History Births on December 14

Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and chemist (d. 1601)

#Tycho_Brahe

Rebecca Jarvis, American journalist

#Rebecca_Jarvis

Tim Sköld, Swedish bass player and producer

#Tim_Sköld

Alex Pennie, Welsh keyboard player

#Alex_Pennie

Ben Henry, New Zealand rugby league player

#Ben_Henry

Ruth Fuchs, German javelin thrower and politician

#Ruth_Fuchs

Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver (d. 1993)

#Alan_Kulwicki

Louis Marshall, American lawyer and activist (d. 1929)

#Louis_Marshall

Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham, English businessman, founded DFS

#Graham_Kirkham,_Baron_Kirkham

Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (d. 1839)

#Du_Pre_Alexander,_2nd_Earl_of_Caledon

Chris Brunt, Northern Irish footballer

#Chris_Brunt

Antonio Giovinazzi, Italian racing driver

#Antonio_Giovinazzi

Marcus Jensen, American baseball player and coach

#Marcus_Jensen

Alexander Nelke, Estonian-American painter and carpenter (d. 1974)

#Alexander_Nelke

Anne Conway, English philosopher and author (d. 1679)

#Anne_Conway_(philosopher)

Kenneth Medwood, Belizean-American hurdler

#Kenneth_Medwood

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1860)

#Thomas_Cochrane,_10th_Earl_of_Dundonald

Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer

#Ryo_Miyaichi

Didier Zokora, Ivorian footballer

#Didier_Zokora

Diana Gansky, German discus thrower

#Diana_Gansky

Paul of Greece (d. 1964)

#Paul_of_Greece

Steve MacLean, Canadian physicist and astronaut

#Steve_MacLean_(astronaut)

Justus Möser, German jurist and theorist (d. 1794)

#Justus_Möser

Karl Renner, Austrian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Austria (d. 1950)

#Karl_Renner

Offset, American rapper

#Offset_(rapper)

Nikolay Basov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)

#Nikolay_Basov

Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic (d. 1695)

#Barthélemy_d'Herbelot

Christopher Parkening, American guitarist and educator

#Christopher_Parkening

Jeff Robinson, American baseball player (d. 2014)

#Jeff_Robinson_(starting_pitcher)

Clark Terry, American trumpet player, composer, and educator (d. 2015)

#Clark_Terry

Sam Burgess, English rugby league player

#Sam_Burgess

Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (d. 1956)

#Katherine_MacDonald

Patty Duke, American actress (d. 2016)

#Patty_Duke

Mária Szepes, Hungarian journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2007)

#Mária_Szepes

Brendan Nash, Australian-Jamaican cricketer

#Brendan_Nash

Jimmy Doolittle, American general and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)

#Jimmy_Doolittle

Liam Lawrence, Irish footballer

#Liam_Lawrence

Sophie Monk, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress

#Sophie_Monk

Kelley Armstrong, Canadian author

#Kelley_Armstrong

Li Zijun, Chinese figure skater

#Li_Zijun

Maria Szymanowska, Polish composer and pianist (d. 1831)

#Maria_Szymanowska

Charles Wolfe, Irish priest and poet (d. 1823)

#Charles_Wolfe

Boudewijn Büch, Dutch author, poet, and television host (d. 2002)

#Boudewijn_Büch

Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (d. 1872)

#Erastus_Corning

Antony Beevor, English historian and author

#Antony_Beevor

Thed Björk, Swedish racing driver

#Thed_Björk

Justin Furstenfeld, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Justin_Furstenfeld

Onew, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

#Onew

Jane Birkin, English-French actress and singer

#Jane_Birkin

George Furth, American actor and playwright (d. 2008)

#George_Furth

Arthur Numan, Dutch footballer and manager

#Arthur_Numan

Nate Ebner, American football player

#Nate_Ebner

Errico Malatesta, Italian activist and theorist (d. 1932)

#Errico_Malatesta

Jean-Alain Boumsong, French footballer

#Jean-Alain_Boumsong

Gordon Greer, Scottish footballer

#Gordon_Greer

Miranda Hart, English actress

#Miranda_Hart

Vijay Amritraj, Indian tennis player and sportscaster

#Vijay_Amritraj

C.-H. Hermansson, Swedish author and politician (d. 2016)

#C.-H._Hermansson

Ted Raimi, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Ted_Raimi

Jakub B?aszczykowski, Polish footballer

#Jakub_B?aszczykowski

Koos Rietkerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior (d. 1986)

#Koos_Rietkerk

Mikael Odenberg, Swedish soldier and politician, 29th Swedish Minister for Defence

#Mikael_Odenberg

Zden?k Posp?ch, Czech footballer

#Zden?k_Posp?ch

Gerard Reve, Dutch-Belgian author and poet (d. 2006)

#Gerard_Reve

Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italian race car driver

#Fabrizio_Giovanardi

June Taylor, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2004)

#June_Taylor

Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, developed aikido (d. 1969)

#Morihei_Ueshiba

Tommy McAvoy, Scottish politician

#Tommy_McAvoy

Steve Sidwell, English footballer

#Steve_Sidwell

Andrei Makrov, Estonian ice hockey player

#Andrei_Makrov

Vangelis Meimarakis, Greek lawyer and politician, 4th Greek Minister for National Defence

#Vangelis_Meimarakis

Pat Burke, Irish basketball player

#Pat_Burke

Mary Tappan Wright, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1916)

#Mary_Tappan_Wright

Michaela Watkins, American actor and comedian

#Michaela_Watkins

Abbe Lane, American actress, singer, and dancer

#Abbe_Lane

Archie Kao, American actor and producer

#Archie_Kao

Chris Waddle, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster

#Chris_Waddle

Leonardo Boff, Brazilian theologian and author

#Leonardo_Boff

Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (d. 1965)

#Spike_Jones

Charlie Rich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)

#Charlie_Rich

André Couto, Portuguese race car driver

#André_Couto

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (d. 1898)

#Pierre_Puvis_de_Chavannes

Kim Beazley, Australian politician and diplomat, 9th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

#Kim_Beazley

Tomasz Radzinski, Polish-Canadian footballer

#Tomasz_Radzinski

Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Beth_Orton

Elyse Knox, American actress and fashion designer (d. 2012)

#Elyse_Knox

Radu Beligan, Romanian actor and director (d. 2016)

#Radu_Beligan

Tori Kelly, American singer-songwriter

#Tori_Kelly

Johnny Jeter, American wrestler

#Johnny_Jeter

Kim St-Pierre, Canadian ice hockey player

#Kim_St-Pierre

Kurt Schuschnigg, Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician, 15th Federal Chancellor of Austria (d. 1977)

#Kurt_Schuschnigg

Wade Davis, Canadian anthropologist, author, and photographer

#Wade_Davis_(anthropologist)

Jan Timman, Dutch chess player and author

#Jan_Timman

Roger Fry, English painter and critic (d. 1934)

#Roger_Fry

Chris Harris, English actor and director (d. 2014)

#Chris_Harris_(actor)

Patty Schnyder, Swiss tennis player

#Patty_Schnyder

Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer

#Vanessa_Hudgens

Dean Brogan, Australian footballer and coach

#Dean_Brogan

Karan Armstrong, American soprano and actress

#Karan_Armstrong

Ewa Bia?o??cka, Polish author

#Ewa_Bia?o??cka

Stan Smith, American tennis player and coach

#Stan_Smith

Daniel De Leon, Curaçaoan-American journalist and politician (d. 1914)

#Daniel_De_Leon

Hayato Sakamoto, Japanese baseball player

#Hayato_Sakamoto

Pedro Roberto Silva Botelho, Brazilian footballer

#Pedro_Roberto_Silva_Botelho

James Comey, 7th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

#James_Comey

Frederick III, German nobleman (d. 1381)

#Frederick_III,_Landgrave_of_Thuringia

János Kemény, Hungarian prince (d. 1662)

#John_Kemény_(prince)

Karl Carstens, German lieutenant and politician, 5th President of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1992)

#Karl_Carstens

DeFord Bailey, American Hall of Fame country and blues musician (d. 1982)

#DeFord_Bailey

Jane Cowl, American actress and playwright (d. 1950)

#Jane_Cowl

Anna Maria Jopek, Polish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

#Anna_Maria_Jopek

Daniel Neal, English historian and author (d. 1743)

#Daniel_Neal

Henri Cochet, French tennis player (d. 1987)

#Henri_Cochet

Cliff Williams, Australian bass player

#Cliff_Williams

Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 2011)

#Peeter_Kreitzberg

Ron Jarden, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1977)

#Ron_Jarden

George VI of the United Kingdom (d. 1952)

#George_VI

Nicolas Batum, French basketball player

#Nicolas_Batum

Craig Biggio, American baseball player and coach

#Craig_Biggio

John Lurie, American actor, saxophonist, painter, director, and producer

#John_Lurie

Sam Jones, American baseball player (d. 1971)

#Sam_Jones_(baseball)

B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (d. 2014)

#B._K._S._Iyengar

Hans von Ohain, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1998)

#Hans_von_Ohain

Josh Fields, American baseball player

#Josh_Fields_(infielder)

Shaun Marcum, American baseball player

#Shaun_Marcum

Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian economist and politician, 36th President of Brazil

#Dilma_Rousseff

Linda Fabiani, Scottish politician

#Linda_Fabiani

Paul Éluard, French poet and author (d. 1952)

#Paul_Éluard

Ellen Willis, American journalist, critic, and academic (d. 2006)

#Ellen_Willis

Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster

#Michael_Owen

Aphra Behn, English playwright and author (d. 1689)

#Aphra_Behn

Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (d. 1806)

#Princess_Maria_Antonia_of_Naples_and_Sicily

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Danish academic and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Denmark

#Helle_Thorning-Schmidt

Jamie Peacock, English rugby player and manager

#Jamie_Peacock

Saulius Štombergas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

#Saulius_Štombergas

Dan Dailey, American dancer and actor (d. 1978)

#Dan_Dailey

Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1963)

#Xul_Solar

Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter

#Shyam_Benegal

Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1988)

#Raj_Kapoor

Lee Remick, American actress (d. 1991)

#Lee_Remick

Rana Daggubati, Indian actor and producer

#Rana_Daggubati

Ben Kay, English rugby player

#Ben_Kay

Mike Scott, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Mike_Scott_(musician)

Jan Antonín Koželuh, Czech composer and educator (d. 1814)

#Jan_Antonín_Koželuh

Santiago Ezquerro, Spanish footballer

#Santiago_Ezquerro

René Eespere, Estonian composer

#René_Eespere

Bill Buckner, American baseball player and manager (d. 2019)

#Bill_Buckner

Daniel H. Reynolds, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1902)

#Daniel_H._Reynolds

Margaret Chase Smith, American educator and politician (d. 1995)

#Margaret_Chase_Smith

Natascha McElhone, English-Irish actress

#Natascha_McElhone

Morey Amsterdam, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1996)

#Morey_Amsterdam

Frances Bavier, American actress (d. 1989)

#Frances_Bavier

Spider Stacy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Spider_Stacy

Philander Chase, American bishop and educator, founded Kenyon College (d. 1852)

#Philander_Chase

Bill Ranford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Bill_Ranford

Calvyn Justus, South African swimmer

Nonami Takizawa, Japanese actress and singer

Tom Smith, English-Welsh rugby player

Paul Rabil, American lacrosse player

Ed Rainsford, Zimbabwean cricketer

Leanne Mitchell, English singer-songwriter

Anthony Way, English singer and actor

Shedrack Kibet Korir, Kenyan runner

Sebastien Chaule, French-German rugby player

Leland Chapman, American bounty hunter

Tammy Blanchard, American actress and singer

Billy Koch, American baseball player

Falk Balzer, German hurdler

Scott Hatteberg, American baseball player and sportscaster

Hanne Haugland, Norwegian high jumper and coach

Anthony Mason, American basketball player (d. 2015)

Ken Hill, American baseball player

Greg Abbott, English footballer and manager

Patrik Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player

Diane Williams, American sprinter

Don Franklin, American actor

Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer

Bob Paris, American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor

Hanni Wenzel, German skier

Jill Pipher, American mathematician and academic

Jane Crafter, Australian golfer

Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (d. 1982)

Joyce Vincent Wilson, American singer

Michael Ovitz, American talent agent, co-founded Creative Artists Agency

Peter Lorimer, Scottish footballer

John Du Prez, English conductor and composer

Emmett Tyrrell, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded The American Spectator

Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)

Lex Gold, Scottish footballer and civil servant

Ernie Davis, American football player (d. 1963)

Ann Cryer, English academic and politician

Charlie Griffith, Barbadian cricketer

Lewis Arquette, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

Charlie Hodge, American guitarist and singer (d. 2006)

Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar, Estonian director and politician (d. 2015)

Jon Elia, Pakistani philosopher, poet, and scholar (d. 2002)

Margaret Bakkes, South African author (d. 2016)

David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, and archaeologist (d. 2013)

Richard Cassilly, American tenor and actor (d. 1998)

Junior J. Spurrier, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1984)

Don Hewitt, American journalist and producer, created 60 Minutes (d. 2009)

James T. Aubrey, American broadcaster (d. 1994)

Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965)

Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist and harpsichord player (d. 2003)

Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (d. 1943)

Edward Lawrie Tatum, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)

Claude Davey, Welsh rugby player (d. 2001)

Virginia Coffey, American civil rights activist (d. 2003)

Walter Rangeley, English sprinter (d. 1982)

Herbert Feigl, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1988)

Manolis Kalomiris, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1962)

Abraham Hochmuth, Hungarian rabbi and educator (d. 1889)

Capel Bond, English organist and composer (d. 1790)

Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (d. 1668)

Go-Suzaku, emperor of Japan (d. 1045)