December 6

December 6 – Famous Birthdays

Stefanie Scott (TV ACTRESS) 1996

December 6 – Famous Birthdays:

1900 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress (d. 1974)
1901 – Eliot Porter, American photographer and academic (d. 1990)
1903 – Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and manager (d. 1946)
1904 – Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (d. 2007)
1905 – Elizabeth Yates, American journalist and author (d. 2001)
1907 – John Barkley Rosser Sr., American logician (d. 1989)
1908 – Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2003)
1908 – Baby Face Nelson, American gangster (d. 1934)
1908 – Miklós Szabó, Hungarian runner (d. 2000)
1908 – Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician (d. 2000)
1909 – Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader (d. 2002)
1909 – Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1996)
1910 – David M. Potter, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1971)
1913 – Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (d. 2005)
1913 – Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (d. 2004)
1914 – Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (d. 1999)
1916 – Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943)
1916 – Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982)
1916 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986)
1917 – Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (d. 2015)
1917 – Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977)
1917 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 2008)
1919 – Skippy Baxter, Canadian-American figure skater and coach (d. 2012)
1919 – Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (d. 1983)
1920 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (d. 2012)
1920 – Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (d. 2015)
1920 – George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
1921 – Otto Graham, American football player and coach (d. 2003)
1921 – Piero Piccioni, Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (d. 2004)
1922 – John Brunt, English captain, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944)
1922 – Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (d. 2016)
1924 – Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973)
1927 – Jim Fuchs, American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 2010)
1928 – Bobby Van, American actor, dancer, and singer (d. 1980)
1929 – Philippe Bouvard, French journalist and radio host
1929 – Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German-Austrian cellist and conductor (d. 2016)
1929 – Frank Springer, American author and illustrator (d. 2009)
1929 – Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter
1930 – Daniel Lisulo, Zambian banker and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (d. 2000)
1931 – Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1996)
1932 – Kamleshwar, Indian author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2007)
1933 – Henryk Górecki, Polish composer and academic (d. 2010)
1933 – Donald J. Kutyna, American general
1934 – Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015)
1935 – Jean Lapointe, Canadian actor, singer, and politician
1936 – Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer
1936 – David Ossman, American writer and comedian
1936 – Kenneth Copeland, American evangelist and author
1937 – Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (d. 2006)
1938 – Patrick Bauchau, Belgian-American actor
1939 – Franco Carraro, Italian politician and sports administrator
1940 – Lawrence Bergman, Canadian lawyer and politician
1940 – Richard Edlund, American visual effects designer and cinematographer
1941 – Helen Cornelius, American country singer-songwriter and actress
1941 – Richard Speck, American murderer (d. 1991)
1941 – Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and illustrator
1941 – Bill Thomas, American academic and politician
1942 – Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright
1942 – Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
1943 – Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2008)
1943 – Keith West, English rock singer-songwriter and music producer
1944 – Jonathan King, English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, television/radio presenter, and convicted sex offender
1945 – Larry Bowa, American baseball player and manager
1945 – Dan Harrington, American lawyer and poker player
1945 – Shekhar Kapur, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Maze)
1946 – Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer and manager
1947 – Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1947 – Henk van Woerden, Dutch-South African painter and author (d. 2005)
1947 – Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist and songwriter
1948 – Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (d. 2014)
1948 – Don Nickles, American businessman and politician
1948 – Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver
1948 – JoBeth Williams, American actress
1949 – Linda Barnes, American author, playwright, and educator
1949 – Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
1949 – Doug Marlette, American author and cartoonist (d. 2007)
1949 – Peter Willey, English cricketer and umpire
1950 – Guy Drut, French hurdler and politician
1950 – Joe Hisaishi, Japanese pianist, composer, and conductor
1950 – Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1951 – Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina and producer
1951 – Maurice Hope, Caribbean-English boxer
1952 – Chuck Baker, American baseball player
1952 – Nicolas Bréhal, French author and critic
1952 – Joe Harris, American football player
1952 – Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslist
1952 – Charles Salvador, English boxer and criminal
1952 – Shio Satō, Japanese illustrator (d. 2010)
1952 – Jeff Schneider, American baseball player
1952 – David L. Spector, American biologist and academic
1953 – Sue Carroll, English journalist (d. 2011)
1953 – Gary Goodman, Australian cricketer and coach
1953 – Geoff Hoon, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe
1953 – Tom Hulce, American actor
1953 – Masami Kurumada, Japanese author and illustrator
1953 – Dwight Stones, American high jumper and sportscaster
1953 – Gary Ward, American baseball player and coach
1954 – Chris Stamey, American singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer
1955 – Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician
1955 – Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
1955 – Graeme Hughes, Australian cricketer, rugby league player, and sportscaster
1955 – Tony Woodcock, English footballer
1955 – Steven Wright, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
1956 – Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1956 – Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer and guide
1956 – Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1982)
1957 – Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)
1958 – Nick Park, English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Stephen Hepburn, English politician
1959 – Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (d. 2015)
1959 – Stephen Muggleton, English computer scientist and engineer
1959 – Deborah Estrin, American computer scientist and academic
1960 – Masahiko Katsuya, Japanese journalist and photographer
1961 – David Lovering, American drummer
1961 – Jonathan Melvoin, American musician (d. 1996)
1961 – Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
1962 – Ben Watt, English singer-songwriter, musician, author, DJ, and radio presenter
1963 – Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
1964 – Mall Nukke, Estonian painter
1965 – Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer and manager
1966 – Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
1966 – Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish golfer
1967 – Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Arnaldo Mesa, Cuban boxer (d. 2012)
1967 – Helen Greiner, American businesswoman and engineer
1968 – Akihiro Yano, Japanese baseball player
1969 – Steven Drozd, American musician and actor
1969 – Torri Higginson, Canadian actress
1970 – Ulf Ekberg, Swedish singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1970 – Adrian Fenty, American lawyer and politician, 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia
1970 – Mark Reckless, English politician
1970 – Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
1971 – Craig Brewer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
1971 – Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese singer and voice actor
1971 – Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
1972 – Heather Mizeur, American lawyer and politician
1972 – Rick Short, American baseball player
1974 – Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist and boxer
1974 – Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Adrian García Arias, Mexican footballer
1977 – Kevin Cash, American baseball player and coach
1977 – Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1977 – Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer
1978 – Chris Başak, American baseball player
1978 – Darrell Jackson, American football player
1978 – Ramiro Pez, Argentine rugby player
1979 – Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
1980 – Danielle Downey, American golfer and coach (d. 2014)
1980 – Steve Lovell, English footballer
1980 – Carlos Takam, Cameroonian-French boxer
1981 – Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer
1982 – Robbie Gould, American football player
1982 – Ryan Carnes, American actor and producer
1982 – Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
1982 – Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982 – Aaron Sandilands, Australian footballer
1982 – Susie Wolff, Scottish race car driver
1984 – Syndric Steptoe, American football player
1984 – Nora Kirkpatrick, American actress and musician
1984 – Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
1985 – Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player
1985 – Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greek swimmer
1985 – Rudra Pratap Singh, Indian cricketer
1986 – Sean Edwards, English race car driver (d. 2013)
1986 – Matt Niskanen, American ice hockey player
1988 – Adam Eaton, American baseball player
1988 – Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian singer and violinist
1988 – Nils Petersen, German footballer
1988 – Nobunaga Shimazaki, Japanese voice actor
1989 – Felix Schiller, German footballer
1990 – Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
1991 – Coco Vandeweghe, American tennis player
1992 – Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer
1992 – Johnny Manziel, American football player
1993 – Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes, Portuguese footballer
1993 – Tautau Moga, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
1994 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player
1996 – Davide Calabria, Italian football player
1998 – Angelīna Kučvaļska, Latvian figure skater