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December 1 birthdays

300 notable historical figures were born on December 1, and 185 died on this day. Everyone born on December 1 is a Sagittarius.

19% of December 1 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (70) than any other country.

Born on December 1

• Katherine LaNasa (born 1966. American actress (born 1966))
• Alexandra of Denmark (1844 to 1925. Queen of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910)
• Jen Psaki (born 1978. American political advisor (born 1978))
• Jaco Pastorius (1951 to 1987. American jazz bassist (1951–1987))
• Louis Slotin (1910 to 1946. Canadian physicist and chemist)
• Udit Narayan Jha (born 1955. Indian playback singer (born 1955))
• Sebastián Piñera (1949 to 2024. President of Chile (2010–2014; 2018–2022))
• Takeda Shingen (1521 to 1573. Japanese daimyo (1521–1573))
• Louis VI (1081 to 1137. King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137)
• Robert F. Smith (investor) (born 1962. American businessman and philanthropist (born 1962))
• Pablo Escobar (1949 to 1993. Colombian drug lord (1949–1993))
• Federico Faggin (born 1941. Physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur)
• Christine Kangaloo (born 1961. President of Trinidad and Tobago since 2023)
• Zhu De (1886 to 1976. Chinese general and politician (1886–1976))
• Rafi ud-Darajat (1699 to 1719. Brief Mughal emperor in 1719)
• Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum (born 1958. Emirati businessman and politician (born 1958))
• Ignacy Mościcki (1867 to 1946. President of Poland from 1926 to 1939)
• Mykola Leontovych (1877 to 1921. Ukrainian composer, conductor, ethnomusicologist and teacher (1877–1921))
• John Clauser (born 1942. American physicist (born 1942))
• Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831 to 1853. Brazilian princess (1831–1853))
• 9th Dalai Lama (1805 to 1815. Spiritual leader of Tibet from 1810 to 1815)
• Joe Nickell (1944 to 2025. American skeptic and paranormal investigator (1944–2025))
• Samvel Shahramanyan (born 1978. President of Artsakh in 2023)
• Alejandro Luna (1939 to 2022. Mexican scenic designer (1939–2022))
• Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (born 1937. 6th President of Latvia)
• Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743 to 1817. German chemist (1743–1817))
• Alfred Moisiu (born 1929. President of Albania from 2002 to 2007)
• James Wolfensohn (1933 to 2020. Banker, former World Bank president)
• Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1956 to 2019. Emirati politician (1955–2019))
• Rubem Robierb (born 1976. Brazilian visual artist (born 1976))
• Otto Pérez Molina (born 1950. President of Guatemala from 2012 to 2015)
• Tahar Ben Jelloun (born 1944. Moroccan writer)
• Adylbek Kasymaliev (born 1960. Kyrgyzstani politician (born 1960))
• Bette Midler (born 1945. American actress and singer (born 1945))
• Lê Đức Anh (1920 to 2019. President of Vietnam from 1992 to 1997)
• Martin Rodbell (1925 to 1998. American biochemist)
• Carsten Borchgrevink (1864 to 1934. Norwegian polar explorer (1864–1934))
• Chiang Hsiao-wen (1935 to 1989. Eldest son of Chiang Ching-Kuo (1935–1989))
• Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (1931 to 2026. President of Bangladesh in 2002)
• Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1438 to 1503. French noble (1438–1503))
• Kitty Hart-Moxon (born 1926. Polish-born Holocaust survivor and author (born 1926))
• Jan Długosz (1415 to 1480. Polish priest and historian (1415–1480))
• George Maxwell Richards (1931 to 2018. President of Trinidad and Tobago from 2003 to 2013)
• Valery Bryusov (1873 to 1924. Russian poet (1873–1924))
• José Alejandrino (1870 to 1951. Philippine general and senator (1870–1951))
• Margaret of Sicily (1237 to 1270. Princess of Sicily)
• Qasim Amin (1863 to 1908. Egyptian writer, judge and social reformer (1863–1908))
• Bruce Graham (1925 to 2010. Peruvian-American architect (1925–2010))
• Albert Barnes (theologian) (1798 to 1870. American clergyman and abolitionist)
• Richard Pryor (1940 to 2005. American comedian and actor (1940–2005))
• Kaka Kalelkar (1885 to 1981. Indian independence activist and social reformer (1885–1981))
• Igor Rodionov (1936 to 2014. Soviet and Russian general and politician)
• Zoë Kravitz (born 1988. American actress and singer (born 1988))
• Janelle Monáe (born 1985. American musician and actor (born 1985))
• Jeff Cheeger (born 1943. American mathematician)
• Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716 to 1791. French sculptor (1716–1791))
• William Daniels (cinematographer) (1901 to 1970. American cinematographer)
• Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580 to 1637. French astronomer (1580–1637))
• Sarah Silverman (born 1970. American comedian and actress (born 1970))
• Francis Granger (1792 to 1868. American politician (1792-1868))

Died on December 1

• Aleister Crowley (1875 to 1947. English occultist (1875–1947))
• Henry I of England (1068 to 1135. King of England from 1100 to 1135)
• David Ben-Gurion (1886 to 1973. Prime Minister of Israel (1948–1953; 1955–1963))
• James Baldwin (1924 to 1987. American writer and activist (1924–1987))
• Leo X (1475 to 1521. Head of the Catholic Church from 1513 to 1521)
• Sandra Day O'Connor (1930 to 2023. American lawyer, politician and judge (1930–2023))
• G. H. Hardy (1877 to 1947. British mathematician (1877–1947))
• Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900 to 1990. Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and politician (1900–1990))
• Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480 to 1530. Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1507 to 1530)
• Gorm the Old (877 to 958. 10th-century King of Denmark)
• Anna Roosevelt Halsted (1906 to 1975. American writer and socialite (1906–1975))
• Isabella I (infanta Isabella Clara of Spain) (1566 to 1633. Sovereign of the Netherlands from 1598 to 1621)
• Charles de Foucauld (1858 to 1916. French explorer, geographer, linguist and Catholic saint (1858–1916))
• Stéphane Grappelli (1908 to 1997. French jazz violinist (1908–1997))
• Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860 to 1952. Italian politician (1860–1952))
• Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378 to 1455. Italian Early Renaissance artist (1378-1455))
• George William I (1595 to 1640. Elector of Brandenburg from 1619 to 1640)
• Magnus Eriksson (1316 to 1374. King of Sweden (1319–1364) and Norway (1319–1355))
• Isabella of England (1214 to 1241. Holy Roman Empress from 1235 to 1241)
• Antonio Segni (1891 to 1972. President of Italy from 1962 to 1964)
• Christa Wolf (1929 to 2011. German novelist and essayist (1929–2011))
• Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse (1678 to 1737. French count; legitimized son of Louis XIV (1678–1737))
• Charlotte of Savoy (1441 to 1483. Queen of France from 1461 to 1483)
• Go-Komatsu (1377 to 1433. Emperor of Japan from 1392 to 1412)
• Fanny Hesse (1850 to 1934. German biologist (1850–1934))
• Fritz Fischer (historian) (1908 to 1999. German historian (1908–1999))
• Muhammad Abdel Moneim (1899 to 1979. Crown Prince of Egypt and Sudan (1899-1979))
• Martin Sharp (1942 to 2013. Australian artist)
• Jeremiah Clarke (1674 to 1707. English baroque composer and organist (c1674-1707))
• Damrong Rajanubhab (1862 to 1943. Thai prince, historian, and public administrator (1862–1943))

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