History Births on December 02

Penelope Spheeris, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Penelope_Spheeris

Daniela Ruah, Portuguese-American actress

#Daniela_Ruah

Benjamin Stora, Algerian-French historian and author

#Benjamin_Stora

Sylvia Syms, American singer (d. 1992)

#Sylvia_Syms_(singer)

Chloé Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier

#Chloé_Dufour-Lapointe

Tom McGuinness, English guitarist, songwriter, author, and producer

#Tom_McGuinness_(musician)

David Macaulay, English-American author and illustrator

#David_Macaulay

Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)

#Gary_Becker

Yahya Kemal Beyatl?, Turkish poet and author (d. 1958)

#Yahya_Kemal_Beyatl?

Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (d. 2012)

#Jonathan_Frid

Gastón Ramírez, Uruguayan footballer

#Gastón_Ramírez

Jamille Matt, Jamaican footballer

#Jamille_Matt

Warren William, American actor (d. 1948)

#Warren_William

Taisto Mäki, Finnish runner (d. 1979)

#Taisto_Mäki

Jüri Reinvere, Estonian-German composer and poet

#Jüri_Reinvere

Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (d. 1892)

#Henry_Yesler

Abdul Razzaq, Pakistani cricketer

#Abdul_Razzaq_(cricketer)

Peter Moylan, Australian baseball player

#Peter_Moylan

Chris Burke, Scottish footballer

#Chris_Burke_(footballer)

Joseph P. Lash, American activist and author (d. 1987)

#Joseph_P._Lash

Jana Kramer, American actress and singer

#Jana_Kramer

Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian political scientist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Health

#Dagfinn_Høybråten

Francesco Toldo, Italian footballer

#Francesco_Toldo

Wayne Allard, American veterinarian and politician

#Wayne_Allard

Song Ha-yoon, South Korean actress

#Song_Ha-yoon

Antonín Panenka, Czech footballer

#Antonín_Panenka

Carol Shea-Porter, American social worker, academic, and politician

#Carol_Shea-Porter

Jan Ullrich, German cyclist

#Jan_Ullrich

Masafumi Gotoh, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Masafumi_Gotoh

Peter Blakeley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Peter_Blakeley

Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (d. 2010)

#Alexander_Haig

Heinrich von Sybel, German historian, academic, and politician (d. 1895)

#Heinrich_von_Sybel

Uladzislau Hancharou, Belarusian trampolinist

#Uladzislau_Hancharou

James Edward Smith, English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society (d. 1828)

#James_Edward_Smith

Charles Studd, England cricketer and missionary (d. 1931)

#Charles_Studd

Mark Kotsay, American baseball player

#Mark_Kotsay

Jarron Collins, American basketball player and coach

#Jarron_Collins

Adam Kreek, Canadian rower

#Adam_Kreek

Deacon White, American baseball player and manager (d. 1939)

#Deacon_White

Wynton Kelly, American pianist and composer (d. 1971)

#Wynton_Kelly

Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, Scottish nobleman (d. 1663)

#Thomas_Bruce,_1st_Earl_of_Elgin

Carlo Furno, Italian cardinal (d. 2015)

#Carlo_Furno

Toninho Horta, Brazilian guitarist and composer

#Toninho_Horta

Ray Morehart, American baseball player (d. 1989)

#Ray_Morehart

John Banks, New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Mayor of Auckland City

#John_Banks_(New_Zealand_politician)

Yusuf Akçura, Tatar-Turkish activist and ideologue of Turanism (d. 1935)

#Yusuf_Akçura

Manohar Joshi, Indian lawyer and politician, 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra

#Manohar_Joshi

Andre Rodgers, Bahamian baseball player (d. 2004)

#Andre_Rodgers

Rick Savage, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Rick_Savage

Pedro II of Brazil (d. 1891)

#Pedro_II_of_Brazil

William Burges, English architect and designer (d. 1881)

#William_Burges

Willie Brown, American football player, coach, and manager

#Willie_Brown_(American_football)

Fausto Rossi, Italian footballer

#Fausto_Rossi_(footballer)

Lucy Liu, American actress and producer

#Lucy_Liu

Amaury Leveaux, French swimmer

#Amaury_Leveaux

Nate Mendel, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Nate_Mendel

Dan Butler, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Dan_Butler

Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player

#Monica_Seles

Steven Bauer, Cuban-American actor and producer

#Steven_Bauer

Bill Erwin, American actor (d. 2010)

#Bill_Erwin

Andrew George, English politician

#Andrew_George_(politician)

Edwin Meese, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 75th United States Attorney General

#Edwin_Meese

Georges Seurat, French painter (d. 1891)

#Georges_Seurat

Danijel Pranji?, Croatian footballer

#Danijel_Pranji?

Yang Hyun-suk, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer

#Yang_Hyun-suk

Ivan Bagramyan, Russian general (d. 1982)

#Ivan_Bagramyan

Paul Watson, Canadian activist, founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

#Paul_Watson

Tal Wilkenfeld, Australian bass player and composer

#Tal_Wilkenfeld

Maëlle Ricker, Canadian snowboarder

#Maëlle_Ricker

Treach, American rapper (Naughty By Nature) and actor

#Treach

Claudiu Ke?erü, Romanian footballer

#Claudiu_Ke?erü

Arvo Askola, Finnish runner (d. 1975)

#Arvo_Askola

William Cooper, American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York (d. 1809)

#William_Cooper_(judge)

Otto Dix, German painter and illustrator (d. 1969)

#Otto_Dix

Raimundo Orsi, Argentinian-Italian footballer (d. 1986)

#Raimundo_Orsi

Juice Wrld, American rapper

#Juice_Wrld

Maria Callas, American-Greek soprano and actress (d. 1977)

#Maria_Callas

Michael McIndoe, Scottish footballer

#Michael_McIndoe

Adolph Green, American playwright and composer (d. 2002)

#Adolph_Green

Alfred Enoch, English actor

#Alfred_Enoch

Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture (d. 1885)

#Jean-Charles_Chapais

Ann Patchett, American author

#Ann_Patchett

John Cobb, English race car driver and pilot (d. 1952)

#John_Cobb_(racing_driver)

Charlie Puth, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Charlie_Puth

Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Ghanaian footballer

#Emmanuel_Agyemang-Badu

Dorell Wright, American basketball player

#Dorell_Wright

Masaaki Hatsumi, Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Bujinkan

#Masaaki_Hatsumi

Patricia Hewitt, Australian-English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Health

#Patricia_Hewitt

Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista, First Lady of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 (d. 1993)

#Elisa_Godínez_Gómez_de_Batista

Mary Creagh, English scholar and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

#Mary_Creagh

Ferdinand Konš?ak, Croatian missionary and explorer (d. 1759)

#Ferdinand_Konš?ak

Richard Montgomery, Irish-American general (d. 1775)

#Richard_Montgomery

William Shirley, English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1771)

#William_Shirley

Jinsei Shinzaki, Japanese wrestler and promoter, co-founded Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling

#Jinsei_Shinzaki

Vladimir Parfenovich, Belarusian canoe racer and politician

#Vladimir_Parfenovich

Kostas Stafylidis, Greek footballer

#Kostas_Stafylidis

Harriet Cohen, English pianist (d. 1967)

#Harriet_Cohen

Cauley Woodrow, English footballer

#Cauley_Woodrow

Yael Dayan, Israeli journalist, author, and politician

#Yael_Dayan

Mike Larrabee, American sprinter and educator (d. 2003)

#Mike_Larrabee

Ulrika Bergquist, Swedish journalist

#Ulrika_Bergquist

Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Nelly_Furtado

Peter Robin Harding, English marshal and pilot

#Peter_Harding_(RAF_officer,_born_1933)

John Wesley Ryles, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

#John_Wesley_Ryles

Adam le Fondre, English footballer

#Adam_le_Fondre

Tarcisio Bertone, Italian cardinal

#Tarcisio_Bertone

John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (d. 1970)

#John_Barbirolli

Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)

#Vilgot_Sjöman

Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan (d. 2016)

#Takahito,_Prince_Mikasa

Daniela Ruah, Portuguese-American actress

#Daniela_Ruah

Tanya Plibersek, Australian journalist and politician, 45th Australian Minister of Health

#Tanya_Plibersek

Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek singer-songwriter

#Dionysis_Savvopoulos

John Breckinridge, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General (d. 1806)

#John_Breckinridge_(U.S._Attorney_General)

Stephen McGinn, Scottish footballer

#Stephen_McGinn

Elizabeth Berg, American nurse and author

#Elizabeth_Berg_(author)

Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer-songwriter and actress

#Yvonne_Catterfeld

Harry Reid, American lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada

#Harry_Reid

Rena Sofer, American actress

#Rena_Sofer

Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

#Britney_Spears

Marc Platt, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)

#Marc_Platt_(dancer)

Matteo Darmian, Italian footballer

#Matteo_Darmian

Aaron Rodgers, American football player

#Aaron_Rodgers

George Minot, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)

#George_Minot

Harry Burleigh, American singer-songwriter (d. 1949)

#Harry_Burleigh

Pedro Borbón, Dominican-American baseball player (d. 2012)

#Pedro_Borbón

Gary Sánchez, Dominican baseball player

#Gary_Sánchez

Pavel Loskutov, Estonian runner

#Pavel_Loskutov

Fuse ODG, English recording artist

#Fuse_ODG

Jason Collins, American basketball player

#Jason_Collins

Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (d. 1918)

#Indra_Lal_Roy

Botho Strauß, German author and playwright

#Botho_Strauß

Charles Edward Ringling, American businessman, co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1926)

#Charles_Edward_Ringling

Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French lawyer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (d. 1904)

#Pierre_Waldeck-Rousseau

Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (d. 2006)

#Ibrahim_Rugova

George Saunders, American short story writer and essayist

#George_Saunders

Andrew Ryan, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

#Andrew_Ryan_(rugby_league)

Joe Stimson, Australian rugby league player

Fumika Shimizu, Japanese actress and model

Haruka Ishida, Japanese singer and actress

Hikaru Yaotome, Japanese idol, singer, model and actor

Cassie Steele, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress

Etta Bond, English singer-songwriter

Veronika Kapshay, Ukrainian tennis player

Edson Décimo Alves Araújo, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)

Péter Máté, Hungarian footballer

Jaime Durán, Mexican footballer

Bibiana Candelas, Mexican volleyball player

Matt Ware, American football player

Christos Karipidis, Greek footballer

Eric Jungmann, American actor

Maria Ferekidi, Greek canoe racer

Darryn Randall, South African cricketer (d. 2013)

Christopher Wolstenholme, English singer-songwriter and bass player

David Rivas, Spanish footballer

Luigi Malafronte, Italian footballer

Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African footballer

Eddy Garabito, Dominican baseball player

Lee Steele, English footballer

Graham Kavanagh, Irish footballer and manager

Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004)

Mine Yoshizaki, Japanese illustrator

Rachel McQuillan, Australian tennis player

Wilson Jermaine Heredia, American actor and singer

Maksim Tarasov, Russian pole vaulter

Chris Kiwomya, English footballer

Darryl Kile, American baseball player (d. 2002)

David Batty, English footballer

Philippe Etchebest, French chef and television host

Shane Flanagan, Australian rugby league player and coach

Ron Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Rich Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and scout

Brendan Coyle, English actor

John Dyegh, Nigerian businessman and politician

Razzle, English rock drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (d. 1984)

Kelefa Diallo, Guinean general (d. 2013)

Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian political scientist and academic

T. Coraghessan Boyle, American novelist and short story writer

Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Bulgarian neurologist and author

Tommy Jenkins, English footballer and manager

Isaac Bitton, Moroccan-French drummer and songwriter

Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (d. 1997)

Alan Thomson, Australian cricketer

Anna G. Jónasdóttir, Icelandic political scientist and academic

Mike England, Welsh footballer and manager

Francis Fox, Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Secretary of State for Canada

David Hackett Fischer, American historian, author, and academic

Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

David Piper, English race car driver

Leon Litwack, American historian and author

Dan Jenkins, American journalist and author

Guy Bourdin, French photographer (d. 1991)

Julie Harris, American actress (d. 2013)

Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (d. 2016)

Iakovos Kambanelis, Greek author, poet, and screenwriter (d. 2011)

Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001)

George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976)

Russell Lynes, American photographer, historian, and author (d. 1991)

Walenty K?yszejko, Estonian-Polish basketball player and coach (d. 1987)

Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American engineer (d. 1977)

Herta Hammerbacher, German landscape architect and professor (d. 1985)

Charles H. Wesley, American historian and author (d. 1987)

Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1953)

Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1826)

William Egon of Fürstenberg, Catholic cardinal (d. 1704)

Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1641)

Queen Munjeong, Korean queen (d. 1565)

Emperor Jianwen of Liang, emperor of the Chinese Liang dynasty (d. 551)