Famous people born on 15 September
20 of the people we track were born on 15 September, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Tom Hardy were born on the very same day, 15 September 1977.
Oliver Stone and Tommy Lee Jones were born on the very same day, 15 September 1946.
Wen Jiabao and Emmerson Mnangagwa were born on the very same day, 15 September 1942.
Marco Polo 1254Venetian explorer and merchantdied aged 69
Agatha Christie 1890English writerdied aged 85
William Howard Taft 1857American politician who served as President of the United Statesdied aged 72
François de La Rochefoucauld 1613French writerdied aged 66
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1977Nigerian writerliving, 49
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex 1984British helicopter pilotliving, 42
James Fenimore Cooper 1789American writerdied aged 61
Murray Gell-Mann 1929American physicistdied aged 89
Yoweri Museveni 1944Ugandan politician who served as President of Ugandaliving, 82
Jolin Tsai 1980Taiwanese singer and songwriterliving, 46
Robert Fico 1964Slovak politician who served as Prime Minister of Slovakialiving, 62
Tom Hardy 1977British actorliving, 49
Oliver Stone 1946American film director and screenwriterliving, 80
Wen Jiabao 1942Chinese geologistliving, 84
Tommy Lee Jones 1946American film actorliving, 80
Porfirio Díaz 1830Mexican politician who served as President of Mexicodied aged 84
Emmerson Mnangagwa 1942Zimbabwean politician who served as President of Zimbabweliving, 84
Jean Renoir 1894French film director and screenwriterdied aged 84
Umberto II of Italy 1904Monarch of Italydied aged 78
Queen Letizia of Spain 1972Spanish journalistliving, 54