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September Celebrity Birthdays
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Shaun White, 38, Olympic gold medalist snowboarder, San Diego, CA, 1986, after medalling at the 2018 Winter Olympics
1 – Jung Kook, 27, singer (BTS), born Jeon Jung-kook, Busan, South Korea, 1997.
2 – Cynthia Watros, 56, actress (Lost), Lake Orion, MI, 1968.
3 – Shaun White, 38, Olympic gold medalist snowboarder, San Diego, CA, 1986.
4 – Mizi Gaynor, 93, singer, dancer, born Francesca Mitzi Marlene de Charney von Gerber, Chicago, IL, 1931.
5 – Michael Keaton, 73, actor (Beetlejuice), Kennedy Township, PA, 1951.
6 – Freya Allan , 23, actress (The Witcher), Oxfordshire, England, 2001.
7 – Michael Feinstein, 68, singer, pianist, Columbus, OH, 1956.
8 – Martin Freeman, 53, actor (Fargo), Aldershot, Hampshire, England, 1971.
9 – Angela Cartwright, 72, actress (Lost in Space), Cheshire, England, 1952.
10 – Harry Treadaway, 40, actor (Star Trek: Picard), Exeter, England, 1984.
11 – Ludacris, 47, rapper, actor (The Fast and the Furious), born Christopher Bridges, Champaign, IL, 1977.
12 – Jennifer Hudson, 43, singer, Oscar-winning actress (Dreamgirls), Chicago, IL, 1981.
13 – Peter Cetera, 80, Lead singer of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1944.
14 – Walter Koenig, 88, actor (Star Trek), writer, Chicago, IL, 1936.
15 – Oliver Stone, 78, director (Wall Street), New York, NY, 1946.
16 – Amy Poehler, 53, actress (Parks & Rec), Newton, MA, 1971.
17 – Scott Hoying, 32, singer (Pentatonix), Arlington, TX, 1991.
18 – Greta Garbo (historical), legendary Old Hollywood actress (Grand Hotel), born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, Stockholm, Sweden, 1905, died 1990.
19 – Columbus Short, 42, actor (Scandal), dancer, Kansas City, MO, 1982.
20 – Maggie Cheung, 60, actress (Irma Vep), born Cheung Man Yuk, British Hong Kong, 1964.
21 – Nicole Richie, 43, television personality (The Simple Life), Berkeley, CA, 1981.
22 – Fannie Flag, 80, actress (Fried Green Tomatoes), Birmingham, AL, 1944.
23 – Anthony Mackie, 45, actor (The Hurt Locker), New Orleans, LA, 1979.
24 – Ben Platt, 31, singer, actor (The Politician), Los Angeles, CA, 1993.
25 – Will Smith, 56, rapper, actor (Ali), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1969
26 – Serena Williams, 43, retired professional tennis player, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 1981.
27 – Lil Wayne, 42, rapper, born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., New Orleans, LA, 1982.
28 – Hilary Duff, 37, actress (Lizzie McGuire), Houston, TX, 1987.
29 – Lech Walesa, 81, Polish statesman, Popowo, Poland, 1943.
30 – Ezra Miller, 32, actor (The Flash), Wyckoff, NJ, 1992.
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