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December 6 birthdays

299 notable historical figures were born on December 6, and 178 died on this day. Everyone born on December 6 is a Sagittarius.

18% of December 6 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (65) than any other country.

Born on December 6

• Henry VI of England (1421 to 1471. King of England (1422–61, 1470–71))
• Geoffrey Hinton (born 1947. British-Canadian computer scientist (born 1947))
• Rubeus Hagrid (born 1928. Harry Potter character)
• Dave Brubeck (1920 to 2012. American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012))
• Duchess of Värmland (born 1984. Member of the Swedish royal family (born 1984))
• Shekhar Kapur (born 1945. Indian filmmaker (born 1945))
• Joe Hisaishi (born 1950. Japanese composer (born 1950))
• William II of the Netherlands (1792 to 1849. King of the Netherlands from 1840 to 1849)
• Sadyr Japarov (born 1968. President of Kyrgyzstan since 2021)
• Nikos Christodoulides (born 1973. President of Cyprus since 2023)
• Ève Curie (1904 to 2007. French–American journalist and pianist (1904–2007))
• Peter Handke (born 1942. Austrian Nobel laureate novelist (born 1942))
• Ira Gershwin (1896 to 1983. American lyricist (1896–1983))
• Rachel Eliza Griffiths (born 1978. American poet, photographer and visual artist (born 1978))
• Henryk Górecki (1933 to 2010. Polish composer (1933–2010))
• Gunnar Myrdal (1898 to 1987. Swedish economist, sociologist, and Nobel Laureate (1898–1987))
• George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608 to 1670. English military officer and politician (1608–1670))
• Rulon Jeffs (1909 to 2002. Fundamentalist Mormon church leader (1909–2002))
• Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778 to 1850. French chemist and physicist (1778–1850))
• Marie Adelaide of Savoy (1685 to 1712. Dauphine of France (1685–1712))
• Jason Reynolds (born 1983. American young adult author (born 1983))
• Baldassare Castiglione (1478 to 1529. Italian Renaissance author (1478–1529))
• Nikola Pašić (1845 to 1926. Serbian politician (1845–1926))
• Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285 to 1312. King of Castile and León from 1295 to 1312)
• Mariana Enríquez (born 1973. Argentine journalist, novelist, and short story writer)
• Ray LaHood (born 1945. American politician (born 1945))
• Hashim al-Atassi (1875 to 1960. Syrian statesman, thrice president (1875–1960))
• Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893 to 1978. English writer, poet, and activist)
• Barbara Radziwiłł (1520 to 1551. Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania from 1548 to 1551)
• Larry Bowa (born 1945. American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1945))
• Will Hay (1888 to 1949. English comedian, actor, and film director (1888–1949))
• Maria Beatrice of Savoy (1792 to 1840. Duchess of Modena and Reggio from 1814 to 1840)
• Queen Sinjeong (1808 to 1890. Queen regent of Joseon (1809–1890))
• Juan Prim Marquis of los Castillejos (1814 to 1870. Spanish Prime minister, general and statesman (1814–1870))
• Vladimir Vapnik (born 1936. Russian mathematician)
• Giannis Antetokounmpo (born 1994. Nigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994))
• Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721 to 1794. French statesman and minister (1721–1794))
• Richard Henry Pratt (1840 to 1924. United States Army officer)
• Kristján Eldjárn (1916 to 1982. President of Iceland from 1968 to 1980)
• Susanna Moodie (1803 to 1885. Canadian writer (1803–1885))
• George Porter (1920 to 2002. British chemist (1920–2002))
• Dwight Stones (born 1953. American athletics competitor, high jumper, track and field commentator)
• Andrew Cuomo (born 1957. American lawyer and politician (born 1957))
• Daniel Boyarin (born 1946. Israeli–American academic and historian of religion (born 1946))
• Joseph Lamb (composer) (1887 to 1960. American composer of ragtime music (1887–1960))
• Árpád Szakasits (1888 to 1965. Hungarian politician (1888–1965))
• Gaito Gazdanov (1903 to 1971. Writer, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty editor from Russian Empire)
• Tomson Highway (born 1951. Canadian playwright and novelist)
• Varun Agarwal (born 1986. Indian film maker)
• Elizabeth Johnson (theologian) (born 1941. American Roman Catholic theologian)
• Sutiyoso (born 1944. Indonesian politician and former general (born 1944))
• Satsvarupa dasa Goswami (born 1939. American poet and disciple of Bhaktivedanta Swami (born 1939))
• Fred Duesenberg (1876 to 1932. American automobile designer (1876–1932))
• Sherihan (born 1964. Egyptian actress and singer)
• Johann Palisa (1848 to 1925. Austrian astronomer (1848–1925))
• Tish Hinojosa (born 1955. American singer-songwriter (born 1955))
• Claude Chirac (born 1962. Daughter of the President of France)
• Dinesh Gupta (1911 to 1931. Indian revolutionary (1911–1931))
• Otto Nordenskjöld (1869 to 1928. Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer)
• Henriëtte Bosmans (1895 to 1952. Dutch composer (1895–1952))

Died on December 6

• B. R. Ambedkar (1891 to 1956. Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer (1891–1956))
• Jefferson Davis (1808 to 1889. President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865)
• Frantz Fanon (1925 to 1961. French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925-1961))
• Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903 to 1990. Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970)
• Honus Wagner (1874 to 1955. American baseball player (1874–1955))
• Anthony Trollope (1815 to 1882. English novelist (1815–1882))
• Afonso I (1109 to 1185. King of Portugal from 1139 to 1185)
• Harry Harlow (1905 to 1981. American psychologist (1905–1981))
• Werner von Siemens (1816 to 1892. German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892))
• Devan Nair (1923 to 2005. President of Singapore from 1981 to 1985)
• Janet Munro (1934 to 1972. British actress (1934–1972))
• Tabaré Vázquez (1940 to 2020. President of Uruguay (2005–2010; 2015–2020))
• Clement VI (1291 to 1352. Head of the Catholic Church from 1342 to 1352)
• Baltasar Gracián (1604 to 1658. Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher)
• Nikolai Kuznetsov (admiral) (1904 to 1974. Soviet naval officer (1902–1974))
• Carloman II (866 to 884. King of West Francia from 879 to 884)
• Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (1904 to 1965. President of Iraq from 1958 to 1963)
• Jean Siméon Chardin (1699 to 1779. French painter (1699–1779))
• Joseph Black (1728 to 1799. British physicist and chemist (1728–1799))
• Blanc, Louis (1811 to 1882. French politician and historian (1811–1882))
• Phelekezela Mphoko (1940 to 2024. Zimbabwean diplomat (1940–2024))
• Louise-Élisabeth of France (1727 to 1759. Duchess of Parma from 1748 to 1759)
• Princess Louise of Prussia (1808–1870) (1808 to 1870. Princess Frederick of the Netherlands)
• Roy Orbison (1936 to 1988. American singer-songwriter (1936–1988))
• Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (690 to 762. Descendant of Muhammad and revolutionary leader (died 762))
• Sammy Fain (1902 to 1989. American composer (1902–1989))
• Kåre Willoch (1928 to 2021. Prime Minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986 (1928–2021))
• Masayuki Uemura (1943 to 2021. Japanese engineer, video game producer, and professor (1943–2021))
• Francis Cadell (artist) (1883 to 1937. Scottish painter (1883–1937))
• Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (1918 to 2003. President of Guatemala (1918–2003))

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