| 100981 | September 5 | Birth | 1946 – Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter and producer (Queen and Ibex) (d. 1991) |
| 100982 | September 5 | Birth | 1946 – Loudon Wainwright III, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
| 100983 | September 5 | Birth | 1947 – Mel Collins, Manx saxophonist and flute player (Kokomo) |
| 100984 | September 5 | Birth | 1947 – Chip Davis, American pianist, songwriter, and producer (Mannheim Steamroller) |
| 100985 | September 5 | Birth | 1947 – Buddy Miles, American singer-songwriter and drummer (The Electric Flag and The California Raisins) (d. 2008) |
| 100986 | September 5 | Birth | 1947 – Kiyoshi Takayama, Japanese mobster |
| 100987 | September 5 | Birth | 1947 – Bruce Yardley, Australian cricketer and sportscaster |
| 100988 | September 5 | Birth | 1948 – Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria |
| 100989 | September 5 | Birth | 1949 – Clem Clempson, English guitarist and songwriter (Humble Pie, Colosseum, and Bakerloo) |
| 100990 | September 5 | Birth | 1950 – Rosie Cooper, English businesswoman and politician |
| 100991 | September 5 | Birth | 1950 – Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist, created Cathy |
| 100992 | September 5 | Birth | 1951 – Paul Breitner, German footballer |
| 100993 | September 5 | Birth | 1951 – Michael Keaton, American actor and producer |
| 100994 | September 5 | Birth | 1952 – Masao Kusakari, Japanese actor and model |
| 100995 | September 5 | Birth | 1953 – Victor Davis Hanson, American historian and journalist |
| 100996 | September 5 | Birth | 1953 – Herman Koch, Dutch author and actor |
| 100997 | September 5 | Birth | 1953 – Eiki Nestor, Estonian engineer and politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs |
| 100998 | September 5 | Birth | 1953 – Paul Piché, Canadian singer-songwriter |
| 100999 | September 5 | Birth | 1954 – Richard Austin, Jamaican footballer and cricketer (d. 2015) |
| 101000 | September 5 | Birth | 1954 – Frederick Kempe, American journalist and author |
| 101001 | September 5 | Birth | 1956 – Roine Stolt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Flower Kings, Kaipa, Transatlantic, and The Tangent) |
| 101002 | September 5 | Birth | 1957 – Rudi Gores, German footballer and manager |
| 101003 | September 5 | Birth | 1957 – Peter Winnen, Dutch cyclist |
| 101004 | September 5 | Birth | 1958 – Lars Danielsson, Swedish bassist, composer, and producer |
| 101005 | September 5 | Birth | 1959 – Frank Schirrmacher, German journalist and publisher (d. 2014) |
| 101006 | September 5 | Birth | 1960 – Don Kulick, Swedish anthropologist and academic |
| 101007 | September 5 | Birth | 1960 – Candy Maldonado, Puerto Rican baseball player, manager, and sportscaster |
| 101008 | September 5 | Birth | 1960 – Dayo Wong, Hong Kong comedian and actor |
| 101009 | September 5 | Birth | 1961 – Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian pianist and composer |
| 101010 | September 5 | Birth | 1962 – Tracy Edwards, English sailor and coach |