December 15 - Births

Births

• 37 – Nero, Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (d. 68)
• 130 – Lucius Verus, Roman co-emperor (d. 169)
• 1567 – Christoph Demantius, German composer, music theorist, writer and poet (d. 1643)
• 1657 – Michel Richard Delalande, French Baroque composer and organist (d. 1726)
• 1686 – Jean-Joseph Fiocco, Flemish (Belgian) composer (d. 1746)
• 1832 – Gustave Eiffel, French engineer and architect (Eiffel tower) (d. 1923)
• 1852 – Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1908)
• 1859 – L. L. Zamenhof, Polish initiator of Esperanto (d. 1917)
• 1860 – Niels Ryberg Finsen, Danish physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1904)
• 1860 – Abner Powell, American baseball player (d. 1953)
• 1861 – Charles Duryea, American automobile pioneer (d. 1938)
• 1861 – Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish politician (d. 1944)
• 1863 – Arthur Dehon Little, American chemist and chemical engineer (d. 1935)
• 1869 – Leon Marchlewski, Polish chemist (d. 1946)
• 1875 – Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (d. 1899)
• 1878 – Hans Carossa, German writer (d. 1956)
• 1885 – Leonid Pitamic, Slovenian philosopher (d. 1971)
• 1888 – Maxwell Anderson, American writer (d. 1959)
• 1892 – J. Paul Getty, American oil tycoon (d. 1976)
• 1896 – Ann Nolan Clark, American children's author (d. 1995)
• 1896 – Betty Smith, American author (d. 1972)
• 1899 – Harold Abrahams, English sprinter (d. 1978)
• 1902 – Robert F. Bradford, 57th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1983)
• 1903 – Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (d. 1938)
• 1907 – Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect
• 1910 – John H. Hammond, American musician (d. 1987)
• 1911 – Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and comic strip writer (d. 1991)
• 1911 – Stan Kenton, American musician (d. 1979)
• 1912 – Ray Eames, American designer (d. 1988)
• 1913 – Roger Gaudry, French Canadian chemist, businessman and corporate director (d. 2001)
• 1913 – Muriel Rukeyser, American poet (d. 1980)
• 1916 – Buddy Cole, American pianist (d. 1964)
• 1916 – Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
• 1917 – Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, linguist and writer of Pakistan (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Jeff Chandler, American actor (d. 1961)
• 1919 – Max Yasgur, owner of the Woodstock Festival site (d. 1973)
• 1920 – Kurt Schaffenberger, American comics artist (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Alan Freed, American disc jockey (d. 1965)
• 1921 – Bob Todd, British comedian (d. 1992)
• 1923 – Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist
• 1923 – Uziel Gal, Israeli firearm designer (d. 2002)
• 1923 – Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and statesman (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager (d. 2007)
• 1925 – Kasey Rogers, American actress (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Nikos Koundouros, Greek film director
• 1928 – Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian artist (d. 2000)
• 1928 – Ernie Ashworth, American country singer (d. 2009)
• 1928 – Jerry Wallace, American singer (d. 2008)
• 1929 – Barry Harris, American bebop jazz pianist
• 1930 – Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer
• 1932 – Jesse Belvin, American musician (d. 1960)
• 1933 – Bapu, Indian cartoonist, designer and film director
• 1933 – Tim Conway, American actor and comedian
• 1933 – Donald Woods, South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist (d. 2001)
• 1936 – Joe D'Amato, Italian director (d. 1999)
• 1938 – Billy Shaw, American football player
• 1939 – Cindy Birdsong, American singer (The Supremes)
• 1940 – Nick Buoniconti, American football player
• 1942 – Dave Clark, English musician (The Dave Clark Five)
• 1943 – Kathleen Blanco, American politician
• 1943 – Lucien den Arend, Dutch artist
• 1944 – Jim Leyland, American baseball manager
• 1944 – Chico Mendes, Brazilian campaigner (d. 1988)
• 1945 – Thaao Penghlis, Australian actor
• 1946 – Art Howe, American baseball player and manager
• 1946 – Carmine Appice, American musician (Vanilla Fudge)
• 1947 – Rodney Bingenheimer, American radio personality
• 1948 – Melanie Chartoff, American actress
• 1948 – Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (d. 1991)
• 1949 – Don Johnson, American actor
• 1952 – Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer
• 1952 – Rudi Protrudi, American musician (The Fuzztones)
• 1952 – Julie Taymor, American director
• 1953 – J. M. DeMatteis, American comic book writer
• 1954 – Mark Warner, American politician, United States Senator from Virginia and 69th Governor of Virginia
• 1955 – Paul Simonon, English bassist (The Clash)
• 1956 – William Orbit, English producer, mixer and musician
• 1956 – Tony Leon, South African politician and Ambassador to Argentina
• 1957 – Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1957 – Mike McAlary, American journalist (d. 1998)
• 1957 – Yuuichi Nagashima, Japanese voice actor
• 1957 – Laura Molina, American artist, musician and actress
• 1957 – Tim Reynolds, Musician (Dave Matthews Band, TR3)
• 1958 – Eddy Annys, Belgian high jumper
• 1958 – Carlo J. Caparas, Filipino comic strip creator/writer
• 1960 – Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer
• 1961 – Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist
• 1962 – Tim Gaines, Austrian Christian metal bass player (Stryper)
• 1963 – Ellie Cornell, American actress
• 1963 – Andrew Luster, American rapist
• 1963 – Helen Slater, American actress
• 1963 – David Wingate, American basketball player
• 1963 – Norman J. Grossfeld, American television producer and screenwriter
• 1966 – Manos Papayiannis, Greek fashion model and actor
• 1966 – Molly Price, American actress
• 1966 – Carl Hooper, former West Indian cricket player and captain
• 1967 – David Howells, English footballer
• 1967 – Mo Vaughn, American baseball player
• 1967 – Elix Skipper, American professional wrestler
• 1968 – Osama Ali Maher, Swedish politician
• 1968 – Garrett Wang, American actor
• 1969 – Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian wheelchair athlete
• 1970 – Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
• 1970 – Lawrence Funderburke, American basketball player
• 1970 – Michael Shanks, Canadian actor
• 1971 – Arne Quinze, Belgian conceptual artist
• 1971 – Clint Lowery, American guitarist (Sevendust)
• 1972 – Rodney Harrison, American football player
• 1972 – Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
• 1973 – Surya Bonaly, French-born American figure skater
• 1973 – Ryu Seung-wan, South Korean actor and director
• 1976 – Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer
• 1976 – Aaron Miles, American baseball player
• 1976 – Todd Tichenor, American baseball umpire
• 1977 – Dave Mackintosh, Scottish drummer (Dragonforce)
• 1977 – Geoff Stults, American actor
• 1977 – Eba, Mongolian entertainer
• 1978 – Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist (Epica)
• 1978 – Jerome McDougle, American football player
• 1979 – Adam Brody, American actor
• 1979 – Eric Young, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1980 – Sergio Pizzorno, English guitarist (Kasabian)
• 1980 – Manuel Wilhelm, German rugby player
• 1981 – Najoua Belyzel, French singer
• 1981 – Firman Utina, Indonesian footballer
• 1981 – Michelle Dockery, British actress
• 1981 – Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor
• 1981 – Andy González, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1981 – Thomas Herrion, American football player (d. 2005)
• 1981 – Creighton Lovelace, American Baptist minister
• 1981 – Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russian footballer
• 1982 – Borja García, Spanish racing driver
• 1982 – Charlie Cox, English actor
• 1982 – George O. Gore II, American actor
• 1982 – Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukrainian tennis player
• 1983 – Delon Armitage, Trindadian/English rugby player
• 1983 – René Goguen, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1983 – Ronnie Radke, American musician (Falling in Reverse)
• 1983 – Wang Hao, Chinese table tennis player
• 1984 – Kirsty Lee Allan, Australian actress
• 1984 – Martin Škrtel, Slovak footballer
• 1985 – Diogo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
• 1986 – Iveta Mazáčová, Czech athlete
• 1986 – Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian model
• 1986 – Xiah, South Korean singer (TVXQ)
• 1988 – Emily Head, English actress
• 1994 – Emma Lockhart, American actress