Celebrating Today’s Famous Birthdays: 5th December – A Tribute to Remarkable Individuals
Welcome, dear readers! It brings me great joy to present a heartfelt tribute to the remarkable individuals born on this significant date. Today, we commemorate the birth anniversary of a diverse array of extraordinary personalities who have left an indelible mark on the world.
| Year | Person |
|---|---|
| 846 | Hasan al-Askari, Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (d. 874) |
| 1285 | Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) |
| 1421 | Henry VI of England (d. 1471) |
| 1478 | Baldassare Castiglione, Italian courtier, diplomat, and author (d. 1529) |
| 1520 | Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (d. 1551) |
| 1545 | Janus Dousa, Dutch historian and noble (d. 1604) |
| 1586 | Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1670) |
| 1592 | William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (d. 1676) |
| 1608 | George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1670) |
| 1637 | Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (d. 1714) |
| 1640 | Claude Fleury, French historian and author (d. 1723) |
| 1642 | Johann Christoph Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1703) |
| 1685 | Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (d. 1712) |
| 1721 | Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician (d. 1794) |
| 1721 | James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist (d. 1809) |
| 1752 | Gabriel Duvall, American jurist and politician (d. 1844) |
| 1778 | Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850) |
| 1792 | William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849) |
| 1803 | Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (d. 1829) |
| 1805 | Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician (d. 1861) |
| 1812 | Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1884) |
| 1823 | Max Müller, German-English philologist and orientalist (d. 1900) |
| 1827 | William Arnott, Australian biscuit manufacturer and founder of Arnott’s Biscuits (d. 1901) |
| 1833 | John S. Mosby, American colonel (d. 1916) |
| 1841 | Frédéric Bazille, French painter and soldier (d. 1870) |
| 1849 | August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945) |
| 1853 | Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (d. 1937) |
| 1853 | Haraprasad Shastri, Indian historian and scholar (d. 1931) |
| 1863 | Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (d. 1914) |
| 1872 | Arthur Henry Adams, Australian journalist and author (d. 1936) |
| 1872 | William S. Hart, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946) |
| 1875 | Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (d. 1946) |
| 1875 | Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (d. 1941) |
| 1876 | Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company (d. 1932) |
| 1882 | Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (d. 1954) |
| 1884 | Cornelia Meigs, American author, playwright, and academic (d. 1973) |
| 1886 | Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, author, and poet (d. 1918) |
| 1887 | Lynn Fontanne, British actress (d. 1983) |
| 1887 | Joseph Lamb, American pianist and composer (d. 1960) |
| 1888 | Will Hay, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1949) |
| 1890 | Dion Fortune, Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author (d. 1946) |
| 1890 | Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (d. 1951) |
| 1890 | Rudolf Schlichter, German painter and illustrator (d. 1955) |
| 1892 | Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian captain, poet, and author (d. 1969) |
| 1893 | Homer N. Wallin, American admiral (d. 1984) |
| 1893 | Sylvia Townsend Warner, English author and poet (d. 1978) |
| 1896 | Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (d. 1983) |
| 1898 | Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (d. 1995) |
| 1898 | Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987) |
| 1898 | Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (d. 1964) |
| 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) |
| 1917 | Waldemar von Gazen, German soldier and lawyer (d. 2014) |
| 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 | 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 | 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) |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 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 | Manuel Reuter, German race car driver |
| 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 | 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, boxer |
| 1981 | Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer |
| 1981 | 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 |
As we come to the end of this tribute to today’s famous birthdays, let us carry forward the inspiration and lessons gleaned from these exceptional individuals. Their journeys remind us that with determination, passion, and resilience, we can leave our own unique imprint on the world. May their stories serve as a guiding light, igniting the spark within each of us to pursue greatness and make a positive impact.
Stay tuned for more insightful posts dedicated to celebrating the lives and contributions of notable personalities. Their stories continue to resonate and inspire, shaping the course of history and leaving an unforgettable legacy for generations to come. Until next time, may the spirit of these extraordinary individuals continue to guide and inspire you on your own remarkable journey.
