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Famous People Born on September 29(238 people)

Athlete

Jaden McDaniels, American basketball player

Musician

Choi Ye-na, South Korean singer and dancer

Actor

Sasha Lane, American actress

Halsey, American singer(1994 - present)
Musician

Halsey, American singer

Actor

Nicholas Galitzine, English actor

Politician

Enxhi Seli-Zacharias, German politician

Athlete

Souleymane Doukara, French footballer

Notable Figure

Jordan Schroeder, American ice hockey player

Activist

Shyima Hall, Egyptian human rights activist

Athlete

Kevin Durant, American basketball player

Musician

Josh Farro, American musician

Athlete

Inika McPherson, American track and field athlete

Notable Figure

Calvin Johnson, American football player

Notable Figure

Michelle Payne, Australian jockey

Athlete

Per Mertesacker, German footballer

Athlete

Ryan Garry, English footballer and coach

Actor

Kelly McCreary, American actress

Actor

Suzanne Shaw, English actress and singer

Musician

Dallas Green, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Zachary Levi, American actor and singer

Actor

Chrissy Metz, American actress

Musician

Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Neville Roach, English footballer

Actor

Nathan West, American actor, musician, and singer

Athlete

Heath Bell, American baseball player

Athlete

Darren Byfield, English-Jamaican footballer

Athlete

Kelvin Davis, English footballer

Writer

Stephanie Klein, American author

Actor

Alexis Cruz, American actor

Notable Figure

Dedric Ward, American football wide receiver

Actor

Alfie Boe, English tenor and actor

Notable Figure

Jörgen Jönsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Actor

Robert Webb, English comedian, actor and writer

Writer

Joanna Brooks, American author and professor

Notable Figure

Ray Buchanan, American football player

Actor

Mackenzie Crook, English actor and screenwriter

Musician

Theodore Shapiro, American composer

Actor

Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress

Politician

Khushbu Sundar, Indian actress, producer, and politician

Actor

Emily Lloyd, English actress

Actor

Russell Peters, Canadian comedian, actor, and producer

Athlete

Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese wrestler

Actor

Erika Eleniak, American model and actress

Writer

Robert Kurzban, American author and professor

Writer

Carlos Watson, American entrepreneur, journalist and television host

Actor

Darius de Haas, American stage actor and singer

Luke Goss, English actor(1968 - present)
Actor

Luke Goss, English actor

Notable Figure

Adam Segal, American cybersecurity expert

Notable Figure

Sara Sankey, English badminton player

Musician

Brett Anderson, English singer and songwriter

Athlete

Hersey Hawkins, American basketball player and coach

Ben Miles, English actor(1966 - present)
Actor

Ben Miles, English actor

Political Leader

Bujar Nishani, Albanian politician, 7th President of Albania (died 2022)

Notable Figure

Ken Norton Jr., American football player and coach

Actor

Jill Whelan, American actress

Writer

Suzanne Kamata, American author and educator

Writer

Robert F. Worth, American journalist

Writer

PJ Manney, American writer

Notable Figure

Dave Andreychuk, Canadian ice hockey player

Musician

Les Claypool, American bass player, singer, songwriter, and producer

Actor

Francis Jue, American actor and singer

Actor

Roger Bart, American actor

Politician

Mohammed Dahlan, Palestinian politician

Political Leader

Julia Gillard, Welsh-Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Australia

Athlete

Rob Deer, American baseball player

Athlete

John Paxson, American basketball player and executive

Writer

Jon Fosse, Norwegian author and dramatist

Writer

Marissa Moss, American author

Musician

Raf, Italian singer-songwriter

Writer

Andy Straka, American author

Actor

Karen Young, American actress

Notable Figure

Chris Broad, English cricketer and referee

Actor

Andrew Dice Clay, American comedian and actor

Politician

Uwe Foullong, German politician

Filmmaker

Joel Gallen, American director, producer and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Mark Nicholas, English cricketer and sportscaster

Writer

Susanne Antonetta, American poet and author

Politician

Sebastian Coe, English sprinter and politician

Actor

Suzzy Roche, American singer-songwriter and actress

Writer

Ann Bancroft, American explorer and author

Politician

Joe Donnelly, American politician and lawyer

Writer

Gwen Ifill, American journalist (died 2016)

Notable Figure

Marshall Holman, American bowler and sportscaster

Legal

Harry E. Johnson, American lawyer and public servant

Scientist

Geoffrey Marcy, American astronomer

Actor

Mark Mitchell, Australian actor

Actor

Cindy Morgan, American actress (died 2023)

Notable Figure

Mona Baker, Egyptian-British professor

Actor

Drake Hogestyn, American actor (died 2024)

Writer

Janis F. Kearney, American author, lecturer and publisher

Notable Figure

Roy Campbell, Jr., American trumpet player (died 2014)

Writer

Pete Hautman, American author

Politician

Max Sandlin, American lawyer, judge, and politician

Political Leader

Michelle Bachelet, Chilean politician, President of Chile

Political Leader

Pier Luigi Bersani, Italian educator and politician, 6th President of Emilia-Romagna

Writer

Roslyn Schwartz, Canadian author

TV/Radio

Mike Enriquez, Filipino television and radio newscaster (died 2023)

Writer

Merle Collins, Grenadian poet and short story writer

Musician

George Dalaras, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist

Writer

Douglas Frantz, American investigative journalist and author

Musician

Mark Farner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Writer

Bryant Gumbel, American journalist and sportscaster

Musician

Theo Jörgensmann, German clarinet player and composer (died 2025)

Politician

John M. McHugh, American politician

Notable Figure

Richard J. Evans, British historian

Politician

Ülo Kaevats, Estonian philosopher, academic, and politician (died 2015)

Politician

S. H. Kapadia, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 38th Chief Justice of India (died 2016)

Actor

Patricia Hodge, English actress

Artist

Arturo Lindsay, Panamanian-American artist

Musician

Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer and poet

Notable Figure

Lella Cuberli, American soprano

Actor

Isla Blair, British actress and singer

Musician

Mike Post, American composer and producer

Notable Figure

Juan Flores, American academic and professor (died 2014)

Political Leader

Lech Wałęsa, Polish electrician and politician, 2nd President of Poland, Nobel Prize laureate

Notable Figure

Felice Gimondi, Italian cyclist (died 2019)

Actor

Madeline Kahn, American actress and singer (died 1999)

Actor

Ian McShane, English actor

Politician

Bill Nelson, American politician

Musician

Jean-Luc Ponty, French violinist and composer

Politician

Janet Powell, Australian educator and politician (died 2013)

Filmmaker

Steve Tesich, Serbian-American screenwriter and playwright (died 1996)

Scientist

Oscar H. Ibarra, Filipino-American theoretical computer scientist

Notable Figure

Jon Brower Minnoch, famous for being the world's heaviest person recorded (died 1983)

Writer

Robert Lieber, American writer and academic

Athlete

Billy Cobb, English footballer

Athlete

Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (died 2001)

Actor

Larry Linville, American actor (died 2000)

Politician

Rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician, 2nd First Minister of Wales (died 2017)

Political Leader

Wim Kok, Dutch union leader and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Michael Stürmer, German historian

Politician

Kōichirō Matsuura, Japanese diplomat

Writer

Tom McKeown, American poet and educator

Political Leader

Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (died 2023)

Writer

James Fogle, American author (died 2012)

Athlete

Hal Trosky, Jr., American baseball player (died 2012)

Musician

Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2022)

Activist

Carmen Delgado Votaw, Puerto Rican civil rights pioneer (died 2017)

Medical

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Hungarian-American psychologist and academic (died 2021)

Filmmaker

Stuart M. Kaminsky, American author and screenwriter (died 2009)

Political Leader

Samora Machel, Mozambican commander and politician, 1st President of Mozambique (died 1986)

Astronaut

Mars Rafikov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut (died 2000)

Filmmaker

Robert Benton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2025)

Actor

Mehmood, Indian actor, singer, director and producer (died 2004)

Scientist

James Cronin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)

Actor

Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model and actress (died 2015)

Politician

Joseph M. McDade, American politician (died 2017)

Musician

Richard Bonynge, Australian pianist and conductor

Writer

Colin Dexter, English author and educator (died 2017)

Politician

Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (died 2016)

Politician

Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (died 2012)

Legal

Jeffrey O'Connell, American legal expert, professor, and attorney (died 2013)

Politician

Pete McCloskey, American politician (died 2024)

Writer

Barbara Mertz, American historian and author (died 2013)

Writer

Cid Moreira, Brazilian journalist and television anchor (died 2024)

Athlete

Chuck Cooper, American basketball player (died 1984)

Notable Figure

Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (died 2013)

Actor

Steve Forrest, American actor (died 2013)

Scientist

Paul MacCready, American engineer, founded AeroVironment (died 2007)

Writer

Stan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (died 2005)

Notable Figure

Bum Phillips, American football player and coach (died 2013)

Activist

Reed Irvine, American economist and activist (died 2004)

Actor

Lizabeth Scott, American actress (died 2015)

Politician

James Cross, Irish-British diplomat (died 2021)

Musician

John Ritchie, New Zealand composer and educator (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Peter D. Mitchell, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1992)

Notable Figure

Bill Proud, English cricketer (died 1961)

Athlete

Billy Bevis, English footballer (died 1994)

Notable Figure

Carl Giles, English cartoonist (died 1995)

Notable Figure

Josef Traxel, German operatic tenor (died 1975)

Business

Vincent DeDomenico, American businessman, founded the Napa Valley Wine Train (died 2007)

Notable Figure

Oscar Handlin, American historian and academic (died 2011)

Actor

Brenda Marshall, American actress (died 1992)

Writer

Olive Dehn, English author and poet (died 2007)

Actor

Trevor Howard, English actor (died 1988)

Filmmaker

Stanley Kramer, American director and producer (died 2001)

Scientist

Rutherford Ness Robertson, Australian botanist and biologist (died 2001)

Filmmaker

Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2007)

Politician

Charles Court, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (died 2007)

Scientist

Reginald Victor Jones, British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert (died 1997)

Musician

Bill Boyd, American singer and guitarist (died 1977)

Political Leader

Diosdado Macapagal, Philippine politician, 9th President of the Philippines (died 1997)

Actor

Virginia Bruce, American actress (died 1982)

Athlete

Eddie Tolan, American sprinter and educator (died 1967)

Actor

Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and businessman (died 1998)

Business

George W. Jenkins, American businessman, founded Publix (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Henry Nash Smith, American academic (died 1986)

Athlete

Fidel LaBarba, American boxer and sportswriter (died 1981)

Actor

Greer Garson, English-American actress (died 1996)

Filmmaker

Michał Waszyński, Polish film director and producer (died 1965)

Political Leader

Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican lawyer and civilian politician, 46th President of Mexico (died 1983)

Writer

Diana Vreeland, American journalist (died 1989)

Writer

Lanza del Vasto, Italian poet, philosopher, and activist (died 1981)

Scientist

Enrico Fermi, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1954)

Writer

László Bíró, Hungarian-Argentinian journalist and inventor, invented the ballpoint pen (died 1985)

Business

Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded Butlins (died 1980)

Scientist

Trofim Lysenko, Ukrainian-Russian biologist and agronomist (died 1976)

Writer

Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (died 1980)

Musician

Clarence Ashley, American singer, guitarist, and banjo player (died 1967)

Notable Figure

Joseph Banks Rhine, American botanist and parapsychologist (died 1980)

Notable Figure

Roscoe Turner, American pilot (died 1970)

Artist

Ian Fairweather, Scottish-Australian painter (died 1974)

Notable Figure

Lilias Armstrong, English phonetician (died 1937)

Philosopher/Religious

Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American economist, sociologist, and philosopher (died 1973)

Politician

Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, Ukrainian historian, academic, and politician (died 1934)

Writer

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher and author (died 1936)

Scientist

Ludwig Holborn, German physicist (died 1926)

Politician

Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1919)

Notable Figure

Luther D. Bradley, American cartoonist (died 1917)

Political Leader

Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 10th President of Argentina (died 1909)

Politician

Edward Pulsford, English-Australian politician and free-trade campaigner (died 1919)

Military

Mikhail Skobelev, Russian general (died 1882)

Writer

Joachim Oppenheim, Czech rabbi and author (died 1891)

Political Leader

Miguel Miramón, Unconstitutional president of Mexico (died 1867)

Scientist

Adolph Göpel, German mathematician (died 1847)

Writer

Elizabeth Gaskell, English author (died 1865)

Politician

Henry Bennett, American lawyer and politician (died 1868)

Scientist

Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and theorist (died 1850)

Politician

Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general and politician (died 1843)

Notable Figure

Charlotte, Princess Royal of England (died 1828)

Military

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (died 1805)

Politician

Robert Clive, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire (died 1774)

Artist

François Boucher, French painter and set designer (died 1770)

Notable Figure

Richard Challoner, English bishop (died 1781)

Musician

Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, French flute player and composer (died 1763)

Artist

Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor and educator (died 1720)

Politician

William Russell, Lord Russell, English politician (died 1683)

Notable Figure

Thomas Tenison, English archbishop (died 1715)

Military

Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, English military leader (died 1668)

Politician

Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, Scottish nobleman and politician (died 1624)

Scientist

Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish priest and mathematician (died 1615)

Notable Figure

William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626)

Writer

Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1616)

Notable Figure

John Lesley, Scottish bishop (died 1596)

Philosopher/Religious

Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, cartographer, and theologian (died 1553)

Notable Figure

Ferdinand the Holy Prince of Portugal (died 1443)

Political Leader

Margaret of England, Queen consort of Scots (died 1275)

Politician

Pompey, Roman general and politician (died 48 BC)

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