December 30 - Births

Births

• 39 – Titus, Roman emperor (d. 81)
• 1204 – Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)
• 1552 – Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)
• 1642 – Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)
• 1673 – Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)
• 1678 – William Croft, English composer (d. 1727)
• 1722 – Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)
• 1724 – Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (d. 1805)
• 1741 – Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (d. 1759)
• 1760 – Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French royalist general and counterrevolutionary (d. 1829)
• 1785 – Dorothea Lieven, Russian noblewoman (d. 1857)
• 1819 – Theodor Fontane, German writer (d. 1898)
• 1819 – John W. Geary, 1st Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1873)
• 1838 – Émile Loubet, 7th President of France (d. 1929)
• 1849 – John Milne, English seismologist and geologist (d. 1913)
• 1851 – Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician (d. 1929)
• 1853 – André Messager, French composer (d. 1929)
• 1865 – Rudyard Kipling, English writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
• 1869 – Stephen Butler Leacock, English-born Canadian writer and economist (d. 1944)
• 1869 – Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18^th Yokozuna (d. 1918)
• 1873 – Al Smith, American politician (d. 1944)
• 1878 – William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)
• 1879 – Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (d. 1950)
• 1883 – Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)
• 1884 – Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
• 1890 – Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (d. 1973)
• 1897 – Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author (d. 1976)
• 1899 – Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (d. 2001)
• 1904 – Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russian composer (d. 1987)
• 1905 – Daniil Kharms, Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist (d. 1942)
• 1906 – Carol Reed, English film director (d. 1976)
• 1910 – Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)
• 1911 – Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)
• 1913 – Lucio Agostini, Italian-born Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Bert Parks, American television host (d. 1992)
• 1914 – Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1917 – Seymour Melman, American industrial engineer (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1921 – Rashid Karami, Lebanese statesman (d. 1987)
• 1927 – Bernard Barrow, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1927 – Robert Hossein, French film actor and director
• 1928 – Bo Diddley, American singer and musician (d. 2008)
• 1929 – Rosalind Hurley, British physician, barrister, ethicist and writer (d. 2004)
• 1929 – Barbara Nichols, American actress (d. 1976)
• 1931 – Skeeter Davis, American singer (d. 2004)
• 1934 – John Norris Bahcall, American physicist (d. 2005)
• 1934 – Joseph Bologna, American actor
• 1934 – Joseph P. Hoar, former US Central Command commander
• 1934 – Del Shannon, American singer (d. 1990)
• 1934 – Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer
• 1935 – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (d. 2009)
• 1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player
• 1935 – Jack Riley, American actor
• 1937 – Gordon Banks, English footballer
• 1937 – John Hartford, American musician (d. 2001)
• 1937 – Jim Marshall, American football player
• 1937 – Noel Paul Stookey, American folk singer (Peter, Paul & Mary)
• 1939 – Glenda Adams, Australian author (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Felix Pappalardi, American musician and recording producer (Mountain) (d. 1983)
• 1940 – James Burrows, American television director
• 1941 – Mel Renfro, American football player
• 1942 – Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and dissident
• 1942 – Guy Edwards, English racing driver
• 1942 – Michael Nesmith, American singer and musician (The Monkees)
• 1942 – Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian
• 1942 – Fred Ward, American actor
• 1944 – William J. Fallon, U.S. Navy Admiral, former U.S. Central Command commander
• 1945 – Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees)
• 1945 – Lloyd Kaufman, American film director and producer
• 1945 – Concetta Tomei, American actress
• 1945 – Vernon Wells, Australian actor
• 1946 – Patti Smith, American singer and poet
• 1947 – Michael Burns, American historian
• 1947 – Jeff Lynne, English musician (ELO)
• 1949 – Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician
• 1950 – Lewis Shiner, American sci-fi/fantasy author
• 1950 – Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, creator of C++
• 1951 – Doug Allder, English footballer
• 1952 – June Anderson, American soprano
• 1952 – Melissa Fay Greene, American author
• 1953 – Bill Kazmaier, American powerlifter
• 1953 – Daniel Barry, American astronaut
• 1953 – Meredith Vieira, American television journalist
• 1954 – Barry Greenstein, American poker player
• 1955 – Dindo Yogo, Congolese musician (d. 2000)
• 1956 – Suzy Bogguss, American singer
• 1956 – Claudia Di Girólamo, Chilean actress
• 1956 – Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress
• 1957 – Matt Lauer, American newscaster
• 1957 – Rod Harrington, English darts player
• 1958 – Steven L. Smith, American astronaut
• 1959 – Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer
• 1959 – Josée Verner, Canadian politician
• 1961 – Douglas Coupland, Canadian author
• 1961 – Sean Hannity, American talk radio and television host
• 1961 – Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete
• 1962 – Henry Cho, Korean-American comedian
• 1962 – Joshua Clover, American poet
• 1963 – Chandler Burr, American author
• 1963 – Michelle Douglas, Canadian human rights activist
• 1963 – Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player
• 1964 – Sylvie Moreau, French Canadian actress
• 1964 – Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish musician (BMX Bandits)
• 1965 – Heidi Fleiss, American madam
• 1965 – Darrin C. Huss, Canadian singer (Psyche)
• 1966 – Bennett Miller, American film director
• 1967 – Karen Dunne, American track and road cyclist
• 1967 – Carl Ouellet, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1968 – Meredith Monroe, American actress
• 1969 – Dave England, American television personality
• 1969 – Jay Kay, English musician (Jamiroquai)
• 1969 – Jan Wehrmann, German footballer
• 1971 – Daniel Sunjata, American actor
• 1971 – Ricardo Lopez Felipe, Spanish footballer
• 1972 – Kerry Collins, American football player
• 1972 – Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
• 1972 – Steven Wiig, American actor and musician
• 1973 – Jason Behr, American actor
• 1973 – Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
• 1973 – Nacho Vidal, Spanish porn star
• 1974 – Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (d. 2007)
• 1975 – Scott Chipperfield, Australian soccer player
• 1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer
• 1976 – Ashley Callie, South African actress (d. 2008)
• 1976 – Patrick Kerney, American football player
• 1976 – A.J. Pierzynski, American baseball player
• 1977 – Laila Ali, American boxer
• 1977 – Saša Ilić, Serbian footballer
• 1977 – Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
• 1977 – Scott Lucas, Australian rules footballer
• 1977 – Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
• 1977 – Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer
• 1978 – Devin Brown , American basketball player
• 1978 – Tyrese, American singer and actor
• 1978 – Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer
• 1978 – Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player
• 1979 – Flávio, Angolan footballer
• 1980 – Eliza Dushku, American actress
• 1980 – Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer
• 1980 – DJ Mbenga, basketball player
• 1981 – Ali Al Habsi, Omani footballer
• 1981 – Haley Paige, American porn star (d. 2007)
• 1981 – Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
• 1981 – Matt Ulrich, American football player
• 1982 – Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
• 1982 – Dawan Landry, American football player
• 1982 – Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner
• 1983 – Davide Mandorlini, Italian footballer
• 1983 – Joe Thomas, English actor
• 1984 – Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer
• 1984 – LeBron James, American basketball player
• 1985 – Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist
• 1985 – Bryson Goodwin, rugby league player
• 1986 – Ellie Goulding, British singer
• 1987 – Jake Cuenca, Filipino actor and commercial model
• 1988 – Leon Jackson, Scottish singer
• 1989 – Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder
• 2000 – Johntae Lipscomb, American actor