- Sep 3 Valfar, Norwegian heavy metal vocalist and musician (Windir), born in Sogndal, Norway (d. 2004)
- Sep 6 Cisco Adler, American singer and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 6 Tony Thaxton, American drummer (Motion City Soundtrack), born in Mechanicsville, Virginia
- Sep 7 Adrian [General Austin] Witcher, American rapper (Another Bad Creation), born in Columbus, Georgia
- Sep 11 Ben Lee, Australian singer-songwriter ("Cigarettes Will Kill You"; "Love Me Like the World Is Ending"), and actor (The Rage in Placid Lake), born in Sydney, Australia
- Sep 12 Michael Paget, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine), born in Bridgend, South Wales
- Sep 12 Ruben Studdard, American singer (American Idol, I Need An Angel), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Sep 13 Swizz Beatz [Kasseem Dean], American rapper and record producer (Full Surface Records), born in New York City
- Sep 14 Danielle Peck, American country music singer ("Findin' a Good Man"), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
- Sep 16 Matthew Rogers, American TV host and country singer, born in Arcadia, California
- Sep 20 Patrizio Buanne, Austrian-Italian singer and guitarist, born in Vienna, Austria
- Sep 20 Sarit Hadad [Sarah Hudadatov], Israeli pop and Mizrahi singer, born in Afula, Israel
- Sep 24 Javier Perianes, Spanish concert pianist, born in Nerva, Spain
- Sep 27 Brad Arnold, American singer (3 Doors Down - "Kryptonite"), born in Escatawpa, Mississippi
- Sep 28 Bushido [Anis Ferchichi], German rapper, born in Bonn, West Germany
- Sep 29 Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer (She's So High, World Idol)
About September 1978
How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Country Singers
Jazz Musicians
Opera Singers
Pop Stars
Rappers
Rockers