7 September Births

September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 115 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

923 – Suzaku, emperor of Japan (d. 952)
1395 – Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (d. 1427)
1438 – Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse (d. 1471)
1448 – Henry, Count of Württemberg-Montbéliard (1473–1482) (d. 1519)
1500 – Sebastian Newdigate, Carthusian monk and martyr (d. 1535)
1524 – Thomas Erastus, Swiss physician and theologian (d. 1583)
1533 – Elizabeth I of England (d. 1603)
1635 – Paul I, Prince Esterházy, Hungarian prince (d. 1713)
1641 – Tokugawa Ietsuna, Japanese shogun (d. 1680)
1650 – Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona (d. 1725)
1683 – Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1754)
1694 – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish Minister of State (d. 1763)
1705 – Matthäus Günther, German painter (d. 1788)
1707 – Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (d. 1788)
1726 – François-André Danican Philidor, French chess player and composer (d. 1795)
1740 – Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor and illustrator (d. 1814)
1777 – Heinrich Stölzel, German horn player and composer (d. 1844)
1791 – Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Italian poet and author (d. 1863)
1795 – John William Polidori, English physician and author (d. 1821)
1801 – Sarel Cilliers, South African preacher and activist (d.1871)
1807 – Henry Sewell, English lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1879)
1810 – Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Prussian economist and academic (d. 1858)
1813 – Emil Korytko, Polish activist and translator (d. 1839)
1815 – John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (d. 1866)
1818 – Thomas Talbot, American businessman and politician, 31st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1886)
1819 – Thomas A. Hendricks, American lawyer and politician, 21st Vice President of the United States (d. 1885)
1829 – August Kekulé, German chemist and academic (d. 1896)
1831 – Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter (d. 1900)
1836 – Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Scottish merchant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1908)
1836 – August Toepler, German physicist and academic (d. 1912)
1842 – Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player, linguist, and journalist (d. 1888)
1851 – Edward Asahel Birge, American zoologist and academic (d. 1950)
1855 – William Friese-Greene, English photographer, director, and cinematographer (d. 1921)
1860 – Grandma Moses, American painter (d. 1961)
1862 – Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (d. 1932)
1866 – Tristan Bernard, French author and playwright (d. 1947)
1867 – Albert Bassermann, German-Swiss actor (d. 1952)
1867 – J. P. Morgan Jr., American banker and philanthropist (d. 1943)
1869 – Ben Viljoen, South African general (d. 1917)
1870 – Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian pilot, explorer, and author (d. 1938)
1871 – George Hirst, English cricketer and coach (d. 1954)
1875 – Edward Francis Hutton, American businessman and financier, co-founded E. F. Hutton & Co. (d. 1962)
1876 – Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1934)
1876 – C. J. Dennis, Australian poet and author (d. 1938)
1877 – Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1959)
1883 – Theophrastos Sakellaridis, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1950)
1885 – Elinor Wylie, American author and poet (d. 1928)
1887 – Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (d. 1964)
1892 – Eric Harrison, Australian soldier and politician, 27th Australian Minister for Defence (d. 1974)
1892 – Oscar O'Brien, Canadian priest, pianist, and composer (d. 1958)
1893 – Leslie Hore-Belisha, English politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 1957)
1894 – Vic Richardson, Australian cricketer, footballer, and sportscaster (d. 1969)
1894 – George Waggner, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1984)
1895 – Jacques Vaché, French author and poet (d. 1919)
1900 – Taylor Caldwell, English-American author (d. 1985)
1900 – Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (d. 1933)
1903 – Margaret Landon, American missionary and author (d. 1993)
1903 – Dorothy Marie Donnelly, American poet and author (d. 1994)
1904 – C. B. Colby, American author (d. 1977)
1907 – Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Turkish composer and musicologist (d. 1991)
1908 – Paul Brown, American football player and coach (d. 1991)
1908 – Michael E. DeBakey, American surgeon and educator (d. 2008)
1908 – Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1994)
1909 – Elia Kazan, Greek-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
1911 – Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian police officer and politician, Head of State of Bulgaria (d. 1998)
1912 – David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 1996)
1913 – Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield, English soldier and courtier (d. 1999)
1913 – Anthony Quayle, English actor (d. 1989)
1914 – Lída Baarová, Czech-Austrian actress (d. 2000)
1914 – Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2012)
1914 – James Van Allen, American physicist and philosopher (d. 2006)
1915 – Pedro Reginaldo Lira, Argentinian bishop (d. 2012)
1915 – Kiyosi Itô, Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 2008)
1917 – Leonard Cheshire, English captain, pilot, and humanitarian (d. 1992)
1917 – John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1917 – Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000)
1918 – Harold Amos, American microbiologist and academic (d. 2003)
1919 – Briek Schotte, Belgian cyclist and coach (d. 2004)
1920 – Harri Webb, Welsh journalist and poet (d. 1994)
1921 – Peter A. Peyser, American soldier and politician (d. 2014)
1922 – Lucien Jarraud, French-Canadian journalist and radio host (d. 2007)
1923 – Nancy Keesing, Australian author and poet (d. 1993)
1923 – Peter Lawford, English-American actor (d. 1984)
1923 – Louise Suggs, American golfer, co-founded LPGA (d. 2015)
1924 – Daniel Inouye, American captain and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2012)
1924 – Leonard Rosenman, American composer and conductor (d. 2008)
1925 – Laura Ashley, Welsh-English fashion designer, founded Laura Ashley plc (d. 1985)
1925 – Allan Blakeney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 2011)
1925 – Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Indian actress, singer, director, and producer (d. 2005)
1926 – Samuel Goldwyn Jr., American director and producer (d. 2015)
1926 – Donald J. Irwin, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Norwalk (d. 2013)
1926 – Patrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment (d. 2016)
1926 – Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (d. 1983)
1926 – Don Messick, American voice actor (d. 1997)
1927 – Eric Hill, English-American author and illustrator (d. 2014)
1927 – Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, Canadian lawyer and jurist
1928 – Kathleen Gorham, Australian ballerina (d. 1983)
1930 – Baudouin of Belgium (d. 1993)
1930 – Sonny Rollins, American saxophonist and composer
1930 – S. Sivanayagam, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2010)
1931 – Charles Camilleri, Maltese composer and conductor (d. 2009)
1932 – Malcolm Bradbury, English author and academic (d. 2000)
1932 – John Paul Getty Jr., American-English philanthropist and book collector (d. 2003)
1934 – Mary Bauermeister, German painter and illustrator
1934 – Waldo de los Ríos, Argentinian composer and conductor (d. 1977)
1934 – Sunil Gangopadhyay, Indian author and poet (d. 2012)
1934 – Omar Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 2015)
1934 – Little Milton, American singer and guitarist (d. 2005)
1935 – Abdou Diouf, Senegalese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Senegal
1935 – Dick O'Neal, American basketball player and dentist (d. 2013)
1936 – Brian Hart, English race car driver and engineer, founded Brian Hart Ltd. (d. 2014)
1936 – Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)
1936 – Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
1937 – John Phillip Law, American actor (d. 2008)
1937 – Oleg Lobov, Russian politician, Premier of the Russian SFSR
1939 – Latimore, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1939 – Peter Gill, Welsh actor, director, and playwright
1940 – Dario Argento, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
1940 – Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, 4th President of Indonesia (d. 2009)
1942 – Billy Best, Scottish footballer
1942 – Alan Oakes, English footballer and manager
1942 – Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath, English businessman and politician
1942 – Jonathan H. Turner, American sociologist
1943 – Beverley McLachlin, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of Canada
1944 – Forrest Blue, American football player (d. 2011)
1944 – Bertel Haarder, Danish lawyer and politician, Education Minister of Denmark
1944 – Peter Larter, English rugby player
1944 – Earl Manigault, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998)
1944 – Bora Milutinović, Serbian footballer and manager
1944 – Houshang Moradi Kermani, Iranian author
1945 – Jacques Lemaire, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1945 – Vic Pollard, English-New Zealand rugby player and footballer
1945 – Curtis Price, American musicologist and academic
1945 – Peter Storey, English footballer
1946 – Willie Crawford, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1946 – Joe Klein, American journalist and author
1946 – Suzyn Waldman, American sportscaster
1948 – Susan Blakely, American actress
1949 – Gloria Gaynor, American singer-songwriter
1949 – Dianne Hayter, German-English politician
1949 – Barry Siegel, American journalist and academic
1950 – David Cannadine, English historian and author
1950 – Johann Friedrich, German-Australian engineer (d. 1991)
1950 – Julie Kavner, American actress
1950 – Peggy Noonan, American author, journalist, speechwriter, and pundit
1951 – Chrissie Hynde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Morris Albert, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1951 – Mark Isham, American trumpet player and composer
1951 – Mark McCumber, American golfer
1952 – Ricardo Tormo, Spanish motorcycle racer (d. 1998)
1953 – Michael Byron, American composer
1953 – Marc Hunter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1998)
1953 – Benmont Tench, American keyboardist and songwriter
1954 – Corbin Bernsen, American actor
1954 – Michael Emerson, American actor
1954 – Kerrie Holley, American software architect and academic
1955 – Mira Furlan, Croatian-American actress
1956 – Michael Feinstein, American singer and pianist
1956 – Byron Stevenson, Welsh footballer (d. 2007)
1956 – Diane Warren, American songwriter
1957 – Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1997)
1960 – Brad Houser, American bass player
1961 – LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist and songwriter (d. 2008)
1961 – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French pianist
1962 – Jennifer Egan, American novelist and short story writer
1962 – Hasan Vezir, Turkish footballer and manager
1963 – Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (d. 1995)
1965 – Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian soprano
1965 – Darko Pančev, Macedonian footballer
1965 – Uta Pippig, German runner
1965 – Andreas Thom, German footballer and manager
1966 – Vladimir Andreyev, Russian race walker
1966 – Lutz Heilmann, German politician
1966 – Toby Jones, English actor
1966 – Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater
1966 – Andrew Voss, Australian sportscaster and author
1967 – Alok Sharma, Indian-English accountant and politician
1968 – Marcel Desailly, Ghanaian-French footballer
1968 – Gennadi Krasnitski, Russian figure skater and coach
1969 – Darren Bragg, American baseball player and coach
1969 – Rudy Galindo, American figure skater
1970 – Gino Odjick, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Tom Everett Scott, American actor
1971 – Shane Mosley, American boxer and trainer
1972 – Jason Isringhausen, American baseball player and coach
1973 – Shannon Elizabeth, American model and actress
1973 – Alex Kurtzman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Mario Frick, Swiss-Liechtensteiner footballer
1974 – Antonio McDyess, American basketball player
1975 – Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2007)
1975 – Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer and manager
1976 – Wavell Hinds, Jamaican cricketer
1977 – Molly Holly, American wrestler and trainer
1977 – Jon Macken, English-Irish footballer
1978 – Matt Cooke, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Erwin Koen, Dutch footballer
1978 – Ersin Güreler, Turkish footballer
1979 – Nathan Hindmarsh, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1979 – Paul Mara, American ice hockey player
1979 – Owen Pallett, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1979 – Brian Stokes, American baseball player
1980 – Emre Belözoğlu, Turkish footballer
1980 – Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist
1980 – Serhiy Chopyk, Ukrainian footballer
1980 – Gabriel Milito, Argentinian footballer
1980 – Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer
1980 – Mark Prior, American baseball player
1981 – Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer
1982 – Andre Dirrell, American boxer
1982 – George Bailey, Australian cricketer
1982 – Emese Szász, Hungarian fencer
1983 – Philip Deignan, Irish cyclist
1983 – Annette Dytrt, German figure skater
1983 – Pops Mensah-Bonsu, English-American basketball player
1983 – Piri Weepu, New Zealand rugby player
1984 – Ben Hollingsworth, Canadian actor
1984 – Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lankan cricketer
1984 – Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player
1985 – Wade Davis, American baseball player
1985 – Adam Eckersley, English footballer
1985 – Rafinha, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Charlie Daniels, English footballer
1986 – Colin Delaney, American wrestler
1987 – Tommy Elphick, English footballer
1987 – Sammy Moore, English footballer
1987 – Danny North, English footballer
1987 – Evan Rachel Wood, American actress and singer
1987 – Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player
1988 – Alex Harvey, Canadian skier
1988 – Kevin Love, American basketball player
1990 – Fedor Klimov, Russian figure skater
1991 – Dale Finucane, Australian rugby league player
1991 – Amar Garibović, Serbian skier (d. 2010)
1994 – Elinor Barker, Welsh track cyclist
1994 – Herman Ese'ese, New Zealand rugby league player
1994 – Tom Opacic, Australian rugby league player
1995 – George Williams, Welsh footballer

Source: wikipedia