- Sep 3 John Mills, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests, 241 runs, 1 x 100), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 1972)
- Sep 14 Herby Wade, South African cricket batsman and captain (10 Tests, 327 runs; Natal), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1980)
- Sep 21 Robert Lebel, French Canadian ice hockey executive, born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 1999)
- Sep 25 Red Smith, American sportscaster and columnist (Pulitzer 1976, Fight Talk), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 1982)
- Sep 26 Emilio Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Patillas, Puerto Rico (d. 2011)
- Sep 27 Ernst Baier, German figure skater (Olympic gold 1936), born in Zittau, Saxony, Germany (d. 2001)
- Sep 28 Bill Northam, Australian yachtsman (Olympic gold 5.5m class 1964; Sport Australia HOF), born in Torquay, England (d. 1988)
Max Schmeling (1905-2005)
Sep 28 German boxer (world heavyweight champion 1930-32), born in Klein Luckow, Germany
- Sep 29 Fidel LaBarba, American boxer (Olympic gold flyweight 1924; world flyweight title 1927), born in New York City (d. 1981)
About September 1905
How Old? 118 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No