People born on December 10 192
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Chen Shubao
b. 553 – d. 604
Houzhu, emperor of the Chen dynasty (d. 604)
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Johannes Stöffler
b. 1452 – d. 1531
Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)
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Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk
b. 1472 – d. 1481
Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (d. 1481)
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Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours
b. 1489 – d. 1512
Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours (d. 1512)
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Isaac Beeckman
b. 1588 – d. 1637
Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)
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Adriaen van Ostade
b. 1610 – d. 1685
Adriaen van Ostade, Dutch painter (d. 1685)
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Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole
b. 1654 – d. 1719
Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole, Italian painter (d. 1719)
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Lancelot Blackburne
b. 1658 – d. 1743
Lancelot Blackburne, Archbishop of York (d. 1743)
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Johann Nicolaus Mempel
b. 1713 – d. 1747
Johann Nicolaus Mempel, German cantor and organist (d. 1747)
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George Shaw
b. 1751 – d. 1813
George Shaw, English botanist and zoologist (d. 1813)
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Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este
b. 1776 – d. 1848
Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este (d. 1848)
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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
b. 1787 – d. 1851
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, American educator, founded the American School for the Deaf (d. 1851)
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Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
b. 1804 – d. 1851
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, German mathematician and academic (d. 1851)
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William Lloyd Garrison
b. 1805 – d. 1879
William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist, founded The Liberator (d. 1879)
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Joseph Škoda
b. 1805 – d. 1881
Joseph Škoda, Czech physician, dermatologist, and academic (d. 1881)
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Ada Lovelace
b. 1815 – d. 1852
Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1852)
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Nikolay Nekrasov
b. 1821 – d. 1877
Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (d. 1877)
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César Franck
b. 1822 – d. 1890
César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (d. 1890)
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George MacDonald
b. 1824 – d. 1905
George MacDonald, Scottish minister, author, and poet (d. 1905)
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Eugene O'Keefe
b. 1827 – d. 1913
Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1913)
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Emily Dickinson
b. 1830 – d. 1886
Emily Dickinson, American poet (d. 1886)
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Melvil Dewey
b. 1851 – d. 1931
Melvil Dewey, American librarian, created the Dewey Decimal System (d. 1931)
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Louis Bolk
b. 1866 – d. 1930
Louis Bolk, Dutch anatomist and biologist (d. 1930)
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Adolf Loos
b. 1870 – d. 1933
Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician, designed Villa Müller (d. 1933)
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Pierre Louÿs
b. 1870 – d. 1925
Pierre Louÿs, Belgian-French author and poet (d. 1925)
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C. Rajagopalachari
b. 1878 – d. 1972
C. Rajagopalachari, Indian lawyer and politician, 45th Governor-General of India (d. 1972)
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Otto Neurath
b. 1882 – d. 1945
Otto Neurath, Austrian sociologist and philosopher (d. 1945)
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Shigenori Tōgō
b. 1882 – d. 1950
Shigenori Tōgō, Japanese politician, 37th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1950)
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Giovanni Messe
b. 1883 – d. 1968
Giovanni Messe, Italian field marshal and politician (d. 1968)
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Marios Varvoglis
b. 1885 – d. 1967
Marios Varvoglis, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1967)
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Victor McLaglen
b. 1886 – d. 1959
Victor McLaglen, English-American actor (d. 1959)
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Ray Collins (actor)
b. 1889 – d. 1965
Ray Collins, American actor (d. 1965)
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László Bárdossy
b. 1890 – d. 1946
László Bárdossy, Hungarian fascist politician and diplomat, 33rd Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1946)
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Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
b. 1891 – d. 1969
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, English field marshal and politician, 17th Governor General of Canada (d. 1969)
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Arlie Mucks
b. 1891 – d. 1967
Arlie Mucks, American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1967)
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Nelly Sachs
b. 1891 – d. 1970
Nelly Sachs, German-Swedish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
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Torsten Bergström
b. 1896 – d. 1948
Torsten Bergström, Swedish actor and director (d. 1948)
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Una Merkel
b. 1903 – d. 1986
Una Merkel, American actress (d. 1986)
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Antonin Novotny
b. 1904 – d. 1975
Antonín Novotný, Czechoslovak politician, President of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (d. 1975)
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Jules Ladoumègue
b. 1906 – d. 1973
Jules Ladoumègue, French runner (d. 1973)
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Harold Adamson
b. 1906 – d. 1980
Harold Adamson, American lyricist (d. 1980)
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Rumer Godden
b. 1907 – d. 1998
Rumer Godden, English author and poet (d. 1998)
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Lucien Laurent
b. 1907 – d. 2005
Lucien Laurent, French footballer and coach (d. 2005)
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Amedeo Nazzari
b. 1907 – d. 1979
Amedeo Nazzari, Italian actor (d. 1979)
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Olivier Messiaen
b. 1908 – d. 1992
Olivier Messiaen, French composer and ornithologist (d. 1992)
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Hermes Pan
b. 1909 – d. 1990
Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1990)
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Ambrosio Padilla
b. 1910 – d. 1996
Ambrosio Padilla, Filipino basketball player and politician (d. 1996)
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Chet Huntley
b. 1911 – d. 1974
Chet Huntley, American journalist (d. 1974)
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Philip Hart
b. 1912 – d. 1976
Philip Hart, American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1976)
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René Toribio
b. 1912 – d. 1990
René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (d. 1990)
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Pannonica de Koenigswarter
b. 1913 – d. 1988
Pannonica de Koenigswarter, English-American composer (d. 1988)
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Morton Gould
b. 1913 – d. 1996
Morton Gould, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1996)
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Harry Locke
b. 1913 – d. 1987
Harry Locke, English actor (d. 1987)
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Ray Nance
b. 1913 – d. 1976
Ray Nance, American trumpeter, violinist, and singer (d. 1976)
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Dorothy Lamour
b. 1914 – d. 1996
Dorothy Lamour, American actress and singer (d. 1996)
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Nicky Barr
b. 1915 – d. 2006
Nicky Barr, Australian rugby player, soldier, and pilot (d. 2006)
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Walt Arfons
b. 1916 – d. 2013
Walt Arfons, American race car driver (d. 2013)
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Anne Gwynne
b. 1918 – d. 2003
Anne Gwynne, American actress (d. 2003)
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Anatoli Tarasov
b. 1918 – d. 1995
Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
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Alexander Courage
b. 1919 – d. 2008
Alexander Courage, American composer and conductor (d. 2008)
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Clarice Lispector
b. 1920 – d. 1977
Clarice Lispector, Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and author (d. 1977)
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Reginald Rose
b. 1920 – d. 2002
Reginald Rose, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2002)
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Thanassis Skordalos
b. 1920 – d. 1998
Thanassis Skordalos, Greek lyra player and composer (d. 1998)
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Agnes Nixon
b. 1922 – d. 2016
Agnes Nixon, American television writer and director (d. 2016)
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Harold Gould
b. 1923 – d. 2010
Harold Gould, American actor (d. 2010)
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Clorindo Testa
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Clorindo Testa, Italian-Argentinian architect, designed the National Library of the Argentine Republic and Marriott Plaza Hotel (d. 2013)
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Ken Albers
b. 1924 – d. 2007
Ken Albers, American singer and musician (d. 2007)
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Michael Manley
b. 1924 – d. 1997
Michael Manley, Jamaican pilot and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 1997)
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Carolyn Kizer
b. 1925 – d. 2014
Carolyn Kizer, American poet and academic (d. 2014)
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Guitar Slim
b. 1926 – d. 1959
Guitar Slim, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)
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Bob Farrell (motivational speaker)
b. 1927 – d. 2015
Bob Farrell, American businessman, founded Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour (d. 2015)
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Danny Matt
b. 1927 – d. 2013
Danny Matt, German-Israeli general (d. 2013)
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Barbara Nichols
b. 1928 – d. 1976
Barbara Nichols, American actress (d. 1976)
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Wayne D. Anderson
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Wayne D. Anderson, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)
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Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling
b. 1930
Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling, English farmer and politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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Peter Baker (footballer, born 1931)
b. 1931 – d. 2016
Peter Baker, English-South African footballer and manager (d. 2016)
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Mako Iwamatsu
b. 1933 – d. 2006
Mako Iwamatsu, Japanese actor (d. 2006)
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Philip R. Craig
b. 1933 – d. 2007
Philip R. Craig, American author (d. 2007)
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Howard Martin Temin
b. 1934 – d. 1994
Howard Martin Temin, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
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Terry Allcock
b. 1935
Terry Allcock, English footballer and cricketer
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Jaromil Jireš
b. 1935 – d. 2001
Jaromil Jireš, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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Howard Smith (director)
b. 1936 – d. 2014
Howard Smith, American journalist, director, and producer (d. 2014)
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Bill Dunk
b. 1938
Bill Dunk, Australian golfer
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Yuri Temirkanov
b. 1938
Yuri Temirkanov, Russian viola player and conductor
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Dick Bavetta
b. 1939
Dick Bavetta, American basketball player and referee
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Barry Cunliffe
b. 1939
Barry Cunliffe, English archaeologist and academic
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Ken Campbell
b. 1941 – d. 2008
Ken Campbell, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
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Fionnula Flanagan
b. 1941
Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress and producer
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Jeff Jones (cricketer, born 1941)
b. 1941
Jeff Jones, Welsh-English cricketer
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Tommy Rettig
b. 1941 – d. 1996
Tommy Rettig, American child actor (d. 1996)
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Ann Gloag
b. 1942
Ann Gloag, Scottish nurse and businesswoman
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Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President)
b. 1944
Andris Bērziņš, Latvian businessman and politician, 8th President of Latvia
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John Birt, Baron Birt
b. 1944
John Birt, Baron Birt, English businessman
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Steve Renko
b. 1944
Steve Renko, American baseball player
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Mukhtar Altynbayev
b. 1945
Mukhtar Altynbayev, Kazakhstani general and politician, 3rd Defence Minister of Kazakhstan
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Ace Kefford
b. 1946
Ace Kefford, English bass player
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Rasul Guliyev
b. 1947
Rasul Guliyev, Azerbaijani engineer and politician, 22nd Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
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Douglas Kenney
b. 1947 – d. 1980
Douglas Kenney, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1980)
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Dušan Bajević
b. 1948
Dušan Bajević, Bosnian-Greek footballer and manager
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Jessica Cleaves
b. 1948 – d. 2014
Jessica Cleaves, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
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Jasuben Shilpi
b. 1948 – d. 2013
Jasuben Shilpi, Indian sculptor (d. 2013)
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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
b. 1949
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Ugandan-English journalist and author
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David Perdue
b. 1949
David Perdue, American politician, junior senator of Georgia
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John Boozman
b. 1950
John Boozman, American football player, lawyer, and politician, senior senator of Arkansas
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Simon Owen
b. 1950
Simon Owen, New Zealand golfer
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Johnny Rodriguez
b. 1951
Johnny Rodriguez, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Clive Anderson
b. 1952
Clive Anderson, English lawyer and television host
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Susan Dey
b. 1952
Susan Dey, American actress
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Greg Mortimer
b. 1952
Greg Mortimer, Australian geologist and mountaineer
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Paul Varul
b. 1952
Paul Varul, Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Justice
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Chris Bury
b. 1953
Chris Bury, American journalist and academic
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Eudine Barriteau
b. 1954
Eudine Barriteau, Barbadian economist and academic
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Price Cobb
b. 1954
Price Cobb, American race car driver and manager
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Rod Blagojevich
b. 1956
Rod Blagojevich, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Illinois
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Roberto Cassinelli
b. 1956
Roberto Cassinelli, Italian lawyer and politician
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Jacquelyn Mitchard
b. 1956
Jacquelyn Mitchard, American journalist and author
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Jan van Dijk (footballer)
b. 1956
Jan van Dijk, Dutch footballer and manager
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Michael Clarke Duncan
b. 1957 – d. 2012
Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (d. 2012)
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Paul Hardcastle
b. 1957
Paul Hardcastle, English composer and producer
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Prem Rawat
b. 1957
Prem Rawat, Indian-American guru and educator
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Cornelia Funke
b. 1958
Cornelia Funke, German-American author
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Kathryn Stott
b. 1958
Kathryn Stott, English pianist and academic
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Mark Aguirre
b. 1959
Mark Aguirre, American basketball player and coach
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Kevin Ash
b. 1959 – d. 2013
Kevin Ash, English journalist and author (d. 2013)
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Udi Aloni
b. 1959
Udi Aloni, American-Israeli director and author
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Wolf Hoffmann
b. 1959
Wolf Hoffmann, German guitarist
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Kenneth Branagh
b. 1960
Kenneth Branagh, Northern Ireland-born English actor director, producer, and screenwriter
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Kōichi Satō (actor)
b. 1960
Kōichi Satō, Japanese actor
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Mark McKoy
b. 1961
Mark McKoy, Canadian hurdler and sprinter
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Nia Peeples
b. 1961
Nia Peeples, American singer and actress
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Rakhat Aliyev
b. 1962 – d. 2015
Rakhat Aliyev, Kazakh politician and diplomat (d. 2015)
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John de Wolf
b. 1962
John de Wolf, Dutch footballer and manager
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John Elias (rugby league)
b. 1963
John Elias, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and coach
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Ole Amund Gjersvik
b. 1963
Ole Amund Gjersvik, Norwegian bassist and composer
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Jahangir Khan
b. 1963
Jahangir Khan, Pakistani squash player
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Robin White (tennis)
b. 1963
Robin White, American tennis player
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Stephen Billington
b. 1964
Stephen Billington, English actor
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Stef Blok
b. 1964
Stef Blok, Dutch banker and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior
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Bobby Flay
b. 1964
Bobby Flay, American chef and author
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Greg Giraldo
b. 1965 – d. 2010
Greg Giraldo, American lawyer, comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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J Mascis
b. 1965
J Mascis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Stephanie Morgenstern
b. 1965
Stephanie Morgenstern, Swiss-Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
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Rein Ahas
b. 1966
Rein Ahas, Estonian geographer and academic
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Robin Brooke
b. 1966
Robin Brooke, New Zealand rugby player
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Mel Rojas
b. 1966
Mel Rojas, Dominican baseball player
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Yōko Oginome
b. 1968
Yōko Oginome, Japanese singer, actress, and voice actress
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Darren Berry
b. 1969
Darren Berry, Australian cricketer and coach
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Rob Blake
b. 1969
Rob Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
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Kevin Sharp
b. 1970 – d. 2014
Kevin Sharp, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
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Bryant Stith
b. 1970
Bryant Stith, American basketball player and coach
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Daniel Betts
b. 1971
Daniel Betts, British actor
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Donavon Frankenreiter
b. 1972
Donavon Frankenreiter, American surfer, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
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Meg White
b. 1974
Meg White, American drummer
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Steve Bradley
b. 1975 – d. 2008
Steve Bradley, American wrestler (d. 2008)
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Josip Skoko
b. 1975
Josip Skoko, Australian footballer
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Shane Byrne (motorcycle racer)
b. 1976
Shane Byrne, English motorcycle racer
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Emmanuelle Chriqui
b. 1977
Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian actress
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Anna Jesień
b. 1978
Anna Jesień, Polish hurdler
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Summer Phoenix
b. 1978
Summer Phoenix, American actress
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Matt Bentley
b. 1979
Matt Bentley, American wrestler
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Iain Brunnschweiler
b. 1979
Iain Brunnschweiler, English cricketer
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Sarah Chang
b. 1980
Sarah Chang, American violinist
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Taufik Batisah
b. 1981
Taufik Batisah, Singaporean singer
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Fábio Rochemback
b. 1981
Fábio Rochemback, Brazilian footballer
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D. S. Bradford
b. 1982
D. S. Bradford, American singer-songwriter, performer, vocalist, guitarist, and composer
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Claudia Hoffmann
b. 1982
Claudia Hoffmann, German sprinter
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Lewis Buxton
b. 1983
Lewis Buxton, English footballer
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Habib Mohamed
b. 1983
Habib Mohamed, Ghanaian footballer
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Xavier Samuel
b. 1983
Xavier Samuel, Australian actor
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Mark Applegarth
b. 1984
Mark Applegarth, English rugby player
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Charlie Adam
b. 1985
Charlie Adam, Scottish footballer
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Matt Forte
b. 1985
Matt Forte, American football player
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T. J. Hensick
b. 1985
T. J. Hensick, American ice hockey player
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Trésor Mputu
b. 1985
Trésor Mputu, Congolese footballer
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Raven-Symoné
b. 1985
Raven-Symoné, American actress, singer, and dancer
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Lê Công Vinh
b. 1985
Lê Công Vinh, Vietnamese footballer
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Matthew Bates
b. 1986
Matthew Bates, English footballer
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Kahlil Bell
b. 1986
Kahlil Bell, American football player
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Gonzalo Higuaín
b. 1987
Gonzalo Higuaín, French-Argentinian footballer
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Wilfried Bony
b. 1988
Wilfried Bony, Ivorian footballer
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Mitchell Donald
b. 1988
Mitchell Donald, Dutch footballer
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Neven Subotić
b. 1988
Neven Subotić, Serbian footballer
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Marion Maréchal-Le Pen
b. 1989
Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, French politician
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Tom Sexton (rugby player)
b. 1989
Tom Sexton, Australian-Irish rugby player
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Kazenga LuaLua
b. 1990
Kazenga LuaLua, Congolese-English footballer
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Sakiko Matsui
b. 1990
Sakiko Matsui, Japanese singer and actress
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Terrell Sinkfield
b. 1990
Terrell Sinkfield, American football player
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Shoya Tomizawa
b. 1990 – d. 2010
Shoya Tomizawa, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2010)
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Eric Reid (American football)
b. 1991
Eric Reid, American football player
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Dion Waiters
b. 1991
Dion Waiters, American basketball player
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Richard Kennar
b. 1994
Richard Kennar, Samoan rugby league player
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Matti Klinga
b. 1994
Matti Klinga, Finnish footballer