1787 – Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor and Shakespearean critic, born in Enfield, Middlesex, England (d. 1877)
1822 – Edward Stephen, Welsh musician and composer, born in Maentwrog, Merionethshire (d. 1885)
1896 – Miles Dempsey, British WWII general (XIII Corps, Second Army), born in New Brighton, Cheshire (d. 1969)
1896 – Margaret Bannerman, Canadian actress (Elopement), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1976)
1937 – John Sladek, American sci-fi author (Tik-Tok, Bugs), born in Waverly, Iowa (d. 2000)
1937 – Karen Morrow, American actress (The Boy in the Plastic bubble, Ladies’ Man), born in Chicago, Illinois
1944 – Chico Mendes, Brazilian environmental activist and rubber tapper, born in Xapuri, Brazil (d. 1988)
1968 – Garrett Wang, American actor (Star Trek Voyager), born in Riverside, California
1983 – Ronnie Radke, American punk-metal singer (Escape The Fate; Falling In Reverse), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1991 – Alana Haim, American singer (Haim) and actress (Licorice Pizza), born in Los Angeles, California
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 14th December 2023
1870 – Dirk Jan de Geer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926-29, 39-40), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1960)
1909 – Edward L Tatum, American molecular geneticist and biochemist (Nobel Prize 1958), born in Boulder, Colorado (d. 1975)
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)
1935 – Lee Remick, American actress (Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1991)
1940 – Lex Gold, Scottish footballer, born in Lanark, Scotland
1953 – Vangelis Meimarakis, Greek lawyer and politician, born in Athens, Greece
1954 – Steve MacLean, Canadian astronaut (STS 52), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1961 – Jeff Robinson, American baseball pitcher, 1987-92 (Detroit Tigers; Baltimore Orioles; and 2 other teams), born in Ventura, California, (d. 2014)
1978 – Kim St-Pierre, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Châteauguay, Canada
1996 – Barbie Ferreira, American actress (Euphoria) and model, born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 13th December 2023
1797 – Heinrich Heine, German poet and lyricist (Schubert, Liszt), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1856)
1858 – Jakab Gyula Major, Hungarian pianist and composer, born in Kosice, Czech Republic (d. 1925)
1928 – W. Gordon Smith, Scottish playwright, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1996)
1941 – Robert Covington, American drummer and singer, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi (d. 1996)
1942 – Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian Baseball HOF pitcher and coach (NL Cy Young Award 1971; MLB All-Star 1967, 71-72; Chicago Cubs; 3,000+ career strikeouts), born in Chatham, Ontario
1952 – John Francome, English jockey, born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
1959 – John Whitaker, American actor (Family Affair, Snowball Expr), born in Van Nuys, California
1960 – Venkatesh Daggubati, Indian actor, born in Karamchedu, Andhra Pradesh, India
1961 – Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, born in Chichester, England
1969 – Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer, born in Almaty, Kaszakhstan (d. 2007)
Famous Birthdays for 12th December 2023
1830 – Joseph O. Shelby, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1897)
1920 – Fred Kida, Japanese-American comics artist, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)
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)
1924 – Ed Koch, American congressman and New York City Mayor (1977-89), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
1929 – Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Liaoyang, Manchuria, Republic of China
1945 – Tony Williams, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1997)
1945 – Susi Hush, English television producer, born in Thurgoland, Yorkshire (d. 1995)
1948 – Ray Jackson, British folk-rock mandolin and harmonica player (Lindisfarne, 1970-90), born in Wallsend, Northumberland, England
1950 – Billy Smith, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Vezina Trophy 1982; Conn Smythe Trophy 1983; Stanley Cup 1980, 81, 82, 83; NY Islanders), born in Perth, Ontario
1972 – Greg Randolph, American road cyclist (Olympics-74th-96), born in Denver, Colorado
Famous Birthdays for 11th December 2023
1889 – Paul Kornfeld, Czech playwright, born in Prague (d. 1942)
1933 – Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Filipino politician (23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines), born in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippine Islands
1939 – David Gates, American rock vocalist (Bread – “Baby I’m A Want You”; “If”), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1940 – Donna Mills, American actress (Knots Landing, Incident), born in Chicago, Illinois
1941 – Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer and conductor, born in Bilthoven, Netherlands (d. 1988)
1963 – John Lammers, Dutch soccer player (NAC), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
1963 – Mark Greatbatch, New Zealand cricket batsman (41 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 146no; 84 ODIs, 2 x 100; Auckland, Central Districts), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1970 – Danan Hughes, American NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs), born in Bayonne, New Jersey
1980 – Arya [Jamshad Cethirakath], Indian actor, born in Trikaripur, Kerala
1982 – Pablo Pérez Companc, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Famous Birthdays for 10th December 2023
1870 – Adolf Loos, Austrian post-modern architect (building of houses) and critic (Ornaments and Crime), born in Brno, Austria-Hungary (d. 1933)
1903 – William Plomer, South African-British author (Paper Houses, I Speak of Africa), born in Transvaal, South Africa (d. 1973)
1911 – Chet Huntley, American newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), born in Cardwell, Montana (d. 1974)
1928 – Barbara Nichols, American actress (Dear Heart, Disorderly Orderly), born in Queens, New York (d. 1976)
1933 – Larry Morris, NFL Linebacker (NFL 1960s All-Decade Team), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2012)
1938 – Yuri Temirkanov, Russian conductor (Kirov), born in Nalchik, Russia
1941 – Peter Michael Goetz, American actor (Jumping Jack Flash, King Kong Lives), born in Buffalo, New York
1941 – Chad Stuart [David Stuart Chadwick], English pop-rock vocalist and guitarist (Chad and Jeremy), born in Windermere, Cumberland, England (d. 2020)
1964 – Luis Polonia, Dominican MLB outfielder (NY Yanks, Orioles), born in Santiago City, Dominican Republic
1971 – Manjula Munasinghe, Sri Lankan-Australian cricketer (Sri Lankan ODI pace bowler), born in Colombo, Ceylon
Famous Birthdays for 9th December 2023
1796 – Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, French composer, born in Verneuil, Eure, France (d. 1869)
1847 – George Grossmith, British actor, comedian and writer (The Diary of a Nobody, A Society Clown), born in London, England (d. 1912)
1887 – Tim Moore, American actor and vaudevillian, born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 1958)
1915 – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Austro-British soprano (Der Rosenkavalier), born in Jarotschin, German Empire (d. 2006)
1931 – William Reynolds, American actor (The Gallant Men, All That Heaven Allows), born in Los Angeles, California
1942 – Alex Gilady, Israeli journalist (VP NBC Sports; Chairman IAAF Television Commission; 7 x Emmy Awards) and sports official (IOC), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2022)
1946 – Shatrughan Sinha, Indian actor (Dostana) and politician (Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha 2009-19), born in Patna, Bihar, British India
1977 – Imogen Heap, British dance-pop singer-songwriter, born in London Borough of Havering, United Kingdom
1977 – Shayne Graham, American football player, born in Radford, Virginia
1990 – LaFee [Christina Klein], German pop-rock singer, and actress, born in Büsbach, Germany
Famous Birthdays for 8th December 2023
1911 – Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and lyricist, born in Asea, Greece (d. 1992)
1937 – Arne Næss Jr., Norwegian mountain climber and businessman, born in Germany (d. 2004)
1937 – Nelsinho Rosa, Brazilian soccer coach (Saudi Arabia, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2023)
1946 – Sharmila Tagore, Indian Actress
1950 – Rick Baker, American special effects makeup artist (Exorcist), born in Binghamton, New York
1955 – Nathan East, American jazz, RandB, and rock session and touring bass player (Fourplay; Phil Collins), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1960 – Lim Guan Eng, Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party (DAP), born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia
1964 – Teri Hatcher, actress (Lois and Clark, Desperate Housewives), born in Sunnyvale, California
1982 – Chrisette Michele [Payne], American RandB and soul singer-songwriter (“Be OK”; “Epiphany”), born in Central Islip, New York,
1986 – Jo Firestone, American actress (Joe Pera Talks With You), television writer (The Tonight Show, 2016-18), and podcaster, born in St. Louis, Missouri
Famous Birthdays for 7th December 2023
1751 – Jurriaan François de Friderici, governor-general of Suriname, born in Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1812)
1801 – Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor, singer and playwright (Judith und Holofernes), born in Ratibor, Silesia (d. 1862)
1835 – Dom Joseph Pothier, French monk and musicologist, born in Bouzemont, France (d. 1923)
1908 – Jacques Gans, Dutch author and journalist, born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1972)
1909 – Arch Oboler, American director, screen and radio writer, and producer (Lights Out, Bwana Devil), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
1952 – Georges Corraface, Greek-French actor and president of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, born in Paris, France
1959 – Saleem Yousuf, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (32 Tests, 5 x 50, 104 dismissals; Karachi, Sindh), born in Karachi, Pakistan
1962 – Grecia Colmenares, Venezuelan actress (Estefanía), born in Valencia, Venezuela
1963 – Theo Snelders, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (1 cap; FC Twente, Aberdeen 227 games, Rangers), born in Westervoort, Netherlands
1987 – Baran Kosari, Iranian actress, born in Tehran, Iran
Famous Birthdays for 6th December 2023
1899 – John “Jocko” Conlan, American Baseball HOF umpire (National League 1941-65), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1989)
1913 – Eleanor Holm, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
1918 – Harold Horace Hopkins, British physicist and inventor (Endoscope), born in Leicester, England (d. 1994)
1929 – Mark Kopytman, composer, born in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Soviet Union (d. 2011)
1944 – Jonathan King, English singer and songwriter (“Everyone’s Gone To The Moon”) and record producer, born in London
1945 – Larry Bowa, American 2nd baseman (Phillies), born in Sacramento, California
1949 – Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist (Kudzu), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2007)
1953 – Kin Shriner, American actor (Scott-General Hospital, Rituals), born in NYC, New York
1978 – Chris Başak, American baseball player, born in North Platte, Nebraska
1983 – Ashley Madekwe, English actress (Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Revenge), born in London, England