December 15

December 15 – Famous Birthdays:

1902 – Robert F. Bradford, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1983)
1903 – Tamanishiki San’emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (d. 1938)
1907 – Gordon Douglas, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
1907 – Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Cathedral of Brasília (d. 2012)
1908 – Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk, scholar, and author (d. 2005)
1909 – Sattar Bahlulzade, Azerbaijani-Russian painter (d. 1974)
1910 – John Hammond, American record producer and critic (d. 1987)
1911 – Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and illustrator (d. 1991)
1911 – Stan Kenton, American pianist and composer (d. 1979)
1913 – Roger Gaudry, Canadian chemist and businessman (d. 2001)
1913 – Muriel Rukeyser, American poet, academic, and activist (d. 1980)
1916 – Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005)
1916 – Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964)
1916 – Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1917 – Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Indian-Pakistani linguist and lexicographer (d. 2005)
1918 – Jeff Chandler, American actor (d. 1961)
1918 – Chihiro Iwasaki, Japanese painter and illustrator (d. 1974)
1919 – Max Yasgur, American dairy farmer and host of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair (d. 1973)
1920 – Gamal al-Banna, Egyptian author and scholar (d. 2013)
1920 – Kurt Schaffenberger, German-American sergeant and illustrator (d. 2002)
1921 – Alan Freed, American radio host (d. 1965)
1923 – Pierre Cossette, American producer and manager (d. 2009)
1923 – Freeman Dyson, English-American physicist and mathematician
1923 – Uziel Gal, German-Israeli engineer, designed the Uzi gun (d. 2002)
1923 – Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and politician (d. 2009)
1924 – Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (d. 2013)
1924 – Ruhi Sarıalp, Turkish triple jumper and educator (d. 2001)
1925 – Kasey Rogers, American actress and author (d. 2006)
1928 – Ernest Ashworth, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
1928 – Ida Haendel, Polish-English violinist and educator
1928 – Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-New Zealand painter and architect (d. 2000)
1930 – Edna O’Brien, Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer
1931 – Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish author and poet (d. 2015)
1932 – Jesse Belvin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1960)
1932 – John Meurig Thomas, Welsh chemist and academic
1933 – Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1933 – Tim Conway, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1933 – Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (d. 2001)
1936 – Joe D’Amato, Italian director and producer (d. 1999)
1938 – Michael Bogdanov, Welsh director and screenwriter
1938 – Bob Foster, American boxer and police officer (d. 2015)
1938 – Billy Shaw, American football player
1939 – Cindy Birdsong, American singer-songwriter
1940 – Nick Buoniconti, American football player and sportscaster
1942 – Kathleen Blanco, American educator and politician, 54th Governor of Louisiana
1942 – Dave Clark, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
1943 – Lucien den Arend, Dutch sculptor
1944 – Jim Leyland, American baseball player and manager
1944 – Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (d. 1988)
1945 – Ivor Crewe, English political scientist and academic
1946 – Carmine Appice, American drummer and songwriter
1946 – Art Howe, American baseball player and manager
1949 – Don Johnson, American actor
1949 – Brian Roper, English economist and academic
1950 – Melanie Chartoff, American actress and comedian
1950 – Sylvester James Gates, American theoretical physicist and professor
1951 – George Donikian, Australian journalist
1951 – Joe Jordan, Scottish footballer and manager
1951 – Tim Webster, Australian journalist and sportscaster
1952 – Rudi Protrudi, American singer-songwriter and producer
1952 – Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer and manager
1952 – Julie Taymor, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1953 – John R. Allen, American general and diplomat
1953 – J. M. DeMatteis, American author
1953 – Robert Charles Wilson, American-Canadian author
1954 – Oliver Heald, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales
1954 – Mark Warner, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of Virginia
1955 – Hector Sants, English banker
1955 – Paul Simonon, English singer-songwriter and bass player
1956 – Tony Leon, South African lawyer and politician
1957 – Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1957 – Mike McAlary, American journalist and author (d. 1998)
1957 – Laura Molina, American singer, guitarist, actress, and painter
1957 – Tim Reynolds, German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958 – Carlo J. Caparas, Filipino director and producer
1958 – Richard Kastle, American classical pianist
1959 – Greg Matthews, Australian cricketer
1959 – Alan Whetton, New Zealand rugby player
1959 – Gary Whetton, New Zealand rugby player
1960 – Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer and producer
1961 – Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist and politician
1962 – Tim Gaines, American bass player
1962 – Simon Hodgkinson, English rugby player and coach
1963 – Norman J. Grossfeld, American screenwriter and producer
1963 – Helen Slater, American actress
1963 – David Wingate, American basketball player
1964 – Paul Kaye, British Actor
1966 – Carl Hooper, Guyanese cricketer and coach
1967 – David Howells, English footballer and coach
1967 – Mo Vaughn, American baseball player
1969 – Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian wheelchair racer
1969 – Adam Setliff, American discus thrower and lawyer
1970 – Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
1970 – Lawrence Funderburke, American basketball player
1970 – Michael Shanks, Canadian actor, screenwriter and director
1971 – Clint Lowery, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1972 – Rodney Harrison, American football player and sportscaster
1972 – Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
1973 – Surya Bonaly, French figure skater
1973 – Ryoo Seung-wan, South Korean actor, director, and screenwriter
1974 – Gareth Archer, English rugby player
1976 – Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer and manager
1976 – Aaron Miles, American baseball player and coach
1976 – Todd Tichenor, American baseball player and umpire
1977 – Mehmet Aurélio, Brazilian-Turkish footballer and manager
1977 – Geoff Stults, American actor and producer
1978 – Ned Brower, American drummer
1978 – Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist and songwriter
1978 – Jerome McDougle, American football player
1979 – Adam Brody, American actor
1979 – Eric Young, Canadian-American wrestler
1980 – Sergio Pizzorno, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Manuel Wilhelm, German rugby player
1981 – Michelle Dockery, English actress
1981 – Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1981 – Andy González, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1981 – Thomas Herrion, American football player (d. 2005)
1981 – Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russian footballer
1982 – Charlie Cox, English actor
1982 – Borja García, Spanish race car driver
1982 – Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukrainian tennis player
1983 – Delon Armitage, Trinidadian-English rugby player
1983 – Camilla Luddington, English actress
1983 – Ronnie Radke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1984 – Martyn Bernard, English high jumper
1985 – Diogo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Kim Junsu, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
1986 – Iveta Mazáčová, Czech sprinter
1986 – Keylor Navas, Costa Rican footballer
1986 – Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian model
1988 – Steven Nzonzi, French footballer
1992 – Jesse Lingard, English footballer
1996 – Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ukrainian footballer
1997 – Zach Banks, American race car driver
1997 – Magdalena Fręch, Polish tennis player