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
Category: Famous Birthdays
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
Famous Birthdays for 18th December 2021
1860 – Edward Alexander MacDowell, American composer (Indian Suite), born in New York (d. 1908)
1870 – Andres Randolf, Danish-American actor (The Kiss), born in Viborg, Denmark (d. 1930)
1878 – Joseph Stalin, Dictator and General Secretary of the Soviet Union (1922-53), born in Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1953)
1917 – Raiford “Ossie” Davis, American actor, director, author, and civil rights activist (Purlie Victorious, Do the Right Thing, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam), born in Cogdell, Clinch County, Georgia (d. 2005)
1928 – Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal, born in Inowrocław , Poland (d. 2013)
1966 – Mille Petrozza, German singer (Kreator)
1969 – Justin Edinburgh, English footballer
1970 – Roman Glick, American rock bassist (Brother Cane; Jackyl), born in Dayton, Ohio
1971 – Noriko Matsueda, Japanese composer
1977 – José Acevedo, Dominican MLB baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, 2001-04; Colorado Rockies, 2005), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Famous Birthdays for 17th December 2021
1830 – Jules de Goncourt, French novelist (Germinie), wrote with his brother Edmond de Goncourt, born in Paris (d. 1870)
1917 – Louis Salvador Palange, composer
1933 – Bruce Morrison, cricketer (one Test NZ v England 1963)
1939 – Charles V. Bush, African-American pioneer (1st African-American US Air Force Academy Graduate and US Supreme Court Page), (d. 2012)
1976 – Andrew Simpson, Chertsey, Surrey, sailor (Olympic gold 2008), (d. 2013)
1979 – Jaimee Foxworth, Belleville, Illinois, American actress (Judy Winslow-Family Matters) and porn star
1981 – Emma Laaksonen, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics 1998)
1982 – Ryan Moats, National Football League runningback
1984 – Andrew Davies, English footballer
1985 – Ryuichi Ogata, member of Japanese boy band w-inds.
Famous Birthdays for 16th December 2021
1614 – Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)
1790 – Leopold I, King of Belgium (1831-65), born in Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1865)
1825 – Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1899)
1834 – Leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)
1869 – Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1952)
1918 – Henry Clarke, fashion photographer
1948 – Christopher Biggins, English actor
1965 – Moe Elewonibi, NFL/CFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, BC Lions)
1973 – Scott Storch, Canadian-American hip-hop producer
1981 – Took Leng How, Malaysian criminal (d. 2006)
Famous Birthdays for 15th December 2021
1905 – Ferenc Farkas, Hungarian composer, born in Nagykanizsa, Hungary (d. 2000)
1923 – Freeman Dyson, American physicist (known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering), born in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England (d. 2020)
1924 – Esther Bejarano, German accordionist, singer (Coincidence; Microphone Mafia), anti-fascism activist, and Holocaust survivor, born in Saarlouis, Germany (d. 2021)
1928 – Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-born New Zealand artist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2000)
1949 – Don Johnson, American actor (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges), born in Flatt Creek, Missouri
1954 – Mark Warner, American politician (Senator (D) Virginia 2009-), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1960 – Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer
1983 – René Duprée [Goguen], Canadian professional wrestler, born in Moncton, New Brunswick
1986 – Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian supermodel, born in Sievierodonetsk, Soviet Union
1987 – Josh Norman, American football cornerback (First-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl 2015 Carolina Panthers; San Francisco 49ers), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 14th December 2021
1503 – Nostradamus [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist and prophet (Les Propheties), born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France (d. 1566)
1779 – Mariano Rodríguez de Ledesma, Spanish composer, born in Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1847)
1901 – Henri Cochet, French tennis player (French Open 1926, 28, 30, 32; Wimbledon 1927, 29; US Open 1928), born in Villeurbanne, France (d. 1987)
1908 – Mária Szepes, Hungarian author (The Red Lion), born in Budapest (d. 2007)
1909 – Phia Berghout, Dutch harpist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1993)
1949 – Bill Buckner, American MLB 1st baseman (1986 World Series infamous fielding error; NL batting champ 1980), born in Vallejo, California (d. 2019)
1953 – Joe Toplyn, American comedic writer (Late Night with David Letterman), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1955 – Jane Crafter, Australian-American golfer (1987 JC Penney Mixed Teams), born in Perth, Australia
1965 – Craig Biggio, American baseball infielder (Houston Astros), born in Smithtown, New York
1972 – Marcus Jensen, American baseball player, born in Oakland, California