1752 – Johann Mederitsch, Austrian composer, baptized in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1835)
1825 – Reinhold Finsterbusch, German singer, organist, composer, and choral director (Jesu Tod und Begräbnis), born in Mittweida, Saxony, Germany (d. 1902)
1855 – Paul Ehrenreich, German ethnologist and mythologist, born in Berlin (d. 1914)
1918 – John Celardo, American comic strip artist (Tarzan), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 2012)
1947 – Willy Polleunis, Belgian athlete
1953 – Arthur Kent [The Scud Stud], American newscaster (prominent Gulf War coverage for NBC), born in Alberta, Canada
1955 – Brad Murphey, Australian racing driver
1980 – Cas Haley, American singer and guitarist
1981 – Javine [Dionne Hylton], British singer (Surrender, Touch My Fire), born in London, England
1988 – Rick Porcello, American baseball player
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 26th December 2022
1887 – Arthur Ernest Percival, British Army officer (d. 1966)
1912 – Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician (Mayor of Manila, 1952-62), born in Talisay, Philippines (d. 1962)
1921 – Steve Allen, American comedian, composer, writer and TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000)
1926 – Edgar D Ngoyi, South African ANC leader (17 yrs in Robbeneiland Jail)
1926 – Zlatko Pibernik, Croatian composer and music teacher, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2010)
1930 – Sayed Mutawli imam ad-Darsh, scholar/broadcaster
1931 – Thomas Eden Binkley, American lutenist and early music scholar, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1995)
1954 – Peter Woods, American rock guitarist (Romeo Void – ‘”A Girl in Trouble”)
1955 – Evan Bayh, American politician, born in Shirkieville, Indiana
1960 – Jim Toomey, American syndicated cartoonist, born in Alexandria, Virginia
Famous Birthdays for 25th December 2022
1665 – Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (d. 1746)
1845 – Salvatore Auteri-Manzocchi, Italian opera composer (Graziella), born in Palermo, Italy (d. 1924)
1863 – Charles Pathé, French pioneer of film and record industries (Pathé Brothers, 1896), born in Paris, France (d. 1957)
1887 – Conrad Hilton, American hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels, world’s 1st international hotel chain), born in san Antonio, New Mexico (d. 1979)
1898 – Theo Swagemakers, Dutch portrait painter (d. 1994)
1899 – Frank Ferguson, American character actor (My Friend Flicka, Peyton Place), born in Ferndale, California (d. 1978)
1913 – Henri Nannen, German journalist (Der Stern), born in Emden, Germany (d. 1996)
1927 – Nellie Fox, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (15 x MLB All Star; AL MVP 1959; Chicago White Sox), born in St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
1929 – China Machado, Chinese-born model, 1st non-Caucasian super model, born in Shanghai (d. 2016)
1944 – Sam Strahan, New Zealand rugby union lock (17 caps; Manawatū), born in Palmerston North, New Zealand (d. 2019)
Famous Birthdays for 24th December 2022
1829 – Benjamin Ipavec, Slovene Romantic composer, born in Šentjur, Slovenia (d. 1909)
1911 – Malcolm MacEwen, Scottish conservationist and communist activist, born in Inverness, Scotland (d. 1996)
1940 – Sharon Farrell, American actress (Lori-Hawaii 5-0, Young and Restless), born in Sioux City, Iowa
1947 – Kevin Sheedy, coach of Australian Football League club Essendon FC, born in Melbourne, Australia
1963 – Timo Jutila, Finnish hockey defenseman (Team Finland), born in Tampere, Finland
1963 – Mary Ramsey, American singer and violinist (10,000 Maniacs), born in Washington, D.C.
1964 – Elbert Shelley, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Trumann, Arkansas
1975 – Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman (Olympic bronze 1996)
1981 – Dima Bilan, Russian actor and singer-songwriter, born in Ust-Dzheguta, Russia
1982 – Robert Schwartzman, American actor and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 23rd December 2022
1513 – Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (d. 1577)
1689 – Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French Baroque composer, one of the 1st to work without patrons, born in Thionville, France (d. 1755)
1699 – Joseph Gibbs, English composer and organist, born in Colchester (d. 1788)
1894 – Arthur Gilligan, English cricketer (England captain in 1920’s), born in London, England (d. 1976)
1918 – Helmut Schmidt, German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (SPD, 1974- 82), born in Hamburg (d. 2015)
1925 – Henry Charles Gordon, American engineer and astronaut (Dynasoar), born in Valparaiso, Indiana (d. 1996)
1948 – Jack Ham, American football player (Steelers), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
1962 – Bertrand Gachot, French racing driver, born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
1964 – Andy Gabel, American short track skater (Olympics 1994), born in Chicago, Illinois
1976 – Brad Lidge, American baseball player, born in Sacramento, California
Famous Birthdays for 22nd December 2022
1830 – Justin M’Carthy, Irish politician and novelist (Miss Misanthrope), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1912)
1831 – Robert Ogden Tyler, Bvt Major General (Union Army), born in Hunter, New York (d. 1874)
1867 – František Xaver Šalda, Czechoslovakian literary critic, born in Liberec, Czech Republic (d. 1937)
1869 – Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet (Richard Corey), born in Head Tide, Maine (d. 1935)
1885 – (Joseph) Deems Taylor, American music critic (New York World), composer (Through The Looking Glass; Peter Ibbetson), and promoter of classical music (Fantasia), born in NYC, New York (d. 1966)
1910 – Richard Ainley, British actor (I Dood It, As You Like It, Above Suspicion), born in Middlesex, England (d. 1967)
1945 – Diane Sawyer, American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time), born in Glasgow, Kentucky
1966 – Dmitry Bilozerchev, Soviet/Russian gymnast, born in Moscow, Russia
1972 – Vanessa Paradis, French model (Channel)/actress (White Wedding), born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
1980 – Chris Carmack, American actor, born in Washington, D.C.
Famous Birthdays for 21st December 2022
1849 – James Lane Allen, American writer (Kentucky Cardinal), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1925)
1905 – Anthony Powell, English novelist (Infants of Spring), born in Westminster, United Kingdom (d. 2000)
1909 – Seichō Matsumoto, Japanese mystery writer and journalist, born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (d. 1992)
1935 – John G. Avildsen, American film director (Rocky, The Karate Kid), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 2017)
1953 – Betty Wright [Bessie Norris], American RandB singer-songwriter (Clean Up Woman), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2020)
1955 – Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese musician, born in Agano, Niigata Prefecture
1960 – Roger McDowell, American baseball pitcher (NY Mets, Baltimore Orioles), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1970 – Monique Ambers, WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury)
1975 – Paloma Herrera, Argentine ballet dancer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1978 – Amber Corwin, American figure skater (1997 National Sr – 5th), born in Harbor City, California
Famous Birthdays for 20th December 2022
1729 – Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, Czech composer, born in Městec Králové (d. 1794)
1890 – Yvonne Arnaud, French-born pianist, singer and actress (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), born in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France (d. 1958)
1906 – Dick White, British intelligence officer (Director General of MI5 1953–1956; Head of the Secret Intelligence Service 1956–1968), born in Tonbridge, Kent (d. 1993)
1915 – Aziz Nesin, Turkish writer and humorist, born in Heybeliada, Ottoman Empire (d. 1995)
1952 – Sergio Vastano, Italian actor (Nightclub, Prete Bello), born in Rome, Italy
1963 – Pam Casale, American tennis player (Marco Island finals 1985), born in Camden, New Jersey
1966 – Matt Neal, British motor racing driver, born in Stourbridge, United Kingdom
1978 – Geremi Njitap, Cameroon footballer, born in Bafoussam, Cameroon
1982 – Kasper Klausen, Danish footballer, born in Denmark
1983 – Darren Sammy, St. Lucian West Indies cricketer, born in Micoud Quarter, Saint Lucia
Famous Birthdays for 19th December 2022
1779 – Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, born in Paris, France (d. 1857)
1817 – James Jay Archer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1864)
1821 – Mary Ashton Livermore, American social reformer and women’s suffrage leader (President of American Woman Suffrage Association 1878-95) born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1905)
1894 – Yoshida Isoya, Japanese architect (modern sukiya style), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1974)
1923 – Gordon Jackson, Scottish actor (Upstairs, Downstairs, The Professionals, The Great Escape), born in Glasgow, Scotland(d. 1990)
1944 – Mitchell Feigenbaum, American mathematical physicist
1964 – Lorie Kane, Canadian golfer (4 LPGA Tour titles), born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1969 – Kristen “Kristy” Swanson, American actress (Knots Landing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in Mission Viejo, California
1980 – Marla Sokoloff, American actress (The Practice), born in San Francisco, California
1996 – Paige Speakman, British preemie baby, born 19 days before her twin sister in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Famous Birthdays for 18th December 2022
1635 – Antonius Matthaeus, Dutch lawyer and historian (De criminibus) (d. 1710)
1826 – Alexandre Chatrian [wrote as Erckmann-Chatrian jointly with Émile Erckmann], French writer (L’ami Fritz), born in Abreschviller, France (d. 1890)
1826 – Mercer Brooke John, (Confederate Navy), (d. 1906)
1861 – Lionel Monckton, British composer (Edwardian musical comedy), born in London, England (d. 1924)
1873 – Adolf Vogl, German composer, born in Munich (d. 1961)
1929 – Gino Cimoli, American baseball player, born in San Francisco, California (d. 2011)
1932 – Roger Smith, American actor (77 Sunset Strip), born in South Gate, California (d. 2017)
1934 – Boris Volynov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 21), born in Irkutsk, Siberia
1948 – Adam Musiał, Polish soccer defender (34 caps; Wisła Kraków) and manager (Wisła Kraków, Lechia Gdańsk, Stal Stalowa Wola), born in Wieliczka, Poland (d. 2020)
1964 – Robson Green, English actor and singer