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September 27 birthdays

304 notable historical figures were born on September 27, and 165 died on this day. Everyone born on September 27 is a Libra.

16% of September 27 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (78) than any other country.

Born on September 27

• Francesco Totti (born 1976. Italian footballer (born 1976))
• Avril Lavigne (born 1984. Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1984))
• Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972. American actress and businesswoman (born 1972))
• Louis XIII (1601 to 1643. King of France from 1610 to 1643)
• Cosimo the Elder (1389 to 1464. Lord of Florence from 1434 to 1464)
• Diane Abbott (born 1953. British politician (born 1953))
• Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (born 1940. Emir of Kuwait since 2023)
• Agustín de Iturbide (1783 to 1824. Mexican army general and politician, 1st emperor of Mexico)
• Mata Amritanandamayi (born 1953. Indian Hindu spiritual leader born 1953)
• Nicholas Roerich (1874 to 1947. Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947))
• Lil Wayne (born 1982. American rapper (born 1982))
• Princess Iman bint Abdullah (born 1996. Jordanian princess (born 1996))
• Anna Richardson (born 1970. English television presenter (born 1970))
• Alphonsus Liguori (1696 to 1787. Italian Catholic bishop (1696–1787))
• Stephen Báthory (1533 to 1586. Ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1576 to 1586)
• Jenna Ortega (born 2002. American actress (born 2002))
• Robert Edwards (physiologist) (1925 to 2013. English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine (1925–2013))
• Amedeo (1943 to 2021. Disputed head of the house of Savoy)
• Louis Botha (1862 to 1919. 1st prime minister of South Africa from 1910 to 1919)
• Kathleen Nolan (born 1933. American actress; President of the SAG)
• Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia (1657 to 1704. Russian tsarevna (1657–1704))
• Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827 to 1901. American politician (1827–1901))
• Vaclav II of Bohemia (1271 to 1305. King of Bohemia from 1278 to 1305)
• William I of Württemberg (1781 to 1864. King of Württemberg from 1816 to 1864)
• Alessandro Pavolini (1903 to 1945. Italian politician and writer (1903–1945))
• Nicos Anastasiades (born 1946. President of Cyprus from 2013 to 2023)
• Stephanie Wilson (born 1966. American astronaut and engineer (born 1966))
• Miguel Malvar (1865 to 1911. Filipino general (1865–1911))
• Ernest Becker (1924 to 1974. American cultural anthropologist, author (1924–1974))
• Ai (892 to 908. Emperor of Tang China from 904 to 907)
• Takasugi Shinsaku (1839 to 1867. Japanese samurai (1839–1867))
• Ibok Ekwe Ibas (born 1960. Nigerian admiral and naval chief (born 1960))
• Anne-Marie Slaughter (born 1958. American lawyer and political scientist)
• Joel Shapiro (1941 to 2025. American sculptor (1941–2025))
• Agata Kulesza (born 1971. Polish actress (born 1971))
• Jorge Anaya (1926 to 2008. Argentine admiral (1926–2008))
• Martin Ryle (1918 to 1984. English radio astronomer (1918–1984))
• William Empson (1906 to 1984. English literary critic and poet)
• Samuel Adams (1722 to 1803. Founding Father of the United States (1722–1803))
• Simona Halep (born 1991. Romanian tennis player (born 1991))
• Mari Kiviniemi (born 1968. Prime Minister of Finland from 2010 to 2011)
• Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821 to 1881. Swiss philosopher and poet (1821–1881))
• Lorna Slater (born 1975. Former Co-leader of the Scottish Greens)
• Ahmad Reza Pahlavi (1925 to 1981. Iranian royal)
• Ermentrude of Orléans (830 to 869. Queen of West Francia from 843 to 869)
• Gabriel Serville (born 1959. President of the Assembly of French Guiana since 2021)
• Meat Loaf (1947 to 2022. American singer and actor (1947–2022))
• Fred Singer (1924 to 2020. Austrian-born American physicist (1924–2020))
• Kristoffer Zetterstrand (born 1973. Swedish artist (born 1973))
• Aitzaz Ahsan (born 1945. Pakistani politician and lawyer (born 1945))
• Hans Hahn (mathematician) (1879 to 1934. Austrian mathematician (1879–1934))
• Vincent Youmans (1898 to 1946. American composer (1898–1946))
• Dumitru Prunariu (born 1952. Romanian cosmonaut (born 1952))
• B. Sandhya (born 1963. Retired Indian police officer from Kerala)
• Vong Savang (1931 to 1978. Last Crown Prince of Laos)
• Marijana Matthäus (born 1971. Serbian entrepreneur, businesswoman, writer)
• Amerigo Tot (1909 to 1984. Hungarian sculptor and actor (1909–1984))
• Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861 to 1933. American poet (1861–1933))
• Michelle Garza Cervera (born 1987. Mexican filmmaker (born 1987))
• Rachmawati Sukarnoputri (1950 to 2021. Indonesian lawyer and politician (1949–2021))

Died on September 27

• Maggie Smith (1934 to 2024. British actress (1934–2024))
• Edgar Degas (1834 to 1917. French Impressionist artist (1834–1917))
• Russell M. Nelson (1924 to 2025. LDS Church president (1924–2025))
• Ram Mohan Roy (1772 to 1833. Indian reformer and writer (1772–1833))
• Jimmy Doolittle (1896 to 1993. American general and aviator (1896–1993))
• Amir Khusrau (1253 to 1325. Indian poet, writer, singer and scholar (1253–1325))
• Mohammad Najibullah (1947 to 1996. Leader of Afghanistan from 1986 to 1992)
• Jaswant Singh (1938 to 2020. Indian politician (1938–2020))
• Robert Montgomery (actor) (1904 to 1981. American actor (1904–1981))
• Braxton Bragg (1817 to 1876. Confederate general (1817–1876))
• Vincent de Paul (1581 to 1660. French priest and saint (1581–1660))
• Herbert Lom (1917 to 2012. Czech actor (1917–2012))
• I. Kapodistrias (1776 to 1831. Greek statesman and diplomat (1776–1831))
• Hasan Nasrallah (1960 to 2024. Secretary-General of Hezbollah from 1992 to 2024)
• Urban VII (1521 to 1590. Head of the Catholic Church in 1590)
• H.D. (1886 to 1961. American poet and novelist (1886–1961))
• Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 to 1921. German composer (1854–1921))
• Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810 to 1868. Polish-French politician and diplomat (1810–1868))
• Maximilian I (1573 to 1651. Duke/Elector of Bavaria from 1597 to 1651)
• Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724 to 1760. Queen of Spain from 1759 to 1760)
• Chilperic I (537 to 584. King of Neustria from 561 to 583)
• Hugh Hefner (1926 to 2017. American magazine publisher (1926–2017))
• Innocent XII (1615 to 1700. Head of the Catholic Church from 1691 to 1700)
• Mahendra Kapoor (1934 to 2008. Indian playback singer (1934–2008))
• Emperor Go-Nara (1495 to 1557. Emperor of Japan from 1526 to 1557)
• Jamshid Amouzegar (1923 to 2016. Prime Minister of Iran from 1977 to 1978)
• Gerald Finzi (1901 to 1956. English composer (1901–1956))
• Adib Shishakli (1909 to 1964. Syrian military leader and politician (1909–1964))
• Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857 to 1940. Austrian physician and nobelist (1857–1940))
• Yuri Orlov (1924 to 2020. Soviet physicist and dissident (1924–2020))

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