Ken Whitmore (86)
December 22nd, 1937

British writer – Ken Whitmore was born in Hanley (Town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom) on December 22nd, 1937 and is 86 years old today.

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39

Basshunter

Swedish singer, record producer and DJ

*December 22nd, 1984, Halmstad

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

85

Peter Weber

East German gymnast

*December 22nd, 1938, Finsterwalde

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

23

Joshua Bassett

American actor and singer-songwriter

*December 22nd, 2000, Oceanside

35

Jyotshna Polavarapu

Badminton player

*December 22nd, 1988, India

61

Ralph Fiennes

English actor (born 1962)

*December 22nd, 1962, Ipswich

51

Vanessa Paradis

French singer, model and actress

*December 22nd, 1972, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

78

Sam Newman

Australian rules footballer, born 1945

*December 22nd, 1945, Geelong

65

Giacomo Puccini

Italian opera composer (1858–1924)

*December 22nd, 1858, Lucca †November 29th, 1924, City of Brussels

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

85

Martin Sherman

American playwright and screenwriter

*December 22nd, 1938, Philadelphia

82

Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff

German classical philologist (1848-1931)

*December 22nd, 1848, Markowice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship †September 25th, 1931, Berlin

56

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

German association football player and manager

*December 22nd, 1967, Duisburg

87

James Burke

British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer

*December 22nd, 1936, Derry

70

Rodrigo Valdéz

Colombian boxer

*December 22nd, 1946, Cartagena de Indias †March 14th, 2017, Cartagena de Indias

68

Gabriele Jörchel

German jurist and judge

*December 22nd, 1955, Frankfurt

32

DaBaby

American rapper from North Carolina

*December 22nd, 1991, Cleveland

85

Lucien Bouchard

Bloc Québécois Canadian politician

*December 22nd, 1938, Saint-Cœur-de-Marie

93

Piero Angela

Italian science journalist

*December 22nd, 1928, Turin †August 13th, 2022, Rome

51

Alexandre Moos

Swiss road bicycle racer

*December 22nd, 1972, Sierre

85

Georg Gölter

Politician

*December 22nd, 1938, Kaiserslautern

80

Paul Wolfowitz

American politician and diplomat (born 1943)

*December 22nd, 1943, Brooklyn

27

Jean-Michel Basquiat

American artist (1960–1988)

*December 22nd, 1960, Park Slope †August 12th, 1988, New York City

17

Thea Sofie Kleven

Norwegian ski jumper (2000-2018)

*December 22nd, 2000, Bangkok †December 17th, 2018

54

Lynne Thigpen

American actress (1948-2003)

*December 22nd, 1948, Joliet †March 12th, 2003, Marina del Rey

41

Alinne Moraes

Brazilian model and actress

*December 22nd, 1982, Sorocaba

90

Dora Alonso

Cuban journalist and writer

*December 22nd, 1910, Matanzas †March 21st, 2001, Havana

90

Abel Pacheco

President of Costa Rica (2002-2006)

*December 22nd, 1933, San José

69

Barbara Lanzinger

German politician

*December 22nd, 1954, Amberg

Also born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

86

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

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