September Calendar of Famous People & Fun Learning

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Let’s Study Famous Folks – September Calendar Of Famous People & Fun Activities

September is one of the best months! There’s still time for summer activities, camping, visiting family and friends, and trips before you get into full swing with your homeschool routine. It is the season to enjoy the changing beauty of the outdoors. But some days are too hot and other times everyone just needs a down day. Oftentimes, boredom can creep in during the lay days of summer that come with September. Some families say ‘Hello September” just so they can avoid the heat and the boredom. The hardest part about September can be finding the balance between quality learning time and outdoor fun and field trips. The Let’s Study Famous Folks September Calendar of famous people’s fun activities is a perfect way to get started back to school, with something each day that inspires fun, relaxed learning.

The September calendar is full of ways you can say ‘Hello September!’ with creativity and curiosity! Homeschool moms are loving that they can hand it off to their kids and let them add it to their daily school routine. Get your September Famous People Calendar of Activities at the end of this post.

Homeschool Ideas For September

How are you going to add some fun to your homeschool in September? The Let’s Study Famous Folks – September calendar of famous people and fun activities is the perfect way to get back into the homeschool routine. Simply adding a creative activity that nourishes curiosity is a perfect way to keep the minds of your teens and tweens active and engaged! September’s daily dose of famous folks is perfect for adding something special for your middle and high school student.

The September calendar of famous people will enrich homeschool learning without overwhelming or stressing anyone out. It’s perfect for the season we live in. Trying to promote independent learning? This printable allows you to hand it off to your kids. It helps them learn how to learn independently – such a valuable life skill to learn.

Inspiration At Your Finger-Tips

September’s Calendar of Famous People is a perfect tool of inspiration for your 6th-12th graders. Learning about famous authors, scientists, humanitarians, and world leaders are just a couple of categories to explore with a bit of ‘light learning’. It is full of learning every day of the month. There are also 50 famous people who celebrate their birthday in September. From famous explorers to famous athletes, middle schoolers and high schoolers are sure to satisfy their curiosity with this list of famous people to learn about.

Here’s The List Of Famous People For September

Writers/Poets/Artists/Musicians

Johann Pachelbel – German composer (Canon in D), born in Nuremberg, Germany.
Leo Tolstoy [Lev Nikolayevich] – Russian novelist (Anna Karenina, War and Peace), born in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia.
Roald Dahl – British author (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG), born in Cardiff, Wales
Buddy Holly [Charles Holley] – American musician (Peggy Sue, That’ll Be the Day), born in Lubbock, Texas.
[Riley B.] B.B. King – American blues guitarist and singer (The Thrill is Gone), born in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
Samuel Johnson – English scholar and lexicographer (A Dictionary of the English Language), born in Lichfield Staffordshire.
William Golding – an English novelist (Lord of the Flies, Nobel Prize for Literature 1983), born in Newquay, Cornwall, England.
H. G. Wells – English sci-fi author (War of the Worlds, Kipps), born in Bromley, Kent.
Leonard Cohen – Canadian writer and singer-songwriter (“Hallelujah”), born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Ray Charles [Robinson] – American singer and pianist who pioneered soul music (Georgia on My Mind, Mess Around), born in Albany, Georgia.
F. Scott Fitzgerald – American author (Great Gatsby, Zelda), born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
James “Jim” Henson – American puppeteer, artist, screenwriter, and filmmaker, best known as the creator of ‘the Muppets” (Sesame Street, The Muppet Show), born in Greenville, Mississippi.
T. S. Eliot – American poet (The Waste Land), dramatist, and critic (Nobel Prize 1948), born in St Louis, Missouri.
Confucius – Chinese philosopher and founder of Confucianism, born in Zou, Lu state, China.
Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra- Spanish author (Don Quixote), born in Alcalá de Henares, Habsburg Spain.
Francis Hopkinson – American author and composer (one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, designed the first American flag), born in Philadelphia, British America.

Scientists/Explorers/Inventors

Andrew Grove – Hungarian-American pioneer in the semiconductor industry and one of the founders and CEO of Intel, born in Budapest, Hungary.
Louis Sullivan – American architect (father of skyscrapers), born in Boston, Massachusetts.
John Dalton – English physicist and chemist who developed the atomic theory of matter and researched color blindness, born in Eaglesfield, England.
Henry Hudson – English navigator and explorer (Hudson River), born in England.
Alexander von Humboldt – German naturalist and explorer (Kosmos), born in Berlin, Germany.
Marco Polo – Italian explorer (Il Milione), born in Venice, Venetian Republic.
Michael Faraday – an English scientist, who discovered electromagnetic induction, and invented 1st electric motor, born in Newington Butts, England. Don’t miss these 10 things every homeschooler should know.
Ivan Pavlov – Russian physiologist and pioneer in psychology (Nobel Prize 1904), born in Ryazan, Russia.
Fletcher Christian – English sailor who led the mutiny on the HMS Bounty, born in Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England.
William Bligh – British naval commander (mutinied against on HMS Bounty), born in Plymouth (probable), England.

Historical Leaders/Heroes/”Baddies”

Alexander III – King of Scotland, born in Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire.
Louis XIV [Sun King]- King of France, born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Jesse James – American outlaw and son of a clergyman, born in Kearney, Missouri.
Marquis de Lafayette – American patriot and French revolutionary, born in Chavaniac, France.
Joseph P. Kennedy – American diplomat, father of JFK, RFK & Teddy, born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Elizabeth I – Queen of England and Ireland and daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, born in Greenwich, London.
Richard I – King of England (1189-99), born in Oxford, England.
Aurelian – Roman Emperor, born in Serdica.
William Bligh – British naval commander (mutinied against on HMS Bounty), born in Plymouth (probable), England.
Maria Theresa of Spain – Queen of Louis XIV of France, born in El Escorial, Spain.
William Howard Taft – the 27th US President (Republican: 1909-13) and Chief Justice, born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lee Kuan Yew – the founding father of modern Singapore and 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-90), was born in Singapore.
Trajan – Roman Emperor (98 – 117 AD) famous for Trajan’s Forum, born in Italica, Ancient Hispania.
Antoninus Pius [Titus Aurelius] – the 15th Emperor of Rome (138-161 AD), born in Lanuvium, Italy.
Anne of Cleves – Queen of England (1539-40), 4th wife of Henry VIII, born in Dusseldorf, Holy Roman Empire.
Euripides – Greek playwright (Medea), born in Salamis, Greece.
Kublai Khan – Mongol Emperor (1260-94) and founder of the Yuan dynasty in China (1271-94), born in Mongolia.
Ayatollah Khomeini [Ruhollah Khomeini] – the supreme leader of Iran (1979-89), religious figure and political leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, born in Khomein, Persia.
Saint Francis of Assisi – Italian founder of the Franciscan Order, born in Assisi, Holy Roman Empire.
Cosimo de Medici – Italian banker and de facto ruler of Florence and patron of the arts, born in Florence, Italy.
Samuel Adams – American revolutionary (Boston Massacre-Tea Party) and politician (Lt Gov-Mass, 1789-94), born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Horatio Nelson – British admiral and hero of Trafalgar, born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk.

Other Interesting Famous Folks To Learn About

Jimmy Connors – American tennis player (8-time Grand Slam winner, 109 titles overall), born in Belleville, Illinois.
Milton S. Hershey – American chocolate tycoon (The Hershey Chocolate Company) and philanthropist, born in Derry Township, Pennsylvania.
James Cash Penney – American department store founder (J C Penney), born in Hamilton, Missouri.
Mark Hamill – an American actor (Luke Skywalker-Star Wars), born in Oakland, California.

Everyone Can Say, “Hello September!”

There is at least one person you can find in this month’s birthday list that will inspire your kids to learn just a bit more about something that piques their historical interest.

Music & Literature are covered too with reading suggestions and resources to get the most out of the day’s activity.

Notebooking Ideas

If you are wanting to make sure your kids are doing active learning, incorporate notebooking pages allowing them to capture important details while watching videos, reading articles, and interacting with each person in this month’s calendar.

This is the perfect month to start using notebooking pages. Learn how to use them with virtual learning, and you will find they are welcome additions that allow you to step away from workbooks and teach your child how to listen, observe, and respond to what they are learning in a natural way.