19 historically significant individuals born on September 27. September 27 marks the birth date of several notable individuals from various fields, including politics, sports, and journalism. Agustín I of Mexico, born in 1783, was the first emperor of independent Mexico. Dith Pran, born in 1942, was a Cambodian-American journalist whose experiences under the Khmer Rouge regime inspired the film "The Killing Fields." Italian football legend Francesco Totti, born in 1976, spent his entire professional career with AS Roma.
Total Born
19
Countries
15
Top Century
20th· 11
Top Field
scientist
4 individuals
Headline Figures
Birth Distribution by Century
20th (11)
17th (4)
17th C.20th C.
20th Century
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Martin Ryle
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1974)
Robert G. Edwards
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2010)
Oliver E. Williamson
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2009)
Avril Lavigne
fashion designerfilm actor
Canadian pop-rock singer who rose to fame as a teenager with her debut album "Let Go" featuring the hit "Complicated".
Francesco Totti
association football player
Italian footballer who spent his entire 25-year career at AS Roma, becoming the club's all-time leading goalscorer and winning the 2006 World Cup with Italy.
Asashōryū Akinori
rikishi
Mongolian sumo wrestler who became the 68th yokozuna (grand champion) and won 25 tournament championships before retiring in 2010.
Dith Pran
journalistphotographer
Cambodian-American photojournalist who survived the Khmer Rouge and whose story inspired the Academy Award-winning film 'The Killing Fields.'
Peres Jepchirchir
long-distance runnermarathon runner
Kenyan marathon runner who won Olympic gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and set the women's-only world record at the 2017 London Marathon.
Mari Kiviniemi
politician
Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister from 2010 to 2011 and later as Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD. She was the second female Prime Minister in Finnish history.
Simona Halep
tennis player
Romanian tennis player who reached world No. 1 ranking and won two Grand Slam singles titles at the French Open (2018) and Wimbledon (2019).
Princess of Jordan, eldest daughter of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania.
19th Century
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Grazia Deledda
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1926)
Władysław Krasiński
economisthistorian
Polish nobleman (1844–1873)
18th Century
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Agustín I of Mexico
military personnelpolitician
First constitutional emperor of Mexico (1783-1824)
José Mariano Elízaga
composermusicologist
Composer and pianist
17th Century
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Origin
Franz Ernst Brückmann
mineralogistnaturalist
German mineralogist and scientist (1697 – 1753)
Domenico Guglielmini
astronomerchemist
Italian mathematician (1655-1710)
Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr
astronomercartographer
German astronomer (1677–1750)
Gerard Wigmana
art historianpainter
18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1673-1741)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on September 27?
Francesco Totti, an Italian footballer who played his entire career with AS Roma, is widely recognized as a notable figure born on September 27, 1976. Other individuals born on this date include Agustín I of Mexico in 1783 and photojournalist Dith Pran in 1942.
Are there any royalty or political leaders born on September 27?
Agustín I of Mexico was born on September 27, 1783, and was the first Emperor of Mexico in the early 1820s. Additionally, Mari Kiviniemi, who was Prime Minister of Finland, was born on this date in 1968.
What sports figures were born on September 27?
Francesco Totti, an Italian footballer known as an AS Roma legend, was born on September 27, 1976. Asashōryū Akinori, a Mongolian sumo wrestler who reached the rank of yokozuna (grand champion), shares this birthday in 1980.