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Famous December Birthdays
The following 6,946 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)
1927
Micheline Bernardini, French dancer and model
1942
John Crowley, American author and academic
1961
Jeremy Northam, English actor and singer
1982
Christos Melissis, Greek footballer
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December 2
1578
Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1641)
1760
Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1826)
1825
Pedro II of Brazil (d. 1891)
1897
Ivan Bagramyan, Russian general (d. 1982)
1950
Benjamin Stora, Algerian-French historian and author
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December 3
1842
Ellen Swallow Richards, American chemist, ecologist, and educator (d. 1911)
1937
Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish author
1942
Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1943
J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (d. 2012)
1984
Hind Laroussi, Dutch singer
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December 4
1660
André Campra, French composer and conductor (d. 1744)
1916
Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994)
1925
Albert Bandura, Canadian-American psychologist and academic
1953
Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1976
Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997)
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December 5
1932
Sheldon Lee Glashow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1950
James Knaggs, American Salvation Army officer
1951
Larry Zbyszko, American wrestler
1979
Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player
1985
Shikhar Dhawan, Indian cricketer
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December 6
1890
Rudolf Schlichter, German painter (d. 1955)
1952
Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Craigslist
1955
Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician
1975
Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1982
Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
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December 7
1886
Ronald Fellowes, 2nd Baron Ailwyn, English peer (d. 1936)
1963
Theo Snelders, Dutch footballer and coach
1966
Andres Kasekamp, Canadian-Estonian historian and academic
1973
Charles Carl Roberts, American murderer (d. 2006)
1984
Robert Kubica, Polish race car driver
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December 8
1892
Marcus Lee Hansen, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1938)
1931
Bob Arum, American boxing promoter, founded Top Rank
1944
Vince MacLean, Canadian educator and politician
1959
Stephen Jefferies, South African cricketer and coach
1989
Alonso Edward, Panamanian sprinter
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December 9
1883
Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician, theorist, and academic (d. 1950)
1931
William Reynolds, American actor
1938
Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Greek epidemiologist, oncologist, and academic (d. 2014)
1942
Germain Gagnon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
1987
Mat Latos, American baseball player
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December 10
1824
George MacDonald, Scottish minister, author, and poet (d. 1905)
1950
Nicky Henderson, English horse trainer
1958
Eva Robin's, Italian actress and model
1969
Stephen Billington, English actor
1991
LE, South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter (EXID)
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December 11
1680
Emanuele d'Astorga, Italian composer (d. 1736)
1908
Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1987)
1961
Marco Pierre White, English chef and television host
1977
Brandon Rogers, American singer
1984
P.J. Lane, Australian actor and singer
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December 12
1724
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (d. 1816)
1821
Gustave Flaubert, French novelist and playwright (d. 1880)
1929
John Osborne, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1994)
1942
Anita Otto, German discus thrower
1969
Wilfred Kirochi, Kenyan runner
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December 13
1913
Gerda Christian, German private secretary of Adolf Hitler (d. 1997)
1928
Eve Meyer, American model, actress, and producer (d. 1977)
1949
Luc Sala, Dutch businessman and author
1950
Afemo Omilami, American actor
1971
Leanne Wood, Welsh academic and politician
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December 14
1720
Justus Möser, German jurist and theorist (d. 1794)
1791
Charles Wolfe, Irish priest and poet (d. 1823)
1952
Germain Houde, Canadian actor
1963
Vytautas Juozapaitis, Lithuanian actor and singer
1985
Tom Smith, English-Welsh rugby player
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December 15
1929
Barry Harris, American pianist and educator
1944
Chico Mendes, Brazilian union leader and activist (d. 1988)
1981
Michelle Dockery, English actress and singer
1986
Junsu, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (TVXQ and JYJ)
1994
Emma Lockhart, American actress
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December 16
1936
Morris Dees, American lawyer and activist, co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center
1958
Bart Oates, American football player and lawyer
1967
Indrek Kaseorg, Estonian decathlete
1976
Jen Golbeck, American computer scientist
1977
Éric Bélanger, Canadian ice hockey player
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December 17
1556
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Pakistani-Indian poet (d. 1627)
1900
Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)
1900
Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
1977
Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress
1983
Haron Keitany, Kenyan runner
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December 18
1610
Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (d. 1688)
1725
Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and theologian (d. 1791)
1941
Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer (Creative Construction Company)
1950
Randy Castillo, American drummer (Red Square Black and Mötley Crüe) (d. 2002)
1970
Lucious Harris, American basketball player
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December 19
1863
Wallace Bryant, American archer (d. 1953)
1914
Mel Shaw, American animator and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1924
Edmund Purdom, English-Italian actor (d. 2009)
1961
Matthew Waterhouse, English actor and author
1982
Mo Williams, American basketball player
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December 20
1865
Elsie de Wolfe, American actress and interior decorator (d. 1950)
1949
Cecil Cooper, American baseball player and manager
1952
Sky Gilbert, Canadian drag queen performer, actor, and author
1973
David Nedohin, Canadian curler and sportscaster
1982
David Wright, American baseball player
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December 21
1885
Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)
1891
John William McCormack, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1980)
1935
Yusuf Bey, American activist (d. 2003)
1972
Gloria De Piero, English journalist and politician
1989
Tamannaah, Indian model and actress
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December 22
1914
Satchidananda Saraswati, Indian-American guru and educator (d. 2002)
1949
Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and record producer (Bee Gees and The Rattlesnakes) (d. 2012)
1958
Frank Gambale, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Chick Corea Elektric Band, Return to Forever, and Vital Information)
1967
Richey Edwards, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Manic Street Preachers) (d. 1995)
1968
Lauralee Bell, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
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December 23
1777
Alexander I of Russia (d. 1825)
1933
Akihito, Japanese emperor
1940
Eugene Record, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Chi-Lites) (d. 2005)
1943
Harry Shearer, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1980
Cody Ross, American baseball player
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December 24
1875
Émile Wegelin, French rower (d. 1962)
1882
Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1961)
1949
Warwick Brown, Australian race car driver
1982
Robert Coppola Schwartzman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Rooney)
1987
Jane Summersett, American ice dancer
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December 25
1856
Hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913)
1874
Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (d. 1944)
1878
Noëlle, Countess of Rothes (d. 1956)
1891
Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (d. 1980)
1919
Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician, founded the Montreal Heart Institute (d. 1999)
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December 26
1921
Steve Allen, American actor, comedian, talk show personality, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
1942
Catherine Coulter, American author
1963
Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
1972
Robert Muchamore, English author
1976
Simon Goodwin, Australian footballer and coach
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December 27
1809
Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (d. 1892)
1822
Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)
1947
Osman Pamukoğlu, Turkish general and politician
1960
Victoria Paige Meyerink, American actress and producer
1962
Sara Thornton, English police officer
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December 28
1911
Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003)
1931
Martin Milner, American actor (d. 2015)
1976
Igor Žiković, Croatian footballer
1979
Bree Williamson, Canadian actress
1989
Harry Arter, English-born Irish footballer
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December 29
1895
Oswald Freisler, German lawyer (d. 1939)
1908
Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian and author (d. 1993)
1947
Vincent Winter, Scottish actor, director, and production manager (d. 1998)
1959
Keith Crossan, Irish rugby player
1983
Gonzalo Olave, Chilean actor (d. 2009)
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December 30
1902
Dennie Moore, American actress and activist (d. 1978)
1927
Bernard Barrow, American actor and educator (d. 1993)
1942
Betty Aberlin, American actress and poet
1943
Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor (d. 2002)
1953
Meredith Vieira, American journalist and game show host
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December 31
1917
Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (d. 1962)
1924
Taylor Mead, American actor and poet (d. 2013)
1947
Burton Cummings, Canadian keyboard player and songwriter (The Guess Who)
1980
Carsten Schlangen, German runner
1986
Bronson Pelletier, Canadian actor
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