December 15 - Births

Births

37 – Nero, Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (d. 68)
130 – Lucius Verus, Roman co-emperor (d. 169)
1567 – Christoph Demantius, German composer, music theorist, writer and poet (d. 1643)
1657 – Michel Richard Delalande, French Baroque composer and organist (d. 1726)
1686 – Jean-Joseph Fiocco, Flemish (Belgian) composer (d. 1746)
1832 – Gustave Eiffel, French engineer and architect (Eiffel tower) (d. 1923)
1852 – Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1908)
1859 – L. L. Zamenhof, Polish initiator of Esperanto (d. 1917)
1860 – Niels Ryberg Finsen, Danish physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1904)
1860 – Abner Powell, American baseball player (d. 1953)
1861 – Charles Duryea, American automobile pioneer (d. 1938)
1861 – Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish politician (d. 1944)
1863 – Arthur Dehon Little, American chemist and chemical engineer (d. 1935)
1869 – Leon Marchlewski, Polish chemist (d. 1946)
1875 – Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (d. 1899)
1878 – Hans Carossa, German writer (d. 1956)
1885 – Leonid Pitamic, Slovenian philosopher (d. 1971)
1888 – Maxwell Anderson, American writer (d. 1959)
1892 – J. Paul Getty, American oil tycoon (d. 1976)
1896 – Ann Nolan Clark, American children's author (d. 1995)
1896 – Betty Smith, American author (d. 1972)
1899 – Harold Abrahams, English sprinter (d. 1978)
1902 – Robert F. Bradford, 57th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1983)
1903 – Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (d. 1938)
1907 – Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect
1910 – John H. Hammond, American musician (d. 1987)
1911 – Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and comic strip writer (d. 1991)
1911 – Stan Kenton, American musician (d. 1979)
1912 – Ray Eames, American designer (d. 1988)
1913 – Roger Gaudry, French Canadian chemist, businessman and corporate director (d. 2001)
1913 – Muriel Rukeyser, American poet (d. 1980)
1916 – Buddy Cole, American pianist (d. 1964)
1916 – Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
1917 – Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, linguist and writer of Pakistan (d. 2005)
1918 – Jeff Chandler, American actor (d. 1961)
1919 – Max Yasgur, owner of the Woodstock Festival site (d. 1973)
1920 – Kurt Schaffenberger, American comics artist (d. 2002)
1921 – Alan Freed, American disc jockey (d. 1965)
1921 – Bob Todd, British comedian (d. 1992)
1923 – Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist
1923 – Uziel Gal, Israeli firearm designer (d. 2002)
1923 – Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and statesman (d. 2009)
1925 – Sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager (d. 2007)
1925 – Kasey Rogers, American actress (d. 2006)
1926 – Nikos Koundouros, Greek film director
1928 – Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian artist (d. 2000)
1928 – Ernie Ashworth, American country singer (d. 2009)
1928 – Jerry Wallace, American singer (d. 2008)
1929 – Barry Harris, American bebop jazz pianist
1930 – Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer
1932 – Jesse Belvin, American musician (d. 1960)
1933 – Bapu, Indian cartoonist, designer and film director
1933 – Tim Conway, American actor and comedian
1933 – Donald Woods, South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist (d. 2001)
1936 – Joe D'Amato, Italian director (d. 1999)
1938 – Billy Shaw, American football player
1939 – Cindy Birdsong, American singer (The Supremes)
1940 – Nick Buoniconti, American football player
1942 – Dave Clark, English musician (The Dave Clark Five)
1943 – Kathleen Blanco, American politician
1943 – Lucien den Arend, Dutch artist
1944 – Jim Leyland, American baseball manager
1944 – Chico Mendes, Brazilian campaigner (d. 1988)
1945 – Thaao Penghlis, Australian actor
1946 – Art Howe, American baseball player and manager
1946 – Carmine Appice, American musician (Vanilla Fudge)
1947 – Rodney Bingenheimer, American radio personality
1948 – Melanie Chartoff, American actress
1948 – Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (d. 1991)
1949 – Don Johnson, American actor
1952 – Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer
1952 – Rudi Protrudi, American musician (The Fuzztones)
1952 – Julie Taymor, American director
1953 – J. M. DeMatteis, American comic book writer
1954 – Mark Warner, American politician, United States Senator from Virginia and 69th Governor of Virginia
1955 – Paul Simonon, English bassist (The Clash)
1956 – William Orbit, English producer, mixer and musician
1956 – Tony Leon, South African politician and Ambassador to Argentina
1957 – Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 – Mike McAlary, American journalist (d. 1998)
1957 – Yuuichi Nagashima, Japanese voice actor
1957 – Laura Molina, American artist, musician and actress
1957 – Tim Reynolds, Musician (Dave Matthews Band, TR3)
1958 – Eddy Annys, Belgian high jumper
1958 – Carlo J. Caparas, Filipino comic strip creator/writer
1960 – Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer
1961 – Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist
1962 – Tim Gaines, Austrian Christian metal bass player (Stryper)
1963 – Ellie Cornell, American actress
1963 – Andrew Luster, American rapist
1963 – Helen Slater, American actress
1963 – David Wingate, American basketball player
1963 – Norman J. Grossfeld, American television producer and screenwriter
1966 – Manos Papayiannis, Greek fashion model and actor
1966 – Molly Price, American actress
1966 – Carl Hooper, former West Indian cricket player and captain
1967 – David Howells, English footballer
1967 – Mo Vaughn, American baseball player
1967 – Elix Skipper, American professional wrestler
1968 – Osama Ali Maher, Swedish politician
1968 – Garrett Wang, American actor
1969 – Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian wheelchair athlete
1970 – Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
1970 – Lawrence Funderburke, American basketball player
1970 – Michael Shanks, Canadian actor
1971 – Arne Quinze, Belgian conceptual artist
1971 – Clint Lowery, American guitarist (Sevendust)
1972 – Rodney Harrison, American football player
1972 – Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
1973 – Surya Bonaly, French-born American figure skater
1973 – Ryu Seung-wan, South Korean actor and director
1976 – Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer
1976 – Aaron Miles, American baseball player
1976 – Todd Tichenor, American baseball umpire
1977 – Dave Mackintosh, Scottish drummer (Dragonforce)
1977 – Geoff Stults, American actor
1977 – Eba, Mongolian entertainer
1978 – Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist (Epica)
1978 – Jerome McDougle, American football player
1979 – Adam Brody, American actor
1979 – Eric Young, Canadian professional wrestler
1980 – Sergio Pizzorno, English guitarist (Kasabian)
1980 – Manuel Wilhelm, German rugby player
1981 – Najoua Belyzel, French singer
1981 – Firman Utina, Indonesian footballer
1981 – Michelle Dockery, British actress
1981 – Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor
1981 – Andy González, Puerto Rican baseball player
1981 – Thomas Herrion, American football player (d. 2005)
1981 – Creighton Lovelace, American Baptist minister
1981 – Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russian footballer
1982 – Borja García, Spanish racing driver
1982 – Charlie Cox, English actor
1982 – George O. Gore II, American actor
1982 – Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukrainian tennis player
1983 – Delon Armitage, Trindadian/English rugby player
1983 – René Goguen, Canadian professional wrestler
1983 – Ronnie Radke, American musician (Falling in Reverse)
1983 – Wang Hao, Chinese table tennis player
1984 – Kirsty Lee Allan, Australian actress
1984 – Martin Škrtel, Slovak footballer
1985 – Diogo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Iveta Mazáčová, Czech athlete
1986 – Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian model
1986 – Xiah, South Korean singer (TVXQ)
1988 – Emily Head, English actress
1994 – Emma Lockhart, American actress