December 3

December 3 – Famous Birthdays:

1900 – Albert Hawke, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1986)
1900 – Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer (d. 2004)
1900 – Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
1901 – Glenn Hartranft, American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1970)
1901 – Mildred Wiley, American high jumper (d. 2000)
1902 – Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain and pilot (d. 1976)
1902 – Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (d. 1993)
1904 – Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (d. 1976)
1905 – Les Ames, English cricketer (d. 1990)
1907 – Connee Boswell, American jazz singer (d. 1976)
1911 – Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and academic (d. 1979)
1914 – Irving Fine, American composer and academic (d. 1962)
1918 – Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general and politician, 12th Indonesian Minister of Defence (d. 2000)
1919 – Charles Lynch, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1994)
1921 – Phyllis Curtin, American soprano and academic (d. 2016)
1921 – John Doar, American lawyer and activist (d. 2014)
1922 – Len Lesser, American actor (d. 2011)
1922 – Eli Mandel, Canadian poet, critic, and academic (d. 1992)
1922 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish director and cinematographer (d. 2006)
1923 – Trevor Bailey, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2011)
1923 – Stjepan Bobek, Croatian-Serbian footballer and manager (d. 2010)
1923 – Moyra Fraser, Australian-English actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2009)
1924 – Wiel Coerver, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2011)
1924 – F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author
1924 – Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver and sailor (d. 2012)
1925 – Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (d. 2011)
1927 – Andy Williams, American singer (d. 2012)
1928 – Thomas M. Foglietta, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (d. 2004)
1928 – Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d. 2014)
1929 – John S. Dunne, American priest and theologian (d. 2013)
1930 – Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss director and screenwriter
1930 – Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (d. 2014)
1930 – Yves Trudeau, Canadian sculptor
1931 – Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author and poet (d. 2011)
1931 – Jaye P. Morgan, American singer and actress
1932 – Takao Fujinami, Japanese lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
1933 – Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
1934 – Nicolas Coster, British-American actor
1934 – Viktor Gorbatko, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
1934 – Abimael Guzmán, Peruvian philosopher and academic
1935 – Eddie Bernice Johnson, American nurse and politician
1937 – Bobby Allison, American race car driver and businessman
1937 – Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish model and author
1937 – Binod Bihari Verma, Indian physician and author (d. 2003)
1938 – Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
1938 – Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer (d. 1998)
1939 – John Paul, Sr., Dutch-American race car driver
1939 – David Phillips, English chemist and academic
1940 – Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader
1942 – Mike Gibson, Northern Irish-Irish rugby player
1942 – Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1942 – Alice Schwarzer, German journalist and publisher, founded EMMA Magazine
1942 – David K. Shipler, American journalist and author
1943 – J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (d. 2012)
1943 – Joseph Franklin Ada, Guamanian lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Guam
1944 – Ralph McTell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Craig Raine, English poet, author, and playwright
1948 – Jan Hrubý, Czech violinist and songwriter
1948 – Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host
1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter
1949 – Heather Menzies, Canadian-American actress (d. 2017)
1949 – Mickey Thomas, American singer-songwriter
1950 – Alberto Juantorena, Cuban runner
1951 – Mike Bantom, American basketball player and manager
1951 – Ray Candy, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1994)
1951 – Rick Mears, American race car driver
1951 – Mike Stock, English songwriter, record producer, and musician
1952 – Don Barnes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Benny Hinn, Israeli-American evangelist and author
1952 – Duane Roland, American guitarist and songwriter (Molly Hatchet) (d. 2006)
1953 – Franz Klammer, Austrian skier and race car driver
1953 – Rob Waring, American-Norwegian vibraphonist and contemporary composer
1954 – Grace Andreacchi, American-English author, poet, and playwright
1956 – Ewa Kopacz, Polish physician and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland
1957 – Maxim Korobov, Russian businessman and politician
1959 – Eamonn Holmes, Irish journalist and game show host
1960 – Daryl Hannah, American actress and producer
1960 – Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player
1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress and author
1960 – Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player and coach
1962 – Richard Bacon, English banker, journalist, and politician
1962 – Nataliya Grygoryeva, Ukrainian hurdler
1963 – Joe Lally, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1963 – Terri Schiavo, American medical patient (d. 2005)
1964 – Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1965 – Andrew Stanton, American voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter
1965 – Katarina Witt, German figure skater and actress
1966 – Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer and manager
1966 – Irina Zhuk, Russian figure skater and coach
1967 – Marie Françoise Ouedraogo, Burkinabé mathematician
1968 – Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer
1968 – Montell Jordan, American singer-songwriter and producer
1969 – Bill Steer, English guitarist and songwriter
1969 – Hal Steinbrenner, American businessman, co-owner of the New York Yankees
1970 – Paul Byrd, American baseball player
1970 – Lindsey Hunter, American basketball player and coach
1970 – Christian Karembeu, French footballer
1970 – Laura Schuler, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1971 – Heiko Herrlich, German footballer and manager
1971 – Frank Sinclair, English-Jamaican footballer and manager
1971 – Henk Timmer, Dutch footballer and manager
1971 – Vernon White, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1972 – Danilo Goffi, Italian runner
1973 – Holly Marie Combs, American actress and producer
1973 – MC Frontalot, American rapper
1973 – Charl Willoughby, South African cricketer
1974 – Lucette Rådström, Swedish journalist
1976 – Mark Boucher, South African cricketer
1976 – Gary Glover, American baseball player
1976 – Cornelius Griffin, American football player
1976 – Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player
1976 – Tomotaka Okamoto, Japanese soprano
1977 – Chad Durbin, American baseball player
1977 – Troy Evans, American football player
1977 – Adam Małysz, Polish ski jumper and race car driver
1977 – Yelena Zadorozhnaya, Russian runner
1978 – Trina, American rapper and producer
1978 – Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer
1978 – Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player
1978 – Bram Tankink, Dutch cyclist
1979 – Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter
1979 – Rock Cartwright, American football player
1980 – Anna Chlumsky, American actress
1980 – Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer
1981 – Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
1981 – Tyjuan Hagler, American football player
1981 – Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (d. 2010)
1981 – David Villa, Spanish footballer
1982 – Manny Corpas, Panamanian baseball player
1982 – Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer
1982 – Dascha Polanco, Dominican-American actress
1982 – Franco Sbaraglini, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1983 – Stephen Donald, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Sherri DuPree, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983 – Andy Grammer, American singer, songwriter, and record producer
1983 – James Ihedigbo, American football player
1983 – Aleksey Drozdov, Russian decathlete
1984 – Avraam Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
1985 – László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer
1985 – Mike Randolph, American soccer player
1985 – Amanda Seyfried, American actress
1985 – Robert Swift, American basketball player
1985 – Marcus Williams, American basketball player
1987 – Michael Angarano, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1987 – Erik Grönwall, Swedish singer-songwriter
1987 – Brian Robiskie, American football player
1987 – Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast
1988 – Melissa Aldana, Chilean saxophonist
1989 – Alex McCarthy, English footballer
1989 – Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer
1989 – Tomasz Narkun, Polish mixed martial artist
1990 – Christian Benteke, Belgian footballer
1990 – Sharon Fichman, Canadian-Israeli tennis player
1991 – Ekaterine Gorgodze, Georgian tennis player
1992 – Cristian Ceballos, Spanish footballer
1994 – Solomone Kata, New Zealand rugby league player