- Sep 1 Josh Davis, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100/200m freestyle relay/4x100m medley relay 1996), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Sep 1 Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003), born in Shepparton, Australia
- Sep 2 Katarina Studenikova, Bratislava Slovak Rep, tennis star
- Sep 3 Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship gold 2005; HC Škoda Plzeň, Pittsburgh Penguins, NY Rangers), born in Plzeň, Czech Republic
- Sep 4 Daniel Nestor, Canadian tennis player (Olympic gold doubles 2000; 12 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Tour Finals 2007, 08, 10, 11), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
- Sep 5 Dirk Copeland, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 6 Eric Zeier, American NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns), born in Pensacola, Florida
- Sep 7 Cedric Davis, American NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals), born in Brandon, Florida
- Sep 7 Jason Isringhausen, American pitcher (NY Mets), born in Brighton, Illinois
- Sep 7 Willy Tate, American NFL tight end (KC Chiefs), born in Montana, California
- Sep 8 Markus Babbel, German football player and coach, born in Munich, West Germany
- Sep 8 Trent McCleary, Canadian NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators), born in Swift Current, Canada
- Sep 9 Ben Bronson, American football wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Jasper, Texas
- Sep 9 Mike Hampton, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1999, 2001; Gold Glove Award 2003; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; NL wins leader 1999; Houston Astros), born in Brooksville, Florida
- Sep 9 Miriam Oremans, Dutch tennis player, born in Berlicum, Netherlands
- Sep 11 Kip Simons, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Media, Pennsylvania
- Sep 11 Mark Pope, American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Sep 11 Matthew Gilmore, Belgian-Australian cyclist, born in Ghent, Belgium
- Sep 12 Paul Green, Australian rugby league coach (North Queensland Cowboys NRL premiership 2015; Queensland) and halfback (Australia SL 2 games, Queensland 7 games), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2022)
- Sep 14 David Bell, American baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Sep 16 Don Sasa, American NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in American Samoa
- Sep 16 Mark Bruener, American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Aberdeen, Washington
- Sep 16 Ramon van Haaren, Dutch soccer player (RKC), born in Waalwijk, Netherlands
- Sep 16 Steve Russ, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Stetsonville, Wisconsin
- Sep 17 Allen Williams, NFL running back (Detroit Lions)
- Sep 18 Brigitte Becue, Belgian swimmer (Olympics 1988, silver), born in Ostend, Belgium
- Sep 18 David Jefferies, British motorcycle racer, born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England (d. 2003)
- Sep 18 François Gesthuizen, Dutch soccer player (PSV, NAC), born in Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
- Sep 18 Richard Huntley, American NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons), born in Monroe, North Carolina
- Sep 19 Amy Frazier, American tennis star, born in St Louis, Missouri
- Sep 19 David Tamburrino, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
- Sep 19 Eric van de Merwe, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
- Sep 19 Fred McCrary, American NFL fullback (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Naples, Florida
- Sep 20 Jenn Morris, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996, 2000; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1993, 95, 97), born in Maryborough, Australia
- Sep 20 Vance Joseph, American NFL cornerback and safety (NY Jets), born in Marrero, Louisiana
- Sep 21 Jon Kitna, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
- Sep 27 Bibian Mentel-Spee, Dutch para-snowboarding athlete (Winter Paralympics gold snowboard cross 2014, 18; banked slalom 2018; 5 x gold World C'ship), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2021)
- Sep 27 Clara Hughes, cyclist (Olympics 2 bronze-96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Sep 27 Laurie Shepard, Cordele, GA, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
- Sep 27 Malachy Loye, cricketer (Northamptonshire & England "A" batsman)
- Sep 27 Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player
- Sep 28 Cathy Caverzasio, Swiss tennis star
- Sep 29 Jörgen Jönsson, Swedish retired ice hockey forward (Team Sweden 1998), born in Ängelholm, Sweden
- Sep 29 Oliver Gavin, British racing car driver (Corvette Racing 2002-present), born in Huntingdon, England
About September 1972
How Old? 51 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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