History Births on December 30

Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (d. 1624)

#Ulrik_of_Denmark_(1578-1624)

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter and educator (d. 1805)

#Louis-Jean-François_Lagrenée

Alison McGovern, English politician

#Alison_McGovern

Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress

#Kristin_Kreuk

Alfredo Bracchi, Italian songwriter and screenwriter (d. 1976)

#Alfredo_Bracchi

Pedro Costa, Portuguese director, screenwriter, and cinematographer

#Pedro_Costa

John Hartford, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2001)

#John_Hartford

Paola Pigni, Italian runner

#Paola_Pigni

Bert Parks, American actor, singer, television personality, and beauty pageant host (d. 1992)

#Bert_Parks

Sylvester Jordan, German lawyer and politician (d. 1861)

#Sylvester_Jordan

André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1929)

#André_Messager

Mel Renfro, American football player and coach

#Mel_Renfro

William Aberhart, Canadian evangelist and politician, 7th Premier of Alberta (d. 1943)

#William_Aberhart

Caity Lotz, American actress

#Caity_Lotz

Mike Pompeo, American diplomat and politician; 70th United States Secretary of State

#Mike_Pompeo

Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)

#Vincenzo_da_Filicaja

John Milne, English seismologist and geologist (d. 1913)

#John_Milne

Ryan Sheckler, American skateboarder and entrepreneur

#Ryan_Sheckler

Ebussuud Efendi, Ottoman lawyer and jurist (d. 1574)

#Ebussuud_Efendi

Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)

#Bo_Diddley

Eliza Dushku, American actress and producer

#Eliza_Dushku

Toomas Savi, Estonian physician and politician

#Toomas_Savi

Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (d. 2013)

#Stan_Tracey

Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)

#Jeanette_Nolan

Daniil Kharms, Russian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1942)

#Daniil_Kharms

Lloyd Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Troma Entertainment

#Lloyd_Kaufman

Vasily I of Moscow (d. 1425)

#Vasily_I_of_Moscow

Cédric Carrasso, French footballer

#Cédric_Carrasso

Phillips Idowu, English triple jumper

#Phillips_Idowu

David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)

#David_Willcocks

Steven Smith, American engineer and astronaut

#Steven_Smith_(astronaut)

Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and activist

#Vladimir_Bukovsky

Laila Ali, American boxer and actress

#Laila_Ali

Graham Vick, English director and producer

#Graham_Vick

Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 1950)

#Ramana_Maharshi

Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1990)

#Del_Shannon

Eddie Edwards, American professional wrestler

#Eddie_Edwards_(wrestler)

Osman Hamdi Bey, Ottoman administrator, intellectual, art expert and painter (d. 1910)

#Osman_Hamdi_Bey

Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress and singer

#Sheryl_Lee_Ralph

Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (d. 2007)

#Glenda_Adams

Tyrese Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#Tyrese_Gibson

Titus, Roman emperor (d. 81)

#Titus

Richard M. Durbin, English biologist and academic

#Richard_M._Durbin

Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Michael_Nesmith

Saša Ili?, Serbian footballer

#Saša_Ili?_(footballer,_born_1977)

Paul Stookey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Paul_Stookey

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

#Lester_Patrick

Rudyard Kipling, Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)

#Rudyard_Kipling

George Newbern, American actor

#George_Newbern

Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (d. 1891)

#Samuel_Newitt_Wood

Antonio Pappano, English pianist and conductor

#Antonio_Pappano

Brad Abbey, New Zealand rugby league player

#Brad_Abbey

Ricardo, Spanish footballer and manager

#Ricardo_(footballer,_born_1971)

Albano Mucci, Australian champion

#Albano_Mucci

Ali Al-Habsi, Omani footballer

#Ali_Al-Habsi

Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian and actor

#Glenn_Robbins

Ingus Bauš?enieks, Latvian singer-songwriter and producer

#Ingus_Bauš?enieks

Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player

#Grant_Balfour

Rashid Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 1987)

#Rashid_Karami

D. J. Mbenga, Congolese-Belgian basketball player

#D._J._Mbenga

Joseph P. Hoar, American general

#Joseph_P._Hoar

Almir Kayumov, Russian footballer and referee (d. 2013)

#Almir_Kayumov

Bryson Goodwin, Australian rugby league player

#Bryson_Goodwin

Bill English, New Zealand farmer and politician, 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand

#Bill_English

Domenico Criscito, Italian footballer

#Domenico_Criscito

Kenyon Martin, American basketball player

#Kenyon_Martin

Camila Giorgi, Italian tennis player

#Camila_Giorgi

Bennett Miller, American director and producer

#Bennett_Miller

David Bedford, English runner

#David_Bedford_(athlete)

Scott Chipperfield, Australian footballer

#Scott_Chipperfield

Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (d. 1929)

#Asa_Griggs_Candler

Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player

#Rob_Scuderi

C. S. Lee, Korean-American actor

#C._S._Lee

Tracey Ullman, English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter

#Tracey_Ullman

Tu Youyou, Chinese chemist and pharmacist, Nobel Prize laureate

#Tu_Youyou

Devin Brown, American basketball player

#Devin_Brown

Sean Hannity, American radio and television host

#Sean_Hannity

Omar Bongo, Gabonese lieutenant and politician, President of Gabon (d. 2009)

#Omar_Bongo

Nick Symmonds, American runner

#Nick_Symmonds

Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner

#Dathan_Ritzenhein

Ben Johnson, Jamaican-Canadian sprinter

#Ben_Johnson_(Canadian_sprinter)

Jan Kubí?ek, Czech painter and sculptor (d. 2013)

#Jan_Kubí?ek

Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian, academic, and politician

#Janko_Prunk

Ellie Goulding, English singer-songwriter and producer

#Ellie_Goulding

Alziro Bergonzo, Italian architect and painter (d. 1997)

#Alziro_Bergonzo

A. J. Pierzynski, American baseball player and sportscaster

#A._J._Pierzynski

Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)

#Skeeter_Davis

Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach

#Steve_Mix

Meredith Vieira, American journalist and game show host

#Meredith_Vieira

Barry Briggs, New Zealand motorcycle racer and sportscaster

#Barry_Briggs

Zbigniew Robert Promi?ski, Polish drummer

#Zbigniew_Robert_Promi?ski

Tiger Woods, American golfer

#Tiger_Woods

Daniel T. Barry, American engineer and astronaut

#Daniel_T._Barry

?zutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (d. 1918)

#?zutsu_Man'emon

William J. Fallon, American admiral

#William_J._Fallon

Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American propulsion engineer (d. 2013)

#Yvonne_Brill

Davy Jones, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2012)

#Davy_Jones_(musician)

Stephen Leacock, English-Canadian political scientist and author (d. 1944)

#Stephen_Leacock

Gordon Banks, English footballer and manager

#Gordon_Banks

Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)

#Charles_Yorke

Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and poet

#Patti_Smith

Gianni Zuiverloon, Dutch footballer

#Gianni_Zuiverloon

Yelawolf, American rapper, singer, songwriter and producer

#Yelawolf

Berti Vogts, German footballer and coach

#Berti_Vogts

Ryan Tunnicliffe, English footballer

#Ryan_Tunnicliffe

Kevin Systrom, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Instagram

#Kevin_Systrom

Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Jeff_Lynne

John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and astronomer, co-developed the Hubble Space Telescope (d. 2005)

#John_N._Bahcall

Gary Chartier, American philosopher, scholar, and academic

#Gary_Chartier

Patrick Kerney, American football player

#Patrick_Kerney

Sister Bliss, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

#Sister_Bliss

Suzy Bogguss, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Suzy_Bogguss

Chandler Burr, American journalist and author

#Chandler_Burr

Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, created the C++ programming language

#Bjarne_Stroustrup

Sylvio Lazzari, French-Austrian composer (d. 1944)

#Sylvio_Lazzari

John W. Geary, American lawyer and politician, 16th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 1873)

#John_W._Geary

Douglas Coupland, German-Canadian author and playwright

#Douglas_Coupland

William Croft, English organist and composer (d. 1727)

#William_Croft

Roy Yorke Calne, English surgeon and academic

#Roy_Yorke_Calne

Kate?ina Va?ková, Czech tennis player

#Kate?ina_Va?ková

Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist

#Lars_Boom

Matt Lauer, American television journalist and anchor

#Matt_Lauer

Michael Grimm, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Michael_Grimm_(musician)

Bryan Burk, American screenwriter and producer

#Bryan_Burk

Lucy Punch, English actress

#Lucy_Punch

Ahmed III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1736)

#Ahmed_III

Jason Behr, American actor

#Jason_Behr

Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (d. 1829)

#Charles_Sapinaud_de_La_Rairie

Russ Tamblyn, American actor

#Russ_Tamblyn

Joseph Bologna, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

#Joseph_Bologna

David Pareus, German theologian (d. 1622)

#David_Pareus

Theodor Fontane, German author and poet (d. 1898)

#Theodor_Fontane

Sandy Koufax, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Sandy_Koufax

Dave England, American snowboarder and stuntman

#Dave_England

Timité Bassori, Ivorian filmmaker, actor, and writer

#Timité_Bassori

Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (d. 1944)

#Al_Smith

Dawan Landry, American football player

#Dawan_Landry

Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia

#Kersti_Kaljulaid

Heidi Fleiss, American procurer

#Heidi_Fleiss

Bruno Henrique Pinto, Brazilian footballer

#Bruno_Henrique_Pinto

Ato Boldon, Trinidadian runner, sportscaster, and politician

#Ato_Boldon

Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer

#Randall_Azofeifa

Carson Wentz, American football player

#Carson_Wentz

Sandra Glover, American hurdler

#Sandra_Glover

Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (d. 2014)

#Jim_Flaherty

Barry Greenstein, American poker player and philanthropist

#Barry_Greenstein

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Mexican soldier and politician, 47th President of Mexico (1952-1958) who granted women the right to vote. (d. 1973)

#Adolfo_Ruiz_Cortines

Kastro, American rapper

#Kastro_(Outlawz)

LeBron James, American basketball player, producer and businessman

#LeBron_James

Joe Root, English cricketer

#Joe_Root

V, South Korean singer and actor

Joseph H. H. Howard, American martial artist, writer, activist, and Civil Air Patrol soldier

Davide Mandorlini, Italian footballer

Tobias Kurbjuweit, German footballer

Matt Ulrich, American football player

Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer

Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer

Scott Lucas, Australian footballer and coach

Glory Alozie, Nigerian-Spanish sprinter and hurdler

Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (d. 2012)

Steven Wiig, American actor and drummer

Dita Indah Sari, Indonesian trade union leader and activist

Paul Keegan, Irish footballer

Daniel Amokachi, Nigerian footballer and manager

Meredith Monroe, American actress

Michelle McGann, American golfer

Emmanuel Clérico, French race car driver

Adam Dale, Australian cricketer

Carl Ouellet, Canadian wrestler and sportscaster

Sylvie Moreau, Canadian actress and screenwriter

Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player

Charlie Nicholas, Scottish footballer and sportscaster

Josée Verner, Canadian politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Kåre Thomsen, Norwegian guitarist and graphic designer

Patricia Kalember, American actress

Dana Key, American singer, guitarist, and producer (d. 2010)

June Anderson, American soprano and actress

Nick Rose, English runner

Chris Jasper, American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer

Doug Allder, English footballer and coach

Martti Vainio, Finnish runner

Lewis Shiner, American journalist and author

Timothy Mo, Chinese-English author

Jed Johnson, American interior designer and director (d. 1996)

James Kahn, American author, screenwriter, and producer

Clive Bunker, English drummer and songwriter

Concetta Tomei, American actress

Joseph Hilbe, American mathematician and philosopher

Fred Ward, American actor

Robert Quine, American guitarist (d. 2004)

Guy Edwards, English race car driver

James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1983)

Ron Wolf, American Football Hall of Fame General Manager

Jim Marshall, American football player

Jack Riley, American actor (d. 2016)

Frank Torre, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)

John T. Houghton, Welsh physicist and author

Mary Rose Tuitt, Montserrat politician (d. 2005)

Red Rhodes, American guitarist (d. 1995)

Rosalinde Hurley, English physician, microbiologist, and academic (d. 2004)

Ian MacNaughton, Scottish actor, producer, and director (d. 2002)

Prakash Vir Shastri, Indian academic and politician (d. 1977)

Jane Langton, American author and illustrator (d. 2018)

Dick Spooner, English cricketer (d. 1997)

Seymour Melman, American engineer and author (d. 2004)

Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)

Lucio Agostini, Italian-Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1996)

Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)

Carol Reed, English director and producer (d. 1976)

Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian composer and academic (d. 1987)

Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Svalbard (d. 2001)

William Kolehmainen, Finnish-American runner and coach (d. 1967)

Hideki T?j?, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)

Archer Baldwin, American-English farmer and politician (d. 1966)

Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (d. 1282)

Empress Dowager Bian, second wife of Cao Cao, mother of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi (d. 230)