December 3 - Births

Births

• 1368 – King Charles VI of France (d. 1422)
• 1560 – Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)
• 1596 – Nicolò Amati, Italian violin maker (d. 1684)
• 1684 – Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer (d. 1754)
• 1729 – Antonio Soler, Spanish composer (d. 1783)
• 1755 – Gilbert Stuart, American painter (d. 1828)
• 1776 – Johann Spurzheim, German neuroscientist (d. 1832)
• 1800 – France Prešeren, Slovenian poet (d. 1849)
• 1826 – George B. McClellan, American Civil War general (d. 1885)
• 1838 – Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist (d. 1916)
• 1838 – Octavia Hill, British housing and open-space activist (d. 1912)
• 1842 – Phoebe Hearst, American socialite (d. 1919)
• 1842 – Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist (d. 1899)
• 1842 – Ellen Swallow Richards, American scientist (d. 1911)
• 1857 – Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British writer (d. 1924)
• 1875 – Max Meldrum, Scottish-born Australian painter (d. 1955)
• 1880 – Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (d. 1945)
• 1883 – Anton Webern, Austrian composer (d. 1945)
• 1884 – Rajendra Prasad, first President of India (d. 1963)
• 1884 – Walther Stampfli, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1965)
• 1886 – Manne Siegbahn, Nobel laureate (d. 1978)
• 1887 – Naruhiko, Prince Higashikuni of Japan (d. 1990)
• 1888 – Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, Polish-born Chief Rabbi of Ireland and of Israel (d. 1959)
• 1889 – Khudiram Bose, Indian Revolutionary (d. 1908)
• 1894 – Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian politician (d. 1975)
• 1895 – Anna Freud, Austrian-born British psychoanalyst (d. 1982)
• 1899 – Ikeda Hayato, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1965)
• 1900 – Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (d. 2004)
• 1900 – Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist, Nobel laureate(d. 1967)
• 1908 – Edward Underdown, English actor (d. 1989)
• 1911 – Nino Rota, Italian composer (d. 1979)
• 1918 – Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general (d. 2000)
• 1921 – Phyllis Curtin, American soprano
• 1922 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer (d. 2006)
• 1923 – Moyra Fraser, British actress (d. 2009)
• 1923 – Stjepan Bobek, Yugoslav football player (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Roberto Mières, Argentine racing driver
• 1924 – John Winter, Australian high jumper (d. 2007)
• 1924 – Francisco Sionil José, Filipino novelist, Philippine National Artist for Literature
• 1925 – Ferlin Husky, American singer
• 1925 – Kim Dae Jung, South Korean President, Nobel laureate (d. 2009)
• 1927 – Andy Williams, American singer
• 1930 – Jean-Luc Godard, French film director
• 1931 – Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author
• 1931 – Jaye P. Morgan, American singer
• 1932 – Corry Brokken, Dutch singer
• 1933 – Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1934 – Nicolas Coster, American actor
• 1934 – Viktor Gorbatko, Soviet cosmonaut
• 1935 – Eddie Bernice Johnson, American politician
• 1937 – Bobby Allison, American race car driver
• 1937 – Binod Bihari Verma, Indian linguist
• 1938 – Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian politician (d. 1989)
• 1940 – Jeffrey R. Holland, American religious leader
• 1942 – Alice Schwarzer, German journalist
• 1945 – Paul Nicholas English actor producer
• 1946 – Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch cyclist
• 1947 – Patricia Krenwinkel, American murderess
• 1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer
• 1949 – John Akii-Bua, Ugandan athlete (d. 1997)
• 1949 – Heather Menzies, American actress
• 1949 – Mickey Thomas, American singer (Jefferson Starship)
• 1950 – Alberto Juantorena, Won gold in both the 400 and 800 meters at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• 1951 – Ray Candy, American professional wrestler (d. 1994)
• 1951 – Riki Chōshū, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1951 – Rick Mears, American race car driver
• 1951 – John and Greg Rice, American twin actors
• 1951 – Nicky Stevens, British singer (Brotherhood of Man)
• 1952 – Benny Hinn, American televangelist
• 1952 – Mel Smith, English comedian
• 1953 – Franz Klammer, Austrian skier
• 1953 – Lothar Schneider, German footballer
• 1954 – Grace Andreacchi, American author
• 1955 – Steven Culp, American actor
• 1955 – Warren Jeffs, American convicted polygamist
• 1957 – Valerie Quennessen, French actress (d. 1989)
• 1959 – Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish TV presenter
• 1960 – Daryl Hannah, American actress
• 1960 – Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress
• 1960 – Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player
• 1961 – Adal Ramones, Mexican television host
• 1963 – Joe Lally, American musician (Fugazi)
• 1963 – Terri Schiavo, American right to die figure (d. 2005)
• 1965 – Steve Harris, American actor
• 1965 – Andrew Stanton, American animator
• 1965 – Katarina Witt, German figure skater
• 1966 – Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer
• 1968 – Brendan Fraser, Canadian-American actor
• 1968 – Montell Jordan, American singer and record producer
• 1969 – Bill Steer, British guitarist
• 1970 – Paul Byrd, American baseball player
• 1970 – Lindsey Hunter, American basketball player
• 1970 – Christian Karembeu, French footballer
• 1970 – Lu Parker, American broadcast journalist and former beauty queen
• 1971 – Frank Sinclair, Jamaican footballer
• 1971 – Keegan Connor Tracy, Canadian actress
• 1971 – Vernon White, American mixed martial artist
• 1971 – Ola Rapace, Swedish actor
• 1972 – Bucky Lasek, American skateboarder
• 1973 – Holly Marie Combs, American actress
• 1973 – MC Frontalot, Damian Hess, American rapper
• 1973 – Super Crazy, Mexican professional wrestler
• 1973 – Sammy Leung, Hong Kong disc jockey
• 1974 – Jason Morris, Canadian pop singer
• 1975 – Mickey Avalon, American rapper
• 1975 – Csaba Czébely, Hungarian drummer (Pokolgép)
• 1975 – Malinda Williams, American actress
• 1976 – Gary Glover, American baseball player
• 1976 – Todd Smith, American Vocalist, Songwriter and Guitarist
• 1976 – Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby union footballer
• 1976 – Mark Boucher, South African cricketer
• 1976 – Cornelius Griffin, American football player
• 1976 – Silvia Fontana, Italian figure skater
• 1977 – Chad Durbin, American baseball player
• 1977 – Adam Małysz, Polish ski-jumper
• 1977 – Troy Evans, American football player
• 1978 – Trina, American rapper
• 1978 – Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer
• 1978 – Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1979 – Daniel Bedingfield, English singer
• 1979 – Tiffany Haddish, American dancer, comedian & actress
• 1979 – Rainbow Sun Francks, Canadian actor
• 1979 – Rock Cartwright, American football player
• 1980 – Anna Chlumsky, American actress
• 1980 – Jenna Dewan, American actress
• 1980 – Jim Sorgi, American football player
• 1980 – Laryea Kingston, Ghanaian football player
• 1980 – Zlata Filipović, Bosnian Author
• 1981 – Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
• 1981 – David Villa, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (d. 2010)
• 1981 – Tyjuan Hagler, American football player
• 1982 – Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor
• 1982 – Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer
• 1982 – Franco Sbaraglini, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
• 1982 – Manny Corpas, Panamanian baseball player
• 1983 – Sherri DuPree, American vocalist
• 1983 – Stephen Donald, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1984 – Avraam Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1985 – László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer
• 1985 – Mike Randolph, American footballer
• 1985 – Sıla Şahin, German actress
• 1985 – Amanda Seyfried, American actress
• 1985 – Robert Swift, American basketball player
• 1985 – Marcus Williams, American basketball player
• 1986 – Radek Smoleňák, Czech hockey player
• 1987 – Michael Angarano, American actor
• 1987 – Brian Robiskie, American football player
• 1987 – Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast
• 1992 – Joseph McManners, English actor
• 1994 – Jake T. Austin, American actor
• 2005 – Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway