- Sep 3 Morrie Martin, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1949-59 (Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Athletics, and 5 other teams), and double Purple Heart Army veteran, born in Dixon, Missouri (d. 2010)
- Sep 15 Bob Anderson, English Olympic Fencer, renowned film fight choreographer (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings) (d. 2012)
- Sep 19 Dana Zátopková, Czech athlete (Olympic gold women's javelin 1952, silver 1960), born in Fryštát, Czechoslovakia (d. 2020)
Emil Zátopek (1922-2000)
Sep 19 Czech distance runner (4 x Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Kopřivnice, Czech Republic
- Sep 30 Allan Rae, Jamaican cricketer (prolific WI opening batsman 1948-53), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2005)
About September 1922
How Old? 101 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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