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Who was born on December 15
160 notable people were born on December 15. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.
- 160births
- 53events
Best known
Best known
Henri Becquerel
French physicist
L. L. Zamenhof
Creator of Esperanto
Niels Ryberg Finsen
Faroese physician and Nobel laureate
Charles Duryea
American automobile manufacturer
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
Finnish politician
Arthur Dehon Little
American chemist, chemical engineer, and industrial researcher
Henri Becquerel — French physicist, born on December 15 1852.
L. L. Zamenhof — Creator of Esperanto, born on December 15 1859.
Niels Ryberg Finsen — Faroese physician and Nobel laureate, born on December 15 1860.
Charles Duryea — American automobile manufacturer, born on December 15 1861.
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud — Finnish politician, born on December 15 1861.
Arthur Dehon Little — American chemist, chemical engineer, and industrial researcher, born on December 15 1863.
All entries
- 1846
Amunda KolderupNorwegian opera singer - 1869
Leon MarchlewskiPolish chemist - 1875
Emilio JacintoFilipino revolutionary - 1878
Hans CarossaGerman novelist and poet - 1885
Leonid PitamicSlovene-Yugoslav lawyer, diplomat and academic - 1886
Wanda Krahelska-FilipowiczPolish Resistance fighter - 1886
Florence Jepperson MadsenAmerican music professor - 1888
Maxwell AndersonAmerican playwright and writer - 1890
Harry Babcock (pole vaulter)American pole vaulter - 1891
A. P. CarterAmerican singer-songwriter
- 1892
J. Paul GettyAmerican industrialist - 1894AAllie Vibert DouglasCanadian astronomer
- 1894
Josef Imbach (athlete)Swiss sprinter
- 1896
Betty SmithAmerican playwright and novelist - 1899
Harold AbrahamsEnglish track and field athlete - 1902
Robert F. BradfordAmerican politician - 1903
Tamanishiki San'emonJapanese sumo wrestler - 1907
Gordon Douglas (director)American film director - 1907
Oscar NiemeyerBrazilian architect - 1908
RanganathanandaHindu swami of the Ramakrishna Math order - 1909
Sattar BahlulzadeAzerbaijani painter - 1909
Eliza Atkins GleasonAfrican American librarian - 1910
John Henry HammondAmerican record producer, civil rights activist and music critic - 1911
Nicholas P. DallisAmerican comics writer - 1911
Stan KentonAmerican popular and jazz pianist - 1913
Roger GaudryCanadian chemist - 1913
Muriel RukeyserAmerican poet and essayist - 1915EEila CampbellUniversity teacher and historian of cartography
- 1916
Miguel ArraesBrazilian lawyer and politician - 1916BBuddy Cole (musician)American jazz pianist and orchestra leader
- 1916
Maurice WilkinsNew Zealand-born British biophysicist - 1917SShan-ul-Haq HaqqeePoet, writer and linguist
- 1918
Jeff ChandlerAmerican actor - 1918CChihiro IwasakiJapanese artist and illustrator
- 1919
Max YasgurAmerican farmer - 1920GGamal al-BannaEgyptian writer and trade unionist
- 1920
Kurt SchaffenbergerAmerican cartoonist - 1921
Alan FreedAmerican disc jockey and rock-and-roll figure - 1923
Pierre Cossette (producer)Canadian television executive producer and Broadway producer - 1923
Freeman DysonBritish theoretical physicist and mathematician - 1923
Uziel GalIsraeli firearm designer - 1923
Valentin VarennikovRussian army general and politician - 1924
Frank W. J. OlverAmerican mathematician - 1924RRuhi SarıalpTurkish triple jumper
- 1925
Kasey RogersAmerican actress - 1926BBill Pitt (racing driver)
- 1928
Ida HaendelJewish musician - 1928
Friedensreich HundertwasserAustrian-born visual artist - 1930
Edna O'BrienIrish writer - 1931
Klaus RifbjergDanish writer - 1932
Jesse BelvinAmerican singer, pianist and songwriter - 1932
John Meurig ThomasWelsh scientist and educator - 1933
Bapu (director)India director and artist - 1933
Tim ConwayAmerican actor and comedian - 1933
Donald WoodsSouth African journalist and activist - 1936
Joe D'AmatoItalian film director - 1938MMichael BogdanovBritish theatre director
- 1938
Billy ShawAmerican football player - 1939
Cindy BirdsongAmerican singer (born 1939) - 1939
Dave Clark (musician)English musician (born 1939)
- 1942
Kathleen BlancoGovernor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2008 - 1943
Lucien den ArendDutch sculptor - 1944
Chico MendesBrazilian trade union leader and environmentalist - 1945
Heather BoothAmerican civil rights activist and strategist, feminist (born 1945) - 1946
Carmine AppiceAmerican drummer (born 1946) - 1946
Genny LimAmerican poet, playwright and performer (born 1946) - 1946
Comunardo NiccolaiItalian footballer - 1948
Cassandra HarrisAustralian actress - 1948
Charlie Scott (basketball)American basketball player (born 1948) - 1949
Don JohnsonAmerican actor (born 1949) - 1949BBrian Roper (economist)
- 1950
Melanie ChartoffAmerican actress (born 1948) - 1950
Sylvester James GatesAmerican physicist - 1951
Joe JordanScottish professional footballer and coach - 1952
Rudi ProtrudiAmerican rock musician, artist, and actor - 1952
Allan SimonsenDanish footballer and manager (born 1952)
- 1952
Julie TaymorAmerican film and theatre director and writer (born 1952) - 1953
John R. AllenUS Marine Corps general (born 1953) - 1953
Robert Charles WilsonAmerican-Canadian science fiction author (born 1953) - 1954
Alex CoxEnglish film director, screenwriter, and actor (born 1954) - 1954
Oliver HealdBritish Conservative politician - 1954
Mark WarnerAmerican politician (born 1954) - 1955
Paul SimononEnglish musician and artist (born 1955) - 1956
John Lee HancockAmerican filmmaker (born 1956) - 1956
Tony LeonSouth African politician (born 1956) - 1957
Mario MaroisCanadian former ice hockey defenceman (born 1957) - 1959GGreg MatthewsAustralian cricketer
- 1959AAlan WhettonRugby player
- 1959GGary WhettonNZ international rugby union player
- 1960WWalter WerzowaAustrian composer and record producer
- 1961
Karin KramlAustrian journalist and politician - 1962
Tim GainesMusical artist
- 1963EEllie CornellAmerican actress and producer
- 1963NNorman J. GrossfeldAmerican television producer
- 1963
Helen SlaterAmerican actress and singer-songwriter (born 1963) - 1964
Paul KayeEnglish actor and comedian - 1966CCarl HooperGuyanese cricketer
- 1966MMolly PriceAmerican actress
- 1968
Garrett WangAmerican actor (born 1968) - 1969
Ralph InesonEnglish actor and narrator (born 1969) - 1969
Chantal PetitclercCanadian politician and paralympic athlete - 1969AAdam SetliffAmerican discus thrower (born 1969)
- 1970
Frankie DettoriItalian jockey (born 1970) - 1970
Michael ShanksCanadian actor (born 1970) - 1971
Clint LoweryAmerican musician - 1972
Lee Jung-jaeSouth Korean actor (born 1972) - 1972
Stuart TownsendIrish actor - 1973
Surya BonalyFrench figure skater (born 1973) - 1973
Ryoo Seung-wanSouth Korean filmmaker (born 1973) - 1974GGarath ArcherEngland international rugby union footballer
- 1974
P. J. ByrneAmerican actor (born 1974) - 1975
Samira SarayaPalestinian-Israeli actor and artist - 1976
Bhaichung BhutiaIndian footballer (born 1976) - 1976KKim EaglesCanadian sports shooter
- 1977
Mehmet AurélioFootballer (born 1977)
- 1977
Geoff StultsAmerican actor (born 1977) - 1978
Mark JansenDutch heavy metal musician - 1979
Adam BrodyAmerican actor (born 1979) - 1979
Eric Young (wrestler)Canadian professional wrestler (born 1979) - 1980
Élodie GossuinFrench beauty queen and politician - 1980
Serge PizzornoEnglish musician (born 1980)
- 1981
Michelle DockeryBritish actress (born 1981) - 1981
Brendan FletcherCanadian actor (born 1981) - 1981
Roman PavlyuchenkoRussian footballer (born 1981) - 1982
Charlie CoxBritish actor (born 1982) - 1982
Borja García (racing driver)Spanish racing driver - 1982GGeorge O. Gore IIAmerican actor (born 1982)
- 1982
Tatiana PerebiynisUkrainian tennis player - 1983
Delon ArmitageEnglish rugby union footballer - 1983
René DupréeCanadian professional wrestler (born 1983) - 1983
Camilla LuddingtonBritish actress (born 1983) - 1983
Ronnie RadkeAmerican musician (born 1983) - 1983SSophia YoungAmerican basketball player (born 1983)
- 1984
Martin ŠkrtelSlovak footballer (born 1984) - 1985DDiogo Fernandes (Brazilian footballer)Brazilian footballer (born 1985)
- 1986
Kim JunsuSouth Korean singer (born 1986) - 1986
Keylor NavasCosta Rican footballer (born 1986) - 1986
Snejana OnopkaUkrainian model (born 1986) - 1988
Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988)Swedish ice hockey player (born 1988) - 1988
Steven NzonziFrench footballer (born 1988) - 1991
Conor DalyAmerican racing driver (born 1991) - 1991
Yanni GourdeCanadian ice hockey player (born 1991) - 1991
Alana HaimAmerican musician and actress (born 1991) - 1992
Jesse LingardEnglish footballer (born 1992) - 1992
Maximiliano Meza (footballer, born 1992)Argentine footballer - 1992
Alex TellesBrazilian footballer (born 1992) - 1993
Daniel OchefuAmerican-born Nigerian basketball player - 1995
Jahlil OkaforNigerian-American basketball player (born 1995) - 1996
Jenifer BreningGerman singer and songwriter - 1996
Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer)Ukrainian footballer (born 1996) - 1997
Maude ApatowAmerican actress (born 1997) - 1997
Magdalena FręchPolish tennis player (born 1997) - 1997SStefania LaVie OwenAmerican-New Zealand actress (born 1997)
- 2000
Kayvon ThibodeauxAmerican football player (born 2000)
Frequently asked questions
Who was born on December 15?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on December 15, including Henri Becquerel, L. L. Zamenhof, Niels Ryberg Finsen. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
What happened on December 15?
53 documented historical events happened on December 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Byzantines led by Belisarius defeated the Vandal King Gelimer at the Battle of Tricamarum, completing the "Reconquest of North Africa" under Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. On the same day, in another year: Sergius was elected pope, ending the last disputed period of sede vacante during the Byzantine Papacy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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