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History Births on December 31

Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)

#Donna_Summer

In 1948

Amy Cure, Australian track cyclist

#Amy_Cure

In 1992

Matthew Hoggard, English cricketer

#Matthew_Hoggard

In 1976

Evelyn Knight, American singer (d. 2007)

#Evelyn_Knight_(singer)

In 1917

Paul O'Neill, English racing driver

#Paul_O'Neill_(racing_driver)

In 1979

Henry I, Duke of Guise (d. 1588)

#Henry_I,_Duke_of_Guise

In 1550

Joey McIntyre, American singer-songwriter and actor

#Joey_McIntyre

In 1972

Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian physician, philologist, and academic (d. 1850)

#Friedrich_Robert_Faehlmann

In 1798

Grégory Coupet, French footballer

#Grégory_Coupet

In 1972

Shandon Anderson, American basketball player

#Shandon_Anderson

In 1973

Gong Li, Chinese actress

#Gong_Li

In 1965

Ben Kingsley, English actor

#Ben_Kingsley

In 1943

Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman, founded Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (d. 1966)

#Elizabeth_Arden

In 1878

Toni Kuivasto, Finnish footballer and coach

#Toni_Kuivasto

In 1975

Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)

#Muhammad_bin_Qasim

In 695

Sander Schutgens, Dutch runner

#Sander_Schutgens

In 1975

Lyudmila Pakhomova, Russian ice dancer (d. 1986)

#Lyudmila_Pakhomova

In 1946

John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993)

#John_Frost_(British_Army_officer)

In 1912

Tony Kanaan, Brazilian race car driver

#Tony_Kanaan

In 1974

Carmen Contreras-Bozak, Puerto Rican-American soldier (d. 2017)

#Carmen_Contreras-Bozak

In 1919

Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (d. 1936)

#Konstantin_Konik

In 1873

Cheryl Womack, American businesswoman

#Cheryl_Womack

In 1950

Mani Neumeier, German drummer

#Mani_Neumeier

In 1940

Malcolm Middleton, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Malcolm_Middleton

In 1973

Billy Snedden, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Attorney-General for Australia (d. 1987)

#Billy_Snedden

In 1926

Veijo Meri, Finnish author and translator (d. 2015)

#Veijo_Meri

In 1928

Robert Goodwill, English farmer and politician

#Robert_Goodwill

In 1956

Tyrone Corbin, American basketball player and coach

#Tyrone_Corbin

In 1962

Mario Aerts, Belgian cyclist

#Mario_Aerts

In 1974

Tim Stevens, English bishop

#Tim_Stevens

In 1946

Jeff Waldstreicher, American lawyer and politician

#Jeff_Waldstreicher

In 1979

Rami Alanko, Finnish ice hockey player

#Rami_Alanko

In 1975

Steve Rude, American author and illustrator

#Steve_Rude

In 1956

Jonathan Horton, American gymnast

#Jonathan_Horton

In 1985

Alex Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager

#Alex_Ferguson

In 1941

Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (d. 2013)

#Atje_Keulen-Deelstra

In 1938

Paul Westerberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Paul_Westerberg

In 1959

Willye White, American sprinter and long jumper (d. 2007)

#Willye_White

In 1939

Vaughan Jones, New Zealand mathematician and academic

#Vaughan_Jones

In 1952

Avram Hershko, Hungarian-Israeli biochemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate

#Avram_Hershko

In 1937

George Marshall, American general and politician, 50th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)

#George_Marshall

In 1880

Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan-Argentinian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1937)

#Horacio_Quiroga

In 1878

Ryan Sakoda, Japanese-American wrestler and trainer

#Ryan_Sakoda

In 1974

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor, director, and composer

#Anthony_Hopkins

In 1937

Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater

#Patrick_Chan

In 1990

Ryan Blaney, American race car driver

#Ryan_Blaney

In 1993

Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian ruler (d. 1895)

#Isma'il_Pasha

In 1830

Jason Campbell, American football player

#Jason_Campbell

In 1981

Brian Gregan, Irish sprinter and athlete

#Brian_Gregan

In 1989

Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (d. 2014)

#Tomás_Balduino

In 1922

Irina Korschunow, German author and screenwriter (d. 2013)

#Irina_Korschunow

In 1925

Scott Manley, Scottish YouTube personality

#Scott_Manley

In 1972

George Meade, American general and engineer (d. 1872)

#George_Meade

In 1815

Gabby Douglas, American gymnast

#Gabby_Douglas

In 1995

Barry Hughes, Welsh footballer and manager

#Barry_Hughes

In 1937

Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1538)

#Beatrice_of_Portugal,_Duchess_of_Savoy

In 1504

Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player

#Richie_McCaw

In 1980

Esteban Loaiza, Mexican baseball player

#Esteban_Loaiza

In 1971

Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)

#Sandy_Jardine

In 1948

Michael McDonald, American comedian, actor, and director

#Michael_McDonald_(comedian)

In 1964

The Rocket Summer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#The_Rocket_Summer

In 1982

Karl Kruuda, Estonian racing driver

#Karl_Kruuda

In 1992

Robert Grant Aitken, American astronomer and academic (d. 1951)

#Robert_Grant_Aitken

In 1864

Henry Carter Adams, American economist and academic (d. 1921)

#Henry_Carter_Adams

In 1851

Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (d. 1954)

#Henri_Matisse

In 1869

Felix Rexhausen, German journalist and author (d. 1992)

#Felix_Rexhausen

In 1932

Connie Willis, American author

#Connie_Willis

In 1945

Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (d. 1806)

#Pierre-Charles_Villeneuve

In 1763

Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author (d. 1876)

#Marie_d'Agoult

In 1805

Tim Matheson, American actor, director, and producer

#Tim_Matheson

In 1947

Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player

#Javaris_Crittenton

In 1987

John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1997)

#John_Denver

In 1943

Geoff Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach

#Geoff_Marsh

In 1958

Lionel Daunais, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1982)

#Lionel_Daunais

In 1902

Ray Graves, American football player and coach (d. 2015)

#Ray_Graves

In 1918

Sarah Miles, English actress

#Sarah_Miles

In 1941

René Robert, Canadian ice hockey player

#René_Robert

In 1948

Ben Hannant, Australian rugby league player

#Ben_Hannant

In 1984

Hugh Nelson Scottish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (d. 1906)

#Hugh_Nelson_(Australian_politician)

In 1833

Phill Kline, American lawyer and politician, Kansas Attorney General

#Phill_Kline

In 1959

Roy Greenslade, English journalist and academic

#Roy_Greenslade

In 1946

Carsten Schlangen, German runner

#Carsten_Schlangen

In 1980

Tom Hamilton, American bass player and songwriter

#Tom_Hamilton_(musician)

In 1951

Hermann Tilke, German racing driver and engineer

#Hermann_Tilke

In 1954

Halina Czerny-Stefa?ska, Polish pianist and educator (d. 2001)

#Halina_Czerny-Stefa?ska

In 1922

Giovanni Pascoli, Italian poet and scholar (d. 1912)

#Giovanni_Pascoli

In 1855

Enrique Maier, Spanish tennis player (d. 1981)

#Enrique_Maier

In 1910

Jeremy Heywood, English economist and civil servant (d. 2018)

#Jeremy_Heywood

In 1961

Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (d. 2008)

#Odetta

In 1930

Jule Styne, English-American composer (d. 1994)

#Jule_Styne

In 1905

Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)

#Simon_Forman

In 1552

Julius Meier, American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of Oregon (d. 1937)

#Julius_Meier

In 1874

Charles Edward Stuart, Scottish claimant to the throne of England (d. 1788)

#Charles_Edward_Stuart

In 1720

Herman Boerhaave, Dutch botanist and physician (d. 1738)

#Herman_Boerhaave

In 1668

Burton Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

#Burton_Cummings

In 1947

King Kelly, American baseball player and manager (d. 1894)

#King_Kelly

In 1857

Psy, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer

#Psy

In 1977

Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 7th President of France (d. 1929)

#Émile_Loubet

In 1838

Simon Wiesenthal, Ukrainian-Austrian Nazi hunter and author (d. 2005)

#Simon_Wiesenthal

In 1908

Jan Smit, Dutch singer and television host

#Jan_Smit_(singer)

In 1985

Mies Bouwman, Dutch television host (d. 2018)

#Mies_Bouwman

In 1929

Salman of Saudi Arabia, King of Saudi Arabia

#Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia

In 1935

Baron Waqa, Nauruan composer and politician, 14th President of Nauru

#Baron_Waqa

In 1959

Jean-Pierre Rives, French rugby player, painter, and sculptor

#Jean-Pierre_Rives

In 1952

Helma Knorscheidt, German shot putter

#Helma_Knorscheidt

In 1956

Émilie Le Pennec, French gymnast

#Émilie_Le_Pennec

In 1987

Rita Lee, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

#Rita_Lee

In 1947

Giovanni Boldini, Italian painter (d. 1931)

#Giovanni_Boldini

In 1842

Nicholas Sparks, American author, screenwriter, and producer

#Nicholas_Sparks

In 1965

Nate Freiman, American baseball player

#Nate_Freiman

In 1986

Fred Beebe, American baseball player and coach (d. 1957)

#Fred_Beebe

In 1880

Andy Summers, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Andy_Summers

In 1942

Gottfried August Bürger, German poet and academic (d. 1794)

#Gottfried_August_Bürger

In 1741

Julio DePaula, Dominican baseball player

#Julio_DePaula

In 1982

Danny Holla, Dutch footballer

#Danny_Holla

In 1987

Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino (d. 1570)

#Eleonora_Gonzaga,_Duchess_of_Urbino

In 1493

Rick Aguilera, American baseball player and coach

#Rick_Aguilera

In 1961

Nemanja Nikoli?, Hungarian footballer

#Nemanja_Nikoli?_(footballer,_born_1987)

In 1987

Bebe Neuwirth, American actress and dancer

#Bebe_Neuwirth

In 1958

Steve Bruce, English footballer and manager

#Steve_Bruce

In 1960

Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Gerry_Dee

In 1968

Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1970)

#Princess_Victoria_Adelaide_of_Schleswig-Holstein

In 1885

Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist (d. 1832)

#Johann_Spurzheim

In 1776

Mihály Fekete, Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director (d. 1960)

#Mihály_Fekete

In 1884

Matthew Pavlich, Australian footballer

#Matthew_Pavlich

In 1981

Taylor Hackford, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Taylor_Hackford

In 1944

Calvin Zola, Congolese footballer

#Calvin_Zola

In 1984

Noelle Stevenson, American cartoonist

#Noelle_Stevenson

In 1991

Lawrence Beesley, English journalist and author (d. 1967)

#Lawrence_Beesley

In 1877

Brent Barry, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Brent_Barry

In 1971

Pius Ncube, Zimbabwean archbishop

#Pius_Ncube

In 1946

Joe Abercrombie, English author

#Joe_Abercrombie

In 1974

Jane Badler, American actress

#Jane_Badler

In 1953

Jesse Carlson, American baseball player

#Jesse_Carlson

In 1980

Arima Yoriyuki, Japanese mathematician and educator (d. 1783)

#Arima_Yoriyuki

In 1714

Val Kilmer, American actor

#Val_Kilmer

In 1959

Siné, French cartoonist (d. 2016)

#Siné

In 1928

Emperor Go-Y?zei of Japan, (d. 1617)

#Emperor_Go-Y?zei

In 1572

Matt Cross, American wrestler

#Matt_Cross_(wrestler)

In 1980

Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)

#Pope_Callixtus_III

In 1378

Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, 4th First Minister of Scotland

#Alex_Salmond

In 1954

Joe Dallesandro, American actor

#Joe_Dallesandro

In 1948

Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1940)

#Silvestre_Revueltas

In 1899

Ricky Whittle, English actor

#Ricky_Whittle

In 1981

Andreas Vesalius, Belgian anatomist, physician, and author (d. 1564)

#Andreas_Vesalius

In 1514

Scott Ian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Scott_Ian

In 1963

Edward Bunker, American author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2005)

#Edward_Bunker

In 1933

Jacques Cartier, French navigator and explorer (d. 1557)

#Jacques_Cartier

In 1491

Fred Marriott, American race car driver (d. 1956)

#Fred_Marriott

In 1872

Ellen Datlow, American anthologist and author

#Ellen_Datlow

In 1949

Craig Gordon, Scottish footballer

#Craig_Gordon

In 1982

Tatyana Shmyga, Russian actress and singer (d. 2011)

#Tatyana_Shmyga

In 1928

Kade Snowden, Australian rugby league player

#Kade_Snowden

In 1986

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India (d. 1805)

#Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis

In 1738

Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco (d. 1937)

#Joseph_S._Cullinan

In 1860

Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (d. 2010)

#Jaime_Escalante

In 1930

Kenny Roberts, American motorcycle racer

#Kenny_Roberts

In 1951

Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 1999)

#Rex_Allen

In 1920

Alexander Smith, Scottish poet and critic (d. 1867)

#Alexander_Smith_(poet)

In 1830

Danny McNamara, English singer-songwriter

#Danny_McNamara

In 1970

Tommy Byrne, American baseball player, coach, and politician (d. 2007)

#Tommy_Byrne_(baseball)

In 1919

Jonah Jones, American trumpet player and saxophonist (d. 2000)

#Jonah_Jones

In 1909

Diane von Fürstenberg, Belgian-American fashion designer

#Diane_von_Fürstenberg

In 1946

Max Pechstein, German painter and academic (d. 1955)

#Max_Pechstein

In 1881

Bojana Jovanovski, Serbian tennis player

In 1991

Édgar Lugo, Mexican footballer

In 1984

Luke Schenscher, Australian basketball player

In 1982

Margaret Simpson, Ghanaian heptathlete

In 1981

Donald Trump, Jr., American businessman and son of billionaire Donald Trump

In 1977

Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican footballer and coach

In 1977

Luís Carreira, Portuguese motorcycle racer (d. 2012)

In 1976

Rob Penders, Dutch footballer

In 1975

Curtis Myden, Canadian swimmer

In 1973

Bryon Russell, American basketball player

In 1970

Carlos Morales Quintana, Spanish-Danish architect and sailor

In 1970

Jorge Alberto da Costa Silva, Brazilian footballer

In 1970

Junot Diaz, Dominican-born American novelist, short story writer, and essayist

In 1968

Paul McGregor, Australian rugby league player and coach

In 1967

Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Indian cricketer

In 1965

Julie Doucet, Canadian cartoonist and author

In 1965

Tony Dorigo, Australian-English footballer and sportscaster

In 1965

Winston Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer

In 1964

Jennifer Higdon, American composer

In 1962

Chris Hallam, English-Welsh swimmer and wheelchair racer (d. 2013)

In 1962

Liveris Andritsos, Greek basketball player

In 1959

Inge Helten, German sprinter

In 1950

Bob Gilder, American golfer

In 1950

Phil Blakeway, Welsh-English rugby player

In 1950

Susan Shwartz, American author

In 1949

Flora Gomes, Bissau-Guinean filmmaker

In 1949

Nigel Rudd, English businessman, founded Williams Holdings

In 1946

Eric Robson, Scottish journalist and author

In 1946

Cliff Richey, American tennis player

In 1946

Raphael Kaplinsky, South African international development academic

In 1946

Bryan Hamilton, Northern Irish footballer and coach

In 1946

Pete Quaife, English bass player, author, and artist (d. 2010)

In 1943

Rosalind Cash, American singer and actress (d. 1995)

In 1938

Tess Jaray, Austrian-English painter and educator

In 1937

Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan, Indian author, poet, and scholar (d. 2017)

In 1934

Don James, American football player and coach (d. 2013)

In 1932

Bob Shaw, Northern Irish journalist and author (d. 1996)

In 1931

Peter May, English cricketer (d. 1994)

In 1929

Ross Barbour, American pop singer (d. 2011)

In 1928

Valerie Pearl, English historian and academic (d. 2016)

In 1926

Daphne Oram, British composer and electronic musician (d. 2003)

In 1925

Sri Lal Sukla, Indian author (d. 2011)

In 1925

Taylor Mead, American actor and poet (d. 2013)

In 1924

Giannis Dalianidis, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

In 1923

Luis Zuloaga, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2013)

In 1922

Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (d. 1962)

In 1917

Sam Ragan, American journalist, author, and poet (d. 1996)

In 1915

Mary Logan Reddick, American neuroembryologist (d. 1966)

In 1914

Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (d. 1997)

In 1911

Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)

In 1910

Helen Dodson Prince, American astronomer and academic (d. 2002)

In 1905

William Heynes, English engineer (d. 1989)

In 1904

Roy Goodall, English footballer (d. 1982)

In 1902

Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek educator and politician (d. 1954)

In 1901

Bobby Byrne, American baseball and soccer player (d. 1964)

In 1884

Queen Kapiolani of Hawaii (d. 1899)

In 1834

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (d. 1645)

In 1585

John Radcliffe, English politician (d. 1568)

In 1539

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