- Sep 1 Vanna [Ivana Ranilović-Vrdoljak], Croatian pop singer, born in Koprivnica, Croatia, Yugoslavia
- Sep 4 Igor Cavalera, Brazilian musician (Sepultura), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Sep 5 Liam Lynch, American musician (Sifl and Olly), born in Petersburg, Virginia
- Sep 6 Paul Miller (DJ Spooky), American electronic and experimental hip hop musician, born in Washington, D.C.
- Sep 8 Lars Vogt, German concert pianist, conductor, and educator, born in Düren, West Germany (d. 2022)
- Sep 8 Neko Case, American singer-songwriter (The New Pornographers), born in Alexandria, Virginia
- Sep 10 Paula Kelley, American pop-rock musician and composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Sep 11 Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer, born in Washington, D.C.
- Sep 11 Ted Leo, American musician (Ted Leo and the Pharmacists), born in South Bend, Indiana
- Sep 12 Nathan Larson, American guitarist and composer (Shudder To Think, Hot One), born in Maryland
- Sep 14 Craig Montoya, American bass player (Everclear), born in Spokane, Washington
- Sep 16 Mark Schultz, American Christian musician, born in Kansas City, Kansas
- Sep 19 Takanori Nishikawa, Japanese pop-rock singer (T.M.Revolution), born in Yasu, Japan
- Sep 22 Mystikal [Michael Tyler], American rapper, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Sep 23 Ani DiFranco, American alt-folk-pop singer songwriter and founder of Righteous Babe Records, born in Buffalo, New York
- Sep 25 Dean Ween [Michael Melchiondo, Jr.], American guitarist (Ween; Moistboyz), born in New Hope, Pennsylvania
- Sep 27 Jana Boušková, Czech concert harpist (Czech Philharmonic, 2005-present), and pedagogue, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Sep 27 Mark Caldero, American vocalist (Color Me Badd - "I Want to Sex You Up"), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
About September 1970
How Old? 53 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No