Famous Births on 1 Dec

Famous Births on 1 Dec

1081 - Louis VI of France (d. 1137)
1083 - Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)
1521 - Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)
1525 - Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)
1580 - Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)
1690 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1764)
1716 - Etienne-Maurice Falconet, French sculptor (d. 1791)
1743 - Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist (d. 1817)
1761 - Marie Tussaud, French creator of wax sculptures (Madame Tussauds) (d. 1850)
1766 - Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin, Russian writer (d. 1826)
1792 - Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1856)
1844 - Alexandra of Denmark, Danish Queen Consort of Edward VII of the United Kingdom (d. 1925)
1869 - Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish assassin of Gabriel Narutowicz (d. 1923)
1873 - Valery Bryusov, Russian poet (d. 1924)
1884 - Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter (d. 1976)
1886 - Rex Stout, American author (d. 1975)
1895 - Henry Williamson, English author (d. 1977)
1896 - Georgy Zhukov, Russian general & Marshal of the Soviet Union (d. 1974)
1901 - Ilona Feher, Hungarian-Jewish violinist (d. 1988)
1905 - Alexander Wilson, Canadian and Notre Dame athlete (d. 1994)
1908 - Georgios Kasassoglou, Greek musician (d. 1984)
1910 - Alicia Markova, English ballerina (d. 2004)
1911 - Walter Alston, American baseball manager (d. 1984)
1911 - Calvin Griffith, Canadian-born baseball executive (d. 1999)
1912 - Minoru Yamasaki, American architect (d. 1986)
1913 - Mary Martin, American actor and singer (d. 1990)
1917 - Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager
1922 - Paul Picerni, American actor
1922 - Vsevolod Bobrov, Soviet ice hockey player (d. 1979)
1923 - Stansfield Turner, American admiral and CIA director
1923 - Morris, Belgian cartoonist (Lucky Luke) (d. 2001)
1925 - Martin Rodbell, American scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1998)
1926 - Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007)
1928 - Emily McLaughlin, American actress (d. 1991)
1930 - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (d. 2002)
1931 - Jimmy Lyons, American musician (d. 1986)
1931 - Jim Nesbitt, singer (d. 2007)
1932 - Matt Monro, English singer (d. 1985)
1933 - Fujiko F. Fujio, Japanese cartoon artist (d. 1996)
1933 - Lou Rawls, American singer (d. 2006)
1934 - Billy Paul, American singer
1935 - Woody Allen, American film director, actor, and comedian
1937 - Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American mezzo-soprano (d. 2005)
1937 - Chuck Low, American actor
1937 - Vaira VÄ«Ä·e-Freiberga, 6th President of Latvia
1938 - Sandy Nelson, American drummer
1939 - Lee Trevino, American golfer
1940 - Richard Pryor, American actor, comedian (d. 2005)
1942 - John Crowley, American author
1944 - Pierre Arditi, French film and stage actor
1944 - Eric Bloom, American musician (Blue Öyster Cult)
1944 - John Densmore, American drummer (The Doors)
1944 - Tahar Ben Jelloun, French writer of Moroccan origin
1944 - Daniel Pennac, French writer born in Morocco
1944 - Michael W. Hagee, 33rd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
1945 - Bette Midler, American actress and singer
1946 - Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer
1947 - Alain Bashung, French singer
1947 - Bob Fulton, English-born Australian rugby league footballer
1948 - George Foster, American baseball player
1948 - Tom Wright, English bishop and theologian
1949 - Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and presidential candidate
1949 - Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord (d. 1993)
1950 - Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and drummer
1951 - Jaco Pastorius, American bassist (d. 1987)
1951 - Treat Williams, American actor
1954 - Bob Goen, American television host
1954 - Annette Haven, American pornographic actress
1955 - Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress
1955 - Mark Thompson, American disc jockey and actor
1956 - Julee Cruise, American singer and actress
1958 - Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and coach
1958 - Charlene Tilton, American actress
1959 - Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league footballer
1959 - Rick Leventhal, American broadcast journalist
1959 - Billy Childish, English painter, writer and musician
1960 - Carol Alt, American supermodel
1961 - Jeremy Northam, English actor
1961 - Armin Meiwes, German cannibal
1962 - Sylvie Daigle, Canadian speed skater
1962 - Joe Quesada, American comic book writer
1963 - Nathalie Lambert, Quebec short track speed skater
1963 - Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer
1963 - Marco Greco, Brazilian racing driver
1964 - Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer
1966 - Katherine LaNasa, American actress
1966 - Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player
1967 - Nestor Carbonell, American actor
1968 - Justin Chadwick, British actor and director
1970 - Sarah Silverman, American actress and comedian
1970 - Kirk Rueter, American baseball player
1970 - Jouko Ahola, Finnish strongman
1971 - John Schlimm, American author
1971 - Peter Van de Veire, Belgian radio-presenter
1971 - Dolgorsuren Serjbudee, Mongolian professional wrestler
1971 - Mika Pohjola, Finnish jazz pianist and composer
1971 - Stephanie Finochio, American professional wrestler
1971 - Emily Mortimer, English actress
1972 - Norbert Wójtowicz, Polish historian and theologian
1973 - Jon Theodore, American musician
1974 - Costinha, Portuguese footballer
1974 - David Ludwig, American composer
1975 - Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer
1976 - Matthew Shepard, American murder victim (d. 1998)
1977 - Brad Delson, American guitarist (Linkin Park)
1977 - Jared Fogle, American Subway spokesperson
1978 - Mat Kearney, American singer and songwriter
1979 - Ryan Malone, American Hockey Player
1979 - Angelique Bates, American Actress
1980 - Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer
2001 - Aiko, Princess Toshi of Japan