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September 20 birthdays

294 notable historical figures were born on September 20, and 180 died on this day. Everyone born on September 20 is a Virgo.

16% of September 20 birthdays work in Science, more than any other field. More come from United States (66) than any other country.

Born on September 20

• George R. R. Martin (born 1948. American writer and television producer (born 1948))
• Paul I of Russia (1754 to 1801. Emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801)
• Maggie Cheung (born 1964. Hong Kong actress (born 1964))
• Chulalongkorn (1853 to 1910. King of Siam from 1868 to 1910)
• Ananda Mahidol (1925 to 1946. King of Thailand from 1935 to 1946)
• Leo Strauss (1899 to 1973. American political philosopher (1899–1973))
• Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758 to 1806. Haitian revolutionary and first ruler (1758–1806))
• Soundarya Rajinikanth (born 1984. Indian graphic designer, film producer and film director (born 1984))
• Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940 to 2011. President of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2001)
• Rana Hussein (born 1971. Daughter of Saddam Hussein)
• Victor Ponta (born 1972. Prime Minister of Romania from 2012 to 2015)
• Manuel Zelaya (born 1952. President of Honduras from 2006 to 2009)
• Maurice Gamelin (1872 to 1958. French general (1872–1958))
• Hannibal Gaddafi (born 1975. Son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (born 1976))
• Jim Al-Khalili (born 1962. British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster)
• He Zizhen (1909 to 1984. Third wife of Mao Zedong)
• John Dankworth (1927 to 2010. English composer and musician (1927–2010))
• Sophia Loren (born 1934. Italian actress (born 1934))
• Joseph O'Connor (born 1963. Irish novelist (born 1963))
• Laura Dekker (born 1995. Dutch solo sailor)
• Tay Keith (1996 to 2026. American record producer (born 1996))
• Ursula Burns (born 1958. American businessperson)
• Khabib Nurmagomedov (born 1988. Russian mixed martial artist (born 1988))
• Angie Thomas (born 1988. American author (born 1988))
• Princess Cecilie of Baden (1839 to 1891. Grand Duchess of Russia)
• James Dewar (1842 to 1923. British chemist and physicist (1842–1923))
• Maurice Benyovszky (1746 to 1786. Hungarian traveller and writer (1746–1786))
• Ahmad ibn Tulun (835 to 884. Emir of Egypt and Syria from 868 to 884)
• Laurie Spiegel (born 1945. American composer (born 1945))
• Peter White (musician) (born 1954. English jazz musician and composer)
• Donald Hall (1928 to 2018. American writer (1928–2018))
• Gillian Rose (1947 to 1995. British philosopher (1947–1995))
• Shriram Sharma (1911 to 1990. Indian sage and scholar (1911–1990))
• Sabine Azéma (born 1949. French actress and director)
• Théodore Chassériau (1819 to 1856. French romantic painter (1819–1856))
• Rachel Bluwstein (1890 to 1931. Israeli poet)
• Henrik Larsson (born 1971. Swedish footballer and manager (born 1971))
• Charles Phelps Taft II (1897 to 1983. American politician (1897–1983))
• Jude Deveraux (born 1947. American author of historical romances)
• George Mosse (1918 to 1999. American historian (1918–1999))
• Rose Francine Rogombé (1942 to 2015. Gabonese politician (1942–2015))
• Rajinder Singh (spiritual master) (born 1946. Indian spiritual leader)
• Hans Scharoun (1893 to 1972. German architect)
• George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1789 to 1845. Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont)
• Valen Hsu (born 1974. Musical artist)
• Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833 to 1918. Italian journalist, nationalist, pacifist)
• Jonah Keri (born 1974. Canadian writer)
• Louis Borno (1865 to 1942. 26th President of Haiti from 1922 to 1930)
• Enrico Mizzi (1885 to 1950. Leader of the Maltese Nationalist Party and Prime Minister of Malta in 1950)
• Nguyễn Văn Hinh (1915 to 2004. Vietnamese National Army Chief of Staff)
• George Coșbuc (1866 to 1918. Romanian poet, translator, teacher and journalist (1866–1918))
• Upton Sinclair (1878 to 1968. American writer (1878–1968))
• Jennifer Tour Chayes (born 1956. American computer scientist and mathematician)
• Mona Baker (born 1953. Professor of translation studies)
• Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky (1900 to 1981. Soviet biologist (1900–1981))
• Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani (born 1969. Iranian businessman)
• Juan Pablo Montoya (born 1975. Colombian racing driver (born 1975))
• Jean-Nicolas Nissage Saget (1810 to 1880. President of Haiti (1869–1874))
• Colin J. Kilrain (born 1958. US Navy vice-admiral (born 1958))
• A. S. Rao (1914 to 2003. Indian scientist and company founder)

Died on September 20

• Paul Erdős (1913 to 1996. Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996))
• Annie Besant (1847 to 1933. English writer and activist (1847–1933))
• Jean Sibelius (1865 to 1957. Finnish composer (1865–1957))
• Fletcher Christian (1764 to 1793. English sailor (1764–1793))
• Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940 to 2011. President of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2001)
• Narayana Guru (1856 to 1928. Indian spiritual leader and social reformer (1856–1928))
• Murtaza Bhutto (1954 to 1996. Pakistani politician and militant (1954–1996))
• Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914 to 2001. Dictator of Venezuela from 1952 to 1958)
• Nick Holonyak (1928 to 2022. American electronics engineer (1928–2022))
• José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766 to 1840. Dictator of Paraguay from 1814 to 1840)
• Kārlis Ulmanis (1877 to 1942. Dictator of Latvia from 1936 to 1940)
• Gherman Titov (1935 to 2000. Soviet cosmonaut (1935–2000))
• Gabriela Silang (1731 to 1763. Ilocano rebel against Spain (1731–1763))
• Jule Styne (1905 to 1994. English-American songwriter (1905–1994))
• Giorgos Seferis (1900 to 1971. Greek poet and diplomat (1900–1971))
• Pablo de Sarasate (1844 to 1908. Spanish violinist and composer (1844–1908))
• Abbé Faria (1756 to 1819. Portuguese Catholic priest and pioneer of hypnotism (1756–1819))
• Ludvík Svoboda (1895 to 1979. President of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1975)
• Theodor Fontane (1819 to 1898. German journalist, novelist and poet)
• Mir Taqi Mir (1723 to 1810. Indian poet (1723–1810))
• Wovoka (1856 to 1932. 19th and 20th-century founder of the Ghost Dance movement (c.1856–1932))
• Frederick I (1371 to 1440. Elector of Bradenburg from 1415 to 1440)
• Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet (1769 to 1839. Royal Navy officer (1769–1839))
• Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756 to 1817. Prussian nobleman (1756–1817))
• Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907 to 1979. Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1965 to 1970)
• Francisco S. Carvajal (1870 to 1932. President of Mexico in 1914)
• Louis of Valois-Anjou (1339 to 1384. Count of Anjou (1339–1384))
• Duke of Västmanland (1889 to 1918. Swedish prince (1889–1918))
• Charles W. Mills (1951 to 2021. Jamaican-American academic philosopher (1951–2021))
• Erwin Olaf (1959 to 2023. Dutch photographer (1959–2023))

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