December 2

December 2 – Famous Birthdays

Britney Spears (POP SINGER) 1981

December 2 – Famous Birthdays:

1900 – Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista, First Lady of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 (d. 1993)
1900 – Herta Hammerbacher, German landscape architect and professor (d. 1985)
1901 – Raimundo Orsi, Argentinian-Italian footballer (d. 1986)
1906 – Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American engineer (d. 1977)
1909 – Arvo Askola, Finnish runner (d. 1975)
1909 – Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (d. 1987)
1909 – Joseph P. Lash, American activist and author (d. 1987)
1910 – Russell Lynes, American photographer, historian, and author (d. 1991)
1910 – Taisto Mäki, Finnish runner (d. 1979)
1912 – George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976)
1913 – Marc Platt, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)
1914 – Bill Erwin, American actor (d. 2010)
1914 – Adolph Green, American playwright and composer (d. 2002)
1915 – Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan (d. 2016)
1916 – Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001)
1917 – Sylvia Syms, American singer (d. 1992)
1921 – Carlo Furno, Italian cardinal (d. 2015)
1922 – Iakovos Kambanelis, Greek author, poet, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
1923 – Maria Callas, American-Greek soprano and actress (d. 1977)
1924 – Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (d. 2012)
1924 – Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (d. 2010)
1924 – Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (d. 2016)
1924 – Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1925 – Julie Harris, American actress (d. 2013)
1928 – Guy Bourdin, French photographer (d. 1991)
1929 – Dan Jenkins, American journalist and author
1929 – Leon Litwack, American historian and author
1930 – Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
1930 – David Piper, English race car driver
1931 – Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1931 – Masaaki Hatsumi, Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Bujinkan
1931 – Wynton Kelly, American pianist and composer (d. 1971)
1931 – Edwin Meese, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 75th United States Attorney General
1933 – Peter Robin Harding, English marshal and pilot
1933 – Mike Larrabee, American sprinter and educator (d. 2003)
1934 – Tarcisio Bertone, Italian cardinal
1934 – Andre Rodgers, Bahamian baseball player (d. 2004)
1935 – David Hackett Fischer, American historian, author, and academic
1937 – Manohar Joshi, Indian lawyer and politician, 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
1939 – Yael Dayan, Israeli journalist, author, and politician
1939 – Francis Fox, Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Secretary of State for Canada
1939 – Harry Reid, American lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
1940 – Willie Brown, American football player, coach, and manager
1941 – Mike England, Welsh footballer and manager
1941 – Tom McGuinness, English guitarist, songwriter, author, and producer
1942 – Anna G. Jónasdóttir, Icelandic political scientist and academic
1943 – Wayne Allard, American veterinarian and politician
1944 – Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (d. 2006)
1944 – Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek singer-songwriter
1944 – Botho Strauß, German author and playwright
1945 – Penelope Spheeris, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Alan Thomson, Australian cricketer
1946 – John Banks, New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Mayor of Auckland City
1946 – Pedro Borbón, Dominican-American baseball player (d. 2012)
1946 – David Macaulay, English-American author and illustrator
1946 – Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (d. 1997)
1947 – Isaac Bitton, Moroccan-French drummer and songwriter
1947 – Tommy Jenkins, English footballer and manager
1947 – Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Bulgarian neurologist and author
1948 – Elizabeth Berg, American nurse and author
1948 – T. Coraghessan Boyle, American novelist and short story writer
1948 – Patricia Hewitt, Australian-English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Health
1948 – Toninho Horta, Brazilian guitarist and composer
1948 – Antonín Panenka, Czech footballer
1950 – John Wesley Ryles. American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian political scientist and academic
1950 – Benjamin Stora, Algerian-French historian and author
1950 – Paul Watson, Canadian activist, founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
1952 – Carol Shea-Porter, American social worker, academic, and politician
1954 – Dan Butler, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1956 – Steven Bauer, Cuban-American actor and producer
1957 – Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian political scientist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Health
1958 – Andrew George, English politician
1958 – Vladimir Parfenovich, Belarusian canoe racer and politician
1958 – George Saunders, American short story writer and essayist
1959 – Kelefa Diallo, Guinean general (d. 2013)
1960 – Peter Blakeley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960 – Razzle, English rock drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (d. 1984)
1960 – Rick Savage, English singer-songwriter and bass player
1962 – John Dyegh, Nigerian businessman and politician
1963 – Brendan Coyle, English actor
1963 – Ann Patchett, American author
1963 – Rich Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
1963 – Ron Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1965 – Shane Flanagan, Australian rugby league player and coach
1966 – Philippe Etchebest, French chef and television host
1966 – Jinsei Shinzaki, Japanese wrestler and promoter, co-founded Sendai Girls’ Pro Wrestling
1967 – Mary Creagh, English scholar and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
1968 – David Batty, English footballer
1968 – Darryl Kile, American baseball player (d. 2002)
1968 – Lucy Liu, American actress and producer
1968 – Nate Mendel, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1968 – Rena Sofer, American actress
1969 – Yang Hyun-suk, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer
1969 – Pavel Loskutov, Estonian runner
1969 – Ulrika Bergquist, Swedish journalist
1969 – Tanya Plibersek, Australian journalist and politician, 45th Australian Minister of Health
1969 – Chris Kiwomya, English footballer
1970 – Maksim Tarasov, Russian pole vaulter
1970 – Treach, American rapper (Naughty By Nature) and actor
1971 – Wilson Jermaine Heredia, American actor and singer
1971 – Rachel McQuillan, Australian tennis player
1971 – Jüri Reinvere, Estonian-German composer and poet
1971 – Francesco Toldo, Italian footballer
1971 – Mine Yoshizaki, Japanese illustrator
1972 – Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
1973 – Graham Kavanagh, Irish footballer and manager
1973 – Lee Steele, English footballer
1973 – Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player
1973 – Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
1975 – Mark Kotsay, American baseball player
1976 – Eddy Garabito, Dominican baseball player
1976 – Masafumi Gotoh, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1977 – Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African footballer
1978 – Jarron Collins, American basketball player and coach
1978 – Jason Collins, American basketball player
1978 – Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1978 – Luigi Malafronte, Italian footballer
1978 – Peter Moylan, Australian baseball player
1978 – Maëlle Ricker, Canadian snowboarder
1978 – David Rivas, Spanish footballer
1978 – Andrew Ryan, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1978 – Christopher Wolstenholme, English singer-songwriter and bass player
1979 – Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer-songwriter and actress
1979 – Michael McIndoe, Scottish footballer
1979 – Abdul Razzaq, Pakistani cricketer
1980 – Adam Kreek, Canadian rower
1980 – Darryn Randall, South African cricketer (d. 2013)
1981 – Maria Ferekidi, Greek canoe racer
1981 – Eric Jungmann, American actor
1981 – Danijel Pranjić, Croatian footballer
1981 – Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1982 – Christos Karipidis, Greek footballer
1982 – Matt Ware, American football player
1983 – Chris Burke, Scottish footballer
1983 – Bibiana Candelas, Mexican volleyball player
1983 – Jaime Durán, Mexican footballer
1983 – Jana Kramer, American actress and singer
1983 – Aaron Rodgers, American football player
1983 – Daniela Ruah, Portuguese-American actress
1984 – Péter Máté, Hungarian footballer
1985 – Amaury Leveaux, French swimmer
1985 – Dorell Wright, American basketball player
1986 – Edson Décimo Alves Araújo, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
1986 – Veronika Kapshay, Ukrainian tennis player
1986 – Claudiu Keșerü, Romanian footballer
1986 – Adam le Fondre, English footballer
1986 – Song Ha-yoon, South Korean actress
1986 – Tal Wilkenfeld, Australian bass player and composer
1988 – Alfred Enoch, English actor
1988 – Fuse ODG, English recording artist
1988 – Stephen McGinn, Scottish footballer
1989 – Etta Bond, English singer-songwriter
1989 – Cassie Steele, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
1990 – Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Ghanaian footballer
1990 – Jamille Matt, Jamaican footballer
1990 – Gastón Ramírez, Uruguayan footballer
1990 – Fausto Rossi, Italian footballer
1990 – Hikaru Yaotome, Japanese idol, singer, model and actor
1991 – Chloé Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier
1991 – Charlie Puth, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1992 – Gary Sanchez, Dominican baseball player
1993 – Haruka Ishida, Japanese singer and actress
1993 – Kostas Stafylidis, Greek footballer
1994 – Fumika Shimizu, Japanese actress and model
1994 – Cauley Woodrow, English footballer
1995 – Uladzislau Hancharou, Belarusian trampolinist
1995 – Joe Stimson, Australian rugby league player