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History Births on December 15

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History Births on December 15

Joe Jordan, Scottish footballer and manager

#Joe_Jordan

In 1951

Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukrainian tennis player

#Tatiana_Perebiynis

In 1982

Alex Cox, English film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author, broadcaster and sometime actor

#Alex_Cox

In 1954

Camilla Luddington, English actress

#Camilla_Luddington

In 1983

Julie Taymor, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Julie_Taymor

In 1952

Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz, Polish politician and resistance fighter (d. 1968)

#Wanda_Krahelska-Filipowicz

In 1886

Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (d. 2001)

#Donald_Woods

In 1933

Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)

#Maurice_Wilkins

In 1916

Ivor Crewe, English political scientist and academic

#Ivor_Crewe

In 1945

Dave Clark, English drummer, songwriter, and producer

#Dave_Clark_(musician)

In 1942

Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer and manager

#Allan_Simonsen

In 1952

Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian model

#Snejana_Onopka

In 1986

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 3rd President of Finland (d. 1944)

#Pehr_Evind_Svinhufvud

In 1861

Abner Powell, American baseball player and manager (d. 1953)

#Abner_Powell

In 1860

Cindy Birdsong, American singer-songwriter

#Cindy_Birdsong

In 1939

Tim Conway, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)

#Tim_Conway

In 1933

Surya Bonaly, French figure skater

#Surya_Bonaly

In 1973

Élodie Gossuin, French beauty pageant titleholder, model,

#Élodie_Gossuin

In 1980

L. L. Zamenhof, Polish linguist and ophthalmologist, created Esperanto (d. 1917)

#L._L._Zamenhof

In 1859

Josh Norman, American football player

#Josh_Norman

In 1987

Delon Armitage, Trinidadian-English rugby player

#Delon_Armitage

In 1983

Arthur Dehon Little, American chemist and engineer (d. 1935)

#Arthur_Dehon_Little

In 1863

Mark Warner, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of Virginia

#Mark_Warner

In 1954

Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor and screenwriter

#Brendan_Fletcher

In 1981

Rudi Protrudi, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Rudi_Protrudi

In 1952

Maude Apatow, American actress

#Maude_Apatow

In 1997

Leonid Pitamic, Slovenian lawyer, philosopher, and academic (d. 1971)

#Leonid_Pitamic

In 1885

Sylvester James Gates, American theoretical physicist and professor

#Sylvester_James_Gates

In 1950

Betty Smith, American author and playwright (d. 1972)

#Betty_Smith

In 1896

Rodney Harrison, American football player and sportscaster

#Rodney_Harrison

In 1972

Carlos Soublette, Venezuelan general and politician, 11th President of Venezuela (d. 1870)

#Carlos_Soublette

In 1789

Michael Shanks, Canadian actor, screenwriter and director

#Michael_Shanks

In 1970

Sattar Bahlulzade, Azerbaijani-Russian painter (d. 1974)

#Sattar_Bahlulzade

In 1909

Ida Haendel, Polish-English violinist and educator

#Ida_Haendel

In 1928

Lucien den Arend, Dutch sculptor

#Lucien_den_Arend

In 1943

Robert F. Bradford, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1983)

#Robert_F._Bradford

In 1902

John Meurig Thomas, Welsh chemist and academic

#John_Meurig_Thomas

In 1932

Richard Kastle, American classical pianist

#Richard_Kastle

In 1958

Henri Becquerel, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1908)

#Henri_Becquerel

In 1852

Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (d. 2013)

#Frank_W._J._Olver

In 1924

E. W. Bullinger, English minister, scholar, and theologian (d. 1913)

#E._W._Bullinger

In 1837

Paul Kaye, British actor

#Paul_Kaye

In 1964

Jim Leyland, American baseball player and manager

#Jim_Leyland

In 1944

Ryoo Seung-wan, South Korean actor, director, and screenwriter

#Ryoo_Seung-wan

In 1973

Keylor Navas, Costa Rican footballer

#Keylor_Navas

In 1986

Helen Slater, American actress

#Helen_Slater

In 1963

Art Howe, American baseball player and manager

#Art_Howe

In 1946

Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1508)

#Albert_IV,_Duke_of_Bavaria

In 1447

Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist (d. 1899)

#Emilio_Jacinto

In 1875

Geoff Stults, American actor and producer

#Geoff_Stults

In 1977

Tim Reynolds, German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tim_Reynolds

In 1957

Emily Head, English actress

#Emily_Head

In 1988

Billy Shaw, American football player

#Billy_Shaw

In 1938

Magdalena Fr?ch, Polish tennis player

#Magdalena_Fr?ch

In 1997

Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey

#Frankie_Dettori

In 1970

Carmine Appice, American drummer and songwriter

#Carmine_Appice

In 1946

Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1904)

#Niels_Ryberg_Finsen

In 1860

Harry Babcock, American pole vaulter (d. 1965)

#Harry_Babcock_(pole_vaulter)

In 1890

Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist and politician

#Karin_Resetarits

In 1961

Tim Gaines, American bass player

#Tim_Gaines

In 1962

Roger Gaudry, Canadian chemist and businessman (d. 2001)

#Roger_Gaudry

In 1913

David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (d. 1690)

#David_Teniers_the_Younger

In 1610

Mehmet Aurélio, Brazilian-Turkish footballer and manager

#Mehmet_Aurélio

In 1977

Melanie Chartoff, American actress and comedian

#Melanie_Chartoff

In 1950

Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ukrainian footballer

#Oleksandr_Zinchenko_(footballer)

In 1996

Joe D'Amato, Italian director and producer (d. 1999)

#Joe_D'Amato

In 1936

Tony Leon, South African lawyer and politician

#Tony_Leon

In 1956

Kathleen Blanco, American educator and politician, 54th Governor of Louisiana

#Kathleen_Blanco

In 1942

Clint Lowery, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Clint_Lowery

In 1971

Pierre Cossette, American producer and manager (d. 2009)

#Pierre_Cossette

In 1923

Borja García, Spanish race car driver

#Borja_García

In 1982

Laura Molina, American singer, guitarist, actress, and painter

#Laura_Molina_(artist)

In 1957

Stan Kenton, American pianist and composer (d. 1979)

#Stan_Kenton

In 1911

Ronnie Radke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Ronnie_Radke

In 1983

Nero, Roman emperor (d. 68)

#Nero

In 37

Bob Foster, American boxer and police officer (d. 2015)

#Bob_Foster_(boxer)

In 1938

Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-New Zealand painter and architect (d. 2000)

#Friedensreich_Hundertwasser

In 1928

Charlie Cox, English actor

#Charlie_Cox

In 1982

René Duprée, Canadian professional wrestler

#René_Duprée

In 1983

Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (d. 1923)

#Gustave_Eiffel

In 1832

Michelle Dockery, English actress

#Michelle_Dockery

In 1981

Steven Nzonzi, French footballer

#Steven_Nzonzi

In 1988

Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer

#Edna_O'Brien

In 1930

Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, co-founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company (d. 1938)

#Charles_Duryea

In 1861

J. M. DeMatteis, American author

#J._M._DeMatteis

In 1953

Jesse Lingard, English footballer

#Jesse_Lingard

In 1992

Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russian footballer

#Roman_Pavlyuchenko

In 1981

Stuart Townsend, Irish actor

#Stuart_Townsend

In 1972

Paul Simonon, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Paul_Simonon

In 1955

Freeman Dyson, English-American physicist and mathematician

#Freeman_Dyson

In 1923

Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Cathedral of Brasília (d. 2012)

#Oscar_Niemeyer

In 1907

Jenifer Brening, German singer

#Jenifer_Brening

In 1996

Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist and songwriter

#Mark_Jansen

In 1978

Alan Freed, American radio host (d. 1965)

#Alan_Freed

In 1921

Zach Banks, American race car driver

#Zach_Banks

In 1997

Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (d. 1938)

#Tamanishiki_San'emon

In 1903

Heather Booth, American civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist

#Heather_Booth

In 1945

Daiamami Genki, Japanese sumo wrestler

#Daiamami_Genki

In 1992

Samira Saraya, Palestinian actor, filmmaker, poet and rapper

#Samira_Saraya

In 1975

Kim Junsu, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

#Kim_Junsu

In 1986

Don Johnson, American actor

#Don_Johnson

In 1949

Conor Daly, American race car driver

#Conor_Daly

In 1991

Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (d. 1988)

#Chico_Mendes

In 1944

Garrett Wang, American actor

#Garrett_Wang

In 1968

Martyn Bernard, English high jumper

#Martyn_Bernard

In 1984

Aaron Miles, American baseball player and coach

#Aaron_Miles

In 1976

Eric Young, Canadian-American wrestler

#Eric_Young_(wrestler)

In 1979

Nick Buoniconti, American football player and sportscaster

#Nick_Buoniconti

In 1940

Lucius Verus, Roman emperor (d. 169)

#Lucius_Verus

In 130

Andy González, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

#Andy_González_(baseball)

In 1981

J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil (d. 1976)

#J._Paul_Getty

In 1892

Adam Brody, American actor

#Adam_Brody

In 1979

Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and politician (d. 2009)

#Valentin_Varennikov

In 1923

Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian wheelchair racer and senator

#Chantal_Petitclerc

In 1969

P. J. Byrne American actor

#P._J._Byrne

In 1974

Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005)

#Miguel_Arraes

In 1916

Ralph Ineson, English actor

#Ralph_Ineson

In 1969

Max Yasgur, American dairy farmer and host of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair (d. 1973)

#Max_Yasgur

In 1919

Chandler Canterbury, American actor

#Chandler_Canterbury

In 1998

Robert Charles Wilson, American-Canadian author

#Robert_Charles_Wilson

In 1953

Oliver Heald, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales

#Oliver_Heald

In 1954

Todd Tichenor, American baseball player and umpire

#Todd_Tichenor

In 1976

Uziel Gal, German-Israeli engineer, designed the Uzi gun (d. 2002)

#Uziel_Gal

In 1923

Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (d. 1978)

#Harold_Abrahams

In 1899

Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (d. 1726)

#Michel_Richard_Delalande

In 1657

David Howells, English footballer and coach

#David_Howells

In 1967

Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish author and poet (d. 2015)

#Klaus_Rifbjerg

In 1931

John R. Allen, American general and diplomat

#John_R._Allen

In 1953

Mo Vaughn, American baseball player

#Mo_Vaughn

In 1967

Leon Marchlewski, Polish chemist and academic (d. 1946)

#Leon_Marchlewski

In 1869

Stefania LaVie Owen, New Zealand-American actress

In 1997

Nichole Bloom, American actress and model

In 1989

Iveta Mazá?ová, Czech sprinter

In 1986

Diogo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer

In 1985

Thomas Herrion, American football player (d. 2005)

In 1981

Manuel Wilhelm, German rugby player

In 1980

Sergio Pizzorno, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1980

Jerome McDougle, American football player

In 1978

Ned Brower, American drummer

In 1978

Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer and manager

In 1976

Garath Archer, English rugby player

In 1974

Alexandra Tydings, American actress, director, writer and producer

In 1972

Lawrence Funderburke, American basketball player

In 1970

Adam Setliff, American discus thrower and lawyer

In 1969

Molly Price, American actress

In 1966

Carl Hooper, Guyanese cricketer and coach

In 1966

David Wingate, American basketball player

In 1963

Norman J. Grossfeld, American screenwriter and producer

In 1963

Ellie Cornell, American actress and producer

In 1963

Simon Hodgkinson, English rugby player and coach

In 1962

Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer and producer

In 1960

Gary Whetton, New Zealand rugby player

In 1959

Alan Whetton, New Zealand rugby player

In 1959

Greg Matthews, Australian cricketer

In 1959

Carlo J. Caparas, Filipino director and producer

In 1958

Mike McAlary, American journalist and author (d. 1998)

In 1957

Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

In 1957

John Lee Hancock, American screenwriter, film director, and producer

In 1956

Hector Sants, English banker

In 1955

Tim Webster, Australian journalist and sportscaster

In 1951

George Donikian, Australian journalist

In 1951

Brian Roper, English economist and academic

In 1949

Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (d.1991)

In 1948

Michael Bogdanov, Welsh director and screenwriter

In 1938

Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter (d. 2014)

In 1933

Jesse Belvin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1960)

In 1932

Ernest Ashworth, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009)

In 1928

Kasey Rogers, American actress and author (d. 2006)

In 1925

Ruhi Sar?alp, Turkish triple jumper and educator (d. 2001)

In 1924

Kurt Schaffenberger, German-American sergeant and illustrator (d. 2002)

In 1920

Gamal al-Banna, Egyptian author and scholar (d. 2013)

In 1920

Chihiro Iwasaki, Japanese painter and illustrator (d. 1974)

In 1918

Jeff Chandler, American actor (d. 1961)

In 1918

Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Indian-Pakistani linguist and lexicographer (d. 2005)

In 1917

Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964)

In 1916

Muriel Rukeyser, American poet, academic, and activist (d. 1980)

In 1913

Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and illustrator (d. 1991)

In 1911

John Hammond, American record producer and critic (d. 1987)

In 1910

Eliza Atkins Gleason, African American librarian (d. 2009)

In 1909

Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk, scholar, and author (d. 2005)

In 1908

Gordon Douglas, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1993)

In 1907

Josef Imbach, Swiss sprinter (d. 1964)

In 1894

Vibert Douglas, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1988)

In 1894

A.P. Carter, American country singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1960)

In 1891

Maxwell Anderson, American journalist and playwright (d. 1959)

In 1888

Hans Carossa, German author and poet (d. 1956)

In 1878

Francesco Zahra, Maltese painter (d. 1773)

In 1710

Jean-Joseph Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer (d. 1746)

In 1686

Christoph Demantius, German composer, poet, and theorist (d. 1643)

In 1567

Prince Munetaka, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1274)

In 1242

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