21 historically significant individuals born on September 4. September 4 is the birth date of several notable figures from various fields and centuries. Noteworthy individuals born on this day include Polish Romantic poet Juliusz Słowacki (1809), Latvian politician Kārlis Ulmanis (1877), Japanese architect Kenzō Tange (1913), Nobel Prize-winning stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka (1962), and Georgian president Giorgi Marghvilashvili (1969). These prominent figures are part of literature, politics, architecture, science, and statecraft.
Total Born
21
Countries
15
Top Century
20th· 10
Top Field
scientist
3 individuals
Headline Figures
Birth Distribution by Century
20th (10)
19th (6)
13th C.20th C.
20th Century
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Stanford Moore
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1972)
Clive W.J. Granger
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2003)
Max Delbrück
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1969)
Kenzō Tange
architectuniversity teacher
Japanese architect who won the 1987 Pritzker Prize and designed landmark buildings including the Tokyo Olympic Stadium. He was a leading figure in modern Japanese architecture.
Shinya Yamanaka
biologistgeneticist
Japanese stem cell researcher who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how to reprogram mature cells into pluripotent stem cells.
Giorgi Marghvilashvili
philosopherpolitician
Fourth President of Georgia (2013-2018) and philosopher who taught at Tbilisi State University before entering politics.
Boniek García
association football player
Honduran midfielder who played in Major League Soccer for Houston Dynamo and represented Honduras at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Stefanía Fernández
beauty pageant contestantjournalist
Stefanía Fernández won Miss Universe 2009, making Venezuela the first country to achieve back-to-back victories in the Miss Universe pageant.
Beyoncé
dancerfilm actor
American singer (born 1981)
Ri Kwang-chon
association football player
North Korean midfielder who plays for Pyongyang City and the national team. He has been a regular member of North Korea's international squad since the mid-2000s.
19th Century
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Kārlis Ulmanis
diplomatpolitician
Latvian politician and agronomist who served multiple terms as Prime Minister and later as authoritarian leader from 1934 until the Soviet occupation in 1940.
Even Tollefsen
inventorship captain
Norwegian Sea Captain and Inventor
Juliusz Słowacki
diplomatphilosopher
Polish Romantic poet and dramatist, author of the epic poem "Kordian" and considered one of Poland's Three Bards alongside Mickiewicz and Krasiński.
Walter Edward Gudgeon
historianpolice officer
New Zealand police commissioner (1841–1920)
Fanny Parnell
poetwriter
Irish poet (1848–1882)
Ebenezer Ward
civil servantjournalist
Politician and journalist in South Australia (1837–1917)
18th Century
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Jean-Claude Delamétherie
geologistnaturalist
French naturalist, mineralogist, geologist and paleontologist (1743-1817)
Alexandre Guy Pingré
astronomercomposer
French canon regular, astronomer and naval geographer
17th Century
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Pieter Verhoek
painterpoet
Dutch painter, sculptor and poet (1633-1702)
Robert South
theologianwriter
English theologian
13th Century
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Trần Minh Tông
poet
Emperor of Vietnam
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on September 4?
Shinya Yamanaka, a Japanese stem cell researcher, is likely the most internationally recognized person born on September 4. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012 for his work on induced pluripotent stem cells, which has transformed modern medicine.
Which famous architect was born on September 4?
Kenzō Tange, a Japanese architect born on September 4, 1913, is known for designing the Tokyo Olympic stadiums. He received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1987 for his modernist architectural work.
Are there any Polish writers born on September 4?
Yes, Juliusz Słowacki was born on September 4, 1809. He is regarded as one of Poland's greatest Romantic poets and is part of the 'Three Bards' of Polish literature alongside Adam Mickiewicz and Zygmunt Krasiński.