September 3 - Births

Births

• 1034 – Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (d. 1073)
• 1499 – Diane de Poitiers, French mistress of Henry II of France (d. 1566)
• 1568 – Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer (d. 1634)
• 1675 – Paul Dudley, American jurist (d. 1751)
• 1693 – Charles Radclyffe, English politician (d. 1746)
• 1695 – Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (d. 1764)
• 1710 – Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (d. 1784)
• 1724 – Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, English soldier and politician, Governor General of Canada (d. 1808)
• 1760 – James Wilson, Scottish revolutionary (d. 1820)
• 1781 – Eugène de Beauharnais, French son of Alexandre de Beauharnais (d. 1824)
• 1810 – Paul Kane, Canadian painter (d. 1871)
• 1811 – John Humphrey Noyes, American activist (d. 1886)
• 1820 – George Hearst, American businessman and politician (d. 1891)
• 1841 – Tom Emmett, English cricketer (d. 1904)
• 1849 – Sarah Orne Jewett, American author (d. 1909)
• 1851 – Olga Constantinovna of Russia (d. 1926)
• 1854 – Charles Tatham, American fencer (d. 1939)
• 1856 – Robert Stewart, South African cricketer (d. 1913)
• 1856 – Louis Sullivan, American architect, designed the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building (d. 1924)
• 1869 – Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
• 1875 – Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (d. 1951)
• 1880 – George Bretz, Canadian lacrosse player
• 1880 – Gwynne Evans, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1965)
• 1882 – Johnny Douglas, English cricketer and boxer (d. 1930)
• 1887 – Frank Christian, American trumpet player (d. 1973)
• 1887 – Manfred Toeppen, American water polo player (d. 1968)
• 1893 – Andrey Dikiy, Russian American writer, historian, emigre politician and journalist (d. 1977)
• 1897 – Sally Benson, American screenwriter (d. 1972)
• 1899 – Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
• 1900 – Percy Chapman, English cricketer (d. 1961)
• 1900 – Urho Kekkonen, Finnish politician, 8th President of Finland (d. 1986)
• 1901 – Eduard van Beinum, Dutch conductor (d. 1959)
• 1905 – Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
• 1905 – John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1972)
• 1907 – Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (d. 1977)
• 1908 – Lev Semenovich Pontryagin, Russian mathematician (d. 1988)
• 1910 – Kitty Carlisle, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
• 1910 – Maurice Papon, French civil servant (d. 2007)
• 1911 – Bernard Mammes, American cyclist (d. 2000)
• 1913 – Alan Ladd, American actor (d. 1964)
• 1914 – Dixy Lee Ray, American politician, 17th Governor of Washington (d. 1994)
• 1914 – Memphis Slim, American singer, pianist, and composer (d. 1988)
• 1915 – Knut Nystedt, Norwegian composer
• 1916 – Eddie Stanky, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 1918 – Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Les Medley, English footballer (d. 2001)
• 1920 – Tereska Torres, French author (d. 2012)
• 1921 – Thurston Dart, English pianist and conductor (d. 1971)
• 1921 – Marguerite Higgins, American journalist (d. 1966)
• 1923 – Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (d. 2010)
• 1923 – Mort Walker, American cartoonist
• 1925 – Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Shoista Mullojonova, Tajikistani singer (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Anne Jackson, American actress
• 1926 – Uttam Kumar, Bengali actor and singer (d. 1980)
• 1926 – Alison Lurie, American author
• 1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress and singer
• 1928 – Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Whitey Bulger, American mobster
• 1929 – Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter
• 1930 – Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author (d. 2002)
• 1931 – Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer (d. 1973)
• 1931 – Dick Motta, American basketball coach
• 1931 – Guy Spitaels, Belgian politician, 7th Minister-President of the Walloon Region (d. 2012)
• 1932 – Eileen Brennan, American actress
• 1933 – Basil Butcher, Guyanese cricketer
• 1933 – Tompall Glaser, American singer (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers)
• 1934 – Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
• 1935 – Helmut Clasen, Canadian motorcycle racer
• 1936 – Pilar Pallete, Peruvian actress
• 1936 – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian politician, 2nd President of Tunisia
• 1938 – Caryl Churchill, English playwright
• 1938 – Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1940 – Pauline Collins, English actress
• 1940 – Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist
• 1941 – Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (d. 1990)
• 1942 – Al Jardine, American guitarist, singer, and composer (The Beach Boys)
• 1942 – John Shrapnel, English actor
• 1943 – Frank Lister, English footballer
• 1943 – Valerie Perrine, American actress
• 1945 – Finn Bergesen, Norwegian civil servant and businessman (d. 2012)
• 1945 – George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter (Steppenwolf)
• 1947 – Eric Bell, Irish guitarist and songwriter (Thin Lizzy and The Noel Redding Band)
• 1947 – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Norway
• 1948 – Don Brewer, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Grand Funk Railroad and Terry Knight and the Pack)
• 1948 – Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician
• 1948 – Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (d. 2008)
• 1949 – José Pekerman, Argentine footballer and coach
• 1949 – Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (d. 2004)
• 1950 – Doug Pinnick, American singer-songwriter and bass player (King's X)
• 1951 – Denys Hobson, South African cricketer
• 1952 – Şehrazat, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and composer
• 1953 – Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director
• 1955 – Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Sex Pistols, The Professionals, and Neurotic Outsiders)
• 1956 – Pat McGeown, Irish activist (d. 1996)
• 1957 – Garth Ancier, American businessman
• 1957 – Earl Cureton, American basketball player
• 1957 – Steve Schirripa, American actor
• 1959 – Merritt Butrick, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1962 – Costas Mandylor, Australian actor
• 1963 – Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer
• 1963 – Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist and author
• 1963 – Amber Lynn, American porn actress and model
• 1964 – Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio
• 1964 – Spike Feresten, American screenwriter
• 1964 – Thomas Mikal Ford, American actor
• 1964 – Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter and poet (Vital Signs)
• 1964 – Holt McCallany, American actor
• 1964 – Nigel Rhodes, English actor
• 1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor
• 1966 – Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian politician
• 1967 – Chris Gatling, American basketball player
• 1969 – Noah Baumbach, American director
• 1969 – John Fugelsang, American actor
• 1969 – Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (d. 2004)
• 1970 – Jeremy Glick, American businessman, passenger United Airlines Flight 93 (d. 2001)
• 1970 – George Lynch, American basketball player
• 1970 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer
• 1971 – Kiran Desai, Indian-American author
• 1971 – Chabeli Iglesias, Spanish journalist
• 1971 – Trevor St. John, American actor
• 1972 – Christine Boudrias, Canadian speed skater
• 1972 – Natalia Estrada, Spanish model and actress
• 1972 – Bob Evans, American professional wrestler and trainer
• 1972 – Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player
• 1973 – Norihiko Hibino, Japanese saxophonist and composer
• 1973 – Jennifer Paige, American singer-songwriter
• 1973 – Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player
• 1973 – Zita Urbonaitė, Lithuanian cyclist (d. 2008)
• 1974 – Clare Kramer, American actress
• 1974 – Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer
• 1975 – Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer (LMFAO)
• 1975 – Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player
• 1975 – Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
• 1976 – Ashley Jones, American actress
• 1976 – Jevon Kearse, American football player
• 1976 – Vivek Oberoi, Indian actor
• 1977 – Rui Marques, Angolan footballer
• 1977 – Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer
• 1977 – Nate Robertson, American baseball player
• 1978 – Terje Bakken, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Windir) (d. 2004)
• 1978 – John Curtis, English footballer
• 1978 – Paul Moor, English bowler
• 1978 – Michal Rozsival, Czech ice hockey player
• 1978 – Nick Wechsler, American actor
• 1979 – Tiffany Chapman, English actress
• 1979 – Júlio César Soares Espíndola, Brazilian footballer
• 1979 – Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist (30 Seconds to Mars)
• 1980 – B.G., American rapper and actor
• 1980 – Daniel Ruben Bilos, Argentinian footballer
• 1980 – Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Sum 41 and The Operation M.D.)
• 1980 – Jennie Finch, American softball player
• 1980 – Justin Halpern, American author
• 1981 – Fearne Cotton, English radio and television host
• 1982 – Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (d. 2012)
• 1982 – Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin)
• 1982 – Kaori Natori, Japanese singer (Spontania)
• 1982 – Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer
• 1983 – Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver
• 1983 – Nicky Hunt, English footballer
• 1983 – Marcus McCauley, American football player
• 1983 – Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player
• 1983 – Christine Woods, American actress
• 1984 – Garrett Hedlund, American actor
• 1984 – Seo In-Young, South Korean singer, dancer, and model (Jewelry)
• 1985 – Scott Carson, English footballer
• 1985 – Yūki Kaji, Japanese voice actor and singer
• 1985 – Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
• 1986 – Shaun White, American snowboarder and skateboarder
• 1987 – Chris Fountain, English actor
• 1987 – Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer
• 1987 – James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1988 – Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer
• 1988 – Marine Debauve, French gymnast
• 1988 – Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer
• 1993 – Rina Koike, Japanese actress and model