September 10 - Births

Births

• 920 – Louis IV of France (d. 954)
• 1169 – Alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1183)
• 1487 – Pope Julius III (d. 1555)
• 1550 – Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish commander (d. 1615)
• 1561 – Hernando Arias de Saavedra, soldier and politician (d. 1634)
• 1588 – Nicholas Lanier, English composer (d. 1666)
• 1624 – Thomas Sydenham, English physician (d. 1689)
• 1638 – Maria Theresa of Spain (d. 1683)
• 1659 – Henry Purcell, English composer (d. 1695)
• 1714 – Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer (d. 1774)
• 1753 – John Soane, English architect (d. 1837)
• 1758 – Hannah Webster Foster, American author (d. 1840)
• 1786 – Nicolás Bravo, Mexican soldier and politician, 11th President of Mexico (d. 1854)
• 1786 – William Mason, American politician (d. 1860)
• 1788 – Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist (d. 1868)
• 1801 – Marie Laveau, American voodoo practitioner (d. 1881)
• 1821 – William Jervois, English engineer and caption, 10th Governor of South Australia (d. 1897)
• 1836 – Joseph Wheeler, American military commander and politician (d. 1906)
• 1839 – Isaac K. Funk, American minister and publisher, co-founded Funk & Wagnalls (d. 1912)
• 1839 – Charles Sanders Peirce, American philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (d. 1914)
• 1844 – Abel Hoadley, English-Australian candy maker, created the Violet Crumble (d. 1918)
• 1852 – Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founder of the East Asiatic Company (d. 1937)
• 1852 – Alice Brown Davis, American chief of the Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma (d. 1935)
• 1855 – Albert F. Mummery, English mountaineer and author (d. 1895)
• 1860 – Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (d. 1938)
• 1861 – Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (d. 1941)
• 1866 – Jeppe Aakjær, Danish author and poet (d. 1930)
• 1871 – Charles Collett, English engineer (d. 1952)
• 1872 – K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Indian prince and cricketer (d. 1933)
• 1876 – Hugh D. McIntosh, Australian businessman (d. 1942)
• 1880 – Georgia Douglas Johnson, American poet (d. 1966)
• 1883 – Jock Delves Broughton, English accused murderer (d. 1942)
• 1885 – Carl Clinton Van Doren, American biographer and critic (d. 1950)
• 1886 – Hilda Doolittle, American poet and novelist (d. 1961)
• 1887 – Giovanni Gronchi, Italian politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (d. 1978)
• 1887 – Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (d. 1976)
• 1888 – Israel Abramofsky, Russian-American painter (d. 1976)
• 1890 – Bob Heffron, Australian politician, 30th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1978)
• 1890 – Elsa Schiaparelli, Italian fashion designer (d. 1973)
• 1890 – Franz Werfel, Austrian-Bohemian novelist (d. 1945)
• 1892 – Arthur Compton, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962)
• 1893 – Maria de Jesus, Portuguese super-centenarian (d. 2009)
• 1894 – Alexander Dovzhenko, Russian director (d. 1956)
• 1895 – Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Indian poet (d. 1976)
• 1896 – Adele Astaire, American dancer (d. 1981)
• 1896 – Robert Taschereau, Canadian judge and politician, 11th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1970)
• 1896 – Ye Ting, Chinese military leader (d. 1946)
• 1897 – Georges Bataille, French philosopher and writer (d. 1962)
• 1897 – Hilde Hildebrand, German actress (d. 1976)
• 1898 – Bessie Love, American actress (d. 1986)
• 1898 – Waldo Semon, American chemist (d. 1999)
• 1903 – Cyril Connolly, English critic (d. 1974)
• 1904 – Honey Craven, American horse rider and manager (d. 2003)
• 1904 – Max Shachtman, American theorist and politician (d. 1972)
• 1906 – Karl Wien, German mountaineer (d. 1937)
• 1907 – Alva R. Fitch, American army officer (d. 1989)
• 1908 – Angus Bethune, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (d. 2004)
• 1908 – Raymond Scott, American composer (d. 1994)
• 1908 – Waldo Rudolph Wedel, American archaeologist (d. 1996)
• 1912 – Mary Walter, Filipino actress (d. 1993)
• 1913 – Lincoln Gordon, American diplomat and academic (d. 2009)
• 1914 – Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Irish politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 1990)
• 1914 – Robert Wise, American director (d. 2005)
• 1915 – Edmond O'Brien, American actor (d. 1985)
• 1917 – Miguel Serrano, Chilean author and diplomat (d. 2009)
• 1918 – Rin Tin Tin, German-American acting dog (d. 1932)
• 1920 – Fabio Taglioni, Italian engineer (d. 2001)
• 1924 – Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player (d. 1988)
• 1924 – Boyd K. Packer, American religious leader and educator, 26th President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
• 1925 – Roy Brown, American singer-songwriter (d. 1981)
• 1926 – Beryl Cook, English painter (d. 2008)
• 1928 – Roch Bolduc, Canadian civil servant and politician
• 1928 – Walter Martin, American minister and author, founded the Christian Research Institute (d. 1989)
• 1928 – Jean Vanier, Canadian philosopher and humanitarian, founded L'Arche
• 1929 – Michel Bélanger, Canadian businessman and banker (d. 1997)
• 1929 – Tommy Leonetti, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1979)
• 1929 – Arnold Palmer, American golfer
• 1931 – Philip Baker Hall, American actor
• 1932 – Bo Goldman, American screenwriter
• 1933 – Yevgeny Khrunov, Soviet astronaut (d. 2000)
• 1933 – Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer
• 1934 – Charles Kuralt, American journalist (d. 1997)
• 1934 – Roger Maris, American baseball player (d. 1985)
• 1934 – Jim Oberstar, American politician
• 1934 – Larry Sitsky, Australian composer, pianist, and educator
• 1935 – Mary Oliver, American poet
• 1937 – Jared Diamond, American biologist and author
• 1939 – Cynthia Lennon, English ex-wife of John Lennon
• 1939 – Hans Sotin, German opera singer
• 1939 – David Stratton, English-Australian critic and television host
• 1940 – Roy Ayers, American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and producer
• 1940 – Buck Buchanan, American football player (d. 1992)
• 1941 – Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist (d. 2002)
• 1941 – Christopher Hogwood, English conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music
• 1941 – Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese video game designer, invented Game Boy (d. 1997)
• 1942 – Danny Hutton, Irish-American singer (Three Dog Night)
• 1943 – Eldridge Coleman, American wrestler
• 1943 – Daniel Truhitte, American actor
• 1943 – Neale Donald Walsch, American author
• 1944 – Thomas Allen, English opera singer
• 1945 – José Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1945 – Gerard Henderson, Australian columnist
• 1945 – Mike Mullane, American astronaut
• 1946 – Michèle Alliot-Marie, French politician
• 1946 – Jim Hines, American sprinter
• 1946 – Patrick Norman, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1946 – Don Powell, English drummer (Slade)
• 1948 – Zhang Chengzhi, Chinese author
• 1948 – Tony Gatlif, French director
• 1948 – Judy Geeson, English actress
• 1948 – Bob Lanier, American basketball player
• 1948 – Margaret Trudeau, Canadian actress, author, and photographer
• 1948 – Charlie Waters, American football player
• 1949 – Don Muraco, American wrestler
• 1949 – Bill O'Reilly, American television host and author
• 1950 – Joe Perry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Aerosmith and The Joe Perry Project)
• 1950 – Rosie Flores, American singer and guitarist (Asleep at the Wheel)
• 1951 – Harry Groener, German-American actor
• 1952 – Medea Benjamin, American activist, co-founded Code Pink
• 1952 – Vic Toews, Canadian politician
• 1953 – Yannis Bezos, Greek actor
• 1953 – Amy Irving, American actress
• 1954 – Clark Johnson, American actor
• 1956 – Johnnie Fingers, Irish pianist, songwriter, and producer (The Boomtown Rats)
• 1956 – Johnny Hickman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cracker)
• 1956 – Erick Zonca, French director
• 1957 – Kate Burton, Welsh-American actress
• 1957 – Carol Decker, English singer-songwriter (T'Pau)
• 1957 – Andreï Makine, Russian-French author
• 1958 – Chris Columbus, American director
• 1958 – Siobhan Fahey, Irish singer-songwriter and producer (Bananarama and Shakespears Sister)
• 1959 – Peter Nelson, American actor
• 1960 – Alison Bechdel, American illustrator and writer
• 1960 – Colin Firth, English actor
• 1960 – Tim Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 – David Lowery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven)
• 1963 – Randy Johnson, American baseball player
• 1963 – Marian Keyes, Irish novelist
• 1963 – Bill Stevenson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (All, Descendents, The Lemonheads, and Only Crime)
• 1964 – John E. Sununu, American politician
• 1965 – Robin Goodridge, English drummer (Bush, Spear of Destiny, and Stone Gods)
• 1966 – Joe Nieuwendyk, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1968 – Andreas Herzog, Austrian footballer
• 1968 – Big Daddy Kane, American rapper and producer (Juice Crew)
• 1968 – Guy Ritchie, English director, screenwriter, and producer
• 1969 – Ai Jing, Chinese singer and painter
• 1969 – Johnathon Schaech, American actor
• 1970 – Ménélik, Cameroonian-French rapper
• 1970 – Paula Kelley, American singer-songwriter and composer (Drop Nineteens)
• 1972 – James Duval, American actor
• 1972 – Katarína Hasprová, Slovak singer
• 1972 – Ghada Shouaa, Syrian heptathlete
• 1972 – Bente Skari, Norwegian skier
• 1973 – Ferdinand Coly, Senegalese footballer
• 1974 – Mirko Filipović, Croatian martial artist and politician
• 1974 – Ryan Phillippe, American actor
• 1974 – Ben Wallace, American basketball player
• 1975 – Melanie Pullen, American photographer
• 1976 – Gustavo Kuerten, Brazilian tennis player
• 1976 – Vassilis Lakis, Greek footballer
• 1976 – Matt Morgan, American wrestler and actor
• 1979 – Andreas Aniko, Estonian footballer
• 1979 – Jacob Young, American actor and singer
• 1980 – Michelle Alves, Brazilian model
• 1980 – Jayam Ravi, Indian actor
• 1981 – Marco Chiudinelli, Swiss tennis player
• 1981 – Germán Denis, Argentine footballer
• 1982 – Javi Varas, Spanish footballer
• 1983 – Fernando Belluschi, Argentine footballer
• 1983 – Jérémy Toulalan, French footballer
• 1983 – Joey Votto, Canadian baseball player
• 1985 – Aya Kamiki, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Laurent Koscielny, French footballer
• 1985 – Elyse Levesque, Canadian actress
• 1985 – Matsuda Shota, Japanese actor
• 1986 – Eoin Morgan, Irish cricketer
• 1986 – Hiroki Uchi, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Kanjani Eight and NEWS)
• 1987 – Nana Tanimura, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1988 – Jared Lee Loughner, American murderer
• 1988 – Coco Rocha, Canadian model
• 1988 – Jordan Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Manish Pandey, Indian cricketer
• 1990 – Chandler Massey, American actor
• 1991 – Boadu Maxwell Acosty, Ghanaian footballer
• 1992 – Ayub Timbe, Kenyan footballer