September 6 - Births

Births

• 1535 – Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian (d. 1612)
• 1620 – Isabella Leonarda, Italian composer (d. 1704)
• 1633 – Sebastian Knüpfer, German composer (d. 1676)
• 1656 – Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723)
• 1666 – Ivan V of Russia (d. 1696)
• 1711 – Henry Muhlenberg, German-American missionary and pastor (d. 1787)
• 1732 – Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist (d. 1796)
• 1729 – Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher (d. 1786)
• 1757 – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, French military officer (d. 1834)
• 1766 – John Dalton, English chemist and physicist (d. 1844)
• 1795 – Frances Wright, English writer and activist (d. 1852)
• 1800 – Catharine Beecher, American educator (d. 1878)
• 1802 – Alcide d'Orbigny, French naturalist (d. 1857)
• 1808 – Abdelkader El Djezairi, Algerian scholar, politician, and military leader (d. 1883)
• 1814 – George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian politician (d. 1873)
• 1815 – St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (d. 1870)
• 1817 – Alexander Tilloch Galt, Canadian politician (d. 1893)
• 1819 – William Rosecrans, American general and diplomat (d. 1898)
• 1829 – Marie Zakrzewska, Polish physician (d. 1902)
• 1838 – Samuel Arnold, American conspirator (d. 1906)
• 1852 – Schalk Willem Burger, South African politician and military leader, 6th President of the South African Republic (d. 1918)
• 1855 – Ferdinand Hummel, German pianist, conductor and composer (d. 1928)
• 1857 – Zelia Nuttall, American archeologist and historian (d. 1933)
• 1859 – Macpherson Robertson, Australian businessman and philanthropist, founded MacRobertson's (d. 1945)
• 1860 – Jane Addams, American social worker, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
• 1861 – William Lane, Australian journalist, founder of New Australia (d. 1917)
• 1868 – Heinrich Häberlin, Swiss politician (d. 1947)
• 1869 – Walford Davies, English composer (d. 1941)
• 1869 – Felix Salten, Austrian author (d. 1945)
• 1876 – John James Rickard Macleod, Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
• 1877 – Buddy Bolden, American cornet player (d. 1930)
• 1879 – Max Schreck, German actor (d. 1936)
• 1879 – Joseph Wirth, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1956)
• 1888 – Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., American businessman and diplomat (d. 1969)
• 1890 – Clara Kimball Young, American actress (d. 1960)
• 1891 – John Charles Thomas, American opera singer (d. 1960)
• 1892 – Edward Victor Appleton, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
• 1893 – Claire Chennault, American pilot (d. 1958)
• 1899 – Billy Rose, American composer (d. 1966)
• 1900 – W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (d. 1979)
• 1900 – Julien Green, French-American novelist (d. 1998)
• 1906 – Luis Federico Leloir, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Anthony Wagner, English officer of arms (d. 1995)
• 1908 – Korczak Ziolkowski, American sculptor, designed the Crazy Horse Memorial (d. 1982)
• 1909 – Michael Gordon, American actor and director (d. 1993)
• 1910 – Walter Giesler, American soccer player and coach (d. 1976)
• 1911 – Harry Danning, American baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1912 – Wayne Barlow, American composer, organist, and director (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Julie Gibson, American actress and singer
• 1915 – Franz Josef Strauss, German politician (d. 1988)
• 1917 – John Berry, American director (d. 1999)
• 1917 – George Mann, English cricketer (d. 2001)
• 1917 – Philipp von Boeselager, German Wehrmacht officer, member of the July 20 plot (d. 2008)
• 1919 – Wilson Greatbatch, American engineer and inventor (d. 2011)
• 1919 – Louise LaPlanche, American actress (d. 2012)
• 1921 – Carmen Laforet, Spanish author (d. 2004)
• 1923 – Peter II of Yugoslavia (d. 1970)
• 1924 – John Melcher, American politician
• 1925 – Jimmy Reed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
• 1926 – Prince Claus of the Netherlands (d. 2002)
• 1926 – Arthur Oldham, English composer and conductor (d. 2003)
• 1926 – Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (d. 2001)
• 1928 – Robert M. Pirsig, American philosopher and author
• 1928 – Evgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor and composer (d. 2002)
• 1928 – Sid Watkins, English neurosurgeon (d. 2012)
• 1929 – Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (d. 2005)
• 1930 – Akiji Kobayashi, Japanese actor (d. 1996)
• 1932 – Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer
• 1932 – Hiroyuki Iwaki, Japanese conductor (d. 2006)
• 1932 – Bernie Winters, English comedian (d. 1991)
• 1937 – Sergio Aragonés, Spanish illustrator and writer
• 1937 – Janusz Kurczab, Polish mountaineer
• 1937 – Jo Anne Worley, American actress
• 1938 – Joan Tower, American composer, pianist, and conductor
• 1939 – Brigid Berlin, American actress
• 1939 – Errol Black, Canadian academic and politician (d. 2012)
• 1939 – David Allan Coe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1939 – Dan Cragg, American soldier and author
• 1939 – Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1940 – Elizabeth Murray, American painter (d. 2007)
• 1940 – Jackie Trent, English singer-songwriter, and actress
• 1942 – Dave Bargeron, American trombonist and tuba player (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• 1942 – Richard Anthony Hutton, English cricketer
• 1942 – Mel McDaniel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
• 1942 – Carol Wayne, American actress (d. 1985)
• 1943 – Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 – Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and composer (Pink Floyd and The Bleeding Heart Band)
• 1944 – Donna Haraway, American educator, activist, and author
• 1944 – Swoosie Kurtz, American actress
• 1945 – Larry Lucchino, American businessman
• 1945 – Go Nagai, Japanese illustrator and author
• 1947 – Sylvester, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1988)
• 1947 – Jane Curtin, American actress
• 1947 – Bruce Rioch, Scottish footballer and coach
• 1948 – Claydes Charles Smith, American guitarist (Kool & the Gang) (d. 2006)
• 1953 – Anne Lockhart, American actress
• 1954 – Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman and politician
• 1954 – Demetris Kizas, Greek-Cypriot footballer
• 1954 – Ève Luquet, French designer and engraver
• 1954 – Patrick O'Hearn, American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer (Missing Persons)
• 1955 – Raymond Benson, American author
• 1956 – Bill Ritter, American politician, 41st Governor of Colorado
• 1957 – Ali Divandari, Iranian painter, sculptor, and journalist
• 1957 – Michaëlle Jean, Canadian politician, 27th Governor-General of Canada
• 1957 – José Sócrates, Portuguese politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugal
• 1957 – Tim Whitnall, English actor and screenwriter
• 1958 – Buster Bloodvessel, English singer-songwriter (Bad Manners)
• 1958 – Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, and author
• 1958 – Arsinée Khanjian, Armenian-Canadian actress
• 1958 – Nigel Westlake, Australian composer and conductor
• 1958 – Michael Winslow, American actor and comedian
• 1959 – Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 – Simon Reeve, Australian journalist
• 1961 – Scott Travis, American drummer (Judas Priest, Racer X, The Scream, Fight, and Animetal USA)
• 1961 – Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (a-ha and Savoy)
• 1962 – Chris Christie, American politician, 55th Governor of New Jersey
• 1962 – Jennifer Egan, American novelist
• 1962 – Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist
• 1962 – Kevin Willis, American basketball player
• 1963 – Mark Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1963 – Skye Gyngell, Australian chef
• 1963 – Pat Nevin, Scottish footballer
• 1963 – Alice Sebold, American novelist
• 1963 – Bryan Simonaire, American politician
• 1963 – Geert Wilders, Dutch politician
• 1964 – Rosie Perez, American actress
• 1965 – Terry Bickers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The House of Love and Levitation)
• 1965 – Darren Clark, Australian sprinter
• 1965 – Christopher Nolan, Irish author (d. 2009)
• 1965 – John Polson, Australian actor and director
• 1965 – Van Tiffin, American football player
• 1967 – William DuVall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alice In Chains, Comes with the Fall, Madfly, Neon Christ, and [[No Walls)
• 1967 – Macy Gray, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1968 – Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer
• 1968 – Paddy Boom, Singaporean-American drummer and songwriter (Scissor Sisters)
• 1968 – Christopher Brookmyre, Scottish author
• 1968 – Paul Rea, American journalist
• 1969 – Tony DiTerlizzi, American author
• 1969 – Ben Finegold, American chess player
• 1969 – Michellie Jones, Australian triathlete
• 1969 – CeCe Peniston, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1970 – Cheyne Coates, Australian singer-songwriter and producer (Madison Avenue)
• 1971 – Devang Gandhi, Indian cricketer
• 1971 – Dolores O'Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cranberries)
• 1972 – Dylan Bruno, American actor and model
• 1972 – Idris Elba, English-American actor
• 1972 – Eugene Hütz, Ukrainian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Gogol Bordello)
• 1972 – Justina Machado, Puerto Rican-American actress
• 1972 – China Miéville, English author
• 1972 – Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer
• 1973 – Carlo Cudicini, Italian footballer
• 1973 – Greg Rusedski, Canadian-English tennis player
• 1973 – Alessandro Troncon, Italian rugby player
• 1974 – Tim Henman, English tennis player
• 1974 – Sarah Danielle Madison, American actress
• 1974 – Nina Persson, Swedish singer-songwriter (The Cardigans and A Camp)
• 1974 – Sarah Strange, Canadian actress
• 1974 – Justin Whalin, American actor
• 1975 – Derrek Lee, American baseball player
• 1976 – N.O.R.E., American rapper (Capone-N-Noreaga)
• 1976 – Rodrigo Amarante, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Little Joy and Los Hermanos)
• 1976 – Naomie Harris, English actress
• 1976 – Tom Pappas, American decathlete
• 1976 – Hyun Young, South Korean actress and singer
• 1977 – Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese singer
• 1978 – Cisco Adler, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Whitestarr)
• 1978 – Marlen Angelidou, Greek singer-songwriter and actress
• 1978 – Simon Barjie, Italian-Gambian footballer
• 1978 – Natalia Cigliuti, American actress
• 1978 – Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1978 – Mathew Horne, English actor
• 1978 – Homare Sawa, Japanese footballer
• 1978 – Tony Thaxton, American drummer (Motion City Soundtrack)
• 1979 – Mike Arnaoutis, Greek boxer
• 1979 – Foxy Brown, American rapper (The Firm)
• 1979 – Low Ki, American wrestler
• 1979 – Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer
• 1979 – Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican footballer
• 1980 – Jillian Hall, American wrestler
• 1980 – Yuji Hamano, Japanese archer
• 1980 – Kerry Katona, English singer, actress, and author (Atomic Kitten)
• 1980 – Samuel Peter, Nigerian boxer
• 1980 – Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
• 1981 – Yuki Abe, Japanese footballer
• 1981 – Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1981 – Mark Teahen, American baseball player
• 1983 – Dimitri Champion, French cyclist
• 1983 – Pippa Middleton, English party planner, sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
• 1984 – Helena Ekholm, Swedish skier
• 1984 – Orsi Kocsis, Hungarian model
• 1985 – Webbie, American rapper
• 1985 – Ali Ashfaq, Maldivian footballer
• 1985 – Alberto Valerio, Brazilian race car driver
• 1986 – Raven Riley, American porn actress
• 1987 – Ramiele Malubay, American singer
• 1988 – Denis Tonucci, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Max George, English singer (The Wanted and Avenue)
• 1989 – Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer
• 1989 – Kim So-eun, South Korean actress
• 1990 – John Wall, American basketball player
• 1991 – Ashli Amari Adams, American actress
• 1991 – Lauren Froderman, American dancer
• 1992 – Fabiola Rodas, Guatemalan singer
• 1993 – Mattia Valoti, Italian footballer
• 1994 – Theo Trebs, German actor
• 1998 – Jay Ruckley, Welsh actor
• 2006 – Prince Hisahito of Akishino