List of Famous people born on September 14th

Stijn Neirynck is a Belgian former cyclist. He rode for Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator for his entire career, which his cousin, Yves Lampaert, also rode for.

Karl Taylor Compton was a prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948.

Vincent Joseph Hines was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Norwich from 1960 to 1975.

Tsendiin Damdinsüren was a Mongolian writer and linguist. He wrote the text to one version of the national anthem of Mongolia.

Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, known as Lord William Bentinck, or simply Lord Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman. He served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835. He has been credited for significant social and educational reforms in India including abolishing sati, suppressing female infanticide and human sacrifice. Bentinck said that "the dreadful responsibility hanging over his head in this world and the next, if… he was to consent to the continuance of this practice (sati) one moment longer." Bentinck after consultation with the army and officials passed the Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829 there was little opposition. The only challenge came from the Dharma Sabha which appealed in the Privy Council, however the ban on Sati was upheld. He ended lawlessness by eliminating thuggee – which had existed for over 450 years – with the aid of his chief captain, William Henry Sleeman. Along with Thomas Babington Macaulay he introduced English as the language of instruction in India.

Félix Pons Irazazábal was a Spanish politician. He served as the President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain from 1986 until 1996; previously he had served as the Minister of Territorial Administration. In Congress he represented the Balearic Islands. Pons was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. He died of cancer. His brother Josep Pons is the Spanish ambassador in Austria and became the president of RCD Mallorca on 8 July 2010.