Birthday twins
September 7 is the birthday of 57 notable people we've found so far, including musicians, politicians, entrepreneurs and authors, and 2 of them are billionaires.
What the data says
Entrepreneur · retail
1948 · United States
$4.8Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes
John A. Catsimatidis is an American billionaire businessman, radio talk show host, and actor.
Reported estimate as of 2025: $4.8B. Wealth changes; this is not a live figure.
Against the other 365
Ranks compare all 366 dates in the dataset; ties share a rank. See every September birthday · battle September 7 against another date · all rankings
The September 7 wealth profile
Ranked by the low end of each reported estimate; bars use a log scale.
Entrepreneur · Rossmann
1946 · Germany
$4.5Bolder estimate, as of April 2024 · Forbes
Dirk Rossmann is a German billionaire businessman and author, founder of Rossmann, Germany's second-largest drug store chain. As of April 2024, his net worth was estimated at US$4.5 billion.
Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Who shares September 7
Share of the 57 people we list, by documented field. People can belong to more than one.
Countries
Citizenship as recorded on Wikidata, one country per person.
Life timeline
Dated milestones from Wikidata (company foundings, awards, top jobs, notable works), placed at the age each person reached them. Add your birth year above to see the ones you have passed.
The standouts
Ordered by sourced wealth, then documented achievement and coverage.
Top tier
Musician
1999 · United States
Gracie Madigan Abrams is an American singer and songwriter.
Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Actor
1987 · United States
Evan Rachel Wood is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Musician
1936–1959 · United States
Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally by his stage name Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll.
Buddy_Holly_Brunswick_Records.jpg: Brunswick Records derivative work: GDuwenTell me!, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Inventor
1959 · United States
Drew Weissman is a Nobel Prize winning American physician and immunologist known for his contributions to RNA biology.
Thorne Media at 0:08 and 0:28, cropped, brightened, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Scientist
1917–2013 · Australia
Sir John Warcup Cornforth Jr., was an Australian–British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions, becoming the only Nobel laureate born in New South Wales.
Unknown (Associated Press), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1964–1995 · United States
Eric Lynn Wright, known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. Wright is often referred to as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap".
Edward Reyes (see here), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Builders
Founder · Etihad Airways
1948–2022 · United Arab Emirates
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 2004 until his death in 2022.
Entrepreneur
1932–2003 · United States
Sir John Paul Getty, known widely as John Paul Getty Jr., was a British-American businessman, philanthropist, and book collector. He was the third son of the American-born British oil tycoon J. Paul Getty (1892–1976), who was once the richest man in the world. His mother was J.
Unimates2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · Hewlett-Packard · software
1912–1996 · United States
David Packard was an American electrical engineer and co-founder, with Bill Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947–64), CEO (1964–68), and chairman of the board of HP. He served as U.S.
Department of Defense Historical Office Public Affairs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · Rosneft · energy
1960 · Russia
Igor Ivanovich Sechin is a Russian entrepreneur and government official, considered a close ally and "de facto deputy" of Vladimir Putin. He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rosneft.
www.kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1967 · United Kingdom
Alok Kumar Sharma, Baron Sharma, is a British politician.
Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1931–2018 · Spain
José Luis Núñez Clemente, often known by the Catalanized form of his name used by the Catalan press, Josep Lluís Núñez i Clemente, was president of FC Barcelona between 1978 and 2000. He was elected club president, despite having no previous connection with the club.
ca:user:amadalvarez, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
September 7 in history
Events from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
More birthday twins
Actor
1909–2003 · United States
Elias Kazantzoglou, known as Elia Kazan, was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history".
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1973 · United States
Shannon Elizabeth Fadal is an American actress, activist, and poker player. Her roles in the Scary Movie (2000) and the American Pie film series solidified her status as a sex symbol of the 1990s and 2000s.
Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1966 · United Kingdom
Toby Edward Heslewood Jones is an English actor. He is known for his extensive character actor roles on stage and screen. From 1989 to 1991, Jones trained at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq.
Ralph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1954 · United States
Michael Emerson is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Benjamin Linus on Lost (2006–2010) and as Harold Finch in the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016). Other prominent roles include Zep Hindle in the horror film Saw (2004) and as Dr.
Thibault from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1950 · United States
Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress.
CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1988 · United States
Kevin Wesley Love is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Musician
1956 · United States
Diane Eve Warren is an American songwriter. She has won an Academy Honorary Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three consecutive Billboard Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year from 1997 to 1999.
Coscoscos4, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Musician
1943 · United States
Gloria Fowles, known professionally as Gloria Gaynor, is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978) which is one of the best-selling singles in history to date, having sold over 15 million copies worldwide, and "Let Me Know " (1979), "I Am…
Thomas Rodenbücher, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Musician
1930–2026 · Algérien
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential of jazz musicians.
Brianmcmillen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1940 · Italy
Dario Argento is an Italian filmmaker. His influential work in the horror and giallo genres during the 1970s and 1980s has led him to being referred to as the "Master of the Thrill" and the "Master of Horror".
Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1968 · Ghana
Marcel David Desailly is a former professional footballer, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
Barcex, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1955–2021 · Croatia
Mira Furlan was a Croatian-American actress and singer.
User:Izolita, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Artist
1817–1898 · Kingdom of Denmark
Louise of Hesse-Kassel was Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Christian IX, from 15 November 1863 until her death in 1898. From 1863 to 1864, she was concurrently Duchess of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg.
Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1940–2009 · Indonesia
Abdurrahman Wahid, more colloquially known as Gus Dur, was an Indonesian politician and Islamic religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indonesia, from his election in 1999 until he was removed from office in 2001.
National Information and Communication Agency Republic of Indonesia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1980 · Argentina
Gabriel Alejandro Milito is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He is currently head coach of Liga MX club Guadalajara.
Ludovic Péron, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Musician
1334–1369 · Crown of Castile
Peter, called Peter the Cruel or the Just, was King of Castile and León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. He was excommunicated by Pope Urban V for his persecutions and cruelties committed against the clergy.
Luis García, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1836–1908 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also was Secretary of State for War twice, in the cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery.
George Charles Beresford, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1980 · Turkey
Emre Belözoğlu, simply known as Emre, is a Turkish football manager and former professional footballer who is currently head coach of Kasımpaşa.
michael.kjaer, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1984 · Russia
Vera Igorevna Zvonareva is a Russian professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 2, and No. 7 in doubles by the WTA.
si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Author
1887–1964 · United Kingdom
Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells. She reacted badly to her eccentric, unloving parents and lived much of her life with her governess.
Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1981 · United Kingdom
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza is a Russian-British political activist, journalist, author, filmmaker, and former political prisoner.
Investor
1707–1788 · France
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist. He held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi, since called the Jardin des Plantes.
François-Hubert Drouais, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1984 · Brazil
João Miranda de Souza Filho, known as Miranda, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Granada, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Investor
1969 · United States
David Scott Blitzer is an American investor and sports team owner. Blitzer is the chairman of the private equity firm Blackstone's tactical opportunities division and managing partner of the New Jersey Devils ice hockey team and the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team.
Entrepreneur
1925–1985 · United Kingdom
Laura Ashley was a Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman, who founded the eponymous fashion retailer. She originally made furnishing materials in the 1950s, expanding the business into clothing design and manufacture in the 1960s.
Scientist
1829–1896 · Kingdom of Prussia
Friedrich August Kekulé, later Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz, was a German organic chemist. From the 1850s until his death, Kekulé was one of the most prominent chemists in Europe, especially in the field of theoretical chemistry.
Unknown authorUnknown author Verlag / publisher: J.F. Lehmann, München, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1985 · Brazil
Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, commonly known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He was known as a skilled defender with good passing skills, quick pace, agility and a strong shot.
SOCCER DIGITAL, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Inventor
1930–2021 · People's Republic of China
Yuan Longping was a Chinese agronomist and inventor. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s, part of the Green Revolution in agriculture.
China News Service, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientist
1914–2006 · United States
James Alfred Van Allen was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa who was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.
Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1999 · Canada
Michelle Nicole Creber is a Canadian actress and singer.
Mikonique, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This page lists 57 people born on September 7, every one traced to a Wikidata record and, where shown, a Wikipedia summary (CC BY-SA) and a licensed Wikimedia Commons photo. 2 of them carry a dated net-worth estimate citing Forbes or Bloomberg; combined wealth is the sum of the low end of those estimates, the newest as of 2025. Rankings compare all 366 dates in the dataset built on 2026-09-28. Milestone ages come from dated Wikidata statements; a tilde marks year-only dates. Nothing on this page is a prediction about anyone born on September 7. Read the full methodology.
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