- Sep 2 Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer
- Sep 4 Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese auto racer (IndyCar & Indy 500 Rookie of the Year 2004; Formula Dream 2000), born in Aichi, Japan
- Sep 5 George O'Callaghan, Irish footballer, born in Cork, Ireland
- Sep 5 John Carew, Norwegian soccer forward (91 caps; Valencia, Aston Villa), born in Lørenskog, Norway
- Sep 5 Stacey Dales, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster, born in Collingwood, Canada
- Sep 6 Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican soccer midfielder (8 caps; Morelia 382 games, born in La Piedad, Mexico
- Sep 6 Dzyanis Kowba, Belarusian soccer defensive midfielder (36 caps; PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara 247 games), born in Vitebsk, Belarus (d. 2021)
- Sep 6 Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer, born in Galliate, Italy
- Sep 11 David Pizarro, Chilean footballer (Roma), born in Valparaíso, Chile
- Sep 11 Frank Francisco, Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Sep 13 Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player, born in Niška Banja, Serbia
- Sep 14 Jesse Marunde, American Strongman athlete (d. 2007)
- Sep 15 Carlos Ruiz 'the Little Fish', Guatemalan football player, born in Guatemala City
- Sep 15 Patrick Marleau, Canadian NHL ice hockey forward, since 1997 (San Jose Sharks, and 2 other teams), born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan
- Sep 16 Bobby Korecky, American MLB baseball player, born in Hillside, New Jersey
- Sep 17 Akin Ayodele, American football player
- Sep 17 Steffen Algreen, Danish footballer
- Sep 18 Daniel Aranzubia, Spanish footballer, born in Logroño, Spain
Chris Gayle (44 years old)
Sep 21 Jamaican West Indies cricketer (1999-) and fastest century maker in history, born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Sep 21 Julian Gray, English footballer
- Sep 21 Richard Dunne, Irish soccer defender (80 caps, Republic of Ireland; Everton, Manchester City, Aston Villa, QPR) and broadcaster (BT Sport), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Sep 23 Bryant McKinnie, American NFL Offensive Tackle (Minnesota Vikings), born in Woodbury, New Jersey
- Sep 24 Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer (Liverpool), born in São Carlos, Brazil
- Sep 25 Jason Koumas, Welsh former professional footballer, born in Wrexham, Wales
- Sep 26 Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) rugby league footballer, born in Nuku'alofa, Tonga
- Sep 26 Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast (Olympic gold team 1996), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Sep 26 Jon Harley, English footballer, born in Maidstone, United Kingdom
- Sep 27 Christian Jones, Australian racing driver
- Sep 27 Jon Garland, American baseball player
- Sep 27 Steve Simpson, Australian rugby league back rower (7 Tests; 13 NSW; Newcastle Knights RLFC), born in Maitland, Australia
- Sep 28 Bam Margera, American skateboarder
- Sep 29 Shelley Duncan, American Baseball Player, born in Tucson, Arizona
- Sep 30 Andy van der Meyde, Dutch footballer
About September 1979
How Old? 44 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22), Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22)
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