Famous Births on 18 Dec

Famous Births on 18 Dec

1507 - ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)
1602 - Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)
1610 - Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist (d. 1688)
1620 - Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)
1661 - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist and inventor (d. 1751)
1662 - James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish politician (d. 1711)
1707 - Charles Wesley, English Methodist hymnist (d. 1788)
1725 - Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (d. 1791)
1825 - Charles Griffin (general), American general (d. 1876)
1835 - Lyman Abbott, American author (d. 1922)
1847 - Augusta Holmès, French composer (d. 1903)
1851 - Graciano Lopez Jaena, Filipino hero, orator and satirist (d. 1896)
1856 - Sir J. J. Thomson, English physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1940)
1860 - Edward MacDowell, American composer and pianist (d. 1908)
1863 - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (d. 1914)
1870 - Saki, English writer (d. 1916)
1873 - Francis Burton Harrison, American political figure (d. 1957)
1879 - Paul Klee, Swiss-born painter (d. 1940)
1886 - Ty Cobb, American baseball player (d. 1961)
1888 - Dame Gladys Cooper, English actress (d. 1971)
1888 - Robert Moses, American public works official (d. 1981)
1890 - Edwin Armstrong, American inventor (d. 1954)
1897 - Fletcher Henderson, American arranger and composer (d. 1952)
1904 - George Stevens, American film director (d. 1975)
1907 - Bill Holland, American auto racer (d. 1984)
1908 - Paul Siple, American Antarctic explorer (d. 1969)
1910 - Abe Burrows, American playwright (d. 1985)
1911 - Jules Dassin, American film director (d. 2008)
1912 - Benjamin O. Davis Jr., American General (d. 2002)
1913 - Alfred Bester, American author (d. 1987)
1913 - Willy Brandt, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1992)
1913 - Ray Meyer, American basketball coach (d. 2006)
1916 - Betty Grable, American actress (d. 1973)
1916 - Douglas Fraser, Scottish-born American trade unionist (d. 2008)
1917 - Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005)
1927 - Ramsey Clark, U.S. Attorney General
1927 - Roméo LeBlanc, 25th Governor General of Canada
1928 - Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal
1929 - Gino Cimoli, American baseball player
1930 - Moose Skowron, American baseball player
1931 - Alison Plowden, English historian (d. 2007)
1931 - Allen Klein, American rock and roll business manager
1932 - Roger Smith, American actor
1933 - Arthur Leigh Allen, Suspected Zodiac serial killer (d. 1992)
1934 - Boris Volynov, Soviet cosmonaut
1935 - Jacques Pépin, French chef
1936 - Malcolm Kirk, English professional wrestler (d. 1987)
1938 - Roger E. Mosley, American actor
1938 - Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter and composer (d. 2005)
1938 - Chas Chandler, English musician (The Animals) (d. 1996)
1939 - Michael Moorcock, English author
1939 - Harold E. Varmus, American scientist, Nobel laureate
1940 - Bramwell Morrison, member of Sharon, Lois & Bram
1941 - Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpeter and composer
1942 - Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor
1943 - Alan Rudolph, American film director and screenwriter
1943 - Keith Richards, English guitarist (The Rolling Stones)
1945 - Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player
1946 - Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 1977)
1946 - Steven Spielberg, American film director
1948 - Bill Nelson, English musician (Be Bop Deluxe)
1948 - Laurent Voulzy, French singer and composer
1949 - David A. Johnston, American volcanologist, first to report 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens (d. 1980)
1950 - Leonard Maltin, American film critic
1950 - Randy Castillo, American drummer (Ozzy Osbourne) (d. 2002)
1950 - Gillian Armstrong, Australian film director
1953 - Elliot Easton, American guitarist (The Cars)
1953 - Khas-Magomed Hadjimuradov, Chechen bard
1955 - Ray Liotta, American actor
1956 - Ron White, American comedian
1960 - Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist
1961 - Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater
1962 - Renaldo Lapuz, Filipino-American Singer
1963 - Karl Dorrell, American football coach
1963 - Pauline Ester, French singer
1963 - Allan Kayser, American actor
1963 - Charles Oakley, American basketball player
1963 - Brad Pitt, American actor
1964 - Robson Green, English actor and singer
1964 - Don Beebe, American football player
1964 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, American professional wrestler
1965 - Mick Collins, American musician (The Gories, The Dirtbombs)
1965 - Tommy Davidson, American actor
1966 - Makiko Esumi, Japanese actress
1966 - Mille Petrozza, German singer (Kreator)
1967 - Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch sports journalist
1968 - Casper Van Dien, American actor
1968 - Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer
1968 - Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress
1969 - Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer
1969 - Justin Edinburgh, English footballer
1969 - Akira Iida, Japanese racing driver
1970 - Johnny Yeo, English artist
1970 - Rob Van Dam, American professional wrestler
1970 - Victoria Pratt, Canadian actress and fitness model
1970 - Miles Marshall Lewis, American author
1970 - DMX, American rapper and actor
1970 - Cowboy Troy, American rapper
1970 - Anthony Catanzaro, American fitness model
1971 - Barkha Dutt, Indian journalist
1971 - Noriko Matsueda, Japanese composer
1971 - Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player
1972 - Raymond Herrera, American drummer (Fear Factory) and businessman
1972 - DJ Lethal, Latvian-born American DJ (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit)
1974 - Peter Boulware, American football player
1974 - Kari Byron, artist and television personality
1974 - Euroboy, Norwegian musician (Turbonegro)
1974 - Bill Duggan, American television actor and host
1975 - Trish Stratus, Canadian professional wrestler
1975 - Masaki Sumitani, Japanese comedian
1976 - Koyuki, Japanese actress and model
1977 - José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player
1978 - Daniel Cleary, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 - Ali Curtis, American soccer player
1978 - Katie Holmes, American actress
1979 - Carlos, Portuguese footballer
1980 - Christina Aguilera, American singer
1982 - Dave Luetkenhoelter, American bassist (Kutless)
1983 - Steph Jones, American R&B singer
1983 - Darren Carter, English footballer
1985 - Tara Conner, 2006 Miss USA
1985 - Hana Soukupová, Czech supermodel
1987 - Miki Andō, Japanese figure skater
1987 - Ayaka, Japanese singer
1987 - Fernando Jara, Panamanian-American jockey
1989 - Ashley Benson, American actress
1989 - Ashley Slanina-Davies, Hollyoaks actress