
1990 – Kim Yu-Na, South Korean figure skater
1990 – Franco Zuculini, Italian footballer
1991 – Skandar Keynes, English actor
1993 – Gage Golightly, American actress
1995 – Tehilla Blad, Swedish actress
1995 – Caroline Sunshine, American actress, singer, and dancer
1996 – Jaishon Fisher, American actor
1998 – Helena Barlow, English actress