| 100921 | September 5 | Birth | 1916 – Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 100922 | September 5 | Birth | 1916 – Frank Yerby, American-Spanish author and academic (d. 1991) |
| 100923 | September 5 | Birth | 1917 – Pedro E. Guerrero, American photographer (d. 2012) |
| 100924 | September 5 | Birth | 1917 – Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racer and trainer (d. 2008) |
| 100925 | September 5 | Birth | 1918 – Luis Alcoriza, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 100926 | September 5 | Birth | 1918 – Bob Katter, Sr., Australian captain and politician (d. 1990) |
| 100927 | September 5 | Birth | 1918 – Buddy Williams, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1986) |
| 100928 | September 5 | Birth | 1919 – Elisabeth Volkenrath, German SS officer (d. 1945) |
| 100929 | September 5 | Birth | 1920 – Peter Racine Fricker, English-American composer and educator (d. 1990) |
| 100930 | September 5 | Birth | 1920 – Fons Rademakers, Dutch-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 100931 | September 5 | Birth | 1921 – Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 100932 | September 5 | Birth | 1921 – Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (d. 2007) |
| 100933 | September 5 | Birth | 1922 – Denys Wilkinson, English physicist and academic |
| 100934 | September 5 | Birth | 1923 – David Hamer, Australian captain and politician (d. 2002) |
| 100935 | September 5 | Birth | 1923 – Ken Meuleman, Australian cricketer (d. 2004) |
| 100936 | September 5 | Birth | 1924 – Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 100937 | September 5 | Birth | 1925 – Justin Kaplan, American author (d. 2014) |
| 100938 | September 5 | Birth | 1927 – Paul Volcker, American economist and academic |
| 100939 | September 5 | Birth | 1928 – Joyce Hatto, English pianist and educator (d. 2006) |
| 100940 | September 5 | Birth | 1928 – Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer and choreographer (d. 2004) |
| 100941 | September 5 | Birth | 1928 – Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist and educator (United Jazz + Rock Ensemble) (d. 2005) |
| 100942 | September 5 | Birth | 1929 – Bob Newhart, American comedian, actor and screenwriter |
| 100943 | September 5 | Birth | 1929 – Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2004) |
| 100944 | September 5 | Birth | 1933 – Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Chilean cardinal |
| 100945 | September 5 | Birth | 1934 – Paul Josef Cordes, German cardinal |
| 100946 | September 5 | Birth | 1934 – Carol Lawrence, American actress and singer |
| 100947 | September 5 | Birth | 1934 – Dennis Letts, American actor and educator (d. 2008) |
| 100948 | September 5 | Birth | 1934 – Kevin McNamara, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
| 100949 | September 5 | Birth | 1935 – Johnny Briggs, English actor |
| 100950 | September 5 | Birth | 1935 – Werner Erhard, American author and philanthropist, founded Werner Erhard and Associates and The Hunger Project |