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Famous December Birthdays
The following 6,945 famous people including celebrities were born in the month of December. A random sample was chosen for each day. Click the after the name to explore the birth date info. You might also want to browse the filtered celebrity birthdays in December.
Zodiac signs for December are Sagittarius ♐ and Capricorn ♑. The modern birthstone for December is Turquoise while the mystical gemstone (based on Tibetan origin) is Onyx.
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December 1
1917
Thomas Hayward, American tenor and actor (d. 1995)
1942
John Crowley, American author and academic
1950
Gary Panter, American illustrator and painter
1951
Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Weather Report, Trio of Doom, and Blood, Sweat & Tears) (d. 1987)
1985
John Coughlin, American figure skater
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December 2
1578
Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1641)
1942
Anna G. Jónasdóttir, Icelandic political scientist and academic
1952
Carol Shea-Porter, American politician
1961
Richard Quinn, Scottish jockey
1963
Brendan Coyle, English actor
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December 3
1884
Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (d. 1963)
1930
Yves Trudeau, Canadian sculptor
1945
Paul Nicholas, English actor and singer
1948
Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host
1976
Gary Glover, American baseball player
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December 4
1909
Jimmy Jewel, English actor and singer (d. 1995)
1920
Nadir Afonso, Portuguese painter and architect (d. 2013)
1923
Eagle Keys, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2012)
1953
Gwen Humble, American actress
1969
Jay-Z, American rapper, producer, and actor, co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records
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December 5
1932
Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs, Czech-English politician
1932
Little Richard, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
1957
Art Monk, American football player
1979
Gareth McAuley, Irish footballer
1979
Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer
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December 6
846
Hasan al-Askari, Saudi Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (d. 874)
1608
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1670)
1890
Rudolf Schlichter, German painter (d. 1955)
1942
Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright
1946
Frankie Beverly, American singer-songwriter and producer (Maze)
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December 7
1905
Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (d. 1973)
1916
Jean Carignan, Canadian fiddler and composer (d. 1988)
1919
Lis Løwert, Danish actress (d. 2009)
1943
John Bennett Ramsey, American businessman and pilot
1965
Jeffrey Wright, American actor
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December 8
1886
Diego Rivera, Mexican painter and educator (d. 1957)
1943
Larry Martin, American paleontologist and ornithologist (d. 2013)
1947
Kati-Claudia Fofonoff, Finnish author and poet
1953
Norman Finkelstein, American author, academic, and activist
1968
Mike Mussina, American baseball player and coach
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December 9
1594
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (d. 1632)
1918
Joyce Redman, Irish-English actress (d. 2012)
1922
Redd Foxx, American actor and singer (d. 1991)
1973
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani singer
1977
Imogen Heap, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Frou Frou and Urban Species)
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December 10
1907
Rumer Godden, English author and poet (d. 1998)
1933
Larry Morris, American football player (d. 2012)
1944
Steve Renko, American baseball player
1945
George Amon Webster, American singer and pianist (Cathedral Quartet) (d. 2013)
1985
Trésor Mputu, Congolese footballer
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December 11
1919
Marie Windsor, American actress and singer (d. 2000)
1932
Aladár Kovácsi, Hungarian pentathlete (d. 2010)
1966
Erik Honoré, Norwegian writer, musician, record producer
1974
Maarten Lafeber, Dutch golfer
1975
Gerben de Knegt, Dutch cyclist
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December 12
1866
Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
1919
Dan DeCarlo, American soldier and illustrator (d. 2001)
1977
Colin White, Canadian ice hockey player
1979
Carlos Agassi, Filipino actor, host, singer, and rapper
1987
Marte Eberson, Norwegian keyboardist (Morning Has Occurred and Highasakite)
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December 13
1804
Joseph Howe, Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 1873)
1967
Jamie Foxx, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1972
Chris Grant, Australian footballer
1975
Kostas Kiassos, Greek footballer
1976
Radosław Sobolewski, Polish footballer
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December 14
1896
Jimmy Doolittle, American pilot and general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
1930
David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, and archaeologist (d. 2013)
1961
Patrik Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
1988
Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer
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December 15
1921
Bob Todd, English actor (d. 1992)
1953
Robert Charles Wilson, American-Canadian author
1966
Manos Papayiannis, Greek model and actor
1968
Garrett Wang, American actor
1982
George O. Gore II, American actor
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December 16
1882
Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer, conductor, and musicologist (d. 1967)
1937
Edward Ruscha, American artist
1946
Trevor Pinnock, English harpsichord player and conductor
1970
Daniel Cosgrove, American actor
1985
Amanda Setton, American actress
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December 17
1556
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Pakistani-Indian poet (d. 1627)
1847
Émile Faguet, French author and critic (d. 1916)
1926
John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1967
Gigi D'Agostino, Italian DJ and producer
1967
Karsten Neitzel, German footballer and manager
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December 18
1886
Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (d. 1961)
1931
Bill Thompson, American television host (d. 2014)
1938
Roger E. Mosley, American actor
1939
Michael Moorcock, English author and songwriter
1971
Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer
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December 19
1853
Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec (d. 1942)
1940
Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
1949
Nancy Kyes, American actress
1955
Rob Portman, American lawyer and politician
1965
Jessica Steen, Canadian actress
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December 20
1868
Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (d. 1938)
1950
Geoffrey Grimmett, English mathematician and academic
1978
Geremi Njitap, Cameroon footballer
1984
Nikolaos Karabelas, Greek footballer
1990
Filipp Breytveyt, Russian footballer
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December 21
1830
Bartolomé Masó, Cuban soldier and politician (d. 1907)
1832
John H. Ketcham, American general and politician (d. 1906)
1868
George W. Fuller, American engineer (d. 1934)
1872
Lorenzo Perosi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1956)
1982
Mike Gansey, American basketball player
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December 22
1765
Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (d. 1825)
1885
Abe Manley, American businessman (d. 1952)
1936
Héctor Elizondo, American actor and director
1987
Osamu Adachi, Japanese actor (D-Boys)
1992
Aby Maraño, Filipino volleyball player
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December 23
1758
Nathan Wilson, American soldier and politician (d. 1834)
1907
Avraham Stern, Polish Zionist leader (d. 1942)
1962
Kang Je-gyu, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter
1971
Jo Johnson, English banker, journalist, and politician
1992
Jeff Schlupp, German footballer
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December 24
1635
Mariana of Austria (d. 1696)
1827
Alexander von Oettingen, German theologian and statistician (d. 1905)
1872
Adam Gunn, Scottish-American decathlete (d. 1935)
1894
Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (d. 1917)
1914
Herbert Reinecker, German author and screenwriter (d. 2007)
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December 25
1886
Kid Ory, American trombonist and bandleader (d. 1973)
1886
Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian feminist (d. 1918)
1906
Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
1982
Shawn Andrews, American football player
1987
LJ Reyes, Filipino actress and dancer
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December 26
1716
Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French soldier and philosopher (d. 1803)
1901
Elmar Muuk, Estonian linguist and author (d. 1941)
1922
Richard Mayes, English actor (d. 2006)
1971
Jonathan M. Parisen, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1977
Fatih Akyel, Turkish footballer
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December 27
1907
Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
1907
Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
1931
Scotty Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (The Blue Moon Boys)
1948
Gérard Depardieu, French actor, singer, and producer
1983
Cole Hamels, American baseball player
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December 28
1913
Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
1929
Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (d. 1994)
1932
Manuel Puig, Argentinian author and playwright (d. 1990)
1978
Özgü Namal, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
1979
Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter (Monrose)
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December 29
765
Ali al-Ridha, Saudi Arabian 8th of the Twelve Imams (d. 818)
1816
Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (d. 1895)
1976
Danny McBride, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1983
James Kelly, Australian footballer
1985
Wang Ji-hye, South Korean actress
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December 30
1901
Beauford Delaney, American painter (d. 1979)
1935
Jack Riley, American actor and singer
1969
Anthuan Maybank, American sprinter ad coach
1986
Caity Lotz, American actress, singer, and dancer
1986
Gianni Zuiverloon, Dutch footballer
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December 31
1815
George Meade, American general and engineer (d. 1872)
1919
Tommy Byrne, American baseball player, coach, and politician (d. 2007)
1928
Siné, French singer and cartoonist
1929
Mies Bouwman, Dutch television host
1976
Matthew Hoggard, English cricketer
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