1651 – Johann Krieger, German organist and composer, born in Nuremberg, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1735)
1783 – Robert Gallenberg, composer
1837 – Benjamin Johnson Lang, American conductor and composer, born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1909)
1916 – Nelly Adamson Landry, French tennis player (French C’ships 1948), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 2010)
1922 – Stan Lee [Stanley Martin Lieber], American comic-book artist, writer and creative leader of Marvel multimedia corporation (Avengers, Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
1931 – John de Mol, Dutch vocalist/composer/producer
1932 – Manuel Puig, Argentina, writer (Blood of Requited Love)
1947 – Andrew Olle, broadcaster
1961 – Kent Nielsen, Danish football player and coach, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark
1978 – Chris Coyne, Australian footballer (Bayswater City SC), born in Brisbane, Australia
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Famous Birthdays for 27th December 2021
1800 – John Goss, British organist and composer (Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven), born in Fareham, Hampshire, England (d. 1880)
1802 – Thomas Fearnley, Norwegian landscape painter, born in Østfold, Norway (d. 1842)
1822 – Louis Pasteur, French bacteriologist (invented pasteurization), born in Dole, France (d. 1895)
1855 – Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist
1896 – Arch Ward, sportswriter (proposed baseball’s all-star game)
1917 – Onni Palaste, Finnish writer
1941 – Michael Thomas “Mike” Pinder, English keyboard player and Mellotron pioneer (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin), born in Birmingham, England
1943 – Corrine “Cokie” Roberts, American journalist, pioneering newscaster (ABC; NPR; PBS), and author, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2019)
1955 – Brad Murphey, Australian racing driver
1975 – Heather O’Rourke, American actress (Happy Days, Poltergeist), born in San Diego, California
Famous Birthdays for 26th December 2021
1738 – Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence
1819 – E. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. 1899)
1859 – Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist
1873 – Thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953)
1883 – Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950)
1931 – Thomas Eden Binkley, American lutenist and early music scholar, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1995)
1942 – Rob de Nijs, Dutch pop singer (Put A Candle In Your Window), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1964 – Jeff King, American baseball infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Marion, Indiana
1973 – Reichen Lehmkuhl, American television personality, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1976 – Lea De Mae, Czech actress, born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 2004)
Famous Birthdays for 25th December 2021
1674 – Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712)
1908 – Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American automotive engineer (d. 1996)
1912 – Herman W Filarski, Dutch bridge journalist
1918 – Anwar Sadat, 3rd President of Egypt (1970-81, Nobel 1978), born in Monufia, Egypt (d. 1981)
1925 – Ossi Reichert, German alpine skier (Olympic gold women’s giant slalom 1956; silver slalom 1952), born in Gunzesried, Germany (d. 2006)
1931 – Uzo Egonu, painter/print maker
1937 – Noel Furlong, Irish businessman and poker player (World Series of Poker main event 1999), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2021)
1939 – Bob James, American smooth jazz musician, born in Marshall, Missouri
1971 – Terry Vaughn, American CFL receiver (1006 career receptions, 1st in CFL history to reach 1,000; Grey Cup 1998, 2003), born in Sumter, South Carolina
1988 – Eric Gordon, American basketball guard (NBA 6th Man of the Year, NBA 3-Point Contest champion 2017; Houston Rockets), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Famous Birthdays for 24th December 2021
1635 – Mariana of Austria, second wife of king Philip IV of Spain, born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1696)
1881 – Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1955)
1904 – Daniel Womack, American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and harmonica player, born in Danville, Virginia (d. 1996)
1940 – Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner (1989- ), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1943 – Christiane Schmidtmer, German actress (Ship of Fools), born in Mannheim, Germany (d. 2003)
1944 – Mike Curb, American singer (Mike Curb Congregation), born in Savannah, Georgia
1944 – Erhard Keller, German speed skater (Olympic gold 1968, 72 500m), born in Günzburg, Germany
1945 – Lemmy [Ian Fraser Kilmister], British heavy metal musician (Motörhead), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (d. 2015)
1945 – Nicholas Meyer, American writer and director (Star Trek II Wrath of Khan), born in New York City
1960 – Glenn McQueen, American animator, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
Famous Birthdays for 23rd December 2021
1732 – Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (created the spinning frame), born in Preston, England (d. 1792)
1843 – Richard Conner, American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1924)
1893 – Ann O’Neal [Patsy Ann Epperson], American actress (Professional Father), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1971)
1906 – Ross Lee Finney, American composer (Landscapes Remembered), born in Wells, Minnesota (d. 1997)
1927 – Charlie Williams MBE, English soccer defender (Doncaster Rovers 151 games) and comedian, born in Royston, England (d. 2006)
1933 – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-2019), born in Tokyo, Japan
1950 – Michael C. Burgess, American politician, born in Rochester, Minnesota
1953 – John Callahan, American actor (Craig-Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest), born in Brooklyn, New York
1978 – Estella Warren, Canadian model and actress, born in Peterborough, Canada
1981 – Beth [Elisabeth Rodergas Cols], Spanish singer and actress, born in Súria, Catalonia
Famous Birthdays for 22nd December 2021
1546 – Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō, born in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan (d. 1604)
1867 – Joseph Maria Olbrich, Austrian architect (Wiener Sezession), born in Opava, Czech Republic (d. 1908)
1874 – Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer and musician, born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 1939)
1929 – Dee Rowe, American college basketball coach (UConn Huskies men’s team 1969-76; 103–78 [.569]), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
1935 – Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov, Russian pairs skater (Olympic gold 1964, 68), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
1948 – Noel Edmonds, British TV personality (Foul-ups, Bleeps and Blunders), born in Ilford, United Kingdom
1953 – Bernnadette Stanis, American actress (Thelma-Good Times), born in Brooklyn, New York
1955 – Lonnie Smith, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1978-94; (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, and 3 other teams), WS wins with 3 different teams, born in Chicago, Illinois
1964 – Mike Jackson, US pitcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Houston, Texas
1983 – Jennifer Hawkins, Australian Miss Universe, born in Holmesville, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 21st December 2021
1823 – Jean Henri Fabre, French nautralist and entomologist (insects and spiders), born in Saint-Léons, Aveyron, France
1872 – Albert Payson Terhune, American novelist (Lad, a Dog), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1942)
1914 – Ivan Generalić, Croatian painter, born in Hlebine, Croatia (d. 1992)
1921 – Joan Dickson, British cellist and teacher, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1994)
1924 – Johan W “Jo” van Marle, KNVB-chairman (1980-93), born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1995)
1934 – Hanif Mohammad, Pakistani cricket batsman (55 Tests; longest Test innings in history at 16 hours, 337 v WI 1958; 12 x 100), born in Junagadh, British India (d. 2016)
1942 – Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (2002-12) and President of the People’s Republic of China (2003-13), born in Taizhou, Jiangsu
1951 – Nick Gilder, English singer (Hot Child in the City), born in London
1961 – Ryuji Sasai, Japanese video game composer, born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
1980 – Royce Ring, American baseball player, born in La Mesa, California
Famous Birthdays for 20th December 2021
1729 – Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, Czech composer, born in Městec Králové (d. 1794)
1861 – Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (d. 1926)
1876 – J. Van Oudshoorn [Jan Koos Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses), born in the Hague, Netherlands
1894 – Robert Menzies, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (United Australia Party: 1939-41, Liberal: 1949-66) and its longest-serving, born in Jeparit, Victoria (d. 1978)
1925 – Benito Lorenzi, Italian footballer, born in Buggiano, Italy (d. 2007)
1942 – Bob Hayes, American athlete (2 x Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m relay 1964) and Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver (3-time Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2002)
1948 – Alan Parsons, British music producer (The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot) and recording engineer (The Dark Side of the Moon; Let it Be), born in London, England
1952 – Sergio Vastano, Italian actor (Nightclub, Prete Bello), born in Rome, Italy
1960 – Carolyn Seaward, Miss United Kingdom (1979), born in Devonshire, England
1971 – Jerry Ellison, American NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Augusta, Georgia
Famous Birthdays for 19th December 2021
1878 – Anton Lajovic, Slovenian composer, born in Vače, Slovenia (d. 1960)
1902 – Ralph Richardson, English actor (Anna Karenina, Doctor Zhivago), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 1983)
1903 – George Davis Snell, Bradford, Massachusetts, American geneticist (H-2 gene)
1924 – Carlo Chiti, Italian race car engineer (d. 1994)
1928 – Nathan Oliveira, American artist
1932 – Salvador Elizondo, Mexican writer
1957 – Cyril Collard, French film director (d. 1993)
1957 – Doug Johnson, Canadian rock keyboardist (Loverboy – “Working For The Weekend”), born in Surrey, British Columbia
1959 – Kathryn “Furu” Carpenter, Marshall Mich, fencer-epee (Olympics 1996)
1975 – Jon Smith, British writer