- Sep 1 Beau Billingslea, American voice actor
- Sep 1 Chuck Orton, US sysop, (Emerald BBS, Oregon)
- Sep 1 Ted Petty, American professional wrestler (d. 2002)
Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953-2001)
Sep 2 Afghan political and military leader who fought the Soviet Union and led the Northern Alliance against the Taliban, born in Bazarak, Panjshir, Afghanistan
- Sep 2 Gerhard P J Thiele, Brenz Germany, astronaut
- Sep 2 John Zorn, American jazz and avant garde musician and composer, born in New York City
- Sep 3 Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French film director (Amelie), born in Roanne, Loire, Rhône-Alpes, France
- Sep 3 Munir H. Habib, Syrian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-3 backup)
- Sep 4 Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, American actor (Freddie-Welcome Back Kotter), born in New York City, New York
- Sep 4 Michael Stean, English chess grandmaster, born in London, United Kingdom
- Sep 5 Paulie Carmen, American rock vocalist (Champaign), born in Champaign, Illinois
- Sep 6 Katherine Cannon, American actress (Father Murphy, Survivors), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Sep 6 Mohamed Kedir, Ethiopian 10k runner (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Ethiopia
- Sep 7 Ben Bossi, American rock saxophonist (Romeo Void), born in San Francisco, California
- Sep 7 Michael Byron, American classical composer (Tidal), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 9 Alisher B Usmanov, Russian business magnate and investor, born in Chust, Uzbekistan
- Sep 10 Amy Irving, American actress (Yentl, Carrie, Crossing Delancy), born in Palo Alto, California
- Sep 11 Jani Allan, South African journalist and media personality, born in London
- Sep 11 Lenise Bent, American audio engineer in music (Blondie, The Knack) and film (L.A. Heat), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 11 Renée Geyer, Australian singer ("It's A Man's Man's World"; "Stares and Whispers"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2023) [1]
- Sep 11 Tommy Shaw, American rock guitarist, and singer (Styx - "Come Sail Away"; Damn Yankees), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- Sep 12 John Williams, American archer (Olympic gold individual 1972; World C'ship gold 1971), born in Cranesville, Pennsylvania
- Sep 12 Nancy "Nan" Goldin, American photographer (The Ballad of Sexual Dependency), born in Washington, D.C.
- Sep 13 Taryn Power, American actress (Maria); youngest daughter of Tyrone Power Mexican actress Linda Christian, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
- Sep 14 Judy Playfair, Australian swimmer, born in Sydney, Australia
- Sep 14 Tom Cora, American cellist and composer, born in Yancey Mills, Virginia (d. 1998)
- Sep 15 Pat Barrett, Canadian pop and doo-wop vocalist (Crew Cuts - "Sh-Boom"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2016)
- Sep 16 Alan Barton, English musician (Black Lace, Smokie), born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (d. 1995)
- Sep 16 Earl Klugh, American jazz pianist and guitarist, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Sep 16 Gene Taylor, American politician (Rep-D-Mississippi), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Sep 16 Jerry Pate, American golfer (US Open 1976; 8 PGA Tour titles), born in Macon, Georgia
- Sep 16 Lenny Clarke, American actor (Officer Hampton-John Larroquette Show), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Sep 16 Michael Rhodes, American country, rock, and jazz session and touring bass player, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2023)
- Sep 16 Nancy Huston, Canadian novelist (Cantique des plaines) and essayist, born in Calgary, Alberta
- Sep 17 Altaf Hussain, Pakistani politician and founder of MQM
- Sep 17 Rita Rudner, American comedienne (Funny People), born in Miami, Florida
- Sep 18 Betsy Boze, American academic (9th president of The College of The Bahamas), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Sep 18 Gerald Custer, American choral conductor and composer (I Kiss My Hand to the Stars), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Sep 20 Jeff Jones, Canadian rock bassist/vocalist (Red Rider), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 21 John Mengatti, American actor (Nick-White Shadow, For Love & Honor), born in NYC, New York
- Sep 21 Sunny Johnson, American actress (Flashdance), born in Bakersfield, California (d. 1984)
- Sep 22 Richard Fairbrass, English singer and bassist (Right Said Fred), born in Kingston upon Thames, England
- Sep 22 Ségolène Royal, French politician (Socialist party), 1st Frenchwoman to be nominated for the Presidency by a major party, born in Dakar, French West Africa
- Sep 22 Tomasz Wójtowicz, Polish volleyball player (Olympic gold 1976; World C'ship gold 1974; Legia Warsaw, Santal Parma) and broadcaster, born in Lublin, Poland (d. 2022)
- Sep 25 Richard Harvey, British musician and composer (Gryphon), born in London, England
- Sep 26 Aivars Lembergs, Latvian politician, born in Jēkabpils, Latvia
- Sep 26 Dolores Keane, Irish folk singer, born in Sylane, County Galway, Ireland
- Sep 27 Benjamin Gene Brown, 4X400 runner (Olympic gold 1976), born in San Francisco, California
- Sep 27 Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer
- Sep 27 Diane Abbott, British politician (L) 1st black woman elected to UK parliament, born in London
- Sep 27 Greg Ham, Australian rock saxophonist and flutist (Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now?"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2012)
- Sep 27 Heather Watts, American ballerina (Dancing on My Grave), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 27 Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian religious leader
- Sep 27 Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican reggae bassist (Sly & Robbie - "DJ Riot"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
- Sep 28 Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter (I Should Have Known Better), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2015)
- Sep 29 Drake Hogestyn, American actor (7 Brides for 7 Brothers), born in Ft Wayne, Indiana
- Sep 29 Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian filmmaker (Leola; Night Zoo), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1997)
- Sep 29 Warren Cromartie, American baseball player (Montreal Expos), born in Miami Beach, Florida
- Sep 30 Deborah Allen, American country singer (Jim Stafford Show), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Sep 30 S.M. Stirling, Canadian-American author (Draka series), bon in Metz, France
About September 1953
How Old? 69 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No