Famous people born on 6 September

12 of the people we track were born on 6 September, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. John Dalton 1766British chemist and mathematiciandied aged 77
2. Jane Addams 1860American feminist and social reformerdied aged 74
3. IEIdris Elba 1972British actorliving, 54
4. Edward Victor Appleton 1892British physicistdied aged 72
5. Emir Abdelkader 1808Algerian soldierdied aged 74
6. Roger Waters 1943British musicianliving, 83
7. Marquis de Lafayette 1757French politiciandied aged 76
8. Geert Wilders 1963Dutch politicianliving, 63
9. Dolores O'Riordan 1971Irish singer-songwriterdied aged 46
10. Katalin Novák 1977Hungarian politician who served as President of Hungaryliving, 49
11. John Macleod 1876British physician and physiologistdied aged 58
12. Moses Mendelssohn 1729German philosopherdied aged 56