50+ Celebrities Born on December 15
December 15 is more than just another day on the calendar; it's a birthdate shared by a diverse array of celebrities and historical figures, such as Nero, both living and deceased who have made their mark in various fields. From Hollywood stars, like Don Johnson and Adam Brody, to sports heroes, like Charlie Scott, this list celebrates those well-known figures who light the candles on this special day.
Why spotlight these famous birthdays? It’s about connecting with the faces we see on screen and in arenas, understanding a bit more about them starting from when they entered the world. Whether it’s finding out you share a birthday with an Oscar winner or discovering which athlete could be your astrological twin, there's something inherently fun and personal about knowing these details. So, let's roll out the red carpet and get to know these December 15 celebs!
- Born in Flat Creek, Missouri, Don Johnson is a multitalented figure who has made significant contributions to American entertainment. He is best known for his performances in television and film, notably as James "Sonny" Crockett in the popular 1980s TV series Miami Vice, which won him a Golden Globe. However, Johnson's talent isn't confined to acting; he's also a producer, director, singer, and songwriter. Johnson's early life was filled with the arts. He participated in high school plays and eventually attended the University of Kansas, where he studied drama. His breakout role came in 1969 with the Los Angeles production of Fortune and Men's Eyes. This led to numerous roles on stage, film, and television, but it was Miami Vice that catapulted him to international stardom. His portrayal of the stylishly dressed detective in the pastel-infused Miami underworld resonated with audiences worldwide, turning Johnson into a household name. Beyond acting, Johnson showcased his musical talents by releasing two albums, Heartbeat in 1986 and Let It Roll in 1989. The title track from Heartbeat became a top five hit, further cementing his status as a multi-talented artist. His directorial skills were also put to the test with episodes of Miami Vice and later with the CBS crime series Nash Bridges, where he not only starred but also served as an executive producer. From acting to music and directing, Don Johnson's diverse career in entertainment makes him a remarkable figure in Hollywood.
- Birthplace: Flat Creek, Missouri, USA
- Adam Brody is a renowned actor who made his mark in the entertainment industry primarily through television and film. Born on December 15, 1979, in San Diego, California, he was inclined towards a career in Hollywood from an early age. After completing high school, Brody relocated to Hollywood, kickstarting his acting career which would later see him becoming a popular name in both television and film. Brody's breakthrough came with the role of Seth Cohen in the television series The O.C., which aired from 2003 to 2007. His portrayal of an adorably geeky outsider won him widespread acclaim, catapulting him into the spotlight and establishing him as a gifted actor. Over the course of his career, he appeared in a range of other television shows, including Gilmore Girls and Billy & Billie. But it was his standout performances in films like Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Thank You for Smoking, and In the Land of Women that further solidified his position in Hollywood. Beyond his acting pursuits, Brody has also showcased his talents behind the scenes. He co-wrote the comic book miniseries Red Menace and produced Some Girls, proving his versatility within the entertainment industry. He has garnered several awards and nominations for his work, including a Teen Choice Award for his performance in The O.C. In his personal life, Brody is married to fellow actor Leighton Meester, and they have two children together. Adam Brody's unwavering dedication to his craft and his remarkable range of skills continue to make him a formidable presence in the entertainment world.
- Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
- This fresh-faced, tall blonde lead literally soared to fame as "Supergirl" (1983). Slater later turned in creditable performances in "The Legend of Billie Jean" (1985), as a youth unjustly accused of murder, and "Ruthless People" (1986), as a ditsy kidnapper. After stalling a bit in such mild fare as "Sticky Fingers" (1988) and "Happy Together" (1989), Slater enjoyed her biggest popular success to date in "City Slickers" (1991) as the one female member of the big cattle drive. Her subsequent feature work was in generally forgettable fare, except for the family film "Lassie" (1994).
- Birthplace: Massapequa, New York, USA
- On television, Camilla Luddington is widely known for playing Dr. Jo Wilson on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" (2005- ). Prior to joining the cast of the hit medical dramedy in the summer of 2012, however, the drop-dead gorgeous, British-born actress was already landing recurring roles on "Californication" (Showtime, 2007-14) and "True Blood" (HBO, 2008-14). Despite working steadily as a television actress, in early 2013 Luddington expanded her profile by appearing as Lara Croft in the video game reboot of "Tomb Raider." The widely anticipated game received rave reviews from critics and was an international success, thus allowing Camilla Luddington to extend her fan base beyond the world of television while also strengthening her mainstream appeal both in America, as well as abroad.
- Birthplace: Berkshire, England, UK
- Actor Tim Conway's unassuming frame and easygoing Midwestern demeanor served as the perfect baffle for his formidable comedic talents. As a comic actor, he displayed a knack for playing easily confused and clumsy characters, like the naïve Ensign Parker on "McHale's Navy" (ABC, 1962-1966). But Conway's true gifts were in physical comedy and improvisation, which were put to excellent use on "The Carol Burnett Show" (CBS, 1967-1978). His peerless timing and pantomime skills easily reduced audiences - and often his castmates - into helpless laughter with little or no dialogue. Conway's work with Burnett was richly rewarded with four Emmy Awards - three for performance and one for writing. But after "The Carol Burnett Show," Conway struggled in trying to branch out on his own, though he did find some success in several films with Don Knotts and playing the hapless, height-challenged Dorf in a string of popular direct-to-video comedies. Nonetheless, Conway remained a legendary comic performer who attracted new generations of fans throughout the years. When Tim Conway died of complications due to dementia on May 14, 2019 at the age of 85, he was mourned by comedy fans and professionals alike around the world.
- Birthplace: Willoughby, Ohio, USA
- While she was not born onto the grand life that she often enjoyed on screen, Michelle Dockery's portrayals of the so-called repressed, rich girl always seemed effortless and genuine. The classically trained actress first gained attention in her native England, where Dockery landed featured roles on television, including the miniseries "Cranford" (BBC, 2007) and the mystery "The Turn of the Screw" (BBC, 2009). While her characters were refined and often chafed at promiscuity and violence, the actress also portrayed harder-edged characters, such as she did in the crime drama "Red Riding Trilogy" (Channel 4, 2009) and the American film "Hanna" (2011). Dockery's most memorable role, however, was on the critically acclaimed series "Downton Abbey" (iTV, 2010-16), as a seemingly cold-hearted aristocrat who slowly reveals her naiveté about love and her frustrations as a result of her family pressuring her into marriage. Dockery's performance on the series was undoubtedly her breakthrough role and established her as a formidable actress with a bright future.
- Birthplace: Barking, Essex, England, UK
- Maude Annabelle Apatow (born December 15, 1997) is an American actress, best known for portraying Lexi Howard in the HBO drama series Euphoria. She is the eldest daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann and is known for her roles as the daughter to her real-life mother's characters in Knocked Up, Funny People, and This is 40.
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- A handsome, dark-haired Irish actor with a sweet schoolboy look and an abundance of charm, Stuart Townsend was an affirmed film lover but gave no thought to acting until a drama student girlfriend led to his enrolling in Dublin's Gaiety School of Acting. Upon graduating in 1994, he formed the theater company Ether for Lunch with friends. In 1995 he was cast in Gillies MacKinnon's "Trojan Eddie" (released in the USA in 1997), playing Richard Harris' nephew and Stephen Rea's assistant. A small role as the Irishman who sparks a sexual obsession in troubled Iris (Samantha Morton) in Carine Adler's gripping "Under the Skin" (1997) followed.
- Birthplace: Howth, County Dublin, Ireland
- Nero (; Latin: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 15 December 37 – 9 June 68 AD) was the last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius and became Claudius' heir and successor. Like Claudius, Nero became emperor with the consent of the Praetorian Guard. Nero's mother, Agrippina the Younger, was likely implicated in Claudius' death and Nero's nomination as emperor. She dominated Nero's early life and decisions until he cast her off. Five years into his reign, he had her murdered.During the early years of his reign, Nero was content to be guided by his mother, his tutor Lucius Annaeus Seneca, and his Praetorian prefect Sextus Afranius Burrus. As time passed, he started to play a more active and independent role in government and foreign policy. During his reign, the redoubtable general Corbulo conducted a successful war and negotiated peace with the Parthian Empire. His general Suetonius Paulinus crushed a major revolt in Britain, led by the Iceni Queen Boudica. The Bosporan Kingdom was briefly annexed to the empire, and the First Jewish–Roman War began. Nero focused much of his attention on diplomacy, trade and the cultural life of the empire, ordering theatres built and promoting athletic games. He made public appearances as an actor, poet, musician and charioteer. In the eyes of traditionalists, this undermined the dignity and authority of his person, status, and office. His extravagant, empire-wide program of public and private works was funded by a rise in taxes that was much resented by the upper classes. In contrast, his populist style of rule remained very popular among the lower classes of Rome and the provinces until his death and beyond. Various plots against his life were revealed; the ringleaders, most of them Nero's own courtiers, were executed. In 68 AD Vindex, governor of the Gaulish territory Gallia Lugdunensis, rebelled. He was supported by Galba, the governor of Hispania Tarraconensis. Vindex's revolt failed in its immediate aim, but Nero fled Rome when Rome's discontented civil and military authorities chose Galba as emperor. He committed suicide on June 9, 68 AD, when he learned that he had been tried in absentia and condemned to death as a public enemy, making him the first Roman Emperor to commit suicide. His death ended the Julio-Claudian dynasty, sparking a brief period of civil wars known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Nero's rule is usually associated with tyranny and extravagance. Most Roman sources, such as Suetonius and Cassius Dio, offer overwhelmingly negative assessments of his personality and reign; Tacitus claims that the Roman people thought him compulsive and corrupt. Suetonius tells that many Romans believed that the Great Fire of Rome was instigated by Nero to clear the way for his planned palatial complex, the Domus Aurea. According to Tacitus he was said to have seized Christians as scapegoats for the fire and burned them alive, seemingly motivated not by public justice but by personal cruelty. Some modern historians question the reliability of the ancient sources on Nero's tyrannical acts. A few sources paint Nero in a more favorable light. There is evidence of his popularity among the Roman commoners, especially in the eastern provinces of the Empire, where a popular legend arose that Nero had not died and would return. At least three leaders of short-lived, failed rebellions presented themselves as "Nero reborn" to enlist popular support.
- Birthplace: Anzio, Italy
- Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera and film. Since her adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997, 24 global productions have been seen by more than 90 million people in over 100 cities in 19 countries, earning it the highest worldwide gross of any entertainment title in box office history. Lion King also received 11 Tony Award nominations, earning Taymor Tony Awards for Best Director and Costume Designer, and was honored with more than 70 major arts awards worldwide. Her film Frida about revered Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was nominated for five Academy Awards, and her "1960s Beatles jukebox musical" Across the Universe won approval from both Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney. These films developed her reputation for respectful handling of the sensitive legacy of artists amongst their fans. Taymor created the Taymor World Theater Fellowship in 2016 to provide opportunities for enterprising young theater directors to push their boundaries through travel, exposure to new experiences and experimentation.
- Birthplace: USA, Massachusetts, Newton
- Thanks to his good looks and cool English charm, Charlie Cox was practically destined for a life onscreen. The debonair character actor kicked off what would become a regular career in feature films beginning at only 20 years of age, beginning with European productions and eventually roping in major American movies and television programs. Cox's initial glimpse of international notice came with the fantasy epic "Stardust" (2007), with even greater repute arriving by virtue of his recurring role on the acclaimed series "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO 2010-14). His solidification as a star in earnest, however, occurred as a result of his casting at the head of the superhero drama program "Daredevil" (Netflix 2015-), in which he played the titular vigilante. Charlie Thomas Cox was born December 15, 1982 in London, England; he was the youngest of five children of publisher Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox and Patricia C. A. Harley Cox. Acting became a bona fide pursuit of Cox's upon his attendance of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which set him almost instantly upon graduation on a path of professional performance. Cox's first big screen role came in the romantic thriller "Dot the I" (2003), which paired him with the likes of Gael Garcia Bernal, James D'Arcy, and Tom Hardy. Cox's second movie, "The Merchant of Venice" (2004), further boosted his acting credibility thanks to the meaty part of Lorenzo and screen partners such as Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons. Cox followed up these pictures with a pair of comedic turns, popping up within the casts of "Things to Do Before You're 30" (2005) and "Casanova" (2005). Next came the first inklings of a life of stardom for Cox, incepting appropriately in the genre of fantasy. Cox appeared as the main character of director Matthew Vaughn's magically enthused sophomore feature "Stardust" (2007), which served as the actor's de facto introduction to American audiences. While starring roles continued to attract Cox, his pictures immediately thereafter met with meager critical and commercial success; such included "Stone of Destiny" (2008) and "There Be Dragons" (2011). Television became a refuge for the actor, who won a widely celebrated part on the esteemed HBO crime-drama series "Boardwalk Empire" (2010-14). On the series, Cox played Owen Slater, the Irish right-hand man to Steve Buscemi's criminal kingpin Nucky Thompson. After his leave from "Boardwalk Empire" in 2012, Cox returned to the big screen, formidably at the head of the comedy film "Hello Carter" (2013) and on the sidelines of the Best Picture Academy Award-nominated biopic "The Theory of Everything" (2014). However, Cox's notability skyrocketed when he accepted the lead role in the superhero series "Daredevil" (Netflix 2015-), playing the titular comic book vigilante known for his blindness.
- Birthplace: London, England, UK
- Martin Škrtel (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmartin ˈʃkr̩cɛl]; born 15 December 1984) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Atalanta. He previously played for Trenčín and Zenit Saint Petersburg, before joining Liverpool for £6.5 million in January 2008. After eight-and-a-half years with Liverpool, where he played 319 official games and scored 18 goals, he joined Fenerbahçe. He has won the Russian Premier League and the League Cup, as well as being named Slovak Footballer of the Year four times. Škrtel made his international debut for Slovakia in 2004, and has since earned more than 100 caps, making him the third most capped player of his country. He represented the country as they reached the last 16 at both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.
- Birthplace: Handlová, Slovakia
- Lee Jeong-jae is an actor, director, and writer who is best known for his role in "New World" as Ja-seong. Jeong-jae won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2022 for "Squid Game."
- Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
- Julie Berry is a former contestant on the reality television show Survivor: Vanuatu.
- Birthplace: Lewiston, Maine, USA
- Jeremy Fritz (born December 15, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Eric Young; he was also the leader of the stable Sanity. Young previously competed in WWE's developmental territory NXT, where he was a former NXT Tag Team Champion. He is perhaps best known for his 12-year tenure working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2004 to 2016, where he was a one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time X Division Champion, a three-time Legends/Global/Television/King of the Mountain Champion, and a four-time world tag team champion, having held the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice with Bobby Roode, the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice once with Kaz, and once as a member of The Band with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (under the Freebird Rule), and the only male to co-hold the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship, winning the title with female wrestler ODB. He is also one of only five men to win TNA's Grand Slam Championship. All together, Young won 11 championships during his career in TNA, and is considered a "TNA Original".
- Birthplace: Florence, Ontario, Canada
- Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French civil engineer and architect. A graduate of the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit viaduct. He is best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France. After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel concentrated his energies on research into meteorology and aerodynamics, making important contributions in both fields.
- Birthplace: Dijon, France
- Charles Thomas Scott (born December 15, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA) and eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Scott was an Olympic Gold Medalist and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
- Michael Shanks is a Canadian-born TV actor, writer, and director best known for his role as archeologist Dr. Daniel Jackson on the popular science fiction series "Stargate SG-1." A Vancouver native, Shanks earned his BFA in theater from the University of British Columbia and apprenticed at Ontario's famed Stratford Shakespearean Festival. In the early 1990s, as Shanks entered the film and television industry, many syndicated and cable television series were filmed in Canada as a result of the country's comparatively low production costs; Shanks soon began appearing on Canadian-made TV series like "Highlander," based on the popular 1986 action film and its sequels, and reboots of the classic science-fiction anthologies "The Outer Limits" and "The Twilight Zone" before gaining his breakout role on "Stargate SG-1" in 1997. Shanks's character, Dr. Daniel Jackson, was an Egyptologist who joined the Stargate team as an archaeologist and translator. A major character for the show's first five seasons, Shanks left the series in 2002, but returned as a full cast member after only one season off and continued in the role until the show finally ended in 2007. Following the end of "Stargate SG-1," Shanks appeared as a corrupt Washington lobbyist in the sixth season of the action drama "24" and as an antagonist to disgraced former spy Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) in the stylish espionage series "Burn Notice."
- Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Ronald Joseph "Ronnie" Radke is an American musician, songwriter & producer. He is a founding member and current lead vocalist for the band Falling in Reverse, and was also the former vocalist and founding member of the band Escape the Fate. Radke was charged with battery in 2006 and sentenced in 2008 for lack of effective probation; he also had a serious drug addiction. He was released from prison in December 2010 and as of then, he has been completely sober and free of his drug addiction. He has released his second album with band Falling in Reverse entitled Fashionably Late. In May 2013, he released his first solo song, "Fairweather Fans", followed by "What Up Earth?" and has stated that he will be releasing a free mixtape to fans, entitled Watch Me, currently scheduled for an early 2014 release. The mixtape currently features vocals from Andy Biersack, Danny Worsnop and b.LaY with more to come in the future. It was announced on May 8, 2014 that long time friend Max Green would be joining Falling in Reverse and stepping up as the new bassist/backing vocalist for the band, but Green left the band that same year on October 6.
- Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada
- Lewis Lee Millett Sr. (December 15, 1920 – November 14, 2009) was a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading the last major American bayonet charge. He enlisted in the U.S. National Guard while still in high school and then in 1940 joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. When he thought that the United States would not participate in World War II he deserted and went to Canada with a friend where they joined the Canadian Army and were sent to London. The U.S. did enter the war and by the time he made it to Europe they were in the fight so he transferred to the U.S. Army. While serving with the Army in World War II, he received a Silver Star for driving a burning ammunition truck away from a group of soldiers before it exploded. During the Korean War, he was awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. The citation explains that he successfully led a bayonet charge against the enemy. He later served in the Vietnam War as well. He retired from the Army in 1973 and died of congestive heart failure in 2009.
- Birthplace: Mechanic Falls, Maine
- Alana Haim is a musical artist and member of the group HAIM.
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Virginia, a seat he was first elected to in 2008. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently a Vice Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus and the Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Prior to his congressional career, Warner was the 69th Governor of Virginia holding the office from 2002 to 2006, and is the honorary chairman of the Forward Together PAC. Warner delivered the keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Apart from politics, Warner is also known for his involvement in telecommunications-related venture capital during the 1980s; he founded the firm Columbia Capital. In 2006, he was widely expected to pursue the Democratic nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election; however, he announced in October 2006 that he would not run, citing a desire not to disrupt his family life. Warner was considered to be a potential vice presidential candidate, until he took himself out of consideration after winning the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.Running against his gubernatorial predecessor, Jim Gilmore, Warner won his first election to the Senate in 2008 with 65% of the vote. Warner won reelection in 2014, narrowly defeating Ed Gillespie.
- Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Ralph Michael Ineson (born 15 December 1969) is an English actor, best known as Dagmer Cleftjaw in Game of Thrones, Amycus Carrow in the last three Harry Potter films, Colonel Ansiv Garmuth in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, William in The Witch and Chris Finch in the BBC series The Office.
- Birthplace: England, Leeds
- Pat O'Brien (born 15 December 1965) is the lead guitarist for the death metal band Cannibal Corpse, as well as a former member for the heavy metal band Nevermore, and a former touring musician with the thrash metal band Slayer.
- Birthplace: Northern Kentucky
- Hailed as a wunderkind on the American midnight movie circuit in 1984 for his punk rock-fueled cult hit "Repo Man," expatriate British filmmaker Alex Cox was already pushing 30 years old and a graduate of the UCLA Film School by way of Oxford University. Balancing a love of European exploitation fare with a no less passionate admiration for the cinema of Luis Bunuel, Akira Kurosawa, Robert Aldrich and John Ford, the trenchantly funny, fiercely intelligent Cox stood poised to become Hollywood's go-to guy for major studio releases with an urgently anarchic bent. He followed "Repo Man" with the punk biopic "Sid and Nancy" (1986), which made a star of Gary Oldman, but it was the unabashedly political "Walker" (1987) that got him blacklisted in the States. Unconcerned with temptations of fame and fortune, Cox turned his hand to a string of personal projects financed with funds cadged from around the globe, including the Spanish language "Highway Patrolman" (1991), "Three Businessmen" (1998), and the micro-budgeted "Searchers 2.0" (2007), a lean and mean rejoinder to John Ford's Western classic. Marginalized but never invisible or afraid to speak his mind, Cox remained a formidable presence in world cinema, disseminating his views via the Internet and academic volumes devoted to his cinematic passions, as a film curator dedicated to the inexhaustible uses of cinema.
- Birthplace: Liverpool, England, UK
- Albert James "Alan" Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965) was an American disc jockey. He became internationally known for promoting the mix of blues, country, rhythm and blues music on the radio in the United States and Europe under the name of rock and roll. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s.
- Birthplace: USA, Windber, Pennsylvania
- Josh Norman is an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He played college football at Coastal Carolina. He was selected by the Panthers in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, where he was considered one of the best cornerback prospects.
- Birthplace: Greenwood, South Carolina
- Whether playing football or filling out a role on the big screen, actor Geoff Stults had the same hypnotic effect on viewers. After the one-time athlete took his career as far as it could go, he switched to acting and never looked back, putting his looks and charm on the offense in a variety of television dramas and comedies. Stults initially broke out on the family series "7th Heaven" (WB, 1996-2007), but it was a regular role on the small town drama "October Road" (ABC, 2007-08) that reminded viewers once again of the handsome actor's promise.
- Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Brooke Gabrielle Ligertwood (née Fraser, born 15 December 1983) better known by her stage name Brooke Fraser, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter best known for her hit single "Something in the Water", released in 2010. Fraser released two studio albums What to Do with Daylight (2003) and Albertine (2006) through Columbia Records before signing a recording contract with Wood + Bone. Her third studio album, Flags was released in 2010 and it is her most successful album to date. Her most recent album, Brutal Romantic, was released in November 2014 through Vagrant Records. She is one of the top selling and most popular New Zealand recording artists of all time: her albums were certified 15× Platinum. Fraser is also a member of the Christian music group Hillsong Worship and was songwriter and lead vocalist for the Grammy winning song "What a Beautiful Name" which was credited under her married name Brooke Ligertwood. Other well-known songs written by Fraser include "Hosanna" and "Lead Me to the Cross".
- Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
- Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE (15 December 1899 – 14 January 1978) was an English track and field athlete. He was Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire.
- Birthplace: Bedford, United Kingdom
- Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.
- Birthplace: USA, Wichita, Kansas
- Paul Gustave Simonon (; born 15 December 1955) is an English musician and artist best known as the bassist for The Clash. More recent work includes his involvement in the supergroup The Good, the Bad & the Queen and playing on the Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach in 2010, which along with Albarn saw him reunite with Mick Jones.
- Birthplace: Croydon, England, London
- Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser was an Austrian artist and architect. Born Friedrich Stowasser in Vienna, he became one of the best-known contemporary Austrian artists by the end of the 20th century.
- Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
- Born December 15, 1972, in Markham, Illinois, Rodney Scott Harrison began his football career at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. From there he went on to play at Western Illinois University from 1999-93, where he set school records for both tackles in a career and tackles in a game. Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the NFL draft in 1994, Harrison joined the team in time for its only Super Bowl appearance to date, though they lost to the San Francisco 49ers. In 2003, Harrison was released by the Chargers and found a new spot as a safety for the New England Patriots, where he set a team record for seven playoff interceptions. During his time with the Patriots, he suffered a number of injuries. He was suspended in 2007 for use of banned substances, though he asserted their use was to accelerate the healing process, not to gain a competitive edge. Harrison remained with the Patriots until a 2008 injury led him to the injured reserve list. That marked the end of his playing career, and in June of 2009, he announced his retirement and his intent to work as an analyst for NBC's "Football Night in America" (NBC, 2006- ). He left the NFL as the record-holder for the most sacks by a defensive back. Harrison and his wife, Erika, have three children.
- Birthplace: Markham, Illinois, USA
- Betty Smith (born Elisabeth Lillian Wehner; December 15, 1896 – January 17, 1972) was an American author. She is best known for her 1943 bestselling novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, which is considered one of the great American novels of the 20th century.
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
- Jesse Lorenzo Belvin (December 15, 1932 – February 6, 1960) was an American Rock & Roll singer, pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s, whose success was cut short by his death in a car crash aged 27.
- Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Alexandra Huntingdon Tydings (born December 15, 1972) is an American actress, director, writer, producer, and activist, best known for her role as Greek goddess Aphrodite on the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its spin-off, Xena: Warrior Princess.
- Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA
- Carmine Appice ( ) (born December 15, 1946) is an American drummer and percussionist most commonly associated with the rock genre of music. He has received classical music training, and was influenced early-on by the work of jazz drummers Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Appice is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder, which also featured John Sykes, of Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy fame, and Tony Franklin of The Firm. He was inducted into the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014.Appice is credited with influencing later rock drummers including Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain, Aerosmith's Joey Kramer, Roger Taylor of Queen, Phil Collins of Genesis, Rush's Neil Peart, Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee, Slayer's Dave Lombardo, Richard Christy, Chris Grainger, David Kinkade, Ray Mehlbaum, Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, Ian Paice of Deep Purple, Anvil's Robb Reiner and Eric Singer of Kiss. His best-selling drum instruction book The Realistic Rock Drum Method was first published in 1972 and has since been revised and republished as The Ultimate Realistic Rock Drum Method. It covers the basic subjects of rock rhythms and polyrhythms, linear rudiments and groupings, shuffle rhythms, hi-hat and double bass drum exercises. Of Italian descent, Appice is the elder brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 11 years.
- Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
- Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (December 15, 1942 – August 18, 2019) was an American politician who served as the 54th Governor of Louisiana from January 2004 to January 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman elected as the state's governor. When first elected, Blanco outlined her top priorities as providing affordable healthcare, improving the education system in the state, and helping to create a strong and vibrant economy through aggressive economic development initiatives. Her work as governor changed dramatically when, in 2005, coastal Louisiana was severely damaged by two hurricanes that struck less than a month apart. In August, Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans region, an urban area of 1.4 million people. Then, in September, Hurricane Rita struck the southwestern coast, displacing another 300,000 people. More than 200,000 housing units were destroyed, 81,000 businesses closed, entire electrical and telecommunication systems were torn apart, and one million people were made homeless as a result of severe flooding caused by levee failures and storm surges. Many believed the immediate response from the city, state, and federal governments was inadequate, and Blanco later acknowledged there were failures on the part of her administration before and after the storm; much criticism, however, was directed at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for what was seen as a slow initial response to the disaster and an inability to effectively manage, care for and deliver promised resources to those trying to evacuate from New Orleans. Blanco announced in March 2007 that she would not seek re-election later that year, saying that she would instead "focus [her] time and energy for the [remainder of her term] on the people's work, not on [the] politics" of running for another term. In December 2017 she was diagnosed with cancer, and she died nearly two years later, on August 18, 2019.
- Birthplace: New Iberia, Louisiana, USA
- Arthur Henry Howe Jr. (born December 15, 1946), is an American former professional baseball infielder, coach, scout, and manager, who appeared as a player in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974–1975), Houston Astros (1976–1982), and St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1985). Howe managed the Astros (1989–1993), Oakland Athletics (1996–2002), and New York Mets (2003–2004), compiling a career managerial record of 1,129 wins and 1,137 losses.
- Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Amanda Michelle "Mandy" Jiroux is an American dancer and singer, best known as a member of The Beach Girl5. Jiroux grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and began studying dance at 3 years old. Growing up, she was in the studio 5 to 7 days a week studying all forms of dance including ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, tap, and modern. Jiroux’s high accolades in dance awarded her many opportunities and during her high school years she traveled the country as an assistant to some of the top choreographers in the field. Upon graduating, Jiroux moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of dancing professionally. Within just a few weeks she booked a job as a dancer for Miley Cyrus. Jiroux traveled on two tours with Cyrus in the United States and Europe and has performed on the Kids' Choice Awards, American Music Awards, Good Morning America, & FNMTV. She is perhaps best known as Cyrus’ best friend and sidekick in The Miley and Mandy Show. The show, described as a "YouTube hit", is said to be filmed for fun by Cyrus and Jiroux and to be entirely their work, with Cyrus and Jiroux editing the footage together. The online Dance Battle between their own M&M cru and the ACDC went viral with the final round of the battle being the featured climactic performance on the 2008 Teen Choice Awards.
- Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona
- Ida Haendel, (born 15 December 1928) is a Polish-British violinist. Haendel was a child prodigy. Her career spans over seven decades. She became an influential teacher.
- Birthplace: Chełm, Second Polish Republic
- Garrett Richard Wang (Chinese: 王以瞻; pinyin: Wáng Yǐzhān) (born December 15, 1968) is an American actor. Wang is known for his role in Star Trek: Voyager as Ensign Harry Kim.
- Birthplace: Riverside, California, USA
- Donna Lease Brazile (; born December 15, 1959) is an American political strategist, campaign manager, political analyst, author, and Fox News contributor. She was formerly a CNN contributor until her resignation in October 2016. She is a member of the Democratic Party, briefly serving as the interim chair of the Democratic National Committee in spring 2011, and again from July 2016 to February 2017. She was the first African American woman to direct a major presidential campaign, acting as campaign manager for Al Gore in 2000. She has also worked on several presidential campaigns for Democratic candidates, including Jesse Jackson and Walter Mondale–Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, and for Dick Gephardt in the 1988 Democratic primary.
- Birthplace: Kenner, Louisiana, USA
- Rodney Bingenheimer (born December 15, 1946) is an American radio disc jockey who was on the Los Angeles rock station KROQ. He joined SiriusXM's Little Steven's Underground Garage on July 16, 2017. He is notable for helping numerous bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important. He developed a reputation for being the first American D.J. to identify new artists and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Van Halen,Guns N' Roses, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, Hole, Symbol Six, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, Germs and many others.He once managed a L.A. nightclub called Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco in the early seventies.He was the subject of a documentary by late filmmaker George Hickenlooper titled Mayor of the Sunset Strip. He was described as a "famous groupie, now respectable" by Mick Jagger and he has numerous high-profile friends. In 2007, he was honored with the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard.
- Birthplace: Mountain View, USA, California
- Michael King (15 December 1945 – 30 March 2004) was a New Zealand popular historian, author, and biographer. He wrote or edited over 30 books on New Zealand topics, including the best-selling Penguin History of New Zealand, which was the most popular New Zealand book of 2004.
- Birthplace: New Zealand, Wellington
- James Driscoll (15 December 1880 – 30 January 1925), commonly known as Peerless Jim, was a Welsh boxer who learned his trade in the boxing ring and used it to fight his way out of poverty. Driscoll was British featherweight champion and won the coveted Lonsdale belt in 1910. He is a member of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Birthplace: Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Antoine Henri Becquerel (; French: [ɑ̃ʁi bɛkʁɛl]; 15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French engineer, physicist, Nobel laureate, and the first person to discover evidence of radioactivity. For work in this field he, along with Marie Skłodowska-Curie (Marie Curie) and Pierre Curie, received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics. The SI unit for radioactivity, the becquerel (Bq), is named after him.
- Birthplace: Paris, France
- Snejana Onopka (Ukrainian: Сніжана Онопко, born December 15, 1986) is a Ukrainian Supermodel.
- Birthplace: Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
- James Peter Richard Heaslip (born 15 December 1983) is an Irish rugby union former player who played for Leinster and Ireland. He played as a number 8. Heaslip earned 95 caps for Ireland during his international career from 2006 to 2017, making him one of the most capped players in Irish national team history.
- Birthplace: Tiberias, Israel
- Melesha Katrina O'Garro BEM (born December 15, 1987), known professionally as Lady Leshurr, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. She is known for her Queen's Speech series of freestyles, the fourth of which became popular in 2016. Her subsequent freestyle, Queen's Speech 5, was called "brilliant" and "2015's crowning freestyle" by Spin. In 2021, she entered the Channel 4 series The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer, catfishing as Big Narstie, and won. She also competed in the thirteenth series of Dancing on Ice, where she reached the semi-final.
- Christopher Douglass Roney (born December 15, 1969), known by the stage name Cool C, is an American rapper who was active in the late 1980s. He is also known for his involvement in the murder of Philadelphia Police officer Lauretha Vaird, during a bank robbery in January 1996, for which he was sentenced to death. He is currently on death row.
Max Yasgur
Dec. at 53 (1919-1973)Max B. Yasgur (December 15, 1919 – February 9, 1973) was an American farmer, best known as the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York, at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held between August 15 and August 18, 1969.- Birthplace: New York City, New York
- Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known as Oscar Niemeyer, was a Brazilian architect who is considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was best known for his design of civic buildings for Brasília, a planned city that became Brazil's capital in 1960, as well as his collaboration with other architects on the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. His exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete was highly influential in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Both lauded and criticized for being a "sculptor of monuments", Niemeyer was hailed as a great artist and one of the greatest architects of his generation by his supporters. He said his architecture was strongly influenced by Le Corbusier, but in an interview, assured that this "didn't prevent [his] architecture from going in a different direction". Niemeyer was most famous for his use of abstract forms and curves and wrote in his memoirs:
- Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Evelyn Hoey (December 15, 1910 – September 11, 1935) was a Broadway theatre torch singer and actress.
- Birthplace: Minneapolis, USA, Minnesota
- Barrington Lionel "Barry" Driscoll (December 15, 1926 – April 30, 2006) was a British painter, wildlife artist and sculptor. Starting as a book illustrator, he specialized in animal subjects and established an international reputation as a wildlife artist. In 1960 Driscoll painted three large murals in the London Zoo. A year later he illustrated the inaugural brochure for the World Wildlife Fund. By the mid-1960s Barry's work was appearing regularly in the national press, and he had his own Sunday Express wildlife column. In 1970 Time-Life commissioned him to do a series of paintings of fauna in Arizona.
- Birthplace: Camberwell, London, United Kingdom
- Baron David René James de Rothschild (French pronunciation: [david ʁəne ʒɛms də ʁɔtʃild]; born December 15, 1942) is a French banker and a member of the French branch of the Rothschild family. He is the chairman of Rothschild Continuation Holdings, a Swiss holding company (which is believed to be controlled by Concordia BV, another holding company, registered in the Netherlands). He was formerly a chairman of De Beers. Since May 2013, de Rothschild is also the chairman of the Governing Board of the World Jewish Congress, the international Jewish organization representing Jewish communities in 100 countries.
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
- Erika Tham (born December 15, 1999) is a Canadian actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her role as Corki Chang in the Canadian series Make It Pop. Tham has lived in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, China, Thailand and Canada. Tham is of paternal Chinese-Malaysian and maternal Dutch/Ukrainian-Canadian descent.
- Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE (born 15 December 1970) is an Italian horse racing jockey based in the United Kingdom. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races. His most celebrated achievement was riding all seven winners on British Champions' Day at Ascot in 1996. He is the son of the Sardinian jockey Gianfranco Dettori, who was a prolific winner in Italy. He has been described by Lester Piggott as the best jockey currently riding.Since the end of 2012, Dettori has been operating as a freelance, having split with Godolphin Racing, for whom he was stable jockey and had most of his big race victories. On 5 December 2012, he was suspended from riding for six months after being found guilty of taking a prohibited substance, believed to be cocaine. During this absence, he took part in the 11th series of the UK reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother, finishing seventh on Day 21.
- Birthplace: Milan, Italy
- Tough, virile lead with prematurely steel grey, wavy hair and a muscular physique who starred in action films of the late 1940s and 50s, often as American Indians (three times as Cochise), gangsters, cavalrymen and "natives." Not a docile star, Chandler rebelled against Universal's mediocre action projects and was suspended several times. Chandler's career was cut short by his premature death--due to blood poisoning after routine spinal surgery for a slipped disc--at age 42.
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Alina Eremia (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈlina ereˈmi.a]; born 15 December 1993 in Buftea) is a Romanian singer, TV personality, actress and member of the LaLa band, who represented Romania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song Țurai. She plays Ioana in the teenage sitcom series Pariu cu viața. From 2014, she participated at the Romanian version of Dancing with the stars on Antena 1 and she was in the jury of Next Star. She also worked for Disney Romania as a Voice actress, dubbing the singing voice of Pocahontas in Pocahontas (Romanian dubbing from 2008) and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (Romanian dubbing from 2009), and both speaking and singing voices of Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Belle's Magical World (Romanian dubbing from 2010). Alina was a member of Miracol for over six years. During that time, she also studied piano at the School of Music and Fine Arts, Bucharest.She is one of the most recognised singers of Romania and her song "It was a madness" was listed as one of the most popular songs of the year in 2015.In 2016 Alina prodied her own song "A fost o nebunie" together with Andrei Ciobanu and Sergiu Floroaia.
- Birthplace: Buftea, Romania
- Keilor Antonio Navas Gamboa (born 15 December 1986), known as Keylor Navas, is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Costa Rica national team.
- Birthplace: Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
- Jean Paul Getty (; December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976), known widely as J. Paul Getty, was a naturalized British American petrol-industrialist, and the patriarch of the Getty family. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American, while the 1966 Guinness Book of Records named him as the world's richest private citizen, worth an estimated $1.2 billion (approximately $7.2 billion in 2018). At his death, he was worth more than $6 billion (approximately $21 billion in 2018). A book published in 1996 ranked him as the 67th richest American who ever lived, based on his wealth as a percentage of the concurrent gross national product.Despite his vast wealth, Getty was infamously frugal, notably negotiating his grandson's Italian kidnapping ransom in 1973. Getty was an avid collector of art and antiquities. His collection formed the basis of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California, and more than $661 million of his estate was left to the museum after his death. He established the J. Paul Getty Trust in 1953. The trust is the world's wealthiest art institution, and operates the J. Paul Getty Museum Complexes: The Getty Center, The Getty Villa and the Getty Foundation, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute.
- Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
