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===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Andre Kostelanetz]], Russian-American conductor and composer (d. 1980) *[[1903]] – [[Haldan Keffer Hartline]], American physiologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1983) *[[1905]] – [[Pierre Brasseur]], French-Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1972) * 1905 – [[Pierre Levegh]], French ice hockey player and racing driver (d. 1955) * 1905 – [[Kenneth Rexroth]], American poet, translator, and academic (d. 1982) *[[1907]] – [[Peggy Ashcroft]], English actress (d. 1991) *[[1908]] – [[Giacomo Manzù]], Italian sculptor and academic (d. 1991) *[[1909]] – [[Patricia Hayes]], English actress (d. 1998) *[[1911]] – [[Danny O'Dea]], English actor (d. 2003) *[[1912]] – [[Elias Degiannis]], Greek commander (d. 1943) * 1912 – [[Lady Bird Johnson]], American beautification activist; 38th [[List of First Ladies of the United States|First Lady of the United States]] (d. 2007)<ref name="Chase2021"/> *[[1913]] – [[Giorgio Oberweger]], Italian discus thrower and hurdler (d. 1998) *[[1915]] – [[Barbara Billingsley]], American actress (d. 2010)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1915 – [[Phillip Glasier]], English author and academic (d. 2000) *[[1917]] – [[Gene Rayburn]], American game show host and actor (d. 1999)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 22: Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Paradis |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/22/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-22-Ralph-Fiennes-Vanessa-Paradis/3371671674066/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Dec.,%2C%20Vanessa%20Paradis%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=22 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Dimitri Fampas]], Greek guitarist and composer (d. 1996) * 1921 – [[Hawkshaw Hawkins]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963) *[[1922]] – [[Ruth Roman]], American actress (d. 1999) * 1922 – [[Jim Wright]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (d. 2015) *[[1923]] – [[Peregrine Worsthorne]], English journalist and author (d. 2020) *[[1924]] – [[Frank Corsaro]], American actor and director (d. 2017) *[[1925]] – [[Lewis Glucksman]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2006) * 1925 – [[Lefter Küçükandonyadis]], Turkish footballer and manager (d. 2012) *[[1926]] – [[Alcides Ghiggia]], Italian-Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2015) * 1926 – [[Roberta Leigh]], English writer, artist and TV producer (d. 2014) *[[1928]] – [[Fredrik Barth]], German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (d. 2016) *[[1929]] – [[Wazir Mohammad]], Indian-Pakistani cricketer *[[1930]] – [[Ardalion Ignatyev]], Russian sprinter and educator (d. 1998) *[[1931]] – [[Gisela Birkemeyer]], German hurdler and coach (d. 2024) * 1931 – [[Carlos Graça]], São Toméan lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe]] (d. 2013) *[[1932]] – [[Phil Woosnam]], Welsh soccer player and manager (d. 2013) *[[1933]] – [[John Hartle]], English motorcycle racer (d. 1968) *[[1934]] – [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]], American race car driver (d. 2018) *[[1935]] – [[Paulo Rocha (film director)|Paulo Rocha]], Portuguese director and screenwriter (d. 2012) *[[1936]] – [[James Burke (science historian)|James Burke]], Irish historian and author * 1936 – [[Héctor Elizondo]], American actor and director<ref name="Chase2021"/> *[[1937]] – [[Charlotte Lamb]], English author (d. 2000) * 1937 – [[Eduard Uspensky]], Russian author, poet, and playwright (d. 2018) * 1937 – [[Ken Whitmore]], English author and playwright *[[1938]] – [[Matty Alou]], Dominican-American baseball player and scout (d. 2011) * 1938 – [[Lucien Bouchard]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th [[Premier of Quebec]] * 1938 – [[Red Steagall]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and poet<ref name="AP"/> *[[1940]] – [[Luis Francisco Cuéllar]], Colombian rancher and politician (d. 2009) * 1940 – [[Mike Molloy]], English journalist, author, and illustrator *[[1942]] – [[Jerry Koosman]], American baseball player * 1942 – [[Dick Parry]], English saxophonist *[[1943]] – [[Stefan Janos (physicist)|Stefan Janos]], Slovak-Swiss physicist and academic * 1943 – [[Paul Wolfowitz]], American banker and politician, 25th [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense]] *[[1944]] – [[Mary Archer]], English chemist and academic * 1944 – [[Steve Carlton]], American baseball player<ref name="UPI"/> * 1944 – [[Barry Jenkins (musician)|Barry Jenkins]], English drummer *[[1945]] – [[Frances Lannon]], English historian and academic * 1945 – [[Sam Newman]], Australian footballer and sportscaster * 1945 – [[Diane Sawyer]], American journalist<ref name="AP"/> *[[1946]] – [[Roger Carr (businessman)|Roger Carr]], English businessman * 1946 – [[C. Eugene Steuerle]], American economist and author *[[1947]] – [[Brian Daley]], American author and screenwriter (d. 1996) * 1947 – [[Dilip Doshi]], Indian cricketer *[[1948]] – [[Steve Garvey]], American baseball player and sportscaster * 1948 – [[Don Kardong]], American runner, journalist, and author * 1948 – [[Rick Nielsen]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/> * 1948 – [[Chris Old]], English cricketer and coach * 1948 – [[Lynne Thigpen]], American actress and singer (d. 2003) *[[1949]] – [[Maurice Gibb]], Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2003)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1949 – [[Robin Gibb]], Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1949 – [[Ray Guy]], American football player (d. 2022) *[[1950]] – [[Manfred Moore]], American football player and rugby league player (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MOOREMAN01 |title=Manfred Moore player page |access-date=May 23, 2008 |work=databasefootball.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209040810/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MOOREMAN01 |archive-date=February 9, 2007 }}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Lasse Bengtsson]], Swedish journalist * 1951 – [[Charles de Lint]], Dutch-Canadian author and critic * 1951 – [[Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster]], British landowner, businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016) * 1951 – [[Tony Isabella]], American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=John Jackson|author-link=John Jackson Miller|url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays|title=Comics Industry Birthdays|work=[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]|date=June 10, 2005|location=Iola, Wisconsin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays|archive-date=February 18, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> * 1951 – [[Jan Stephenson]], Australian golfer *[[1952]] – [[Sandra Kalniete]], Latvian politician and diplomat, former [[List of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Latvia|Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] *[[1953]] – [[Ian Turnbull (ice hockey)|Ian Turnbull]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1953 – [[Tom Underwood]], American baseball player (d. 2010) *[[1954]] – [[Hideshi Matsuda]], Japanese racing driver * 1954 – [[Derick Parry]], Nevisian cricketer *[[1955]] – [[Galina Murašova]], Lithuanian discus thrower * 1955 – [[Lonnie Smith (baseball)|Lonnie Smith]], American baseball player * 1955 – [[Thomas C. Südhof]], German-American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate *[[1956]] – [[Jane Lighting]], English businesswoman *[[1957]] – [[Stephen Conway]], English bishop * 1957 – [[Carole James]], English-Canadian educator and politician * 1957 – [[Peter Mortimer (rugby league)|Peter Mortimer]], Australian rugby league player *[[1958]] – [[Frank Gambale]], Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer * 1958 – [[David Heavener]], American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director *[[1959]] – [[Bernd Schuster]], German footballer and manager *[[1960]] – [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], American painter and poet (d. 1988)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1960 – [[Luther Campbell]], American rapper and actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1960 – [[Paul Kuniholm]], Artist<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1961]] – [[Yuri Malenchenko]], Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Columbus/Yuri_Malenchenko|title=Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko |access-date=August 23, 2021 |publisher=[[European Space Agency]]}}</ref> *[[1962]] – [[Ralph Fiennes]], English actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 22, 2022 includes celebrities Ralph Fiennes, Meghan Trainor |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-22-2022-includes-celebrities-ralph-fiennes-meghan-trainor.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=22 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Giuseppe Bergomi]], Italian footballer and coach * 1963 – [[Brian McMillan]], South African cricketer and educator * 1963 – [[Luna H. Mitani]], Japanese-American painter and illustrator *[[1964]] – [[Mike Jackson (right-handed pitcher)|Mike Jackson]], American baseball player * 1964 – [[Simon Kirby]], English businessman and politician *[[1965]] – [[David S. Goyer]], American screenwriter * 1965 – [[Urszula Włodarczyk]], Polish heptathlete and triple jumper *[[1966]] – [[Dmitry Bilozerchev]], Russian gymnast and coach * 1966 – [[Marcel Schirmer]], German singer-songwriter and bass player * 1966 – [[David Wright (politician)|David Wright]], English lawyer and politician *[[1967]] – [[Richey Edwards]], Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995) * 1967 – [[Stéphane Gendron]], Canadian lawyer and politician * 1967 – [[Rebecca Harris]], English businesswoman and politician * 1967 – [[Dan Petrescu]], Romanian footballer and manager *[[1968]] – [[Emre Aracı]], Turkish composer, conductor, and historian * 1968 – [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|Luis Hernández]], Mexican footballer * 1968 – [[Lori McKenna]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> * 1968 – [[Dina Meyer]], American actress *[[1969]] – [[Myriam Bédard]], Canadian biathlete * 1969 – [[Mark Robins]], English footballer and manager *[[1970]] – [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]], Scottish darts player * 1970 – [[Ted Cruz]], Canadian-American lawyer and politician<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1971]] – [[Ajeenkya Patil]], Indian economist and academic *[[1972]] – [[Mark Hill (musician)|Mark Hill]], English musician, producer and songwriter * 1972 – [[Kirk Maltby]], Canadian ice hockey player and scout * 1972 – [[Vanessa Paradis]], French singer-songwriter and actress<ref>{{cite book|author=Stan Jeffries|title=Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980-2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KxcKAQAAMAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-31547-3|page=151}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Rei Hance]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1975]] – [[Sergei Aschwanden]], Swiss martial artist * 1975 – [[Dmitri Khokhlov]], Russian footballer and manager * 1975 – [[Marcin Mięciel]], Polish footballer * 1975 – [[Stanislav Neckář]], Czech ice hockey player * 1975 – [[Takuya Onishi]], Japanese astronaut<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=John |title=Japanese Missions to the International Space Station: Hope from the East |date=2019 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham, Switzerland |isbn=9783030045340 |page=249}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Katleen De Caluwé]], Belgian sprinter * 1976 – [[Jason Lane]], American baseball player and coach * 1976 – [[Aya Takano]], Japanese author and illustrator *[[1977]] – [[Steve Kariya]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1978]] – [[Danny Ahn]], South Korean singer * 1978 – [[Joy Ali]], Fijian boxer (d. 2015) * 1978 – [[Emmanuel Olisadebe]], Nigerian-Polish footballer *[[1979]] – [[Jamie Langfield]], Scottish footballer and coach *[[1980]] – [[Chris Carmack]], American actor, singer, and model<ref name="AP"/> * 1980 – [[Marcus Haislip]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Haislip |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2409/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Marina Kuptsova]], Russian high jumper *[[1982]] – [[Britta Heidemann]], German fencer * 1982 – [[Alinne Moraes]], Brazilian actress and model *[[1983]] – [[José Fonte]], Portuguese footballer * 1983 – [[Doc Gallows]], American wrestler * 1983 – [[Viola Kibiwot]], Kenyan runner *[[1984]] – [[Basshunter]], Swedish singer, record producer and DJ<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/basshunter-mn0000540742/biography | title = Basshunter | website = [[AllMusic]] | access-date = 3 May 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161006094412/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/basshunter-mn0000540742/biography | archive-date = 6 October 2016 | url-status = live}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Greg Finley]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1986]] – [[Dennis Armfield]], Australian footballer * 1986 – [[Fatih Öztürk (footballer, born 1986)|Fatih Öztürk]], Turkish footballer *[[1987]] – [[Zack Britton]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zack Britton |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/zack-britton-502154 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Éder (Portuguese footballer)|Éder]], Bissau-Portuguese footballer *[[1988]] – [[Scott Darling]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Scott Darling |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/scott-darling-8474152 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Mohamed El Shenawy]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Egypt |publisher=FIFA |page=9 |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=10 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=19 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Leigh Halfpenny]], Welsh rugby player *[[1989]] – [[Jordin Sparks]], American singer-songwriter and actress<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordin Sparks |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jordin-sparks-mn0000729857/biography |access-date=1 April 2022 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Jacob Stallings]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |title= Jacob Stallings #25 |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jacob-stallings-607732 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]]}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Maunier]], French actor and singer *[[1991]] – [[DaBaby]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |last1=Niemietz |first1=Brian |title=DaBaby's Las Vegas battery case gets tossed |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-dababy-battery-case-dropped-las-vegas-20211206-oybdvimo5zazhov3axrrcenw54-story.html |work=[[New York Daily News]] |access-date=17 December 2022 |date=6 December 2021}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Michaela Hončová]], Slovak tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennis Abstract: Michaela Honcova Match Results, Splits, and Analysis |url=http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer.cgi?p=MichaelaHoncova |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=www.tennisabstract.com}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Nick Johnson (basketball)|Nick Johnson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Johnson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203910/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Moonbyul]], South Korean rapper, vocalist and songwriter *[[1993]] – [[Sergi Darder]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Sergi Darder|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/sergi-darder-moll/200908/|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Raphaël Guerreiro]], Portuguese footballer * 1993 – [[Meghan Trainor]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref>{{cite web |last=Robehmed |first=Natalie |title=30 Under 30: Eight Questions With Meghan Trainor |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/01/05/30-under-30-eight-questions-with-meghan-trainor/#512797b31d15 |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=October 31, 2018 |date=January 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031175007/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/01/05/30-under-30-eight-questions-with-meghan-trainor/#512797b31d15 |archive-date=October 31, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Rúben Lameiras]], Portuguese footballer *[[1998]] – [[G Hannelius]], American actress and singer<ref>{{cite tweet |author=G Hannelius |user=g_hannelius |number=7559953798 |date=January 9, 2010 |title=@HappyBDayNoie asked: How old are u? A: I just turned 11 on Dec. 22 |access-date=February 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6fVtq6yRU?url=https://twitter.com/g_hannelius/status/7559953798 |archive-date=February 23, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Latto]], American rapper and singer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/latto-mn0003516976 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=28 March 2025 |title=Latto Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More...}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Casper Ruud]], Norwegian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Casper Ruud {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview|access-date=2021-09-16|website=[[ATP Tour]]}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Joshua Bassett (actor)|Joshua Bassett]], American actor and singer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvovermind.com/joshua-bassett/ |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Joshua Bassett |last=Hanson-Firestone |first=Dana |date=November 14, 2019 |website=[[TVOvermind]] |access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Camila Osorio]], Colombian tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325898/camila-osorio|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Camila Osorio|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[David Datro Fofana]], Ivorian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=David Datro Fofana|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/112581/David-Datro-Fofana/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref> *[[2006]] – [[Callan McKenna]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/cherries-sign-young-keeper-mckenna/ |title=Cherries sign young 'keeper McKenna |date=February 2024 }}</ref> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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