1792 – Abraham J van de Aa, lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary)
1886 – Joyce Kilmer, American poet (Trees), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey (d. 1918)
1898 – Herman Shumlin, American Broadway producer, director and actor (Watch on the Rhine), born in Atwood, Colorado (d. 1979)
1899 – Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith
1903 – Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player (d. 1946)
1909 – Kenneth Watkins, woodland conservationist
1921 – Otto Graham, American NFL Quarterback (Cleveland Browns), born in Waukegan, Illinois (d. 2003)
1925 – Andy Robustelli, NFL defensive end (LA Rams, NY Giants)
1949 – Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist (d. 2007)
1975 – Noel Clarke, English actor and writer
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 5th December 2018
1545 – Janus Dousa [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician and poet, born in Noordwijk, Netherlands (d. 1604)
1824 – Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), (d. 1867)
1826 – John Benjamin Sanborn, American lawyer, politician, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Epsom, New Hampshire (d. 1904)
1932 – Fazu Aliyeva, Russian poet, novelist and journalist who helped develop Dagestani in Russian literature, born in Khunzakhsky District, Soviet Union (d. 2016)
1935 – Calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker)
1940 – Adrian Street, Welsh professional wrestler
1947 – Jim Plunkett, American NFL quarterback (New England, Oakland), born in San Jose, California
1956 – Klaus Allofs, German footballer
1978 – Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
1982 – Eddy Curry, American basketball player
Famous Birthdays for 4th December 2018
1584 – John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony, born in Derby, Derbyshire, Kingdom of England (d. 1652)
1934 – Wink Martindale, TV host (Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This), born in Jackson, Tennessee
1944 – Anna McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, born in Montreal, Quebec
1944 – François Migault, French racing driver
1956 – Herbert Groenemeyer, German rocker (OE, Luxus, Chaos, Spruenge)
1956 – Blagoi Blagoyev, Bulgaria, 82.5 kg weightlifer (Olympic silver 1976)
1957 – Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer (CART)
1957 – Lee Smith, Jamestown LA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
1964 – Bill Peterson, Smithfield NC, WLAF general mgr (Amsterdam Admirals)
1984 – Lindsay Felton, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 3rd December 2018
1750 – Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer
1800 – France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Krst pri Savici)
1929 – Paul Harris Turok, composer
1945 – Laura Dean, Staten Island composer/choreographer (Drumming), born in NYC, New York
1949 – Heather Menzies-Urich, Canadian actress (The Sound of Music, Piranha), born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (d. 2017)
1955 – Melody Anderson, Canadian actress (Flash Gordon), born in Edmonton, Alberta
1968 – Brendan Fraser, American actor (School Ties, 20 Bucks), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1969 – Bill Steer, British guitarist
1975 – Nadine Neumann, Australian swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1977 – Adam Małysz, Polish ski-jumper
Famous Birthdays for 2nd December 2018
1813 – Jacob Rosenhaim, composer
1899 – Ray Morehart, American baseball player (d. 1989)
1899 – John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra)
1918 – Milton Delugg, orchestra leader (Tonight Show), born in Los Angeles, California
1941 – Sugar Ramos [Ultiminio Ramos], Cuban-Mexican boxer (World Featherweight champion), born in Matanzas, Cuba (d. 2017)
1966 – Kelly Buchberger, Langenburg, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1968 – Mark Harding, Bath England, keeper of Internet biographies
1973 – Kevin Feighery, NFL/WLAF punter (NY Giants, Panthers, Galaxy)
1986 – Tal Wilkenfeld, Australian musician (Jeff Beck, Prince), born in Sydney, Australia
1988 – Edward EMG baron Downpatrick, grandson of English prince Edward
Famous Birthdays for 1st December 2018
1722 – Anna Louisa Karsch “Die Karschin”, German poet, born in Hammer, Silesia (d. 1791)
1832 – Archibald Gracie Jr, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)
1933 – Lou Rawls, American vocalist (Dean Martin’s Golddigers, Natural Man), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
1934 – Hilly Axwijk, Suriname social worker
1935 – Woody Allen [Allen Konigsberg], American film director and actor (Zelig, Annie Hall), born in Brooklyn, New York
1940 – Richard Pryor, American comedian and actor (Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy), born in Pecoria, Illinois (d. 2005)
1955 – Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress
1959 – Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league footballer
1961 – Barb Mucha, American golfer (5 LPGA titles), born in Parma Heights, Ohio
1966 – Mike Flores, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
Famous Birthdays for 30th November 2018
1427 – Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland (1447-92), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1492)
1667 – Jonathan Swift, satirist (Gulliver’s Travels, A Modest Proposal), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1745)
1756 – Ernst Chladni, German physicist (d. 1827)
1847 – August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer
1898 – Roy “Link” Lyman, NFL tackle (Chicago Bears)
1915 – Henry Taube, chemist (Nobel 1983)
1943 – Jerry Hunt, American composer, born in Waco, Texas (d. 1993)
1954 – June Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-I’m So excited)
1957 – Colin Mochrie, Scottish-born Canadian comedian
1967 – Gary Jones, NFL safety (NY Jets)
Famous Birthdays for 29th November 2018
1838 – Aeneas Mackay, Baron/Dutch minister of interior/Colonies
1923 – Frank Reynolds, E Chicago Ind, news anchor (ABC Evening News)
1928 – Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter
1929 – Don January, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1967), born in Plainview, Texas
1932 – John Gary, Watertown, NY, singer
1932 – Diane Ladd, American actress (Chinatown, Wild Angels, Wild at Heart), born in Meridian, Mississippi
1937 – Johan J Holst, Norwegian minister of Defense/Foreign affairs
1956 – Hinton Battle, American dancer
1969 – Craig Evans, cricketer (Zimbabwe batsman 1996 World Cup)
1970 – Guy Hill, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 NCAA-3rd), born in Atlanta, Georgia,
Famous Birthdays for 28th November 2018
1628 – John Bunyan, England, cleric/author (Pilgrim’s Progress)
1915 – Evald Okas, Estonian painter
1934 – Carlos Farinas, composer
1958 – Dave Righetti, baseball pitcher (Yankees, Giants), born in San Jose, California
1962 – Jon Stewart [Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz], American Comedian (The Daily Show), born in NYC, New York
1963 – Armando Iannucci, comedian and radio producer, born in Glasgow, Scotland
1964 – Cornelia Guest, debutante (Debutante’s Guide to Life)
1965 – Erwin Mortier, Belgian author
1967 – Stephnie Weir, American comedian
1980 – Stuart Taylor, British footballer
Famous Birthdays for 27th November 2018
1750 – Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz, composer
1944 – Martin Corbett, gay activist
1951 – Kathryn Bigelow, American director, producer and writer (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), born in San Carlos, California
1954 – Kimmy Robertson, American actress best known for her role as Lucy Moran in the TV series Twin Peaks
1962 – Mike “Puffy” Bordin, rock drummer (Faith No More), born in San Francisco, California
1972 – Ivan Imbernon, WLAF defensive end (Barcelona Dragons)
1976 – Jean Grae, South African-born rapper
1978 – Joshua Harris, actor (Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage)
1979 – Shin Hyesung, Korean singer (Shinhwa)
1984 – Domata Peko, American football player