People born on December 1 204
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Louis VI of France
b. 1081 – d. 1137
Louis VI, French king (d. 1137)
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Anna Komnene
b. 1083 – d. 1153
Anna Komnene, Byzantine physician and scholar (d. 1153)
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Peter II, Duke of Bourbon
b. 1438 – d. 1503
Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, son of Charles I (d. 1503)
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Magdalena of France
b. 1443 – d. 1495
Magdalena of France, French princess (d. 1495)
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Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg, Countess of Wied
b. 1488 – d. 1559
Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg, Countess of Wied, German noblewoman (d. 1559)
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Takeda Shingen
b. 1521 – d. 1573
Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyo (d. 1573)
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Tadeáš Hájek
b. 1525 – d. 1600
Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)
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Bernardino Realino
b. 1530 – d. 1616
Bernardino Realino, Italian Jesuit (d. 1616)
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Sophie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
b. 1561 – d. 1631
Sophie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess consort of Pomerania-Wolgast (d. 1631)
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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
b. 1580 – d. 1637
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer and historian (b. 1580)
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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
b. 1690 – d. 1764
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (d. 1764)
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Franz Xaver Richter
b. 1709 – d. 1789
Franz Xaver Richter, Czech singer-songwriter, violinist, and conductor (d. 1789)
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Étienne Maurice Falconet
b. 1716 – d. 1791
Étienne Maurice Falconet, French sculptor (d. 1791)
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Martin Heinrich Klaproth
b. 1743 – d. 1817
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (d. 1817)
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Marie Tussaud
b. 1761 – d. 1850
Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (d. 1850)
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Nikolai Lobachevsky
b. 1792 – d. 1856
Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and geometer (d. 1856)
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Mihály Vörösmarty
b. 1800 – d. 1855
Mihály Vörösmarty, Hungarian poet (d.1855)
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Alexandra of Denmark
b. 1844 – d. 1925
Alexandra of Denmark (d. 1925)
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Ledi Sayadaw
b. 1846 – d. 1923
Ledi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (d. 1923)
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Julia A. Moore
b. 1847 – d. 1920
Julia A. Moore, American poet (d. 1920)
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Eligiusz Niewiadomski
b. 1869 – d. 1923
Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (d. 1923)
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Archie MacLaren
b. 1871 – d. 1944
Archie MacLaren, English cricketer (d. 1944)
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Henry Cadbury
b. 1883 – d. 1974
Henry Cadbury, American historian, scholar, and academic (d. 1974)
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
b. 1884 – d. 1976
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter and etcher (d. 1976)
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Rex Stout
b. 1886 – d. 1975
Rex Stout, American detective novelist (d. 1975)
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Zhu De
b. 1886 – d. 1976
Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, 1st Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (d. 1976)
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Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral
b. 1894 – d. 1982
Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral, Brazilian herpetologist (d. 1982)
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Henry Williamson
b. 1895 – d. 1977
Henry Williamson, English farmer, soldier, and author (d. 1977)
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Georgy Zhukov
b. 1896 – d. 1974
Georgy Zhukov, Russian general and politician, 2nd Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (d. 1974)
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Cyril Ritchard
b. 1897 – d. 1977
Cyril Ritchard, Australian-American actor and singer (d. 1977)
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Stuart Garson
b. 1898 – d. 1977
Stuart Garson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Manitoba (d. 1977)
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Karna Maria Birmingham
b. 1900 – d. 1987
Karna Maria Birmingham, Australian artist, illustrator and print maker (d. 1987)
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Ilona Fehér
b. 1901 – d. 1988
Ilona Fehér, Hungarian-Israeli violinist and educator (d. 1988)
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Nikolai Voznesensky
b. 1903 – d. 1950
Nikolai Voznesensky, Soviet economic planner, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1950)
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Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter)
b. 1905 – d. 1994
Alex Wilson, Canadian-American sprinter (b. 1905)
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Alicia Markova
b. 1910 – d. 2004
Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (b. 1910)
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Walter Alston
b. 1911 – d. 1984
Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (d. 1984)
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Calvin Griffith
b. 1911 – d. 1999
Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (d. 1999)
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Minoru Yamasaki
b. 1912 – d. 1986
Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986)
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Mary Martin
b. 1913 – d. 1990
Mary Martin, American actress and singer (d. 1990)
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Wan Li
b. 1916 – d. 2015
Wan Li, Chinese educator and politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 2015)
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Thomas Hayward (tenor)
b. 1917 – d. 1995
Thomas Hayward, American tenor and actor (d. 1995)
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Marty Marion
b. 1917 – d. 2011
Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
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Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami
b. 1920 – d. 2014
Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, Japanese priest, 1st Bishop of Naha (d. 2014)
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Vernon McGarity
b. 1921 – d. 2013
Vernon McGarity, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
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Vsevolod Bobrov
b. 1922 – d. 1979
Vsevolod Bobrov, Russian ice hockey player, footballer, and manager (d. 1979)
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Dick Shawn
b. 1923 – d. 1987
Dick Shawn, American actor (d. 1987)
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Stansfield Turner
b. 1923
Stansfield Turner, American admiral and academic, 12th Director of Central Intelligence
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Masao Horiba
b. 1924 – d. 2015
Masao Horiba, Japanese businessman, founded Horiba (d. 2015)
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Martin Rodbell
b. 1925 – d. 1998
Martin Rodbell, American biochemist and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
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Mother Antonia
b. 1926 – d. 2013
Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013)
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Allyn Ann McLerie
b. 1926
Allyn Ann McLerie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer
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Keith Michell
b. 1926 – d. 2015
Keith Michell, Australian actor (d. 2015)
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Robert Symonds
b. 1926 – d. 2007
Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007)
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Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner
b. 1926 – d. 2010
Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish businessman (d. 2010)
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Micheline Bernardini
b. 1927
Micheline Bernardini, French dancer and model
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Emily McLaughlin
b. 1928 – d. 1991
Emily McLaughlin, American actress (d. 1991)
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Malachi Throne
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Malachi Throne, American actor (d. 2013)
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David Doyle (actor)
b. 1929 – d. 1997
David Doyle, American actor (d. 1997)
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Marie Bashir
b. 1930
Marie Bashir, Australian psychiatrist, academic, and politician, 37th Governor of New South Wales
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Joachim Hoffmann
b. 1930 – d. 2002
Joachim Hoffmann, German historian and author (d. 2002)
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Jimmy Lyons
b. 1931 – d. 1986
Jimmy Lyons, American saxophonist (d. 1986)
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Jim Nesbitt
b. 1931 – d. 2007
Jim Nesbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
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Lou Rawls
b. 1933 – d. 2006
Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2006)
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Violette Verdy
b. 1933 – d. 2016
Violette Verdy, French ballerina (d. 2016)
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Woody Allen
b. 1935
Woody Allen, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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Igor Rodionov
b. 1936 – d. 2014
Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence (b. 1936)
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Muriel Costa-Greenspon
b. 1937 – d. 2005
Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano (b. 1937)
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Gordon Crosse
b. 1937
Gordon Crosse, English composer and academic
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Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
b. 1937
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian psychologist and politician, 6th President of Latvia
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Sandy Nelson
b. 1938
Sandy Nelson, American rock & roll drummer
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Lee Trevino
b. 1939
Lee Trevino, American golfer and sportscaster
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Mike Denness
b. 1940 – d. 2013
Mike Denness, Scottish-English cricketer and referee (d. 2013)
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Richard Pryor
b. 1940 – d. 2005
Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
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Tasso Wild
b. 1940
Tasso Wild, German footballer
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Jerry Lawson (engineer)
b. 1940 – d. 2011
Jerry Lawson, American electronic engineer and inventor (d. 2011)
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Mohamed Kamel Amr
b. 1942
Mohamed Kamel Amr, Egyptian politician, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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John Crowley
b. 1942
John Crowley, American author and academic
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Ross Edwards
b. 1942
Ross Edwards, Australian cricketer
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Kenny Moore
b. 1943
Kenny Moore, American runner and journalist
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Eric Bloom
b. 1944
Eric Bloom, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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John Densmore
b. 1944
John Densmore, American drummer and songwriter
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Michael Hagee
b. 1944
Michael Hagee, American general
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Tahar Ben Jelloun
b. 1944
Tahar Ben Jelloun, Moroccan author and poet
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Bette Midler
b. 1945
Bette Midler, American singer-songwriter, actress and producer
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Jonathan Katz
b. 1946
Jonathan Katz, American comedian and actor
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Kemal Kurspahić
b. 1946
Kemal Kurspahić, Bosnian journalist and author
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Gilbert O'Sullivan
b. 1946
Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist
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Alain Bashung
b. 1947 – d. 2009
Alain Bashung, French singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009)
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Bob Fulton
b. 1947
Bob Fulton, English-Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
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George Foster (baseball)
b. 1948
George Foster, American baseball player and radio host
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Sarfraz Nawaz
b. 1948
Sarfraz Nawaz, Pakistani cricketer and politician
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John Roskelley
b. 1948
John Roskelley, American mountaineer and author
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Neil Warnock
b. 1948
Neil Warnock, English footballer and manager
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N. T. Wright
b. 1948
N. T. Wright, English bishop and scholar
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Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa
b. 1948 – d. 2012
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Nigerian politician, 18th Governor of Kaduna State (b. 1948)
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Jan Brett
b. 1949
Jan Brett, American author and illustrator
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Sebastián Piñera
b. 1949
Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and politician, 35th President of Chile
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Manju Bansal
b. 1950
Manju Bansal, Indian biologist and academic
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Ross Hannaford
b. 1950 – d. 2016
Ross Hannaford, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
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Gary Panter
b. 1950
Gary Panter, American illustrator and painter
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Filippos Petsalnikos
b. 1950
Filippos Petsalnikos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
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Richard Keith (actor)
b. 1950
Richard Keith, American actor and drummer
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Obba Babatundé
b. 1951
Obba Babatundé, American actor, director, and producer
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Jaco Pastorius
b. 1951 – d. 1987
Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1987)
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Treat Williams
b. 1951
Treat Williams, American actor
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Stephen Poliakoff
b. 1952
Stephen Poliakoff, English director, producer, and playwright
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Alan Dedicoat
b. 1954
Alan Dedicoat, English journalist
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Judith Hackitt
b. 1954
Judith Hackitt, English chemist and engineer
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François Van der Elst
b. 1954 – d. 2017
François Van der Elst, Belgian footballer (d. 2017)
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Veikko Aaltonen
b. 1955
Veikko Aaltonen, Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter
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Verónica Forqué
b. 1955
Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress
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Pat Spillane
b. 1955
Pat Spillane, Irish footballer and sportscaster
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Karen Tumulty
b. 1955
Karen Tumulty, American journalist
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Julee Cruise
b. 1956
Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
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Chris Poland
b. 1957
Chris Poland, American guitarist and songwriter
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Vesta Williams
b. 1957 – d. 2011
Vesta Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2011)
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Javier Aguirre
b. 1958
Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and manager
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Candace Bushnell
b. 1958
Candace Bushnell, American journalist and author
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Alberto Cova
b. 1958
Alberto Cova, Italian runner
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Gary Peters (politician)
b. 1958
Gary Peters, American lieutenant and politician
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Billy Childish
b. 1959
Billy Childish, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter
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Wally Lewis
b. 1959
Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
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Carol Alt
b. 1960
Carol Alt, American model and actress
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Shirin M. Rai
b. 1960
Shirin M. Rai, Indian-English political scientist and academic
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Safra A. Catz
b. 1961
Safra A. Catz, Israeli-American businesswoman
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Raymond E. Goldstein
b. 1961
Raymond E. Goldstein, American biophysicist and academic
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Jeremy Northam
b. 1961
Jeremy Northam, English actor
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Sylvie Daigle
b. 1962
Sylvie Daigle, Canadian speed skater
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Pamela McGee
b. 1962
Pamela McGee, American basketball player and coach
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Marco Greco
b. 1963
Marco Greco, Brazilian race car driver
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Nathalie Lambert
b. 1963
Nathalie Lambert, Canadian speed skater
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Arjuna Ranatunga
b. 1963
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer and politician
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Salvatore Schillaci
b. 1964
Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer
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Jo Walton
b. 1964
Jo Walton, Welsh-Canadian author and poet
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Henry Honiball
b. 1965
Henry Honiball, South African rugby player
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Magnifico (musician)
b. 1965
Magnifico, Slovenian singer
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Andrew Adamson
b. 1966
Andrew Adamson, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
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Katherine LaNasa
b. 1966
Katherine LaNasa, American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer
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Larry Walker
b. 1966
Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player and coach
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Nestor Carbonell
b. 1967
Nestor Carbonell, American actor
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Reggie Sanders
b. 1967
Reggie Sanders, American baseball player
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Justin Chadwick
b. 1968
Justin Chadwick, English actor and director
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Sarah Fitzgerald
b. 1968
Sarah Fitzgerald, Australian squash player
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Anders Holmertz
b. 1968
Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer
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Richard Carrier
b. 1969
Richard Carrier, American author and blogger
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Jonathan Coulton
b. 1970
Jonathan Coulton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Kirk Rueter
b. 1970
Kirk Rueter, American baseball player
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Sarah Silverman
b. 1970
Sarah Silverman, American comedian, actress, and singer
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Tisha Waller
b. 1970
Tisha Waller, American high jumper and educator
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Emily Mortimer
b. 1971
Emily Mortimer, English actress
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Christian Pescatori
b. 1971
Christian Pescatori, Italian race car driver
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Mika Pohjola
b. 1971
Mika Pohjola, Finnish-American pianist and composer
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John Schlimm
b. 1971
John Schlimm, American author and educator
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Bart Millard
b. 1972
Bart Millard, American singer-songwriter
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Steve Gibb
b. 1973
Steve Gibb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Costinha
b. 1974
Costinha, Portuguese footballer and manager
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Matt Fraction
b. 1975
Matt Fraction, American author
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Isaiah "Ikey" Owens
b. 1975 – d. 2014
Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboard player and producer (d. 2014)
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Thomas Schie
b. 1975
Thomas Schie, Norwegian race car driver and sportscaster
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Sophia Skou
b. 1975
Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer
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Tomasz Adamek
b. 1976
Tomasz Adamek, Polish boxer
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Laura Ling
b. 1976
Laura Ling, American journalist and author
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Evangelos Sklavos
b. 1976
Evangelos Sklavos, Greek basketball player
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Brad Delson
b. 1977
Brad Delson, American guitarist and producer
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Sophie Guillemin
b. 1977
Sophie Guillemin, French actress
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Lee McKenzie
b. 1977
Lee McKenzie, Scottish journalist
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Ryan Malone
b. 1979
Ryan Malone, American ice hockey player
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Stephanie Brown Trafton
b. 1979
Stephanie Brown Trafton, American discus thrower
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Iftikhar Anjum
b. 1980
Iftikhar Anjum, Pakistani cricketer
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Mohammad Kaif
b. 1980
Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer and politician
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Roger Peterson (musician)
b. 1980
Roger Peterson, Aruban-Dutch singer-songwriter
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Mubarak Hassan Shami
b. 1980
Mubarak Hassan Shami, Kenyan-Qatari runner
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Park Hyo-shin
b. 1981
Park Hyo-shin, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor
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Luke McPharlin
b. 1981
Luke McPharlin, Australian footballer
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I Made Wirawan
b. 1981
I Made Wirawan, Indonesian footballer
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Riz Ahmed
b. 1982
Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper
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Lloyd Doyley
b. 1982
Lloyd Doyley, English footballer
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Christos Kalantzis
b. 1982
Christos Kalantzis, Greek footballer
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Christos Melissis
b. 1982
Christos Melissis, Greek footballer
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John Coughlin (figure skater)
b. 1985
John Coughlin, American figure skater
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Janelle Monáe
b. 1985
Janelle Monáe, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Chanel Preston
b. 1985
Chanel Preston, American porn actress and director
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Emiliano Viviano
b. 1985
Emiliano Viviano, Italian footballer
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DeSean Jackson
b. 1986
DeSean Jackson, American football player
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Simon Dawkins
b. 1987
Simon Dawkins, English footballer
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Tabarie Henry
b. 1987
Tabarie Henry, Virgin Islander sprinter
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Vance Joy
b. 1987
Vance Joy, Australian singer-songwriter
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Brett Williams (footballer, born 1987)
b. 1987
Brett Williams, English footballer
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Zoë Kravitz
b. 1988
Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model
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Dan Mavraides
b. 1988
Dan Mavraides, Greek-American basketball player
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Tyler Joseph
b. 1988
Tyler Joseph, American musician and singer
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Sotelúm
b. 1989
Sotelúm, Mexican trumpet player, composer, and producer
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Tomáš Tatar
b. 1990
Tomáš Tatar, Slovak ice hockey player
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Hilda Melander
b. 1991
Hilda Melander, Swedish tennis player
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Sun Yang
b. 1991
Sun Yang, Chinese swimmer
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Masahudu Alhassan
b. 1992
Masahudu Alhassan, Ghanaian footballer
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Javier Báez
b. 1992
Javier Báez, Puerto Rican baseball player
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Linos Chrysikopoulos
b. 1992
Linos Chrysikopoulos, Greek basketball player
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Marco van Ginkel
b. 1992
Marco van Ginkel, Dutch footballer
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Reena Pärnat
b. 1993
Reena Pärnat, Estonian archer
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Seedy Njie
b. 1994
Seedy Njie, English footballer
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Agnė Čepelytė
b. 1995
Agnė Čepelytė, Lithuanian tennis player
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James Wilson (footballer, born 1995)
b. 1995
James Wilson, English footballer