September 13 - Births

Births

• 64 – Julia Flavia, Roman daughter of Titus (d. 91)
• 678 – K'inich Ahkal Mo' Naab' III, Mayan ruler (d. 730)
• 786 – Al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph (d. 833)
• 1087 – John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1143)
• 1475 – Cesare Borgia, Italian politician and cardinal (d. 1507)
• 1502 – John Leland, English poet andantiquarian (d. 1552)
• 1521 – William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English statesman (d. 1598)
• 1583 – Girolamo Frescobaldi, Ferrarese pianist and composer (d. 1643)
• 1594 – Francesco Manelli, Italian composer (d. 1667)
• 1601 – Jan Brueghel the Younger, Flemish painter (d. 1678)
• 1604 – Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, English soldier and politician (d. 1661)
• 1676 – Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, French wife of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1741)
• 1694 – Yeongjo of Joseon (d. 1776)
• 1766 – Samuel Wilson, American meat-packer, namesake of Uncle Sam (d. 1854)
• 1775 – Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (d. 1868)
• 1802 – Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and writer (d. 1880)
• 1813 – John Sedgwick, American general (d. 1864)
• 1819 – Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (d. 1896)
• 1830 – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (d. 1916)
• 1842 – John H. Bankhead, American politician (d. 1920)
• 1851 – Walter Reed, American physician and biologist (d. 1902)
• 1857 – Michał Drzymała, Polish rebel (d. 1937)
• 1857 – Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (d. 1945)
• 1860 – John J. Pershing, American general (d. 1948)
• 1863 – Arthur Henderson, British politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
• 1865 – William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, Indian-English general (d. 1951)
• 1866 – Ole Østmo, Norwegian target shooter (d. 1923)
• 1873 – Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (d. 1950)
• 1874 – Henry F. Ashurst, American politician (d. 1962)
• 1874 – Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer and painter (d. 1951)
• 1876 – Sherwood Anderson, American author (d. 1941)
• 1877 – Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer (d. 1957)
• 1877 – Stanley Lord, English captain (d. 1962)
• 1880 – Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer (d. 1958)
• 1880 – Marcel Van Crombrugge, Belgian rower (d. 1940)
• 1882 – Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (d. 1969)
• 1883 – LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (d. 1956)
• 1885 – Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962)
• 1886 – Amelie Beese, German pilot and sculptor (d. 1925)
• 1886 – Robert Robinson, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
• 1887 – Leopold Ružička, Croatian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
• 1891 – Max Pruss, Prussian commander (d. 1960)
• 1893 – Larry Shields, American clarinet player (d. 1953)
• 1894 – J.B. Priestley, English playwright and novelist (d. 1984)
• 1894 – Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (d. 1953)
• 1895 – Morris Kirksey, American rugby player (d. 1981)
• 1898 – Roger Désormière, French conductor (d. 1963)
• 1899 – Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Romanian politician (d. 1938)
• 1903 – Claudette Colbert, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1904 – Gladys George, American actress (d. 1954)
• 1908 – Karolos Koun, Greek director (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Sicco Mansholt, Dutch politician, 4th President of the European Commission (d. 1995)
• 1909 – Ray Bowden, English footballer (d. 1998)
• 1909 – Frits Thors, Dutch journalist
• 1910 – Stefanos Natsinas, Greek politician (d. 1976)
• 1911 – Bill Monroe, American singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
• 1912 – Maurice K. Goddard, American politician (d. 1995)
• 1914 – Leonard Feather, English pianist, composer, producer, and journalist (d. 1994)
• 1916 – Roald Dahl, English pilot, author, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
• 1917 – Robert Ward, American composer
• 1918 – Dick Haymes, Argentine actor and singer (d. 1980)
• 1919 – Mary Midgley, English philosopher
• 1920 – Else Holmelund Minarik, Danish-American author (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Yma Sumac, Peruvian soprano (d. 2008)
• 1923 – Edouard Boubat, French photographer (d. 1999)
• 1924 – Norman Alden, American actor (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Harold Blair, Australian tenor (d. 1976)
• 1924 – Scott Brady, American actor (d. 1985)
• 1924 – Maurice Jarre, French composer (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Mel Tormé, American singer, actor, and composer (d. 1999)
• 1926 – Andrew Brimmer, American economist (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1926 – J. Frank Raley, American politician (d. 2012)
• 1927 – Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2010)
• 1929 – Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian opera singer (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, English publisher
• 1931 – Barbara Bain, American actress
• 1931 – Robert Bédard, Canadian tennis player
• 1931 – Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, Australian sprinter and politician, 33rd Governor of South Australia
• 1932 – Radoslav Brzobohatý, Czech actor (d. 2012)
• 1933 – Eileen Fulton, American actress
• 1933 – Donald Mackay, Australian businessman and activist (d. 1977)
• 1936 – Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian activist, founded National Vanguard
• 1936 – Joe E. Tata, American actor
• 1937 – Don Bluth, American animator, co-founded Sullivan Bluth Studios and Fox Animation Studios
• 1938 – Judith Martin, American journalist and author
• 1938 – John Smith, Scottish-English politician (d. 1994)
• 1939 – Arleen Auger, American soprano (d. 1993)
• 1939 – Richard Kiel, American actor
• 1939 – Joel-Peter Witkin, American photographer
• 1940 – Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1940 – Kerry Stokes, Australian businessman
• 1941 – Tadao Ando, Japanese architect, designed Piccadilly Gardens
• 1941 – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Turkish politician, 10th President of the Republic of Turkey
• 1941 – David Clayton-Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• 1942 – Michel Côté, Canadian politician
• 1944 – Carol Barnes, English journalist (d. 2009)
• 1944 – Jacqueline Bisset, English actress
• 1944 – Peter Cetera, American singe-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Chicago)
• 1944 – Midget Farrelly, Australian surfer
• 1944 – Leslie Harvey, Scottish guitarist (Stone the Crows) (d. 1972)
• 1945 – Noël Godin, Belgian actor and writer
• 1945 – Andres Küng, Swedish-Estonian journalist and politician (d. 2002)
• 1946 – Frank Marshall, American director and producer
• 1948 – Nell Carter, American actress (d. 2003)
• 1948 – Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist
• 1948 – Sitiveni Rabuka, Fijian revolutionary and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji
• 1949 – John W. Henry, American businessman
• 1949 – Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist and songwriter (MC5 and Sonic's Rendezvous Band) (d. 1994)
• 1950 – Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish politician, 8th Prime Minister of Poland
• 1950 – Jacky Robert, French-American chef
• 1950 – Klaus Wunder, German footballer
• 1951 – Jean Smart, American actress
• 1952 – Randy Jones, American singer (Village People)
• 1952 – Raymond O'Connor, American actor
• 1952 – Don Was, American singer, bass player, and producer (Was (Not Was))
• 1954 – Steve Kilbey, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Church and Jack Frost)
• 1955 – Joe Morris, American guitarist
• 1956 – Alain Ducasse, French chef
• 1956 – Anne Geddes, Australian photographer
• 1957 – Vinny Appice, American drummer (Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell)
• 1957 – Judy Blumberg, American ice dancer
• 1957 – Mal Donaghy, Irish footballer
• 1957 – John G. Trueschler, American politician
• 1958 – Bobby Davro, English comedian and actor
• 1958 – Paweł Przytocki, Polish conductor
• 1959 – Tatyana Mitkova, Russian journalist
• 1960 – Greg Baldwin, American actor
• 1961 – Fiona, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1961 – Dave Mustaine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Metallica, Megadeth, and MD.45)
• 1961 – Peter Roskam, American politician
• 1962 – Tõnu Õnnepalu, Estonian poet and author
• 1963 – Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek politician
• 1964 – Tavis Smiley, American talk show host, journalist, and author
• 1965 – Annie Duke, American poker player
• 1965 – Jeff Ross, American comedian, actor, author, and director
• 1965 – Zak Starkey, English drummer (The Icicle Works The Semantics, ASAP, The Lightning Seeds, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band)
• 1966 – Maria Furtwängler, German physician
• 1966 – Louis Mandylor, Australian actor
• 1967 – Michael Johnson, American sprinter
• 1967 – Tim "Ripper" Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Iced Earth, Judas Priest, Beyond Fear, and Charred Walls of the Damned)
• 1967 – Stephen Perkins, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros, The Panic Channel, Banyan, Infectious Grooves, and Methods of Mayhem)
• 1968 – Brad Johnson, American football player
• 1968 – Emma Wiklund, Swedish model and actress
• 1968 – Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1969 – Ilka Knickenberg, German actress
• 1969 – Tyler Perry, American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
• 1969 – Shane Warne, Australian cricketer
• 1970 – Lee Abramson, American composer and musician
• 1970 – Martín Herrera, Argentine footballer
• 1970 – Louise Lombard, English actress
• 1970 – Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter
• 1970 – Jason Scott Sadofsky, American historian and programmer, founded textfiles.com
• 1971 – Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player
• 1971 – Stella McCartney, English fashion designer
• 1971 – Manabu Namiki, Japanese composer
• 1973 – Christine Arron, French runner
• 1973 – Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer
• 1973 – Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress
• 1973 – Kelly Chen, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1973 – Carlo Nash, English footballer
• 1974 – Travis Knight, American basketball player
• 1974 – Éric Lapointe, Canadian football player
• 1974 – Keith Murray, American rapper (Def Squad)
• 1974 – Craig Rivet, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Akihiro Asai, Japanese race car driver
• 1975 – Joe Don Rooney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rascal Flatts)
• 1976 – Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer
• 1976 – Elvis Mihailenko, Latvian boxer
• 1976 – José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Fiona Apple, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1977 – Ivan De Battista, Maltese actor, singer, director, writer, and producer
• 1977 – Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and drummer (Maximum the Hormone)
• 1978 – Megan Henning, American actress
• 1978 – Peter Sunde, Swedish businessman, co-founded Flattr and The Pirate Bay
• 1979 – Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer (Hooverphonic)
• 1979 – Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player
• 1980 – Han Chae-young, South Korean actress and model
• 1980 – Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
• 1980 – Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer
• 1980 – Viren Rasquinha, Indian field hockey player
• 1980 – Ben Savage, American actor
• 1981 – August, American porn actress and model
• 1981 – Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist
• 1981 – Angelina Love, Canadian wrestler
• 1982 – Nenê, Brazilian basketball player
• 1982 – Lloyd Dyer, English footballer
• 1982 – J. G. Quintel, American animator, scriptwriter, and voice actor
• 1982 – Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player
• 1983 – James Bourne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Busted and Son of Dork)
• 1984 – Nabil Abou-Harb, American director, screenwriter, and producer
• 1985 – David Jordan, English singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Emi Suzuki, Japanese model and actress
• 1986 – Derek Hardman, American football player
• 1986 – Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese race car driver
• 1986 – Sean Williams, American basketball player
• 1987 – G.NA, Canadian-South Korean singer and actress
• 1987 – Edenilson Bergonsi, Brazilian footballer
• 1987 – Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby player
• 1987 – Ajmal Kasab, Pakistani terrorist (d. 2012)
• 1987 – Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgarian tennis player
• 1988 – John Park, American singer
• 1988 – Keith Treacy, Irish footballer
• 1989 – Thomas Müller, German footballer
• 1990 – Luciano Narsingh, Dutch footballer
• 1994 – Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Slovak tennis player
• 1995 – Robbie Kay, English actor