On this day · Virgo

September 15 birthdays

336 notable historical figures were born on September 15, and 196 died on this day. Everyone born on September 15 is a Virgo.

21% of September 15 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (86) than any other country.

Born on September 15

• Oliver Stone (born 1946. American filmmaker (born 1946))
• Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (born 1984. British prince (born 1984))
• Agatha Christie (1890 to 1976. English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976))
• William Howard Taft (1857 to 1930. President of the United States from 1909 to 1913)
• Marco Polo (1254 to 1324. Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer (1254–1324))
• Yoweri Museveni (born 1944. President and dictator of Uganda since 1986)
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977. Nigerian writer (born 1977))
• Umberto II (1904 to 1983. King of Italy in 1946)
• Emmerson Mnangagwa (born 1942. President of Zimbabwe since 2017)
• Robert Fico (born 1964. Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006–2010, 2012–2018, 2023–present))
• Porfirio Díaz (1830 to 1915. President and Dictator of Mexico from 1876 to 1911)
• James Fenimore Cooper (1789 to 1851. American writer (1789–1851))
• Murray Gell-Mann (1929 to 2019. American theoretical physicist (1929–2019))
• Russel L. Honoré (born 1947. US Army General (born 1947))
• Creighton Abrams (1914 to 1974. United States Army general (1914–1974))
• Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666 to 1726. Electoral Princess of Hanover)
• Jessye Norman (1945 to 2019. American opera singer (1945–2019))
• Derrick Van Orden (born 1969. American politician (born 1969))
• Tom Hardy (born 1977. English actor (born 1977))
• Charles de Foucauld (1858 to 1916. French explorer, geographer, linguist and Catholic saint (1858–1916))
• Roy Acuff (1903 to 1992. American country music singer and fiddler (1903–1992))
• Norwich, John Julius (1929 to 2018. British historian (1929–2018))
• Duke of Västergötland (born 1973. Member of the Swedish royal family (born 1973))
• Joseph Lyons (1879 to 1939. Prime Minister of Australia from 1932 to 1939)
• Viktor Zubkov (born 1941. Prime Minister of Russia from 2007 to 2008)
• Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932 to 2020. Syrian politician (1932–2020))
• Claude McKay (1889 to 1948. Jamaican American writer and poet (1890–1948))
• Jean-Pierre Serre (born 1926. French mathematician (born 1926))
• Mary (1505 to 1558. Queen of Hungary and Bohemia from 1516 to 1526)
• Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745 to 1812. Hasidic rabbi and first rebbe of Chabad)
• Robert Lucas Jr. (1937 to 2023. American economist and Nobel Laureate (1937–2023))
• Max Factor Sr. (1872 to 1938. Polish beautician and founder of Max Factor)
• Mike Reiss (born 1959. American screenwriter (born 1959))
• Mirosław Hermaszewski (1941 to 2022. First Polish cosmonaut (1941–2022))
• Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914 to 1999. Argentine novelist (1914–1999))
• Magda Lupescu (1895 to 1977. Mistress of King Carol II of the Romanians (1899–1977))
• I. I. Chundrigar (1897 to 1960. Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1957)
• Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736 to 1793. French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader (1736–1793))
• Charles Martel of Anjou (1271 to 1295. Titular King of Hungary and Croatia)
• Kit Chan (born 1972. Singaporean singer (born 1972))
• Alfred Delp (1907 to 1945. German Jesuit resistance fighter (1907–1945))
• Chempakaraman Pillai (1891 to 1934. Indian-born political activist)
• Oskar Klein (1894 to 1977. Swedish physicist (1894–1977))
• Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787 to 1875. Swiss soldier, engineer, and topographer (1787–1875))
• Norman Spinrad (born 1940. American science fiction writer and critic (born 1940))
• Prince Maurice of the Netherlands (1843 to 1850. Dutch prince (1843–1850))
• Joseph Iléo (1921 to 1994. Congolese Prime Minister (1921–1994))
• Allan Savory (born 1935. Zimbabwean farmer (born 1935))
• Eduardo Lonardi (1896 to 1956. 25th President of Argentina)
• Frank Martin (composer) (1890 to 1974. Swiss composer (1890–1974))
• Catherine of Austria (1533 to 1572. Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania from 1553 to 1572)
• Ann Bannon (born 1932. American author)
• Alceste De Ambris (1874 to 1934. Italian journalist and activist (1874–1934))
• Jens Otto Krag (1914 to 1978. Prime Minister of Denmark (1914–1978))
• Gordon R. England (born 1937. American politician and businessman (born 1937))
• Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946. American actor (born 1946))
• Infante Carlos of Spain (1607–1632) (1607 to 1632. Spanish prince of the 17th century)
• Merab Mamardashvili (1930 to 1990. Georgian philosopher (1930–1990))
• Xie Shaoguang (born 1965. Singaporean actor (born 1961))
• Stanisław Poniatowski (1676 to 1762. Polish noble, general and diplomat (1676–1762))

Died on September 15

• Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 to 1859. British mechanical and civil engineer (1806–1859))
• Gustaf VI Adolf (1882 to 1973. King of Sweden from 1950 to 1973)
• Harry Daghlian (1921 to 1945. American physicist (1921–1945))
• Sidney Luft (1915 to 2005. American producer and businessman)
• Anton Webern (1883 to 1945. Austrian composer and conductor (1883–1945))
• Saul Kripke (1940 to 2022. American philosopher and logician (1940–2022))
• Constans II (630 to 668. Roman emperor from 641 to 668)
• Robert Penn Warren (1905 to 1989. American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905–1989))
• Alfred Blalock (1899 to 1964. American surgeon (1899–1964))
• Francisco Morazán (1792 to 1842. President of Central America (1829, 1830–1834, 1835–1839))
• Sarah Knox Taylor (1814 to 1835. Daughter of Zachary Taylor and first wife of Jefferson Davis)
• Catherine of Genoa (1447 to 1510. Italian Catholic saint and mystic (1447-1510))
• Louise Farrenc (1804 to 1875. French composer and pianist (1804–1875))
• J. D. Bernal (1901 to 1971. Irish scientist, pioneer of X-ray crystallography in biology (1901–1971))
• Maria Beatrice of Savoy (1792 to 1840. Duchess of Modena and Reggio from 1814 to 1840)
• Erich Mendelsohn (1887 to 1953. Jewish German British architect)
• Margaret of Valois, Duchess of Berry (1523 to 1574. Duchess of Savoy from 1559 to 1574)
• Isabella Jagiellon (1519 to 1559. 16th-century queen consort of Hungary)
• Ármin Vámbéry (1832 to 1913. Hungarian Turkologist and traveller (1831–1913))
• Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645 to 1712. British statesman (1645–1712))
• Ludmila of Bohemia (860 to 921. Czech saint (c. 860 – 921))
• Khalid Abdel Nasser (1949 to 2011. Egyptian activist (1949–2011))
• Samy Vellu (1936 to 2022. Malaysian politician (1936–2022))
• Princess Margaretha of Saxony (1840 to 1858. Archduchess Karl Ludwig of Austria)
• Zaimis (1855 to 1936. Prime Minister of Greece (1840–1936))
• Raymond Asquith (1878 to 1916. English barrister)
• Joseph Plateau (1801 to 1883. Belgian physicist (1801–1883))
• Isaías Medina Angarita (1897 to 1953. President of Venezuela from 1941 to 1945)
• John Morton (cardinal) (1420 to 1500. English archbishop, administrator, and cardinal (c. 1420–1500))
• Oliver Wallace (1887 to 1963. English-American composer (1887–1963))

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