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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
1521
Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyo (d. 1573)
1897
Cyril Ritchard, Australian-American actor and singer (d. 1977)
1898
Stuart Garson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Manitoba (d. 1977)
1946
Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist
1990
Tomáš Tatar, Slovak ice hockey player
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December 2
1914
Adolph Green, American playwright and composer (d. 2002)
1946
John Banks, New Zealand politician, 38th Mayor of Auckland City
1952
Carol Shea-Porter, American politician
1958
Andrew George, English politician
1990
Hikaru Yaotome, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Hey! Say! JUMP and Ya-ya-yah)
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December 3
1928
Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d. 2014)
1949
Mickey Thomas, American singer-songwriter (Jefferson Starship and Starship)
1970
Lu Parker, American journalist, Miss USA 1994
1979
Rock Cartwright, American football player
1981
Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
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December 4
1795
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-English historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 1881)
1925
Lino Lacedelli, Italian mountaineer (d. 2009)
1949
A. Scott Berg, American journalist and author
1953
Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1964
Sertab Erener, Turkish singer-songwriter
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December 5
1881
René Cresté, French actor and director (d. 1922)
1917
Wenche Foss, Norwegian actress (d. 2011)
1935
Yury Vlasov, Ukrainian-Russian weightlifter and politician
1950
James Knaggs, American Salvation Army officer
1956
Klaus Allofs, German footballer and manager
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December 6
1901
Eliot Porter, American photographer (d. 1990)
1928
Stanley Clinton Davis, Baron Clinton-Davis, English lawyer and politician
1963
Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
1967
Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
1971
Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
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December 7
1958
Lillie McCloud, American singer-songwriter
1969
Patrice O'Neal, American comedian and actor (d. 2011)
1983
Mike Mucitelli, American mixed martial artist
1984
Aaron Gray, American basketball player
1990
Yasiel Puig, Cuban baseball player
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December 8
1919
Kateryna Yushchenko, Ukrainian computer scientist (d. 2001)
1936
David Carradine, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2009)
1953
Władysław Kozakiewicz, Lithuanian-Polish pole vaulter
1962
Wendell Pierce, American actor and producer
1985
Josh Donaldson, American baseball player
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December 9
1920
Bruno Ruffo, Italian motorcycle racer and racing driver (d. 2007)
1928
Joan Blos, American author and educator
1934
Junior Wells, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (The Aces) (d. 1998)
1958
Rikk Agnew, American guitarist (The Adolescents, D.I., Social Distortion, and Christian Death)
1985
Wil Besseling, Dutch golfer
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December 10
1824
George MacDonald, Scottish minister, author, and poet (d. 1905)
1827
Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1913)
1830
Emily Dickinson, American poet (d. 1886)
1928
Dan Blocker, American sergeant and actor (d. 1972)
1935
Terry Allcock, English footballer and cricketer
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December 11
1803
Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (d. 1869)
1918
Clinton Adams, American painter and historian (d. 2002)
1925
James Sullivan, American politician (d. 2012)
1926
Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
1951
Mazlan Othman, Malaysian astrophysicist
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December 12
1864
Paul Elmer More, American journalist, author, and critic (d. 1937)
1930
Bill Beutel, American journalist (d. 2006)
1942
Brough Scott, English jockey and journalist
1950
Rajinikanth, Indian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1967
John Randle, American football player
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December 13
1553
Henry IV of France (d. 1610)
1944
Marti Webb, English actress and singer
1950
Wendie Malick, American model and actress
1976
Josh Fogg, American baseball player
1989
Dasha Kapustina, Russian model
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December 14
1943
Emmett Tyrrell, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded ''The American Spectator''
1961
Patrik Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
1965
Ted Raimi, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1978
Patty Schnyder, Swiss tennis player
1986
Jang Jae-ho, South Korean gamer
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December 15
1931
Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish author and poet (d. 2015)
1942
Dave Clark, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (The Dave Clark Five)
1966
Carl Hooper, Guyanese cricketer and coach
1984
Martin Škrtel, Slovak footballer
1997
Magdalena Fręch, Polish tennis player
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December 16
1872
Anton Denikin, Russian general (d. 1947)
1918
Pierre Delanoë, French songwriter (d. 2006)
1962
Maruschka Detmers, Dutch-French actress
1963
James Mangold, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1982
Justin Mentell, American actor (d. 2010)
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December 17
1874
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1950)
1929
William Safire, American journalist and author (d. 2009)
1951
Ken Hitchcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1974
Charl Langeveldt, South African cricketer
1976
Takeo Spikes, American football player and sportscaster
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December 18
1847
Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (d. 1903)
1953
Khas-Magomed Hadjimuradov, Kazakhstani singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961
Daniel S. Loeb, American businessman
1979
Eric Pérez, Puerto Rican wrestler
1985
Tara Conner, American model, Miss USA 2006
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December 19
1831
Bernice Pauahi Bishop, American philanthropist (d. 1884)
1915
Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1963)
1934
Al Kaline, American baseball player and sportscaster
1949
Nancy Kyes, American actress
1987
Slater Young, Filipino-Chinese actor and host
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December 20
1860
Dan Leno, English actor (d. 1904)
1941
Tommy Cole, American actor, singer, and makeup artist
1966
Chris Robinson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Black Crowes, Chris Robinson Brotherhood)
1975
Jaydy Michel, Mexican model and actress
1991
Hunter Gomez, American actor and producer
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December 21
1872
Trevor Kincaid, American scientist (d. 1970)
1926
Arnošt Lustig, Czech author and playwright (d. 2011)
1944
Zheng Xiaoyu, Chinese diplomat (d. 2007)
1969
Julie Delpy, French-American model, actress, director, and screenwriter
1981
Sanita Pušpure, Latvian-Irish rower
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December 22
1944
Mary Archer, English chemist and academic
1948
Noel Edmonds, English game show host
1961
Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1968
Lauralee Bell, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1975
Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist
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December 23
1907
James Roosevelt, American general and politician (d. 1991)
1926
Robert Bly, American poet and author
1962
Keiji Mutoh, Japanese wrestler and actor
1964
Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Bad Radio, and Hovercraft)
1977
Jari Mäenpää, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wintersun, Ensiferum, and Arthemesia)
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December 24
3 BC
Galba, Roman emperor (d. 69)
1635
Mariana of Austria (d. 1696)
1875
Émile Wegelin, French rower (d. 1962)
1893
Harry Warren, American pianist and composer (d. 1981)
1986
Tim Elliott, American mixed martial artist
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December 25
1667
Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal (d. 1743)
1717
Pope Pius VI (d. 1799)
1935
Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (d. 2009)
1943
Hanna Schygulla, German actress and singer
1979
Laurent Bonnart, French footballer
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December 26
1873
Thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953)
1918
Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian singer and radio host (d. 2011)
1959
Hans Nielsen, Danish motorcycle racer
1960
Ruud Kaiser, Dutch footballer and manager
1972
Esteban Fuertes, Argentinian footballer
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December 27
1390
Anne de Mortimer, Irish wife of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (d. 1411)
1864
Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)
1896
Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (d. 1956)
1947
Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner
1980
Dahntay Jones, American basketball player
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December 28
1722
Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist (d. 1793)
1870
Charles Bennett, English runner (d. 1949)
1908
Lew Ayres, American actor and singer (d. 1996)
1944
Gordon Taylor, English footballer
1953
Richard Clayderman, French pianist
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December 29
1911
Klaus Fuchs, German physicist and spy (d. 1988)
1920
Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress and singer (d. 1995)
1957
Iain Paxton, Scottish rugby player and coach
1966
Martin Offiah, English rugby player and sportscaster
1983
Gonzalo Olave, Chilean actor (d. 2009)
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December 30
1920
Jack Lord, American actor and director (d. 1998)
1945
Davy Jones, English singer-songwriter and actor (The Monkees) (d. 2012)
1961
Sean Hannity, American radio and television host
1980
D. J. Mbenga, Congolese-Belgian basketball player
1980
Kenny Kwan, Filipino-Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (Boy'z)
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December 31
1776
Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist (d. 1832)
1911
Dal Stivens, Australian author (d. 1997)
1962
Heather McCartney, American-English potter
1969
Are Kalvø, Norwegian author and radio host
1987
Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player
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