History Births on December 21

Steve Perryman, English footballer and manager

#Steve_Perryman

Emiliano Brembilla, Italian swimmer

#Emiliano_Brembilla

Leopold von Ranke, German historian, author, and academic (d. 1886)

#Leopold_von_Ranke

George W. Fuller, American chemist and engineer (d. 1934)

#George_W._Fuller

Stela Popescu, Romanian actress (d. 2017)

#Stela_Popescu

Gustave Kahn, French poet and critic (d. 1936)

#Gustave_Kahn

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Indian cricketer

#Krishnamachari_Srikkanth

Wafic Saïd, Syrian-Saudi Arabian financier, businessman and philanthropist

#Wafic_Saïd

Joseph Carruthers, Australian politician, 16th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1932)

#Joseph_Carruthers

Man Singh I, Mughal noble (d. 1614)

#Man_Singh_I

John Bradstreet, Canadian-English general (d. 1774)

#John_Bradstreet

Hu Jintao, Chinese engineer and politician, 6th President of China

#Hu_Jintao

Roger Williams, English minister, theologian, and politician, 9th President of the Colony of Rhode Island (d. 1684)

#Roger_Williams

Thomas Couture, French painter and educator (d. 1879)

#Thomas_Couture

Seich? Matsumoto, Japanese journalist and author (d. 1992)

#Seich?_Matsumoto

Joaquín Andújar, Dominican baseball player (d. 2015)

#Joaquín_Andújar

William Ruto, Kenyan politician, Deputy President of Kenya

#William_Ruto

Matías Almeyda, Argentine footballer and manager

#Matías_Almeyda

Perri Shakes-Drayton, English sprinter and hurdler

#Perri_Shakes-Drayton

Phil Donahue, American talk show host and producer

#Phil_Donahue

Tamannaah, South Indian actress

#Tamannaah

Samuel L. Jackson, American actor and producer

#Samuel_L._Jackson

Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (d. 1968)

#Konstantin_Rokossovsky

Kiefer Sutherland, British-Canadian actor, director, and producer

#Kiefer_Sutherland

Bartolomé Masó, Cuban soldier and politician (d. 1907)

#Bartolomé_Masó

Walter Hagen, American golfer (d. 1969)

#Walter_Hagen

Kurt Waldheim, Austrian colonel, war criminal, and politician; 9th President of Austria (d. 2007)

#Kurt_Waldheim

Anke Engelke, Canadian-German actress, director, and screenwriter

#Anke_Engelke

Riccardo Saponara, Italian footballer

#Riccardo_Saponara

Carl Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)

#Carl_Wilson

Werner von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 2007)

#Werner_von_Trapp

Michael Tilson Thomas, American pianist, composer, and conductor

#Michael_Tilson_Thomas

Jaan Sarv, Estonian mathematician and scholar (d. 1954)

#Jaan_Sarv

Giuseppina Leone, Italian sprinter

#Giuseppina_Leone

Benedict Arnold, Rhode Island colonial governor (d. 1678)

#Benedict_Arnold_(governor)

Achille Vianelli, Italian painter and academic (d. 1894)

#Achille_Vianelli

U. R. Ananthamurthy, Indian author, poet, and critic (d. 2014)

#U._R._Ananthamurthy

Minamoto no Yorinobu, Japanese samurai (d. 1048)

#Minamoto_no_Yorinobu

Jack Lang, Australian lawyer and politician, 23rd Premier of New South Wales (d. 1975)

#Jack_Lang_(Australian_politician)

Jane Kaczmarek, American actress

#Jane_Kaczmarek

Darren Potter, English footballer

#Darren_Potter

Mark Ingram Jr., American football player

#Mark_Ingram_Jr.

Edward Schreyer, Canadian academic and politician, 22nd Governor General of Canada

#Edward_Schreyer

Steve Furniss, American swimmer

#Steve_Furniss

Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1993)

#Frank_Zappa

Jeffrey Katzenberg, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded DreamWorks Animation

#Jeffrey_Katzenberg

Karrie Webb, Australian golfer

#Karrie_Webb

Dave Kingman, American baseball player

#Dave_Kingman

Robert Worcester, American businessman and academic, founded MORI

#Robert_Worcester

Benjamin Schmolck, German pastor and composer (d. 1737)

#Benjamin_Schmolck

Barry Gordon, American actor and voice artist; longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild (1988-95)

#Barry_Gordon

Donald Regan, American colonel and politician, 11th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2003)

#Donald_Regan

Paul Winchell, American actor, voice artist, and ventriloquist (d. 2005)

#Paul_Winchell

Albert Lee, English guitarist and songwriter

#Albert_Lee

Paco de Lucía, Spanish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2014)

#Paco_de_Lucía

Trevor Kincaid, Canadian-American zoologist and academic (d. 1970)

#Trevor_Kincaid

Shaun Morgan, South African musician, singer, and guitarist

#Shaun_Morgan

Arnošt Lustig, Czech author and playwright (d. 2011)

#Arnošt_Lustig

Emmanuel Macron, Current President of France

#Emmanuel_Macron

Josh Gibson, American baseball player (d. 1947)

#Josh_Gibson

Chris Evert, American tennis player and coach

#Chris_Evert

Govinda, Indian actor, singer, and politician

#Govinda_(actor)

Steven Yeun, American actor

#Steven_Yeun

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, American football player

#Ha_Ha_Clinton-Dix

Nam?k Kemal, Turkish journalist, playwright, and activist (d. 1888)

#Nam?k_Kemal

Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)

#Masaccio

Steve Montador, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2015)

#Steve_Montador

Matthieu Chedid, French singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Matthieu_Chedid

Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (d. 1550)

#Thomas_Wriothesley,_1st_Earl_of_Southampton

Walter Spanghero, French rugby player

#Walter_Spanghero

Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Lillebjørn_Nilsen

Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (d. 2012)

#Joe_Paterno

Charles Dera, American pornographic actor, dancer, model, and mixed martial arts fighter

#Charles_Dera

Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author (d. 1942)

#Albert_Payson_Terhune

John H. Ketcham, American general and politician (d. 1906)

#John_H._Ketcham

Julie Delpy, French model, actress, director, and screenwriter

#Julie_Delpy

Lorenzo Perosi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1956)

#Lorenzo_Perosi

Kunihiko Ikuhara, Japanese director and illustrator

#Kunihiko_Ikuhara

Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (d. 1898)

#Thomas_Bracken

Benjamin Disraeli, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1881)

#Benjamin_Disraeli

Tom Sturridge, English actor

#Tom_Sturridge

Paloma Herrera, Argentinian ballerina

#Paloma_Herrera

Nikolaos Sifounakis, Greek lawyer and politician

#Nikolaos_Sifounakis

Thomas Chipman McRae, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1929)

#Thomas_Chipman_McRae

Jane Fonda, American actress, producer, and activist

#Jane_Fonda

Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1860)

#Anders_Sandøe_Ørsted

Heinrich Böll, German novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)

#Heinrich_Böll

Jon Ola Sand, Norwegian television executive

#Jon_Ola_Sand

Cécile DeWitt-Morette, French mathematician and physicist (d. 2017)

#Cécile_DeWitt-Morette

Irakli Alasania, Georgian colonel and politician, Georgian Minister of Defense

#Irakli_Alasania

Jan ?ukasiewicz, Polish-Irish mathematician and philosopher (d. 1956)

#Jan_?ukasiewicz

Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, Indian journalist and politician

#Y._S._Jaganmohan_Reddy

Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Georgia

#Mikheil_Saakashvili

Mihails Zem?inskis, Latvian footballer, coach, and manager

#Mihails_Zem?inskis

Thomas Allen, English mathematician and astrologer (d. 1632)

#Thomas_Allen_(mathematician)

Philip Humber, American baseball player

#Philip_Humber

Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)

#Hermann_Joseph_Muller

Thomas Graham, Scottish chemist and academic (d. 1869)

#Thomas_Graham_(chemist)

Jack Russell, English priest, hunter, and dog breeder (d. 1883)

#Jack_Russell_(priest)

Bobby, South Korean-American rapper

#Bobby_(rapper)

Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)

#Frank_Patrick_(ice_hockey)

Ray Romano, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Ray_Romano

Andy Dick, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Andy_Dick

Max Maven, American magician and mentalist

#Max_Maven

Rebecca West, English journalist and author (d. 1983)

#Rebecca_West

Sherry Rehman, Pakistani journalist, politician, and diplomat, 25th Pakistan Ambassador to the United States

#Sherry_Rehman

Luigi d'Este, Catholic cardinal (d. 1586)

#Luigi_d'Este

Jean Bouin, French runner and rugby player (d. 1914)

#Jean_Bouin

Florence Griffith Joyner, American sprinter and actress (d. 1998)

#Florence_Griffith_Joyner

Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina and choreographer, founded the Cuban National Ballet

#Alicia_Alonso

Terry Mills, American basketball player and coach

#Terry_Mills_(basketball)

Lorenzo Bandini, Italian race car driver (d. 1967)

#Lorenzo_Bandini

Maud Gonne, Irish nationalist and political activist (d. 1953)

#Maud_Gonne

András Schiff, Hungarian-English pianist and conductor

#András_Schiff

Zden?k Fibich, Czech composer and poet (d. 1900)

#Zden?k_Fibich

Betty Wright, American singer-songwriter

#Betty_Wright

Denis Alekseyev, Russian sprinter

Cristian Zaccardo, Italian footballer

Leon MacDonald, New Zealand rugby player

Glenn Coleman, Australian rugby league player

Joe Kocur, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Ryuji Sasai, Japanese bass player and composer

Tamara Bykova, Russian high jumper

Dave Laut, American shot putter (d. 2009)

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player

Thomas Sankara, Burkinabé captain and politician, 5th President of Burkina Faso (d. 1987)

Roy Karch, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Doug Walters, Australian cricketer

Zheng Xiaoyu, Chinese diplomat (d. 2007)

Lloyd Axworthy, Canadian academic and politician, 2nd Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs

John G. Avildsen, American director, producer, and cinematographer (d. 2017)

Hanif Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2016)

Jackie Hendriks, Jamaican cricketer

Edward Hoagland, American author and critic

Itubwa Amram, Nauruan pastor and politician (d. 1989)

Adele Goldstine, American computer programmer (d. 1964)

Doug Young, American voice actor (d. 2018)

Frank Fenner, Australian microbiologist and virologist (d. 2010)

Arnold Friberg, American illustrator and painter (d. 2010)

Käte Fenchel, German mathematician (d. 1983)

Anthony Powell, English author (d. 2000)

Luis Arturo González López, Guatemalan supreme court judge and briefly acting president (d. 1965)

John William McCormack, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1980)

Sewall Wright, American geneticist and biologist (d. 1988)

María Cadilla, Puerto Rican writer, educator, women's rights activist (d. 1951)

William H. Osborn, American businessman (d. 1894)

Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (d. 1882)

Hermann Raupach, German harpsichord player and composer (d. 1778)

Peter Mohyla, Ruthenian Orthodox metropolitan and saint (d. 1646)

William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers, English baron (d. 1524)