1507 – Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord, born in Yamaguchi, Japan (d. 1551)
1926 – Jock Aird, Scottish soccer defender (4 caps Scotland, 2 New Zealand; Burnley), born in Glencraig, Scotland (d. 2021)
1934 – Colin Baker, Welsh soccer wing half (7 caps; Cardiff City 298 games), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2021)
1935 – Bonno Spieker, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA), born in Delfzijl, Netherlands (d. 2017)
1963 – Brad Pitt, American actor (12 Monkeys, Fight Club) and producer (The Departed, 12 Years a Slave), born in Shawnee, Oklahoma
1969 – Santiago Cañizares, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (46 caps; Valencia 305 games), born in Madrid, Spain
1969 – Joe Randa, infielder (KC Royals), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1972 – Jeff Nelson, Canadian NHL player (Washington Capitals), born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
1974 – Peter Boulware, American football linebacker (Baltimore Ravens), born in Columbia, South Carolina
1977 – José Acevedo, Dominican MLB baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, 2001-04; Colorado Rockies, 2005), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 17th December 2025
1800 – Gergely Czuczor, Hungarian-Czech poet and translator (Great Hung dictionary), born in Andód (d. 1866)
1840 – C. F. E. Horneman, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1906)
1903 – Ray Noble, English jazz bandleader, songwriter (“The Very Thought of You”; “Goodnight, Sweetheart”), composer, and actor, born in Brighton, Sussex, England (d. 1978)
1930 – Julia Meade [Kunz], American actress and TV hostess (Spotlight Playhouse), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
1944 – Jack L. Chalker, American sci-fi author (Saga of Well World), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2005)
1953 – Barry Livingston, American actor (My Three Sons -“Ernie”), born in Los Angeles, California
1962 – Giulla Boschi, Italian actress (Act of Contrition, Bonus Malus), born in Rome, Italy
1966 – Christopher A. Wray, American lawyer, F.B.I. Director (2017-), born in New York City
1976 – Nir Davidovich, Israeli soccer goalkeeper (51 caps; Maccabi Haifa 386 games), born in Haifa, Israel
1980 – Eli Pariser, American political activist (MoveOn.org), born in Lincolnville, Maine
Famous Birthdays for 16th December 2025
1822 – Charles Edward Horsley, British organist, conductor and composer, born in London, England (d. 1876)
1892 – Cameron Prud’Homme, American actor (The Rainmaker), born in Auburn, New York (d. 1967)
1909 – Henricus Verbunt, Dutch civil servant and resistance fighter, born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1944)
1931 – Kenneth Gilbert, Canadian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and educator, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2020)
1932 – Quentin Blake, English illustrator, British Children’s Laureate (1999-2001), born in Sidcup, England
1965 – J.B. Smoove [Jerry Brooks], American actor, comedian and writer (SNL, 2003-06; Curb Your Enthusiasm), born in Plymouth, North Carolina
1965 – Chris Jones, outfielder (NY Mets), born in Utica, New York
1968 – Yannick Alléno, French chef, born in Puteaux, France
1975 – Nawo Kawakita, Japanese heavy metal drummer (Maximum the Hormone), born in Tokyo, Japan
1979 – Mihai Trăistariu, Romanian singer-songwriter (“Tornerò”), born in Constanța, Romania
Famous Birthdays for 15th December 2025
1904 – Kermit Bloomgarden, American producer (The Diary of Anne Frank; The Music Man), born in New York City (d. 1976)
1915 – Isabel Crook (née Brown), Canadian-British anthropologist, author (Prosperity’s Predicament), and professor (Beijing Foreign Studies University. 1947-81), born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China (d. 2023)
1925 – Sam Pollock, Canadian NHL hockey general manager, 9X Stanley Cups (Montreal Canadiens, 1964-78), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2007)
1929 – (Golden) “Big” Wheeler, American Chicago blues and electric blues singer, harmonic player and songwriter, born in Baconton, Georgia (d.. 1998)
1937 – John Sladek, American sci-fi author (Tik-Tok, Bugs), born in Waverly, Iowa (d. 2000)
1960 – Don Franklin, American actor (Seaquest 2032, Noah Dixon-The Young Riders), born in Chicago, Illinois
1961 – Reginald Hudlin, American director (House Party), born in Centreville, Illinois
1976 – Elix Skipper, American professional wrestler (NWA: Total Nonstop Action; TNA iMPACT! Wrestling), born in Roosevelt, New York
1982 – Charlie Cox, English actor (Daredevil, The Theory of Everything, Boardwalk Empire), born in London
1983 – Camilla Luddington, British-American actress (Grey’s Anatomy – “Dr. Jo Wilson”), born in Ascot, England
Famous Birthdays for 14th December 2025
1783 – Johann Christoph Kienlen, German composer, born in Free Imperial City of Ulm, Holy Ro=man Empire (d. 1829)
1914 – Karl Carstens, German politician (President of the Federal Republic of Germany 1979-84), born in Bremen, German Empire (d. 1992)
1918 – B.K.S. Iyengar, Indian yoga advocate, born in Bellur, Kolar district, Kingdom of Mysore (d. 2014)
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)
1942 – Zoe Laskari, Greek actress, born in Thessaloniki, Greece (d. 2017)
1959 – Franco [Iglesias], Cuban Latin pop singer (“Toda la Vida”; “María”), born in Cuba
1966 – Lucrecia Martel, Argentine film director (La Ciénaga), born in Salta, Argentina
1975 – Justin Furstenfeld, American rock singer, lyricist, and guitar player (Blue October; Harvard of the South), born in Houston, Texas
1976 – Leland Chapman, American bounty hunter, born in Groom, Texas
1988 – Nicolas Batum, French basketball player, born in Lisieux, France
Famous Birthdays for 13th December 2025
1858 – Jakab Gyula Major, Hungarian pianist and composer, born in Kosice, Czech Republic (d. 1925)
1915 – Ross MacDonald [Kenneth Millar], American-Canadian detective novelist (Goodbye Look), born in Los Gatos, California (d. 1983)
1930 – Robert Prosky, Polish-American actor and comedian (Christine, Thief), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
1932 – Tatsuya Nakadai [Motohisa Nakadai], Japanese actor (Harakiri, Ran), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2025)
1950 – Heather North, American actress (The Barefoot Executive; voice of Velma in “Scooby-Doo”), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2017)
1956 – Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer, born in Kfarshima, Lebanon
1962 – Kendra Slawinski, English netball defender and captain (128 apps), born in Billingham, England
1964 – (Judge) “Lucky” Peterson, American contemporary blues, soul, and RandB musician (“The Son of A Bluesman”), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2020)
1973 – Christie Clark, American actress (Carrie Brady in “Days of Our Lives”), born in Los Angeles, California
1982 – Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player, born in Corona, California
Famous Birthdays for 12th December 2025
1889 – Václav Štěpán, Czech pianist and composer, born in Pečky, Austria-Hungary (d. 1944)
1897 – Leonora Summers [Lillian Hill], American vaudeville and silent film actress [Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ; Hoboken To Hollywood), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1976)
1907 – Roy Douglas, English composer and arranger (Tomorrow We Live-At Dawn We Die), born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England (d. 2015)
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)
1927 – Robert Noyce, American inventor (co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968), born in Burlington, Iowa (d. 1990)
1934 – Habib Hassan Touma, Palestinian composer, born in Nazareth, Israel (d. 1998)
1940 – Shirley Englehorn, American golfer (Women’s PGA C’ship 1970), born in Caldwell, Idaho (d. 2022)
1947 – Irving Azoff, American entertainment executive and artist manager (REO Speedwagon; The Eagles), born in Danville, Illinois
1973 – Michael Di Venuto, Australian cricketer (exciting Tasmanian batsman), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
1974 – Franklin Anangonó, Ecuadorian soccer defender (7 caps; ESPoli Quito, El Nacional Quito, Macará), born in Quito, Ecuador (d. 2022)
Famous Birthdays for 11th December 2025
1906 – Birago Diop, Senegalese writer and ambassador (Leurres et Lueurs), born in Dakar, French West Africa (d. 1989)
1910 – Noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1937)
1930 – Chus Lampreave [María Jesús Lampreave Pérez], Spanish actress (Volver, Belle Époque), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2016)
1948 – Chester Thompson, American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Frank Zappa; Genesis; Chester Thompson Trio), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1952 – Susan Seidelman, American film director (Desperately Seeking Susan), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1959 – Tina Gayle, American cowboy cheerleader and actress (Kathy-Chips), born in Frankfurt
1970 – Errict Rhett, American NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Pembroke Pines, Florida
1975 – Gerben de Knegt, Dutch cyclist, born in Tilburg, Netherlands
1979 – Rider Strong, American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter (Shawn in “Boy Meets World”; Cabin Fever, Star vs. the Forces of Evil), born in San Francisco
1985 – Samantha Ponder, American sportscaster (ESPN), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Famous Birthdays for 10th December 2025
1588 – Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher, born in Middelburg, Netherlands (d. 1637)
1813 – Errico Petrella, Italian composer, born in Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1877)
1872 – Ludwig Klages, German philosopher (study of graves), born in Hannover, Germany (d. 1956)
1908 – Olivier Messiaen, French composer (L’Ame en Bourgeon; St Francois d’Assise), born in Avignon, France (d. 1992)
1910 – Jill Summers, British actress (Agatha, Coronation Street), born in Lancashire, England (d. 1997)
1911 – Chet Huntley, American newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), born in Cardwell, Montana (d. 1974)
1941 – Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress (Rich Man Poor Man), born in Dublin, Ireland
1948 – Jessica Cleaves, American soul singer and songwriter (The Friends of Distinction – “Grazing In The Grass”; Earth, Wind and Fire; Parliament Funkadelic), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2014)
1964 – Bobby Flay, American celebrity chef, restaurateur and TV personality (Iron Chef America; Bobby Flay’s Barbecue Addiction), born in New York City
1969 – Rob Blake, Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Olympic gold 2002; World C’ship gold 1994, 97; Stanley Cup 2001 Colorado Avalanche; Norris Memorial Trophy 1998 LA Kings) and executive (GM LA Kings), born in Simcoe, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 9th December 2025
1728 – Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi, Italian opera composer, born in Massa, Duchy of Massa and Principality of Carrara (d. 1804)
1842 – Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin, Russian activist and anarchist, born in Moscow (d. 1921)
1886 – Clarence Birdseye, American inventor and founder of the modern frozen food industry (Birdseye), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1956)
1932 – Jessie Hill, American jazz musician (Ooh Poo Pah Doo), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1996)
1934 – Judi Dench, British actress (Henry V, Wetherby, Skyfall), born in York, England
1947 – Tom Daschle, American politician (U.S. Senator from South Dakota), born in Aberdeen, South Dakota
1957 – Donny Osmond, American singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie), born in Ogden, Utah
1963 – Dave Hilton, Jr., Canadian boxer, born in Port Credit, Ontario
1969 – Johnny Vicious [Coles], American house DJ, re-mixer, and record producer, born in New York City
1969 – Sebastian Spence, Canadian actor (First Wave, Cedar Cove), born in St. John’s, Newfoundland