Famous people born in September include English actor Idris Elba, American actress Taraji P. Henson, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni and Spider-Man: Homecoming actress Zendaya. Other legends born in September are Pope Leo XIV, American singer Beyoncé, and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actor Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Also on the list of famous people born in September is American former professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women’s singles Serena Williams, and Salma Hayek, the Mexican-American actress who is famous in the movie Desperado (1995) alongside Antonio Banderas who was born in August.
Other September birthdays celebrities include the Flash actor Ezra Miller, and Linda Hamilton who stars as Sarah Connor in Terminator movies franchise. Former prime ministers Shinzo Abe (Japan), Julia Gillard (Australia), Ehud Olmert (Israel) and Silvio Berlusconi (Italy), and American politician Bernie Sanders were also born in the ninth month.
Celebs with birthday in September
49 years old
Nigerian author whose books include Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), and We Should All Be Feminists (2012)
Died aged 90
Spanish actress whose film credits include as Esperanza in 2008 French-Spanish film Elles et Moi (Them and Me)
58 years old
American singer of the 1999 song I Need to Know, and actor in 2004 film Man on Fire who is famous for his Latin salsa music
26 years old
Swedish footballer who has played as a striker for Liverpool, Newcastle United, Real Sociedad, and the Sweden national team
48 years old
American actress who starred as Georgina Tuskin in 1999 biographical drama film Girl, Interrupted
41 years old
American actress who starred in police procedural series The Rookie as LAPD officer and detective Angela Lopez
Died aged 54
American actor as Lieutenant Colonel Matthew in 1992 legal drama film A Few Good Men, and William Eyler in 1996 film Gang in Blue
68 years old
French actor who portrayed Sergeant Roger Martinez in the 2006 French war film Days of Glory (Indigènes)
60 years old
American actor who acts as Ed Chigliak in TV series Northern Exposure, and Michael James in 2005 film Forty Shades of Blue
82 years old
American producer of films and TV shows that include films Con Air, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, and TV series Lucifer
Football players Bukayo Saka, Marcel Desailly, Bruno Fernandes, David Raya, Thomas Müller, and Alexander Isak have September birthdays too.
Famous Celebrities born in September
British member of the royal family, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex was born in the 9th month, as well as president Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe. Also born in September is prime minister Narendra Modi of India, Queen Paola of Belgium, and the third president of Zambia Levy Mwanawasa.
Others are former prime ministers Kevin Rudd of Australia and Dmitry Medvedev of Russia.
Famous musicians with September birthdays include Jennifer Hudson, Macy Gray, Christina Milian, Gloria Estefan, Lil Wayne, Iza, and Dolores O’Riordan who is the mother of Irish celebrity kid Taylor Baxter Burton.
Also in the list is former UK prime minister Keir Starmer, and American actor and rapper Ludacris. Footballers Jack Grealish of the UK, Joseph Yobo of Nigeria, Bradley Barcola of France, Emiliano Martínez of Argentina, and Ella Toone of the England national team have September birthdays too.
September Historical Events
1st September 1939: Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. The invasion of Poland by Germany marked the start of World War II. Hitler used his famous "blitzkrieg" strategy of intense aerial bombing of cities and towns, and using overwhelming numbers of tanks, artillery and ground troops in order to achieve a quick victory.7th September 1822: Brazil, the largest country by surface area in South America, gained its independence from Portugal. But the South American country still has Portuguese as their official and national language. In 1967, Brazil was given its official name, the Federative Republic of Brazil.11th September 1841: A patent for a collapsible paint tube was granted to John Rand (27 January 1801 - 23 January 1873) who was an American inventor and painter. Rand had been working to create a metallic tube that would store oil paint without drying out. This invention was later used for many items, including toothpaste, human and pet food, and gels, pharmaceuticals and chemical packaging. 17th September 1787: September 17 marks the US Constitution/ Citizenship Day. On that date in 1787 the United States Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The new Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, which up to then was the governing document of the 13 original states of the country now known as the United States of America.21st September 1949: Mao Zedong, at the September 1949 conference in Peking, announced the intention to form a new Chinese government that would be under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. This conference was held to mark and celebrate the end of the long civil war against Nationalist Chinese forces which had begun in the 1920s. Chairman Mao would announce a few days later, on October 1st, the birth of a new China that is now officially known as The People's Republic of China.22nd September 1828: Shaka kaSenzangakhona, famously known as Shaka Zulu, was murdered by his two half-brothers, Mhlangana and Dingane. This happened in Dukuza, a city in KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa. Shaka was the founder and king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828, and he gained popularity from his successful military reforms and innovations that included the use of the assegai, a short Zulu thrusting spear.