December 9 – Famous Birthdays
John Malkovich (MOVIE ACTOR) 1953
Judi Dench (Judi Dench) 1934
Simon Helberg (TV ACTOR) 1980
December 9 – Famous Birthdays:
1900 – Margaret Brundage, American illustrator, known for illustrating pulp magazine Weird Tales (d. 1976)
1900 – Albert Weisbord, American activist, founded the Communist League of Struggle (d. 1977)
1901 – Jean Mermoz, French pilot and politician (d. 1936)
1901 – Ödön von Horváth, Hungarian-German author and playwright (d. 1938)
1902 – Margaret Hamilton, American schoolteacher, actress and voice artist (d. 1985)
1904 – Robert Livingston, American actor and singer (d. 1988)
1905 – Dalton Trumbo, American author, screenwriter, and blacklistee (d. 1976)
1906 – Grace Hopper, American admiral and computer scientist, designed COBOL (d. 1992)
1906 – Freddy Martin, American bandleader and tenor saxophonist (d. 1983)
1909 – Douglas Fairbanks Jr., American captain, actor, and producer (d. 2000)
1911 – Broderick Crawford, American actor (d. 1986)
1911 – Ryūzō Sejima, Japanese colonel and businessman (d. 2007)
1912 – Tip O’Neill, American lawyer and politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1994)
1912 – Jim Turnesa, American golfer (d. 1971)
1914 – Max Manus, Norwegian lieutenant (d. 1996)
1914 – Frances Reid, American actress (d. 2010)
1914 – Ljubica Sokić, Serbian painter and illustrator (d. 2009)
1915 – Eloise Jarvis McGraw, American author (d. 2000)
1915 – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-Austrian soprano and actress (d. 2006)
1916 – Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002)
1916 – Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer
1916 – Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986)
1917 – James Jesus Angleton, American CIA agent (d. 1987)
1917 – James Rainwater, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
1918 – Joyce Redman, Irish-born British actress (d. 2012)
1919 – V. Dakshinamoorthy, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1919 – William Lipscomb, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
1920 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy (d. 2016)
1920 – Bruno Ruffo, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (d. 2007)
1922 – Redd Foxx, American actor (d. 1991)
1925 – Roy Rubin, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
1926 – Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, photographer, and mountaineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
1926 – David Nathan, British journalist (d. 2001)
1926 – Jan Křesadlo, Czech-English psychologist and author (d. 1995)
1926 – Lorenzo Wright, American sprinter and coach (d. 1972)
1927 – Pierre Henry, French composer (d. 2017)
1928 – Joan Blos, American author and educator
1928 – André Milhoux, Belgian race car driver
1928 – Dick Van Patten, American actor (d. 2015)
1929 – John Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1929 – Bob Hawke, Australian union leader and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia
1930 – Buck Henry, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1930 – Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Guatemalan soldier and politician, 27th President of Guatemala (d. 2016)
1931 – William Reynolds, American actor
1931 – Ladislav Smoljak, Czech actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1931 – Paddi Edwards, English-American actress (d. 1999)
1932 – Donald Byrd, American trumpet player and academic (d. 2013)
1932 – Bill Hartack, American jockey (d. 2007)
1932 – Billy Edd Wheeler, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and playwright
1933 – Ashleigh Brilliant, English-American author and illustrator
1933 – Milt Campbell, American decathlete and football player (d. 2012)
1933 – Morton Downey Jr., American singer-songwriter, actor, and talk show host (d. 2001)
1933 – Orville Moody, American golfer (d. 2008)
1934 – Judi Dench, English actress
1934 – Junior Wells, American blues singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1998)
1938 – David Houston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
1938 – Deacon Jones, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2013)
1938 – Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Greek epidemiologist, oncologist, and academic (d. 2014)
1940 – Clancy Eccles, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)
1941 – Mehmet Ali Birand, Turkish journalist and author (d. 2013)
1941 – Beau Bridges, American actor, director, and producer
1941 – Dan Hicks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
1942 – Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1997)
1942 – Dick Butkus, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
1942 – Germain Gagnon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
1942 – Joe McGinniss, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
1943 – Pit Martin, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
1943 – Joanna Trollope, English author, playwright, and director
1943 – Kenny Vance, American singer-songwriter and music producer
1944 – Neil Innes, English singer-songwriter
1944 – Ki Longfellow, American author, playwright, and producer
1944 – Bob O’Connor, American businessman and politician, 57th Mayor of Pittsburgh (d. 2006)
1945 – Michael Nouri, American actor
1946 – David Currie, Baron Currie of Marylebone, English economist and academic
1946 – Dennis Dunaway, American bass player and songwriter
1946 – Sonia Gandhi, Italian-Indian politician
1946 – Nicholas Reade, English bishop
1947 – Tom Daschle, American soldier, academic, and politician
1947 – Jaak Jõerüüt, Estonian politician, 24th Estonian Minister of Defense
1947 – Allan Jones, English cricketer and umpire
1948 – Marleen Gorris, Dutch director and screenwriter
1948 – Jonathan Sumption, English historian, author, and judge
1949 – Tom Kite, American golfer and architect
1950 – Joan Armatrading, Kittian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Liaqat Baloch, Pakistani politician
1952 – Michael Dorn, American actor and voice artist
1953 – Cornelis de Bondt, Dutch composer and educator
1953 – World B. Free, American basketball player
1953 – John Malkovich, American actor and producer
1954 – Phil Bryant, American academic and politician, 63rd Governor of Mississippi
1954 – Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourger lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Luxembourg
1954 – Henk ten Cate, Dutch footballer and manager
1955 – Otis Birdsong, American basketball player and radio host
1955 – Chamras Saewataporn, Thai singer-songwriter
1956 – Sylvia, American country singer-songwriter
1956 – Jean-Pierre Thiollet, French journalist and author
1957 – Peter O’Mara, Australian guitarist and composer
1957 – Donny Osmond, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1957 – Steve Taylor, American singer-songwriter and producer
1958 – Nick Seymour, Australian bass player, songwriter, and producer
1959 – Susan Bullock, English soprano
1960 – Stefen Fangmeier, American visual effects designer and director
1960 – Caroline Lucas, English activist and politician
1960 – Terry Moran, American journalist
1960 – Dobroslav Paraga, Croatian politician
1960 – Juan Samuel, Dominican-American baseball player and manager
1961 – David Anthony Higgins, American actor and screenwriter
1962 – Felicity Huffman, American actress and producer
1962 – Roxanne Swentzell, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) ceramic sculptor
1963 – Masako, Crown Princess of Japan
1963 – Dave Hilton Jr., Canadian boxer
1964 – Michael Foster, American drummer
1964 – Hape Kerkeling, German actor and singer
1964 – Les Kiss, Australian rugby league player
1964 – Johannes B. Kerner, German journalist and sportscaster
1964 – Paul Landers, German guitarist
1965 – Joe Ausanio, American baseball player and coach
1966 – Kirsten Gillibrand, American lawyer and politician
1966 – Dave Harold, English snooker player
1966 – Gideon Sa’ar, Israeli lawyer and politician, 24th Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs
1966 – Martin Taylor, English footballer and coach
1967 – Joshua Bell, American violinist and conductor
1967 – Jason Dozzell, English footballer and manager
1968 – Brian Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Brent Price, American basketball player
1969 – Jakob Dylan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969 – Saskia Garel, Jamaican-Canadian singer-songwriter
1969 – Lori Greiner, American businesswoman
1969 – Bixente Lizarazu, French footballer
1969 – Raphaël Rouquier, French mathematician and academic
1970 – Kara DioGuardi, American singer-songwriter and producer
1970 – Lance Krall, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Geoff Barrow, English drummer, DJ, composer, and producer
1971 – Nick Hysong, American pole vaulter and coach
1971 – Petr Nedvěd, Czech-Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Reiko Aylesworth, American actress
1972 – Tré Cool, German-American drummer and songwriter
1972 – Michael Corcoran, American singer-songwriter and producer
1972 – Saima Wazed Hossain, Bangladeshi psychologist[1]
1972 – Fabrice Santoro, Tahitian-French tennis player and sportscaster
1973 – Fabio Artico, Italian footballer
1973 – Vénuste Niyongabo, Burundian runner
1973 – Bárbara Padilla, Mexican-American soprano
1974 – Canibus, Jamaican-American rapper
1974 – Aloísio da Silva Filho, Brazilian footballer
1974 – Wendy Dillinger, American soccer player, coach, and manager
1976 – Chris Booker, American baseball player
1977 – Shayne Graham, American football player
1977 – Imogen Heap, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1978 – Gastón Gaudio, Argentinian tennis player
1978 – Jesse Metcalfe, American actor and musician
1979 – Olivia Lufkin, Japanese-American singer-songwriter
1979 – Stephen McPhail, Irish footballer
1979 – Aiko Uemura, Japanese skier
1980 – Simon Helberg, American actor, comedian, and musician
1980 – Ryder Hesjedal, Canadian cyclist
1980 – Mark Riddell, Australian rugby league player and spostscaster
1981 – Mardy Fish, American tennis player
1982 – Tamilla Abassova, Russian cyclist
1982 – Nathalie De Vos, Belgian runner
1982 – Ryan Grant, American football player
1982 – Bastian Swillims, German sprinter
1983 – Jermaine Beckford, English-Jamaican footballer
1983 – Neslihan Demir Darnel, Turkish volleyball player
1983 – Dariusz Dudka, Polish footballer
1984 – Michael Adam, German politician
1984 – Ángel Guirado, Spanish–Filipino footballer
1984 – Leon Hall, American football player
1985 – Wil Besseling, Dutch golfer
1987 – Kostas Giannoulis, Greek footballer
1987 – Mat Latos, American baseball player
1987 – Hikaru Nakamura, Japanese-American chess player
1988 – Kwadwo Asamoah, Ghanaian footballer
1990 – Denise Hannema, Dutch cricketer
1991 – Choi Minho, Korean singer and actor
1993 – Mark McMorris, Canadian snowboarder
1993 – Laura Smulders, Dutch cyclist
1995 – McKayla Maroney, American gymnast
1996 – MyKayla Skinner, American gymnast
2000 – Diāna Ņikitina, Latvian figure skater
