- Sep 1 Doug Williams, British professional wrestler
- Sep 1 Josh Davis, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100/200m freestyle relay/4x100m medley relay 1996), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Sep 1 Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003), born in Shepparton, Australia
- Sep 2 Katarina Studenikova, Bratislava Slovak Rep, tennis star
- Sep 3 Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship gold 2005; HC Škoda Plzeň, Pittsburgh Penguins, NY Rangers), born in Plzeň, Czech Republic
- Sep 3 Shim Eun-ha, South Korean actress (Christmas in August), born in Seongnam, South Korea
- Sep 4 Daniel Nestor, Canadian tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
- Sep 4 Danny Ponce, American actor (Willie-Valerie/Hogan Family), born in Waltham, Massachusetts
- Sep 4 Françoise Yip, Canadian actress, born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Sep 4 Jason Fisk, American football defensive tackle (Minnesota Vikings), born in Davis, California
- Sep 4 Norman Hand, American football defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins), born in Queens, New York (d. 2010)
- Sep 5 Dirk Copeland, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 6 Anika Noni Rose, American actress (Dreamgirls) and singer, born in Bloomfield, Connecticut
- Sep 6 China Miéville, English fantasy fiction writer (Perdido Street Station), born in Norwich, England
- Sep 6 Dylan Bruno, American actor (Numb3rs), born in Milford, Connecticut
- Sep 6 Eric Zeier, American NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns), born in Pensacola, Florida
Idris Elba (50 years old)
Sep 6 English actor (The Wire, Luther), born in London, England
- Sep 6 Justina Machado, Puerto Rican actress (Six Feet Under), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 7 Cedric Davis, American NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals), born in Brandon, Florida
- Sep 7 Jason Isringhausen, American pitcher (NY Mets), born in Brighton, Illinois
- Sep 7 Willy Tate, American NFL tight end (KC Chiefs), born in Montana, California
- Sep 8 Cari Shayne, American actress (Karen Cates-General Hospital), born in Sellersville, Tennessee
- Sep 8 Giovanni Frezza, Italian actor, born in Potenza, Italy
- Sep 8 Kennedy [Lisa Kennedy Montgomery], American political commentator and television personality, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Sep 8 Lance Bangs, American filmmaker and music video director, born in Sacramento, California
- Sep 8 Markus Babbel, German football player and coach, born in Munich, West Germany
- Sep 8 Phil Laak, Irish-American professional poker player, born in Dublin
- Sep 8 Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor, born in Kōtō, Tokyo
- Sep 8 Trent McCleary, Canadian NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators), born in Swift Current, Canada
- Sep 9 Ben Bronson, American football wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Jasper, Texas
- Sep 9 Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor, born in Šibenik, Croatia
- Sep 9 Mike Hampton, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1999, 2001; Gold Glove Award 2003; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; NL wins leader 1999; Houston Astros), born in Brooksville, Florida
- Sep 9 Miriam Oremans, Dutch tennis player, born in Berlicum, Netherlands
- Sep 9 Natasha Kaplinsky, British newsreader, born in Brighton, United Kingdom
- Sep 10 Anurag Kashyap, Indian film director, writer, producer and actor (Gangs of Wasseypur, Satya, Black Friday), born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Sep 10 James Duval, American actor (Donnie Darko), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Sep 11 Kip Simons, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Media, Pennsylvania
- Sep 11 Mark Pope, American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Sep 11 Matthew Gilmore, Belgian-Australian cyclist, born in Ghent, Belgium
- Sep 12 Avijit Roy, Bangladeshi-American activist and blogger, born in Bangladesh (d. 2015)
- Sep 12 Paul Green, Australian rugby league coach (North Queensland Cowboys NRL premiership 2015; Queensland) and halfback (Australia SL 2 games, Queensland 7 games), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2022)
- Sep 13 Kelly Chen [Vivian Chen Wai-man], Hong Kong Cantopop singer (Starry Dreams of Love), and actress, born in Hong Kong
- Sep 14 David Bell, American baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Sep 15 Jimmy Carr, British deadpan comedian (8 Out of 10 Cats), born in London, England
- Sep 15 Kit Chan, Singaporean singer, born in Singapore
- Sep 15 Queen Letizia of Spain, Spanish consort to King Felipe VI, born in Oviedo, Spain
- Sep 16 Don Sasa, American NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in American Samoa
- Sep 16 Mark Bruener, American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Aberdeen, Washington
- Sep 16 Ramon van Haaren, Dutch soccer player (RKC), born in Waalwijk, Netherlands
- Sep 16 Shalane McCall, American child actress (Charlie Wade-Dallas), born in North Hollywood, California
- Sep 16 Steve Russ, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Stetsonville, Wisconsin
- Sep 17 Allen Williams, NFL running back (Detroit Lions)
- Sep 17 Bobby Lee, American comedian and actor (Splitting Up Together), born in San Diego, Californioa
- Sep 18 Brigitte Becue, Belgian swimmer (Olympics 1988, silver), born in Ostend, Belgium
- Sep 18 David Jefferies, British motorcycle racer, born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England (d. 2003)
- Sep 18 François Gesthuizen, Dutch soccer player (PSV, NAC), born in Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
- Sep 18 Michael Landes, American actor (American Summer), born in The Bronx, New York
- Sep 18 Richard Huntley, American NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons), born in Monroe, North Carolina
- Sep 19 Amy Frazier, American tennis star, born in St Louis, Missouri
- Sep 19 David Tamburrino, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
- Sep 19 Eric van de Merwe, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
- Sep 19 Fred McCrary, American NFL fullback (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Naples, Florida
- Sep 19 N.K. Jemison, American science fiction and fantasy author (The Fifth Season), born in Iowa City, Iowa
- Sep 20 Jenny Morris, Maryborough Australia, field hockey fullback (Olympics 1996)
- Sep 20 Vance Joseph, American NFL cornerback and safety (NY Jets), born in Marrero, Louisiana
- Sep 21 David Silveria, American drummer (KoЯn), born in San Leandro, California
- Sep 21 Jon Kitna, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
- Sep 21 Liam Gallagher, British singer and songwriter (Oasis - "Wonderwall"; Beady Eye), born in Burnage, Manchester, England
- Sep 23 Jermaine Dupri, record producer & rapper (Grammy - We Belong Together), born in Asheville, North Carolina
- Sep 23 Karl Pilkington, British radio personality
- Sep 24 Esther Budiardjo, Indonesian concert pianist (William Kapell Competition, 1996), born in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sep 26 Beto O'Rourke, American politician (Rep-D-Texas 2013-19), born in El Paso, Texas
- Sep 26 Mark Haslam, New Zealand cricketer (New Zealand slow left-armer 1992), born in Bury, United Kingdom
- Sep 26 Shawn Stockman, American soul singer (Boyz II Men -"I'll Make Love To You", songwriter ("Visions Of A Sunset"), and record producer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sep 27 Bibian Mentel-Spee, Dutch para-snowboarding athlete (Winter Paralympics gold snowboard cross 2014, 18; banked slalom 2018; 5 x gold World C'ship), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2021)
- Sep 27 Clara Hughes, cyclist (Olympics 2 bronze-96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Sep 27 Craig L. Rice, American Politician
Gwyneth Paltrow (50 years old)
Sep 27 American actress (Pallbearer, Emma, Hard Eight), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 27 Laurie Shepard, Cordele, GA, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
- Sep 27 Malachy Loye, cricketer (Northamptonshire & England "A" batsman)
- Sep 27 Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player
- Sep 28 Cathy Caverzasio, Swiss tennis star
- Sep 28 Dita Von Teese [Heather Sweet], American burlesque artist, born in West Branch, Michigan
- Sep 29 Jörgen Jönsson, Swedish retired ice hockey forward (Team Sweden 1998), born in Ängelholm, Sweden
- Sep 29 Oliver Gavin, British racing car driver (Corvette Racing 2002-present), born in Huntingdon, England
- Sep 29 Robert Webb, British actor, comedian, and writer (Jeremy "Jez" Usborne- "Peep Show"), born in Boston, Lincolnshire
- Sep 30 Ari Behn, Norwegian author, born in Aarhus, Denmark
- Sep 30 Jamal Anderson, American NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Sep 30 John Campbell, American heavy Metal Bassist (Burn the Priest; Lamb of God), born in the USA
About September 1972
How Old? 50 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes