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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
1938
Sandy Nelson, American drummer
1968
Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer
1986
DeSean Jackson, American football player
1987
Simon Dawkins, English footballer
1993
Reena Pärnat, Estonian archer
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December 2
1935
David Hackett Fischer, American historian, author, and academic
1939
Yael Dayan, Israeli journalist, author, and politician
1943
Wayne Allard, American veterinarian and politician
1981
Danijel Pranjić, Croatian footballer
1982
Mike Scala, American rapper, producer, and lawyer
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December 3
1833
Carlos Finlay, Spanish-Cuban physician (d. 1915)
1948
Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host
1976
Todd Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dog Fashion Disco, Polkadot Cadaver, The Alter Boys, and Knives Out!)
1983
Sherri DuPree, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Eisley)
1985
Amanda Seyfried, American actress and singer
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December 4
1925
Lino Lacedelli, Italian mountaineer (d. 2009)
1960
Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete and hurler
1970
Kevin Sussman, American actor
1977
Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter (Sirenia, Tristania, and Mortemia)
1982
Nick Vujicic, Australian evangelist
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December 5
1830
Christina Rossetti, English poet and author (d. 1894)
1957
Patriz Ilg, German runner
1969
Morgan J. Freeman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1971
Ashia Hansen, American-English triple jumper
1983
Tiffany Weimer, American soccer player
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December 6
1941
Bill Thomas, American academic and politician
1947
Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist and songwriter (Weather Report)
1953
Tom Hulce, American actor and producer
1961
David Lovering, American drummer (Pixies, The Martinis, and Cracker)
1988
Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian singer and violinist (Urban Symphony)
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December 7
1792
Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Dutch author and academic (d. 1857)
1887
Ernst Toch, Austrian-American composer and songwriter (d. 1964)
1920
Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot (d. 1944)
1954
Mark Hofmann, American murderer
1976
Brent Johnson, Canadian football player
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December 8
1920
McDonald Bailey, Trinidadian-English sprinter and rugby player (d. 2013)
1949
Mary Gordon, American author and academic
1953
Norman Finkelstein, American author, academic, and activist
1968
Doriano Romboni, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2013)
1982
Chrisette Michele, American singer-songwriter
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December 9
1926
Roger McGee, American actor (d. 2013)
1931
William Reynolds, American actor
1965
Joe Ausanio, American baseball player and coach
1972
Tré Cool, German-American drummer, songwriter, and actor (Green Day, The Lookouts, Foxboro Hot Tubs, and The Network)
1983
Neslihan Demir Darnel, Turkish volleyball player
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December 10
1588
Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)
1911
Chet Huntley, American journalist (d. 1974)
1913
Harry Locke, English actor (d. 1987)
1948
Jasuben Shilpi, Indian sculptor (d. 2013)
1975
Josip Skoko, Australian footballer
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December 11
1872
René Bull, British illustrator and photographer (d. 1942)
1904
Marge, American cartoonist (d. 1993)
1927
John Buscema, American illustrator (d. 2002)
1931
Rajneesh, Indian guru, mystic, and educator (d. 1990)
1955
Christian Sackewitz, German footballer and manager
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December 12
1887
Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer and engineer (d. 1974)
1930
Silvio Santos, Brazilian television host, founded Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
1943
Sadeq Tabatabaei, Iranian journalist and politician (d. 2015)
1949
Gopinath Munde, Indian politician, 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2014)
1974
Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer and manager
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December 13
1910
Sol Saks, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
1975
Tom DeLonge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blink-182, Angels & Airwaves, and Box Car Racer)
1981
Amy Lee, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Evanescence)
1982
Dan Hamhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
1985
Michael Bumpus, American football player
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December 14
1631
Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher and author (d. 1679)
1883
Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, developed aikido (d. 1969)
1914
Attila Petschauer, Hungarian fencer (d. 1943)
1947
Linda Sutton, English painter
1965
Aljoša Asanović, Croatian footballer and manager
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December 15
1863
Arthur Dehon Little, American chemist and engineer (d. 1935)
1911
Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and illustrator (d. 1991)
1942
Kathleen Blanco, American educator and politician, 54th Governor of Louisiana
1968
Osama Ali Maher, Egyptian-Swedish politician
1984
Véronique Mang, French sprinter
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December 16
1930
Bill Brittain, American author (d. 2011)
1942
Donald Carcieri, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of Rhode Island
1961
Gretchen Palmer, American actress
1979
Mihai Trăistariu, Romanian singer-songwriter
1992
Moe Miura, Japanese model, actress, and idol (9nine)
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December 17
1873
Ford Madox Ford, English-French author, poet, and critic (d. 1939)
1937
Calvin Waller, American general (d. 1996)
1962
Paul Dobson, English footballer
1969
Inna Lasovskaya, Russian triple jumper
1990
Makoto Takeda, Japanese actress and model
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December 18
1931
Allen Klein, American talent agent and businessman (d. 2009)
1943
Bobby Keys, American saxophonist (d. 2014)
1945
Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1963
Rikiya Koyama, Japanese actor
1965
Mick Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gories and The Dirtbombs)
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December 19
1876
Bernard Friedberg, Austrian-Israeli scholar and author (d. 1961)
1929
Bob Brookmeyer, American trombonist, pianist, and composer (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra) (d. 2011)
1929
Howard Sackler, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1982)
1969
Richard Hammond, English journalist and producer
1986
Zuzana Hejnová, Czech hurdler
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December 20
1937
Charles Denton, English businessman
1951
Marta Russell, American author and activist (d. 2013)
1954
Michael Badalucco, American actor and producer
1963
Iqbal Theba, Pakistani-American actor
1976
Ramon Stoppelenburg, Dutch businessman and author
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December 21
1850
Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer and poet (d. 1900)
1923
Richard Hugo, American poet and educator (d. 1982)
1940
Arvi Lind, Finnish journalist
1961
Francis Ng, Hong Kong actor and director
1978
Emiliano Brembilla, Italian swimmer
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December 22
1723
Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (d. 1787)
1923
Peregrine Worsthorne, English journalist
1954
Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese race car driver
1966
Marcel Schirmer, German singer-songwriter and bass player (Destruction)
1975
Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist
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December 23
1819
Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (d. 1889)
1950
Ilchi Lee, South Korean author and educator
1961
Lorna Tolentino, Filipino actress and producer
1970
Raymont Harris, American football player
1981
Maritza Correia, Puerto Rican-American swimmer
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December 24
1882
Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1961)
1895
Noel Streatfeild, English author (d. 1986)
1922
Ava Gardner, American actress and singer (d. 1990)
1969
Miyuki Matsushita, Japanese voice actress
1973
Eddie Pope, American soccer player
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December 25
1869
Charles Finger, English-American journalist and author (d. 1941)
1915
Pete Rugolo, Italian-American composer and producer (d. 2011)
1946
Larry Csonka, American football player and sportscaster
1984
Jessica Origliasso, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (The Veronicas)
1989
Keri Wong, American tennis player
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December 26
1791
Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the Difference engine (d. 1871)
1938
Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, scholar, and author (d. 2013)
1953
Leonel Fernández, Dominican lawyer and politician, 51st President of the Dominican Republic
1959
Hans Nielsen, Danish motorcycle racer
1963
Lars Ulrich, Danish-American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Metallica)
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December 27
1907
Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
1923
Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012)
1971
Jason Hawes, American paranormal investigator and author, founded The Atlantic Paranormal Society
1973
Luka Grubor, Croatian-English rower
1981
David Aardsma, American baseball player
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December 28
1888
F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1931)
1898
Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)
1913
Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
1951
Ian Buruma, Dutch author and scholar
1993
Yua Shinkawa, Japanese actress and model
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December 29
1895
Oswald Freisler, German lawyer (d. 1939)
1983
Jessica Andrews, American singer-songwriter
1985
Wang Ji-hye, South Korean actress
1989
Jane Levy, American actress
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December 30
1878
William Aberhart, Canadian evangelist and politician, 7th Premier of Alberta (d. 1943)
1919
David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)
1923
Prakash Vir Shastri, Indian politician (d. 1977)
1953
Bill Kazmaier, American strongman and wrestler
1982
Dawan Landry, American football player
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December 31
1910
Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
1919
Carmen Contreras-Bozak, Puerto Rican-American soldier
1946
Nigel Rudd, English businessman, founded Williams Holdings
1959
Paul Westerberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Replacements)
1973
Malcolm Middleton, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Arab Strap)
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