Famous Births on 2 Dec

Famous Births on 2 Dec

1578 - Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and music theorist (d. 1640)
1694 - William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)
1703 - Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)
1710 - Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)
1738 - Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)
1754 - William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)
1760 - John Breckinridge, American politician (d. 1806)
1811 - Jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885)
1817 - Heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895)
1825 - Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (d. 1891)
1846 - Pierre Marie René Ernest Waldeck-Rousseau, French statesman (d. 1904)
1859 - Georges Seurat, French painter (d. 1891)
1863 - Charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926)
1885 - George Richards Minot, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize (d. 1950)
1886 - Harry Burleigh, American composer (d. 1949)
1891 - Otto Dix, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1969)
1891 - Charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. (d. 1987)
1892 - Leo Ornstein, Russian-born composer and pianist (d. 2002)
1894 - Warren William, American Broadway and film actor (d. 1948)
1895 - Harriet Cohen, British pianist (d. 1967)
1897 - Hovhannes Bagramyan, Marshall of the Soviet Union (d. 1982)
1898 - Indra Lal Roy, Indian pilot (d. 1918)
1899 - John Barbirolli, British conductor (d. 1970)
1899 - John Cobb, British racing driver (d. 1952)
1899 - Ray Morehart, American baseball player (d. 1989)
1901 - Raimundo Orsi, Argentine-born footballer (d. 1986)
1902 - Howard Koch, American screenwriter (d. 1995)
1906 - Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-born recording engineer (d. 1977)
1910 - Russell Lynes, American art historian, photographer, author and managing editor of Harper's Magazine (d. 1991)
1914 - Adolph Green, American composer (d. 2002)
1914 - Ray Walston, American actor (d. 2001)
1917 - Sylvia Syms, American jazz singer (d. 1992)
1923 - Maria Callas, Greek soprano (d. 1977)
1924 - Alexander M. Haig, Jr., American soldier and politician
1924 - Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish writer and film director (d. 2006)
1925 - Julie Harris, American actress
1930 - David Piper, British race car driver
1930 - Gary Becker, American economist, recipient of the Bank of Sweden Prize
1931 - Edwin Meese, American lawyer, U.S. attorney general and presidential advisor
1931 - Nigel Calder, British science writer
1931 - Hatsumi Masaaki, Founder and head of the Bujinkan Dojo organization
1931 - Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (d. 1971)
1933 - K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist
1933 - Michael Larrabee, American athlete (d. 2003)
1934 - Andre Rodgers, baseball player (d. 2004)
1935 - David Hackett Fischer, American historian
1939 - Yael Dayan, Israeli writer and politician
1939 - Harry Reid, American politician
1939 - Francis Fox, Canadian politician, member of the Senate
1943 - Wayne Allard, American politician
1944 - Inger Davidson, Swedish politician
1944 - Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek musician and songwriter
1944 - Botho Strauß, German author
1944 - Ibrahim Rugova, first President of Kosovo (d. 2006)
1945 - Penelope Spheeris, American film director
1946 - Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (d. 1997)
1947 - Tommy Jenkins, English football player
1947 - Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Bulgarian neurologist
1947 - Isaac Bitton, French rock band drummer (Les Variations)
1948 - T. Coraghessan Boyle, American writer
1950 - Bob Kevoian, American radio personality
1950 - Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian academic
1951 - Adrian Devine, American baseball pitcher
1952 - Carol Shea-Porter, American Congresswoman
1954 - Stone Phillips, American television journalist
1954 - Dan Butler, American actor
1957 - Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian politician
1958 - Uladzimir Parfianovich, Belarusian canoer
1958 - Eric L. Harry, American novelist
1958 - George Saunders, American writer
1960 - Nicholas Dingley alias Razzle, British Drummer (Hanoi Rocks)
1960 - Rick Savage, British bassist (Def Leppard)
1962 - Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, titular Bulgarian royal family
1963 - Ann Patchett, American novelist
1963 - Ron Sutter, National Hockey League player
1966 - Jinsei Shinzaki, Japanese professional wrestler
1968 - Darryl Kile, baseball player (d. 2002)
1968 - Chris Wedge, American animator
1968 - Rena Sofer, American actress
1968 - Nate Mendel, American bassist (Foo Fighters)
1968 - Lucy Liu, American actress
1970 - Treach, American rapper (Naughty by Nature)
1971 - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, American actor
1971 - Francesco Toldo, Italian Football Player (Inter Milan)
1972 - Sergei Zholtok, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
1973 - Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
1973 - Monica Seles, Yugoslavian-born tennis player
1973 - Graham Kavanagh, Irish footballer
1976 - Eddy Garabito, professional baseball player
1977 - Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African footballer plays for Aalborg BK
1978 - Peter Moylan, Australian Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
1978 - Jarron Collins, American basketball player for Utah Jazz
1978 - Jason Collins, American basketball player for New Jersey Nets
1978 - David Rivas, Spanish Footballer plays for Real Betis
1978 - Chris Wolstenholme, British bassist (Muse)
1978 - Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer and songwriter
1979 - Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer and actress
1979 - Michael McIndoe, Scottish professional footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
1981 - Britney Spears, American singer
1981 - Danijel Pranjić, Croatian football player plays for SC Heerenveen
1981 - Isabella Soprano, American pornographic actress
1982 - Hristos Karipidis, Greek footballer
1982 - Pizon, American rapper/producer
1982 - Michelle Banzer, model/beauty queen
1982 - Matt Ware, American football player
1983 - Bibiana Candelas, Mexican volleyball player
1983 - Chris Burke (footballer), Scottish footballer plays for Rangers F.C.
1983 - Aaron Rodgers, American football player for Green Bay Packers
1984 - Péter Máté, Hungarian footballer (Reading F.C.)
1985 - Dorell Wright, American basketball player
1986 - Claudiu Keserü, Romanian football player (FC Nantes Atlantique)
1987 - Teairra Mari, American R&B singer
1988 - Alfred Enoch, British Actor
1988 - Soniya Mehra, Indian Actress
1989 - Cassie Steele, Canadian actress