| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Lou Adler |
Business |
13-Dec-1933 |
|
Dunhill and Ode Records |
| John Anderson |
Country Musician |
13-Dec-1954 |
|
Country music traditionalist |
| Philip W. Anderson |
Physicist |
13-Dec-1923 |
|
Solid state physics |
| Roy L. Austin |
Diplomat |
13-Dec-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Trinidad |
| Ben Bernanke |
Economist |
13-Dec-1953 |
|
Federal Reserve Chairman |
| Maximilien de Béthune |
Aristocrat |
13-Dec-1560 |
22-Dec-1641 |
Duc de Sully, confidant of Henri IV |
| Alan Bullock |
Historian |
13-Dec-1914 |
2-Feb-2004 |
Historian of Hitler, Stalin |
| Steve Buscemi |
Actor |
13-Dec-1957 |
|
Reservoir Dogs |
| Jebby Bush |
Relative |
13-Dec-1983 |
|
Son of Jeb Bush |
| Herman Cain |
Business |
13-Dec-1945 |
|
Godfather's Pizza |
| Darlene Cates |
Actor |
13-Dec-1947 |
|
Bulbous mother, What's Eating Gilbert Grape |
| Marc Connelly |
Playwright |
13-Dec-1890 |
21-Dec-1980 |
The Green Pastures |
| Rusty Cundieff |
Actor |
13-Dec-1960 |
|
Fear of a Black Hat, TV Nation |
| Jim Davidson |
Comic |
13-Dec-1953 |
|
Stand Up Jim Davidson |
| John Davidson |
Talk Show Host |
13-Dec-1941 |
|
That's Incredible! |
| Morris Day |
Musician |
13-Dec-1957 |
|
Frontman for The Time |
| Tom DeLonge |
Musician |
13-Dec-1975 |
|
Blink-182, Angels and Airwaves |
| Larry Doby |
Baseball |
13-Dec-1923 |
18-Jun-2003 |
First African-American in AL |
| Cameron Dye |
Actor |
13-Dec-1959 |
|
Joy of Sex |
| Erik XIV |
Royalty |
13-Dec-1533 |
26-Feb-1577 |
King of Sweden, 1560-68 |
| Anna Eshoo |
Politician |
13-Dec-1942 |
|
Congresswoman, California 14th |
| Sergei Fedorov |
Hockey |
13-Dec-1969 |
|
Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Franklin M. Fisher |
Economist |
13-Dec-1934 |
|
Economist at MIT |
| Norman Foster |
Film Director |
13-Dec-1900 |
7-Jul-1976 |
Journey Into Fear |
| Jamie Foxx |
Comic |
13-Dec-1967 |
|
Ray |
| Mad Frankie Fraser |
Criminal |
13-Dec-1923 |
|
Notorious British bank robber |
| Kathy Garver |
Actor |
13-Dec-1945 |
|
Cissy on Family Affair |
| J. Steven Griles |
Government |
13-Dec-1947 |
|
Deputy Interior Secretary |
| Trygve Haavelmo |
Economist |
13-Dec-1911 |
28-Jul-1999 |
Economic forecasting |
| John Hart |
Actor |
13-Dec-1917 |
20-Sep-2009 |
Replaced Clayton Moore as TV's Lone Ranger |
| Jim Haslam |
Business |
13-Dec-1930 |
|
Pilot Corporation |
| Van Heflin |
Actor |
13-Dec-1910 |
23-Jul-1971 |
Till the Clouds Roll By |
| Heinrich Heine |
Poet |
13-Dec-1797 |
17-Feb-1856 |
Buch der Lieder |
| Henri IV |
Royalty |
13-Dec-1553 |
14-May-1610 |
King of France, 1589-1610 |
| James Holmes |
Criminal Defendant |
13-Dec-1987 |
|
2012 Aurora theater shooting |
| Joseph Howe |
Government |
13-Dec-1804 |
1-Jun-1873 |
Premier of Nova Scotia, 1860-63 |
| Ferguson Jenkins |
Baseball |
13-Dec-1942 |
|
Winner, 1971 Cy Young Award |
| Lynn-Holly Johnson |
Figure Skating |
13-Dec-1958 |
|
Ice Castles |
| Curd Jürgens |
Actor |
13-Dec-1915 |
18-Jun-1982 |
The Spy Who Loved Me |
| Amy Lee |
Singer |
13-Dec-1981 |
|
Evanescence |
| Hwang Jang Lee |
Actor |
13-Dec-1944 |
|
Drunken Master |
| Mary Todd Lincoln |
First Lady |
13-Dec-1818 |
16-Jul-1882 |
Wife of US President Abraham Lincoln |
| Robert Lindsay |
Actor |
13-Dec-1949 |
|
Citizen Smith |
| Danny Lohner |
Bassist |
13-Dec-1970 |
|
Bassist for Nine Inch Nails |
| Ross Macdonald |
Novelist |
13-Dec-1915 |
11-Jul-1983 |
Creator of P.I. Lew Archer |
| Wendie Malick |
Actor |
13-Dec-1950 |
|
Judith on Dream On |
| Myra McDaniel |
Attorney |
13-Dec-1932 |
25-Feb-2010 |
Texas Secretary of State, 1984-87 |
| Carey McWilliams |
Journalist |
13-Dec-1905 |
27-Jun-1980 |
Editor of The Nation, 1955-75 |
| Justus Menius |
Religion |
13-Dec-1499 |
11-Aug-1558 |
Lutheran theologian in Thuringinia |
| Jean-Marie Messier |
Business |
13-Dec-1956 |
|
CEO of Vivendi, 1996-2000 |
| Archie Moore |
Boxing |
13-Dec-1913 |
9-Dec-1998 |
The Old Mongoose |
| James Murdoch |
Business |
13-Dec-1972 |
|
Rupert Murdoch's heir-apparent |
| Tatsuya Nakadai |
Actor |
13-Dec-1932 |
|
The Sword of Doom |
| Ted Nugent |
Musician |
13-Dec-1948 |
|
Rock star, bowhunting enthusiast |
| Geneviève Page |
Actor |
13-Dec-1927 |
|
Belle de Jour |
| Larry Parks |
Actor |
13-Dec-1914 |
13-Apr-1975 |
Named names before HUAC |
| Talcott Parsons |
Sociologist |
13-Dec-1902 |
8-May-1979 |
The Structure of Social Action |
| Kenneth Patchen |
Poet |
13-Dec-1911 |
8-Jan-1972 |
Journal of Albion Moonlight |
| Drew Pearson |
Journalist |
13-Dec-1897 |
1-Sep-1969 |
Washington Merry-Go-Round |
| Bo Pelini |
Football |
13-Dec-1967 |
|
Head Coach, Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Kaysone Phomvihane |
Head of State |
13-Dec-1920 |
21-Nov-1992 |
Prime Minister of Laos, 1975-91 |
| Brian Pitman |
Business |
13-Dec-1931 |
11-Mar-2010 |
CEO of Lloyds TSB |
| Christopher Plummer |
Actor |
13-Dec-1929 |
|
A Beautiful Mind |
| Robert Prosky |
Actor |
13-Dec-1930 |
8-Dec-2008 |
Pat Chase on Veronica's Closet |
| Robin W. Renwick |
Diplomat |
13-Dec-1937 |
|
UK Ambassador to the US, 1991-95 |
| J. Patrick Rooney |
Business |
13-Dec-1927 |
15-Sep-2008 |
Golden Rule Insurance |
| Lillian Roth |
Actor |
13-Dec-1910 |
12-May-1980 |
I'll Cry Tomorrow |
| Rex Ryan |
Football |
13-Dec-1962 |
|
Head Coach, New York Jets |
| George Shultz |
Government |
13-Dec-1920 |
|
US Secretary of State, 1982-89 |
| Werner von Siemens |
Business |
13-Dec-1816 |
6-Dec-1892 |
Founder of Siemens AG |
| Pope Sixtus V |
Religion |
13-Dec-1521 |
27-Aug-1590 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1585-90 |
| Ambrose Spencer |
Politician |
13-Dec-1765 |
13-Mar-1848 |
Congressman and Judge from New York |
| Mark Stevens |
Actor |
13-Dec-1916 |
15-Sep-1994 |
The Snake Pit |
| Taylor Swift |
Country Musician |
13-Dec-1989 |
|
Country music sensation |
| Jack Tramiel |
Business |
13-Dec-1928 |
8-Apr-2012 |
Commodore Business Machines |
| Laurens van der Post |
Author |
13-Dec-1906 |
15-Dec-1996 |
The Lost World of the Kalahari |
| Dick Van Dyke |
Actor |
13-Dec-1925 |
|
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
| Tom Verlaine |
Guitarist |
13-Dec-1949 |
|
Frontman for Television |
| Thomas Vilsack |
Politician |
13-Dec-1950 |
|
US Secretary of Agriculture |
| Bill Vukovich |
Auto Racing |
13-Dec-1918 |
30-May-1955 |
Winner, 1953 and 1954 Indianapolis 500 |
| Johnny Whitaker |
Actor |
13-Dec-1959 |
|
Jody on Family Affair |
| James Wright |
Poet |
13-Dec-1927 |
25-Mar-1980 |
The Branch Will Not Break |
| Magdalena Wrobel |
Model |
13-Dec-1975 |
|
Wonderbra model |
| Alvin York |
Military |
13-Dec-1887 |
2-Sep-1964 |
Highly decorated WWI veteran |
| Kneeland C. Youngblood |
Business |
13-Dec-1955 |
|
Pharos Capital Group |
| Richard D. Zanuck |
Film/TV Producer |
13-Dec-1934 |
13-Jul-2012 |
Driving Miss Daisy |
| Gary Zimmerman |
Football |
13-Dec-1961 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |