December 1 - Births

Births

• 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)
• 1847 – Julia Ann Moore, American poet (d. 1920)
• 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)
• 1898 – Stuart Sinclair Garson, Canadian Premier of Manitoba (d. 1977)
• 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)
• 1916 – Wan Li, Chinese government official
• 1917 – Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager
• 1917 – Thomas Hayward, American tenor (d.1995)
• 1922 – Vsevolod Bobrov, Soviet ice hockey player (d. 1979)
• 1922 – Paul Picerni, American actor
• 1923 – Stansfield Turner, American admiral and 12th Director of Central Intelligence
• 1923 – Morris, Belgian cartoonist (Lucky Luke) (d. 2001)
• 1925 – Martin Rodbell, American scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1998)
• 1926 – Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish noble (d. 2010)
• 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 Vīķe-Freiberga, 6th President of Latvia
• 1938 – Sandy Nelson, American drummer
• 1939 – Lee Trevino, American golfer
• 1940 – Richard Pryor, American comic and actor (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 (d.2009)
• 1947 – Bob Fulton, English-born Australian rugby league footballer
• 1948 – George Foster, American baseball player
• 1948 – Tom Wright, English bishop and theologian
• 1949 – Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord (d. 1993)
• 1949 – Jan Brett, American author illustrator
• 1949 – Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and elect President of Chile in 2010
• 1950 – Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and drummer
• 1951 – Obba Babatundé, American actor
• 1951 – Jaco Pastorius, American bassist (Weather Report; 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 – Pat Spillane, Gaelic footballer
• 1955 – Mark Thompson, American disc jockey and actor
• 1956 – Julee Cruise, American singer and actress
• 1957 – Chris Poland, American guitarist (Megadeth)
• 1958 – Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and coach
• 1958 – Charlene Tilton, American actress
• 1959 – Billy Childish, English painter, writer and musician
• 1959 – Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1960 – Carol Alt, American supermodel
• 1960 – Jane Turner, Australian actress/comedian
• 1961 – Jeremy Northam, English actor
• 1961 – Armin Meiwes, German cannibal
• 1962 – Sylvie Daigle, Canadian speed skater
• 1962 – Joe Quesada, American comic book writer
• 1963 – Marco Greco, Brazilian racing driver
• 1963 – Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1963 – Nathalie Lambert, Canadian short track speed skater
• 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
• 1968 – Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer
• 1970 – Jouko Ahola, Finnish strongman
• 1970 – Jonathan Coulton, American musician
• 1970 – Kirk Rueter, American baseball player
• 1970 – Sarah Silverman, American actress and comedian
• 1971 – Melanie Peres, Israeli singer , actress and model
• 1971 – Emily Mortimer, English actress
• 1971 – Stephanie Finochio, American professional wrestler
• 1971 – Mika Pohjola, Finnish jazz pianist and composer
• 1971 – Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee, Mongolian professional wrestler
• 1971 – Peter Van de Veire, Belgian radio-presenter
• 1971 – John Schlimm, American author
• 1972 – Norbert Wójtowicz, Polish historian and theologian
• 1973 – Jon Theodore, American musician
• 1973 – Steve Gibb, American musician (Black Label Society)
• 1974 – Costinha, Portuguese footballer
• 1974 – Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboardist (The Mars Volta)
• 1975 – Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer
• 1975 – Matt Fraction, American comic book writer
• 1976 – Laura Ling, American journalist
• 1976 – Matthew Shepard, American openly-gay murder victim (d. 1998)
• 1977 – Brad Delson, American guitarist (Linkin Park)
• 1977 – Jared Fogle, American Subway spokesperson
• 1977 – Lee McKenzie, Scottish television presenter
• 1978 – Mat Kearney, American singer and songwriter
• 1979 – Ryan Malone, American hockey player
• 1979 – Angelique Bates, American actress
• 1980 – Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer
• 1981 – Luke McPharlin, Australian rules footballer
• 1982 – Christos Melissis, Greek footballer
• 1982 – Lloyd Doyley, English footballer
• 1985 – Philip DeFranco, American video blogger
• 1985 – Janelle Monáe, American musician
• 1986 – DeSean Jackson, American football player
• 1988 – Zoë Kravitz, American actress
• 1990 – Tomáš Tatar, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1990 – Chanel Iman, American model.
• 2001 – Aiko, Princess Toshi, Japanese royalty