27 September Births

September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

808 – Ninmyō, Japanese emperor (d. 850)
823 – Ermentrude of Orléans (d. 869)
1271 – Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (d. 1305)
1275 – John II, Duke of Brabant (d. 1312)
1300 – Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine (d. 1327)
1389 – Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)
1433 – Stanisław Kazimierczyk, Polish canon regular and saint (d. 1489)
1442 – John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (d. 1491)
1496 – Hieronymus Łaski, Polish diplomat (d. 1542)
1507 – Guillaume Rondelet, French physician (d. 1566)
1533 – Stefan Batory, King of Poland (d. 1586)
1544 – Takenaka Shigeharu, Japanese samurai (d. 1579)
1552 – Flaminio Scala, Italian playwright and stage actor (d. 1624)
1598 – Robert Blake, English admiral (d. 1657)
1601 – Louis XIII of France (d. 1643)
1627 – Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (d. 1704)
1643 – Solomon Stoddard, American pastor and librarian (d. 1729)
1657 – Sofia Alekseyevna of Russia (d. 1704)
1677 – Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1754)
1696 – Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, Italian bishop and saint (d. 1787)
1719 – Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician and epigrammatist (d. 1800)
1722 – Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1803)
1729 – Michael Denis, Austrian lepidopterist, author, and poet (d. 1800)
1739 – Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock, Irish politician (d. 1767)
1765 – Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille, French general (d. 1794)
1772 – Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson who had twelve children (d. 1836)
1783 – Agustín de Iturbide, Mexican royalist turned insurgent; first emperor of Mexico (d. 1824)
1803 – Samuel Francis Du Pont, American admiral (d. 1865)
1805 – George Müller, German-English evangelist and missionary, founded the Ashley Down Orphanage (d. 1898)
1818 – Hermann Kolbe, German chemist and academic (d. 1884)
1821 – Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Swiss philosopher, poet, and critic (d. 1881)
1824 – William "Bull" Nelson, American general (d. 1862)
1830 – William Babcock Hazen, American general (d. 1887)
1838 – Lawrence Sullivan Ross, American general and politician, 19th Governor of Texas (d. 1898)
1840 – Alfred Thayer Mahan, American captain and historian (d. 1914)
1840 – Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (d. 1902)
1842 – Alphonse François Renard, Belgian geologist and petrographer (d. 1903)
1843 – Gaston Tarry, French mathematician and academic (d. 1913)
1861 – Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, American poet and author (d. 1933)
1864 – Andrej Hlinka, Slovak priest and politician (d. 1938)
1866 – Eurosia Fabris, Italian saint (d. 1932)
1871 – Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
1879 – Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1934)
1879 – Frederick Schule, American hurdler and coach (d. 1962)
1879 – Cyril Scott, English poet and composer (d. 1970)
1882 – Dorothy Greenhough-Smith, English figure skater and tennis player (d. 1965)
1885 – Harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965)
1885 – Charles Benjamin Howard, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1964)
1892 – George Bambridge, English diplomat (d. 1943)
1894 – Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1922)
1895 – Woolf Barnato, English race car driver and financier (d. 1948)
1896 – Gilbert Ashton, English cricketer (d. 1981)
1896 – Sam Ervin, American soldier and politician (d. 1985)
1898 – Vincent Youmans, American composer and producer (d. 1946)
1904 – Edvard Kocbek, Slovenian poet and politician (d. 1981)
1905 – Conrad Heidkamp, German footballer and manager (d. 1994)
1906 – William Empson, English poet and critic (d. 1984)
1906 – Jim Thompson, American author and screenwriter (d. 1977)
1906 – Sergei Varshavsky, Russian art collector and author (d. 1980)
1907 – Bernard Miles, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
1911 – Marcey Jacobson, American-Mexican photographer (d. 2009)
1913 – Albert Ellis, American psychologist and author (d. 2007)
1916 – S. Yizhar, Israeli academic and politician (d. 2006)
1917 – Louis Auchincloss, American novelist and essayist (d. 2010)
1917 – Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (d. 2009)
1917 – William T. Orr, American actor and producer (d. 2002)
1917 – Benjamin Rubin, American microbiologist (d. 2010)
1918 – Martin Ryle, English astronomer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
1918 – Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (d. 2001)
1919 – Jayne Meadows, Chinese-American actress and author (d. 2015)
1919 – Charles H. Percy, American lieutenant and politician (d. 2011)
1919 – James H. Wilkinson, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1986)
1920 – Tô Hoài, Vietnamese writer (d. 2014)
1920 – William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1994)
1921 – Miklós Jancsó, Hungarian director and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1921 – Milton Subotsky, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Amicus Productions (d. 1991)
1921 – Bernard Waber, American author and illustrator (d. 2013)
1922 – Sammy Benskin, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1992)
1922 – Arthur Penn, American director and producer (d. 2010)
1924 – Ernest Becker, American-Canadian anthropologist, author, and academic (d. 1974)
1924 – Bud Powell, American pianist and composer (d. 1966)
1924 – Fred Singer, Austrian-American physicist and academic
1924 – Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (d. 2012)
1925 – Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1925 – George Gladir, American author (d. 2013)
1926 – Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2006)
1927 – Chrysostomos I of Cyprus (d. 2007)
1927 – Red Rodney, American trumpet player (d. 1994)
1927 – Romano Scarpa, Italian author and illustrator (d. 2005)
1927 – Sada Thompson, American actress (d. 2011)
1928 – Margaret Rule, English archaeologist and historian (d. 2015)
1929 – Calvin Jones, American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2004)
1929 – Bruno Junk, Estonian race walker (d. 1995)
1929 – Barbara Murray, English actress (d. 2014)
1930 – Paul Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (d. 2013)
1931 – Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer, guitarist, and actor
1932 – Geoff Bent, English footballer (d. 1958)
1932 – Michael Colvin, English captain and politician (d. 2000)
1932 – Gabriel Loubier, Canadian politician
1932 – Oliver E. Williamson, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Marcia Neugebauer, American geophysicist
1933 – Rodney Cotterill, Danish-English physicist and neuroscientist (d. 2007)
1933 – Paul Goble, English-American author and illustrator (d. 2017)
1933 – Greg Morris, American actor (d. 1996)
1934 – Wilford Brimley, American actor
1934 – Claude Jarman, Jr., American actor and producer
1934 – Dick Schaap, American sportscaster and author (d. 2001)
1935 – Al MacNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1936 – Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (Soul Train) (d. 2012)
1936 – Gordon Honeycombe, English actor, playwright, and author (d. 2015)
1937 – Vasyl Durdynets, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, 8th Prime Minister of Ukraine
1938 – Jean-Loup Dabadie, French journalist, songwriter, and screenwriter
1939 – Nicholas Haslam, English interior designer and author
1939 – Carol Lynn Pearson, American author, poet, and playwright
1939 – Kathy Whitworth, American golfer
1940 – Josephine Barstow, English soprano and actress
1940 – Benoni Beheyt, Belgian cyclist
1941 – Peter Bonetti, English footballer and coach
1941 – Serge Ménard, Canadian lawyer and politician
1941 – Don Nix, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
1942 – Dith Pran, Cambodian photographer and journalist (d. 2008)
1942 – Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (d. 2014)
1943 – Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
1943 – Randy Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Ian Garnett, English admiral
1944 – Gary Sutherland, American baseball player and scout
1945 – Jack Goldstein, Canadian-American painter (d. 2003)
1945 – Bob Spiers, Scottish-English director and producer (d. 2008)
1946 – Nicos Anastasiades, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 7th President of Cyprus
1946 – T. C. Cannon, American painter and sculptor (d. 1978)
1947 – Dick Advocaat, Dutch football manager and former player
1947 – Richard Court, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Western Australia
1947 – Barbara Dickson, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
1947 – Denis Lawson, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Meat Loaf, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1948 – Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor, director, and producer
1948 – Les Chapman, English footballer and manager
1948 – Duncan Fletcher, Rhodesian-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
1949 – Graham Richardson, Australian journalist and politician, 39th Australian Minister for Health
1949 – Mike Schmidt, American baseball player and coach
1949 – Jahn Teigen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japanese-American actor and martial artist
1951 – Paul Craig, English author and academic
1951 – Geoff Gallop, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Western Australia
1951 – Michel Rivard, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Jim Shooter, American author and illustrator
1951 – David Starobin, American guitarist, producer, and director
1951 – Steve Soper, English race car driver
1952 – Katie Fforde, English author
1952 – Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian pilot, engineer, and astronaut
1953 – Diane Abbott, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
1953 – Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian guru and saint
1953 – Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer and manager
1953 – Greg Ham, Australian keyboard player, saxophonist and songwriter (d. 2012)
1954 – Ray Hadley, Australian radio host and sportscaster
1954 – Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Russian violinist and conductor
1954 – Larry Wall, American computer programmer and author
1956 – Steve Archibald, Scottish footballer and manager
1957 – Bill Athey, English cricketer, footballer, and coach
1957 – Peter Sellars, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1958 – Shaun Cassidy, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Irvine Welsh, Scottish author and playwright
1959 – Beth Heiden, American speed skater and cyclist
1960 – Jean-Marc Barr, German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor, singer, and film producer
1962 – Gavin Larsen, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
1963 – Marc Maron, American comedian, actor, and radio host
1964 – Predrag Brzaković, Serbian footballer (d. 2012)
1964 – Tracy Camp, American computer scientist and academic
1964 – Johnny du Plooy, South African boxer (d. 2013)
1964 – Stephan Jenkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1965 – Steve Kerr, American basketball player and sportscaster
1965 – Bernard Lord, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Premier of New Brunswick
1965 – Peter MacKay, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Canadian Minister of Justice
1965 – Alexis Stewart, American radio and television host
1966 – Don Jamieson, American comedian and television host
1966 – Debbie Wasserman Schultz, American politician
1966 – Stephanie Wilson, American engineer and astronaut
1966 – Lorenzo Cherubini, Italian singer-songwriter and rapper
1967 – Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian footballer
1968 – Mari Kiviniemi, Finnish politician, 41st Prime Minister of Finland
1970 – Yoshiharu Habu, Japanese chess player and author
1970 – Tamara Taylor, Canadian actress
1971 – Horacio Sandoval, Mexican illustrator
1972 – Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Clara Hughes, Canadian cyclist and speed skater
1972 – Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, blogger, and businesswoman
1972 – Craig L. Rice, American politician
1973 – Vratislav Lokvenc, Czech footballer
1974 – Carrie Brownstein, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
1976 – Matt Harding, American video game designer and dancer
1976 – Jason Phillips, American baseball player and coach
1976 – Francesco Totti, Italian footballer
1977 – Andrus Värnik, Estonian javelin thrower
1978 – Brad Arnold, American rock singer-songwriter (3 Doors Down)
1978 – Jon Rauch, American baseball player
1978 – Mihaela Ursuleasa, Romanian pianist (d. 2012)
1979 – Jon Garland, American baseball player
1979 – Zita Görög, Hungarian actress and model
1979 – Christian Jones, Australian race car driver
1979 – Steve Simpson, Australian rugby league player
1980 – Asashōryū Akinori, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 68th Yokozuna
1980 – Ehron VonAllen, American singer-songwriter and producer
1981 – Sophie Crumb, American author and illustrator
1981 – Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer
1981 – Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer
1982 – Jon McLaughlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1982 – Markus Rosenberg, Swedish footballer
1982 – Lil Wayne, American rapper, producer, and actor
1982 – Anna Camp, American actress and singer
1982 – Darrent Williams, American football player (d. 2007)
1983 – Jeon Hye-bin, South Korean actress and singer
1984 – Paul Bevan, Australian footballer
1984 – Davide Capello, Italian footballer
1984 – John Lannan, American baseball player
1984 – Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
1984 – Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist (d. 2011)
1985 – Massimo Bertocchi, Canadian decathlete
1985 – Daniel Pudil, Czech footballer
1985 – Ibrahim Touré, Ivorian footballer (d. 2014)
1986 – Vin Mazzaro, American baseball player
1986 – Matt Shoemaker American baseball player
1986 – Ricardo Risatti, Argentinian race car driver
1987 – Ádám Bogdán, Hungarian footballer
1987 – Austin Carlile, American singer-songwriter
1987 – Vanessa James, French figure skater
1987 – Olga Puchkova, Russian tennis player
1988 – Lisa Ryzih, German pole vaulter
1989 – Park Tae-hwan, South Korean swimmer
1991 – Ousmane Barry, Guinean footballer
1991 – Simona Halep, Romanian tennis player
1991 – Anete Paulus, Estonian footballer
1991 – Rio Uchida, Japanese model and actress
1992 – Lachlan Burr, Australian rugby league player
1992 – Luc Castaignos, Dutch footballer
1992 – Pak Kwang-ryong, North Korean footballer
1992 – Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Irish singer-songwriter and actor
1992 – Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira, Brazilian footballer
1992 – Granit Xhaka, Swiss footballer
1993 – Lisandro Magallán, Argentinian footballer
1993 – Monica Puig, Puerto Rican-American tennis player
1993 – Vinnie Sunseri, American football player
1994 – Dylan Walker, Australian rugby league player
1998 – Ioana Mincă, Romanian tennis player

Source: wikipedia