History Births on December 06

Darrell Jackson, American football player
#Darrell_Jackson

Piero Piccioni, Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (d. 2004)
#Piero_Piccioni

Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
#Alberto_Contador

Aaron Sandilands, Australian footballer
#Aaron_Sandilands

Johann Christoph Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1703)
#Johann_Christoph_Bach

Claude Fleury, French historian and author (d. 1723)
#Claude_Fleury
Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
#Robb_Royer

David L. Spector, American biologist and academic
#David_L._Spector

Richard Hanson, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of South Australia (d. 1876)
#Richard_Hanson_(Australian_politician)

Otto Graham, American football player and coach (d. 2003)
#Otto_Graham

Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (d. 2012)
#Dave_Brubeck

Johnny Manziel, American football player
#Johnny_Manziel

Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, author, and poet (d. 1918)
#Joyce_Kilmer

Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1982)
#Randy_Rhoads

Robbie Gould, American football player
#Robbie_Gould

Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
#Gunnar_Myrdal

Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
#Tim_Cahill

Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (d. 2006)
#Alberto_Spencer

William S. Hart, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946)
#William_S._Hart

Janus Dousa, Dutch historian and noble (d. 1604)
#Janus_Dousa

Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (d. 2007)
#Ève_Curie

Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig, German chemist (d. 1910)
#Wilhelm_Rudolph_Fittig

Barbara Radziwi??, queen of Poland (d. 1551)
#Barbara_Radziwi??

William Arnott, Australian biscuit manufacturer and founder of Arnott's Biscuits (d. 1901)
#William_Arnott_(biscuit_manufacturer)

Helen Greiner, American businesswoman and engineer
#Helen_Greiner
Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter
#Judd_Apatow
Felix Schiller, German footballer
#Felix_Schiller

Max Müller, German-English philologist and orientalist (d. 1900)
#Max_Müller

Geoff Hoon, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe
#Geoff_Hoon

Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (d. 2004)
#Eleanor_Holm

Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslist
#Craig_Newmark

Joe Hisaishi, Japanese pianist, composer, and conductor
#Joe_Hisaishi
Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter
#Alain_Tanner

Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
#Manuel_Reuter

Sean Edwards, English race car driver (d. 2013)
#Sean_Edwards_(racing_driver)

Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver
#Keke_Rosberg

Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist and songwriter
#Miroslav_Vitouš

Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
#Natascha_Badmann

Tautau Moga, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
#Tautau_Moga

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1670)
#George_Monck,_1st_Duke_of_Albemarle

Don Nickles, American businessman and politician
#Don_Nickles

Guy Drut, French hurdler and politician
#Guy_Drut

George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
#George_Porter

Ben Watt, English singer-songwriter, musician, author, DJ, and radio presenter
#Ben_Watt

Ewan Birney, Director of the European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge, UK
#Ewan_Birney

Franco Carraro, Italian politician and sports administrator
#Franco_Carraro

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician (d. 1794)
#Guillaume-Chrétien_de_Lamoignon_de_Malesherbes

Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (d. 2015)
#Satoru_Iwata

John McDonald, Scottish-Australian politician, 37th Premier of Victoria (d. 1977)
#John_McDonald_(Victorian_politician)

Helen Cornelius, American country singer-songwriter and actress
#Helen_Cornelius

Torri Higginson, Canadian actress
#Torri_Higginson

Kevin Cash, American baseball player and coach
#Kevin_Cash

Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (d. 1937)
#Hans_Molisch

Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (d. 1712)
#Marie_Adélaïde_of_Savoy

Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian captain, poet, and author (d. 1969)
#Osbert_Sitwell
Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina and producer
#Wendy_Ellis_Somes

Matt Niskanen, American ice hockey player
#Matt_Niskanen

Kamleshwar, Indian author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2007)
#Kamleshwar_(writer)

Mark Reckless, English politician
#Mark_Reckless

Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
#Richard_Krajicek

Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and manager (d. 1946)
#Tony_Lazzeri

John Brunt, English captain, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944)
#John_Brunt

Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2003)
#Pierre_Graber

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player
#Giannis_Antetokounmpo

Homer N. Wallin, American admiral (d. 1984)
#Homer_N._Wallin

Lynn Fontanne, British actress (d. 1983)
#Lynn_Fontanne
Philippe Bouvard, French journalist and radio host
#Philippe_Bouvard

Stephen Muggleton, English computer scientist and engineer
#Stephen_Muggleton

Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer and manager
#Willy_van_der_Kuijlen

Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright
#Peter_Handke

Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (d. 2005)
#Karl_Haas

Masami Kurumada, Japanese author and illustrator
#Masami_Kurumada

August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945)
#August_von_Mackensen

Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (d. 1941)
#Evelyn_Underhill

JoBeth Williams, American actress
#JoBeth_Williams

Graeme Hughes, Australian cricketer, rugby league player, and sportscaster
#Graeme_Hughes

Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Maze)
#Frankie_Beverly

Gabriel Duvall, American jurist and politician (d. 1844)
#Gabriel_Duvall

Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
#Princess_Sofia,_Duchess_of_Värmland

Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
#Rick_Buckler

Tom Hulce, American actor
#Tom_Hulce

Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and illustrator
#Bruce_Nauman

Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)
#Ferdinand_IV_of_Castile

Nick Park, English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
#Nick_Park

Agnes Moorehead, American actress (d. 1974)
#Agnes_Moorehead

Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Mexican politician (d. 1968)
#Elvia_Carrillo_Puerto

David Lovering, American drummer
#David_Lovering

Henryk Górecki, Polish composer and academic (d. 2010)
#Henryk_Górecki

Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1670)
#Niccolò_Zucchi
Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (d. 1951)
#Yoshio_Nishina

James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist (d. 1809)
#James_Elphinston

Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
#Ulrich_Thomsen

Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977)
#Kamal_Jumblatt

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850)
#Joseph_Louis_Gay-Lussac

Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (d. 1714)
#Edmund_Andros

Kenneth Copeland, American evangelist and author
#Kenneth_Copeland
Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer
#Federico_Balzaretti

Adrian Fenty, American lawyer and politician, 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia
#Adrian_Fenty

Angel?na Ku?va?ska, Latvian figure skater
#Angel?na_Ku?va?ska

Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
#Sean_Ervine

Baldassare Castiglione, Italian courtier, diplomat, and author (d. 1529)
#Baldassare_Castiglione
Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish golfer
#Per-Ulrik_Johansson

Bobby Van, American actor, dancer, and singer (d. 1980)
#Bobby_Van

Susie Wolff, Scottish race car driver
#Susie_Wolff

David Ossman, American writer and comedian
#David_Ossman

Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (d. 1964)
#Winifred_Lenihan

Stephen Hepburn, English politician
#Stephen_Hepburn

Bill Thomas, American academic and politician
#Bill_Thomas

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (d. 1676)
#William_Cavendish,_1st_Duke_of_Newcastle

Nils Petersen, German footballer
#Nils_Petersen

Ryan Carnes, American actor and producer
#Ryan_Carnes

Ulf Ekberg, Swedish singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
#Ulf_Ekberg

Mall Nukke, Estonian painter
#Mall_Nukke

Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2008)
#Mike_Smith_(Dave_Clark_Five)

Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (d. 1914)
#Charles_Martin_Hall
Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician
#Anne_Begg

Richard Edlund, American visual effects designer and cinematographer
#Richard_Edlund

Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer
#Britt_Assombalonga

Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
#Peter_Buck

Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (d. 2015)
#Dean_Hess

Gary Ward, American baseball player and coach
#Gary_Ward_(outfielder)

Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist and boxer
#Jens_Pulver

Heather Mizeur, American lawyer and politician
#Heather_Mizeur

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German-Austrian cellist and conductor (d. 2016)
#Nikolaus_Harnoncourt

Henry VI of England (d. 1471)
#Henry_VI_of_England
Lawrence Bergman, Canadian lawyer and politician
#Lawrence_Bergman

Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (d. 1999)
#Cyril_Washbrook
Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973)
#Wally_Cox

Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015)
#Nick_Bockwinkel

Eliot Porter, American photographer and academic (d. 1990)
#Eliot_Porter

Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982)
#Kristján_Eldjárn

William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849)
#William_II_of_the_Netherlands

Adam Eaton, American baseball player
#Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)

Deborah Estrin, American computer scientist and academic
#Deborah_Estrin

Richard Speck, American murderer (d. 1991)
#Richard_Speck

Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company (d. 1932)
#Fred_Duesenberg

Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (d. 1954)
#Warren_Bardsley

Donald J. Kutyna, American general
#Donald_J._Kutyna

Arthur Henry Adams, Australian journalist and author (d. 1936)
#Arthur_Henry_Adams
Dwight Stones, American high jumper and sportscaster
#Dwight_Stones

Baby Face Nelson, American gangster (d. 1934)
#Baby_Face_Nelson

Frédéric Bazille, French painter and soldier (d. 1870)
#Frédéric_Bazille

Carlos Takam, Cameroonian-French boxer
#Carlos_Takam

Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
#Tamira_Paszek

Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian singer and violinist
#Sandra_Nurmsalu

Chuck Baker, American baseball player
#Chuck_Baker

Shekhar Kapur, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
#Shekhar_Kapur

Steven Wright, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
#Steven_Wright

Akihiro Yano, Japanese baseball player
#Akihiro_Yano

Hasan al-Askari, Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (d. 874)
#Hasan_al-Askari

Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer and guide
#Hans_Kammerlander

Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
#Lawrence_Cannon

Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (d. 1946)
#Albert_Bond_Lambert

Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1996)
#Zeki_Müren

Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter
#Noel_Clarke

Jonathan King, English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, television/radio presenter, and convicted sex offender
#Jonathan_King

Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (d. 1829)
#Maria_Josepha_Amalia_of_Saxony

John S. Mosby, American colonel (d. 1916)
#John_S._Mosby

Larry Bowa, American baseball player and manager
#Larry_Bowa

Dan Harrington, American lawyer and poker player
#Dan_Harrington