1830 – Adam Minchejmer, Polish composer and conductor, born in Warsaw (d. 1904)
1878 – Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972)
1897 – Julien Carette, French actor (Sylvia and the Phantom), born in Paris, France (d. 1966)
1907 – Avraham Stern, Polish-born Zionist leader (d. 1942)
1933 – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-2019), born in Tokyo, Japan
1942 – Jerry Koosman, American pitcher (NY Mets), born in Appleton, Minnesota
1970 – Shannon Bream [DePuy], American Journalist (Fox News) Miss Virginia (1991), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
1971 – Wim Vansevenant, Belgian cyclist, born in Diksmuide, Belgium
1977 – Jari Mäenpää, Finnish guitarist and singer, born in Finland
1979 – Holly Madison, American model, born in Astoria, Oregon
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 22nd December 2020
1550 – Cesare Cremonini, Italian professor of natural philosophy, born in Cento, Papal States (d. 1631)
1573 – Ernst Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe, born in Dillenburg, Germany (d. 1632)
1639 – Jean Racine, French dramatist (Phèdre, Athalie), born in La Ferté-Milon, Picardy (d. 1699)
1803 – Joseph King Fenno Mansfield, American Major General (Union Army), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1862)
1832 – Edward Hatch, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bangor, Maine (d. 1889)
1908 – Max Bill, Swiss architect and artist (Ruban Sans Fin), born in Winterthur, Switzerland (d. 1994)
1948 – Steve Garvey, American baseball player (LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres), born in Tampa, Florida
1955 – Lonnie Smith, American baseball player, born in Chicago, Illinois
1958 – Frank Gambale, Australian musician, born in Canberra, Australia
1973 – Jamel Williams, American football safety (Washington Redskins), born in Gary, Indiana
Famous Birthdays for 21st December 2020
1401 – Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter, born in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy (d. 1428)
1872 – Albert Payson Terhune, American novelist (Lad, a Dog), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1942)
1924 – Rita Reys [Maria Reijs], Dutch jazz singer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2013)
1940 – Kálmán Sóvári, Hungarian soccer defender (17 caps; Újpesti Dózsa, VM Egyetértés), born in Budapest, Hungary (2020)
1944 – Michael Tilson Thomas, American conductor (NY Phil Young People), born in Los Angeles, California
1945 – Doug Walters, Australian cricketer (Aussie batting genius 1965-81 Extrovert), born in Dungog, Australia
1954 – Chris Evert, American tennis player (18 Gram Slam singles titles), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1964 – Keith Taylor, NFL safety (Washington Redskins), born in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
1967 – Ervin Johnson, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1980 – Royce Ring, American baseball player, born in La Mesa, California
Famous Birthdays for 20th December 2020
1867 – Pudge Heffelfinger, American College Football Hall of Fame guard (3 x All American, Yale; first professional player 1892) and coach (Cal, Lehigh, Minnesota), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1954)
1898 – Irene Dunne, American actress (Cimarron, Theodora Goes Wild), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1990)
1955 – Sammy Mitchell, US programmer (Qedit/TSE/Semware)
1957 – Anna Vissi, Greek-Cypriot singer, born in Pyla, Cyprus
1960 – Nalo Hopkinson, Jamaican-born Canadian writer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1970 – Grant Flower, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
1970 – Nicole DeBoer, Canadian actress, born in Toronto, Ontario
1981 – James Shields, American baseball player, born in Santa Clarita, California
1983 – Adrián Varela, Mexican singer, born in Culiacán, Mexico
1983 – Lucy Pinder, English model and actress, born in Hampshire, England
Famous Birthdays for 19th December 2020
1699 – William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)
1792 – [Andries] Hendrik Potgieter, Cape Colony, settled Transvaal
1929 – Herman T M Lauxtermann, Dutch 2nd chamber member (VVD)
1935 – Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball second baseman (MLB All Star 1960²; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers), born in Central Álava, Cuba (d. 2020)
1943 – Walt “No-Neck” Williams, professional baseball player (White Sox), born in Brownwood, Texas (d. 2016)
1948 – Ken Brown, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Lorie Kane, Canadian golfer (4 LPGA Tour titles), born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1973 – Kebu Stewart, NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers)
1975 – Casual [Jon Owens], rapper
1980 – Marla Sokoloff, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 18th December 2020
1852 – Gaetano Coronaro, composer
1906 – Kam Tong, Chinese American actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Across the Pacific, Flower Drum Song), born in San Francisco (d. 1969)
1913 – Lynn Bari [Margaret Schuyler Fisher], American actress (Shock, Nocturne, 6 Gun Law), born in Roanoke, Virginia (d. 1989)
1916 – Betty Grable, American singer, dancer, pin-up girl and actress (I Wake Up Screaming, How to Marry a Millionaire, Gay Divorcee), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1973)
1942 – William HAF, English prince/grandson of George V
1945 – Carolyn Wood, American 4 X 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1960)
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)
1951 – Pape Diouf, Senegalese journalist and football agent (president Olympique de Marseille 2005-09; first black president in Europe’s top 6 leagues), born in Abéché, Chad (d. 2020)
1966 – Aaron Jones, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
1971 – Noriko Matsueda, Japanese composer
Famous Birthdays for 17th December 2020
1778 – Humphry Davy, English chemist, studied electro-chemistry, invented the Davy lamp), born in Penzance, Cornwall, England (d. 1829)
1937 – Art Neville, vocalist (Neville Brothers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1939 – Novella Nelson, American actress (Antwone Fisher, Purlie, Chiefs), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
1948 – Jim Bonfanti, rocker (Raspberries-Go All the Way)
1953 – Bill Pullman, American actor (Sommersby, League of their Own, Independence Day), born in Hornell, New York
1958 – Mike Mills, US pop bassist (REM-One I Love)
1966 – Christopher A. Wray, American lawyer, F.B.I. Director (2017-), born in NYC, New York
1970 – Michael Mols, soccer player (FC Twente)
1976 – Andrew Simpson, Chertsey, Surrey, sailor (Olympic gold 2008), (d. 2013)
1976 – Takeo Spikes, American football player
Famous Birthdays for 16th December 2020
1919 – Manke Nelis [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)
1923 – Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)
1928 – Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian
1950 – Ieremia Tabai, President of Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) (1979-91)
1952 – Francesco Graziani, Italian footballer
1955 – Carol M Browner, US Administrator (EPA)
1955 – Xander Berkeley, American actor
1968 – Paul Scherrer, American actor (Children of Corn II, Free Spirit), born in Rochester, New York
1975 – Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian musician (Billy Talent)
1981 – Took Leng How, Malaysian criminal (d. 2006)
Famous Birthdays for 15th December 2020
1657 – Michel-Richard Delalande, French baroque composer, born in Paris (d. 1726)
1836 – Edmond Picard, French-Belgian lawyer and writer (La forge Roussel), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1924)
1949 – Ton Sijbrands, Dutch world checkers champion, born in Amsterdam
1967 – Chris Gioskos, CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
1968 – Javid Hussain, Indian film producer
1970 – Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey, born in Milan, Italy
1970 – Mitchell Butler, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Cleveland Cavaliers)
1971 – Eric Bjornson, NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)
1978 – Henrietta Nagyova, Nove Zamky Slovakia, tennis star (ITF/Cali-COL)
1980 – Sergio Pizzorno, English guitarist (Kasabian)
Famous Birthdays for 14th December 2020
1775 – Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, British admiral, born in Annsfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1860)
1830 – Allen Thomas, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Howard County, Maryland (d. 1907)
1870 – Dirk Jan de Geer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926-29, 39-40), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1960)
1923 – Gerard Reve, Dutch writer (Evenings, Dear Guys), born in Amsterdam (d. 2006)
1925 – Sam Jones, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 59; no-hitter 1955; Chicago Cubs), born in Stewartsville, Ohio (d. 1971)
1927 – Koss Rietkerk, Dutch internal minister (VVD) (1982-86), born in Boskoop, Netherlands (d. 1986)
1938 – Leonardo Boff, Brazilian Catholic theologian (liberation theology) and writer, born in Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil
1940 – Lex Gold, Scottish footballer, born in Lanark, Scotland
1954 – James Horan, American actor (General Hospital, Transformers Prime), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1960 – Catherine Coleman, American USAF officer and astronaut (STS 73), born in Charleston, South Carolina