December 2 - Births

Births

1578 – Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and music theorist (d. 1640)
1595 – Henry Lawes, English musician and composer (d. 1662)
1694 – William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)
1703 – Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)
1710 – Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)
1738 – Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)
1754 – William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)
1760 – John Breckinridge, American politician and 5th United States Attorney General (d. 1806)
1760 – Joseph Graetz, German composer, organist, and music educator (d. 1826)
1810 – Henry Yesler, American entrepreneur and politician (d. 1892)
1811 – Jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885)
1817 – Heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. 1895)
1825 – Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (d. 1891)
1846 – Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French statesman (d. 1904)
1856 – Louis Zutter, Swiss gymnast (d. 1946)
1859 – Georges Seurat, French painter (d. 1891)
1863 – Charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. 1926)
1866 – Harry Burleigh, African American composer, arranger, and professional singer (d. 1949)
1872 – Carl Lehle, German rower (d. 1930)
1874 – Joseph Olivier, French rugby player (d. 1901)
1884 – Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand lawyer and judge (d. 1953)
1885 – George Richards Minot, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize (d. 1950)
1891 – Otto Dix, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1969)
1891 – Charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. (d. 1987)
1893 – Leo Ornstein, Russian-born composer and pianist (d. 2002)
1894 – Warren William, American Broadway and film actor (d. 1948)
1895 – Harriet Cohen, British pianist (d. 1967)
1897 – Hovhannes Bagramyan, Marshall of the Soviet Union (d. 1982)
1898 – Indra Lal Roy, Indian pilot (d. 1918)
1899 – John Barbirolli, British conductor (d. 1970)
1899 – John Cobb, British racing driver (d. 1952)
1899 – Ray Morehart, American baseball player (d. 1989)
1901 – Raimundo Orsi, Argentine-born footballer (d. 1986)
1906 – Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-born recording engineer (d. 1977)
1910 – Russell Lynes, American art historian, photographer, author and managing editor of Harper's Magazine (d. 1991)
1914 – Bill Erwin, American actor (d. 2010)
1914 – Adolph Green, American composer (d. 2002)
1914 – Ray Walston, American actor (d. 2001)
1915 – Prince Mikasa, Japanese royal
1917 – Sylvia Syms, American jazz singer (d. 1992)
1921 – Carlo Furno, Cardinal Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
1922 – Iakovos Kambanelis, Greek poet, playwright, lyricist, and novelist
1923 – Maria Callas, Greek soprano (d. 1977)
1924 – Alexander Haig, American Soldier & Civil servant, 7th Supreme Allied Commander Europe, 5th White House Chief of Staff and 59th United States Secretary of State (d. 2010)
1924 – Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish writer and film director (d. 2006)
1925 – Julie Harris, American actress
1927 – Prabhakar Thokal, Indian cartoonist
1928 – Gerhard Kaufhold, German footballer (d. 2009)
1930 – Gary Becker, American economist, recipient of the Bank of Sweden Prize
1930 – David Piper, British race car driver
1931 – Nigel Calder, British science writer
1931 – Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (d. 1971)
1931 – Masaaki Hatsumi, founder and head of the Bujinkan Dojo organization
1931 – Edwin Meese, American jurist and 75th United States Attorney General
1933 – Mike Larrabee, American athlete (d. 2003)
1933 – K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist
1934 – Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
1934 – Sissela Bok, Swedish philosopher and ethicist
1934 – Andre Rodgers, baseball player (d. 2004)
1935 – David Hackett Fischer, American historian
1937 – Manohar Joshi, Indian politician
1939 – Yael Dayan, Israeli writer and politician
1939 – Francis Fox, Canadian politician, member of the Senate
1939 – Harry Reid, American politician
1943 – Wayne Allard, American politician
1944 – Cathy Lee Crosby, American actress
1944 – Inger Davidson, Swedish politician
1944 – Ibrahim Rugova, first President of Kosovo (d. 2006)
1944 – Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek musician and songwriter
1944 – Botho Strauß, German author
1945 – Penelope Spheeris, American film director
1946 – Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (d. 1997)
1946 – David Macaulay, British-born American author
1946 – Pedro Borbón, Dominican baseball pitcher (d. 2012)
1947 – Isaac Bitton, French rock band drummer (Les Variations)
1947 – Tommy Jenkins, English football player
1947 – Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Bulgarian neurologist
1948 – Elizabeth Berg, American writer
1948 – T. Coraghessan Boyle, American writer
1949 – Ron Raines, American actor
1950 – Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd on Whale Wars.
1950 – Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian academic
1950 – Benjamin Stora, French historian
1950 – Bob Kevoian, American radio personality
1951 – Adrian Devine, American baseball pitcher
1952 – Carol Shea-Porter, American congresswoman
1952 – Rob Mounsey, American musician
1954 – Dan Butler, American actor
1954 – Stone Phillips, American television journalist
1956 – Steven Bauer, American actor
1957 – Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian politician
1958 – George Saunders, American writer
1958 – Uladzimir Parfianovich, Belarusian canoer
1959 – Frank Dietrich, German footballer
1959 – Boman Irani, Indian actor
1960 – Nicholas Dingley alias Razzle, British drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (d. 1984)
1960 – Rick Savage, British bassist (Def Leppard)
1960 – Justus von Dohnányi, German actor
1962 – Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, titular Bulgarian royal family
1963 – Dan Gauthier, American actor
1963 – Ann Patchett, American novelist
1963 – Rich Sutter, Canadian hockey player
1963 – Ron Sutter, Canadian hockey player
1963 – Brendan Coyle, English actor
1966 – Philippe Etchebest, French chef
1966 – Jinsei Shinzaki, Japanese professional wrestler
1967 – Laurie Morgan, Channel Islands chief minister
1968 – Darryl Kile, baseball player (d. 2002)
1968 – Lucy Liu, American actress
1968 – Nate Mendel, American bassist (Foo Fighters)
1968 – Rena Sofer, American actress
1970 – Treach, American rapper (Naughty by Nature)
1970 – Yang Hyun Suk, South Korean record producer
1970 – Joe Lo Truglio, American actor, writer and comedian
1971 – Wilson Jermaine Heredia, American actor
1971 – Francesco Toldo, Italian football player
1971 – Mine Yoshizaki, Japanese manga artist
1971 – Miri Yampolsky, Israeli pianist
1972 – Sergei Zholtok, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
1973 – Graham Kavanagh, Irish footballer
1973 – Monica Seles, Yugoslavian-born tennis player
1973 – Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
1976 – Eddy Garabito, Dominican baseball player
1976 – Masafumi Gotō, Japanese singer (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
1977 – Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African footballer
1978 – Jarron Collins, American basketball player
1978 – Jason Collins, American basketball player
1978 – Nelly Furtado, Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter
1978 – Luigi Malafronte, Italian footballer
1978 – Peter Moylan, Australian baseball player
1978 – Maëlle Ricker, Canadian snowboarder, Olympic gold medalist
1978 – David Rivas, Spanish footballer
1978 – Chris Wolstenholme, British bassist (Muse)
1979 – Melissa Archer, American actress
1979 – Sabina Babayeva, Azerbaijani singer
1979 – Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer and actress
1979 – Michael McIndoe, Scottish professional footballer
1980 – Adam Kreek, Canadian rower
1981 – Danijel Pranjić, Croatian football player
1981 – Britney Spears, American singer, dancer and entertainer
1982 – Michelle Banzer, model/beauty queen
1982 – Christos Karipidis, Greek footballer
1982 – Pizon, American rapper/producer
1982 – Matt Ware, American football player
1983 – Chris Burke, Scottish footballer
1983 – Bibiana Candelas, Mexican volleyball player
1983 – Jaime Durán, Mexican footballer
1983 – Jana Kramer, American actress
1983 – Aaron Rodgers, American football player
1983 – Daniela Ruah, Portuguese actress
1984 – Péter Máté, Hungarian footballer
1985 – Amaury Leveaux, French swimmer
1985 – Dorell Wright, American basketball player
1986 – Claudiu Keserü, Romanian footballer
1986 – Adam Le Fondre, English footballer
1986 – Tal Wilkenfeld, Australian electric bass player
1987 – Teairra Mari, American R&B singer
1988 – Alfred Enoch, British actor
1988 – Soniya Mehra, Indian actress
1989 – Cassie Steele, Canadian actress
1990 – Hikaru Yaotome, Japanese idol (Hey! Say! JUMP)
1990 – Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Ghanaian footballer
1990 – Gastón Ramírez, Uruguayan footballer
1990 – Fausto Rossi, Italian footballer
1991 – Brandon Knight, American basketball player
1993 – Kostas Stafylidis, Greek footballer