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)
1709 – Franz Xaver Richter, Austro-Moravian singer, violinist, composer, conductor and music theoretician (d. 1789)
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 – Alex Wilson, Canadian 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 (d.2011)
1917 – Thomas Hayward, American tenor (d.1995)
1922 – Vsevolod Bobrov, Soviet ice hockey player (d. 1979)
1922 – Paul Picerni, American actor (d. 2011)
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)
1929 – David Doyle, American Actor (d. 1997)
1930 – Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (d. 2002)
1930 – Matt Monro, English singer (d.1985)
1931 – Jimmy Lyons, American musician (d. 1986)
1931 – Jim Nesbitt, singer (d. 2007)
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)
1940 – Tasso Wild, German footballer
1942 – Mohamed Kamel Amr, Egyptian diplomat
1942 – John Crowley, American author
1943 – Kenny Moore, American athlete and journalist
1944 – Pierre Arditi, French film and stage actor
1944 – Eric Bloom, American musician (Blue Öyster Cult)
1944 – John Densmore, American drummer (The Doors)
1944 – Michael W. Hagee, 33rd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
1944 – Tahar Ben Jelloun, French writer
1944 – Daniel Pennac, French writer
1944 – Werner Scholz, German footballer
1945 – Bette Midler, American actress and singer
1946 – Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer
1946 – Kemal Kurspahić, Bosnian journalist
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 politician
1950 – Filippos Petsalnikos, Greek politician
1950 – Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and drummer
1951 – Obba Babatundé, American actor
1951 – Albert Ho, Hong Kong politician
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)
1957 – Vesta Williams, American recording artist and songwriter (d. 2011)
1958 – Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and coach
1958 – Candace Bushnell, American author
1958 – Charlene Tilton, American actress
1958 – Gary Peters, American politician
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
1966 – Andrew Adamson, New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter
1966 – Ali Mosaffa, Iranian actor and director
1967 – Nestor Carbonell, American actor
1967 – Reggie Sanders, American baseball player
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
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 murder victim (d. 1998)
1977 – Brad Delson, American guitarist (Linkin Park)
1977 – Jared Fogle, American 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
1980 – Roger Peterson, Aruban-Dutch musician
1981 – Luke McPharlin, Australian rules footballer
1981 – Park Hyo Shin, Korean singer
1982 – Christos Kalantzis, Greek footballer
1982 – Christos Melissis, Greek footballer
1982 – Lloyd Doyley, English footballer
1985 – John Coughlin, American figure skater
1985 – Emiliano Viviano, Italian footballer
1985 – Janelle Monáe, American musician
1985 – Philip DeFranco, American video blogger, YouTube celebrity
1986 – DeSean Jackson, American football player
1987 – Tabarie Henry, Virgin Islander sprinter
1987 – Brett Williams, English footballer
1988 – Zoe Kravitz, American actress
1990 – Tomáš Tatar, Slovak ice hockey player
1990 – Chanel Iman, American model
1992 – Masahudu Alhassan, Ghanaian footballer
2001 – Aiko, Princess Toshi, Japanese royalty