September 14 - Births

Births

1384 – Ephraim of Nea Makri, Greek martyr and saint (d. 1426)
1388 – Claudius Clavus, Danish geographer (d. 1438)
1486 – Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German theologian, astrologer, and alchemist (d. 1535)
1543 – Claudio Acquaviva, Italian priest, 5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1615)
1547 – Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman (d. 1619)
1580 – Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish poet and politician (d. 1645)
1656 – Thomas Baker, English antiquarian (d. 1746)
1713 – Johann Kies, German mathematician (d. 1781)
1721 – Eliphalet Dyer, American politician and judge (d. 1807)
1737 – Michael Haydn, Austrian composer (d. 1806)
1760 – Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer (d. 1842)
1769 – Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer, naturalist, and explorer (d. 1859)
1774 – Lord William Bentinck, English soldier and statesman, 14th Governor-General of India (d. 1839)
1791 – Franz Bopp, German linguist (d. 1867)
1804 – John Gould, English ornithologist (d. 1881)
1804 – Louis Désiré Maigret, French bishop (d. 1882)
1837 – Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (d. 1903)
1847 – Fanny Holland, English actress and singer (d. 1931)
1850 – Anton Mahnič, Slovenian bishop, author, and theologian (d. 1920)
1860 – Hamlin Garland, American author and poet (d. 1940)
1864 – Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English lawyer, politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)
1865 – Edgar Aabye, Danish tug of war competitor (d. 1941)
1867 – Charles Dana Gibson, American illustrator (d. 1944)
1868 – Théodore Botrel, French singer-songwriter, poet, and playwright(d. 1925)
1869 – Kid Nichols, American baseball player (d. 1953)
1872 – John Olof Dahlgren, American military officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor (d. 1963)
1878 – Ion Dragoumis, Greek diplomat and writer (d. 1920)
1879 – Margaret Sanger, American activist (d. 1966)
1880 – Metropolitan Benjamin, Russian missionary and bishop (d. 1961)
1880 – Archie Hahn, German-American runner (d. 1955)
1885 – Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor (d. 1975)
1886 – Jan Masaryk, Czech diplomat and politician (d. 1948)
1887 – Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (d. 1934)
1889 – María Capovilla, Ecuadorian super-centenarian (d. 2006)
1891 – Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician (d. 1983)
1898 – Lawrence Gellert, American music collector (d. 1979)
1898 – Ernest Nash, German archaeologist (d. 1974)
1898 – Hal B. Wallis, American film producer (d. 1986)
1902 – Giorgos Papasideris Greek singer-songwriter and composer (d. 1977)
1902 – Alice Tully, American singer and philanthropist (d. 1993)
1909 – Peter Scott, English ornithologist, conservationist, painter, and navy officer (d. 1989)
1909 – Stuff Smith, American violinist (d. 1967)
1910 – Lehman Engel, American composer and conductor (d. 1982)
1910 – Jack Hawkins, English actor (d. 1973)
1910 – Yiannis Latsis, Greek businessman (d. 2003)
1910 – Rolf Liebermann, Swiss composer (d. 1999)
1911 – William H. Armstrong, American author (d. 1999)
1913 – Jacobo Árbenz, Guatemalan military officer and politician, President of Guatemala (d. 1971)
1913 – Annalisa Ericson, Swedish actress (d. 2011)
1914 – Mae Boren Axton, American songwriter (d. 1997)
1914 – Lída Baarová, Czech actress (d. 2000)
1914 – Robert McCloskey, American author (d. 2003)
1914 – Kay Medford, American actress (d. 1980)
1914 – Clayton Moore, American actor (d. 1999)
1916 – John Heyer, Australian director and producer (d. 2001)
1916 – Eric Bentley, English-American critic and playwright
1917 – Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss conductor and violinist (d. 2002)
1917 – Phyllis Frost, Australian welfare worker and philanthropist (d. 2004)
1918 – Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (d. 1967)
1918 – Cachao López, Cuban musician and composer (d. 2008)
1919 – Deryck Cooke, English musician, author, and broadcaster (d. 1976)
1919 – Gil Langley, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (d. 2001)
1920 – Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2009)
1920 – Lawrence Klein, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1920 – Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematician (d. 1998)
1921 – Constance Baker Motley, American politician, judge, and activist (d. 2005)
1921 – A. Jean de Grandpré, Canadian businessman and lawyer
1921 – Dario Vittori, Argentinian actor (d. 2001)
1922 – Michel Auclair, French actor (d. 1988)
1923 – Nicholas Georgiadis, Greek painter and costume designer (d. 2001)
1924 – Patricia Barringer, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1924 – Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat and author (d. 1994)
1926 – Michel Butor, French novelist
1926 – Richard Ellsasser, American organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1972)
1927 – Martin Caidin, American author (d. 1997)
1927 – Jim Fanning, American baseball player and manager
1928 – Jay Cameron, American reed player (d. 2001)
1928 – Angus Ogilvy, English businessman (d. 2004)
1929 – Larry Collins, American author (d. 2005)
1929 – Maurice Vachon, Canadian wrestler
1930 – Allan Bloom, American philosopher and academic (d. 1992)
1930 – Romola Costantino, Australian pianist and critic (d. 1988)
1932 – Harry Sinden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1932 – John Tembo, Malawian politician
1933 – Zoe Caldwell, Australian actress
1933 – Harve Presnell, American actor (d. 2009)
1934 – Sarah Kofman, French philosopher
1934 – Kate Millett, American author and activist
1934 – Don Walser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
1934 – Bob Maguire, Australian priest
1935 – Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist (d. 2008)
1935 – Amanda Barrie, English actress
1936 – Harry Danielsen, Norwegian politician (d. 2011)
1936 – Terence Donovan, English photographer and director (d. 1996)
1936 – Walter Koenig, American actor
1936 – Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 – Renzo Piano, Italian architect, designed The Shard
1938 – Nicol Williamson, Scottish actor (d. 2011)
1939 – DeWitt Weaver, American golfer
1940 – Larry Brown, American basketball player and coach
1940 – Jacques Godin, Canadian actor
1941 – Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan drummer
1941 – Alex St. Clair, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2006)
1942 – Oliver Lake, American saxophonist, composer, and poet (World Saxophone Quartet)
1942 – Bernard MacLaverty, Irish author
1943 – Irwin Goodman, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)
1944 – Joey Heatherton, American actress, singer, and dancer
1944 – Günter Netzer, German footballer
1945 – Martin Tyler, English sportscaster
1946 – Pete Agnew, Scottish bass player (Nazareth)
1946 – Jim Angle, American journalist
1946 – Wolfgang Sühnholz, German footballer
1947 – Jon Bauman, American singer and actor (Sha Na Na)
1947 – Sam Neill, New Zealand actor
1948 – Marc Reisner, American environmentalist and author (d. 2000)
1949 – Steve Gaines, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 1977)
1949 – Ed King, American guitarist and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hunger, and Strawberry Alarm Clock)
1949 – Tommy Seebach, Danish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Sir Henry and his Butlers) (d. 2003)
1949 – Eikichi Yazawa, Japanese singer-songwriter
1950 – Paul Kossoff, English guitarist and songwriter (Free, Black Cat Bones, and Back Street Crawler) (d. 1976)
1950 – Masami Kuwashima, Japanese race car driver
1950 – Mike Nifong, American attorney
1950 – John Steptoe, American author (d. 1989)
1953 – Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (Skeleton Crew, Third Person, and Curlew) (d. 1998)
1953 – Judy Playfair, Australian swimmer
1954 – Barry Cowsill, American musician (The Cowsills) (d. 2005)
1955 – Steve Berlin, American musician and producer (Los Lobos, The Flesh Eaters, and The Blasters)
1955 – Geraldine Brooks, Australian-American author
1955 – William Jackson, Scottish harpist and composer (Ossian)
1956 – Kostas Karamanlis, Greek politician, 181st Prime Minister of Greece
1956 – Nathalie Roussel, French actress
1956 – Ray Wilkins, English footballer
1956 – Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek politician
1957 – Tim Wallach, American baseball player
1957 – Kepler Wessels, South African cricketer
1958 – Arlindo Cruz, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Grupo Fundo de Quintal)
1958 – Beth Nielsen Chapman, American singer-songwriter
1959 – John Berry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Mary Crosby, American actress
1959 – Morten Harket, Norwegian singer-songwriter (A-ha)
1960 – Melissa Leo, American actress
1960 – Callum Keith Rennie, Canadian actor
1961 – Martina Gedeck, German actress
1961 – Freeman Mbowe, Tanzanian politician
1961 – Wendy Thomas, American businesswoman
1962 – Tom Kurvers, American ice hockey player
1963 – Tony Becker, American actor
1963 – Robin Singh, Indian cricketer
1964 – Stephen Dunham, American actor (d. 2012)
1964 – Faith Ford, American actress
1965 – Dmitry Medvedev, Russian politician, 3rd President of Russia
1965 – Michelle Stafford, American actress
1967 – Ariel, Argentine DJ and producer
1967 – Dan Cortese, American actor
1967 – Ashlyn Gere, American porn actress
1967 – Jens Lien, Norwegian director
1967 – John Power, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The La's and Cast)
1969 – Konstadinos Koukodimos, Greek long jumper and politician
1970 – Francesco Casagrande, Italian cyclist
1970 – Ben Garant, American actor
1970 – Craig Montoya, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Everclear)
1970 – Mark Webber, English guitarist (Pulp)
1971 – Jeff Loomis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nevermore and Sanctuary)
1971 – Andre Matos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and author (Viper, Angra, Shaman, and Symfonia)
1971 – Christopher McCulloch, American voice actor, director, and writer
1971 – Kimberly Williams-Paisley, American actress, director, and producer
1972 – David Bell, American baseball player
1973 – Nas, American rapper and actor (The Firm)
1973 – Mic Geronimo, American rapper
1973 – Tony Bui, Vietnamese director
1973 – Terrell Fletcher, American football player
1973 – Andrew Lincoln, English actor
1973 – Linvoy Primus, English footballer
1973 – Mike Ward, Canadian comedian
1974 – Chad Bradford, American baseball player
1974 – Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan runner
1974 – Mattias Marklund, Swedish guitarist (Vintersorg)
1974 – Helgi Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
1976 – Agustín Calleri, Argentine tennis player
1977 – Thomas Leeb, Austrian guitarist
1978 – Ben Cohen, English rugby player
1978 – Carmen Kass, Estonian model
1978 – Silvia Navarro, Mexican actress
1978 – Danielle Peck, American singer-songwriter
1979 – Jesse Marunde, American strongman (d. 2007)
1979 – Ivica Olić, Croatian footballer
1980 – Ayọ, German singer-songwriter
1981 – Miyavi, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Dué le Quartz and S.K.I.N.)
1981 – Katie Lee, American chef and critic
1981 – Stefan Reisinger, German footballer
1981 – Ashley Roberts, American singer, dancer, and actress (Pussycat Dolls)
1982 – SoShy, French-American singer-songwriter
1982 – Lethal Bizzle, English rapper (More Fire Crew)
1982 – Hiroki Narimiya, Japanese actor
1982 – Petr Průcha, Czech ice hockey player
1983 – Josh Outman, American baseball player
1983 – Frostee Rucker, American football player
1983 – Amy Winehouse, English singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
1984 – Adam Lamberg, American actor
1985 – Paolo Gregoletto, American bass player (Trivium)
1985 – Trevis Smith, American football player
1985 – Aya Ueto, Japanese actress and singer (Z-1)
1985 – Delmon Young, American baseball player
1986 – Steven Naismith, Scottish footballer
1986 – Jonathan Monaghan, American animator
1986 – Ai Takahashi, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume, Minimoni, Elegies, and High-King)
1986 – A.J. Trauth, American actor
1986 – Alan Sheehan, Irish footballer
1986 – Tinchy Stryder, English rapper
1987 – Michael Crabtree, American football player
1988 – Martin Fourcade, French biathlete
1988 – Kirsten Haglund, American model, Miss America 2008
1988 – Diogo Salomão, Portuguese footballer
1989 – Logan Henderson, American singer-songwriter and actor (Big Time Rush)
1989 – Jesse James, American actor