David Robert Nelson (72)
September 5th, 1951

American physicist – David Robert Nelson was born in Stuttgart (Capital of the federal state Baden-Württemberg, Germany) on September 5th, 1951 and is 72 years old today.

Other personalities born on September 5

45

Freddie Mercury

British singer, songwriter, record producer and graphic designer (1946–1991)

*September 5th, 1946, Zanzibar City †November 24th, 1991, Garden Lodge, Kensington

70

Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann

German politician

*September 5th, 1953, Heessen

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

21

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

76

Mel Collins

British musician

*September 5th, 1947, Banstead

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

66

Peter Winnen

Road bicycle racer

*September 5th, 1957, Venray

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

81

Werner Herzog

German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director

*September 5th, 1942, Munich

79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

*September 5th, 1912, Los Angeles †August 12th, 1992, New York City

73

Cathy Guisewite

American cartoonist

*September 5th, 1950, Dayton

84

George Lazenby

Australian actor

*September 5th, 1939, Goulburn

91

Carol Lawrence

Actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)

*September 5th, 1932, Melrose Park

71

Ricky Fataar

South African musician

*September 5th, 1952, Durban

21

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

82

Raquel Welch

American actress (1940–2023)

*September 5th, 1940, Chicago †February 15th, 2023, Los Angeles

71

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Indian film director and producer

*September 5th, 1952, Srinagar

63

Otto Knefler

German footballer and manager (1923-1986)

*September 5th, 1923, Bernburg †October 30th, 1986, Steinbach

78

Gérard d'Aboville

French politician and ocean rower

*September 5th, 1945, Paris

89

Paul Dietzel

American football and coach, college athletics administrator (1924–2013)

*September 5th, 1924, Fremont †September 24th, 2013, Baton Rouge

68

John Stewart

American songwriter and singer

*September 5th, 1939, San Diego †January 19th, 2008, San Diego

71

Masao Kusakari

Japanese model, singer and actor

*September 5th, 1952, Kokura

42

Daniel Moreno

Spanish road bicycle racer

*September 5th, 1981, Madrid

56

Matthias Sammer

German association football player, coach and executive

*September 5th, 1967, Dresden

35

Nuri Şahin

Turkish-German association football player and manager

*September 5th, 1988, Lüdenscheid

94

Bob Newhart

American stand-up comedian and actor

*September 5th, 1929, Oak Park

67

René Grousset

French historian (1885-1952)

*September 5th, 1885, Aubais †September 12th, 1952, 8th arrondissement of Paris

47

Carice van Houten

Dutch actress and singer

*September 5th, 1976, Leiderdorp

74

Pierre Bost

French writer (1901-1975)

*September 5th, 1901, Lasalle †December 6th, 1975, Paris

Also born in 1951

72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

72

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

72

Imelda Wiguna

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1951, Slawi

73

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

70

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East German football player and long-term coach of national junior football teams (1951–2022)

*January 25th, 1951, Görlitz †January 19th, 2022, Dresden

72

Sven-Åke Nilsson

Road racing cyclist

*September 13th, 1951, Malmö

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

72

Michelle Bachelet

President of Chile

*September 29th, 1951, La Cisterna

72

Edie McClurg

American comedian and actress

*July 23rd, 1951, Kansas City

72

Magdalena Stoof

German archaeologist, author and egyptologist

*September 24th, 1951, Werdau

72

Ben Feringa

Dutch Nobel laureate in chemistry

*May 18th, 1951, Barger-Compascuum

73

Gordon Brown

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010

*February 20th, 1951, Giffnock

73

Sal Landi

American actor

*April 11th, 1951, New York City

72

Karen Allen

American actress

*October 5th, 1951, Carrollton

72

Al Franken

American comedian and former U.S. Senator (born 1951)

*May 21st, 1951, Manhattan

73

Kenny Dalglish

Scottish association football player and manager

*March 4th, 1951, Glasgow

72

Beverly D'Angelo

American actress

*November 15th, 1951, Columbus

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