September 29 - Births

Births

106 BC – Pompey, Roman general and politician (d. 48 BC)
1240 – Margaret of England (d. 1275)
1321 – John of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (d. 1387)
1328 – Joan of Kent (d. 1385)
1388 – Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (d. 1421)
1511 – Michael Servetus, Spanish theologian, physician, and cartographer (d. 1553)
1518 – Tintoretto, Italian painter (d. 1594)
1538 – Joan Terès i Borrull, Spanish archbishop (d. 1603)
1547 – Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author (d. 1616)
1548 – William V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1626)
1561 – Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish mathematician (d. 1615)
1571 – Caravaggio, Italian painter (d. 1610)
1636 – Thomas Tenison, English archbishop (d. 1715)
1639 – William Russell, Lord Russell, English politician (d. 1683)
1640 – Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (d. 1720)
1674 – Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, French composer and flute player (d. 1763)
1678 – Adrien Maurice de Noailles, French soldier (d. 1766)
1691 – Richard Challoner, English bishop (d. 1781)
1703 – François Boucher, French painter (d. 1770)
1718 – Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Russian politician (d. 1783)
1725 – Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, English general and politician (d. 1774)
1758 – Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (d. 1805)
1766 – Charlotte, Princess Royal of England (d. 1828)
1786 – Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican politician, 1st President of Mexico (d. 1843)
1803 – Mercator Cooper, American captain (d. 1872)
1803 – Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (d. 1850)
1808 – Henry Bennett, American politician (d. 1868)
1810 – Elizabeth Gaskell, English author (d. 1865)
1842 – Louis J. Weichmann, American clerk, witness in the trial of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1902)
1843 – Mikhail Skobelev, Russian general (d. 1882)
1853 – Princess Thyra of Denmark (d. 1933)
1863 – Hugo Haase, German politician and jurist (d. 1919)
1864 – Alexandra Kitchin, English model (d. 1925)
1864 – Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish author and philosopher (d. 1936)
1876 – Charlie Llewellyn, South African cricketer (d. 1964)
1881 – Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American economist and philosopher (d. 1973)
1895 – Clarence Ashley, American banjo player and singer (d. 1967)
1895 – Joseph Banks Rhine, American parapsychologist (d. 1980)
1895 – Roscoe Turner, American pilot (d. 1970)
1897 – Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (d. 1980)
1898 – Trofim Lysenko, Russian biologist (d. 1976)
1899 – László Bíró, Hungarian inventor, invented the ballpoint pen (d. 1985)
1901 – Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher, poet, and activist (d. 1981)
1901 – Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954)
1902 – Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican politician, 46th President of Mexico (d. 1983)
1904 – Greer Garson, English actress (d. 1996)
1907 – Gene Autry, American singer and actor (d. 1998)
1907 – George W. Jenkins, American businessman, founded Publix (d. 1996)
1908 – Eddie Tolan, American sprinter (d. 1967)
1910 – Bill Boyd, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977)
1910 – Virginia Bruce, American actress (d. 1982)
1912 – Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director (d. 2007)
1913 – Trevor Howard, English actor (d. 1988)
1913 – Stanley Kramer, American director (d. 2001)
1915 – Vincent DeDomenico, American businessman, founded the Napa Valley Wine Train (d. 2007)
1915 – Brenda Marshall, American actress (d. 1992)
1916 – Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995)
1920 – Václav Neumann, Czech conductor and violinist (Smetana Quartet) (d. 1995)
1921 – Albie Roles, English footballer (d. 2012)
1922 – Lizabeth Scott, American actress and singer
1923 – Stan Berenstain, American author (d. 2005)
1924 – Steve Forrest, American actor
1927 – Pete McCloskey, American politician
1928 – Brajesh Mishra, Indian diplomat (d. 2012)
1930 – Colin Dexter, English author
1931 – James Cronin, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Anita Ekberg, Swedish actress
1932 – Mehmood Ali, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 2004)
1932 – Robert Benton, American screenwriter and director
1934 – Skandor Akbar, American wrestler and manager (d. 2010)
1934 – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Hungarian-American psychologist and educator
1934 – Lance Gibbs, Guyanese cricketer
1934 – Stuart M. Kaminsky, American author (d. 2009)
1935 – Mylène Demongeot, French actress
1935 – Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1936 – Silvio Berlusconi, Italian politician, 50th Prime Minister of Italy
1936 – James Fogle, American author (d. 2012)
1938 – Wim Kok, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1939 – Fikret Abdić, Bosnian politician and businessman
1939 – Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (d. 2001)
1939 – Tommy Boyce, American songwriter (d. 1994)
1939 – Dan Crary, American singer and guitarist
1939 – Molly Haskell, American author and critic
1939 – Larry Linville, American actor (d. 2000)
1939 – Rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician, 2nd First Minister of Wales
1940 – Nicola di Bari, Italian singer
1941 – Fred West, English serial killer (d. 1995)
1942 – Felice Gimondi, Italian cyclist
1942 – Madeline Kahn, American actress (d. 1999)
1942 – Ian McShane, English actor, director, and producer
1942 – Bill Nelson, American politician
1942 – Jean-Luc Ponty, French violinist and composer (Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return to Forever)
1942 – Steve Tesich, Serbian screenwriter (d. 1996)
1943 – Mohammad Khatami, Iranian politician, 5th President of Iran
1943 – Gary Boyd Roberts, American genealogist
1943 – Lech Wałęsa, Polish politician, 2nd President of Poland, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Mike Post, American composer
1945 – Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer
1946 – Patricia Hodge, English actress
1946 – Ian Wallace, English drummer (King Crimson and Crimson Jazz Trio) (d. 2007)
1947 – Martin Ferrero, American actor
1947 – Gary Wetzel, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
1948 – Mark Farner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Grand Funk Railroad and Terry Knight and the Pack)
1948 – Bryant Gumbel, American journalist
1948 – Theo Jörgensmann, German clarinet player and composer (German Clarinet Duo, Clarinet Contrast, and Klarinettenquartett Cl-4)
1948 – Mike Pinera, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blues Image, Iron Butterfly, Cactus, and Ramatam)
1949 – George Dalaras, Greek singer
1950 – Ken Macha, American baseball player and manager
1951 – Michelle Bachelet, Chilean politician, 34th President of Chile
1951 – Andrés Caicedo, Colombian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1977)
1951 – Maureen Caird, Australian hurdler
1951 – Mike Enriquez, Filipino journalist
1952 – Gábor Csupó, Hungarian-American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Klasky Csupo
1952 – Max Sandlin, American politician
1952 – Takanosato Toshihide, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 59th Yokozuna
1953 – Warren Cromartie, American baseball player
1953 – Drake Hogestyn, American actor
1953 – Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian director (d. 1997)
1954 – Uwe Jahn, German football coach
1955 – Benoît Ferreux, French actor
1955 – Ken Weatherwax, American actor
1956 – Sebastian Coe, English politician
1957 – Chris Broad, English cricketer and referee
1957 – Andrew Dice Clay, American comedian and actor
1957 – Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
1957 – Mark Nicholas, English cricketer and sportscaster
1960 – Julian Armour, Canadian cellist
1960 – Alan McGee, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Biff Bang Pow!)
1960 – John Paxson, American basketball player
1960 – David Sammartino, American wrestler
1960 – Carol Welsman, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
1961 – Julia Gillard, Australian politician, 27th Prime Minister of Australia
1961 – Stephanie Miller, American comedian and talk radio host
1962 – Roger Bart, American actor
1963 – Dave Andreychuk, Canadian ice hockey player
1963 – Les Claypool, American bass player, songwriter, producer, and author (Primus, Blind Illusion, Oysterhead, and Sausage)
1964 – Brad Lohaus, American basketball player
1966 – Hersey Hawkins, American basketball player
1966 – Jill Whelan, American actress
1967 – Brett Anderson, English singer-songwriter (Suede and The Tears)
1968 – Patrick Burns, American paranormal investigator
1968 – Luke Goss, English singer and actor (Bros)
1968 – Alex Skolnick, American guitarist (Testament, Savatage, and Stratospheerius)
1968 – Samir Soni, Indian actor
1969 – Angelo Barretto, Filipino race car driver
1969 – Erika Eleniak, American actress and model
1969 – DeVante Swing, American singer-songwriter, and producer (Jodeci)
1969 – Aleks Syntek, Mexican singer-songwriter and producer
1970 – AMG, American rapper
1970 – Emily Lloyd, English actress
1970 – Nicolás Pereira, Venezuelan tennis player
1970 – Russell Peters, Canadian comedian and actor
1970 – Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese wrestler
1970 – Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress
1971 – Mackenzie Crook, English actor
1971 – Sibel Tüzün, Turkish singer-songwriter
1972 – Oliver Gavin, English race car driver
1972 – Togi Makabe, Japanese wrestler
1972 – Robert Webb, English actor and comedian
1973 – Joe Hulbig, American ice hockey player
1973 – Athanasios Michalopoulos, Greek volleyball player
1973 – Scout Niblett, English singer-songwriter
1974 – Brian Ash, American screenwriter and producer
1974 – Alexis Cruz, American actor
1975 – Albert Celades, Spanish footballer
1976 – Darren Byfield, English-Jamaican footballer
1976 – Kelvin Davis, English footballer
1976 – Oscar Sevilla, Spanish cyclist
1976 – Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer
1977 – Eric Barton, American football player
1977 – Wade Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Debelah Morgan, American singer-songwriter
1977 – Jake Westbrook, American baseball player
1978 – Mohini Bhardwaj, American gymnast
1978 – Gunner McGrath, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Much the Same)
1978 – Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979 – Takumi Beppu, Japanese cyclist
1979 – Artika Sari Devi, Indonesian model
1979 – Shelley Duncan, American baseball player
1979 – Jaime Lozano, Mexican footballer
1980 – Patrick Agyemang, English footballer
1980 – Dallas Green, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alexisonfire and City and Colour)
1980 – Zachary Levi, American actor
1981 – Aris Galanopoulos, Greek footballer
1981 – Siarhei Rutenka, Belarusian-Spanish handball player
1982 – Matt Giteau, Australian rugby player
1982 – Ariana Jollee, American porn actress
1983 – Lisette Oropesa, American soprano
1984 – Per Mertesacker, German footballer
1984 – Isha Sharvani, Indian actress and dancer
1985 – Niklas Moisander, Finnish footballer
1985 – Calvin Johnson, American football player
1986 – Mark Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Matt Lashoff, American ice hockey player
1986 – Isaac Makwala, Botswana sprinter
1986 – Benoît Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – David Del Rio, American actor
1988 – Kevin Durant, American basketball player
1988 – Justin Nozuka, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989 – Theo Adams, English photographer and director
1989 – Aaron Martin, English footballer
1989 – Andrea Poli, Italian footballer
1990 – Doug Brochu, American actor
1990 – Lena Wermelt, German footballer
1991 – Adem Ljajić, Serbian footballer
1999 – Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish son of Iñaki Urdangarin, Duke of Palma de Mallorca
2008 – Emma Tallulah Behn, Norwegian daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway