Famous People Born Today, Today's Famous Birthdays
Here is a list who born on date 6 December today. Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Today's famous birthdays list for December 6
Who Born Today, Famous Birthdays on December 6
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 846 | Hasan al-Askari, Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (d. 874) |
| 1285 | Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) |
| 1421 | Henry VI of England (d. 1471) |
| 1478 | Baldassare Castiglione, Italian courtier, diplomat, and author (d. 1529) |
| 1520 | Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (d. 1551) |
| 1545 | Janus Dousa, Dutch historian and noble (d. 1604) |
| 1586 | Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1670) |
| 1592 | William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (d. 1676) |
| 1608 | George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1670) |
| 1637 | Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (d. 1714) |
| 1640 | Claude Fleury, French historian and author (d. 1723) |
| 1645 | Maria de Dominici, Maltese sculptor and painter (d. 1703) |
| 1685 | Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (d. 1712) |
| 1721 | Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician (d. 1794) |
| 1721 | James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist (d. 1809) |
| 1732 | Warren Hastings, British colonial administrator of India (d. 1818) |
| 1752 | Gabriel Duvall, American jurist and politician (d. 1844) |
| 1778 | Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850) |
| 1792 | William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849) |
| 1803 | Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (d. 1829) |
| 1805 | Richard Hanson, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of South Australia (d. 1876) |
| 1812 | Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1884) |
| 1823 | Max Müller, German-English philologist and orientalist (d. 1900) |
| 1833 | John S. Mosby, American colonel (d. 1916) |
| 1835 | Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig, German chemist (d. 1910) |
| 1841 | Frédéric Bazille, French painter and soldier (d. 1870) |
| 1848 | Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer (d. 1925)[15] |
| 1849 | August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945) |
| 1853 | Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (d. 1937) |
| 1853 | Haraprasad Shastri, Indian historian and scholar (d. 1931) |
| 1863 | Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (d. 1914) |
| 1864 | William S. Hart, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946) |
| 1872 | Arthur Henry Adams, Australian journalist and author (d. 1936) |
| 1875 | Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (d. 1946) |
| 1875 | Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (d. 1941) |
| 1876 | Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company (d. 1932) |
| 1878 | Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Mexican politician (d. 1968) |
| 1882 | Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (d. 1954) |
| 1884 | Cornelia Meigs, American author, playwright, and academic (d. 1973) |
| 1886 | Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, author, and poet (d. 1918) |
| 1887 | Lynn Fontanne, British actress (d. 1983) |
| 1887 | Joseph Lamb, American pianist and composer (d. 1960) |
| 1888 | Will Hay, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1949) |
| 1890 | Dion Fortune, Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author (d. 1946) |
| 1890 | Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (d. 1951) |
| 1890 | Rudolf Schlichter, German painter and illustrator (d. 1955) |
| 1892 | Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian captain, poet, and author (d. 1969) |
| 1893 | Homer N. Wallin, American admiral (d. 1984) |
| 1893 | Sylvia Townsend Warner, English author and poet (d. 1978) |
| 1896 | Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (d. 1983) |
| 1898 | Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (d. 1995) |
| 1898 | John McDonald, Scottish-Australian politician, 37th Premier of Victoria (d. 1977) |
| 1898 | Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987) |
| 1898 | Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (d. 1964) |
| 1900 | Agnes Moorehead, American actress (d. 1974) |
| 1901 | Eliot Porter, American photographer and academic (d. 1990) |
| 1903 | Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and manager (d. 1946) |
| 1904 | Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (d. 2007) |
| 1905 | Elizabeth Yates, American journalist and author (d. 2001) |
| 1907 | John Barkley Rosser Sr., American logician (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2003) |
| 1908 | Baby Face Nelson, American gangster (d. 1934) |
| 1908 | Miklós Szabó, Hungarian runner (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician (d. 2000) |
| 1909 | Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader (d. 2002) |
| 1909 | Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1996) |
| 1910 | David M. Potter, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1971) |
| 1913 | Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (d. 2005) |
| 1913 | Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (d. 2004) |
| 1914 | Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986) |
| 1917 | Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1917 | Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Tauba Biterman, Polish Holocaust survivor (d. 2019) |
| 1919 | Skippy Baxter, Canadian-American figure skater and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (d. 1983) |
| 1920 | Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (d. 2012) |
| 1920 | Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1920 | George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1921 | Otto Graham, American football player and coach (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Piero Piccioni, Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1922 | John Brunt, English captain, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944) |
| 1922 | Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973) |
| 1927 | Jim Fuchs, American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 2010) |
| 1928 | Bobby Van, American actor, dancer, and singer (d. 1980) |
| 1929 | Philippe Bouvard, French journalist and radio host |
| 1929 | Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German-Austrian cellist and conductor (d. 2016) |
| 1929 | Frank Springer, American comic book illustrator (d. 2009) |
| 1929 | Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2022) |
| 1930 | Daniel Lisulo, Zambian banker and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (d. 2000) |
| 1931 | Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1996) |
| 1932 | Kamleshwar, Indian author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2007) |
| 1933 | Henryk Górecki, Polish composer and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1933 | Donald J. Kutyna, American general |
| 1934 | Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015) |
| 1935 | Jean Lapointe, Canadian actor, singer, and politician (d. 2022) |
| 1936 | Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer |
| 1936 | David Ossman, American writer and comedian |
| 1936 | Kenneth Copeland, American evangelist and author |
| 1937 | Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (d. 2006) |
| 1938 | Patrick Bauchau, Belgian-American actor |
| 1939 | Franco Carraro, Italian politician and sports administrator |
| 1940 | Lawrence Bergman, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 1940 | Richard Edlund, American visual effects designer and cinematographer |
| 1941 | Helen Cornelius, American country singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1941 | Richard Speck, American murderer (d. 1991) |
| 1941 | Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and illustrator |
| 1941 | Bill Thomas, American academic and politician |
| 1942 | Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1942 | Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter |
| 1943 | Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1943 | Keith West, English rock singer-songwriter and music producer |
| 1944 | Jonathan King, English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, television/radio presenter, and convicted sex offender |
| 1945 | Shekhar Kapur, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1946 | Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer |
| 1946 | Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2021) |
| 1947 | Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1947 | Henk van Woerden, Dutch-South African painter and author (d. 2005) |
| 1947 | Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist and songwriter |
| 1948 | Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (d. 2014) |
| 1948 | Don Nickles, American businessman and politician |
| 1948 | Keke Rosberg, Finnish racing driver |
| 1948 | JoBeth Williams, American actress |
| 1949 | Linda Barnes, American author, playwright, and educator |
| 1949 | Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986) |
| 1949 | Doug Marlette, American author and cartoonist (d. 2007) |
| 1949 | Peter Willey, English cricketer and umpire |
| 1950 | Guy Drut, French hurdler and politician |
| 1950 | Joe Hisaishi, Japanese pianist, composer, and conductor |
| 1950 | Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland |
| 1951 | Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina and producer |
| 1951 | Maurice Hope, Caribbean-English boxer |
| 1952 | Nicolas Bréhal, French author and critic (d. 1999) |
| 1952 | Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslist |
| 1952 | Shio Satō, Japanese illustrator (d. 2010) |
| 1953 | Sue Carroll, English journalist (d. 2011) |
| 1953 | Gary Goodman, Australian cricketer and coach |
| 1953 | Geoff Hoon, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe |
| 1953 | Tom Hulce, American actor |
| 1953 | Masami Kurumada, Japanese author and illustrator |
| 1954 | Nicola De Maria, Italian painter |
| 1954 | Chris Stamey, American singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer |
| 1955 | Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician |
| 1955 | Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer |
| 1955 | Graeme Hughes, Australian cricketer, rugby league player, and sportscaster |
| 1955 | Tony Woodcock, English footballer |
| 1955 | Steven Wright, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter |
| 1956 | Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1956 | Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer and guide |
| 1956 | Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1982) |
| 1957 | Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999) |
| 1958 | Nick Park, English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Stephen Hepburn, English politician |
| 1959 | Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (d. 2015) |
| 1959 | Stephen Muggleton, English computer scientist and engineer |
| 1959 | Deborah Estrin, American computer scientist and academic |
| 1960 | Masahiko Katsuya, Japanese journalist and photographer (d. 2018) |
| 1961 | David Lovering, American drummer |
| 1961 | Jonathan Melvoin, American musician (d. 1996) |
| 1961 | Manuel Reuter, German race car driver |
| 1962 | Ben Watt, English singer-songwriter, musician, author, DJ, and radio presenter |
| 1963 | Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer |
| 1964 | Mall Nukke, Estonian painter |
| 1965 | Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 1966 | Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete |
| 1966 | Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish golfer |
| 1967 | Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1967 | Arnaldo Mesa, Cuban boxer (d. 2012) |
| 1967 | Helen Greiner, American businesswoman and engineer |
| 1968 | Akihiro Yano, Japanese baseball player |
| 1969 | Torri Higginson, Canadian actress |
| 1970 | Ulf Ekberg, Swedish singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer |
| 1970 | Adrian Fenty, American lawyer and politician, 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia |
| 1970 | Mark Reckless, English politician |
| 1970 | Jeff Rouse, American swimmer |
| 1971 | Craig Brewer, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1971 | Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player |
| 1971 | Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese singer and voice actor |
| 1971 | Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player |
| 1972 | Ewan Birney, English scientist |
| 1972 | Heather Mizeur, American lawyer and politician |
| 1972 | Rick Short, American baseball player |
| 1974 | Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist and boxer |
| 1974 | Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1975 | Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1975 | Adrian García Arias, Mexican footballer |
| 1977 | Kevin Cash, American baseball player and coach |
| 1977 | Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1977 | Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer |
| 1978 | Chris Başak, American baseball player |
| 1978 | Darrell Jackson, American football player |
| 1978 | Ramiro Pez, Argentine rugby player |
| 1979 | Tim Cahill, Australian footballer |
| 1980 | Danielle Downey, American golfer and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1980 | Steve Lovell, English footballer |
| 1980 | Carlos Takam, Cameroonian-French boxer |
| 1981 | Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer |
| 1982 | Robbie Gould, American football player |
| 1982 | Ryan Carnes, American actor and producer |
| 1982 | Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist |
| 1982 | Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer |
| 1982 | Aaron Sandilands, Australian footballer |
| 1982 | Susie Wolff, Scottish race car driver |
| 1984 | Syndric Steptoe, American football player |
| 1984 | Nora Kirkpatrick, American actress and musician |
| 1984 | Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland |
| 1985 | Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player |
| 1985 | Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greek swimmer |
| 1985 | Rudra Pratap Singh, Indian cricketer |
| 1986 | Sean Edwards, English race car driver (d. 2013) |
| 1986 | Matt Niskanen, American ice hockey player |
| 1988 | Adam Eaton, American baseball player |
| 1988 | Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian singer and violinist |
| 1988 | Nils Petersen, German footballer |
| 1988 | Nobunaga Shimazaki, Japanese voice actor |
| 1988 | Ravindra Jadeja, Indian cricketer |
| 1989 | Felix Schiller, German footballer |
| 1990 | Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player |
| 1991 | Milica Mandić, Serbian taekwondo athlete, two-time Olympic champion |
| 1991 | Coco Vandeweghe, American tennis player |
| 1992 | Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer |
| 1992 | Johnny Manziel, American football player |
| 1993 | Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricketer |
| 1993 | Elián González, Cuban technician, known for a child custody and immigration case held in 2000 |
| 1993 | Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes, Portuguese footballer |
| 1993 | Tautau Moga, Australian-Samoan rugby league player |
| 1994 | Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player |
| 1994 | Shreyas Iyer, Indian cricketer |
| 1994 | Wakatakakage Atsushi, Japanese sumo wrestler |
| 1996 | Davide Calabria, Italian football player |
| 1998 | Angelīna Kučvaļska, Latvian figure skater |
Famous people birthdays by Month
Discover Famous Birthdays by Month