Famous People Born Today, Today's Famous Birthdays
Here is a list who born on date 29 December today. Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Today's famous birthdays list for December 29
Who Born Today, Famous Birthdays on December 29
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1536 | Henry VI, German nobleman (d. 1572) |
| 1550 | García de Silva Figueroa, Spanish diplomat and traveller (d. 1624) |
| 1633 | Johannes Zollikofer, Swiss vicar (d. 1692) |
| 1721 | Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV (d. 1764) |
| 1746 | Saverio Cassar, Maltese priest and rebel leader (d. 1805) |
| 1766 | Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric (d. 1843) |
| 1788 | Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, Danish antiquarian (d. 1865) |
| 1796 | Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (d. 1877) |
| 1800 | Charles Goodyear, American chemist and engineer (d. 1860) |
| 1804 | John Langdon Sibley, American librarian (d. 1885) |
| 1808 | Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States (d. 1875) |
| 1809 | William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1898) |
| 1811 | Francisco Palau, Catalan Discalced Carmelite friar and priest (d. 1872) |
| 1816 | Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (d. 1895) |
| 1844 | Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, Indian barrister and first president of Indian National Congress (d. 1906) |
| 1855 | August Kitzberg, Estonian author and poet (d. 1927) |
| 1856 | Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch-French mathematician and academic (d. 1894) |
| 1857 | Sydney Young, English chemist (d. 1937) |
| 1859 | Venustiano Carranza, Mexican soldier and politician, 37th President of Mexico (d. 1920) |
| 1870 | Earl Gregg Swem, American historian, bibliographer and librarian (d. 1965) |
| 1876 | Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (d. 1973) |
| 1876 | Lionel Tertis, English violist (d. 1975) |
| 1879 | Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (d. 1936) |
| 1881 | Jess Willard, American boxer (d. 1968) |
| 1886 | Georg Hermann Struve, German astronomer (d. 1933) |
| 1894 | J. Lister Hill, American politician (d. 1984) |
| 1896 | David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (d. 1974) |
| 1903 | Candido Portinari, Brazilian painter (d. 1962) |
| 1904 | Kuvempu, Indian author and poet (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian and author (d. 1993) |
| 1908 | Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992) |
| 1910 | Ronald Coase, English-American economist, author, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1911 | Klaus Fuchs, German physicist and spy (d. 1988) |
| 1914 | Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1914 | Billy Tipton, American pianist and saxophonist (d. 1989) |
| 1914 | Albert Tucker, Australian painter and illustrator (d. 1999) |
| 1915 | Robert Ruark, American hunter and author (d. 1965) |
| 1915 | Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Tom Bradley, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Ramanand Sagar, Indian director and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1919 | Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | Roman Vlad, Italian pianist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1920 | Viveca Lindfors, Swedish-American actress, singer and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1921 | Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Michael Horne, English structural engineer, scientist and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1922 | Little Joe Cook, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1922 | William Gaddis, American author and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1923 | Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | Morton Estrin, American pianist and educator (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Dina Merrill, American actress, game show panelist, socialite, heiress, and businesswoman (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian author and Holocaust survivor (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Joe Allbritton, American businessman and publisher, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Kim Song-ae, Korean politician (d. 2014) |
| 1925 | Pete Dye, American golfer and architect (d. 2020) |
| 1929 | Bernard Cribbins, British actor (d. 2022) |
| 1932 | Inga Swenson, American actress and singer |
| 1933 | Samuel Brittan, English journalist and author (d. 2020) |
| 1934 | Ed Flanders, American actor (d. 1995) |
| 1936 | Mary Tyler Moore, American actress and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1936 | Ray Nitschke, American football player (d. 1998) |
| 1937 | Wayne Huizenga, American businessman, founded AutoNation (d. 2018) |
| 1938 | Jon Voight, American actor and producer |
| 1939 | Ed Bruce, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2021) |
| 1941 | Ray Thomas, English singer-songwriter and flute player (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor (d. 2012) |
| 1943 | Bill Aucoin, American talent manager (d. 2010) |
| 1943 | Molly Bang, American author and illustrator |
| 1943 | Rick Danko, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1999) |
| 1944 | Gerard Windsor, Australian author and literary critic |
| 1945 | Keith Milow, British artist |
| 1946 | Marianne Faithfull, English singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1946 | Paul Trible, American attorney, politician and academic administrator |
| 1947 | Richard Crandall, American physicist and computer scientist (d. 2012) |
| 1947 | Ted Danson, American actor and producer |
| 1947 | Leonhard Lapin, Estonian architect and poet |
| 1947 | Cozy Powell, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1998) |
| 1947 | Vincent Winter, Scottish actor, director, and production manager (d. 1998) |
| 1948 | Jacky Clark Chisholm, American gospel singer |
| 1948 | Peter Robinson, Northern Irish politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland |
| 1949 | David Topliss, English rugby league player and coach (d. 2008) |
| 1950 | Jon Polito, American actor (d. 2016) |
| 1951 | Willem de Blécourt, Dutch historical anthropologist |
| 1952 | Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina and choreographer |
| 1953 | Alan Rusbridger, Zambian-English journalist and academic |
| 1953 | Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (d. 2005) |
| 1955 | Chris Goodall, English businessman and author |
| 1955 | Donald D. Hoffman, American quantitative psychologist and author |
| 1956 | Zaki Chehab, Lebanese-British journalist |
| 1956 | Katy Munger, American writer |
| 1957 | Brad Grey, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1957 | Paul Rudnick, American author, playwright, and screenwriter |
| 1958 | Tyrone Benskin, English-Canadian actor, theatre director and politician |
| 1958 | Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut |
| 1959 | Patricia Clarkson, American actress |
| 1959 | Ann Demeulemeester, Belgian fashion designer |
| 1959 | Paula Poundstone, American comedian and author |
| 1960 | Brian A. Hopkins, American author |
| 1960 | Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Congolese militia leader, founded the Union of Congolese Patriots |
| 1960 | Michael James Pappas, American politician |
| 1961 | Kevin Granata, American engineer and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1962 | Leza Lowitz, American author |
| 1962 | Carles Puigdemont, Catalan politician and journalist, former president |
| 1963 | Sean Payton, American football player and coach |
| 1964 | Michael Cudlitz, American actor |
| 1965 | John Newton, American actor |
| 1966 | Christian Kracht, Swiss author |
| 1967 | Lilly Wachowski, American director, screenwriter and producer |
| 1968 | James Mouton, American baseball player |
| 1969 | Jason Cook, English footballer |
| 1969 | Jennifer Ehle, American actress |
| 1969 | Scott Patterson, American financial journalist and author |
| 1970 | Kevin Weisman, American actor |
| 1971 | Mike Pesca, American radio journalist and podcaster |
| 1972 | Jude Law, English actor |
| 1973 | Theo Epstein, American businessman |
| 1973 | Jenny Lawson, American journalist and author |
| 1974 | Twinkle Khanna, Indian actress and writer |
| 1974 | Mahal, Filipino actress, comedian and vlogger (d. 2021) |
| 1974 | Mekhi Phifer, American actor |
| 1974 | Ryan Shore, Canadian composer and producer |
| 1975 | Shawn Hatosy, American actor |
| 1976 | Danny McBride, American actor, producer and screenwriter |
| 1978 | Kieron Dyer, English footballer and coach |
| 1978 | Danny Higginbotham, English footballer and journalist |
| 1979 | Diego Luna, Mexican actor, director and producer |
| 1979 | Reihan Salam, American political commentator, columnist and author |
| 1981 | Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese figure skater and sportscaster |
| 1981 | Janice Lynn Mather, Bahamian-Canadian author |
| 1981 | Anna Woltz, Dutch author |
| 1982 | Alison Brie, American actress |
| 1982 | Julia Wertz, American cartoonist, writer and urban explorer |
| 1984 | Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, American playwright |
| 1985 | Alexa Ray Joel, American singer-songwriter |
| 1988 | Eric Berry, American football player |
| 1988 | Christen Press, American footballer |
| 1988 | Ágnes Szávay, Hungarian tennis player |
| 1989 | Jane Levy, American actress |
| 1989 | Kei Nishikori, Japanese tennis player |
| 1991 | Steven Caulker, English footballer |
| 1993 | Gabby May, Canadian artistic gymnast |
| 1995 | Myles Garrett, American football player |
| 1995 | Ross Lynch, American singer and actor |
| 1996 | Sana Minatozaki, Japanese singer |
| 1996 | Dylan Minnette, American actor, musician and singer |
| 1998 | Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, American actor |
| 2000 | Julio Rodríguez, Dominican baseball player |
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