Famous Births on 15 Dec

Famous Births on 15 Dec

1832 - Gustave Eiffel, French engineer and architect (Eiffel tower) (d. 1923)
1852 - Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1908)
1859 - L. L. Zamenhof, Polish initiator of Esperanto (d. 1917)
1860 - Abner Powell, American baseball player (d. 1953)
1860 - Niels Ryberg Finsen, Danish physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1904)
1861 - Charles Duryea, American automobile pioneer (d. 1938)
1875 - Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (d. 1899)
1878 - Hans Carossa, German writer (d. 1956)
1888 - Maxwell Anderson, American writer (d. 1959)
1892 - J. Paul Getty, American oil tycoon (d. 1976)
1896 - Betty Smith, American author (d. 1972)
1899 - Harold Abrahams, English sprinter (d. 1978)
1902 - Robert F. Bradford, 57th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1983)
1907 - Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect
1910 - John H. Hammond, American musician (d. 1987)
1911 - Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and comic strip writer (d. 1991)
1911 - Stan Kenton, American musician (d. 1979)
1912 - Ray Eames, American designer (d. 1988)
1913 - Muriel Rukeyser, American poet (d. 1980)
1913 - Roger Gaudry, French Canadian chemist, businessman and corporate director (d. 2001)
1916 - Buddy Cole, American pianist (d. 1964)
1916 - Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
1917 - Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, linguist and writer of Pakistan (d. 2005)
1918 - Jeff Chandler, American actor (d. 1961)
1919 - Max Yasgur, owner of the Woodstock Festival site (d. 1973)
1920 - Kurt Schaffenberger, American comics artist (d. 2002)
1921 - Alan Freed, American disc jockey (d. 1965)
1923 - Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist
1923 - Uziel Gal, Israeli firearm designer (d. 2002)
1923 - Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and statesman
1925 - Kasey Rogers, American actress (d. 2006)
1925 - Sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager
1928 - Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian artist (d. 2000)
1928 - Jerry Wallace, American singer
1929 - Barry Harris, American bebop jazz pianist
1930 - Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer
1932 - Jesse Belvin, American musician (d. 1960)
1933 - Donald Woods, South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist (d. 2001)
1933 - Tim Conway, American actor and comedian
1933 - Bapu, Indian cartoonist, designer and film director
1938 - Billy Shaw, American football player
1939 - Cindy Birdsong, American singer (The Supremes)
1940 - Nick Buoniconti, American football player
1942 - Dave Clark, English musician (The Dave Clark Five)
1943 - Lucien den Arend, Dutch artist
1943 - Kathleen Blanco, American politician
1944 - Jim Leyland, American baseball manager
1944 - Chico Mendes, Brazilian campaigner (d. 1988)
1945 - Thaao Penghlis, Australian actor
1946 - Art Howe, American baseball player and manager
1948 - Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (d. 1991)
1948 - Melanie Chartoff, American actress
1949 - Don Johnson, American actor
1952 - Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer
1952 - Julie Taymor, American director
1953 - J. M. DeMatteis, American comic book writer
1955 - Paul Simonon, English bassist (The Clash)
1957 - Laura Molina, American artist, musician and actress
1957 - Yuuichi Nagashima, Japanese voice actor
1957 - Mike McAlary, American journalist (d. 1998)
1957 - Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player
1958 - Eddy Annys, Belgian high jumper
1960 - Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer
1961 - Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist
1963 - Helen Slater, American actress
1963 - Andrew Luster, Max Factor heir
1966 - Manos Papayiannis, Greek fashion model and actor
1967 - David Howells, English footballer
1967 - Mo Vaughn, American baseball player
1968 - Garrett Wang, American actor
1968 - Osama Ali Maher, Swedish politician
1968 - Javid Hussain, Indian film producer
1969 - Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian wheelchair athlete
1970 - Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
1970 - Michael Shanks, Canadian actor
1972 - Rodney Harrison, American football player
1972 - Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
1973 - Ryu Seung-wan, South Korean actor and director
1973 - Surya Bonaly, French-born American figure skater
1976 - Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer
1976 - Aaron Miles, American baseball player
1976 - Elix Skipper, American professional wrestler
1978 - Jerome McDougle, American football player
1978 - Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist (Epica)
1979 - Adam Brody, American actor
1979 - Eric Young, Canadian professional wrestler
1980 - Sergio Pizzorno, English guitarist (Kasabian)
1981 - Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russian football player
1981 - Thomas Herrion, American football player (d. 2005)
1981 - Creighton Lovelace, American Baptist minister
1981 - Andy González, Puerto Rican baseball player
1981 - Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor
1981 - Najoua Belyzel, French singer
1982 - George O. Gore II, American actor
1982 - Charlie Cox, English actor
1982 - Borja García, Spanish racing driver
1983 - René Goguen (René Duprée), Canadian professional wrestler
1983 - Ronnie Radke, American singer (Escape the Fate)
1983 - Wang Hao, Chinese table tennis player
1984 - Joshua Third, British Guitarist in The Horrors.
1984 - Martin Skrtel Slovakian Footballer
1986 - Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian supermodel
1991 - Eunice Cho, American actress
37 - Nero, Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (d. 68)