September 26 - Births

Births

• 1329 – Anne of Bavaria (d. 1353)
• 1406 – Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
• 1711 – Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)
• 1750 – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (d. 1810)
• 1758 – Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician (d. 1820)
• 1767 – Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1835)
• 1774 – Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (d. 1845)
• 1791 – Théodore Géricault, French painter (d. 1824)
• 1792 – William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand soldier and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (d. 1842)
• 1820 – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Bengali scholar (d. 1891)
• 1840 – Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (d. 1923)
• 1843 – Joseph Furphy, Australian novelist (d. 1912)
• 1849 – Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
• 1865 – Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (d. 1937)
• 1867 – Winsor McCay, American animator (d. 1934)
• 1869 – Komitas Vardapet, Armenian composer (d. 1935)
• 1870 – Christian X of Denmark (d. 1947)
• 1872 – Max Ehrmann, American poet (d. 1945)
• 1873 – Wacław Berent, Polish novelist and translator (d. 1940)
• 1873 – Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect, designed Lenin's Mausoleum (d. 1949)
• 1874 – Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist (d. 1940)
• 1875 – Edmund Gwenn, Welsh actor (d. 1959)
• 1876 – Edith Abbott, American social worker and author (d. 1957)
• 1876 – Philip Kassel, American gymnast (d. 1959)
• 1876 – Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian lawyer, poet, and politician (d. 1952)
• 1877 – Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (d. 1963)
• 1877 – Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1962)
• 1881 – Hiram Wesley Evans, American member of the Ku Klux Klan (d. 1966)
• 1884 – Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1951)
• 1886 – Archibald Vivian Hill, English physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977)
• 1887 – Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (d. 1958)
• 1887 – Antonio Moreno, Spanish actor (d. 1967)
• 1887 – Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (d. 1979)
• 1888 – J. Frank Dobie, American author and columnist (d. 1964)
• 1888 – T. S. Eliot, American-English publisher, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
• 1889 – Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (d. 1946)
• 1889 – Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (d. 1976)
• 1891 – Charles Münch, French violinist and conductor (d. 1968)
• 1892 – Robert Staughton Lynd, American historian (d. 1970)
• 1893 – Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. 1929)
• 1895 – George Raft, American actor (d. 1980)
• 1895 – Jürgen Stroop, German SS officer (d. 1952)
• 1897 – Pope Paul VI (d. 1978)
• 1897 – Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (d. 1917)
• 1898 – George Gershwin, American composer (d. 1937)
• 1900 – Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (d. 1983)
• 1905 – Emilio Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2011)
• 1907 – Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (d. 1983)
• 1907 – Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
• 1909 – Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR (d. 1992)
• 1909 – A. P. Hamann, American politician (d. 1977)
• 1911 – Al Helfer, American sportscaster (d. 1975)
• 1913 – Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (d. 1998)
• 1914 – Achille Compagnoni, Italian mountaineer (d. 2009)
• 1914 – Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert (d. 2011)
• 1917 – Réal Caouette, Canadian politician (d. 1976)
• 1917 – Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese philosopher (d. 1993)
• 1918 – John Zacherle, American television host and voice actor
• 1919 – Barbara Britton, American actress (d. 1980)
• 1919 – Matilde Camus, Spanish poet (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Takis Miliadis, Greek actor (d. 1985)
• 1922 – Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia
• 1923 – Dev Anand, Indian actor and producer (d. 2011)
• 1925 – Norm Dussault, American ice hockey player (d. 2012)
• 1925 – Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1982)
• 1926 – Julie London, American singer and actress (d. 2000)
• 1926 – Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian philologist (d. 2011)
• 1927 – Robert Blackburn, Irish educator (d. 1990)
• 1927 – Robert Cade, American physician, co-invented Gatorade (d. 2007)
• 1927 – Patrick O'Neal, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1927 – Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor
• 1930 – Joe Brown, English mountaineer
• 1930 – Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (d. 1966)
• 1931 – Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (d. 2008)
• 1932 – Richard Herd, American actor
• 1932 – Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India
• 1932 – Vladimir Voinovich, Russian author and dissident
• 1933 – Donna Douglas, American actress
• 1935 – Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (d. 2007)
• 1936 – Winnie Mandela, South African activist
• 1937 – Valentin Pavlov, Soviet politician, 11th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2003)
• 1937 – Jerry Weintraub, American film producer
• 1938 – Lars Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Ricky Tomlinson, English actor
• 1941 – Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
• 1941 – Martine Beswick, English actress and model
• 1942 – Kent McCord, American actor
• 1943 – Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer
• 1943 – Tim Schenken, Australian race car driver
• 1944 – Anne Robinson, English journalist
• 1945 – Louise Beaudoin, Canadian politician
• 1945 – Gal Costa, Brazilian singer
• 1945 – Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter (Roxy Music)
• 1946 – Andrea Dworkin, American activist and author (d. 2005)
• 1946 – Togo Igawa, Japanese actor
• 1946 – Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
• 1946 – Louise Simonson, American comic book writer and editor
• 1946 – Christine Todd Whitman, American politician and author, 50th Governor of New Jersey
• 1947 – Lynn Anderson, American singer
• 1947 – Philippe Lavil, French singer
• 1948 – Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress
• 1949 – Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer
• 1949 – Jane Smiley, American novelist
• 1949 – Marie Tifo, Canadian actress
• 1949 – Minette Walters, English novelist
• 1951 – Ronald DeFeo, Jr., American murderer
• 1951 – Stuart Tosh, Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer (10cc and Pilot)
• 1952 – Predrag Miletić, Serbian actor
• 1953 – Joe Benigno, American radio host
• 1953 – Dolores Keane, Irish singer and actress (De Dannan)
• 1954 – Craig Chaquico, American guitarist (Jefferson Starship)
• 1954 – Kevin Kennedy, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
• 1955 – Carlene Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 – Steve Butler, American race car driver
• 1956 – Linda Hamilton, American actress
• 1958 – Darby Crash, American singer-songwriter (The Germs and Darby Crash Band) (d. 1980)
• 1958 – Robert Kagan, Greek-American historian
• 1958 – Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American politician
• 1959 – Rich Gedman, American baseball player
• 1961 – Charlotte Fich, Danish actress
• 1961 – Will Self, English author
• 1962 – Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress
• 1962 – Peter Foster, Australian con artist
• 1962 – Mark Haddon, English author
• 1962 – Lawrence Leritz, American actor, singer, and dancer
• 1962 – Al Pitrelli, American guitarist and songwriter (Megadeth, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Asia)
• 1963 – Lysette Anthony, English actress
• 1963 – Joe Nemechek, American race car driver
• 1964 – Nicki French, English singer and dancer
• 1964 – Dave Martinez, American baseball player
• 1964 – John Tempesta, American drummer (White Zombie, Helmet, Testament, The Cult, and Scum of the Earth)
• 1965 – Cindy Herron, American singer and actress (En Vogue)
• 1965 – Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress
• 1966 – Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress
• 1966 – Christos Dantis, Greek singer-songwriter and producer
• 1966 – Craig Heyward, American football player (d. 2006)
• 1967 – Bruno Akrapović, Bosnian footballer
• 1967 – Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blind Melon) (d. 1995)
• 1968 – James Caviezel, American actor
• 1968 – Tricia O'Kelley, American actress
• 1968 – Ben Shenkman, American actor
• 1969 – Anthony Kavanagh, Canadian comedian, actor and singer
• 1969 – Andy Petterson, Australian footballer
• 1969 – David Slade, English director
• 1969 – Holger Stanislawski, German footballer
• 1969 – Paul Warhurst, English footballer
• 1970 – Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress
• 1972 – Ras Kass, American rapper and producer (The HRSMN)
• 1972 – Melanie Paxson, American actress
• 1972 – Shawn Stockman, American singer (Boyz II Men)
• 1973 – Marty Casey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lovehammers)
• 1973 – Julienne Davis, American actress and singer
• 1973 – Chris Small, Scottish snooker player
• 1973 – Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper
• 1974 – Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
• 1974 – Gary Hall, Jr., American swimmer
• 1974 – Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player
• 1975 – Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer and violinist (Garmarna and Triakel)
• 1975 – Jake Paltrow, American director
• 1976 – Michael Ballack, German footballer
• 1976 – Dean Butterworth, English-American drummer (Good Charlotte)
• 1976 – Tyler Denk, American model
• 1976 – Sami Vänskä, Finnish bass player (Nightwish and Nattvindens Gråt)
• 1977 – Kaylynn, American porn actress
• 1977 – André Hunger, German sculptor
• 1978 – Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan runner
• 1979 – Jon Harley, English footballer
• 1979 – Simon Kirch, German sprinter
• 1979 – Naomichi Marufuji, Japanese wrestler
• 1979 – Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand rugby player
• 1979 – Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast
• 1979 – Jacob Tierney, Canadian actor
• 1980 – Jane Darling, Czech porn actress
• 1980 – Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver
• 1980 – Brooks Orpik, American ice hockey player
• 1980 – Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1980 – Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1981 – Aras Baskauskas, American reality show contestant, winner of Survivor: Panama
• 1981 – Christina Milian, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1981 – Collien Ulmen-Fernandes, German actress
• 1981 – Serena Williams, American tennis player
• 1982 – Rob Burrow, English rugby player
• 1982 – Jessie Pavelka, American actor
• 1982 – Simon Picone, Italian rugby player
• 1982 – Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentine footballer
• 1982 – Jon Richardson, English comedian
• 1983 – Samantha Hammel, American actress, singer, and producer
• 1983 – D'Qwell Jackson, American football player
• 1983 – Archimede Morleo, Italian footballer
• 1983 – Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer
• 1984 – Thore Schölermann, German actor
• 1985 – Lenna Kuurmaa, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (Vanilla Ninja)
• 1985 – Talulah Riley, English actress
• 1986 – Ashley Leggat, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer
• 1986 – Rebecca Lim, Singaporean actress
• 1987 – Rosanna Munter, Swedish singer-songwriter and actress (Play)
• 1988 – Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater
• 1988 – Marina Kuroki, Japanese actress and singer
• 1988 – Mark Simpson, English clarinet player
• 1989 – Nesma Mahgoub, Egyptian singer
• 1989 – Emma Rigby, English actress
• 2000 – Princess Salma bint Al Abdullah of Jordan