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History Births on September 17

J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation (d. 1985)

#J._Willard_Marriott

In 1900

Celio Calcagnini, Italian astronomer (d. 1541)

#Celio_Calcagnini

In 1479

Wilko de Vogt, Dutch footballer

#Wilko_de_Vogt

In 1975

Tshekedi Khama, regent of the Bamangwato tribe (d. 1959)

#Tshekedi_Khama

In 1905

Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer and explorer

#Reinhold_Messner

In 1944

Cameron King, Australian rugby league player

#Cameron_King

In 1991

Les Emmerson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Les_Emmerson

In 1944

Hughie Critz, American baseball player (d. 1980)

#Hughie_Critz

In 1900

Nadezhda Durova, Russian soldier (d. 1866)

#Nadezhda_Durova

In 1783

BeBe Winans, American singer-songwriter and producer

#BeBe_Winans

In 1962

Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and political scientist (d. 1794)

#Marquis_de_Condorcet

In 1743

Luís Amado, Portuguese politician, former minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Luís_Amado

In 1953

William Grut, Swedish pentathlete (d. 2012)

#William_Grut

In 1914

Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (d. 1950)

#Vincenzo_Tommasini

In 1878

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general (d. 1794)

#Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Steuben

In 1730

Heinrich Kuhl, German naturalist and zoologist (d. 1821)

#Heinrich_Kuhl

In 1797

Ib Melchior, Danish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)

#Ib_Melchior

In 1917

Phil Jackson, American basketball player and coach

#Phil_Jackson

In 1945

John Rutledge, American judge and politician, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800)

#John_Rutledge

In 1739

Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (d. 2012)

#Lupe_Ontiveros

In 1942

Mauro Milanese, Italian footballer and manager

#Mauro_Milanese

In 1971

Bhakti Charu Swami, Indian religious leader

#Bhakti_Charu_Swami

In 1945

Ty Tabor, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (King's X)

#Ty_Tabor

In 1961

Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (d. 2014)

#Gerald_Guralnik

In 1936

Bea Miles, Australian author (d. 1973)

#Bea_Miles

In 1902

Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Mandawuy_Yunupingu

In 1956

Jim Cornette, American wrestling manager and sportscaster

#Jim_Cornette

In 1961

I. L. Patterson, American politician, 18th Governor of Oregon (d. 1929)

#I._L._Patterson

In 1859

Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2014)

#Tito_Vilanova

In 1968

Des Lynam, Irish-English journalist and author

#Des_Lynam

In 1942

Earl Van Dorn, Confederate general (d. 1863)

#Earl_Van_Dorn

In 1820

Ravichandran Ashwin, Indian cricketer

#Ravichandran_Ashwin

In 1986

Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1955)

#Alfred_Carpenter

In 1881

Shawn Horcoff, Canadian ice hockey player

#Shawn_Horcoff

In 1978

Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (d. 1984)

#Karel_Miljon

In 1903

Sir Stirling Moss, English racing driver and sportscaster

#Stirling_Moss

In 1929

John Franco, American baseball player

#John_Franco

In 1960

Keith Flint, English singer-songwriter (d. 2019)

#Keith_Flint

In 1969

Sam Esmail, American screenwriter

#Sam_Esmail

In 1977

James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (d. 1956)

#James_Alexander_Calder

In 1868

Frederick Corbett, British officer and Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1912)

#Frederick_Corbett

In 1853

Jean Taylor, American mathematician and academic

#Jean_Taylor

In 1944

Casey Janssen, American baseball player

#Casey_Janssen

In 1981

Alan Krueger, American economist and academic

#Alan_Krueger

In 1960

José Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer

#José_Gonçalves_(footballer)

In 1985

Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (d. 1965)

#Bill_Black

In 1926

Jan Eliasson, Swedish politician and diplomat, 4th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

#Jan_Eliasson

In 1940

Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver

#Jimmie_Johnson

In 1975

Demis Nikolaidis, Greek footballer

#Demis_Nikolaidis

In 1973

Paul Benedict, American actor (d. 2008)

#Paul_Benedict

In 1938

Charles the Simple, Frankish king (d. 929)

#Charles_the_Simple

In 879

Anton Irv, Estonian captain (d. 1919)

#Anton_Irv

In 1886

Warren E. Burger, American lawyer and judge, 15th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1995)

#Warren_E._Burger

In 1907

Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter

#Rita_Rudner

In 1953

M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (d. 2011)

#M._F._Husain

In 1915

Tormod Granheim, Norwegian skier and explorer

#Tormod_Granheim

In 1974

Billy Bonds, English footballer and manager

#Billy_Bonds

In 1946

Jean-Claude Carrière, French actor and screenwriter

#Jean-Claude_Carrière

In 1931

Arthur Saint-Léon, French choreographer (d. 1870)

#Arthur_Saint-Léon

In 1821

Mike Catt, South African-English rugby player and coach

#Mike_Catt

In 1971

Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (d. 2011)

#Irena_Kwiatkowska

In 1912

Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, Ukrainian writer (d. 1913)

#Mykhailo_Kotsiubynsky

In 1864

Dan Haren, American baseball player

#Dan_Haren

In 1980

J. R. Jayewardene, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Sri Lanka (d. 1996)

#J._R._Jayewardene

In 1906

Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Dustin_Nguyen

In 1962

Ranuccio II Farnese, duke of Parma (d. 1694)

#Ranuccio_II_Farnese,_Duke_of_Parma

In 1630

Michael Carbajal, American boxer

#Michael_Carbajal

In 1967

Rasheed Wallace, American basketball player and coach

#Rasheed_Wallace

In 1974

Kate Deines, American soccer player

#Kate_Deines

In 1989

Edward Fortunatus, German nobleman (d. 1600)

#Edward_Fortunatus

In 1565

Kyle Chandler, American actor

#Kyle_Chandler

In 1965

Masahiro Chono, American-Japanese wrestler and manager

#Masahiro_Chono

In 1963

Martha Ostenso, Canadian screenwriter and novelist (d. 1963)

#Martha_Ostenso

In 1900

Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1953)

#Hank_Williams

In 1923

Damon Hill, English racing driver and guitarist

#Damon_Hill

In 1960

Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1984)

#Claude_Provost

In 1933

Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1972)

#Gilberto_Parlotti

In 1940

Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (d. 1998)

#Roddy_McDowall

In 1928

Guy Picciotto, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Guy_Picciotto

In 1965

Kemal Monteno, Bosnian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

#Kemal_Monteno

In 1948

Minanogawa T?z?, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (d. 1971)

#Minanogawa_T?z?

In 1903

Sean Scannell, English footballer

#Sean_Scannell

In 1990

Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman (d. 2008)

#Thomas_J._Bata

In 1914

Paul Huntington, English footballer

#Paul_Huntington

In 1987

Sofiane Boufal, Moroccan footballer

#Sofiane_Boufal

In 1993

Dorothy Loudon, American actress and singer (d. 2003)

#Dorothy_Loudon

In 1925

Baz Luhrmann, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Baz_Luhrmann

In 1962

Nigel Boocock, English-Australian motorcycle racer (d. 2015)

#Nigel_Boocock

In 1937

Alexander Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player

#Alexander_Ovechkin

In 1985

David Souter, American lawyer and jurist

#David_Souter

In 1939

Pixie Geldof, English model and singer

#Pixie_Geldof

In 1990

Doug E. Fresh, American rapper and producer

#Doug_E._Fresh

In 1966

Émile Augier, French playwright (d. 1889)

#Émile_Augier

In 1820

David Bintley, English ballet dancer and director

#David_Bintley

In 1957

Frank Dawson Adams, Canadian geologist and academic (d. 1942)

#Frank_Dawson_Adams

In 1859

Bobby Wine, American baseball player and coach

#Bobby_Wine

In 1938

Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyz politician, 4th President of Kyrgyzstan

#Almazbek_Atambayev

In 1956

James Urbaniak, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#James_Urbaniak

In 1963

David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, Northern Irish air marshal and politician

#David_Craig,_Baron_Craig_of_Radley

In 1929

Bernhard Riemann, German-Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1866)

#Bernhard_Riemann

In 1826

Tom Waddell, Scottish-American baseball player

#Tom_Waddell_(baseball)

In 1958

David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American businessman, founded Buick Motor Company (d. 1929)

#David_Dunbar_Buick

In 1854

Gail Carson Levine, American author

#Gail_Carson_Levine

In 1947

Bryan Singer, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Bryan_Singer

In 1965

Indarjit Singh, Indian-English journalist

#Indarjit_Singh

In 1932

Yuji Naka, Japanese video game designer, created Sonic the Hedgehog

#Yuji_Naka

In 1965

William Murray McPherson, Australian politician, 31st Premier of Victoria (d. 1932)

#William_Murray_McPherson

In 1865

Mark Brunell, American football player and coach

#Mark_Brunell

In 1970

Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company (d. 2012)

#Lea_Gottlieb

In 1918

Chuck Grassley, American lawyer and politician

#Chuck_Grassley

In 1933

Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player

#Ken_Doherty

In 1969

Thomas P. Stafford, American general, pilot, and astronaut

#Thomas_P._Stafford

In 1930

Mike Parson, American politician, 57th Governor of Missouri

#Mike_Parson

In 1955

Brendan Oake, Australian rugby league player

#Brendan_Oake

In 1985

Maureen Connolly, American tennis player (d. 1969)

#Maureen_Connolly

In 1934

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (d. 1901)

#Marthinus_Wessel_Pretorius

In 1819

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Indian businessman, social activist, and politician (d. 1973)

#Periyar_E._V._Ramasamy

In 1879

Tessa Jowell, English social worker and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office (d. 2018)

#Tessa_Jowell

In 1947

Sitakant Mahapatra, Indian poet and literary critic

#Sitakant_Mahapatra

In 1937

Billy the Kid, American gunman (d. 1881)

#Billy_the_Kid

In 1859

Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1923)

#Guerra_Junqueiro

In 1850

Janez Janša, Slovenian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Slovenia

#Janez_Janša

In 1958

James of Portugal, Portuguese prince and cardinal (d. 1459)

#James_of_Portugal

In 1433

Bob Matsui, American lawyer and politician (d. 2005)

#Bob_Matsui

In 1941

Perry Robinson, American clarinet player and composer

#Perry_Robinson

In 1938

Akin Ayodele, American football player

#Akin_Ayodele

In 1979

Tomáš Berdych, Czech tennis player

#Tomáš_Berdych

In 1985

Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (d. 1816)

#Johann_August_Apel

In 1771

Chaim Herzog, Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel (d. 1997)

#Chaim_Herzog

In 1918

Giorgos Koumoutsakos, Greek politician

#Giorgos_Koumoutsakos

In 1961

John Kucera, Canadian skier

#John_Kucera

In 1984

Nate Berkus, American interior designer and television host

#Nate_Berkus

In 1971

Anne Bancroft, American actress (d. 2005)

#Anne_Bancroft

In 1931

Heimar Lenk, Estonian journalist and politician

#Heimar_Lenk

In 1946

Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian political scientist, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1938)

#Christian_Lous_Lange

In 1869

Alfie Deyes, English vlogger

#Alfie_Deyes

In 1993

Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer

#Ryo_Ishikawa

In 1991

Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, India (2001-14) and politician, 14th Prime Minister of India

#Narendra_Modi

In 1950

Bakari Koné, Ivorian footballer

#Bakari_Koné

In 1981

Cheryl Strayed, American author

#Cheryl_Strayed

In 1968

William Carlos Williams, American poet, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1963)

#William_Carlos_Williams

In 1883

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (d. 1935)

#Konstantin_Tsiolkovsky

In 1857

John Prideaux, English administrator and bishop (d. 1650)

#John_Prideaux

In 1578

Adam Devlin, English guitarist and songwriter

#Adam_Devlin

In 1969

Simone Perrotta, Italian footballer

#Simone_Perrotta

In 1977

Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2016)

#Edgar_Mitchell

In 1930

Hesham Qandil, Egyptian engineer and politician, 51st Prime Minister of Egypt

#Hesham_Qandil

In 1962

Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

#Orlando_Cepeda

In 1937

Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian, critic, and publisher

#Enrique_Krauze

In 1947

Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995)

#Maksim_Tank

In 1912

Paolo De Ceglie, Italian footballer

#Paolo_De_Ceglie

In 1986

Agostinho Neto, Angolan poet and politician, 1st President of Angola (d. 1979)

#Agostinho_Neto

In 1922

Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (d. 2010)

#Robert_B._Parker

In 1932

Mason Raymond, Canadian ice hockey player

#Mason_Raymond

In 1985

Oliver Risser, Namibian footballer

#Oliver_Risser

In 1980

Paul V, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1621)

#Pope_Paul_V

In 1550

Theo Loevendie, Dutch clarinet player and composer

#Theo_Loevendie

In 1930

Shabana Mahmood, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

#Shabana_Mahmood

In 1980

Patrick van Luijk, Dutch sprinter

#Patrick_van_Luijk

In 1984

George Blanda, American football player (d. 2010)

#George_Blanda

In 1927

Thad Bosley, American baseball player and coach

#Thad_Bosley

In 1956

Charles Martinet, American actor

#Charles_Martinet

In 1955

Flo Rida, American rapper

#Flo_Rida

In 1979

Wayne Riley, Australian golfer

#Wayne_Riley

In 1962

Vera Yevstafievna Popova, Russian chemist (d. 1896)

#Vera_Yevstafievna_Popova

In 1867

John Ritter, American actor and producer (d. 2003)

#John_Ritter

In 1948

Cassandra Peterson, American actress, television host, and producer

#Cassandra_Peterson

In 1951

Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (d. 2007)

#Jean-Marie_Lustiger

In 1926

Justyna Jegio?ka, Polish tennis player

In 1991

Yussef Suleiman, Syrian footballer (d. 2013)

In 1986

Brendan Clarke, Irish footballer

In 1985

Mary DeScenza, American swimmer

In 1984

Domenico Citro, Italian footballer

In 1984

Garth Murray, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1982

Francis Manioru, Solomon sprinter

In 1981

Steffen Algreen, Danish footballer

In 1979

Sheeri Cabral, American computer scientist and blogger

In 1978

Pumpkinhead, American rapper (d. 2015)

In 1975

Craig Spence, Australian golfer

In 1974

Diego Albanese, Argentine rugby player

In 1973

Andy Edwards, English footballer

In 1971

Paul Varelans, American MMA fighter and wrestler

In 1969

Tarvo Seeman, Estonian chess player

In 1969

John Bottomley, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

In 1960

Steve Bryles, American businessman and politician (d. 2012)

In 1957

Scott Simpson, American golfer

In 1955

Bill Irwin, American wrestler

In 1954

Joël-François Durand, French pianist and composer

In 1954

Altaf Hussain, Pakistani-English soldier and politician

In 1953

Tamasin Day-Lewis, English chef and author

In 1953

Harold Solomon, American tennis player and coach

In 1952

Russell Brown, Scottish politician

In 1951

Fee Waybill, American singer-songwriter and producer

In 1950

Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

In 1949

Jeff MacNelly, American cartoonist (d. 2000)

In 1947

David Emerson, Canadian economist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada

In 1945

Robert Graysmith, American author and illustrator

In 1942

Peter Lever, English cricketer

In 1940

Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter and voice actress

In 1939

Carl Dennis, American poet and educator

In 1939

Michael Hennagin, American composer and educator (d. 1993)

In 1936

Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001)

In 1935

Bulldog Brower, American wrestler (d. 1997)

In 1933

Samuel Ogbemudia, Nigerian army officer and politician (d. 2017)

In 1932

Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, emir of Qatar (d. 2016)

In 1932

Jim Rohn, American philosopher and author (d. 2009)

In 1930

Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist and composer (d. 2013)

In 1930

David Huddleston, American actor (d. 2016)

In 1930

Sil Austin, American saxophonist (d. 2001)

In 1929

Park Honan, American author and academic (d. 2014)

In 1928

Jack McDuff, American singer and organist (d. 2001)

In 1926

Hovie Lister, American minister and pianist (d. 2001)

In 1926

Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)

In 1926

Ralph Sharon, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)

In 1923

Dinah Sheridan, English actress (d. 2012)

In 1920

Isang Yun, South Korean-German composer and educator (d. 1995)

In 1917

Mary Stewart, English-Scottish author and poet (d. 2014)

In 1916

Shin Kanemaru, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1996)

In 1914

Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (d. 1968)

In 1909

Rafael Israelyan, Armenian architect and educator, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (d. 1973)

In 1908

John Creasey, English author and politician (d. 1973)

In 1908

Edgar Wayburn, American physician and environmentalist (d. 2010)

In 1906

Frank O'Connor, Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1966)

In 1903

Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (d. 1972)

In 1901

Hedwig Ross, New Zealand-born educator and political activist, founding member of the Communist Party of New Zealand (d. 1971)

In 1900

Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (d. 1986)

In 1900

Earl Webb, American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)

In 1897

Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (d. 1920)

In 1884

Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (d. 1930)

In 1879

Walter Murdoch, Australian author and academic (d. 1970)

In 1874

James Tancred, English admiral (d. 1943)

In 1864

Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (d. 1934)

In 1860

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, American jurist and politician, 16th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1893)

In 1825

Herman Adolfovich Trautscohold, German geologist and paleontologist (d. 1902)

In 1817

Jonathan Alder, American captain and farmer (d. 1849)

In 1773

Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen consort of Spain (d. 1714)

In 1688

Hans Herr, Swiss bishop (d. 1725)

In 1639

Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer (d. 1650)

In 1605

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