Famous Births on 4 Dec

Famous Births on 4 Dec

1555 - Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)
1580 - Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)
1585 - John Cotton, American Puritan leader (d. 1652)
1595 - Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)
1612 - Samuel Butler, English poet (d. 1680)
1646 - Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730)
1660 - André Campra, French composer (d. 1744)
1670 - John Aislabie, English politician (d. 1742)
1711 - Barbara of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. 1758)
1713 - Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (d. 1786)
1777 - Juliette Récamier, French socialite (d. 1849)
1795 - Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer and historian (d. 1881)
1798 - Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (d. 1881)
1835 - Samuel Butler, English writer (d. 1902)
1840 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)
1844 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1914)
1852 - Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist (d. 1934)
1861 - Lillian Russell, American singer and actress (d. 1922)
1868 - Jesse Burkett, American baseball player (d. 1953)
1875 - Joe Corbett, American baseball player (d. 1945)
1875 - Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (d. 1926)
1881 - Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (d. 1944)
1889 - Lloyd Bacon, American actor and film director (d. 1955)
1892 - Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain (d. 1975)
1895 - Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990)
1899 - Charles William (Charlie) Spencer Newcastle and England football player (d. 1953)
1903 - Cornell Woolrich, American writer (d. 1968)
1908 - Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
1909 - Jimmy Jewel, English actor (d. 1995)
1910 - Alex North, American film music composer (d. 1991)
1912 - Pappy Boyington, American pilot (d. 1988)
1913 - Mark Robson, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1978)
1914 - Rudolf Hausner, Austrian artist (d. 1995)
1914 - Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. 1993)
1915 - Eddie Heywood, American jazz musician (d. 1989)
1916 - Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American writer (d. 1994)
1921 - Deanna Durbin, Canadian actress
1922 - Charles Keating, American lawyer
1922 - Gérard Philipe, French actor (d. 1959)
1924 - John Portman, American architect
1928 - Dena Dietrich, American actress
1930 - Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor
1930 - Jim Hall, American jazz guitarist
1931 - Wally George, American TV commentator (d. 2003)
1931 - Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player
1932 - Roh Tae-woo, President of South Korea
1933 - Horst Buchholz, German-born actor (d. 2003)
1934 - Victor French, American actor (d. 1989)
1934 - Wink Martindale, American game show host
1935 - Paul O'Neill, American businessman and former Secretary of the Treasury
1935 - Robert Vesco, American financier and fugitive
1937 - Max Baer, Jr., American actor
1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano
1939 - Freddy Cannon, American musician
1940 - Gary Gilmore, American murderer (d. 1977)
1942 - Gemma Jones, English actress
1944 - Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (d. 1983)
1944 - François Migault, French racing driver
1944 - Anna McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer and songwriter
1944 - Chris Hillman, American singer (The Byrds)
1945 - Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut
1947 - Terry Woods, Irish musician (The Pogues, Steeleye Span)
1948 - Southside Johnny, American singer
1949 - Jeff Bridges, American actor
1949 - Pamela Stephenson, New Zealand-born actress
1951 - Patricia Wettig, American actress
1951 - Gary Rossington, American musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1953 - Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 - Tony Todd, American actor and producer
1955 - Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 - Bernard King, American basketball player
1957 - Raul Boesel, Brazilian racing driver
1957 - Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate
1959 - Christa Rothenburger, German speed skater and cyclist
1959 - Paul McGrath, Irish footballer
1959 - Susan W Krebs, American politician
1960 - David Green, American baseball player
1960 - Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete
1961 - Frank Reich, American football player
1962 - Kevin Richardson, English footballest
1963 - Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
1964 - Chelsea Noble, American actress
1964 - Sertab Erener, Turkish singer
1964 - Jonathan Goldstein, American actor
1964 - Marisa Tomei, American actress
1965 - Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish film director
1966 - Chris Shepherd, English film director
1966 - Suzanne Malveaux, American television news reporter
1966 - Masta Ace, American rapper
1966 - Fred Armisen, American actor and musician
1969 - Jay-Z, American rapper
1970 - Kevin Sussman, American actor
1970 - Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler
1971 - Shannon Briggs, American boxer
1972 - Nikki Tyler, American actress
1972 - Jassen Cullimore, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 - Tyra Banks, American supermodel
1973 - Ferry Corsten, Dutch musician and DJ
1973 - Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league footballer
1973 - Kate Rusby, English folk singer
1974 - Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
1976 - Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
1976 - Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997)
1977 - Big Pokey, American rapper
1978 - Michele Di Piedi, Italian footballer
1978 - Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer
1979 - Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
1982 - Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese racing driver
1983 - Jimmy Bartel, Australian rules footballer
1984 - Brooke Adams, American model
1984 - Lindsay Felton, American actress
1984 - Lauren London, American actress
1985 - Andrew Brackman, American baseball player
1985 - Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
1986 - Martell Webster, American basketball player