Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

September 6

• 1535 – Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian (d. 1612)
• 1620 – Isabella Leonarda, Italian composer (d. 1704)
• 1656 – Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723)
• 1666 – Tsar Ivan V of Russia (d. 1696)
• 1711 – Henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (d. 1787)
• 1732 – Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist (d. 1796)
• 1729 – Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher (d. 1786)
• 1757 – Marquis de Lafayette, French soldier and statesman (d. 1834)
• 1766 – John Dalton, British chemist and physicist (d. 1844)
• 1795 – Frances Wright, English writer and lecturer (d. 1852)
• 1800 – Catharine Beecher, American educator (d. 1878)
• 1802 – Alcide d'Orbigny, French naturalist (d. 1857)
• 1808 – Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri, Algerian political and military leader (d. 1883)
• 1814 – Sir George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian politician (d. 1873)
• 1815 – St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate general (d. 1870)
• 1817 – Alexander Tilloch Galt, Canadian politician (d. 1893)
• 1819 – William Rosecrans, American Civil War general and US ambassador to Mexico (d. 1898)
• 1829 – Marie Zakrzewska, Polish physician (d. 1902)
• 1838 – Samuel Arnold, Lincoln conspirator (d. 1906)
• 1852 – Schalk Willem Burger, South African politician, military leader and State President (d. 1918)
• 1855 – Ferdinand Hummel, German harp player, pianist, conductor and composer (d. 1928)
• 1857 – Zelia Nuttall, American archeologist and historian (d. 1933)
• 1859 – Macpherson Robertson, Australian philanthropist, confectionery manufacturer (d. 1945)
• 1860 – Jane Addams, American social worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1935)
• 1861 – William Lane, Australian journalist, utopian, founder of New Australia in Paraguay (d. 1917)
• 1868 – Heinrich Häberlin, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1947)
• 1869 – Walford Davies, English composer, Master of the King's Music (d. 1941)
• 1869 – Felix Salten, Austrian author (d. 1945)
• 1876 – John James Rickard Macleod, Scottish-born physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
• 1877 – Buddy Bolden, American musician (d. 1930)
• 1879 – Joseph Wirth, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1956)
• 1879 – Max Schreck, German actor (d. 1936)
• 1888 – Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., American banker and diplomat (d. 1969)
• 1890 – Clara Kimball Young, American actress (d. 1960)
• 1891 – John Charles Thomas, American baritone (d. 1960)
• 1892 – Sir Edward Victor Appleton, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
• 1893 – Claire Chennault, American pilot (d. 1958)
• 1899 – Billy Rose, American composer (d. 1966)
• 1900 – W.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (d. 1979)
• 1900 – Julien Green, French-born American novelist (d. 1998)
• 1906 – Luis Federico Leloir, French-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Anthony Wagner, British heraldist, Garter Principal King of Arms (d. 1995)
• 1908 – Korczak Ziółkowski, American designer and sculptor of the Crazy Horse Memorial (d. 1982)
• 1909 – Michael Gordon, American actor and director (d. 1993)
• 1910 – Walter Giesler, American soccer coach, (d. 1976)
• 1911 – Harry Danning, American baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1913 – Julie Gibson, American actress
• 1915 – Franz Josef Strauß, German politician (d. 1988)
• 1917 – John Berry, American film director (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, German Wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of Adolf Hitler (d. 2008)
• 1917 – George Mann, England cricketer (d. 2001)
• 1919 – Wilson Greatbatch, American inventor
• 1921 – Carmen Laforet, Spanish author (d. 2004)
• 1923 – King Peter II of Yugoslavia (d. 1970)
• 1924 – John Melcher, American politician
• 1925 – Jimmy Reed, American blues singer (d. 1976)
• 1926 – Maurice Prather, American motion picture and still photographer (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Claus van Amsberg, German born Prince Consort of the Netherlands (d. 2002)
• 1926 – Arthur Oldham, English choirmaster, composer (d. 2003)
• 1928 – Robert M. Pirsig, American author
• 1928 – Evgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor and composer (d. 2002)
• 1929 – Yash Johar, Indian film producer (d. 2005)
• 1932 – Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer
• 1932 – Hiroyuki Iwaki, Japanese conductor (d. 2006)
• 1932 – Bernie Winters, English comedian (d. 1991)
• 1937 – Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-born illustrator
• 1937 – Brigid Berlin, American actor
• 1937 – Janusz Kurczab, Polish mountaineer
• 1937 – Jo Anne Worley, American actress
• 1938 – Joan Tower, American composer, concert pianist and conductor
• 1939 – David Allan Coe, American country singer
• 1939 – Dan Cragg, American soldier and author
• 1939 – Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1940 – Elizabeth Murray, American artist (d. 2007)
• 1940 – Jackie Trent, English singer, songwriter, and actress
• 1942 – Richard Anthony Hutton, England cricketer
• 1942 – Carol Wayne, American actress (d. 1985)
• 1942 – Dave Bargeron, American trombonist and tuba player
• 1942 – Mel McDaniel, American country music artist (d. 2011)
• 1943 – Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1943 – Roger Waters, British musician (Pink Floyd)
• 1944 – Donna Haraway, American professor, writer, and lecturer
• 1944 – Swoosie Kurtz, American actress
• 1945 – Larry Lucchino, American baseball executive
• 1947 – Jane Curtin, American actress
• 1947 – Sylvester James, American singer (d. 1988)
• 1947 – Bruce Rioch, Scottish footballer and coach
• 1948 – Claydes Charles Smith, American musician (Kool & the Gang) (d. 2006)
• 1953 – Anne Lockhart, American actress
• 1954 – Carly Fiorina, Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
• 1954 – Demetris Kizas, Greek-Cypriot footballer
• 1954 – Ève Luquet, French stamp designer
• 1954 – Patrick O'Hearn, American musician, composer and recording artist
• 1955 – Raymond Benson, American author
• 1956 – Bill Ritter, American politician
• 1957 – Ali Divandari, Iranian artist
• 1957 – Michaëlle Jean, 27th Governor-General of Canada
• 1957 – José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal
• 1957 – Tim Whitnall, English actor and narrator
• 1958 – Buster Bloodvessel, British singer
• 1958 – Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian
• 1958 – Arsinée Khanjian, Armenian-Canadian actress
• 1958 – Nigel Westlake, Australian musician and composer
• 1958 – Michael Winslow, American actor and comedian
• 1959 – Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey defenceman
• 1961 – Simon Reeve, Australian journalist
• 1961 – Scott Travis, American musician (Judas Priest)
• 1961 – Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Norwegian musician (a-ha)
• 1962 – Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist
• 1962 – Kevin Willis, American basketball player
• 1963 – Pat Nevin, Scottish footballer
• 1963 – Alice Sebold, American novelist
• 1963 – Bryan Simonaire, American politician
• 1963 – Geert Wilders, Dutch politician
• 1963 – Mark Chesnutt, American country music singer
• 1964 – Rosie Perez, American actress
• 1965 – Darren Clark, Australian Olympic athlete
• 1965 – Christopher Nolan, Irish writer (d. 2009)
• 1965 – John Polson, Australian actor and film director
• 1965 – Van Tiffin, American football player
• 1965 – Terry Bickers, English guitarist, singer and songwriter
• 1967 – William DuVall, American singer (Alice In Chains)
• 1967 – Macy Gray, American singer-songwriter
• 1968 – Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer
• 1968 – Christopher Brookmyre, Scottish writer
• 1968 – Paul Rea, American television journalist
• 1968 – Paddy Boom, former drummer for Scissor Sisters
• 1969 – Ben Finegold, American chess player
• 1969 – Michellie Jones, Australian triathlete
• 1969 – CeCe Peniston, American dance music singer
• 1970 – Cheyne Coates, Australian dance music and pop singer-songwriter and producer
• 1971 – Devang Gandhi, Indian cricketer
• 1971 – Dolores O'Riordan, Irish musician (The Cranberries)
• 1972 – Dylan Bruno, American actor (Numb3rs)
• 1972 – Idris Elba, English/American actor
• 1972 – Eugene Hütz, Ukrainian singer and composer (Gogol Bordello)
• 1972 – Justina Machado, Puerto Rican actress
• 1972 – China Miéville, English writer
• 1972 – Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer
• 1973 – Carlo Cudicini, Italian footballer
• 1973 – Greg Rusedski, Canadian-born tennis player
• 1973 – Alessandro Troncon, Italian rugby player
• 1974 – Tim Henman, English tennis player
• 1974 – Sarah Danielle Madison, American actress
• 1974 – Nina Persson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
• 1974 – Sarah Strange, Canadian actress
• 1974 – Justin Whalin, American actor
• 1975 – Derrek Lee, American baseball player
• 1976 – Rodrigo Amarante, Brazilian musician (Little Joy, Los Hermanos)
• 1976 – Naomie Harris, English actress
• 1976 – N.O.R.E., American rapper
• 1976 – Tom Pappas, American decathlete
• 1976 – Hyun Young, South Korean actress and pop singer
• 1977 – Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer
• 1978 – Cisco Adler, American singer
• 1978 – Marlen Angelidou, Greek singer
• 1978 – Simon Barjie, Gambian international footballer with dual Gambian–Italian nationality
• 1978 – Natalia Cigliuti, American actress
• 1978 – Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1978 – Mathew Horne, English actor
• 1978 – Tony Thaxton, drummer (Motion City Soundtrack)
• 1979 – Mike Arnaoutis, Greek boxer
• 1979 – Foxy Brown, American rapper
• 1979 – Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer
• 1979 – Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican footballer
• 1979 – Brandon Silvestry, American professional wrestler
• 1980 – Jillian Hall, American professional wrestler
• 1980 – Yuji Hamano, Japanese archer
• 1980 – Kerry Katona, British singer and media personality
• 1980 – Samuel Peter, Nigerian heavyweight boxer
• 1980 – Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
• 1981 – Yuki Abe, Japanese footballer
• 1981 – Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer
• 1981 – Mark Teahen, American baseball player
• 1983 – Dimitri Champion, French professional bicyclist
• 1983 – Pippa Middleton, Sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
• 1984 – Helena Jonsson, Swedish biathlete
• 1984 – Orsi Kocsis, Hungarian model
• 1985 – Ali Ashfaq, Maldivian footballer
• 1985 – Alberto Valerio, Brazilian racing driver
• 1985 – Webbie, American rapper
• 1986 – Raven Riley, American porn star
• 1987 – Ramiele Malubay, American singer
• 1988 – Denis Tonucci, Italian footballer
• 1989 – Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer
• 1989 – Kim So Eun, South Korean actress
• 1990 – John Wall, American basketball player
• 1992 – Fabiola Rodas, Guatemalan-American artist
• 2006 – Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Japanese imperial family member