History Births on December 31
Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
#Donna_Summer
Amy Cure, Australian track cyclist
#Amy_Cure
Matthew Hoggard, English cricketer
#Matthew_Hoggard
Evelyn Knight, American singer (d. 2007)
#Evelyn_Knight_(singer)
Paul O'Neill, English racing driver
#Paul_O'Neill_(racing_driver)
Henry I, Duke of Guise (d. 1588)
#Henry_I,_Duke_of_Guise
Joey McIntyre, American singer-songwriter and actor
#Joey_McIntyre
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian physician, philologist, and academic (d. 1850)
#Friedrich_Robert_Faehlmann
Grégory Coupet, French footballer
#Grégory_Coupet
Shandon Anderson, American basketball player
#Shandon_Anderson
Gong Li, Chinese actress
#Gong_Li
Ben Kingsley, English actor
#Ben_Kingsley
Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman, founded Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (d. 1966)
#Elizabeth_Arden
Toni Kuivasto, Finnish footballer and coach
#Toni_Kuivasto
Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)
#Muhammad_bin_Qasim
Sander Schutgens, Dutch runner
#Sander_Schutgens
Lyudmila Pakhomova, Russian ice dancer (d. 1986)
#Lyudmila_Pakhomova
John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993)
#John_Frost_(British_Army_officer)
Tony Kanaan, Brazilian race car driver
#Tony_Kanaan
Carmen Contreras-Bozak, Puerto Rican-American soldier (d. 2017)
#Carmen_Contreras-Bozak
Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (d. 1936)
#Konstantin_Konik
Cheryl Womack, American businesswoman
#Cheryl_Womack
Mani Neumeier, German drummer
#Mani_Neumeier
Malcolm Middleton, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Malcolm_Middleton
Billy Snedden, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Attorney-General for Australia (d. 1987)
#Billy_Snedden
Veijo Meri, Finnish author and translator (d. 2015)
#Veijo_Meri
Robert Goodwill, English farmer and politician
#Robert_Goodwill
Tyrone Corbin, American basketball player and coach
#Tyrone_Corbin
Mario Aerts, Belgian cyclist
#Mario_Aerts
Tim Stevens, English bishop
#Tim_Stevens
Jeff Waldstreicher, American lawyer and politician
#Jeff_Waldstreicher
Rami Alanko, Finnish ice hockey player
#Rami_Alanko
Steve Rude, American author and illustrator
#Steve_Rude
Jonathan Horton, American gymnast
#Jonathan_Horton
Alex Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager
#Alex_Ferguson
Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (d. 2013)
#Atje_Keulen-Deelstra
Paul Westerberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Paul_Westerberg
Willye White, American sprinter and long jumper (d. 2007)
#Willye_White
Vaughan Jones, New Zealand mathematician and academic
#Vaughan_Jones
Avram Hershko, Hungarian-Israeli biochemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
#Avram_Hershko
George Marshall, American general and politician, 50th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
#George_Marshall
Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan-Argentinian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1937)
#Horacio_Quiroga
Ryan Sakoda, Japanese-American wrestler and trainer
#Ryan_Sakoda
Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor, director, and composer
#Anthony_Hopkins
Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater
#Patrick_Chan
Ryan Blaney, American race car driver
#Ryan_Blaney
Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian ruler (d. 1895)
#Isma'il_Pasha
Jason Campbell, American football player
#Jason_Campbell
Brian Gregan, Irish sprinter and athlete
#Brian_Gregan
Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (d. 2014)
#Tomás_Balduino
Irina Korschunow, German author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
#Irina_Korschunow
Scott Manley, Scottish YouTube personality
#Scott_Manley
George Meade, American general and engineer (d. 1872)
#George_Meade
Gabby Douglas, American gymnast
#Gabby_Douglas
Barry Hughes, Welsh footballer and manager
#Barry_Hughes
Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1538)
#Beatrice_of_Portugal,_Duchess_of_Savoy
Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player
#Richie_McCaw
Esteban Loaiza, Mexican baseball player
#Esteban_Loaiza
Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
#Sandy_Jardine
Michael McDonald, American comedian, actor, and director
#Michael_McDonald_(comedian)
The Rocket Summer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
#The_Rocket_Summer
Karl Kruuda, Estonian racing driver
#Karl_Kruuda
Robert Grant Aitken, American astronomer and academic (d. 1951)
#Robert_Grant_Aitken
Henry Carter Adams, American economist and academic (d. 1921)
#Henry_Carter_Adams
Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (d. 1954)
#Henri_Matisse
Felix Rexhausen, German journalist and author (d. 1992)
#Felix_Rexhausen
Connie Willis, American author
#Connie_Willis
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (d. 1806)
#Pierre-Charles_Villeneuve
Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author (d. 1876)
#Marie_d'Agoult
Tim Matheson, American actor, director, and producer
#Tim_Matheson
Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player
#Javaris_Crittenton
John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1997)
#John_Denver
Geoff Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach
#Geoff_Marsh
Lionel Daunais, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1982)
#Lionel_Daunais
Ray Graves, American football player and coach (d. 2015)
#Ray_Graves
Sarah Miles, English actress
#Sarah_Miles
René Robert, Canadian ice hockey player
#René_Robert
Ben Hannant, Australian rugby league player
#Ben_Hannant
Hugh Nelson Scottish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (d. 1906)
#Hugh_Nelson_(Australian_politician)
Phill Kline, American lawyer and politician, Kansas Attorney General
#Phill_Kline
Roy Greenslade, English journalist and academic
#Roy_Greenslade
Carsten Schlangen, German runner
#Carsten_Schlangen
Tom Hamilton, American bass player and songwriter
#Tom_Hamilton_(musician)
Hermann Tilke, German racing driver and engineer
#Hermann_Tilke
Halina Czerny-Stefa?ska, Polish pianist and educator (d. 2001)
#Halina_Czerny-Stefa?ska
Giovanni Pascoli, Italian poet and scholar (d. 1912)
#Giovanni_Pascoli
Enrique Maier, Spanish tennis player (d. 1981)
#Enrique_Maier
Jeremy Heywood, English economist and civil servant (d. 2018)
#Jeremy_Heywood
Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (d. 2008)
#Odetta
Jule Styne, English-American composer (d. 1994)
#Jule_Styne
Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)
#Simon_Forman
Julius Meier, American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of Oregon (d. 1937)
#Julius_Meier
Charles Edward Stuart, Scottish claimant to the throne of England (d. 1788)
#Charles_Edward_Stuart
Herman Boerhaave, Dutch botanist and physician (d. 1738)
#Herman_Boerhaave
Burton Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
#Burton_Cummings
King Kelly, American baseball player and manager (d. 1894)
#King_Kelly
Psy, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
#Psy
Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 7th President of France (d. 1929)
#Émile_Loubet
Simon Wiesenthal, Ukrainian-Austrian Nazi hunter and author (d. 2005)
#Simon_Wiesenthal
Jan Smit, Dutch singer and television host
#Jan_Smit_(singer)
Mies Bouwman, Dutch television host (d. 2018)
#Mies_Bouwman
Salman of Saudi Arabia, King of Saudi Arabia
#Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia
Baron Waqa, Nauruan composer and politician, 14th President of Nauru
#Baron_Waqa
Jean-Pierre Rives, French rugby player, painter, and sculptor
#Jean-Pierre_Rives
Helma Knorscheidt, German shot putter
#Helma_Knorscheidt
Émilie Le Pennec, French gymnast
#Émilie_Le_Pennec
Rita Lee, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
#Rita_Lee
Giovanni Boldini, Italian painter (d. 1931)
#Giovanni_Boldini
Nicholas Sparks, American author, screenwriter, and producer
#Nicholas_Sparks
Nate Freiman, American baseball player
#Nate_Freiman
Fred Beebe, American baseball player and coach (d. 1957)
#Fred_Beebe
Andy Summers, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
#Andy_Summers
Gottfried August Bürger, German poet and academic (d. 1794)
#Gottfried_August_Bürger
Julio DePaula, Dominican baseball player
#Julio_DePaula
Danny Holla, Dutch footballer
#Danny_Holla
Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino (d. 1570)
#Eleonora_Gonzaga,_Duchess_of_Urbino
Rick Aguilera, American baseball player and coach
#Rick_Aguilera
Nemanja Nikoli?, Hungarian footballer
#Nemanja_Nikoli?_(footballer,_born_1987)
Bebe Neuwirth, American actress and dancer
#Bebe_Neuwirth
Steve Bruce, English footballer and manager
#Steve_Bruce
Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
#Gerry_Dee
Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1970)
#Princess_Victoria_Adelaide_of_Schleswig-Holstein
Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist (d. 1832)
#Johann_Spurzheim
Mihály Fekete, Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director (d. 1960)
#Mihály_Fekete
Matthew Pavlich, Australian footballer
#Matthew_Pavlich
Taylor Hackford, American director, producer, and screenwriter
#Taylor_Hackford
Calvin Zola, Congolese footballer
#Calvin_Zola
Noelle Stevenson, American cartoonist
#Noelle_Stevenson
Lawrence Beesley, English journalist and author (d. 1967)
#Lawrence_Beesley
Brent Barry, American basketball player and sportscaster
#Brent_Barry
Pius Ncube, Zimbabwean archbishop
#Pius_Ncube
Joe Abercrombie, English author
#Joe_Abercrombie
Jane Badler, American actress
#Jane_Badler
Jesse Carlson, American baseball player
#Jesse_Carlson
Arima Yoriyuki, Japanese mathematician and educator (d. 1783)
#Arima_Yoriyuki
Val Kilmer, American actor
#Val_Kilmer
Siné, French cartoonist (d. 2016)
#Siné
Emperor Go-Y?zei of Japan, (d. 1617)
#Emperor_Go-Y?zei
Matt Cross, American wrestler
#Matt_Cross_(wrestler)
Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)
#Pope_Callixtus_III
Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, 4th First Minister of Scotland
#Alex_Salmond
Joe Dallesandro, American actor
#Joe_Dallesandro
Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1940)
#Silvestre_Revueltas
Ricky Whittle, English actor
#Ricky_Whittle
Andreas Vesalius, Belgian anatomist, physician, and author (d. 1564)
#Andreas_Vesalius
Scott Ian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Scott_Ian
Edward Bunker, American author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2005)
#Edward_Bunker
Jacques Cartier, French navigator and explorer (d. 1557)
#Jacques_Cartier
Fred Marriott, American race car driver (d. 1956)
#Fred_Marriott
Ellen Datlow, American anthologist and author
#Ellen_Datlow
Craig Gordon, Scottish footballer
#Craig_Gordon
Tatyana Shmyga, Russian actress and singer (d. 2011)
#Tatyana_Shmyga
Kade Snowden, Australian rugby league player
#Kade_Snowden
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India (d. 1805)
#Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis
Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco (d. 1937)
#Joseph_S._Cullinan
Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (d. 2010)
#Jaime_Escalante
Kenny Roberts, American motorcycle racer
#Kenny_Roberts
Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 1999)
#Rex_Allen
Alexander Smith, Scottish poet and critic (d. 1867)
#Alexander_Smith_(poet)
Danny McNamara, English singer-songwriter
#Danny_McNamara
Tommy Byrne, American baseball player, coach, and politician (d. 2007)
#Tommy_Byrne_(baseball)
Jonah Jones, American trumpet player and saxophonist (d. 2000)
#Jonah_Jones
Diane von Fürstenberg, Belgian-American fashion designer
#Diane_von_Fürstenberg
Max Pechstein, German painter and academic (d. 1955)
#Max_Pechstein