1730 – Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-English physiologist (discovering photosynthesis) and personal physician of Maria Theresa, born in Breda, Staats-Brabant, Dutch Republic (d. 1799)
1894 – E. C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye), born in Chester, Illinois (d. 1938)
1903 – Kitty Muggeridge, British author and translator, born in Chateau d’Oex, Switzerland (d. 1994)
1903 – Adele Simpson, American fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946), born in New York City (d. 1995)
1936 – Buster Farrer, South African cricket batsman (6 Tests, HS 40; Border), born in King William’s Town, Cape Province, South Africa (d. 2025)
1937 – Arne Næss Jr., Norwegian mountain climber and businessman, born in Germany (d. 2004)
1942 – (Frederick) “Toots” Hibbert, Jamaican singer-songwriter (The Maytals – “Pressure Drop”), born in May Pen, Jamaica (d. 2020)
1947 – Thomas R. Cech, American chemist (Nobel laureate, 1989), born in Chicago, Illinois
1966 – Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (Nothing Compares 2 U), born in Glenageary, Ireland (d. 2023)
1984 – Greg Halford, English footballer, born in Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 7th December 2025
1884 – Petru Groza, Austro-Hungarian born Romanian communist and President of Romania (1945-58), born in Băcia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1958)
1928 – Noam Chomsky, American linguist (founded transformational grammar), philosopher and political activist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1940 – Stan Boardman, British comedian (The Comedians, Opportunity Knocks), born in Liverpool, England
1963 – Theo Snelders, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (1 cap; FC Twente, Aberdeen 227 games, Rangers), born in Westervoort, Netherlands
1964 – Peter Laviolette, American ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup, 2006 – Carolina Hurricanes, NY Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators), born in Franklin, Massachusetts
1966 – C. Thomas Howell, American actor (Red Dawn, Tank, Soul Man), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Tino Martinez, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1995, 1997; World Series 1996, 98–2000 Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees), born in Tampa, Florida
1972 – Hermann Maier, Austrian skier (2 x Olympic gold Super-G, Giant slalom 1998; 3 x World C’ship gold; 4 x overall World Cup titles), born in Altenmarkt im Pongau, Austria
1974 – Alex Rădulescu, Romanian tennis player, born in Bucharest, Romania
1980 – John Terry, English soccer defender (78 caps; Chelsea), born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 6th December 2025
1640 – Claude Fleury, French priest and historian, born in Paris (d. 1723)
1893 – Lou Little [Luigi Piccolo], American college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960), born in Leominster, Massachusetts (d. 1979)
1908 – Baby Face Nelson [Lester Gillis], American bank robber and gangster who killed more FBI agents than any other criminal, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1934)
1939 – Steve Alaimo, American pop singer (“Mashed Potatoes”; “Every Day I Have To Cry”), TV host (Where the Action Is), and producer, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2024)
1939 – Tomáš Svoboda, Czech pianist and composer (Etude; Symphony of Nature), born in Paris, France (d. 2022)
1945 – Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker (Bandit Queen), born in Laghore, British India
1949 – Linda Creed, American singer and songwriter (“The Greatest Love Of All”; “You Make Me Feel Brand New”; “Rubber Band Man”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
1953 – Gary Ward, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1983, 85; Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers), born in Los Angeles, California
1974 – Arjan Ebbinge, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Veendam, Netherlands
1980 – Ehren Wassermann, American baseball player, born in Sylacauga, Alabama
Famous Birthdays for 5th December 2025
1826 – John Benjamin Sanborn, American lawyer, politician, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Epsom, New Hampshire (d. 1904)
1844 – Frederick Bridge, English organist and composer, born in Oldbury, Worcestershire (d. 1924)
1880 – Alexander Schmuller, Russian-Dutch violinist and conductor, born in Mazyr, Belarus (d. 1933)
1916 – Margaret Hayes, American actress (Blackboard Jungle, Robert Montgomery Presents), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1977)
1940 – Peter Pohl, Swedish writer, born in Hamburg, Germany
1942 – Munyoro Nyamau, Kenyan athlete (Olympic gold 4 × 400m relay 1972; silver 1968), born in Kisii, Kenya (d. 2025)
1947 – Kim Simmonds, Welsh blues-rock guitarist (Savoy Brown), born in Newbridge, Wales (d. 2022)
1953 – John Molo, American rock and jazz drummer (Bruce Hornsby and The Range; Moonalice), born in Bethesda, Maryland
1964 – Pablo Morales, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley relay 1984, 92; 100m butterfly 1992), born in Chicago, Illinois
1971 – Joe Fleming, American CFL defensive end (CFL All-Star 1998, 2000, 01, 03; Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders), born in Wellesley, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 4th December 2025
1660 – Andre Campra, French composer, baptized in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1744)
1798 – Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (Prime Minister of France 1871-73), born in Saujon, France (d. 1881)
1889 – Lloyd Bacon, American stage, silent and sound screen actor (Charlie Chaplin films), and director (42nd Street; Knute Rockne, All American), born in San Jose, California (d. 1955)
1895 – Fritiof Nilsson Piraten, Swedish writer (Bombi Bitt Och Jag), born in Vollsjö, Sweden (d. 1972)
1899 – Charlie Spencer, English soccer defender (2 caps; Newcastle Utd, Manchester Utd) and manager (Grimsby Town 1937-51), born in Washington, England (d. 1953)
1930 – Lorraine Chargin, American boxing promoter (Bobby Chacon, Tony “The Tiger” Lopez, Loreto Garza), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)
1933 – Horst Buchholz, German actor (Magnificent 7; Raid on Entebbe), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2003)
1937 – Donnelly Rhodes, Canadian actor (Da Vinci’s Inquest, Danger Bay), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2018)
1945 – Michael Gerzon, British mathematician and audio pioneer (Ambisonics), born in Birmingham (d. 1996)
1956 – Bernard King, American Basketball Hall of Fame small forward (NBA All-Star 1982, 84-85, 91; NY Knicks, Washington Bullets), born in Brooklyn, New York
Famous Birthdays for 3rd December 2025
1668 – Casimir Schweizelsperg, German composer, born in Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria (d. sometime after 1722)
1887 – Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese Imperial Prince and 30th Prime Minister of Japan for 54 days (1945), born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1990)
1914 – Irving Fine, American composer (Toccata), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1962)
1921 – Phyllis Curtin, American soprano (NYC Opera, 1953-64), born in Clarksburg, West Virginia (d. 2016)
1926 – Walter Ormeño, Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (Peru 1949-57; Boca Juniors, Rosario Central), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2020)
1931 – Ellen Blazer [Esther Clara Blazer], Dutch TV director (Sonja), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2013)
1947 – John Wilson, Irish rock drummer (Them, 1965), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1949 – Heather Menzies-Urich, Canadian actress (The Sound of Music; Piranha), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2017)
1955 – Melody Anderson, Canadian actress (Flash Gordon), born in Edmonton, Alberta
1979 – Daniel Bedingfield, British-New Zealand pop singer-songwriter (“Gotta Get Thru This”), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Famous Birthdays for 2nd December 2025
1678 – Nicolaas Kruik, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer), born in West-Vlieland, Netherlands (d. 1754)
1821 – Rufus Barringer, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Cabarrus County, North Carolina (d. 1895)
1863 – Charles Ringling, American circus owner (Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus), born in McGregor, Iowa (d. 1926)
1889 – William Gaxton [Arthur Gaxiola], American stage and screen actor (A Connecticut Yankee; Destry; Convoy), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1963)
1906 – Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American broadcast and recording engineer (developed the 33-1/3 rpm LP phonograph record format), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1977)
1915 – Nico Richter, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1945)
1918 – Milton Delugg, American pianist, accordion player, composer (“Hoop-Dee-Do”; “Santa Claus Conquers The Martians”), and orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1966; The Paul Winchell Show; The Gong Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
1927 – Jim David, American NFL defensive back (Pro Bowl 1954-59; NFL Champion 1952-53, 57; Detroit Lions), born in Florence, South Carolina (d. 2007)
1943 – Dave Munden, British rock drummer (Brian Poole and The Tremeloes), born in Dagenham, Essex, England (d. 2020)
1944 – Cathy Lee Crosby, American actress (Coach, That’s Incredible), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 1st December 2025
1726 – Eggert Ólafsson, Icelandic explorer, writer (Reise igiennem Island – Travels In Iceland), and language conservationist, born in Svefneyjar, Iceland (d. 1768)
1823 – Ernest Reyer, French opera composer, born in Marseilles, France (d. 1909)
1904 – “Tony” W. A. Boyle, American United Mine Workers president convicted of murder, born in Bald Butte, Montana (d. 1985)
1912 – Minoru Yamasaki, American architect (World Trade Center, NYC), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1986)
1923 – Morris [Maurice De Bevere], Belgian cartoonist (Lucky Luke), born in Kortrijk, Belgium (d. 2001)
1947 – Andy Ripley, English rugby union #8 (24 caps; British Lions 1974), born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England (d. 2010)
1948 – Neil Warnock, English soccer winger and manager (Crystal Palace, Leeds, QPR, Cardiff City), born in Sheffield, England
1954 – Bob Goen, American TV host (Wheel of Fortune, Entertainment Tonight), born in Long Beach, California
1961 – Armin Meiwes, German murder known as “the Rotenburg Cannibal”, born in Essen, West Germany
1987 – Sarah Snook, Australian actress (Succession), born in Adelaide, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 30th November 2025
1813 – Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (works characterized by a deep sense of pessimism), born in Paris (d. 1890)
1861 – Ludwig Thuille, Austrian composer (Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet), born in Bozen, County of Tyrol, Austrian Empire (d. 1907)
1911 – Jorge Negrete [Moreno], Mexican singer and actor (The Rebel, La madrina del diablo), born in Guanajuato, Mexico (d. 1953)
1924 – Klaus Huber, Swiss composer (Tenebrae) and academic, born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 2017)
1934 – Steve Hamilton, American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and basketball forward (Minneapolis Lakers), born in Columbia, Kentucky (d. 1997)
1935 – Derek Morgan, English rugby union executive (President RFU 2023-24) and No. 8 (9 Tests; Northumberland RU), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2024)
1943 – Oscar Harris, Surinames-Dutch pop and soul singer (“Try A Little Love”), born in Albina, Suriname
1957 – Colin Mochrie, Canadian improvisational comedian and producer (Whose Line is it Anyway?), born in Kilmarnock, Scotland
1962 – Daniel Keys Moran, American sci-fi writer (The Great Wheel of Existence), born in Los Angeles, California
1981 – Swann Arlaud, French actor (Anatomy of a Fall), born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Famous Birthdays for 29th November 2025
1627 – John Ray, British naturalist (advances in taxonomy), born in Black Notley, England (d. 1705)
1895 – Yakima Canutt [Enos Edward], American rodeo cowboy, actor and director (Texas Terror), born in Colfax, Washington (d. 1986)
1919 – Joe Weider, Canadian bodybuilder and entrepreneur, co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders and creator of Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, and Masters Olympia competitions, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2013)
1932 – Stephen A. DiMauro, American thoroughbred racing jockey, trainer, breeder and owner (Eclipse Award 1975; Lady Pitt, Dearly Precious, Nassipour, Wajima), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2020)
1955 – Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian (Dr Wayne Fiscus-St Elsewhere), born in Toronto, Ontario
1959 – Rich Camarillo, American football punter (5 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1992 Phoenix Cardinals; NFL punting yards leader 1985, 94), born in Whittier, California
1960 – Howard Johnson, American baseball third baseman (MLB x All-Star 1989, 91; NL HR and RBI leader 1991 New York Mets; World Series 1984, 86), born in Clearwater, Florida
1980 – Jiggly Caliente [Bianca Castro-Arabejo], Filipino-American activist and drag performer, born in San Pedro, Philippines (d. 2025)
1982 – Lucas Black, American film and television actor (Sling Blade), born in Decatur, Alabama
1983 – Pamela Brown, American television reporter and newscaster (CNN, ABC WJLA-TV), born in Lexington, Kentucky