September 7 - Births

Births

1251 BCE – Herakles, Gatekeeper of Olympus, God of heroes, sports, athletes, and divine protector of mankind (d. 1226 BCE)
1438 – Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse (d. 1471)
1524 – Thomas Erastus, Swiss theologian (d. 1583)
1533 – Elizabeth I of England (d. 1603)
1683 – Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1754)
1694 – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish politician (d. 1763)
1705 – Matthäus Günther, German painter (d. 1788)
1707 – Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist, biologist, and author (d. 1788)
1726 – François-André Danican Philidor, French chess player and composer (d. 1795)
1740 – Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814)
1777 – Heinrich Stölzel, German horn player and composer (d. 1844)
1801 – Sarel Cilliers, Voortrekker leader and preacher (d.1871)
1810 – Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Prussian economist (d. 1858)
1815 – John McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (d. 1866)
1817 – Louise of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1898)
1818 – Thomas Talbot, American politician, 31st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1886)
1819 – Thomas A. Hendricks, American politician, 21st Vice President of the United States (d. 1885)
1829 – Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz, German chemist (d. 1896)
1831 – Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter (d. 1900)
1836 – Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1908)
1836 – August Toepler, German physicist (d. 1912)
1842 – Johannes Zukertort, German chess player (d. 1888)
1848 – Emma Cooke, American archer (d. 1929)
1851 – Edward Asahel Birge, American academic (d. 1950)
1855 – William Friese-Greene, English photographer (d. 1921)
1860 – Grandma Moses, American painter (d. 1961)
1862 – Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (d. 1932)
1866 – Tristan Bernard, French playwright and novelist (d. 1947)
1867 – Albert Bassermann, German actor (d. 1952)
1867 – J. P. Morgan, Jr., American banker and philanthropist (d. 1943)
1869 – Ben Viljoen, South African general (d. 1917)
1870 – Thomas Curtis, American hurdler (d. 1944)
1870 – Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian pilot, adventurer, and author (d. 1938)
1876 – C. J. Dennis, Australian poet (d. 1938)
1877 – Mike O'Neill, Irish baseball player (d. 1959)
1885 – Elinor Wylie, American poet and novelist (d. 1928)
1887 – Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (d. 1964)
1892 – Eric Harrison, Australian politician (d. 1974)
1892 – Oscar O'Brien, Canadian priest, pianist, and composer (d. 1958)
1893 – Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha, English politician (d. 1957)
1894 – Vic Richardson, Australian cricketer (d. 1969)
1894 – George Waggner, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1984)
1898 – Mamie Rearden, American super-centenarian
1900 – Taylor Caldwell, English-American novelist (d. 1985)
1900 – Giuseppe Zangara, Italian assassin of Anton Cermak and attempted assassin of Franklin D. Roosevelt (d. 1933)
1903 – Margaret Landon, American author and missionary (d. 1993)
1904 – C.B. Colby, American author (d. 1977)
1908 – Paul Brown, American football coach and executive (d. 1991)
1908 – Michael DeBakey, American surgeon (d. 2008)
1908 – Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1994)
1909 – Elia Kazan, Greek-American actor, director, producer, and writer (d. 2003)
1911 – Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian politician (d. 1998)
1912 – David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996)
1913 – Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield, English soldier and royal courtier (d. 1999)
1913 – Anthony Quayle, English actor and director (d. 1989)
1914 – Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2012)
1914 – James Van Allen, American scientist (d. 2006)
1917 – Leonard Cheshire, English pilot and humanitarian (d. 1992)
1917 – John Cornforth, Australian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1917 – Jacob Lawrence, American painter (d. 2000)
1917 – Ewen Solon, New Zealand actor (d. 1985)
1919 – Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (d. 2004)
1920 – Al Caiola, American guitarist and composer
1920 – Harri Webb, Welsh Poet (d. 1994)
1921 – Arthur Ferrante, American pianist (Ferrante & Teicher) (d. 2009)
1922 – Lucien Jarraud, Canadian radio host (d. 2007)
1923 – Nancy Keesing, Australian author and poet (d. 1993)
1923 – Peter Lawford, English-American actor (d. 1984)
1924 – Bridie Gallagher, Irish singer (d. 2012)
1924 – Daniel Inouye, American lieutenant and politician
1924 – Leonard Rosenman, American composer (d. 2008)
1925 – Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer (d. 1985)
1925 – Allan Blakeney, Canadian politician, 10th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 2011)
1925 – Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Indian actress, singer, and director (d. 2005)
1926 – Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (d. 1983)
1926 – Don Messick, American voice actor (d. 1997)
1927 – Eric Hill, English author and illustrator
1927 – Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, Canadian jurist
1928 – Kathleen Gorham, Australian ballerina (d. 1983)
1930 – Baudouin of Belgium (d. 1993)
1930 – Sonny Rollins, American saxophonist and composer
1930 – Maureen Toal, Irish actress (d. 2012)
1931 – Charles Camilleri, Maltese composer (d. 2009)
1931 – Josep Lluís Núñez, Spanish businessman
1932 – Malcolm Bradbury, English author and academic (d. 2000)
1932 – John Paul Getty, Jr., American-English philanthropist and book collector (d. 2003)
1934 – Mary Bauermeister, German painter
1934 – Meir Brandsdorfer, Belgian-Israeli rabbi (d. 2009)
1934 – Waldo de los Ríos, Argentinian composer and conductor (d. 1977)
1934 – Sunil Gangopadhyay, Indian author and poet (d. 2012)
1934 – Dan Ingram, American radio host
1934 – Omar Karami, Lebanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Lebanon
1934 – Little Milton, American singer and guitarist (d. 2005)
1935 – Abdou Diouf, Senegalese politician, 2nd President of Senegal
1935 – Ronnie Dove, American singer
1935 – Denis Vaugeois, Canadian author, historian, and politician
1936 – Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Crickets) (d. 1959)
1936 – Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek politician
1937 – Cüneyt Arkın, Turkish actor
1937 – John Phillip Law, American actor (d. 2008)
1937 – Oleg Lobov, Russian politician
1937 – Olly Wilson, American composer, pianist, and bassist
1939 – Latimore, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1940 – Dario Argento, Italian director
1940 – Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian politician, 4th President of Indonesia (d. 2009)
1942 – Alan Oakes, English footballer
1943 – Beverley McLachlin, Canadian jurist, 17th Chief Justice of Canada
1943 – Lena Valaitis, Lithuanian-German singer
1944 – Forrest Blue, American football player (d. 2011)
1944 – Bertel Haarder, Danish politician
1944 – Earl Manigault, American basketball player (d. 1998)
1944 – Houshang Moradi Kermani, Iranian writer
1945 – Jacques Lemaire, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1946 – Willie Crawford, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1946 – Joe Klein, American journalist and novelist
1946 – Suzyn Waldman, American sportscaster
1948 – Susan Blakely, American actress
1949 – Gloria Gaynor, American singer-songwriter and actress
1949 – Barry Siegel, American journalist
1950 – Johann Friedrich Hohenberger, German-Australian engineer and con-artist (d. 1991)
1950 – Julie Kavner, American actress
1950 – Peggy Noonan, American author
1951 – Mammootty, Indian actor, producer, and lawyer
1951 – Morris Albert, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer
1951 – Chrissie Hynde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Pretenders and The Moors Murderers)
1951 – Mark Isham, American trumpet player and composer
1952 – Ricardo Tormo, Spanish motorcycle racer (d. 1998)
1953 – Michael Byron, American composer
1953 – Marc Hunter, New Zealand singer-songwriter (Dragon and The Party Boys) (d. 1998)
1953 – Benmont Tench, American keyboard player (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch)
1954 – Corbin Bernsen, American actor
1954 – Doug Bradley, English actor
1954 – Michael Emerson, American actor
1955 – Mira Furlan, Croatian actress
1955 – Efim Zelmanov, Russian mathematician
1956 – Michael Feinstein, American singer, pianist, and archivist
1956 – Byron Stevenson, Welsh footballer (d. 2007)
1956 – Diane Warren, American songwriter
1957 – Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (Shalamar) (d. 1997)
1960 – Brad Houser, American musician (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians and Critters Buggin)
1960 – Phillip Rhee, Korean-American actor, martial artist, and director
1960 – Andrew Voss, Australian sportscaster
1961 – LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist and songwriter (Dave Matthews Band) (d. 2008)
1961 – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French pianist
1963 – Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (N.W.A.) (d. 1995)
1963 – Brent Liles, American bass player (Social Distortion and Agent Orange) (d. 2007)
1964 – Andy Hug, Swiss martial artist and kick-boxer (d. 2000)
1965 – Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian soprano
1965 – Darko Pančev, Macedonian footballer
1965 – Uta Pippig, German runner
1965 – Andreas Thom, German footballer
1966 – Chris Acland, English drummer (Lush) (d. 1996)
1966 – Vladimir Andreyev, Russian race walker
1966 – Chris Barfoot, English screenwriter and producer
1966 – Lutz Heilmann, German politician
1966 – Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater
1967 – Toby Jones, English actor
1968 – Marcel Desailly, French footballer
1969 – Darren Bragg, American baseball player
1969 – Angie Everhart, American model and actress
1969 – Diane Farr, American actress
1969 – Rudy Galindo, American skater figure
1970 – Gino Odjick, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Tom Everett Scott, American actor
1971 – Shane Mosley, American boxer
1971 – Briana Scurry, American soccer player
1972 – Slug, American rapper (Atmosphere, Deep Puddle Dynamics, and Felt)
1972 – Jason Isringhausen, American baseball player
1973 – Shannon Elizabeth, American actress
1974 – Mario Frick, Swiss-Liechtensteiner footballer
1974 – Antonio McDyess, American basketball player
1974 – Hiroki Takahashi, Japanese voice actor
1975 – Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2007)
1975 – Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer
1976 – Oliver Hudson, American actor
1977 – Nora Greenwald, American wrestler
1977 – Jon Macken, English-Irish footballer
1978 – Matt Cooke, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Erwin Koen, Dutch footballer
1978 – Devon Sawa, Canadian actor
1979 – Pavol Hochschorner, Slovak canoer
1979 – Paul Mara, American ice hockey player
1979 – Owen Pallett, Canadian singer, composer, and musician (The Mountain Goats and Enter the Haggis)
1979 – Brian Stokes, American baseball player
1980 – Emre Belözoğlu, Turkish footballer
1980 – Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist
1980 – Gabriel Milito, Argentine footballer
1980 – Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer
1980 – Mark Prior, American baseball player
1981 – Paul McCoy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (12 Stones)
1981 – Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer
1982 – Andre Dirrell, American boxer
1982 – Ryoko Shiraishi, Japanese voice actress
1983 – Philip Deignan, Irish cyclist
1983 – Annette Dytrt, German skater figure
1983 – Pops Mensah-Bonsu, English basketball player
1983 – Mehmet Topuz, Turkish footballer
1983 – Piri Weepu, New Zealand rugby player
1984 – Ben Hollingsworth, Canadian actor
1984 – Kate Lang Johnson, American actress and model
1984 – Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lankan cricketer
1984 – Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player
1985 – Rafinha, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Alyssa Diaz, American actress
1985 – Adam Eckersley, English footballer
1986 – Colin Delaney, American wrestler
1987 – Tommy Elphick, English footballer
1987 – Danny North, English footballer
1987 – Evan Rachel Wood, American actress
1987 – Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player
1988 – Alex Harvey, Canadian skier
1988 – Paul Iacono, American actor
1988 – Kevin Love, American basketball player
1989 – Hugh Mitchell, English actor
1990 – Tanja Kolbe, German ice dancer
1991 – Montana Fishburne, American porn actress
1991 – Amar Garibović, Serbian skier (d. 2010)
1991 – Jennifer Veal, English actress
1992 – Kristina Vaculik, Canadian gymnast
1993 – Taylor Gray, American actor
1997 – Michelle Creber, Canadian voice actress and singer