Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

September 3

• 1034 – Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (d. 1073)
• 1499 – Diane de Poitiers, French noblewoman and mistress of King Henry II of France (d. 1566)
• 1568 – Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer (d. 1634)
• 1675 – Paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (d. 1751)
• 1693 – Charles Radclyffe, British politician (d. 1746)
• 1695 – Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (d. 1764)
• 1710 – Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (d. 1784)
• 1724 – Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, British soldier and Governor of Quebec (d. 1808)
• 1760 – James 'Pearlie' Wilson, Scottish revolutionary (d. 1820)
• 1781 – Eugène de Beauharnais, French nobleman, son of Joséphine de Beauharnais and adoptive son of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1824)
• 1810 – Paul Kane, Canadian painter (d. 1871)
• 1811 – John Humphrey Noyes, American political and religious figure (d. 1886)
• 1820 – George Hearst, American businessman, father of William Randolph Hearst (d. 1891)
• 1841 – Tom Emmett, England cricketer (d. 1904)
• 1849 – Sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (d. 1909)
• 1851 – Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, Queen of Greece (d. 1926)
• 1856 – Louis Sullivan, American architect (d. 1924)
• 1856 – Robert Stewart, South African cricketer (d. 1913)
• 1869 – Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1930)
• 1875 – Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian automotive engineer (d. 1951)
• 1882 – Johnny Douglas, England cricketer and boxer (d. 1930)
• 1887 – Frank Christian, American trumpeter (d. 1973)
• 1897 – Sally Benson, American writer (d. 1972)
• 1899 – Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1985)
• 1900 – Maurice Dobb, British economist (d. 1976)
• 1900 – Urho Kekkonen, Finnish politician (d. 1986)
• 1900 – Percy Chapman, England cricketer (d. 1961)
• 1901 – Eduard van Beinum, Dutch conductor (d. 1959)
• 1905 – Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1991)
• 1905 – John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1972)
• 1907 – Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist (d. 1977)
• 1908 – Lev Semenovich Pontryagin, Russian mathematician (d. 1988)
• 1910 – Kitty Carlisle, American actress and television personality (d. 2007)
• 1910 – Maurice Papon, French Nazi collaborator (d. 2007)
• 1911 – Bernard Mammes, American cyclist (d. 2000)
• 1913 – Alan Ladd, American actor (d. 1964)
• 1914 – Dixy Lee Ray, American politician (d. 1994)
• 1916 – Eddie Stanky, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 1918 – Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Les Medley, English footballer (d. 2001)
• 1921 – Marguerite Higgins, American reporter and war correspondent, Pulitzer Prize winner (d. 1966)
• 1921 – Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor (d. 1971)
• 1923 – Mort Walker, American cartoonist (Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois)
• 1925 – Bengt Lindström, Swedish outdoor artist (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Shoista Mullojonova, Tajikistani Shashmakom singer (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Hank Thompson, American singer (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Alison Lurie, American novelist
• 1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress
• 1928 – Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg and 7th President of the European Commission (d. 2007)
• 1929 – James J. Bulger, former crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang based in Massachusetts.
• 1929 – Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter
• 1930 – Cherry Wilder, New Zealand science fiction and fantasy writer (d. 2002)
• 1931 – Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer (accused to be the "Boston Strangler") (d. 1973)
• 1931 – Dick Motta, American basketball coach
• 1932 – Eileen Brennan, American actress
• 1933 – Tompall Glaser, American singer
• 1933 – Basil Butcher, West Indian cricketer
• 1934 – Freddie King, American blues guitarist and singer (d. 1976)
• 1935 – Helmut Clasen, Canadian offroad racer
• 1936 – Pilar Pallete, Peruvian actress and third wife of American movie star John Wayne
• 1936 – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia
• 1938 – Caryl Churchill, English playwright
• 1938 – Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1940 – Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist
• 1940 – Pauline Collins, English actress
• 1941 – Sergei Dovlatov, Russian writer (d. 1990)
• 1942 – Al Jardine, American guitarist (The Beach Boys)
• 1942 – John Shrapnel, English actor
• 1943 – Valerie Perrine, American actress
• 1943 – Frank Lister, English footballer
• 1947 – Eric Bell, Irish guitarist (Thin Lizzy)
• 1947 – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian politician
• 1948 – Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician
• 1948 – Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (d. 2008)
• 1949 – Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, Cypriot-born 129th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa (d. 2004)
• 1949 – José Pekerman, Argentine football manager
• 1950 – Doug Pinnick, American bassist and singer (King's X)
• 1951 – Denys Hobson, South African cricketer
• 1953 – Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French film director
• 1955 – Steve Jones, English guitarist (Sex Pistols)
• 1956 – Pat McGeown, Northern Irish Provisional Irish Republican Army member (d. 1996)
• 1957 – Garth Ancier, American television executive
• 1957 – Earl Cureton, American basketball player
• 1959 – Merritt Butrick, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1962 – Costas Mandylor, Australian actor
• 1963 – Mubarak Ghanim, United Arab Emirates footballer
• 1963 – Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist and author
• 1963 – Amber Lynn, American porn star
• 1964 – Adam Curry, American Internet entrepreneur and MTV VJ
• 1964 – Spike Feresten, American television writer
• 1964 – Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer
• 1964 – Holt McCallany, American actor
• 1964 – Nigel Rhodes, English actor
• 1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor
• 1966 – Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian politician
• 1967 – Chris Gatling, American basketball player
• 1969 – Noah Baumbach, American film director
• 1969 – John Fugelsang, American actor
• 1969 – Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, fitness model, professional wrestler and valet (d. 2004)
• 1970 – Jeremy Glick, American United Airlines Flight 93 passenger (d. 2001)
• 1970 – George Lynch, American basketball player
• 1970 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer
• 1971 – Kiran Desai, Indian writer
• 1971 – Chabeli Iglesias, Spanish journalist
• 1971 – Trevor St. John, American actor
• 1972 – Christine Boudrias, Canadian short track speed skater
• 1972 – Natalia Estrada, Spanish model and actress
• 1972 – Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player
• 1973 – Norihiko Hibino, Japanese composer
• 1973 – Jennifer Paige, American singer-songwriter
• 1973 – Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player
• 1973 – Zita Urbonaitė, Lithuanian road cyclist (d. 2008)
• 1974 – Clare Kramer, American actress
• 1974 – Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer
• 1975 – Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player
• 1976 – Ashley Jones, American actress
• 1976 – Jevon Kearse, American football player
• 1976 – Vivek Oberoi, Indian actor
• 1977 – Rui Marques, Angolan footballer
• 1977 – Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer
• 1977 – Nate Robertson, American baseball player
• 1978 – John Curtis, English footballer
• 1978 – Paul Moor, English ten-pin bowler
• 1978 – Michal Rozsival, Czech ice hockey player
• 1978 – Nick Wechsler, American actor
• 1978 – Valfar, Norwegian vocalist (Windir) (d. 2004)
• 1979 – Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-born American guitarist (30 Seconds to Mars)
• 1979 – Tiffany Chapman, English actress
• 1980 – The B.G., American rapper
• 1980 – Daniel Ruben Bilos, Argentinian footballer
• 1980 – Jason McCaslin ("Cone"), Canadian bassist (Sum 41)
• 1980 – Jennie Finch, American softball player
• 1981 – Fearne Cotton, British television presenter
• 1982 – Andrew McMahon, American singer and songwriter
• 1982 – Kaori Natori, Japanese singer and model
• 1982 – Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer
• 1983 – Augusto Farfus, Brazilian racing driver
• 1983 – Nicky Hunt, English footballer
• 1983 – Marcus McCauley, American football player
• 1983 – Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player
• 1983 – Christine Woods, American actress
• 1984 – Garrett Hedlund, American actor
• 1984 – Seo In-Young, South Korean singer
• 1985 – Scott Carson, English footballer
• 1985 – Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
• 1986 – Shaun White, American snowboarder and skateboarder
• 1987 – Chris Fountain, English actor
• 1993 – Rina Koike, Japanese junior idol