1740 – Franz Xaver Schnitzer, German composer, born in Bad Wurzach, Germany (d. 1785)
1843 – George Stephănescu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1925)
1883 – Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian, bibliographer and archivist, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1950)
1913 – Jimmy Carroll, American pianist (Most Important People), born in NYC, New York (d. 1972)
1923 – Frankie Fraser, English gangster who spent 42 years in jail, born in London, England (d. 2014)
1948 – Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, American rock guitarist (Steely Dan; The Doobie Brothers), born in Washington, D.C.
1948 – Lillian Board, British 400m athlete (Olympic silver 1968), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1970)
1954 – John Anderson, American country singer and actor (I’ve Got a Feelin’, Money in the Bank), born in Apopka, Florida
1958 – Clark Brandon, American actor (Fast Food), born in NYC, New York
1982 – Dominik Werling, German footballer, born in Ludwigshafen, Germany
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 12th December 2021
1821 – Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (Madame Bovary), born in Rouen, France (d. 1880)
1875 – [Karl Rudolf] Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal during World War II (Commander-in-Chief in the West), born in Aschersleben, German Empire (d. 1953)
1891 – Buck Jones [Charles F Gebhart], American Western actor (Just Pals, Forbidden Trails, War Horse), born in Vincennes, Indiana (d. 1942)
1893 – Edward G. Robinson [Goldenberg], Romanian actor (Double Indemnity, The Stranger, The Ten Commandments), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1973)
1915 – Frank Sinatra, American singer (Strangers in the Night, My Way) and actor (From Here to Eternity) known as ‘old blue eyes’, born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 1998)
1925 – Cora Lee Johnson, social activist for rural poor
1972 – Greg Randolph, American road cyclist (Olympics-74th-96), born in Denver, Colorado
1981 – Pedro Ríos, Spanish footballer, born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
1991 – Daniel Magder, Canadian actor (The Famous Jett Jackson), born in Toronto, Ontario
1994 – Otto Warmbier, American student detained in North Korea after stealing poster, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 11th December 2021
1849 – Ellen Key, Swedish author and feminist (Courageous Woman), born in Gladhammar Parish, Västervik Municipality, Sweden (d. 1926)
1923 – Betsy Blair [Elizabeth Boger], American actress (Marty, A Double Life), born in Cliffside Park, New Jersey (d. 2009)
1944 – Lynda Day George, American actress (Casey-Mission Impossible), born in San Marcos, Texas
1952 – Susan Seidelman, American film director (Desperately Seeking Susan), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1961 – Darryl Jones, American bass player (Sting; Rolling Stones, 1993-present), born in Chicago, Illinois
1964 – Michel Courtemanche, French Canadian comedian (A New Comic is Born), born in Laval, Quebec, Canada
1969 – Sean Grande, American sportscaster, born in NYC, New York
1969 – Stig Inge Bjørnebye, Norwegian footballer, born in Elverum, Norway
1974 – Rey Mysterio [Óscar Gutiérrez], American professional wrestler, born in Chula Vista, California
1980 – Arya [Jamshad Cethirakath], Indian actor, born in Trikaripur, Kerala
Famous Birthdays for 10th December 2021
1538 – Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd), born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 1612)
1764 – Louis-Sébastien Lebrun, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1829)
1805 – Johannes Elias Feisser, Dutch theologist and founder of 1st Dutch baptist church, born in Winsum, Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1865)
1822 – Thomas Casimer Devin, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1878)
1941 – Ralph Tavares, Cape Verdean-American RandB and soul singer (Tavares – “Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel”), born in Providence, Rhode Island
1942 – Beer Bossu [Berend Frederik Gertenbach], Dutch actor and vocalist (Pub Chantant), born in Amsterdam
1945 – Eric Boom, Dutch guitarist and producer
1947 – Rəsul Quliyev, Azerbaijani politician, born in Qazanci, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
1964 – Luis Polonia, Dominican MLB outfielder (NY Yanks, Orioles), born in Santiago City, Dominica Republic
1969 – Todd Furdyk, CFL tackle (BC Lions)
Famous Birthdays for 9th December 2021
1717 – Johann Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art), born in Stendal, Prussia (d. 1768)
1848 – Joel Chandler Harris, American writer (created Uncle Remus stories), born in Eatonton, Georgia (d. 1908)
1854 – P. J. Hannikainen, Finnish composer, born in Nurmes, Finland (d. 1924)
1905 – Dalton Trumbo, American writer/film director (Johnny Got His Gun)
1934 – Alan Ridout, British composer, born in West Wickham, England (d. 1996)
1953 – John Malkovich, American actor (The Killing Fields; Dangerous Liaisons), born in Christopher, Illinois
1975 – Stuart McRae, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
1976 – Chris Booker, American baseball player, born in West Virginia
1982 – Vincent Accardi, American guitarist (Brand New), born in Wantagh, New York,
1982 – Tamilla Abassova, Russian cyclist, born in Moscow, Russia
Famous Birthdays for 8th December 2021
1815 – Adolph Menzel, German painter and graphic artist, born in Breslau, Prussian Silesia (d. 1905)
1935 – Dharmendra, Indian actor (Sholay), born in Nasrali, Punjab, British India
1945 – John Banville, Irish novelist and journalist
1947 – Thomas R. Cech, American chemist, Nobel laureate
1951 – Bill Bryson, American British author (Notes From a Small Island), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1958 – George Rogers, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1980, U of South Carolina; #1 pick 1981 NFL Draft; Super Bowl 1987; NO Saints, Washington Redskins), born in Duluth, Georgia
1960 – Lim Guan Eng, Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party (DAP), born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia
1979 – Christian Wilhelmsson, Swedish footballer, born in Malmö Municipality, Sweden
1982 – Chrisette Michele [Payne], American RandB and soul singer-songwriter (“Be OK”; “Epiphany”), born in Central Islip, New York,
1986 – Kate Voegele, American musician, born in Bay Village, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 7th December 2021
521 – Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland, born in Gartan, Ireland (d. 597)
1784 – Allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author, born in Keir, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (d. 1842)
1860 – Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia, born in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England (d. 1947)
1888 – Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun, 1st President of American Newspaper Guild
1923 – Ted Knight [Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka], American actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show – “Ted Baxter”; Too Close for Comfort), born in Terryville, Connecticut (d. 1986)
1940 – Stan Boardman, English comedian, born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1944 – Jamiel Chagra, American drug trafficker, born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2008)
1965 – Jeffrey Wright, American actor (Angels in America, Westworld), born in Washington, D.C.
1978 – Chad Dukes, American radio personality, born in Alexandria, Virginia
1988 – Nathan Adrian, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 2012), born in Bremerton, Washington
Famous Birthdays for 6th December 2021
1872 – Mikulas Moyzes, Slovak composer, born in Zvolenská Slatina, Slovakia (d. 1944)
1920 – George Porter, British chemist (Nobel 1967), born in Stainforth, South Yorkshire, England (d. 2002)
1933 – Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (Symphony No. 3 – Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), born in Czernica, Poland (d. 2010)
1949 – Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist (Kudzu), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2007)
1955 – Bright Sheng, Chinese-American concert pianist, composer, (Never Far Away; Hot Pepper), conductor, and music teacher born in Shanghai, China.
1955 – Bill Lloyd, American singer (Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky
1956 – Peter Buck, American rock guitarist (R.E.M. – Murmur), born in Berkeley, California
1962 – Ben Watt, British rocker (Everything but the Girl – “I Don’t Want To Talk About It”; Idlewood), born in Marylebone, London
1971 – Thomas Bailey, American NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals), born in Dallas, Texas
1971 – Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player (Wimbledon 1996), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 5th December 2021
1661 – Robert Haley, 1st Earl of Oxford and English premier (Whig, 1710-14), born in Covent Garden, Middlesex, Kingdom of England (d. 1725)
1697 – Giuseppe de Majo, Italian composer and organist, born in Naples (d. 1771)
1697 – Carlo Arrigoni, Italian composer and musician, born in Florence (d. 1744)
1868 – Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist, born in Königsberg, Prussia (d. 1951)
1896 – Willem Frederik Meinhardt Lampe, Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles, born in Netherlands Antilles (d. 1973)
1899 – Sonny Boy Williamson II [Aleck Miller], American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, born in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi (d. 1965) (year of birth disputed)
1949 – Lewis Arlt, American actor (Littlest Victims, Ken-Another World), born in Kingston, New York
1967 – Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin (fourth son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela), born in Madrid
1969 – Morgan J. Freeman, American film director (Hurricane Streets), born in Long Beach, California
1971 – Bryan Schwartz, American NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in St. Lawrence, South Dakota
Famous Birthdays for 4th December 2021
1795 – Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist and historian (The French Revolution), born in Ecclefechan, Scotland (d. 1881)
1825 – Hynek Vojáček, Czech composer, born in Zlín, Empire of Austria (d. 1916)
1899 – Douwe Hermans Kiestra, Frisian farmer and writer, born in Poppenwier, Netherlands (d. 1970)
1922 – Gérard Philipe, French actor (Caligula, Devil in the Flesh), born in Cannes, France (d. 1959)
1930 – Harvey Kuenn, American baseball utility (AL batting champion 1959; 10 × All-Star 1953–1960²; Detroit Tigers), born in West Allis, Wisconsin (d. 1988)
1957 – Lee Smith, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star 1983, 87, 1991–95; saves leader 1983, 91-92, 94)), born in Jamestown, Louisiana
1961 – Frank Reich, American NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills) and coach (Indianapolis Colts 2018-20), born in Freeport, New York
1964 – Sertab Erener, Turkish singer (Sakin Ol!), born in Istanbul, Turkey
1970 – Sylvester Terkay, American pro wrestler (Ultimate Pro Wrestling’s first Heavyweight Champion), born in Washington, Pennsylvania
1974 – Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball second baseman and manager (first Japanese position player to win World Series 2005, Chicago White Sox; Chiba Lotte Marines), born in Tokyo, Japan