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

Bojana Jovanovski, Serbian tennis player

Édgar Lugo, Mexican footballer

Luke Schenscher, Australian basketball player

Margaret Simpson, Ghanaian heptathlete

Donald Trump, Jr., American businessman and son of billionaire Donald Trump

Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican footballer and coach

Luís Carreira, Portuguese motorcycle racer (d. 2012)

Rob Penders, Dutch footballer

Curtis Myden, Canadian swimmer

Bryon Russell, American basketball player

Carlos Morales Quintana, Spanish-Danish architect and sailor

Jorge Alberto da Costa Silva, Brazilian footballer

Junot Diaz, Dominican-born American novelist, short story writer, and essayist

Paul McGregor, Australian rugby league player and coach

Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Indian cricketer

Julie Doucet, Canadian cartoonist and author

Tony Dorigo, Australian-English footballer and sportscaster

Winston Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer

Jennifer Higdon, American composer

Chris Hallam, English-Welsh swimmer and wheelchair racer (d. 2013)

Liveris Andritsos, Greek basketball player

Inge Helten, German sprinter

Bob Gilder, American golfer

Phil Blakeway, Welsh-English rugby player

Susan Shwartz, American author

Flora Gomes, Bissau-Guinean filmmaker

Nigel Rudd, English businessman, founded Williams Holdings

Eric Robson, Scottish journalist and author

Cliff Richey, American tennis player

Raphael Kaplinsky, South African international development academic

Bryan Hamilton, Northern Irish footballer and coach

Pete Quaife, English bass player, author, and artist (d. 2010)

Rosalind Cash, American singer and actress (d. 1995)

Tess Jaray, Austrian-English painter and educator

Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan, Indian author, poet, and scholar (d. 2017)

Don James, American football player and coach (d. 2013)

Bob Shaw, Northern Irish journalist and author (d. 1996)

Peter May, English cricketer (d. 1994)

Ross Barbour, American pop singer (d. 2011)

Valerie Pearl, English historian and academic (d. 2016)

Daphne Oram, British composer and electronic musician (d. 2003)

Sri Lal Sukla, Indian author (d. 2011)

Taylor Mead, American actor and poet (d. 2013)

Giannis Dalianidis, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

Luis Zuloaga, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2013)

Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (d. 1962)

Sam Ragan, American journalist, author, and poet (d. 1996)

Mary Logan Reddick, American neuroembryologist (d. 1966)

Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (d. 1997)

Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)

Helen Dodson Prince, American astronomer and academic (d. 2002)

William Heynes, English engineer (d. 1989)

Roy Goodall, English footballer (d. 1982)

Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek educator and politician (d. 1954)

Bobby Byrne, American baseball and soccer player (d. 1964)

Queen Kapiolani of Hawaii (d. 1899)

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (d. 1645)

John Radcliffe, English politician (d. 1568)