December 3 - Births

Births

1368 – King Charles VI of France (d. 1422)
1560 – Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)
1596 – Nicolò Amati, Italian violin maker (d. 1684)
1684 – Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer (d. 1754)
1722 – Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer (d. 1794)
1729 – Antonio Soler, Spanish composer (d. 1783)
1755 – Gilbert Stuart, American painter (d. 1828)
1776 – Johann Spurzheim, German neuroscientist (d. 1832)
1800 – France Prešeren, Slovenian poet (d. 1849)
1826 – George B. McClellan, American Civil War general (d. 1885)
1838 – Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist (d. 1916)
1838 – Octavia Hill, British housing and open-space activist (d. 1912)
1842 – Phoebe Hearst, American socialite (d. 1919)
1842 – Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist (d. 1899)
1842 – Ellen Swallow Richards, American scientist (d. 1911)
1857 – Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British writer (d. 1924)
1864 – Herman Heijermans, Dutch writer (d. 1924)
1872 – William Haselden, Spanish cartoonist (d. 1953)
1875 – Émile Delchambre, French rower (d. 1958)
1875 – Max Meldrum, Scottish-born Australian painter (d. 1955)
1878 – Francis A. Nixon, American businessman and the father of U.S. President Richard Nixon (d. 1956)
1879 – Albert Asher, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1965)
1879 – Charles Hutchison, American film actor, director and screenwriter (d. 1949)
1879 – Kafū Nagai, Japanese author, playwright, essayist and diarist (d.1959)
1879 – Donald Matheson Sutherland, Canadian physician and politician (d. 1970)
1880 – Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (d. 1945)
1880 – Alexander Hall, Canadian football player (d. 1943)
1883 – Anton Webern, Austrian composer (d. 1945)
1884 – Rajendra Prasad, first President of India (d. 1963)
1884 – Walther Stampfli, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1965)
1886 – Manne Siegbahn, Nobel laureate (d. 1978)
1887 – Naruhiko, Prince Higashikuni of Japan (d. 1990)
1888 – Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, Polish-born Chief Rabbi of Ireland and of Israel (d. 1959)
1889 – Khudiram Bose, Indian Revolutionary (d. 1908)
1894 – Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian politician (d. 1975)
1895 – Anna Freud, Austrian-born British psychoanalyst (d. 1982)
1899 – Ikeda Hayato, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1965)
1900 – Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (d. 2004)
1900 – Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1967)
1902 – Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain (d. 1976)
1908 – Edward Underdown, English actor (d. 1989)
1911 – Nino Rota, Italian composer (d. 1979)
1918 – Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general (d. 2000)
1921 – Phyllis Curtin, American soprano
1922 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer (d. 2006)
1923 – Moyra Fraser, British actress (d. 2009)
1923 – Stjepan Bobek, Yugoslav football player (d. 2010)
1924 – Wiel Coerver, Dutch football manager (d. 2011)
1924 – Roberto Mières, Argentine racing driver
1924 – John Winter, Australian high jumper (d. 2007)
1924 – Francisco Sionil José, Filipino novelist, Philippine National Artist for Literature
1925 – Ferlin Husky, American singer (d. 2011)
1925 – Kim Dae-jung, South Korean President, Nobel laureate (d. 2009)
1927 – Andy Williams, American singer (d. 2012)
1928 – Thomas M. Foglietta, American politician (d. 2004)
1930 – Jean-Luc Godard, French film director
1931 – Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author
1931 – Jaye P. Morgan, American singer
1932 – Corry Brokken, Dutch singer
1933 – Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate
1934 – Abimael Guzmán, Peruvian revolutionary
1934 – Nicolas Coster, American actor
1934 – Viktor Gorbatko, Soviet cosmonaut
1935 – Eddie Bernice Johnson, American politician
1937 – Bobby Allison, American race car driver
1937 – Binod Bihari Verma, Indian linguist
1937 – Morgan Llywelyn, American-born Irish author
1938 – Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian politician (d. 1989)
1940 – Jeffrey R. Holland, American religious leader
1942 – Alice Schwarzer, German journalist
1943 – J. Philippe Rushton, Canadian academic and theorist (d. 2012)
1945 – Paul Nicholas English actor producer
1946 – Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch cyclist
1947 – Patricia Krenwinkel, American murderess
1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer
1948 – Jan Hrubý, Czech violinist (Framus Five)
1949 – John Akii-Bua, Ugandan athlete (d. 1997)
1949 – Heather Menzies, American actress
1949 – Mickey Thomas, American singer (Jefferson Starship)
1950 – Alberto Juantorena, Cuban Track & Field athlete
1951 – Mike Bantom, American basketball player
1951 – Ray Candy, American professional wrestler (d. 1994)
1951 – Riki Chōshū, Japanese professional wrestler
1951 – Rick Mears, American race car driver
1951 – John and Greg Rice, American twin actors
1951 – Nicky Stevens, British singer (Brotherhood of Man)
1952 – Benny Hinn, American televangelist
1952 – Mel Smith, English comedian
1952 – Don Barnes, American singer/musician
1953 – Franz Klammer, Austrian skier
1953 – Lothar Schneider, German footballer
1954 – Grace Andreacchi, American author
1955 – Steven Culp, American actor
1955 – Warren Jeffs, American convicted polygamist
1957 – Valerie Quennessen, French actress (d. 1989)
1959 – Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish TV presenter
1960 – Daryl Hannah, American actress
1960 – Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player
1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress
1960 – Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player
1961 – Adal Ramones, Mexican television host
1963 – Joe Lally, American musician (Fugazi)
1963 – Terri Schiavo, American right to die figure (d. 2005)
1965 – Steve Harris, American actor
1965 – Andrew Stanton, American animator
1965 – Katarina Witt, German figure skater
1966 – Monic Hendrickx, Dutch actress
1966 – Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer
1968 – Brendan Fraser, Canadian-American actor
1968 – Montell Jordan, American singer and record producer
1969 – Bill Steer, British guitarist
1970 – Paul Byrd, American baseball player
1970 – Lindsey Hunter, American basketball player
1970 – Christian Karembeu, French footballer
1970 – Lu Parker, American broadcast journalist and former beauty queen
1971 – Ola Rapace, Swedish actor
1971 – Frank Sinclair, Jamaican footballer
1971 – Henk Timmer, Dutch football goalkeeper
1971 – Keegan Connor Tracy, Canadian actress
1971 – Vernon White, American mixed martial artist
1972 – Bucky Lasek, American skateboarder
1973 – Holly Marie Combs, American actress
1973 – MC Frontalot, Damian Hess, American rapper
1973 – Super Crazy, Mexican professional wrestler
1973 – Sammy Leung, Hong Kong disc jockey
1974 – Jason Morris, Canadian pop singer
1975 – Mickey Avalon, American rapper
1975 – Csaba Czébely, Hungarian drummer (Pokolgép)
1975 – Malinda Williams, American actress
1976 – Mark Boucher, South African cricketer
1976 – Silvia Fontana, Italian figure skater
1976 – Gary Glover, American baseball player
1976 – Cornelius Griffin, American football player
1976 – Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby union footballer
1976 – Todd Smith, American vocalist, songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Chad Durbin, American baseball player
1977 – Troy Evans, American football player
1977 – Adam Małysz, Polish ski-jumper
1978 – Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer
1978 – Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player
1978 – Bram Tankink, Dutch road bicycle racer
1978 – Trina, American rapper
1979 – Daniel Bedingfield, English singer
1979 – Tiffany Haddish, American dancer, comedian & actress
1979 – Rainbow Sun Francks, Canadian actor
1979 – Rock Cartwright, American football player
1979 – Sean Parker, American Internet technology businessman and entrepreneur
1980 – Anna Chlumsky, American actress
1980 – Jenna Dewan, American actress
1980 – Zlata Filipović, Bosnian Author
1980 – Laryea Kingston, Ghanaian football player
1980 – Jim Sorgi, American football player
1981 – Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
1981 – Brian Bonsall, American actor
1981 – Tyjuan Hagler, American football player
1981 – Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (d. 2010)
1981 – David Villa, Spanish footballer
1981 – Liza Lapira, American actress
1981 – Louise Roe, English television presenter, model, and fashion journalist
1982 – Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor
1982 – Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer
1982 – Franco Sbaraglini, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
1982 – Manny Corpas, Panamanian baseball player
1983 – Stephen Donald, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Sherri DuPree, American vocalist
1983 – James Ihedigbo, American football player
1984 – Hind Laroussi, Dutch singer
1984 – Avraam Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
1985 – László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer
1985 – Mike Randolph, American footballer
1985 – Sıla Şahin, German actress
1985 – Robert Swift, American basketball player
1985 – Marcus Williams, American basketball player
1985 – Amanda Seyfried, American actress
1986 – Radek Smoleňák, Czech hockey player
1986 – Josh Vaughan, American football player
1986 – James Laurinaitis, American football player
1987 – Michael Angarano, American actor
1987 – Brian Robiskie, American football player
1987 – Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast
1989 – Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer
1992 – Joseph McManners, English actor
1994 – Jake T. Austin, American actor
2005 – Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway