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December 27 birthdays

267 notable historical figures were born on December 27, and 194 died on this day. Everyone born on December 27 is a Capricorn.

20% of December 27 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (59) than any other country.

Born on December 27

• Salman Khan (born 1965. Indian actor and film producer (born 1965))
• Gérard Depardieu (born 1948. French actor (born 1948))
• Louis Pasteur (1822 to 1895. French chemist, pharmacist and microbiologist (1822–1895))
• Johannes Kepler (1571 to 1630. German astronomer and mathematician (1571–1630))
• Marlene Dietrich (1901 to 1992. German and American actress (1901–1992))
• Ghalib (1797 to 1869. Indian poet (1797–1869))
• Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (born 1958. Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2017 to 2018)
• Cole Hamels (born 1983. American baseball player (born 1983))
• Sarah Vowell (born 1969. American author, journalist and voice actress (born 1969))
• Joe Mantello (born 1962. American actor and director)
• Charles Sweeney (1919 to 2004. United States Air Force general (1919 – 2004))
• Brigitte Haas (born 1964. Prime Minister of Liechtenstein since 2025)
• Desiree Akhavan (born 1984. American film director, producer, screenwriter and actress)
• George Cayley (1773 to 1857. British aeronautical engineer (1773–1857))
• Jane Wilde (1821 to 1896. Irish poet and writer (1821-1896))
• Irene Handl (1901 to 1987. British character actress (1901–1987))
• Mackenzie Bowell (1823 to 1917. Prime Minister of Canada from 1894 to 1896)
• Vijay Arora (1944 to 2007. Indian actor (1944–2007))
• Rick Porcello (born 1988. American baseball player (born 1988))
• Gamal Mubarak (born 1963. Egyptian politician (born 1963))
• Sebastian Haffner (1907 to 1999. German journalist and author (1907–1999))
• Polly Toynbee (born 1946. English journalist (born 1946))
• John I Albert (1459 to 1501. King of Poland from 1492 to 1501)
• Hayley Williams (born 1988. American singer (born 1988))
• Ntfombi (born 1949. Queen Mother of Eswatini)
• Christina Oxenberg (born 1962. Serbian-American writer, humorist, and fashion designer)
• Mina Loy (1882 to 1966. British writer and designer of lamps (1882–1966))
• John I of Aragon (1350 to 1396. King of Aragon from 1387 to 1396)
• Charles Olson (1910 to 1970. American poet (1910–1970))
• Sam Hinds (born 1943. Prime Minister of Guyana (1992–1997, 1997–1999, 1999–2015))
• Moshe Arens (1925 to 2019. Israeli politician (1925–2019))
• Jonas Hassen Khemiri (born 1978. Swedish writer (born 1978))
• Mary Teissier (1917 to 1990. Ukrainian-French socialite (1917–1990))
• Diego el Cigala (born 1968. Spanish flamenco singer (born 1968))
• Elizabeth Smart (Canadian author) (1913 to 1986. Canadian poet and novelist (1913–1986))
• Naftali Herz Imber (1856 to 1909. Jewish poet, writer of Israel's national anthem (1856–1909))
• Jon Sobrino (born 1938. Spanish Jesuit and theologian (born 1938))
• Victor Cazalet (1896 to 1943. British politician & aristocrat (1896–1943))
• Joseph Déjacque (1821 to 1864. French writer (1821–1864))
• Burhanuddin Harahap (1917 to 1987. Indonesian politician and lawyer (1917–1987))
• Chris Abani (born 1966. Nigerian-born American author (born 1966))
• Miguel Trovoada (born 1936. President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1991 to 2001)
• Alexander Gordon Laing (1793 to 1826. Scottish explorer (1794–1826))
• Pelin Batu (born 1978. Turkish actress (born 1978))
• James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos (1731 to 1789. English politician (1731–1789))
• Yossi Melman (born 1950. Israeli writer and journalist (born 1950))
• Osman Pamukoğlu (born 1947. Turkish general and politician (born 1947))
• Duke William Frederick Philip of Württemberg (1761 to 1830. German duke (1761–1830))
• Adil Rami (born 1985. French footballer (born 1985))
• Lasgush Poradeci (1899 to 1987. Albanian philologist, poet and writer)
• Chyna (1969 to 2016. American professional wrestler and bodybuilder (1969–2016))
• James Klugmann (1912 to 1977. British Communist writer)
• Nadia Anjuman (1981 to 2005. Afghan poet)
• Kenichiro Suehiro (born 1980. Japanese composer and arranger (born 1980))
• Bill Goldberg (born 1966. American professional wrestler and football player (born 1966))
• Sandra Gilbert (1936 to 2024. American literary critic and poet (1936–2024))
• Giovanni Battista Pirelli (1848 to 1932. Italian mathematician and engineer)
• Léon Delacroix (1867 to 1929. Belgian politician (1867–1929))
• Alice of Parma (1849 to 1935. Grand Duchess of Tuscany (titular))
• José Manuel Pando (1849 to 1917. President of Bolivia from 1899 to 1904)

Died on December 27

• Carrie Fisher (1956 to 2016. American actress and writer (1956–2016))
• Benazir Bhutto (1953 to 2007. Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990; 1993–1996))
• Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934 to 2012. United States Army general (1934–2012))
• Lester B. Pearson (1897 to 1972. Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968)
• Hoagy Carmichael (1899 to 1981. American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899–1981))
• Hafizullah Amin (1929 to 1979. Afghan communist politician (1929–1979))
• Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836 to 1894. King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861)
• Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628 to 683. Emperor of Tang Dynasty of China (649 - 683))
• Jeffrey R. Holland (1940 to 2025. American educator and religious leader (1940–2025))
• Charles Lamb (1775 to 1834. English essayist, poet, and antiquarian (1775–1834))
• Houari Boumédiène (1932 to 1978. Head of State of Algeria from 1965 to 1978)
• Florence Lawrence (1886 to 1938. Canadian-American actress (1886–1938))
• Osip Mandelstam (1891 to 1938. Russian and Soviet poet (1891–1938))
• April Ashley (1935 to 2021. English transgender activist (1935–2021))
• Amy Beach (1867 to 1944. American composer and pianist (1867–1944))
• Jacques Delors (1925 to 2023. French politician (1925–2023))
• William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810 to 1900. English inventor, scientist, engineer and industrialist (1810–1900))
• Ramfis Trujillo (1929 to 1969. Dominican dictator and playboy (1929–1969))
• Ferdinand I of León (1016 to 1065. King of León from 1037 to 1065)
• William G. Morgan (1870 to 1942. Inventor of the volleyball (1870–1942))
• Ellsworth Kelly (1923 to 2015. American painter, sculptor, and printmaker)
• Markvart of Úlice (Bohemian hetman (died 1402))
• Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798 to 1857. British vice-admiral and politician (1798–1857))
• Danielle Rousseau (Lost character)
• Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873 to 1936. Turkish poet, writer, academic, politician (1873–1936))
• Léon Bakst (1866 to 1924. Russian painter (1866–1924))
• Ben Barres (1954 to 2017. American neurobiologist (1954–2017))
• Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (1813 to 1846. Maharaja of Travancore from 1829 to 1846)
• Christine of France (1606 to 1663. Duchess of Savoy from 1630 to 1637)
• Natalia Pavlovna Paley (1905 to 1981. Member of the Romanov family (1905–1981))

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