September 16 - Births

Births

• 16 – Julia Drusilla, Roman daughter of Germanicus (d. 38)
• 1386 – Henry V of England, (d. 1422)
• 1507 – Jiajing Emperor of China (d. 1567)
• 1557 – Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)
• 1615 – Heinrich Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1692)
• 1651 – Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician (d. 1716)
• 1666 – Antoine Parent, French mathematician (d. 1716)
• 1678 – Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician (d. 1751)
• 1716 – Angelo Maria Amorevoli, Italian tenor (d. 1798)
• 1722 – Gabriel Christie, Scottish-English general (d. 1799)
• 1725 – Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (d. 1815)
• 1745 – Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. 1813)
• 1777 – Nathan Mayer Rothschild, English banker and financier (d. 1836)
• 1782 – Daoguang Emperor of China (d. 1850)
• 1823 – Francis Parkman, American historian (d. 1893)
• 1827 – Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (d. 1908)
• 1830 – Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (d. 1911)
• 1837 – Pedro V of Portugal (d. 1861)
• 1844 – Paul Taffanel, French flute player and conductor (d. 1908)
• 1846 – Anna Kingsford, English doctor (d. 1888)
• 1853 – Albrecht Kossel, German physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1927)
• 1858 – Edward Marshall Hall, English barrister (d. 1927)
• 1858 – Bonar Law, Canadian-Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1923)
• 1859 – Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, President of the Republic of China (d. 1916)
• 1866 – Georg Voigt, German politician (d. 1927)
• 1870 – John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (d. 1958)
• 1875 – James Cash Penney, American businessman, founded J. C. Penney (d. 1971)
• 1876 – Eduardo Camet, Argentine fencer (d. 1931)
• 1877 – Jacob Schick, American-Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Schick Razors (d. 1937)
• 1880 – Alfred Noyes, English poet (d. 1958)
• 1881 – Clive Bell, English critic (d. 1964)
• 1883 – T. E. Hulme, English poet and critic (d. 1917)
• 1886 – Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
• 1887 – Nadia Boulanger, French composer and educator (d. 1979)
• 1888 – Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)
• 1891 – Karl Dönitz, German navy officer (d. 1980)
• 1891 – Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-German spy (d. 1972)
• 1893 – Alexander Korda, Hungarian director (d. 1956)
• 1893 – Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
• 1896 – Margaret Fitzgerald, Canadian super-centenarian (d. 2009)
• 1897 – Milt Franklyn, American composer (d. 1962)
• 1898 – H.A. Rey, American author (d. 1977)
• 1899 – Hans Swarowsky, Austrian conductor (d. 1975)
• 1903 – Joe Venuti, Italian-American violinist (The Dorsey Brothers) (d. 1978)
• 1905 – Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (d. 1980)
• 1906 – Jack Churchill, English soldier (d. 1996)
• 1910 – Erich Kempka, German chauffeur (d. 1975)
• 1910 – Karl Kling, German race car driver (d. 2003)
• 1911 – Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist (d. 1983)
• 1911 – Paul Henning, American scriptwriter and producer (d. 2005)
• 1914 – Allen Funt, American director, scriptwriter, and producer (d. 1999)
• 1915 – Cy Walter, American pianist (d. 1968)
• 1916 – Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Caribbean politician, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 1978)
• 1916 – M. S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (d. 2004)
• 1916 – Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian politician (d. 1999)
• 1918 – Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (d. 1968)
• 1919 – Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American educator (d. 1990)
• 1919 – Andy Russell, American singer (d. 1992)
• 1920 – Art Sansom, American cartoonist (d. 1991)
• 1921 – Jon Hendricks, American singer-songwriter
• 1921 – Korla Pandit, American pianist and composer (d. 1998)
• 1922 – Guy Hamilton, English director
• 1922 – Marcel Mouloudji, French actor and singer (d. 1994)
• 1922 – Janis Paige, American actress and singer
• 1923 – Lee Kuan Yew, Chinese-Singaporean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore
• 1924 – Lauren Bacall, American actress
• 1925 – Charlie Byrd, American guitarist (d. 1999)
• 1925 – Charles Haughey, Irish politician, 7th Prime Minister of Ireland (d. 2006)
• 1925 – B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1926 – Tommy Bond, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1926 – Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian composer (d. 2011)
• 1926 – John Knowles, American author (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Takao Tanabe, Canadian painter
• 1927 – Peter Falk, American actor (d. 2011)
• 1927 – Jack Kelly, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1928 – Lady Gwen Thompson, English author and educator (d. 1986)
• 1930 – Anne Francis, American actress (d. 2011)
• 1931 – Little Willie Littlefield, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1934 – Elgin Baylor, American basketball player
• 1934 – George Chakiris, American actor, singer, and dancer
• 1934 – Ronnie Drew, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Dubliners) (d. 2008)
• 1934 – Dick Heckstall-Smith, English saxophonist (Blues Incorporated, The Graham Bond Organisation, and Colosseum) (d. 2004)
• 1935 – Carl Andre, American sculptor
• 1935 – Billy Boy Arnold, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1935 – Jules Bass, American director, producer, composer, and author
• 1935 – Bob Kiley, American businessman
• 1935 – Esther Vilar, German-Argentinian author
• 1937 – Aleksandr Medved, Russian wrestler
• 1937 – Vince Naimoli, American businessman
• 1939 – Breyten Breytenbach, South African-French poet and painter
• 1940 – Hamiet Bluiett, American musician and composer (World Saxophone Quartet)
• 1941 – Richard Perle, American politician
• 1941 – Joe Butler, American vocalist and drummer (The Lovin' Spoonful)
• 1942 – Bernie Calvert, English musician (The Hollies)
• 1942 – Dennis Conner, American sailor
• 1942 – Tadamasa Goto, Japanese mobster
• 1943 – Wang Houjun, Chinese footballer and coach (d. 2012)
• 1943 – James Alan McPherson, American author
• 1944 – Winston Grennan, Jamaican drummer (Kid Creole and the Coconuts and Toots and the Maytals) (d. 2000)
• 1945 – Pat Stevens, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1946 – Cathee Dahmen, American model (d. 1997)
• 1946 – Mike Reynolds, Australian politician
• 1946 – Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer-songwriter and producer
• 1947 – Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian and publisher
• 1948 – Ron Blair, American bass player (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
• 1948 – Rosemary Casals, American tennis player
• 1948 – Kenney Jones, English drummer (The Small Faces, Faces, The Who, The Law, and The Jones Gang)
• 1948 – Susan Ruttan, American actress
• 1949 – Chrisye, Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
• 1949 – Ed Begley, Jr., American actor
• 1950 – David Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Bellamy Brothers)
• 1950 – Henry Louis Gates, American educator, scholar, and author
• 1950 – Loyd Grossman, American-English television host and guitarist
• 1951 – Vince Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1952 – Mickey Rourke, American boxer, actor, and screenwriter
• 1953 – Alan Barton, English singer and guitarist (Black Lace and Smokie) (d. 1995)
• 1953 – Kurt Fuller, American actor
• 1953 – Nancy Huston, Canadian novelist
• 1953 – Jerry Pate, American golfer
• 1953 – Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1954 – Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Bengali sitar player and composer
• 1954 – Earl Klugh, American guitarist
• 1954 – William McKeen, American author
• 1954 – Colin Newman, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (Wire, Githead, and Immersion)
• 1954 – Frank Reed, American singer-songwriter (The Chi-Lites)
• 1955 – Ron Brewer, American basketball player
• 1955 – Janet Ellis, English actress
• 1955 – Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and actress
• 1955 – Robin Yount, American baseball player
• 1956 – David Copperfield, American magician
• 1956 – Dave Schulthise, American bass player (Dead Milkmen) (d. 2004)
• 1957 – David McCreery, Irish footballer
• 1957 – Anca Parghel, Romanian singer and pianist (d. 2008)
• 1958 – Orel Hershiser, American baseball player
• 1958 – Maura O'Connell, Irish singer and actress (De Dannan)
• 1958 – Neville Southall, Welsh footballer
• 1958 – Jennifer Tilly, American actress
• 1959 – Peter Keleghan, Canadian actor
• 1959 – Tim Raines, American baseball player
• 1959 – Dave Richardson, South African cricketer
• 1959 – Victory Tischler-Blue, American bass player, director, and producer (The Runaways)
• 1960 – Jayne Brook, American actress
• 1960 – Kurt Busiek, American author
• 1960 – Ean Evans, American bass player (Lynyrd Skynyrd and Outlaws) (d. 2009)
• 1960 – Graham Haynes, American musician and composer
• 1960 – Danny John-Jules, English actor, singer, and dancer
• 1960 – Yianna Katsoulos, American-French singer
• 1961 – Bilinda Butcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (My Bloody Valentine)
• 1961 – T La Rock, American rapper
• 1962 – Seth, Canadian cartoonist and writer
• 1963 – Richard Marx, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1964 – Mary Coustas, Australian actress
• 1964 – Rossy de Palma, Spanish actress
• 1964 – Dave Sabo, American guitarist and songwriter (Skid Row)
• 1964 – Molly Shannon, American actress
• 1965 – Katy Kurtzman, American actress
• 1965 – Karl-Heinz Riedle, German footballer
• 1966 – Kevin Young, American hurdler
• 1967 – Hiroya Oku, Japanese illustrator and writer
• 1968 – Marc Anthony, American singer-songwriter, actor, and producer
• 1968 – Walt Becker, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1969 – Justine Frischmann, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Elastica and Suede)
• 1969 – Janno Gibbs, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor
• 1969 – Emanuele Guidi, Sammarinese archer
• 1970 – Mark Schultz, American singer-songwriter
• 1971 – Amy Poehler, American actress, producer, and writer
• 1972 – Mark Bruener, American football player
• 1972 – Shalane McCall, American actress
• 1972 – James Westman, Canadian opera singer
• 1972 – Erik Mana, Filipino-Canadian magician
• 1973 – George Corrie, English footballer
• 1973 – Justin Haythe, American author and screenwriter
• 1973 – Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist
• 1974 – Monique Brumby, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
• 1974 – Joaquín Castro, American lawyer and politician
• 1974 – Julian Castro, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of San Antonio
• 1975 – Gal Fridman, Israeli windsurfer
• 1975 – Shannon Noll, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1976 – Tina Barrett, English singer-songwriter and actress (S Club)
• 1976 – Greg Buckner, American basketball player
• 1977 – Gregory R. Ball, American air force officer and politician
• 1978 – Dan Dickau, American basketball player
• 1978 – Claudia Marx, German runner
• 1978 – Matthew Rogers, American singer and television host
• 1979 – Fanny, French singer
• 1979 – Aileen Celeste, Venezuelan actress
• 1979 – Bobby Korecky, American baseball player
• 1980 – Patrik Štefan, Czech ice hockey player
• 1981 – Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress
• 1981 – Alexis Bledel, American actress
• 1981 – LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, Virgin Islander sprinter
• 1982 – Leon Knight, English footballer
• 1982 – Michele Rizzo, Italian rugby player
• 1982 – Fiete Sykora, German footballer
• 1982 – Ryan Thomson, Scottish footballer
• 1983 – John Afoa, New Zealand rugby player
• 1983 – Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean swimmer
• 1983 – Brandon Moss, American baseball player
• 1983 – Legedu Naanee, American football player
• 1984 – Sabrina Bryan, American actress, singer and dancer (The Cheetah Girls)
• 1984 – Serginho Catarinense, Brazilian footballer
• 1984 – Katie Melua, Georgian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1985 – Madeline Zima, American actress
• 1986 – Gordon Beckham, American baseball player
• 1986 – Ian Harding, German-American actor
• 1986 – Kyla Pratt, American actress and singer
• 1987 – Daren Kagasoff, American actor
• 1987 – Kyle Lafferty, Irish footballer
• 1987 – Louis Clément Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian football player
• 1987 – Travis Wall, American dancer
• 1988 – Teddy Geiger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1988 – Sarah Steele, American actress
• 1989 – Braden Holtby, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – José Salomón Rondón, Venezuelan footballer
• 1989 – Dustin Tokarski, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1991 – Alexandra Paul, Canadian figure skater
• 1992 – Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter, musician and actor (Jonas Brothers)
• 1992 – Jake Roche, English actor and singer