- Sep 1 Jeffrey Buttle, Canadian figure skater (World C'ship gold men's singles 2008; Olympic bronze 2006), born in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario
- Sep 1 Paul Dumbrell, Australian auto racer (V8 Supercar Series 2002, 14; Bathurst 1000 2012), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Sep 2 Jason Hammel, American baseball player
- Sep 2 Joey Barton, English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Manchester City, Newcastle, QPR, Burnley) and manager (Fleetwood Town, Bristol Rovers), born in Huyton, England
- Sep 5 Alexandre Geijo, Spanish-Swiss footballer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
- Sep 7 Andre Dirrell, American boxer (IBF interim super middleweight 2017-18), born in Flint, Michigan
- Sep 8 Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (Romania 60 caps), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2009)
- Sep 13 Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player, born in Kranj, Slovenia
- Sep 13 Nenê, Brazilian basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in São Carlos, Brazil
- Sep 13 Rickie Weeks, American baseball player, born in Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Sep 19 Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player, born in Chania, Crete, Greece
- Sep 19 Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player, born in Faribault, Minnesota
- Sep 21 Danny Kass, American snowboarder
- Sep 21 Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian racing driver
- Sep 21 Marat Izmailov, Russian footballer
- Sep 21 Rowan Vine, English footballer
- Sep 22 Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer (Olympic gold 100/200m breaststroke 2004, 08), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Sep 24 Morgan Hamm, American gymnast, born in Washburn, Wisconsin
- Sep 24 Paul Hamm, American gymnast, born in Washburn, Wisconsin
- Sep 26 Rob Burrow, English rugby league halfback (England 15 Tests, GB 5 Tests; Super League C'ships 2004, 07-09, 11-12, 15, 17; Leeds Rhinos), born in Pontefract, England
- Sep 28 Abhinav Bindra, Indian shooter
- Sep 28 Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player
- Sep 28 Dustin Penner, Canadian hockey player
- Sep 28 Emeka Okafor, American basketball player,
- Sep 28 Ray Emery, Canadian hockey player
About September 1982
How Old? 41 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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