12 September Births

September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

1415 – John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (d. 1461)
1492 – Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (d. 1519)
1494 – Francis I of France (d. 1547)
1552 – André Schott, Jesuit priest, academic, linguist, translator, editor (d. 1629)
1590 – María de Zayas, Spanish writer (d. 1661)
1605 – William Dugdale, English genealogist and historian (d. 1686)
1690 – Peter Dens, Flemish theologian and academic (d. 1775)
1725 – Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer (d. 1792)
1736 – Hsinbyushin, Burmese king (d. 1776)
1739 – Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, Methodist preacher and philanthropist (d. 1815)
1740 – Johann Heinrich Jung, German author and academic (d. 1817)
1768 – Benjamin Carr, English-American singer-songwriter, educator, and publisher (d. 1831)
1797 – Samuel Joseph May, American activist (d. 1871)
1812 – Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (d. 1878)
1812 – Richard March Hoe, American engineer and businessman, invented the Rotary printing press (d. 1886)
1818 – Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, invented the Gatling gun (d. 1903)
1818 – Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1882)
1828 – William Morgan, English-Australian politician, 14th Premier of South Australia (d. 1883)
1829 – Anselm Feuerbach, German painter (d. 1880)
1830 – William Sprague, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1915)
1837 – Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (d. 1892)
1852 – H. H. Asquith, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1928)
1855 – Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Quebec (d. 1920)
1856 – Johann Heinrich Beck, American composer and conductor (d. 1924)
1857 – Manuel Espinosa Batista, Colombian pharmacist and politician (d. 1919)
1862 – Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1925)
1866 – Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English cricketer and politician, 13th Governor General of Canada (d. 1941)
1869 – Paweł Owerłło, Polish actor (d. 1957)
1875 – Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor and director (d. 1926)
1880 – H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (d. 1956)
1882 – Ion Agârbiceanu, Romanian journalist, politician, and archbishop (d. 1963)
1884 – Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (d. 1947)
1885 – Heinrich Hoffmann, German photographer and art dealer (d. 1957)
1888 – Maurice Chevalier, French actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1972)
1889 – Ugo Pasquale Mifsud, Maltese politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1942)
1891 – Pedro Albizu Campos, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician (d. 1965)
1891 – Jean-François Martial, Belgian actor (d. 1977)
1891 – Arthur Hays Sulzberger, American publisher (d. 1968)
1892 – Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf Inc. (d. 1984)
1894 – Kyuichi Tokuda, Japanese lawyer and politician (d. 1953)
1894 – Dorothy Maud Wrinch, Argentinian-English mathematician, biochemist and philosopher (d. 1976)
1895 – Freymóður Jóhannsson, Icelandic painter and composer (d. 1973)
1897 – Irène Joliot-Curie, French chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1956)
1897 – Walter B. Gibson, American magician and author (d. 1985)
1898 – Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (d. 1963)
1898 – Alma Moodie, Australian violinist and educator (d. 1943)
1898 – Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-American painter and photographer (d. 1969)
1900 – Haskell Curry, American mathematician, logician, and academic (d. 1982)
1901 – Shmuel Horowitz, Israeli agronomist and academic (d. 1999)
1902 – Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (d. 1976)
1902 – Marya Zaturenska, Ukrainian-American poet and author (d. 1982)
1904 – István Horthy, Hungarian fighter pilot and deputy regent (d. 1942)
1904 – John Courtney Murray, American priest and theologian (d. 1967)
1904 – Lou Moore, American race car driver (d. 1956)
1907 – Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (d. 1963)
1909 – Donald MacDonald, Canadian trade union leader and politician (d. 1986)
1913 – Jesse Owens, American sprinter and long jumper (d. 1980)
1914 – Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani psychoanalyst, poet, and scholar (d. 1988)
1914 – Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh-English soldier and actor (d. 1999)
1916 – Tony Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. 1961)
1917 – Pierre Sévigny, Canadian colonel, academic, and politician (d. 2004)
1917 – Han Suyin, Chinese-Swiss physician and author (d. 2012)
1920 – Irene Dailey, American actress (d. 2008)
1921 – Frank McGee, American journalist (d. 1974)
1921 – Stanisław Lem, Ukrainian-Polish philosopher and author (d. 2006)
1921 – Turgut Cansever, Turkish Architect, city planner, thinker (d. 2009)
1922 – Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (d. 2014)
1922 – Jackson Mac Low, American poet, playwright, and composer (d. 2004)
1922 – Mark Rosenzweig, American psychologist and academic (d. 2009)
1924 – Amílcar Cabral, Guinea-Bissauan political leader (d. 1973)
1925 – Stan Lopata, American baseball player (d. 2013)
1925 – Dickie Moore, American actor (d. 2015)
1927 – Mathé Altéry, French soprano and actress
1928 – Robert Irwin, American painter and gardener
1928 – Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
1928 – Ernie Vandeweghe, Canadian-American basketball player and physician (d. 2014)
1929 – Harvey Schmidt, American composer and illustrator (d. 2018)
1930 – Larry Austin, American composer and educator
1931 – Ian Holm, English actor
1931 – George Jones, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
1932 – Atli Dam, Faroese engineer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 2005)
1934 – Glenn Davis, American hurdler, sprinter, and football player (d. 2009)
1934 – Jaegwon Kim, South Korean-American philosopher and academic
1935 – Richard Hunt, American sculptor
1937 – George Chuvalo, Canadian boxer
1937 – Wes Hall, Barbadian cricketer and politician
1938 – Judy Clay, American soul and gospel singer (d. 2001)
1938 – Claude Ruel, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
1938 – Tatiana Troyanos, American operatic soprano (d. 1993)
1939 – Phillip Ramey, American pianist and composer
1939 – Henry Waxman, American lawyer and politician
1940 – Linda Gray, American model and actress
1940 – Mickey Lolich, American baseball player
1940 – Stephen J. Solarz, American academic and politician (d. 2010)
1942 – Michel Drucker, French journalist
1942 – Tomás Marco, Spanish composer
1942 – François Tavenas, Canadian engineer and academic (d. 2004)
1943 – Maria Muldaur, American folk and blues singer
1943 – Leonard Peltier, American political activist and convicted criminal
1944 – Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (d. 1978)
1944 – Vladimir Spivakov, Russian violinist and conductor
1944 – Barry White, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1945 – Milo Manara, Italian author and illustrator
1945 – John Mauceri, American conductor and producer
1946 – Tony Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
1946 – Neil Lyndon, British journalist and writer
1947 – David Grant, English engineer and academic
1947 – Gerald Howarth, English soldier, pilot, and politician, Minister for International Security Strategy
1948 – Steve Turre, American trombonist and educator
1948 – Max Walker, Australian cricketer, sportscaster, and architect (d. 2016)
1949 – Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (d. 2001)
1949 – Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater and politician
1949 – Tony Stevens, English rock bassist and songwriter (Savoy Brown; Foghat)
1950 – Marguerite Blais, Canadian journalist and politician
1950 – Gustav Brunner, Austrian engineer
1950 – Bruce Mahler, American actor and screenwriter
1950 – Mike Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1951 – Bertie Ahern, Irish accountant and politician, 11th Taoiseach of Ireland
1951 – Norm Dubé, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 – Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby player and actor (d. 2007)
1951 – Joe Pantoliano, American actor and producer
1951 – Ali-Ollie Woodson, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2010)
1952 – Gerry Beckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Neil Peart, Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer
1953 – Nan Goldin, American photographer
1953 – Fiona Mactaggart, Scottish educator and politician
1954 – Robert Gober, American sculptor
1954 – Scott Hamilton, American saxophonist
1954 – Peeter Volkonski, Estonian singer-songwriter and actor
1955 – Brian Smith, English footballer (d. 2013)
1956 – Barry Andrews, English singer and keyboard player
1956 – Chip Beck, American golfer
1956 – Sam Brownback, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of Kansas
1956 – Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003)
1956 – David Goodhart, English journalist and author
1956 – Ricky Rudd, American race car driver and sportscaster
1956 – Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore
1957 – Paul M. Sharp, British academic and educator
1957 – Jan Egeland, Norwegian politician, diplomat and humanitarian
1957 – Rachel Ward, English-Australian actress
1957 – Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer
1958 – Wilfred Benítez, American boxer
1958 – Gregg Edelman, American actor and singer
1959 – Scott Brown, American colonel and politician
1959 – Deron Cherry, American football player and sportscaster
1959 – Sigmar Gabriel, German educator and politician, 17th Vice-Chancellor of Germany
1960 – Evan Jenkins, American academic and politician
1960 – Stefanos Korkolis, Greek pianist and composer
1961 – Mylène Farmer, Canadian-French singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1962 – Sunay Akın, Turkish poet, journalist, and philanthropist
1962 – Amy Yasbeck, American actress
1964 – Greg Gutfeld, American television journalist and author
1964 – Dieter Hecking, German footballer and manager
1965 – Einstein Kristiansen, Norwegian animator and producer
1965 – Vernon Maxwell, American basketball player
1965 – Midnight, Jamaican wrestler
1966 – Ben Folds, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1966 – Vezio Sacratini, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Louis C.K., American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Pat Listach, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1968 – Larry LaLonde, American guitarist and songwriter
1968 – Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell, English politician (d. 2014)
1968 – Richard Snell, South African cricketer and physiotherapist
1968 – Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian, actor, and writer
1969 – Max Boot, Russian-American historian and author
1969 – Ángel Cabrera, Argentinian golfer
1969 – James Frey, American author and screenwriter
1969 – Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer
1970 – Nathan Larson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 – Younes El Aynaoui, Moroccan tennis player
1971 – Shocker, Mexican wrestler
1972 – Gideon Emery, English-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1972 – Paul Green, Australian rugby league player and coach
1972 – Sidney Souza, Brazilian footballer
1973 – Tarana Burke, American civil rights activist
1973 – Kara David, Filipino journalist and documentarian
1973 – Martina Ertl-Renz, German skier
1973 – Martin Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1973 – Paul Walker, American actor and producer (d. 2013)
1974 – Caroline Aigle, French soldier and pilot (d. 2007)
1974 – Jennifer Nettles, American singer-songwriter
1974 – Guy Smith, English race car driver
1974 – Kenichi Suzumura, Japanese voice actor and singer-songwriter
1974 – Nuno Valente, Portuguese footballer and coach
1975 – Luis Castillo, Dominican baseball player
1975 – Bill Kirby, Australian swimmer and coach
1976 – Bizzy Bone, American rapper
1976 – Maciej Żurawski, Polish footballer
1977 – Nathan Bracken, Australian cricketer
1977 – Grant Denyer, Australian race car driver and journalist
1977 – Jeff Irwin, American singer-songwriter and producer
1977 – James McCartney, English singer-songwriter
1977 – David Thompson, English footballer
1978 – Elisabetta Canalis, Italian model and actress
1978 – Benjamin McKenzie, American actor
1978 – Ruben Studdard, American R&B, pop, and gospel singer
1980 – Sean Burroughs, American baseball player
1980 – Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
1980 – Kevin Sinfield, English rugby player
1980 – Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2011)
1981 – Marty Adams, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1981 – Alan Arruda, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress
1981 – Staciana Stitts, American swimmer
1982 – Zoran Planinić, Croatian basketball player
1982 – Sal Rinauro, American wrestler
1983 – Tom Geißler, German footballer
1983 – Rami Haikal, Jordanian guitarist
1983 – Sebastian Hofmann, German footballer
1983 – Daniel Muir, American football player
1983 – Sergio Parisse, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1983 – Clayton Richard, American baseball player
1983 – Carly Smithson, Irish singer-songwriter
1984 – Nashat Akram, Iraqi footballer
1984 – Chelsea Carey, Canadian curler
1986 – Kamila Chudzik, Polish heptathlete
1986 – Akwasi Fobi-Edusei, English footballer
1986 – Joanne Jackson, English swimmer
1986 – Yuto Nagatomo, Japanese footballer
1986 – Dimitrios Regas, Greek sprinter
1986 – Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress
1988 – Amanda Jenssen, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989 – Freddie Freeman, American-Canadian baseball player
1989 – Andrew Luck, American football player
1991 – Thomas Meunier, Belgian footballer
1991 – Mike Towell, Scottish professional boxer (d. 2016)
1991 – Scott Wootton, English footballer
1992 – Connor Franta, American YouTube personality
1992 – Sviatlana Pirazhenka, Belarusian tennis player
1993 – Kelsea Ballerini, American singer-songwriter
1994 – Gideon Jung, German footballer
1994 – Rap Monster, South Korean Rapper, songwriter and record producer
1994 – Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player
1995 – Ryan Potter, American actor

Source: wikipedia