1860 – Dan Leno [George Wild Galvin], English comedian and stage actor, born in Somers Town, London (d. 1904)
1871 – Henry Kimball Hadley, American composer and conductor, born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 1937)
1888 – Fred Merkle, American baseball figure, born in Watertown, Wisconsin (d. 1958)
1895 – Susanne Langer, American philosopher and educator (Philosophy in a New Key), born in Manhattan, New York City (d. 1985)
1932 – Neil Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey linesman (1,744 NHL games; Hockey Hall of Fame), born in Plympton, Ontario (d. 2020)
1933 – Jean Carnahan, US politician and writer (Missouri, Senator 2001–2002), born in Washington, D.C.
1946 – Dick Wolf, American television series creator (Miami Vice, Law and Order), born in NYC, New York
1950 – Don Heffington, American touring and session drummer, singer, songwriter and producer (Lone Justice; Watkins Family Hour; Emmylou Harris), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
1963 – Karen Moncrieff, American actress (Xtro 3, Days of Our Lives), born in Sacramento, California
1973 – Muadianvita Kazadi, American football linebacker (St Louis Rams), born in Zaire
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Famous Birthdays for 19th December 2023
1554 – Philip William, Prince of Orange (1584) and Knight of the Golden Fleece (1599), born in Buren, Gelderland (d. 1618)
1714 – John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)
1784 – Marcus Morton, 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1864)
1869 – Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer) Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (d. 1950)
1884 – Antonin Zapotocky, Czech communist politician (President of Czechoslovakia 1953-57), born in Zákolany, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1957)
1926 – Herb Stempel, American game show contestant
1934 – Pratibha Patil, 1st female President of India (2007-12) and Governor of Rajasthan (2004-07), born in Nadgaon, India
1944 – Mitchell Feigenbaum, American mathematical physicist
1947 – Janie Fricke, American country music singer (“It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Easy”), born in South Whitley, Indiana
1967 – Criss Angel [Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos], American magician and illusionist (Criss Angel Mindfreak), born in Hempstead, New York
Famous Birthdays for 18th December 2023
1734 – Jean-Baptiste Rey, French conductor (Paris Opera) and composer, born in Lauzerte, France (d. 1810)
1803 – William Allen, American politician (Rep, Governor of Ohio 1874-76), born in Edenton, North Carolina (d. 1879)
1835 – George Dashiell Bayard, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Seneca Falls, New York (d. 1862)
1867 – Antoon van Welie, Dutch painter, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1956)
1870 – Saki [Hector Hugo Munro], British writer (Reginald; When William Came), born in Akyab, British Burma (d. 1916)
1906 – Kam Tong, Chinese American actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Across the Pacific, Flower Drum Song), born in San Francisco (d. 1969)
1931 – Alison Plowden, English historian (d. 2007)
1948 – Laurent Voulzy, French singer and composer, born in Paris, France
1950 – Leonard Maltin, American movie critic (Entertainment Tonight), born in NYC, New York
1964 – Robson Green, British actor (Soldier Soldier) and singer-songwriter (Robson and Jerome), born in Hexham, England
Famous Birthdays for 17th December 2023
1632 – Anthony Wood, English antiquarian, born in Oxford, England (d. 1695)
1820 – Frederick Tracy Dent, American General (Union Army), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1892)
1874 – Mackenzie King, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (1921-30, and 1935-48), born in Berlin, Ontario (d. 1950)
1900 – Mary Cartwright, English mathematician, born in Aynho, United Kingdom (d. 1998)
1928 – Eli Beeding, Sherman, TX, Air Force Captain and rocket test pilot, (d. 2013)
1936 – Tommy Steele [Thomas Hicks], English pop singer, 1st British Rock and Roll star, born in London
1937 – Kerry Packer, Australian businessman (d. 2005)
1962 – Giulla Boschi, Italian actress (Act of Contrition, Bonus Malus)
1971 – Carl Reeves, NFL defensive end (Chicago Bears)
1974 – Sarah Paulson, American actress (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip; American Horror Story), born in Tampa, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 16th December 2023
1827 – Jean Abraham Oudemans, Dutch geographer and astronomer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, (d. 1906)
1882 – Walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner effect), born in Berlin, German Empire (d. 1974)
1882 – Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer and ethno-musicologist, (Psalmus Hungaricus; Hary Janos), born in Kecskemét, Hungary (d. 1967)
1922 – Anthony Simmons, British writer and film director (The Optimists of Nine Elms), born in London (d. 2016)
1923 – Menahem Pressler, Israeli-American classical pianist (Beaux Arts Trio, 1955-2008), and educator (Indian University, 1955-2023), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2023)
1931 – Karl Denver [Angus McKenzie], Scottish pop singer (“Never Say Goodbye”; “Wimoweh”), born in Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
1942 – Donald Carcieri, American politician, governor of Rhode Island
1965 – J.B. Smoove [Jerry Brooks], American actor, comedian and writer (SNL, 2003-06; Curb Your Enthusiasm), born in Plymouth, North Carolina
1981 – Krysten Ritter, American actress (Jessica Jones, Veronica Mars) and model, born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
1984 – Theo James, English actor (Divergent, The Time Traveler’s Wife), born in High Wycombe, England
Famous Birthdays for 15th December 2023
1787 – Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor and Shakespearean critic, born in Enfield, Middlesex, England (d. 1877)
1822 – Edward Stephen, Welsh musician and composer, born in Maentwrog, Merionethshire (d. 1885)
1896 – Miles Dempsey, British WWII general (XIII Corps, Second Army), born in New Brighton, Cheshire (d. 1969)
1896 – Margaret Bannerman, Canadian actress (Elopement), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1976)
1937 – John Sladek, American sci-fi author (Tik-Tok, Bugs), born in Waverly, Iowa (d. 2000)
1937 – Karen Morrow, American actress (The Boy in the Plastic bubble, Ladies’ Man), born in Chicago, Illinois
1944 – Chico Mendes, Brazilian environmental activist and rubber tapper, born in Xapuri, Brazil (d. 1988)
1968 – Garrett Wang, American actor (Star Trek Voyager), born in Riverside, California
1983 – Ronnie Radke, American punk-metal singer (Escape The Fate; Falling In Reverse), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1991 – Alana Haim, American singer (Haim) and actress (Licorice Pizza), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 14th December 2023
1870 – Dirk Jan de Geer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926-29, 39-40), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1960)
1909 – Edward L Tatum, American molecular geneticist and biochemist (Nobel Prize 1958), born in Boulder, Colorado (d. 1975)
1924 – Siiri Rantanen, Finnish cross country skier (Olympic gold 3 × 5k relay 1956, bronze 1960; bronze 10k 1952), born in Tohmajärvi, North Karelia, Finland (d. 2023)
1935 – Lee Remick, American actress (Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1991)
1940 – Lex Gold, Scottish footballer, born in Lanark, Scotland
1953 – Vangelis Meimarakis, Greek lawyer and politician, born in Athens, Greece
1954 – Steve MacLean, Canadian astronaut (STS 52), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1961 – Jeff Robinson, American baseball pitcher, 1987-92 (Detroit Tigers; Baltimore Orioles; and 2 other teams), born in Ventura, California, (d. 2014)
1978 – Kim St-Pierre, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Châteauguay, Canada
1996 – Barbie Ferreira, American actress (Euphoria) and model, born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 13th December 2023
1797 – Heinrich Heine, German poet and lyricist (Schubert, Liszt), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1856)
1858 – Jakab Gyula Major, Hungarian pianist and composer, born in Kosice, Czech Republic (d. 1925)
1928 – W. Gordon Smith, Scottish playwright, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1996)
1941 – Robert Covington, American drummer and singer, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi (d. 1996)
1942 – Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian Baseball HOF pitcher and coach (NL Cy Young Award 1971; MLB All-Star 1967, 71-72; Chicago Cubs; 3,000+ career strikeouts), born in Chatham, Ontario
1952 – John Francome, English jockey, born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
1959 – John Whitaker, American actor (Family Affair, Snowball Expr), born in Van Nuys, California
1960 – Venkatesh Daggubati, Indian actor, born in Karamchedu, Andhra Pradesh, India
1961 – Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, born in Chichester, England
1969 – Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer, born in Almaty, Kaszakhstan (d. 2007)
Famous Birthdays for 12th December 2023
1830 – Joseph O. Shelby, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1897)
1920 – Fred Kida, Japanese-American comics artist, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)
1923 – John Pulman, English snooker player (World Champion 1957-68; News of the World Snooker Tournament 1954, 57, 58), born in Teignmouth, England (d. 1998)
1924 – Ed Koch, American congressman and New York City Mayor (1977-89), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
1929 – Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Liaoyang, Manchuria, Republic of China
1945 – Tony Williams, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1997)
1945 – Susi Hush, English television producer, born in Thurgoland, Yorkshire (d. 1995)
1948 – Ray Jackson, British folk-rock mandolin and harmonica player (Lindisfarne, 1970-90), born in Wallsend, Northumberland, England
1950 – Billy Smith, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Vezina Trophy 1982; Conn Smythe Trophy 1983; Stanley Cup 1980, 81, 82, 83; NY Islanders), born in Perth, Ontario
1972 – Greg Randolph, American road cyclist (Olympics-74th-96), born in Denver, Colorado
Famous Birthdays for 11th December 2023
1889 – Paul Kornfeld, Czech playwright, born in Prague (d. 1942)
1933 – Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Filipino politician (23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines), born in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippine Islands
1939 – David Gates, American rock vocalist (Bread – “Baby I’m A Want You”; “If”), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1940 – Donna Mills, American actress (Knots Landing, Incident), born in Chicago, Illinois
1941 – Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer and conductor, born in Bilthoven, Netherlands (d. 1988)
1963 – John Lammers, Dutch soccer player (NAC), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
1963 – Mark Greatbatch, New Zealand cricket batsman (41 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 146no; 84 ODIs, 2 x 100; Auckland, Central Districts), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1970 – Danan Hughes, American NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs), born in Bayonne, New Jersey
1980 – Arya [Jamshad Cethirakath], Indian actor, born in Trikaripur, Kerala
1982 – Pablo Pérez Companc, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina