| 100171 | September 3 | Birth | 1936 – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Tunisia |
| 100172 | September 3 | Birth | 1936 – Pilar Pallete, Peruvian-American actress |
| 100173 | September 3 | Birth | 1938 – Sarah Bradford, English historian and author |
| 100174 | September 3 | Birth | 1938 – Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright |
| 100175 | September 3 | Birth | 1938 – Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (d. 2014) |
| 100176 | September 3 | Birth | 1938 – Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 100177 | September 3 | Birth | 1940 – Frank Duffy, English architect |
| 100178 | September 3 | Birth | 1940 – Pauline Collins, English actress |
| 100179 | September 3 | Birth | 1940 – Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2015) |
| 100180 | September 3 | Birth | 1940 – Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach |
| 100181 | September 3 | Birth | 1941 – Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (d. 1990) |
| 100182 | September 3 | Birth | 1942 – Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Beach Boys) |
| 100183 | September 3 | Birth | 1943 – Valerie Perrine, American model and actress |
| 100184 | September 3 | Birth | 1944 – Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach |
| 100185 | September 3 | Birth | 1945 – George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter (Steppenwolf) |
| 100186 | September 3 | Birth | 1945 – Peter Goddard, English physicist, mathematician, and academic |
| 100187 | September 3 | Birth | 1947 – Eric Bell, Northern Irish guitarist and songwriter (Thin Lizzy and The Noel Redding Band) |
| 100188 | September 3 | Birth | 1947 – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway |
| 100189 | September 3 | Birth | 1947 – Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician |
| 100190 | September 3 | Birth | 1947 – Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist |
| 100191 | September 3 | Birth | 1947 – Susan Milan, English flute player and composer |
| 100192 | September 3 | Birth | 1948 – Don Brewer, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Grand Funk Railroad and Terry Knight and the Pack) |
| 100193 | September 3 | Birth | 1948 – Lyudmila Karachkina, Ukrainian astronomer |
| 100194 | September 3 | Birth | 1948 – Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice |
| 100195 | September 3 | Birth | 1948 – Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (d. 2008) |
| 100196 | September 3 | Birth | 1949 – José Pékerman, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager |
| 100197 | September 3 | Birth | 1949 – Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (d. 2004) |
| 100198 | September 3 | Birth | 1950 – Doug Pinnick, American singer-songwriter and bass player (King's X and KXM) |
| 100199 | September 3 | Birth | 1951 – Denys Hobson, South African cricketer |
| 100200 | September 3 | Birth | 1951 – Prince Jazzbo, Jamaican DJ and producer (d. 2013) |