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December 7 birthdays

297 notable historical figures were born on December 7, and 165 died on this day. Everyone born on December 7 is a Sagittarius.

19% of December 7 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (78) than any other country.

Born on December 7

• Noam Chomsky (born 1928. American linguist and activist (born 1928))
• Ellen Burstyn (born 1932. American actress (born 1932))
• Susan Collins (born 1952. American politician (born 1952))
• Sara Bareilles (born 1979. American musician and actress (born 1979))
• Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (born 2003. Heir apparent to the Dutch throne (born 2003))
• Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545 to 1567. King consort of Scotland from 1565 to 1567)
• Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 to 1680. Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680))
• Patrice O'Neal (1969 to 2011. American comedian and actor (1969–2011))
• Feodora of Leiningen (1807 to 1872. German princess (1807–1872))
• Columba (521 to 597. Irish monk and saint (521–597 AD))
• Bajrakitiyabha (1978 to 2026. Thai princess (born 1978))
• Cara Cunningham (born 1987. American Internet personality and recording artist)
• John Terry (born 1980. English footballer (born 1980))
• Larry Bird (born 1956. American basketball player (born 1956))
• Jakov Milatović (born 1986. President of Montenegro since 2023)
• Robert Abela (born 1977. Prime Minister of Malta since 2020)
• Nicholas Hoult (born 1989. English actor (born 1989))
• Mário Soares (1924 to 2017. Portuguese statesman (1924–2017))
• Chris Oyakhilome (born 1963. Nigerian pastor (born 1963))
• Theodor Schwann (1810 to 1882. German physiologist (1810–1882))
• Yaël Braun-Pivet (born 1970. French politician (born 1970))
• Gabriel Marcel (1889 to 1973. French philosopher, playwright and music critic (1889–1973))
• Pietro Mascagni (1863 to 1945. Italian composer (1863–1945))
• Bagha Jatin (1879 to 1915. Indian revolutionary (1879–1915))
• Gerard Kuiper (1905 to 1973. Dutch astronomer (1905–1973))
• Louise of Great Britain (1724 to 1751. Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1746 to 1751)
• Leopold Kronecker (1823 to 1891. German mathematician (1823–1891))
• Petru Groza (1884 to 1958. Romanian politician (1884–1958))
• Marie Walewska (1787 to 1817. Polish countess belonging to inner circle of Napoleon Bonaparte)
• Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (1803 to 1829. Queen of Spain from 1819 to 1829)
• Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1921 to 2016. Indian guru (1921–2016))
• Wilton Gregory (born 1947. American Roman Catholic bishop (born 1947))
• Joseph Cook (1860 to 1947. Prime Minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914)
• Pentti Linkola (1932 to 2020. Finnish ecologist (1932–2020))
• Armando Manzanero (1935 to 2020. Mexican singer-songwriter and composer (1934–2020))
• Tom Waits (born 1949. American singer, songwriter, composer and actor (born 1949))
• Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903 to 986. Persian astronomer (903–986))
• Carlos Bolsonaro (born 1982. Brazilian politician)
• Claude-Victor Perrin (1764 to 1841. French military commander (1764–1841))
• Mark Kurlansky (born 1948. American journalist and writer (born 1948))
• Lawrence Freedman (born 1948. British military historian)
• Iveta Radičová (born 1956. Slovak politician and sociologist, former prime minister)
• Vere Bird (1910 to 1999. Leader of Antigua and Barbuda (1960–1971; 1976–1994))
• Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (born 1958. President of Malta from 2014 to 2019)
• Carrie Kei Heim (born 1973. Former American child actress and writer)
• (born 1984. Polish racing and rally driver (born 1984))
• Theobald II the Young (1239 to 1270. King of Navarre from 1253 to 1270)
• Kelly Barnhill (author) (born 1973. American author)
• Charles McGee (pilot) (1919 to 2022. US Air Force officer (1919–2022))
• Yuzuru Hanyū (born 1994. Japanese figure skater (born 1994))
• Holly Smale (born 1981. British writer (born 1981))
• Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr (967 to 1049. Persian poet and Sufi mystic (967–1049))
• Milton Margai (1895 to 1964. 1st Prime Minister of Sierra Leone from 1961 to 1964 (1895–1964))
• Wilbert Roget II (born 1983. American composer)
• Yoshihisa Hirano (born 1971. Japanese composer (born 1971))
• Simon Hantaï (1922 to 2008. French painter)
• Corinne Maier (born 1963. French author (born 1963))
• Rudolf Friml (1879 to 1972. Czech composer (1879–1972))
• Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (born 1957. President of the 74th UN General Assembly)
• Jon Moxley (born 1985. American professional wrestler (born 1985))

Died on December 7

• Chuck Yeager (1923 to 2020. American flying ace and test pilot (1923–2020))
• Robert Graves (1895 to 1985. English poet, novelist and critic (1895–1985))
• Michel Ney (1769 to 1815. French military commander (1769–1815))
• Benjamin Zephaniah (1958 to 2023. British poet and author (1958–2023))
• William Bligh (1754 to 1817. Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator (1754–1817))
• Nurbanu Sultan (1525 to 1583. Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to 1583)
• Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900 to 1979. British and American astronomer (1900–1979))
• Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905 to 1993. First president of Ivory Coast, from 1960 to 1993)
• Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805 to 1894. French diplomat (1805–1894))
• Juan Luna (1857 to 1899. Filipino painter and sculptor)
• Otto II (955 to 983. Holy Roman Emperor from 973 to 983)
• Pope Innocent IV (Head of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254)
• Eutychian (300 to ?. Head of the Catholic Church from 275 to 283)
• Edward Leedskalnin (1887 to 1951. Builder of Coral Castle)
• Nicholas Murray Butler (1862 to 1947. American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862–1947))
• Reinaldo Arenas (1943 to 1990. Cuban writer (1943–1990))
• Belisario Betancur (1923 to 2018. President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986)
• George Darwin (1845 to 1912. English barrister and astronomer (1845–1912))
• Hereditary Prince Frederick (1753 to 1805. Regent of Denmark-Norway from 1772 to 1784)
• Romaine Brooks (1874 to 1970. American portrait artist (1874–1970))
• Algernon Sidney (1623 to 1683. English politician (1623–1683))
• Doug Scott (1941 to 2020. English mountaineer and author (1941–2020))
• Luis Ricardo Falero (1851 to 1896. Spanish painter (1851–1896))
• Anastasia de Torby (1892 to 1977. Countess de Torby)
• Ludwig Minkus (1826 to 1917. Austrian composer (1826–1917))
• Wolfgang Paul (1913 to 1993. German physicist)
• Pacita Abad (1946 to 2004. Philippine-born Ivatan and American painter (born 1946))
• Martin Rodbell (1925 to 1998. American biochemist)
• José Donoso (1924 to 1996. Chilean writer, journalist and professor (1924 – 1996))
• John Flaxman (1755 to 1826. English sculptor and draughtsman (1755–1826))

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