December 1

December 1 – Famous Birthdays:

1900 – Karna Maria Birmingham, Australian artist, illustrator and print maker (d. 1987)
1901 – Ilona Fehér, Hungarian-Israeli violinist and educator (d. 1988)
1903 – Nikolai Voznesensky, Soviet economic planner, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1950)
1905 – Alex Wilson, Canadian sprinter and coach (d. 1994)
1910 – Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (d. 2004)
1911 – Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (d. 1984)
1911 – Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (d. 1999)
1912 – Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986)
1913 – Mary Martin, American actress and singer (d. 1990)
1916 – Wan Li, Chinese educator and politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China (d. 2015)
1917 – Thomas Hayward, American tenor and actor (d. 1995)
1917 – Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
1920 – Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, Japanese priest, 1st Bishop of Naha (d. 2014)
1921 – Vernon McGarity, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1922 – Vsevolod Bobrov, Russian ice hockey player, footballer, and manager (d. 1979)
1923 – Dick Shawn, American actor (d. 1987)
1923 – Stansfield Turner, American admiral and academic, 12th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 2018)
1924 – Masao Horiba, Japanese businessman, founded Horiba (d. 2015)
1925 – Martin Rodbell, American biochemist and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
1926 – Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013)
1926 – Allyn Ann McLerie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer
1926 – Keith Michell, Australian actor (d. 2015)
1926 – Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007)
1926 – Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish businessman (d. 2010)
1927 – Micheline Bernardini, French dancer and model
1928 – Emily McLaughlin, American actress (d. 1991)
1928 – Malachi Throne, American actor (d. 2013)
1929 – David Doyle, American actor (d. 1997)
1930 – Marie Bashir, Australian psychiatrist, academic, and politician, 37th Governor of New South Wales
1930 – Joachim Hoffmann, German historian and author (d. 2002)
1931 – Jimmy Lyons, American saxophonist (d. 1986)
1931 – Jim Nesbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
1931 – George Maxwell Richards, Trinidadian politician, 4th President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2018)
1933 – Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2006)
1933 – Violette Verdy, French ballerina (d. 2016)
1934 – Billy Paul, American soul singer (d. 2016)
1935 – Woody Allen, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1936 – Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence (d. 2014)
1937 – Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano and actress (d. 2005)
1937 – Gordon Crosse, English composer and academic
1937 – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian psychologist and politician, 6th President of Latvia
1938 – Sandy Nelson, American rock & roll drummer
1939 – Lee Trevino, American golfer and sportscaster
1940 – Mike Denness, Scottish-English cricketer and referee (d. 2013)
1940 – Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
1940 – Tasso Wild, German footballer
1940 – Jerry Lawson, American electronic engineer and inventor (d. 2011)
1942 – Mohamed Kamel Amr, Egyptian politician, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1942 – John Crowley, American author and academic
1942 – Ross Edwards, Australian cricketer
1943 – Kenny Moore, American runner and journalist
1944 – Eric Bloom, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – John Densmore, American drummer and songwriter
1944 – Michael Hagee, American general
1944 – Tahar Ben Jelloun, Moroccan author and poet
1945 – Bette Midler, American singer-songwriter, actress and producer
1946 – Jonathan Katz, American comedian and actor
1946 – Kemal Kurspahić, Bosnian journalist and author
1946 – Gilbert O’Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist
1947 – Alain Bashung, French singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009)
1947 – Bob Fulton, English-Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1948 – George Foster, American baseball player and radio host
1948 – Sarfraz Nawaz, Pakistani cricketer and politician
1948 – John Roskelley, American mountaineer and author
1948 – Neil Warnock, English footballer and manager
1948 – N. T. Wright, English bishop and scholar
1948 – Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Nigerian civil servant and politician, Governor of Kaduna State (d. 2012)
1949 – Jan Brett, American author and illustrator
1949 – Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist (d. 1993)
1949 – Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and politician, 35th President of Chile
1950 – Manju Bansal, Indian biologist and academic
1950 – Ross Hannaford, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
1950 – Gary Panter, American illustrator and painter
1950 – Filippos Petsalnikos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
1950 – Richard Keith, American actor and drummer
1951 – Obba Babatundé, American actor, director, and producer
1951 – Doug Mulray, Australian radio and television host
1951 – Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1987)
1951 – Treat Williams, American actor
1952 – Stephen Poliakoff, English director, producer, and playwright
1954 – Alan Dedicoat, English journalist
1954 – Judith Hackitt, English chemist and engineer
1954 – François Van der Elst, Belgian footballer (d. 2017)
1955 – Veikko Aaltonen, Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter
1955 – Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress
1955 – Pat Spillane, Irish footballer and sportscaster
1955 – Karen Tumulty, American journalist
1955 – Udit Narayan, Indian playback singer
1956 – Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
1957 – Chris Poland, American guitarist and songwriter
1957 – Vesta Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2011)
1958 – Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and manager
1958 – Candace Bushnell, American journalist and author
1958 – Alberto Cova, Italian runner
1958 – Gary Peters, American lieutenant and politician
1959 – Billy Childish, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter
1959 – Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1960 – Carol Alt, American model and actress
1960 – Shirin M. Rai, Indian-English political scientist and academic
1960 – Jane Turner, Australian actress and producer
1961 – Safra Catz, Israeli-American businesswoman
1961 – Raymond E. Goldstein, American biophysicist and academic
1961 – Jeremy Northam, English actor
1962 – Sylvie Daigle, Canadian speed skater
1962 – Pamela McGee, American basketball player and coach
1963 – Marco Greco, Brazilian race car driver
1963 – Nathalie Lambert, Canadian speed skater
1963 – Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer and politician
1964 – Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer
1964 – Jo Walton, Welsh-Canadian author and poet
1965 – Henry Honiball, South African rugby player
1965 – Magnifico, Slovenian singer
1966 – Andrew Adamson, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Katherine LaNasa, American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer
1966 – Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player and coach
1967 – Nestor Carbonell, American actor
1967 – Reggie Sanders, American baseball player
1968 – Justin Chadwick, English actor and director
1968 – Sarah Fitzgerald, Australian squash player
1968 – Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer
1969 – Richard Carrier, American author and blogger
1970 – Jonathan Coulton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Kirk Rueter, American baseball player
1970 – Sarah Silverman, American comedian, actress, and singer
1970 – Tisha Waller, American high jumper and educator
1971 – Emily Mortimer, English actress
1971 – Christian Pescatori, Italian race car driver
1971 – Mika Pohjola, Finnish-American pianist and composer
1971 – John Schlimm, American author and educator
1972 – Bart Millard, American singer-songwriter
1973 – Steve Gibb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 – Costinha, Portuguese footballer and manager
1975 – Matt Fraction, American author
1975 – Isaiah “Ikey” Owens, American keyboard player and producer (d. 2014)
1975 – Thomas Schie, Norwegian race car driver and sportscaster
1975 – Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer
1976 – Tomasz Adamek, Polish boxer
1976 – Laura Ling, American journalist and author
1976 – Evangelos Sklavos, Greek basketball player
1977 – Brad Delson, American guitarist and producer
1977 – Sophie Guillemin, French actress
1977 – Lee McKenzie, Scottish journalist
1979 – Ryan Malone, American ice hockey player
1979 – Stephanie Brown Trafton, American discus thrower
1980 – Iftikhar Anjum, Pakistani cricketer
1980 – Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer and politician
1980 – Roger Peterson, Aruban-Dutch singer-songwriter
1980 – Mubarak Hassan Shami, Kenyan-Qatari runner
1981 – Park Hyo-shin, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor
1981 – Luke McPharlin, Australian footballer
1981 – I Made Wirawan, Indonesian footballer
1982 – Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper
1982 – Lloyd Doyley, English footballer
1982 – Christos Kalantzis, Greek footballer
1982 – Christos Melissis, Greek footballer
1985 – John Coughlin, American figure skater
1985 – Janelle Monáe, American singer-songwriter and producer
1985 – Chanel Preston, American porn actress and director
1985 – Emiliano Viviano, Italian footballer
1986 – DeSean Jackson, American football player
1987 – Simon Dawkins, English footballer
1987 – Tabarie Henry, Virgin Islander sprinter
1987 – Vance Joy, Australian singer-songwriter
1987 – Brett Williams, English footballer
1988 – Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model
1988 – Dan Mavraides, Greek-American basketball player
1988 – Tyler Joseph, American musician and singer
1989 – Sotelúm, Mexican trumpet player, composer, and producer
1990 – Tomáš Tatar, Slovak ice hockey player
1991 – Hilda Melander, Swedish tennis player
1991 – Sun Yang, Chinese swimmer
1992 – Masahudu Alhassan, Ghanaian footballer
1992 – Javier Báez, Puerto Rican baseball player
1992 – Linos Chrysikopoulos, Greek basketball player
1992 – Marco van Ginkel, Dutch footballer
1993 – Reena Pärnat, Estonian archer
1994 – Seedy Njie, English footballer
1995 – Agnė Čepelytė, Lithuanian tennis player
1995 – James Wilson, English footballer