Michael Faraday, FRS (22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include those of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis.
Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American film and television actor best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1980’s television soap opera Dallas, and Major Anthony “Tony” Nelson in the...
Herbert George “H. G.” Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He is sometimes called “The Father of Science Fiction”, as...
Sophia Loren (born Sofia Villani Scicolone 20 September 1934) is an Italian actress. She is widely recognized as Italy’s most renowned and honoured actress. She was the first actress of the talkie era to win an...
Lesley Lawson (née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress and singer. Twiggy was initially known for her extremely thin body, which gave rise to the...
Greta Garbo (18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990), born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, was a Swedish film actress and icon during Hollywood’s silent and classic periods. Garbo was nominated four times for an Academy Award, receiving an honorary...
Sir Francis Charles Chichester KBE (17 September 1901 – 26 August 1972), aviator and sailor. He was the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route, and the fastest to circumnavigate.
Anne Bancroft (September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. She won one Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globes, two Tony Awards and two Emmy Awards. She made her film debut in Don’t Bother...
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (born Miller 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English crime writer of
James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold...
Hawley Harvey Crippen (September 11, 1862 – November 23, 1910), usually known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopathic doctor and salesman. He was hanged in Pentonville Prison, London, for the murder of his wife, Cora Henrietta Crippen....
Arnold Daniel Palmer (born September 10, 1929) is an American professional golfer, nicknamed “The King“, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s professional golf. He has won...
Armand Jean du Plessis, cardinal-duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642) was a French clergyman, noble and statesman. Consecrated as a bishop in 1608, he later entered politics, becoming a Secretary of State in 1616. He...
William Bligh, FRS, RN (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. A mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789 when Bligh and his loyal men made a...
Siegfried Loraine Sassoon CBE, MC (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was a renowned English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War,...
Peter Sellers, CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980), was a British film actor, comedian and singer. He appeared in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show, but probably best remembered...
Idris Akuna Elba (born 6 September 1972) is a British actor, producer, and musician. Idris grew up in Canning Town, East London. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera...
Raquel Welch (born Jo Raquel Tejada) (September 5, 1940) is an American actress and sex symbol. She first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They loaned her...
Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang.
Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American film actor and one of the most popular and well-known actors of the 1940s and 1950s.
