1761 – Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (greatest visual comet discoverer of all time), born in Peyre, Hautes-Alpes (d. 1831)
1761 – Selim III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1789-1808), born in Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1808)
1822 – Charles Hermite, French mathematician (proof that e is transcendental), born in Dieuze, France (d. 1901)
1917 – Kim Jong-suk, Wife of Kim Il-sung, mother of Kim Jung-Il, “The Heroine of the Anti-Japanese Revolution” (d. 1949)
1940 – Anthony S. Fauci, American immunologist, born in Brooklyn, New York City
1940 – Sharon Farrell, American actress (Lori-Hawaii 5-0, Young and Restless), born in Sioux City, Iowa
1965 – Winston Moss, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Miami, Florida
1965 – Nancy Reno, WPVA volleyballer (Olympics 1996), born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
1966 – Deidrich Bader, American actor (Drew Carey Show), born in Washington, D.C.
1970 – Romeo Wouden, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht ’90, Heerenveen), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 23rd December 2019
1173 – Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)
1923 – Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster
1929 – Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player, born in Yale, Oklahoma (d. 1988)
1943 – Ross Edwards, Australian composer, born in Sydney, Australia
1946 – John Sullivan, English television scriptwriter, born in Balham, London (d. 2011)
1949 – Wally Edwards, Australian cricketer (three Tests Australia v England 1974), born in Subiaco, Australia
1954 – Brian Teacher, American tennis player (Australian Open 1980), born in San Diego, California
1962 – Kang Je-gyu, South Korean film director, born in Masan, South Korea
1969 – Stephen Grant, American football linebacker (Indianapolis Colts), born in Miami, Florida
1990 – Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress, model, and singer, born in San Francisco, California
Famous Birthdays for 22nd December 2019
1858 – Giacomo Puccini, Italian opera composer (La bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly), born in Lucca, Italy (d. 1924)
1863 – Qi Baishi, Chinese painter, born in Xiangtan, China (d. 1957)
1874 – Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer and musician, born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 1939)
1922 – Jack Brooks, American politician, born in Crowley, Louisiana (d. 2012)
1932 – Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer striker, manager (Wales 17 caps, USA manager 1968), born in Powys, Wales (d. 2013)
1939 – James Gurley, American guitar player (Big Brother and the Holding Company), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2009)
1963 – Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy
1980 – Chris Carmack, American actor, born in Washington, D.C.
1983 – Jennifer Hawkins, Australian Miss Universe, born in Holmesville, Australia
1984 – Basshunter [Jonas Erik Altberg], Swedish record producer and DJ (Now You’re Gone), born in Halmstad, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 21st December 2019
1848 – Edward Everett Rice, American musical composer and theater producer, born in Brighton, Boston (d. 1924)
1851 – Thomas Chipman McRae, American politician, 34th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1929)
1921 – Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina, founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
1930 – Willem R “Wim” van der Zee, secretary of Council of Churches
1944 – Jared Martin, American actor (Varian-Fantastic Voyage, Dusty-Dallas), born in NYC, New York
1946 – Carl Wilson, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Beach Boys), born in Hawthorne California (d. 1998)
1957 – Lisa Gerritsen, American actress (Bess-The Mary Tyler Moore Show), born in Los Angeles, California
1966 – Karri Turner, American actress, born in Fort Worth, Texas
1969 – Chuck Smith, NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Athens, Georgia
1978 – Michael Vitar, American actor (D2, D3, Sunset Grill, Sandlot Kids), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 20th December 2019
1539 – Paulus Melissus, humanist Neo-Latin writer, translator, and composer, born in Mellrichstadt, Germany (d. 1602)
1717 – Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat, born in Dijon, France (d. 1787)
1809 – Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, German composer, born in Oldisleben, Germany (d. 1858)
1909 – Vagn Holmboe, Danish neo-classical composer (Sinfonia rustica), born in Horsens, Jutland (d. 1996)
1927 – Kim Young-sam, South Korean politician and democratic activist (President of South Korea 1993-98), born in Geojedo, Geoje, South Korea (d. 2015)
1927 – Jim Simpson, American sportscaster, (NBC, ESPN) born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2016)
1941 – Frank Creton, Suriname/Neth painter
1976 – Adam Powell, Welsh computer programmer and game designer (Neopets), born in Newport, Wales
1981 – Roy Williams, American football player, born in Odessa, Texas
1996 – Hannah Green, Australian golfer (Women’s PGA C’ship 2019), born in Perth, Western Australia
Famous Birthdays for 19th December 2019
1778 – Princess Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte, eldest child of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI (d. 1851)
1879 – Beals Wright, American tennis player (US Nat C’ship 1905; doubles 1904-06), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1961)
1905 – Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/choreographer
1922 – Eamonn Andrews, Irish-born television presenter (d. 1987)
1925 – Tankred Dorst, German playwright, born in Oberlind
1944 – Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician, born in Nairobi, Kenya
1956 – Tom Lawless, American baseball player
1964 – Mike Fetters, Van Nuys CA, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
1966 – Monique Oliver, Malibu Ca, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-4th-1994)
1968 – Jennifer Devine, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Portland, Oregon
Famous Birthdays for 18th December 2019
1826 – Mercer Brooke John, (Confederate Navy), (d. 1906)
1927 – Sterling Lanier, American writer (Hiero’s Journey)
1931 – Noel McGregor, cricketer (batted in 25 Tests for NZ 1955-65)
1931 – Gunnel Lindblom, Swedish actress (Hunger, Virgin Spring), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
1935 – Jacques Pépin, French chef
1940 – Arnold Long, cricketer (prolific wicketkeeper for Surrey and Sussex)
1940 – Bramwell Morrison, member of Sharon, Lois and Bram
1966 – Makiko Esumi, Japanese actress
1973 – Keith Washington, NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens)
1976 – Koyuki, Japanese actress and model
Famous Birthdays for 17th December 2019
1859 – Paul César Helleu, French artist (d. 1927)
1894 – Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (Boston Pops), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1979)
1926 – Jeremy Brooks, English writer (Jampot Smith), born in Southampton (d. 1994)
1930 – Armin Mueller-Stahl, German painter, author and actor (Kafka, Music Box), born in Tilsit, Germany
1931 – Yvonne Keuls, [Bamberg], Dutch writer (Jan Rap and Co)
1936 – Roland Sheldon, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1938 – Peter Snell, New Zealand middle distance runner (3 Olympic gold 1960, 64), born in Opunake, New Zealand
1945 – Ernie Hudson, Benton Harbor MI, actor (Ghostbusters, Weeds)
1959 – Robert “Bob” Stinson, American rock guitarist (The Replacements), born in Waconia, Minnesota (d. 1995)
1998 – Martin Odegaard, Norwegian footballer, youngest to play for Real Madrid, born in Drammen, Norway
Famous Birthdays for 16th December 2019
1775 – Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer “the French Mozart” (d. 1834)
1847 – Augusta, French composer, born in Paris, France (d.
1869 – Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1952)
1888 – Alphonse Juin, French marshal
1893 – Vladimir Golschmann, conductor with Immortal Downbeat, born in Paris, France
1897 – Jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer (three Tests for South Africa 1927-29)
1916 – Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer
1965 – Romallis Ellis, lightweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1988), born in Washington, D.C.
1966 – Dennis Wise, English footballer
1971 – Kristen Kane, diver (Olympics 1996), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 15th December 2019
1610 – David Teniers the Younger, Flemish court painter (Theatrum Pictorium), born in Antwerp (d. 1690)
1657 – Michel-Richard Delalande, French baroque composer, born in Paris (d. 1726)
1842 – Henry Gadsby, English musician and composer, born in Hackney, England (d. 1907)
1852 – Muḥammad Tawfīq Pasha, Khedive of Egypt (1879-92), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1892)
1904 – Kermit Bloomgarden, American producer (The Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man), born in NYC, New York (d. 1976)
1944 – Stan Bahnsen, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankee, 1968 AL Rookie-of-year), born in Council Bluffs, Iowa
1961 – Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist
1971 – Eric Bjornson, NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)
1971 – Boudewijk Pahlplatz, soccer player (FC Twente, PSV)
1979 – Eric Young, Canadian professional wrestler