Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 1973)

Ronald Charles McKernan, known as Pigpen, was an American musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972.

September 8 is the 251st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 114 days remain until the end of the year.