Jimmy Connors (71 years old)
Sep 2 American tennis player (8-time Grand Slam winner, 109 titles overall), born in Belleville, Illinois
- Sep 4 Nelson Marcenaro, Uruguayan soccer defender (8 caps; Mundialito 1980; Progreso, Portuguesa, Peñarol, Emelec), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2021)
- Sep 5 Graham Salmon, British blind runner (fastest 100m by a blind man) (d. 1999)
- Sep 7 Ricardo Tormo, Spanish Grand Prix motocycle racer, born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1998)
- Sep 8 Anthony Davis, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (USC; TB Buccaneers, Houston Oilers, LA Rams), born in Huntsville, Texas
- Sep 13 Johanna Klier-Schaller, German 100m hurdler (Olympic gold 1976), born in Artern, Bezirk Halle, Germany
- Sep 13 Ray Sibille, American jockey (Breeder's Cup Turf 1988), born in Sunset, Louisiana
- Sep 14 Margit Schumann, German luger (Olympic gold 1976), born in Waltershausen, Bezirk Erfurt, East Germany
- Sep 18 Rick Pitino, American basketball coach, born in New York City
- Sep 19 Bernard de Dryver, Belgian racing driver, born in Brussels, Belgium
- Sep 27 André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (3 Paralympics gold medals), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 2006)
- Sep 29 Monika Zehrt, East German 400m runner (Olympic gold 1972), born in Riesa, East Germany
- Sep 30 Darrell Hair, Australian cricketer (Australian Test umpire since 1993-94)
About September 1952
How Old? 71 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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