September 8 - Births

Births

801 – Ansgar, German archbishop (d. 865)
828 – Ali al-Hadi, Shia tenth of the Twelve Imams (d. 868)
1157 – Richard I of England (d. 1199)
1209 – Sancho II of Portugal (d. 1248)
1271 – Charles Martel of Anjou (d. 1295)
1380 – Bernardino of Siena, Italian priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1444)
1474 – Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (d. 1533)
1515 – Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish scholar (d. 1585)
1588 – Marin Mersenne, French mathematician (d. 1648)
1611 – Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar (d. 1671)
1621 – Louis, Grand Condé, French general (d. 1686)
1633 – Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (d. 1654)
1672 – Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (d. 1703)
1698 – François Francoeur, French composer and violinist (d. 1787)
1742 – Ozias Humphry, English painter (d. 1810)
1749 – Yolande de Polastron, French educator (d. 1793)
1749 – Princess Marie Louise of Savoy (d. 1792)
1750 – Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 4th Yokozuna (d. 1795)
1752 – Carl Stenborg, Swedish opera singer, actor, composer, and director (d. 1813)
1767 – August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet (d. 1845)
1774 – Anne Catherine Emmerich, German nun, stigmatic, and mystic (d. 1824)
1779 – Mustafa IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1808)
1783 – Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (d. 1872)
1804 – Eduard Mörike, German poet (d. 1875)
1814 – Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer, archaeologist, and historian (d. 1874)
1815 – Giuseppina Strepponi, Italian soprano (d. 1897)
1824 – Jaime Nunó, Spanish composer (d. 1908)
1828 – Joshua Chamberlain, American soldier and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (d. 1914)
1828 – Clarence Cook, American writer and critic (d. 1900)
1830 – Frédéric Mistral, French poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
1831 – Wilhelm Raabe, German novelist (d. 1910)
1841 – Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (d. 1904)
1841 – Charles J. Guiteau, American preacher, writer, and lawyer, assassin of James A. Garfield (d. 1882)
1846 – Paul Chater, Indian-Hong Kong businessman (d. 1926)
1851 – John Jenkins, American-Australian politician, 22nd Premier of South Australia (d. 1923)
1852 – Gojong of the Korean Empire (d. 1919)
1857 – Georg Michaelis, German politician, 6th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1936)
1871 – Samuel McLaughlin, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McLaughlin automobile (d. 1972)
1873 – Alfred Jarry, French playwright (d. 1907)
1873 – David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1970)
1881 – Harry Hillman, American hurdler (d. 1945)
1884 – Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (d. 1921)
1886 – Siegfried Sassoon, English poet (d. 1967)
1886 – Ninon Vallin, French soprano (d. 1961)
1889 – Robert Taft, American politician (d. 1953)
1894 – John Samuel Bourque, Canadian politician (d. 1974)
1894 – Willem Pijper, Dutch composer and critic (d. 1947)
1895 – Sara García, Mexican actress (d. 1980)
1896 – Howard Dietz, American publicist, songwriter, and librettist (d. 1983)
1897 – Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1933)
1900 – Tilly Devine, English-Australian criminal (d. 1970)
1900 – Claude Pepper, American politician (d. 1989)
1901 – Hendrik Verwoerd, South African politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1966)
1903 – Jane Arbor, English author (d. 1994)
1904 – Tzavalas Karousos, Greek actor (d. 1969)
1905 – Ivy Bean, English centenarian (d. 2010)
1905 – Henry Wilcoxon, Dominican-American actor (d. 1984)
1906 – Andrei Kirilenko, Soviet politician (d. 1990)
1907 – William Wentworth, Australian politician (d. 2003)
1910 – Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (d. 1994)
1914 – Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople (d. 1991)
1914 – Denys Lasdun, English architect, designed the Royal National Theatre (d. 2001)
1915 – Frank Cady, American actor (d. 2012)
1915 – Frank Pullen, English businessman (d. 1992)
1917 – Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist (d. 2009)
1918 – Derek Barton, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
1919 – Gianni Brera, Italian journalist and author (d. 1992)
1921 – Harry Secombe, Welsh tenor and actor (d. 2001)
1922 – Sid Caesar, American comedian and actor
1922 – Lyndon LaRouche, American politician and activist, founded the LaRouche movement
1923 – Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet (d. 2003)
1924 – Jean-Paul Cloutier, Canadian politician (d. 2010)
1924 – Marie-Claire Kirkland, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician
1924 – Grace Metalious, American novelist (d. 1964)
1924 – Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (d. 2005)
1925 – Jacqueline Ceballos, American activist
1925 – Peter Sellers, English actor (d. 1980)
1927 – Harlan Howard, American songwriter (d. 2002)
1929 – Roger Byrne, English footballer (d. 1958)
1929 – Christoph von Dohnányi, German conductor
1930 – Mario Adorf, Swiss-German actor
1930 – Nguyen Cao Ky, Vietnamese politician, 16th Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 2011)
1930 – Robert W. Firestone, American psychologist and author
1931 – John Garrett, English politician (d. 2007)
1932 – Patsy Cline, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1963)
1933 – Asha Bhosle, Indian singer
1933 – Paul M. Fleiss, American pediatrician and author
1933 – Michael Frayn, English playwright and author
1933 – Eric Salzman, American composer
1934 – Rodrigue Biron, Canadian politician
1934 – Peter Maxwell Davies, English composer and conductor
1937 – Barbara Frum, Canadian journalist (d. 1992)
1938 – Kenichi Horie, Japanese sailor
1938 – Sam Nunn, American lawyer and politician
1939 – Carsten Keller, German field hockey player
1939 – Guitar Shorty, American guitarist
1940 – Quentin L. Cook, American religious leader, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1940 – Jack Prelutsky, American author
1941 – Bernie Sanders, American politician
1942 – Brian Cole, American bass player (The Association) (d. 1972)
1943 – Adelaide C. Eckardt, American politician
1944 – Peter Bellamy, English singer-songwriter (The Young Tradition) (d. 1991)
1944 – Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer
1945 – Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American singer-songwriter and musician (Grateful Dead) (d. 1973)
1945 – Jon Scieszka, American author
1945 – Rogie Vachon, Canadian ice hockey player
1945 – Kelly Groucutt, English singer and bass player (Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II) (d. 2009)
1946 – Ronnie Burns, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cotton Keays & Morris)
1946 – L. C. Greenwood, American football player
1947 – Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist
1947 – Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland
1947 – Ann Beattie, American author
1947 – Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Cars) (d. 2000)
1948 – Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
1948 – Great Kabuki, Japanese wrestler
1950 – Zachary Richard, American singer-songwriter and poet
1950 – Mike Simpson, American politician
1951 – Tim Gullikson American tennis player (d. 1996)
1951 – Tom Gullikson, American tennis player and coach
1951 – Nikos Karvelas, Greek composer
1951 – Dezső Ránki, Hungarian pianist
1953 – Pascal Greggory, French actor
1954 – Mark Lindsay Chapman, English actor
1954 – Anne Diamond, English journalist
1954 – Mark Foley, American politician
1954 – Michael Shermer, American historian and writer, founded The Skeptics Society
1954 – Giorgos Toussas, Greek politician
1955 – Julian Richings, English-Canadian actor
1955 – Terry Tempest Williams, American author and environmentalist
1956 – Mick Brown, American drummer (Dokken and Tooth and Nail)
1956 – Maurice Cheeks, American basketball player and coach
1956 – Fad Gadget, English singer (d. 2002)
1956 – Stefan Johansson, Swedish race car driver
1957 – Heather Thomas, American actress
1958 – Michael Lardie, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Great White and Night Ranger)
1958 – Mitsuru Miyamoto, Japanese voice actor
1959 – Carmen Campagne, Canadian singer
1959 – Daler Nazarov, Tajik singer-songwriter and actor
1960 – Stefano Casiraghi, Italian businessman, husband of Caroline, Princess of Hanover (d. 1990)
1960 – Aimee Mann, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress ('Til Tuesday)
1960 – David Steele, English bass player and songwriter (The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
1960 – Aguri Suzuki, Japanese race car driver
1962 – Sergio Casal, Spanish tennis player
1962 – Christopher Klim, American novelist
1962 – Thomas Kretschmann, German actor
1962 – Jay Ziskrout, American drummer and producer (Bad Religion)
1963 – Alexandros Alexiou, Greek footballer
1963 – Hitoshi Matsumoto, Japanese comedian
1963 – Brad Silberling, American director
1964 – Raven, American wrestler
1964 – Michael Johns, American businessman and author
1964 – Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter guitarist, and poet (Jokke & Valentinerne) (d. 2000)
1965 – Darlene Zschech, Australian singer-songwriter, and pastor
1966 – Peter Furler, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Newsboys)
1966 – Carola Häggkvist, Swedish singer-songwriter
1967 – Eerik-Niiles Kross, Estonian politician and diplomat
1967 – James Packer, Australian businessman
1967 – Kimberly Peirce, American director, screenwriter, and producer
1968 – Wolfram Klein, German footballer
1968 – Ray Wilson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Genesis and Stiltskin)
1969 – Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer
1969 – Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer
1969 – Chris Powell, English footballer
1969 – Gary Speed, Welsh footballer (d. 2011)
1970 – Brad Cain, American wrestler
1970 – Neko Case, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The New Pornographers, The Corn Sisters, and Maow)
1970 – Paul DiPietro, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player
1970 – Yuji Nishizawa, Japanese hijacker of All Nippon Airways Flight 61
1970 – Latrell Sprewell, American basketball player
1970 – Andy Ward, Irish rugby player
1971 – David Arquette, American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
1971 – Brooke Burke Charvet, American model and actress
1971 – Martin Freeman, English actor
1971 – Khalid Gonçalves, American actor
1971 – Lachlan Murdoch, Australian-American businessman
1971 – Dustin O'Halloran, American pianist and composer
1971 – Daniel Petrov, Bulgarian boxer
1971 – Pierre Sévigny, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Markus Babbel, German footballer
1972 – Os du Randt, South African rugby player
1972 – Giovanni Frezza, Italian actor
1972 – Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, American radio and television host
1972 – Phil Laak, Irish-American poker player
1972 – Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor
1973 – Khamis Al-Dosari, Saudi Arabian footballer
1973 – Gabrial McNair, American musician and composer (Oslo)
1973 – Troy Sanders, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Mastodon)
1974 – Marios Agathokleous, Greek footballer
1974 – Tanaz Eshaghian, Iranian-American director and producer
1974 – Braulio Luna, Mexican footballer
1975 – Lee Eul-Yong, South Korean footballer and coach
1975 – Richard Hughes, English drummer (Keane)
1975 – Chris Latham, Australian rugby player
1975 – Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player
1975 – Larenz Tate, American actor
1976 – Gerald Drummond, Costa Rican footballer
1967 – Jervis Drummond, Costa Rican footballer
1976 – Brendan Kelly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Lawrence Arms, The Broadways, and The Falcon)
1976 – Sarah Kucserka, American screenwriter
1976 – Sjeng Schalken, Dutch tennis player
1977 – Nate Corddry, American actor
1977 – Jay McKee, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Gerard Autet, Spanish footballer
1978 – Emanuele Ferraro, Italian footballer
1978 – Gil Meche, American baseball player
1978 – Angela Rawlings, Canadian-American author
1979 – Pink, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1980 – Teruyuki Moniwa, Japanese footballer
1980 – Slim Thug, American rapper (Boss Hogg Outlawz)
1981 – Selim Benachour, Tunisian footballer
1981 – Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian footballer
1981 – Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor
1982 – Travis Daniels, American football player
1983 – Diego Benaglio, Swiss footballer
1983 – Will Blalock, American basketball player
1983 – Chris Judd, Australian footballer
1983 – Wali Lundy, American football player
1983 – Lewis Roberts-Thompson, Australian footballer
1984 – Bobby Parnell, American baseball player
1984 – Vitaly Petrov, Russian race car driver
1984 – Jürgen Säumel, Austrian footballer
1984 – Tiago Treichel, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Peter Whittingham, English footballer
1985 – Yendi Phillips, Jamaican model, Miss Jamaica World 2007
1986 – Matt Grothe, American football player
1986 – João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Kirill Nababkin, Russian footballer
1987 – Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian skier
1987 – Danielle Frenkel, Israeli high jumper
1987 – Wiz Khalifa, American rapper
1987 – Marcel Nguyen, German gymnast
1988 – Arrelious Benn, American football player
1988 – Caitlin Hill, Australian blogger
1988 – Chantal Jones, American model and actress
1989 – Avicii, Swedish DJ and producer
1989 – Gylfi Sigurdsson, Icelandic footballer
1990 – Matt Barkley, American football player
1995 – James Gandhi, English actor
1995 – Elsabeth Black, Canadian gymnast
1996 – Krystal Reyes, Filipino actress
1997 – Kimberlea Berg, English actress