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Famous people born on September 6

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Well-known people born on September 6 include John Dalton (1766), Jane Addams (1860), Idris Elba (1972) and Edward Victor Appleton (1892). Our list below has 90 people for this date, most widely covered first.

This list covers people whose Wikidata record gives September 6 as their exact birth date and who have articles in at least 28 Wikipedia language editions. The earliest birth year here is 1729 (Moses Mendelssohn) and the most recent is 2006 (Prince Hisahito of Akishino). The most common fields on this date: football, actor, politician.

Who was born on September 6?

  1. John Dalton 1766 British chemist and mathematician
  2. Jane Addams 1860 American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher,…
  3. Idris Elba 1972 British actor
  4. Edward Victor Appleton 1892 English physicist
  5. Roger Waters 1943 English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd
  6. Abdelkader El Djezairi 1808 Algerian religious and military leader
  7. Geert Wilders 1963 Dutch politician
  8. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette 1757 French general and politician
  9. Dolores O'Riordan 1971 Irish musician
  10. Katalin Novák 1977 President of Hungary from 2022 to 2024
  11. John James Rickard Macleod 1876 Nobel prize-winning Scottish physician and physiologist; co-discoverer of insulin
  12. Moses Mendelssohn 1729 German-Jewish philosopher and theologian
  13. Luis Federico Leloir 1906 Argentine biochemist
  14. Naomie Harris 1976 British actress
  15. Yuki Abe 1981 Japanese association football player
  16. Peter II of Yugoslavia 1923 Last King of Yugoslavia from 1934 to 1945
  17. José Sócrates 1957 Prime Minister of Portugal from 2005 to 2011
  18. Emil Boc 1966 61st Prime Minister of Romania
  19. Joseph Wirth 1879 German chancellor
  20. Bruno Bauer 1809 German philosopher and theologian
  21. Norio Omura 1969 Japanese association football player and manager
  22. Koki Mizuno 1985 Japanese association football player
  23. Takumi Horiike 1965 Japanese association football player
  24. Franz Josef Strauß 1915 German politician
  25. Homare Sawa 1978 Japanese footballer
  26. Joseph Yobo 1980 Nigerian association football player
  27. Julien Green 1900 American author
  28. Michaëlle Jean 1957 Canadian journalist and 27th Governor General of Canada
  29. Ivan Hašek 1963 Czech association football player and manager
  30. Carly Fiorina 1954 American businesswoman and politician
  31. Jeff Foxworthy 1958 American comedian, actor, host, and writer
  32. Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio 1902 President of Togo
  33. Richard Roberts 1943 English biochemist and molecular biologist
  34. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. 1888 American businessman, politician and diplomat
  35. Rosie Perez 1964 American actress
  36. Donna Haraway 1944 American philosopher, scholar in the field of science and technology studies
  37. Danilson Córdoba 1986 Colombian association football player
  38. Santiago Salcedo 1981 Paraguayan association football player
  39. Alcide d'Orbigny 1802 French scientist
  40. Andrea Camilleri 1925 Italian writer
  41. Prince Hisahito of Akishino 2006 Japanese prince
  42. Chris Christie 1962 55th Governor of New Jersey and former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
  43. Macy Gray 1967 American singer
  44. Prince Claus of the Netherlands 1926 Consort of the Netherlands
  45. Tim Henman 1974 British tennis player
  46. Bertrand Traoré 1995 Burkinabé association football player
  47. China Miéville 1972 English writer, critic, and activist
  48. Carlo Cudicini 1973 Italian association football player
  49. Asher Angel 2002 American actor
  50. Robert M. Pirsig 1928 American writer and philosopher
  51. Mihail Kogălniceanu 1817 Romanian statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist
  52. Freya Allan 2001 English actress
  53. Luc Abalo 1984 French handball player
  54. Yrjö Väisälä 1891 Finnish astronomer and physicist
  55. Nina Persson 1974 Swedish singer
  56. Johan Nygaardsvold 1879 21st Prime Minister of Norway
  57. Braun Strowman 1983 American professional wrestler and strongman
  58. Anton Diabelli 1781 Austrian composer and publisher
  59. Pippa Middleton 1983 British socialite, author and columnist; sister of Catherine, Princess of Wales
  60. Stéphane Guivarc'h 1970 French footballer
  61. John Wall 1990 American basketball player
  62. Jane Curtin 1947 American comedian and actor
  63. Mammootty 1951 Indian actor and film producer
  64. Saman Ghoddos 1993 Iranian footballer
  65. Vít Jedlička 1983 Czech politician and activist
  66. Max Schreck 1879 German actor
  67. Stephen Kelly 1983 Irish association football player
  68. Chad Coleman 1974 American actor
  69. Swoosie Kurtz 1944 American actress
  70. Michael Winslow 1958 American actor, comedian and beatboxer
  71. Buddy Bolden 1877 American cornetist and jazz pioneer
  72. Scott Travis 1961 American drummer
  73. Georges Picquart 1854 French general
  74. Rakesh Roshan 1949 Indian film director and producer
  75. Saeed Jalili 1965 Iranian politician
  76. Gala 1975 Italian singer
  77. Andraž Kirm 1984 Slovenian footballer
  78. Carmen Laforet 1921 Spanish author
  79. Betsy Russell 1963 American actress
  80. Jimmy Reed 1925 American blues musician and songwriter
  81. Giovanni Fattori 1825 Italian painter and engraver
  82. Ryoko Tani 1975 Japanese judoka and politician
  83. Yuri Shatunov 1973 Russian singer
  84. Greg Rusedski 1973 Tennis player
  85. Anika Noni Rose 1972 American actress
  86. Douglas McGregor 1906 American professor of management
  87. Søren Larsen 1981 Danish footballer
  88. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 1998 English association football player
  89. Walter Dornberger 1895 German general
  90. Claire Lee Chennault 1893 US general

Names link to each person's Wikidata entry, the source of the date. Data: Wikidata (CC0), refreshed October 30, 2026. People born on September 6 share the 6th of September as a birthday; check the Famous Birthdays Finder for any other date.

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