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September 29 birthdays

356 notable historical figures were born on September 29, and 202 died on this day. Everyone born on September 29 is a Libra.

17% of September 29 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (69) than any other country.

Born on September 29

• Andriy Shevchenko (born 1976. Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1976))
• Masoud Pezeshkian (born 1954. President of Iran since 2024)
• Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758 to 1805. British Royal Navy officer (1758–1805))
• Silvio Berlusconi (1936 to 2023. Italian media tycoon and politician (1936–2023))
• Lech Wałęsa (born 1943. President of Poland from 1990 to 1995)
• Caravaggio (1571 to 1610. Italian painter (1571–1610))
• Enrico Fermi (1901 to 1954. Italian-American physicist (1901–1954))
• Miguel de Cervantes (1547 to 1616. Spanish writer (1547–1616))
• Julia Gillard (born 1961. Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013)
• Anita Ekberg (1931 to 2015. Swedish actress (1931–2015))
• Mir-Hossein Mousavi (born 1941. Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989)
• Michelle Bachelet (born 1951. President of Chile from (2006–2010; 2014–2018))
• Ludwig von Mises (1881 to 1973. Austrian–American political economist (1881–1973))
• Khushbu Sundar (born 1970. Indian politician, actress and film producer (born 1970))
• Elizabeth Gaskell (1810 to 1865. English novelist, biographer, and short story writer (1810–1865))
• Samora Machel (1933 to 1986. Former president of Mozambique (1933–1986))
• Tintoretto (1518 to 1594. Italian painter (1518–1594))
• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934 to 2021. Hungarian-American psychologist (1934–2021))
• Miguel de Unamuno (1864 to 1936. Spanish writer, philosopher and academic (1864–1936))
• Michael Servetus (1511 to 1553. 16th-century Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer and Renaissance humanist)
• Henry V (1820 to 1883. Pretender to the French throne as Henry V (1844–83))
• Joan of Kent (1328 to 1385. English noblewoman (c. 1328–1385))
• Guadalupe Victoria (1786 to 1845. President of Mexico from 1824 to 1829)
• Richard J. Evans (born 1947. British historian (born 1947))
• François Boucher (1703 to 1770. French painter (1703–1770))
• László Bíró (1899 to 1985. Hungarian-Argentine inventor (1899–1985))
• Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853 to 1933. Danish princess (1853–1933))
• Hristijan Mickoski (born 1977. Prime Minister of North Macedonia since 2024)
• Wim Kok (1938 to 2018. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002)
• Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766 to 1828. Royal consort of Württemberg from 1797 to 1816)
• Jean-Luc Ponty (born 1942. French jazz violinist and composer)
• Thomas of Lancaster (1387 to 1421. English prince and soldier (1387–1421))
• Mark Hertling (born 1953. United States Army general (born 1953))
• Kevin Durant (born 1988. American basketball player (born 1988))
• Rainer Weiss (1932 to 2025. American physicist (1932–2025))
• Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866 to 1934. Ukrainian historian and politician (1866–1934))
• Bujar Nishani (1966 to 2022. President of Albania from 2012 to 2015)
• Xiran Jay Zhao (born 1997. Chinese-born Canadian author)
• Ann Bancroft (born 1955. American author, teacher, adventurer, and public speaker (born 1955))
• Margaret of England (1240 to 1275. Queen of Scotland from 1251 to 1275)
• Henry Hobson Richardson (1838 to 1886. American architect (1838–1886))
• Rune Temte (born 1965. Norwegian actor (born 1965))
• Christopher II of Denmark (1276 to 1332. King of Denmark (1320–1326, 1329–1332))
• Miguel Miramón (1832 to 1867. President of Mexico from 1859 to 1860)
• William V the Pious (1548 to 1626. Duke of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597)
• Ahmad Kasravi (1890 to 1946. Iranian academic (1890–1946))
• Leopold III the Saint (1073 to 1136. 12th-century Austrian nobleman and Catholic saint)
• Barbara Mertz (1927 to 2013. American novelist (1927–2013))
• James Frawley (1936 to 2019. American director and actor (1936–2019))
• Jerry Lee Lewis (1935 to 2022. American musician (1935–2022))
• Rasoherina (1814 to 1868. Queen of Madagascar)
• Ian McShane (born 1942. English actor (born 1942))
• Theo Jörgensmann (1948 to 2025. German jazz clarinetist (1948–2025))
• Mark Nicholas (born 1957. English cricketer and broadcaster (born 1957))
• Peter D. Mitchell (1920 to 1992. British biochemist)
• Lisa Foiles (born 1986. American actress, presenter, video game journalist, model and YouTuber)
• Arsenie Boca (1910 to 1989. Romanian monk and theologian (1910–1989))
• Alois Eliáš (1890 to 1942. Czechoslovak general and politician (1890–1942))
• Qian Chu (929 to 988. King of Wuyue from 948 to 978)
• Harold Hotelling (1895 to 1973. American statistician and econometrician (1895–1973))

Died on September 29

• Tony Curtis (1925 to 2010. American actor (1925–2010))
• W. H. Auden (1907 to 1973. British-American poet (1907–1973))
• Helen Reddy (1941 to 2020. Australian and American singer, actress, TV host, and activist (1941–2020))
• Ferdinand VII (1784 to 1833. King of Spain (1808, 1813–1833))
• Francisco Macías Nguema (1924 to 1979. President of Equatorial Guinea from 1968 to 1979)
• Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945 to 2016. Filipino politician, lawyer, and author)
• Lothair I (795 to 855. Carolingian Emperor from 817 to 855)
• Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817 to 1898. Queen of Denmark from 1863 to 1898)
• Carson McCullers (1917 to 1967. American writer (1917–1967))
• Winslow Homer (1836 to 1910. American landscape painter (1836–1910))
• Gustav I (1496 to 1560. King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560)
• Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929 to 2020. Emir of Kuwait from 2006 to 2020)
• Dōgen (1200 to 1253. Japanese Zen buddhist teacher (1200-1253))
• Anastasio Somoza García (1896 to 1956. Dictator of Nicaragua from 1936 to 1956)
• William McGonagall (1825 to 1902. Scottish-Irish poet (1825–1902))
• Marcella Hazan (1924 to 2013. Italian-born American cookbook author)
• Louis the Child (893 to 911. Final Carolingian-dynasty King of East Francia (reigned 899 to 911))
• Andrea del Sarto (1487 to 1530. Italian painter (1486–1530))
• Poliziano (1454 to 1494. Italian classical scholar and poet (1454-1494))
• Robert McKimson (1910 to 1977. American animator (1910–1977))
• Georges Charpak (1924 to 2010. Polish-born French physicist)
• Pavel Popovich (1930 to 2009. Soviet pilot and cosmonaut (1930–2009))
• Empress Xiaojingxian (1679 to 1731. Empress of China from 1723 to 1731)
• Kathleen Booth (1922 to 2022. British computer scientist (1922–2022))
• Tanaka Giichi (1864 to 1929. Prime Minister of Japan from 1927 to 1929)
• Balamani Amma (1909 to 2004. Indian poet (1909–2004))
• Hugh Chisholm (1866 to 1924. English editor and journalist (1866–1924))
• Léon Bourgeois (1851 to 1925. French statesman (1851–1925))
• William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby (1561 to 1642. English nobleman and politician)
• Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1763 to 1834. Duke of Saxe-Altenburg)

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