Bernard Blanchet (80)
December 1st, 1943

French footballer – Bernard Blanchet was born in Saint-Mars-la-Jaille (Commune in Loire-Atlantique, France) on December 1st, 1943 and is 80 years old today.

Other personalities born on December 1

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

79

Pierre Arditi

French actor

*December 1st, 1944, 6th arrondissement of Paris

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

36

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

69

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

65

Richard Pryor

American comedian and actor (1940–2005)

*December 1st, 1940, Peoria †December 10th, 2005, Encino

27

Nico Dannowski

Badminton player

*December 1st, 1996, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf

52

Chen Ying

Chinese badminton player

*December 1st, 1971, Xijiang, Guizhou

74

Sebastián Piñera

Chilean entrepreneur and politician

*December 1st, 1949, Santiago †February 6th, 2024, Ranco Lake

78

Bette Midler

American singer and actress (born 1945)

*December 1st, 1945, Honolulu

81

John Clauser

American physicist

*December 1st, 1942, Pasadena

48

Sarah Hardaker

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1975, Dartford

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

88

Heinz Riesenhuber

German politician (CDU)

*December 1st, 1935, Frankfurt

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

79

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Moroccan naturalized French writer

*December 1st, 1944, Fez

73

Ueli Maurer

Swiss Politician

*December 1st, 1950, Wetzikon

73

René Malleville

French media personality

*December 1st, 1947, Carcassonne †September 19th, 2021, 9th arrondissement of Marseille

79

Arja Saijonmaa

Finnish and Swedish singer

*December 1st, 1944, Mikkeli

44

Pablo Escobar

Colombian drug lord (1949–1993)

*December 1st, 1949, Rionegro †December 2nd, 1993, Medellín

35

Tyler Joseph

American musician

*December 1st, 1988, Columbus

63

Dick Shawn

American actor and comedian

*December 1st, 1923, Buffalo †April 17th, 1987, San Diego

47

Frank Streffing

German actor

*December 1st, 1976, North Rhine-Westphalia

82

Federico Faggin

Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur

*December 1st, 1941, Vicenza

79

Daniel Pennac

French author

*December 1st, 1944, Casablanca

76

Mary Martin

American actress (1913-1990)

*December 1st, 1913, Weatherford †November 3rd, 1990, Rancho Mirage

60

Jochen Pietzsch

East German luger

*December 1st, 1963, Halle (Saale)

50

Steve Gibb

British-American guitarist (born 1973)

*December 1st, 1973, London

81

Dieter Annies

German politician

*December 1st, 1942, Elbląg

72

Lou Rawls

American singer (1933–2006)

*December 1st, 1933, Chicago †January 6th, 2006, Los Angeles

Also born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

81

Kay Granger

American politician

*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

Bernard Blanchet