December 7 - Births

Births

521 – Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)
903 – Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)
1302 – Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339)
1545 – Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary, Queen of Scots (d. 1567)
1561 – Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)
1598 – Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian artist (d. 1680)
1637 – Bernardo Pasquini, Italian composer (d. 1710)
1724 – Louise of Great Britain, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1751)
1764 – Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de Belluno, French marshal (d. 1841)
1784 – Allan Cunningham, British poet (d. 1842)
1791 – Ferenc Novák Hungarian Slovene writer (d. 1836)
1792 – Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Dutch literator (d. 1857)
1801 – Johann Nestroy, Austrian dramatist and actor (d. 1862)
1803 – Maria Josepha of Saxony (d. 1829)
1810 – Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist (d. 1894)
1810 – Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (d. 1882)
1823 – Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician (d. 1891)
1838 – Sir Thomas Bent, Premier of Victoria (d. 1909)
1847 – Deacon White, Early American Baseball player (d. 1939)
1860 – Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1947)
1862 – Paul Adam, French novelist (d. 1920)
1863 – Felix Calonder, Swiss politician (d. 1952)
1863 – Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (d. 1945)
1863 – Richard Sears, American department store founder (d. 1914)
1873 – Willa Cather, American novelist (d. 1947)
1879 – Rudolf Friml, American composer (d. 1972)
1885 – Mason Phelps, American golfer (d. 1945)
1885 – Peter Sturholdt, American boxer (d. 1919)
1887 – Ernst Toch, Austrian composer (d. 1964)
1888 – Joyce Cary, Irish author (d. 1957)
1888 – Hamilton Fish III, American politician (d. 1991)
1891 – Fay Bainter, Academy Award-winning American actress (d. 1968)
1903 – Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician (d. 1987)
1904 – Konstantin Sokolsky, Russian singer (d. 1991)
1905 – Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-born American astronomer (d. 1973)
1907 – Fred Rose, Canadian communist politician (d. 1983)
1909 – Nikola Vaptsarov, Bulgarian poet and revolutionary (d. 1942)
1910 – Louis Prima, American musician (d. 1978)
1910 – Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian musician (d. 2011)
1912 – Daniel Jones, British composer (d. 1993)
1913 – Kersti Merilaas, Estonian author and poet (d. 1986)
1915 – Eli Wallach, American actor
1915 – Leigh Brackett, American screenwriter (d. 1978)
1916 – Yekaterina Budanova, Soviet pilot, one of only two female flying aces (d. 1943)
1916 – Jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (d. 1988)
1919 – Lis Løwert, Danish actress (d. 2009)
1920 – Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist (d. 2012)
1920 – Walter Nowotny, Austrian fighter pilot (d. 1944)
1920 – Tatamkulu Afrika, South African poet and writer (d. 2002)
1921 – Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader
1923 – Ted Knight, American actor (d. 1986)
1924 – John Love, Zimbabwean Formula One driver (d. 2005)
1924 – Mário Soares, former (17th) President of Portugal
1925 – Hernando da Silva Ramos, Brazilian racing driver
1927 – Helen Watts, British contralto (d. 2009)
1928 – Noam Chomsky, American linguist and political writer
1930 – Hal Smith, American baseball player
1930 – Christopher Nicole, British writer
1932 – Ellen Burstyn, American actress
1932 – Paul Caponigro, American photographer
1932 – Rosemary Rogers, Sri Lankan-born American novelist.
1937 – Thad Cochran, American politician, senator from Mississippi

1940 – Stan Boardman, English comedian
1940 – Gerry Cheevers, Canadian ice hockey player
1941 – Melba Pattillo Beals, American journalist and writer
1942 – Harry Chapin, American singer and songwriter (d. 1981)
1942 – Alex Johnson, American baseball player
1942 – Peter Tomarken, American game show host (d. 2006)
1943 – Susan Isaacs, American novelist
1943 – Nicholas Katz, American mathematician
1943 – Göran Lennmarker, Swedish politician
1943 – Bernard C. Parks, Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
1944 – Jamiel Chagra, American drug trafficker
1944 – Daniel Chorzempa, American organist
1944 – Miroslav Macek, Czech politician
1945 – Marion Rung, Finnish singer
1947 – Johnny Bench, American baseball player
1947 – Tony Thomas, American TV and film producer
1947 – Garry Unger, Canadian ice hockey player
1948 – Gary Morris, American singer and actor
1948 – Mads Vinding, Danish bassist
1949 – Tom Waits, American singer, composer, and actor
1952 – Georges Corraface, Greek actor, president of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
1952 – Susan Collins, American politician
1952 – Eckhard Märzke, East German footballer
1954 – Mary Fallin, American politician
1954 – Mark Hofmann, American forger and bomber
1954 – Mike Nolan, Irish singer (Bucks Fizz)
1955 – Chuck Loeb, Contemporary Jazz guitarist
1955 – Priscilla Barnes, American actress
1955 – John Watkins, Australian politician
1956 – Larry Bird, American basketball player
1957 – Tom Winsor, British lawyer and economic regulator
1958 – Tim Butler, English musician (The Psychedelic Furs)
1958 – Rick Rude, American professional wrestler (d. 1999)
1960 – Craig Scanlon, English guitarist (The Fall)
1961 – Lisa Fischer, American R&B singer
1961 – Mario Miethig, German footballer
1962 – Grecia Colmenares, Venezuelan actress
1963 – Theo Snelders, former Dutch footballer
1964 – Roberta Close, Brazilian model
1964 – Patrick Fabian, American actor
1964 – Peter Laviolette, head coach Philadelphia Flyers
1965 – Colin Hendry, Scottish footballer
1965 – Dorien de Vries, Dutch windsurfer
1965 – Jeffrey Wright, American actor
1966 – C. Thomas Howell, American actor
1966 – Shinichi Itoh, Japanese motorcycle racer
1967 – Tino Martinez, American baseball player
1968 – Mark Geyer, Australian rugby league footballer
1969 – Andrea Claudio Galluzzo, Italian writer and journalist
1969 – Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian and actor (d. 2011)
1970 – Carmen Campuzano, Mexican actress and fashion model
1971 – Vladimir Akopian, Armenian chess player
1971 – Chasey Lain, American pornographic actress
1972 – Hermann Maier, Austrian skier
1972 – Tammy Lynn Sytch, American professional wrestler
1973 – Terrell Owens, American football player
1973 – Fabien Pelous, French international rugby player
1973 – Damien Rice, Irish musician
1973 – Charles Carl Roberts, American spree killer (d. 2006)
1974 – Nicole Appleton, Canadian-born singer
1974 – Kang Full, South Korean webcomic artist
1975 – Jamie Clapham, English footballer
1976 – Alan Faneca, American football player
1976 – Ivan Franceschini, Italian footballer
1976 – Brent Johnson, Canadian football player
1976 – Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Vanessa Lorenzo, Spanish fashion model
1977 – Dominic Howard, English drummer (Muse)
1977 – Eric Chavez, American baseball player
1978 – Shiri Appleby, American actress
1978 – Kon Artis, American rapper
1978 – Frankie J, Mexican-born American singer
1978 – Chad Dukes, Radio Personality
1979 – Sara Bareilles, American singer
1979 – Jennifer Carpenter, American actress
1979 – Lampros Choutos, Greek footballer
1979 – Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress
1979 – Derek Ramsay, Filipino actor and model
1980 – John Terry, English footballer
1982 – Chrispa, Greek singer
1982 – Jack Huston, English actor
1983 – Fausto Carmona, Dominican baseball player
1984 – Robert Kubica, the first Polish Formula One racing driver
1984 – Aaron Gray, American basketball player
1984 – Luca Rigoni, Italian footballer
1984 – Milan Michalek, Czech ice hockey player
1985 – Jon Moxley, American professional wrestler
1986 – Thomas Fiss, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Varsity Fanclub)
1986 – Jonathan Gill, English singer (JLS)
1987 – Aaron Carter, American singer and actor
1988 – Emily Browning, Australian actress
1988 – Asia Ray Smith, American actress
1988 – Nathan Adrian, American swimmer
1989 – Nicholas Hoult, English actor
1989 – Alessandro Marchi, Italian footballer
1990 – Urszula Radwańska, Polish tennis player
1991 – Dori Sakurada, Japanese actor
1992 – Michael Barron, English footballer/dancer
1993 – Jasmine Villegas, American R&B and pop singer
2003 – Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands