21 September Births

September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 101 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).

Births

580 – Pope Vitalian (d. 672)
953 – Abu Ishaq Ibrahim, Buyid prince
1051 – Bertha of Savoy (d. 1087)
1371 – Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1440)
1407 – Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Italian noble (d. 1450)
1411 – Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, English politician, Lord Protector of England (d. 1460)
1415 – Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1493)
1428 – Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)
1433 – Guillaume Fichet, French scholar and academic (d. 1480)
1452 – Girolamo Savonarola, Italian priest and philosopher (d. 1498)
1457 – Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Polish princess (d. 1502)
1552 – Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (d. 1638)
1559 – Cigoli, Italian painter and architect (d. 1613)
1629 – Philip Howard, English cardinal (d. 1694)
1640 – Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, younger son of Louis XIII of France and his wife (d. 1701)
1645 – Louis Jolliet, Canadian explorer (d. 1700)
1706 – Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (d. 1735)
1756 – John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer (d. 1836)
1758 – Christopher Gore, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1827)
1760 – Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Minister of Justice for Imperial Russia (d. 1837)
1819 – Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois (d. 1864)
1840 – Murad V, Ottoman sultan (d. 1904)
1842 – Abdul Hamid II, 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1918)
1846 – Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (d. 1906)
1849 – Maurice Barrymore, American actor (d. 1905)
1853 – Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)
1859 – Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (d. 1933)
1860 – Wilson Kettle, Canadian centenarian (d. 1963)
1862 – James E. Talmage, English-American religious leader and author (d. 1933)
1863 – John Bunny, American actor (d. 1915)
1866 – Charles Nicolle, French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
1866 – H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (d. 1946)
1867 – Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, English politician, 4th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1958)
1867 – Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (d. 1950)
1872 – Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
1873 – Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (d. 1966)
1874 – Gustav Holst, English composer and educator (d. 1934)
1878 – Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (d. 1951)
1882 – Geevarghese Ivanios, Indian metropolitan (d. 1953)
1884 – Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1944)
1890 – Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1916)
1890 – Charles William Train, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1965)
1894 – Anton Piëch, Austrian lawyer and businessman (d. 1952)
1899 – Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1986)
1902 – Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic (d. 1963)
1902 – Allen Lane, English publisher, founded Penguin Books (d. 1970)
1902 – Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1937)
1903 – Preston Tucker, American engineer and businessman, designed the Tucker Sedan (d. 1956)
1905 – Robert Lebel, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1999)
1906 – Henry Beachell, American biologist and botanist (d. 2006)
1909 – Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana (d. 1972)
1910 – Meinrad Schütter, Swiss composer (d. 2006)
1912 – Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1912 – György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005)
1916 – Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003)
1917 – Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1968)
1918 – John Gofman, American physicist, chemist, and biologist (d. 2007)
1918 – Karl Slover, American actor (d. 2011)
1919 – Mario Bunge, Argentinian-Canadian physicist and philosopher
1919 – Herman Fowlkes, Jr., American trumpet player and educator (d. 1993)
1919 – Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani philosopher and scholar (d. 1988)
1921 – John McHale, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008)
1924 – Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957)
1926 – Don Dunstan, Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999)
1926 – Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1927 – Fereydoon Moshiri, Iranian poet and critic (d. 2000)
1929 – Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1979)
1929 – Edgar Valter, Estonian author and illustrator (d. 2006)
1929 – Bernard Williams, English-Italian philosopher and academic (d. 2003)
1930 – John Morgan, Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1930 – Bob Stokoe, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
1931 – Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
1932 – Shirley Conran, English journalist and author
1932 – Don Preston, American keyboard player and composer
1933 – Allan Jeans, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2011)
1933 – Dick Simon, American race car driver
1934 – Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2016)
1935 – Jimmy Armfield, English footballer and manager
1935 – Henry Gibson, American actor (d. 2009)
1936 – Ian Albery, English manager and producer
1936 – Dickey Lee, American pop-country singer-songwriter and guitarist
1936 – Yury Luzhkov, Russian soldier and politician, 2nd Mayor of Moscow
1936 – Diane Rehm, American journalist and radio host
1937 – John D'Amico, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 2005)
1938 – Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach
1939 – Agnivesh, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician
1940 – Ron Fenton, English footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
1940 – Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian engineer and academic
1940 – Bill Kurtis, American journalist and producer
1941 – Jack Brisco, American wrestler and manager (d. 2010)
1941 – R. James Woolsey, Jr., American scholar and diplomat, 16th Director of Central Intelligence
1942 – Sam McDowell, American baseball player
1943 – David Hood, American session bassist and trombone player (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
1944 – Steve Beshear, American lawyer and politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky
1944 – Marcus Binney, English historian and author
1944 – Fannie Flagg, American actress, comedian, and author
1944 – Hamilton Jordan, American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2008)
1944 – Bobby Tench, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 – Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
1945 – Richard Childress, American race car driver and businessman
1945 – Shaw Clifton, Northern Irish 18th General of The Salvation Army
1945 – Kay Ryan, American poet and educator
1946 – Rose Garrard, English sculptor and author
1946 – Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss lawyer and politician, 87th President of the Swiss Confederation
1946 – Mart Siimann, Estonian psychologist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Estonia
1947 – Don Felder, American musician and songwriter (Eagles)
1947 – Keith Harris, English ventriloquist and singer (d. 2015)
1947 – Stephen King, American author and screenwriter
1947 – Ed Nimmervoll, Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (d. 2014)
1947 – Marsha Norman, American playwright and author
1948 – Jack Dromey, English union leader and politician
1948 – Mitsuo Momota, Japanese wrestler
1949 – Henry Butler, American pianist and photographer
1949 – Artis Gilmore, American basketball player and radio host
1949 – Odilo Scherer, Brazilian cardinal
1950 – Charles Clarke, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Education
1950 – Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
1951 – Bruce Arena, American soccer player and manager
1951 – Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (d. 2005)
1952 – Dave Gregory, English guitarist and keyboard player
1952 – John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick, English lawyer and politician
1953 – Arie Luyendyk, Dutch race car driver and sportscaster
1953 – Reinhard Marx, German cardinal
1954 – Shinzō Abe, Japanese lawyer and politician, 90th Prime Minister of Japan
1954 – Thomas S. Ray, American ecologist and academic
1954 – Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, English rock drummer (Motörhead) (d. 2015)
1955 – Richard Hieb, American engineer and astronaut
1955 – Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter
1956 – Jack Givens, American basketball player and sportscaster
1956 – Marta Kauffman, American screenwriter and producer
1957 – Ethan Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – Mark Levin, American lawyer, radio host, and author
1957 – Sidney Moncrief, American basketball player and coach
1957 – Kevin Rudd, Australian politician and diplomat, 26th Prime Minister of Australia
1958 – Rick Mahorn, American basketball player and coach
1958 – Simon Mayo, English radio host
1959 – Crin Antonescu, Romanian educator and politician, former Interim President of Romania
1959 – Andrzej Buncol, Polish footballer
1959 – Dave Coulier, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Danny Cox, English-American baseball player and coach
1959 – Corinne Drewery, English singer-songwriter (Swing Out Sister) and fashion designer
1960 – David James Elliott, Canadian-American actor and director
1960 – Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iranian journalist, politician and scientist, first woman Vice President of Iran
1960 – Kelley Eskridge, American author and screenwriter
1960 – Musalia Mudavadi, Kenyan politician and Former Deputy Prime Minister
1960 – Graham Southern, English art dealer and gallery owner
1960 – Maurizio Cattelan, Italian sculptor
1961 – Billy Collins, Jr., American boxer (d. 1984)
1961 – Dan Borislow, American businessman, invented the magicJack (d. 2014)
1961 – Nancy Travis, American actress and producer
1962 – Rob Morrow, American actor
1963 – Curtly Ambrose, Antiguan cricketer and bass player
1963 – Cecil Fielder, American baseball player and manager
1963 – Angus Macfadyen, Scottish actor and screenwriter
1963 – Mamoru Samuragochi, Japanese composer
1963 – Trevor Steven, English footballer
1963 – David J. Wales, British academic and educator
1964 – Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer-songwriter
1964 – Lester Quitzau, Canadian guitarist
1965 – Frédéric Beigbeder, French author and critic
1965 – Cheryl Hines, American actress
1965 – Johanna Vuoksenmaa, Finnish director and screenwriter
1966 – Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Canadian skier and journalist
1967 – Faith Hill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1967 – Tyler Stewart, Canadian drummer
1968 – David Jude Jolicoeur, American rapper, songwriter, and producer (De La Soul)
1968 – Ricki Lake, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1969 – Anne Burrell, American chef and television host
1969 – Jason Christiansen, American baseball player
1969 – Curtis Leschyshyn, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1970 – Melissa Ferrick, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Samantha Power, Irish-American journalist, academic, and diplomat, 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1971 – John Crawley, English cricketer and academic
1971 – Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor and golf player
1971 – Luke Wilson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1972 – Olivia Bonamy, French actress
1972 – Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter
1972 – Jon Kitna, American football player and coach
1973 – Vanessa Grigoriadis, American journalist and author
1973 – Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spanish tennis player
1973 – Oswaldo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
1974 – Bryce Drew, American basketball player and coach
1974 – Jana Kandarr, German tennis player
1974 – Andy Todd, English footballer and manager
1975 – Doug Davis, American baseball player
1976 – Jonas Bjerre, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Poul Hübertz, Danish footballer and manager
1977 – Kārlis Lācis, Latvian pianist and composer
1977 – Andre Pärn, Estonian basketball player
1977 – Brian Tallet, American baseball player
1978 – Paulo Costanzo, Canadian actor, director, and producer
1978 – Luke Godden, Australian footballer
1978 – Doug Howlett, New Zealand rugby player
1979 – James Allan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979 – Richard Dunne, Irish footballer
1979 – Chris Gayle, Jamaican cricketer
1979 – Julian Gray, English footballer
1979 – Monika Merl, German runner
1980 – Nyree Kindred, Welsh swimmer
1980 – Tomas Scheckter, South African race car driver
1980 – Autumn Reeser, American actress
1981 – Nicole Richie, American actress, fashion designer, and author
1982 – Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian race car driver
1982 – Christos Tapoutos, Greek basketball player
1982 – Rowan Vine, English footballer
1983 – Fernando Cavenaghi, Argentinian footballer
1983 – Kristian Gidlund, Swedish drummer and journalist (d. 2013)
1983 – Maggie Grace, American actress
1983 – Greg Jennings, American football player
1983 – Joseph Mazzello, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1984 – Ben Wildman-Tobriner, American swimmer
1985 – Justin Durant, American football player
1986 – Faris Badwan, English singer-songwriter
1986 – Lindsey Stirling, American violinist and composer
1987 – Jimmy Clausen, American football player
1987 – Anthony Don, Australian rugby league player
1987 – Marcelo Estigarribia, Paraguayan footballer
1987 – Murilo Maccari, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Ashley Paris, American basketball player
1987 – Courtney Paris, American basketball player
1987 – Michał Pazdan, Polish footballer
1988 – Doug Baldwin, American football player
1988 – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistani politician
1989 – Jason Derulo, American singer-songwriter
1989 – Sandor Earl, Australian rugby league player
1989 – Emma Watkins, Australian singer and actress
1990 – Al-Farouq Aminu, American basketball player
1990 – Danny Batth, English footballer
1990 – Ivan Dorschner, American-Filipino model and actor
1990 – Sam Kasiano, New Zealand rugby league player
1991 – Anastassia Kovalenko, Estonian motorcycle racer
1992 – Kim Jong-dae, Korean singer, Band Exo
1992 – Rodrigo Godínez, Mexican footballer
1993 – Kwon Mina, South Korean singer and actress
1993 – Derik Osede, Spanish footballer

Source: wikipedia