September 12 - Births

Births

• 1492 – Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (d. 1519)
• 1494 – Francis I of France (d. 1547)
• 1605 – William Dugdale, English antiquarian (d. 1686)
• 1688 – Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1731)
• 1690 – Peter Dens, Flemish theologian (d. 1775)
• 1725 – Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer (d. 1792)
• 1736 – Hsinbyushin, Burmese king (d. 1776)
• 1740 – Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (d. 1817)
• 1768 – Benjamin Carr, American composer, singer, teacher, and publisher (d. 1831)
• 1797 – Samuel Joseph May, American activist (d. 1871)
• 1812 – Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian (d. 1878)
• 1812 – Richard March Hoe, American inventor and industrialist, invented the Rotary printing press (d. 1886)
• 1818 – Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, invented the Gatling gun (d. 1903)
• 1818 – Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1882)
• 1830 – William Sprague, American politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1915)
• 1837 – Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (d. 1892)
• 1852 – H. H. Asquith, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1928)
• 1855 – Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian politician, 12th Premier of Quebec (d. 1920)
• 1856 – Johann Heinrich Beck, American composer and conductor (d. 1924)
• 1857 – Manuel Espinosa Batista, Colombian politician (d. 1919)
• 1862 – Carl Eytel, German-American painter (d. 1925)
• 1866 – Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English politician, 13th Governor General of Canada (d. 1941)
• 1875 – Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor (d. 1926)
• 1880 – H. L. Mencken, American journalist and author (d. 1956)
• 1885 – Heinrich Hoffmann, German photographer (d. 1957)
• 1888 – Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer (d. 1972)
• 1891 – Pedro Albizu Campos, Puerto Rican independence leader (d. 1965)
• 1891 – Arthur Hays Sulzberger, American publisher (d. 1968)
• 1892 – Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf Inc. (d. 1984)
• 1894 – Billy Gilbert, American actor and comedian (d. 1971)
• 1895 – Freymóður Jóhannsson, Icelandic painter and composer (d. 1973)
• 1897 – Grietje Jansen-Anker, Dutch super-centenarian (d. 2009)
• 1897 – Irene Joliot-Curie, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1956)
• 1898 – Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (d. 1963)
• 1898 – Alma Moodie, Australian violinist (d. 1943)
• 1898 – Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-American painter and writer (d. 1969)
• 1901 – Ben Blue, Canadian actor and comedian (d. 1975)
• 1901 – Shmuel Horowitz, Russian-Israeli agronomist (d. 1999)
• 1902 – Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian politician, 21st President of Brazil (d. 1976)
• 1904 – Lou Moore, American race car driver and owner (d. 1956)
• 1905 – Linda Agostini, Australian murder victim (d. 1934)
• 1907 – Louis MacNeice, Irish poet (d. 1963)
• 1909 – Donald MacDonald, Canadian politician (d. 1986)
• 1913 – Jesse Owens, American sprinter (d. 1980)
• 1913 – Eiji Toyoda, Japanese businessman
• 1914 – Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani poet and psychoanalyst (d. 1988)
• 1914 – Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (d. 1999)
• 1915 – Billy Daniels, American singer and actor (d. 1988)
• 1915 – Frank McGee, American journalist (d. 1974)
• 1916 – Tony Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. 1961)
• 1916 – Edward Binns, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1917 – Pierre Sévigny, Canadian soldier, author, and politician (d. 2004)
• 1917 – Han Suyin, Chinese-English author (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Irene Dailey, American actress (d. 2008)
• 1921 – Stanisław Lem, Polish author (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Ellen Demming, American actress (d. 2002)
• 1922 – Jackson Mac Low, American poet, composer and playwright (d. 2004)
• 1922 – Mark Rosenzweig, American psychologist (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Stan Lopata, American baseball player
• 1927 – Mathé Altéry, French soprano
• 1927 – Freddie Jones, English actor
• 1928 – Ernie Vandeweghe, Canadian-American basketball player and physician
• 1929 – Harvey Schmidt, American composer
• 1930 – Larry Austin, American composer
• 1931 – Ian Holm, English actor
• 1931 – George Jones, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1931 – Bill McKinney, American actor (d. 2011)
• 1932 – Atli Dam, Faroese politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 2005)
• 1933 – Tatiana Doronina, Russian actress
• 1934 – Glenn Davis, American football player (d. 2009)
• 1934 – Jaegwon Kim, South Korean-American philosopher
• 1937 – George Chuvalo, Canadian boxer
• 1938 – Claude Ruel, Canadian ice hockey coach
• 1938 – Tatiana Troyanos, American soprano (d. 1993)
• 1939 – Phillip Ramey, American composer and pianist
• 1939 – Henry Waxman, American politician
• 1940 – Linda Gray, American actress
• 1940 – Skip Hinnant, American actor
• 1940 – Mickey Lolich, American baseball player
• 1940 – Patrick Mower, English actor
• 1940 – Stephen J. Solarz, American politician (d. 2010)
• 1942 – Michel Drucker, French journalist
• 1942 – Tomás Marco, Spanish composer
• 1942 – François Tavenas, Canadian engineer and academic (d. 2004)
• 1943 – Maria Muldaur, American singer
• 1943 – Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lankan-Canadian author
• 1944 – Fred Fay, American activist
• 1944 – Leonard Peltier, American activist
• 1944 – Vladimir Spivakov, Russian violinist and conductor
• 1944 – Barry White, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2003)
• 1944 – Colin Young, American singer (The Foundations)
• 1945 – John Mauceri, American conductor
• 1946 – Tony Bellamy, American Mexican-American singer-songwriter and musician (Redbone) (d. 2009)
• 1947 – Bjørn Floberg, Norwegian actor
• 1948 – Luis Lima, Argentinian tenor
• 1948 – Bruce Mahler, American actor
• 1948 – Max Walker, Australian cricketer
• 1949 – Charles Burlingame, American pilot on American Airlines Flight 77 (d. 2001)
• 1949 – Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater
• 1950 – Marguerite Blais, Canadian journalist and politician
• 1950 – Gustav Brunner, Austrian engineer
• 1950 – Mike Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1950 – Cynthia Myers, American model and actress (d. 2011)
• 1951 – Bertie Ahern, Irish politician
• 1951 – Norm Dubé, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1951 – Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby player (d. 2007)
• 1951 – Joe Pantoliano, American actor
• 1951 – Gerald Stano, American serial killer (d. 1998)
• 1951 – Ali-Ollie Woodson, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and actor (The Temptations) (d. 2010)
• 1952 – Gerry Beckley, American singer-songwriter and musician (America)
• 1952 – Neil Peart, Canadian drummer, songwriter, producer, and author (Rush)
• 1954 – Adrian Adonis, American wrestler (d. 1988)
• 1955 – Peter Scolari, American actor
• 1956 – Barry Andrews, English singer and pianist (XTC, Shriekback, and The League of Gentlemen)
• 1956 – Sam Brownback, American politician, 46th Governor of Kansas
• 1956 – Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor, and director (d. 2003)
• 1956 – Brian Robertson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead, and Wild Horses)
• 1956 – Ricky Rudd, American race car driver
• 1956 – Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore
• 1957 – Rachel Ward, English actress
• 1957 – Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer
• 1958 – Wilfredo Benitez, American boxer
• 1958 – Gregg Edelman, American actor
• 1959 – Scott Brown, American politician
• 1959 – Sigmar Gabriel, German politician
• 1960 – Stefanos Korkolis, Greek composer and pianist
• 1961 – Kadim Al Sahir, Iraqi singer-songwriter and poet
• 1961 – Mylène Farmer, French singer-songwriter and actress
• 1962 – Dino Merlin, Bosnian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1962 – Amy Yasbeck, American actress
• 1963 – Paul Bellini, Canadian actor and screenwriter
• 1964 – Simon Bowthorpe, English businessman
• 1964 – Dieter Hecking, German footballer
• 1965 – Einstein Kristiansen, Norwegian cartoonist
• 1965 – Vernon Maxwell, American basketball player
• 1966 – Darren E. Burrows, American actor
• 1966 – Ben Folds, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Ben Folds Five, The Bens, and Fear of Pop)
• 1966 – Vezio Sacratini, Italian ice hockey player
• 1967 – Louis C.K., American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 1967 – Pat Listach, American baseball player
• 1967 – Jason Statham, English actor
• 1968 – Larry LaLonde, American guitarist and songwriter (Primus)
• 1968 – Richard Snell, South African cricketer
• 1968 – Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 1969 – Ángel Cabrera, Argentine golfer
• 1969 – James Frey, American author
• 1969 – Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer
• 1970 – Josh Hopkins, American actor
• 1970 – Nathan Larson, American musician, composer, and author (Shudder To Think, Hot One, and A Camp)
• 1971 – Ahn Jae-wook, South Korean actor, singer, and composer
• 1972 – Gideon Emery, English actor
• 1972 – Sidney Souza, Brazilian footballer
• 1973 – Darren Campbell, English sprinter
• 1973 – Ki-Jana Carter, American football player
• 1973 – Martin Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Paul Walker, American actor
• 1974 – Caroline Aigle, French pilot (d. 2007)
• 1974 – Jennifer Nettles, American singer-songwriter (Sugarland)
• 1974 – Nuno Valente, Portuguese footballer
• 1975 – Luis Castillo, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 – Bizzy Bone, American rapper, (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Bone Brothers)
• 1976 – Maciej Żurawski, Polish footballer
• 1977 – Nathan Bracken, Australian cricketer
• 1977 – Grant Denyer, Australian race car driver and journalist
• 1977 – Jeff Irwin, American musician, songwriter, and producer
• 1977 – James McCartney, English singer-songwriter
• 1977 – Idan Raichel, Israeli singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1977 – David Thompson, English footballer
• 1978 – Elisabetta Canalis, Italian model and actress
• 1978 – Benjamin McKenzie, American actor
• 1978 – Ruben Studdard, American singer and actor
• 1980 – Roda Antar, Lebanese footballer
• 1980 – Sean Burroughs, American baseball player
• 1980 – Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Gus G, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (Firewind, Dream Evil, and Mystic Prophecy)
• 1980 – Joe Loeffler, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Chevelle)
• 1980 – Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
• 1980 – Kevin Sinfield, English rugby player
• 1980 – Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2011)
• 1981 – Marty Adams, Canadian actor and comedian
• 1981 – Alan Arruda, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 – Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress
• 1981 – Staciana Stitts, American swimmer
• 1981 – Hosea Chanchez, American actor
• 1982 – Nana Ozaki, Japanese model
• 1982 – Zoran Planinić, Croatian basketball player
• 1983 – Tom Geißler, German footballer
• 1983 – Rami Haikal, Jordanian guitarist (Bilocate)
• 1983 – Sebastian Hofmann, German footballer
• 1983 – Daniel Muir, American football player
• 1983 – Sergio Parisse, Argentina-Italian rugby player
• 1983 – Clayton Richard, American baseball player
• 1983 – Carly Smithson, Irish singer-songwriter and actress (We Are the Fallen)
• 1984 – September, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1984 – Nashat Akram, Iraqi footballer
• 1985 – Jonatan Cerrada, Belgian singer and actor
• 1986 – Joanne Jackson, English swimmer
• 1986 – Yuto Nagatomo, Japanese footballer
• 1986 – Dimitrios Regas, Greek sprinter
• 1986 – Emmy Rossum, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1988 – Amanda Jenssen, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1989 – Freddie Freeman, American baseball player
• 1989 – Andrew Luck, American football player
• 1991 – Scott Wootton, English footballer
• 1996 – Colin Ford, American actor