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September 12 birthdays

293 notable historical figures were born on September 12, and 201 died on this day. Everyone born on September 12 is a Virgo.

18% of September 12 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (71) than any other country.

Born on September 12

• Jesse Owens (1913 to 1980. American track and field athlete (1913–1980))
• Hans Zimmer (born 1957. German film composer (born 1957))
• Louis C.K. (born 1967. American comedian, actor and filmmaker (born 1967))
• Francis I (1494 to 1547. King of France from 1515 to 1547)
• H. H. Asquith (1852 to 1928. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916)
• Irène Joliot-Curie (1897 to 1956. French chemist and physicist (1897–1956))
• Stanisław Lem (1921 to 2006. Polish science fiction author and futurologist (1921–2006))
• Bertie Ahern (born 1951. Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008)
• Hiroyuki Sawano (born 1980. Japanese composer (born 1980))
• Barham Salih (born 1960. President of Iraq from 2018 to 2022)
• Nan Goldin (born 1953. American photographer and activist)
• Michael Ondaatje (born 1943. Canadian novelist and poet (born 1943))
• Sydney Sweeney (born 1997. American actress (born 1997))
• Juscelino Kubitschek (1902 to 1976. President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961)
• Amílcar Cabral (1924 to 1973. Bissau-Guinean politician (1924–1973))
• Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837 to 1892. Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1877 to 1892)
• Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (1952 to 2004. Chechen politician (1952–2004))
• Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894 to 1950. Indian Bengali author (1894–1950))
• Gus G (born 1980. Greek guitarist)
• Eiji Toyoda (1913 to 2013. Japanese industrialist (1913–2013))
• Richard Jordan Gatling (1818 to 1903. American inventor (1818–1903))
• Paul Janssen (1926 to 2003. Belgian physician (1926–2003))
• Emmy Rossum (born 1986. American actress and singer (born 1986))
• Jennifer Hudson (born 1981. American singer and actress (born 1981))
• Kadim Al Sahir (born 1958. Iraqi singer and composer (born 1957))
• Haskell Curry (1900 to 1982. American mathematician (1900-1982))
• Han Suyin (1917 to 2012. Chinese-Belgian-British physician and author (1916–2012))
• Simon Kimbangu (1887 to 1951. Congolese religious leader (1887–1951))
• Louis MacNeice (1907 to 1963. Irish poet and playwright (1907–1963))
• Paul Walker (1973 to 2013. American actor (1973–2013))
• Idan Raichel (born 1977. Israeli musician (born 1977))
• Yao Ming (born 1980. Chinese basketball player and executive (born 1980))
• Friedrich Ebert Jr. (1894 to 1979. German politician (1894–1979))
• Hsinbyushin (1736 to 1776. Third Emperor of the Kongaung Dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776)
• Joachim Frank (born 1940. German-born American biophysicist and Nobel laureate (born 1940))
• Harvey J. Alter (born 1935. American medical researcher)
• Kyuichi Tokuda (1894 to 1953. Japanese politician; first chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (1894-1953))
• John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847 to 1900. Scottish aristocrat (1847–1900))
• Anselm Feuerbach (1829 to 1880. German painter (1829–1880))
• Elsa Triolet (1896 to 1970. Russian-French writer and translator (1896–1970))
• Jaegwon Kim (1934 to 2019. Korean-American philosopher (1934–2019))
• Minnie Bruce Pratt (1946 to 2023. American educator, activist and essayist (1946–2023))
• Daniel Jones (phonetician) (1881 to 1967. British phonetician (1881–1967))
• Akira Suzuki (born 1930. Japanese chemist (born 1930))
• Muriel Siebert (1932 to 2013. American businesswoman)
• RM (born 1994. South Korean rapper (born 1994))
• Elina Svitolina (born 1994. Ukrainian tennis player (born 1994))
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky (1801 to 1861. Ukrainian-Russian mathematician)
• Elisabeth Freeman (1876 to 1942. American suffragist (1876–1942))
• Morris Michtom (1869 to 1938. American toy inventor)
• Brett Sylvia (born 1972. U.S. Army general)
• Walter E. Piatt (born 1961. American Army general)
• Gao Lingwei (1870 to 1940. Chinese politician (1870-1940))
• Giuseppe Castellano (1893 to 1977. Italian general (1893–1977))
• George Hendrik Breitner (1857 to 1923. Dutch painter and photographer)
• Arthur Schuster (1851 to 1934. Anglo-German physicist (1851–1934))
• Walter B. Gibson (1897 to 1985. American writer and magician (1897–1985))
• Madhu Sudan (born 1966. Indian-American computer scientist (born 1966))
• Robert Gober (born 1954. American sculptor)
• Ion Agârbiceanu (1882 to 1963. Romanian writer and priest (1882–1963))

Died on September 12

• Johnny Cash (1932 to 2003. American country singer (1932–2003))
• Anthony Perkins (1932 to 1992. American actor (1932–1992))
• Steve Biko (1946 to 1977. South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977))
• Michel de Montaigne (1533 to 1592. French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592))
• Subramania Bharati (1882 to 1921. Indian writer, poet, and Independence activist)
• William Walker (filibuster) (1824 to 1860. American physician, lawyer, journalist, and mercenary (1824–1860))
• Andronikos I Komnenos (1118 to 1185. Byzantine emperor from 1183 to 1185)
• Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883 to 1938. British prince (1883–1938))
• Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843 to 1899. American businessman (1843–1899))
• Pyotr Bagration (1765 to 1812. Georgian general, born and served in Russia (1765–1812))
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 to 1764. French composer and music theorist (1683–1764))
• Robert Lowell (1917 to 1977. American poet (1917–1977))
• Vasily Shuysky (1552 to 1612. Tsar of Russia from 1606 to 1610)
• Mindaugas (1203 to 1263. Grand Duke (1236–1251) and King (c. 1251–1263) of Lithuania)
• Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr. (1888 to 1969. American army officer (1888–1969))
• Blanche of Lancaster (1342 to 1368. English noblewoman (1342–1368))
• François Guizot (1787 to 1874. French historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874))
• Edmund Randolph (1753 to 1813. American Founding Father and statesman (1753–1813))
• Ernesto Geisel (1907 to 1996. President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979)
• J. Lawton Collins (1896 to 1987. United States Army general)
• Ray Dolby (1933 to 2013. American electrical engineer and inventor (1933–2013))
• Afonso VI (1643 to 1683. King of Portugal from 1656 to 1683)
• Edith Windsor (1929 to 2017. American LGBTQ rights activist and technology manager (1929–2017))
• Eugenio Montale (1896 to 1981. Italian writer (1896–1981))
• John Shelby Spong (1931 to 2021. American bishop (1931–2021))
• Peter II (1174 to 1213. King of Aragon from 1196 to 1213)
• George Reid (1845 to 1918. Prime Minister of Australia from 1904 to 1905)
• Pope Innocent VI (1282 to 1362. Head of the Catholic Church from 1352 to 1362)
• John George III (1647 to 1691. Elector of Saxony from 1680 to 1691)
• Albert III of Saxony (1443 to 1500. Duke of Saxony and Margrave of Meissen)

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