Famous people born on 20 September

• ChulalongkornKing of Siam · 1853–1910
  57 yrs
• Upton SinclairAmerican writer · 1878–1968
  90 yrs
• Ernesto Teodoro Moneta ↗Italian journalist, revolutionary soldier and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate · 1833–1918
  84 yrs
• Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen ↗Baltic German officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, cartographer and explorer · 1778–1852
  73 yrs
• Ananda Mahidol ↗Eighth monarch of Siam from the Chakri dynasty as Rama VIII · 1925–1946
  20 yrs
• Burhanuddin Rabbani ↗Afghanistan politician, former President of Afghanistan · 1940–2011
  71 yrs
• Jean-Jacques Dessalines ↗Leader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti · 1758–1806
  48 yrs
• James Dewar ↗Scottish chemist and physicist · 1842–1923
  80 yrs
• Sani Abacha ↗Nigerian military ruler · 1943–1998
  54 yrs
• Leo Strauss ↗History of Political Philosophy scholar · 1899–1973
  74 yrs
• Humberto Castelo Branco ↗Brazilian military leader and politician; former President of Brazil · 1900–1967
  66 yrs
• Maurice Gamelin ↗French military officer · 1872–1958
  85 yrs
• Rose Francine Rogombe ↗Gabonese politician · 1942–2015
  72 yrs
• Javier Marías ↗Spanish writer · 1951–2022
  70 yrs
• Eileen Chang ↗Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter · 1920–1995
  74 yrs
• Fernando Rey ↗Spanish actor · 1917–1994
  76 yrs
• Victor Sjöström ↗Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor · 1879–1960
  80 yrs
• Obdulio Varela ↗Uruguayan footballer · 1917–1996
  78 yrs
• Thomas Matthew Crooks ↗Attempted assassin of Donald Trump · 2003–2024
  20 yrs
• Hans Scharoun ↗German architect · 1893–1972
  79 yrs
• Jean François Paul de Gondi ↗French Catholic cardinal · 1613–1679
  65 yrs
• Mia Martini ↗Italian singer · 1947–1995
  47 yrs
• Cesare Zavattini ↗Italian screenwriter · 1902–1989
  87 yrs
• Dorothy Vaughan ↗African-American mathematician · 1910–2008
  98 yrs
• Louise of Savoy ↗Mother of King Francis I of France · 1476–1531
  55 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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