More Notable Birthdays on September 26: 1981 - Serena Williams, born in Saginaw, Michigan, professional tennis player, winner, top earning female athlete of all time, 5th Australian title at 2010 Australian Open 1946 - Christine Todd Whitman, American Politician 1945 - Bryan Ferry, British Musician 1898 - George Gershwin, Jacob Gershvin, Brooklyn, composer, Rhapsody in Blue 1888 - T. S. Eliot, St. Louis poet/dramatist/critic, Waste Land-Nobel 1948