Eric Maskin (73)
December 12th, 1950

American Nobel laureate in economics – Eric Maskin was born in New York City (Most populous city in the United States) on December 12th, 1950 and is 73 years old today.

Other personalities born on December 12

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

*December 12th, 1952, Beverley †June 5th, 2017, Bristol

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

71

Cathy Rigby

American actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast (born December 12, 1952)

*December 12th, 1952, Los Alamitos

74

Bill Nighy

British actor (born 1949)

*December 12th, 1949, Caterham

63

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

52

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

*December 12th, 1969, Wesel †November 2nd, 2022, Wesel

24

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

68

Eddy Schepers

Cyclist

*December 12th, 1955, Tienen

70

Abdul Rehman Malik

Pakistani politician

*December 12th, 1951, Sialkot †February 23rd, 2022, Islamabad

90

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

65

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994)

*December 12th, 1929, London †December 24th, 1994, Shropshire

55

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

*December 12th, 1968, Washington, D.C.

53

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

49

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

66

Susanna Tamaro

Italian writer (1957-)

*December 12th, 1957, Trieste

77

Emerson Fittipaldi

Brazilian racing driver (born 1946)

*December 12th, 1946, São Paulo

79

Kenneth Cranham

British actor

*December 12th, 1944, Dunfermline

75

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

Portuguese politician and academic, President of Portugal since 2016

*December 12th, 1948, Lisbon

74

David Abulafia

English historian

*December 12th, 1949, Twickenham

80

Renate Schmidt

German politician (1943-)

*December 12th, 1943, Hanau

85

Connie Francis

American recording artist; singer

*December 12th, 1938, Newark

74

Marc Ravalomanana

President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009

*December 12th, 1949, Madagascar

79

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Soviet and Kyrgyz author

*December 12th, 1928, Sheker †June 10th, 2008, Nuremberg

71

Brenton Broadstock

Australian composer

*December 12th, 1952, Melbourne

39

Matthieu Ladagnous

Racing cyclist

*December 12th, 1984, Pau

27

Lucas Hedges

American actor

*December 12th, 1996, Brooklyn

40

Zerocalcare

Italian comic book creator (1983-)

*December 12th, 1983, Cortona

83

Dionne Warwick

American singer (born 1940)

*December 12th, 1940, East Orange

65

Gabriele Löwe

East German sprinter

*December 12th, 1958, Dresden

Also born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

74

William H. Macy

American actor

*March 13th, 1950, Miami

73

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

74

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

74

Bobby McFerrin

American jazz vocalista and composer

*March 11th, 1950, Manhattan

73

Jeane Manson

American actress

*October 1st, 1950, Cleveland

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

73

Viktor Yanukovych

Ukrainian politician and the 4th President of Ukraine, ousted from office during the Revolution of Dignity in 2014

*July 9th, 1950, Yenakiieve

74

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

73

Rainer Arnold

German politician

*June 21st, 1950, Stuttgart

73

Steve Wozniak

American–Serbian computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

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