| 100951 | September 5 | Birth | 1935 – Helen Gifford, Australian composer and educator |
| 100952 | September 5 | Birth | 1936 – Robert Burns, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
| 100953 | September 5 | Birth | 1936 – John Danforth, American politician and diplomat, 24th United States Ambassador to the United Nations |
| 100954 | September 5 | Birth | 1936 – Jonathan Kozol, American sociologist, author, and educator |
| 100955 | September 5 | Birth | 1936 – Bill Mazeroski, American baseball player and coach |
| 100956 | September 5 | Birth | 1936 – Knuts Skujenieks, Latvian poet, journalist, and translator |
| 100957 | September 5 | Birth | 1937 – Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Argentinian footballer and manager |
| 100958 | September 5 | Birth | 1937 – Dick Clement, English director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 100959 | September 5 | Birth | 1937 – William Devane, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 100960 | September 5 | Birth | 1938 – John Ferguson, Sr., Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2007) |
| 100961 | September 5 | Birth | 1938 – Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen, English politician |
| 100962 | September 5 | Birth | 1939 – Claudette Colvin, American nurse and activist |
| 100963 | September 5 | Birth | 1939 – George Lazenby, Australian actor |
| 100964 | September 5 | Birth | 1939 – Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2006) |
| 100965 | September 5 | Birth | 1939 – John Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kingston Trio) (d. 2008) |
| 100966 | September 5 | Birth | 1939 – George Tremlett, English journalist, author, and politician |
| 100967 | September 5 | Birth | 1940 – Valerie Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland, English politician |
| 100968 | September 5 | Birth | 1940 – Raquel Welch, American actress and singer |
| 100969 | September 5 | Birth | 1941 – Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 100970 | September 5 | Birth | 1942 – Denise Fabre, French television host |
| 100971 | September 5 | Birth | 1942 – Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 100972 | September 5 | Birth | 1942 – Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (d. 1995) |
| 100973 | September 5 | Birth | 1943 – Dulce Saguisag, Filipino social worker and politician, 10th Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (d. 2007) |
| 100974 | September 5 | Birth | 1944 – Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1996) |
| 100975 | September 5 | Birth | 1944 – Gareth Evans, Australian lawyer and politician, 33rd Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 100976 | September 5 | Birth | 1945 – Eva Bergman, Swedish director and screenwriter |
| 100977 | September 5 | Birth | 1945 – Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 100978 | September 5 | Birth | 1946 – Kyongae Chang, South Korean astrophysicist and academic |
| 100979 | September 5 | Birth | 1946 – Dennis Dugan, American actor and director |
| 100980 | September 5 | Birth | 1946 – Margaret Howell, English fashion designer |