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Famous people born on September 20
Short answer
Well-known people born on September 20 include Sophia Loren (1934), George R. R. Martin (1948), Tarō Asō (1940) and Upton Sinclair (1878). Our list below has 82 people for this date, most widely covered first.
This list covers people whose Wikidata record gives September 20 as their exact birth date and who have articles in at least 28 Wikipedia language editions. The earliest birth year here is 1614 (Martino Martini) and the most recent is 2001 (Johnny Cardoso). The most common fields on this date: football, actress, writer.
Who was born on September 20?
- Sophia Loren 1934 Italian actress
- George R. R. Martin 1948 American writer and television producer
- Tarō Asō 1940 Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009
- Upton Sinclair 1878 American writer
- Chulalongkorn 1853 King of Siam
- Khabib Nurmagomedov 1988 Russian professional mixed martial artist
- Julian Draxler 1993 German association football player
- Ernesto Teodoro Moneta 1833 Italian journalist, revolutionary soldier and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Burhanuddin Rabbani 1940 Afghanistan politician, former President of Afghanistan
- Ananda Mahidol 1925 Eighth monarch of Siam from the Chakri dynasty as Rama VIII
- Jean-Jacques Dessalines 1758 Leader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti
- Henrik Larsson 1971 Swedish association football player and manager and floorball player
- Sani Abacha 1943 Nigerian military ruler
- James Dewar 1842 Scottish chemist and physicist
- Manuel Zelaya 1952 Honduran politician and businessman
- Maggie Cheung 1964 Hong Kong actress
- Victor Ponta 1972 63rd Prime Minister of Romania
- Juan Pablo Montoya 1970 Colombian racing driver; former Formula One driver
- Jon Bernthal 1976 American actor
- Leo Strauss 1899 History of Political Philosophy scholar
- Asia Argento 1975 Italian actress and filmmaker
- Humberto Castelo Branco 1900 Brazilian military leader and politician; former President of Brazil
- Richard Witschge 1969 Dutch association football player
- Maurice Gamelin 1872 French military officer
- Rose Francine Rogombe 1942 Gabonese politician
- Mahesh Bhatt 1948 Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
- Álex Grimaldo 1995 Spanish association football player
- Javier Marías 1951 Spanish writer
- Fernando Rey 1917 Spanish actor
- Safura Alizadeh 1992 Azerbaijani pop singer
- Namie Amuro 1977 Japanese singer
- Victor Sjöström 1879 Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor
- Rob Holding 1995 English association football player
- Sabine Azéma 1949 French actress and director
- Feliciano López 1981 Spanish tennis player
- Obdulio Varela 1917 Uruguayan footballer
- Cristian Ansaldi 1986 Argentine association football player
- Hwang In-beom 1996 South Korean association football player
- Hans Scharoun 1893 German architect
- Robert Koren 1980 Slovenian footballer
- Dorothy Vaughan 1910 African-American mathematician
- Reza Ghoochannejhad 1987 Iranian footballer
- Hanya Yanagihara 1974 American novelist and travel writer
- Erwin Koeman 1961 Dutch association football player and manager
- Mia Martini 1947 Italian singer
- Ghassan Massoud 1958 Syrian actor and filmmaker
- Cesare Zavattini 1902 Italian screenwriter
- Red Auerbach 1917 American basketball coach
- Anne Meara 1929 American comedian and actress
- Lars Jacobsen 1979 Danish footballer
- Jonathan Walters 1983 Irish footballer
- Rachel Roberts 1927 British actress
- Matthias Erzberger 1875 German politician
- Sarit Hadad 1978 Israeli singer, songwriter, entertainer and performer
- Gary Cole 1956 American actor
- Brian Joubert 1984 French figure skater
- Moon Bloodgood 1975 American actress
- Kristen Johnston 1967 American actress
- Ugo Cavallero 1880 Italian general
- Yoshida Shōin 1830 Japanese politician
- Aldis Hodge 1986 American actor
- Orlando Peçanha 1935 Brazilian footballer
- Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1886 Crown Princess of Prussia
- Théodore Chassériau 1819 French romantic painter
- Princess Cecilie of Baden 1839 Russian grand duchess; youngest daughter of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, and Princess…
- Chad Stahelski 1968 American stuntman and film director
- Mychael Danna 1958 Canadian film score composer
- Nicholas Alexandrovich, Crown Prince of Russia 1843 Russian imperial prince; second child and eldest son of Alexander II of Russia and…
- Alfred Naujocks 1911 SS officer
- Natallia Arsiennieva 1903 Belarusian poet
- Kenneth More 1914 British film and stage actor
- Kurt Knispel 1921 German tank commander during World War II
- Haya Harareet 1931 Israeli actress
- George Coșbuc 1866 Romanian poet, translator, teacher and journalist
- Charlie Weber 1978 American actor
- Johnny Cardoso 2001 American soccer player
- Adriano Gerlin da Silva 1974 Brazilian association football player
- Igor Vori 1980 Croatian handball player
- Omar Abdulrahman 1991 Emirati footballer
- Dennis Viollet 1933 English footballer and manager
- Martino Martini 1614 Italian Jesuit missionary, cartographer and historian
- Monica Zetterlund 1937 Swedish singer and actress
Names link to each person's Wikidata entry, the source of the date. Data: Wikidata (CC0), refreshed October 30, 2026. People born on September 20 share the 20th of September as a birthday; check the Famous Birthdays Finder for any other date.