December 30 - Births

Births

39 – Titus, Roman emperor (d. 81)
1204 – Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)
1642 – Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)
1673 – Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1736)
1678 – William Croft, English composer (d. 1727)
1722 – Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)
1724 – Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (d. 1805)
1741 – Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (d. 1759)
1760 – Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French royalist general and counterrevolutionary (d. 1829)
1785 – Dorothea Lieven, Russian noblewoman (d. 1857)
1792 – Sylvester Jordan, German politician and lawyer (d. 1861)
1819 – Theodor Fontane, German writer (d. 1898)
1819 – John W. Geary, 1st Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1873)
1825 – Samuel Newitt Wood, American Politician (d. 1891)
1838 – Émile Loubet, 7th President of France (d. 1929)
1849 – John Milne, English seismologist and geologist (d. 1913)
1851 – Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician (d. 1929)
1853 – André Messager, French composer (d. 1929)
1865 – Rudyard Kipling, English writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
1869 – Stephen Butler Leacock, English-born Canadian writer and economist (d. 1944)
1869 – Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (d. 1918)
1873 – Al Smith, American politician (d. 1944)
1875 – Jean-Guy Gautier, French rugby player (d. 1938)
1878 – William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)
1879 – Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (d. 1950)
1883 – Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)
1884 – Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
1890 – Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (d. 1973)
1897 – Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author (d. 1976)
1899 – Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (d. 2001)
1904 – Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian composer (d. 1987)
1905 – Daniil Kharms, Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist (d. 1942)
1906 – Carol Reed, English film director (d. 1976)
1910 – Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)
1911 – Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)
1913 – Lucio Agostini, Italian-born Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1996)
1913 – Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)
1914 – Bert Parks, American television host (d. 1992)
1914 – Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
1917 – Seymour Melman, American industrial engineer (d. 2004)
1920 – Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)
1921 – Rashid Karami, Lebanese statesman (d. 1987)
1927 – Bernard Barrow, American actor (d. 1993)
1927 – Robert Hossein, French film actor and director
1928 – Bo Diddley, American singer and musician (d. 2008)
1929 – Rosalind Hurley, British physician, barrister, ethicist and writer (d. 2004)
1929 – Barbara Nichols, American actress (d. 1976)
1931 – Skeeter Davis, American singer (d. 2004)
1934 – John Norris Bahcall, American physicist (d. 2005)
1934 – Joseph Bologna, American actor
1934 – Joseph P. Hoar, former US Central Command commander
1934 – Del Shannon, American singer (d. 1990)
1934 – Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer
1935 – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (d. 2009)
1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player
1935 – Jack Riley, American actor
1937 – Gordon Banks, English footballer
1937 – John Hartford, American musician (d. 2001)
1937 – Jim Marshall, American football player
1937 – Noel Paul Stookey, American folk singer (Peter, Paul & Mary)
1939 – Glenda Adams, Australian author (d. 2007)
1939 – Felix Pappalardi, American musician and recording producer (Mountain) (d. 1983)
1940 – James Burrows, American television director
1941 – Mel Renfro, American football player
1942 – Betty Aberlin, American actress
1942 – Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and dissident
1942 – Guy Edwards, English racing driver
1942 – Michael Nesmith, American singer, songwriter, actor, and musician (The Monkees)
1942 – Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian
1942 – Fred Ward, American actor
1944 – William J. Fallon, U.S. Navy Admiral, former U.S. Central Command commander
1945 – Davy Jones, English singer, songwriter and actor (The Monkees)(d. 2012)
1945 – Lloyd Kaufman, American film director and producer
1945 – Concetta Tomei, American actress
1945 – Vernon Wells, Australian actor
1946 – Patti Smith, American singer and poet
1947 – Michael Burns, American historian
1947 – Jeff Lynne, English musician (ELO)
1947 – Steve Mix, American basketball player
1948 – Jed Johnson, American interior designer and film director (d. 1996)
1949 – Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician
1950 – Lewis Shiner, American sci-fi/fantasy author
1950 – Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, creator of C++
1951 – Doug Allder, English footballer
1952 – June Anderson, American soprano
1952 – Melissa Fay Greene, American author
1953 – Bill Kazmaier, American powerlifter
1953 – Daniel Barry, American astronaut
1953 – Dana Key, American Christian rock guitarist, singer, and producer (DeGarmo and Key) (d. 2010)
1953 – Meredith Vieira, American television journalist and game show host
1954 – Barry Greenstein, American poker player
1955 – Dindo Yogo, Congolese musician (d. 2000)
1956 – Suzy Bogguss, American singer
1956 – Claudia Di Girólamo, Chilean actress
1956 – Patricia Kalember, American actress
1956 – Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress
1957 – Matt Lauer, American newscaster
1957 – Rod Harrington, English darts player
1958 – Steven L. Smith, American astronaut
1959 – Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer
1959 – Josée Verner, Canadian politician
1961 – Douglas Coupland, Canadian author
1961 – Sean Hannity, American talk radio and television host
1961 – Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete
1962 – Henry Cho, Korean-American comedian
1962 – Joshua Clover, American poet
1963 – Chandler Burr, American author
1963 – Michelle Douglas, Canadian human rights activist
1963 – John van 't Schip, Dutch footballer and football coach
1963 – Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player
1964 – Sylvie Moreau, French Canadian actress
1964 – Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish musician (BMX Bandits)
1965 – Heidi Fleiss, American madam
1965 – Darrin C. Huss, Canadian singer (Psyche)
1966 – Bennett Miller, American film director
1967 – Karen Dunne, American track and road cyclist
1967 – Carl Ouellet, Canadian professional wrestler
1968 – Meredith Monroe, American actress
1969 – Dave England, American television personality
1969 – Jay Kay, English musician (Jamiroquai)
1969 – Jan Wehrmann, German footballer
1971 – Daniel Sunjata, American actor
1971 – Ricardo López Felipe, Spanish footballer
1972 – Kerry Collins, American football player
1972 – Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
1972 – Steven Wiig, American actor and musician
1973 – Frans Bauer, Dutch singer
1972 – Dita Indah Sari, Indonesian union activist
1973 – Jason Behr, American actor
1973 – Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
1973 – Nacho Vidal, Spanish porn star
1974 – Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (d. 2012)
1974 – Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (d. 2007)
1974 – S. Jithesh, World's Fastest Performing Cartoonist
1975 – Scott Chipperfield, Australian soccer player
1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer
1976 – Ashley Callie, South African actress (d. 2008)
1976 – Patrick Kerney, American football player
1976 – A.J. Pierzynski, American baseball player
1976 – Kastro, American Rapper (Outlawz)
1977 – Laila Ali, American boxer
1977 – Saša Ilić, Serbian footballer
1977 – Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
1977 – Scott Lucas, Australian rules footballer
1977 – Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
1977 – Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer
1978 – Devin Brown, American basketball player
1978 – Tyrese, American singer and actor
1978 – Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer
1978 – Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player
1979 – Flávio, Angolan footballer
1979 – Michael Grimm, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Eliza Dushku, American actress
1980 – Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1980 – DJ Mbenga, basketball player
1980 – Spencer Day, American Singer and Actor
1981 – Ali Al-Habsi, Omani footballer
1981 – Haley Paige, American porn star (d. 2007)
1981 – Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
1981 – Matt Ulrich, American football player
1981 – K.Will, South Korean Singer
1982 – Robbie Gould, American football player
1982 – Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
1982 – Tobias Kurbjuweit, German footballer
1982 – Dawan Landry, American football player
1982 – Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner
1983 – Davide Mandorlini, Italian footballer
1983 – Josh Sussman, American actor
1984 – Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer
1984 – LeBron James, American basketball player
1985 – Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist
1985 – Bryson Goodwin, rugby league player
1986 – Domenico Criscito, Italian footballer
1986 – Ellie Goulding, British singer
1986 – Gianni Zuiverloon, Dutch footballer
1987 – Jake Cuenca, Filipino actor and commercial model
1988 – Leon Jackson, Scottish singer
1989 – Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder
1992 – Ryan Tunnicliffe, English footballer