4 December Births

December 4 is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Wednesday or Thursday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Saturday (56).

34 – Persius, Roman poet (d. 62)
1555 – Heinrich Meibom, German poet and historian (d. 1625)
1585 – John Cotton, English-American minister and theologian (d. 1652)
1595 – Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic (d. 1674)
1646 – Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, French field marshal (d. 1730)
1647 – Daniel Eberlin, German soldier and composer (d. 1715)
1660 – André Campra, French composer and conductor (d. 1744)
1667 – Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, French composer and educator (d. 1737)
1670 – John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1742)
1713 – Gasparo Gozzi, Italian playwright and critic (d. 1786)
1777 – Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (d. 1849)
1795 – Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-English historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 1881)
1798 – Jules Armand Dufaure, French lawyer and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of France (d. 1881)
1817 – Nikoloz Baratashvili, Georgian poet and author (d. 1845)
1835 – Samuel Butler, English author and critic (d. 1902)
1844 – Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1914)
1861 – Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic poet and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1922)
1861 – Lillian Russell, American actress and singer (d. 1922)
1865 – Edith Cavell, English nurse (d. 1915)
1868 – Jesse Burkett, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1953)
1875 – Joe Corbett, American baseball player and coach (d. 1945)
1875 – Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian-Swiss poet and author (d. 1926)
1881 – Erwin von Witzleben, Polish-German field marshal (d. 1944)
1883 – Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author and playwright (d. 1969)
1892 – Francisco Franco, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1975)
1892 – Liu Bocheng, Chinese commander and politician (d. 1986)
1893 – Herbert Read, English poet and critic (d. 1968)
1895 – Feng Youlan, Chinese philosopher and academic (d. 1990)
1897 – Robert Redfield, American anthropologist of Mexico (d. 1958)
1899 – Karl-Günther Heimsoth, German physician and politician (d. 1934)
1899 – Charlie Spencer, English footballer and manager (d. 1953)
1903 – Cornell Woolrich, American author (d. 1968)
1904 – Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (d. 1982)
1908 – Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1909 – Jimmy Jewel, English actor and singer (d. 1995)
1910 – Alex North, American composer and conductor (d. 1991)
1910 – R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India (d. 2009)
1912 – Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1988)
1913 – Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer (d. 1978)
1914 – Rudolf Hausner, Austrian painter and sculptor (d. 1995)
1914 – Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. 1993)
1915 – Eddie Heywood, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
1916 – Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994)
1919 – I. K. Gujral, Indian poet and politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (d. 2012)
1920 – Nadir Afonso, Portuguese painter and architect (d. 2013)
1920 – Michael Bates, Indian-English actor (d. 1978)
1920 – Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (d. 2013)
1921 – Deanna Durbin, Canadian-born French actress and singer (d. 2013)
1923 – Charles Keating, American lawyer and financier (d. 2014)
1923 – Eagle Keys, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2012)
1923 – John Krish, English director and screenwriter
1924 – John C. Portman, Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square
1925 – Albert Bandura, Canadian-American psychologist and academic
1926 – Monty M. Wyche, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 2014)
1929 – Şakir Eczacıbaşı, Turkish pharmacist, photographer, and businessman (d. 2010)
1930 – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1930 – Jim Hall, American guitarist and composer (d. 2013)
1931 – Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1931 – Wally George, American radio and television host (d. 2003)
1932 – Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea
1933 – Wink Martindale, American game show host and producer
1933 – Horst Buchholz, German actor (d. 2003)
1934 – Victor French, American actor and director (d. 1989)
1935 – Paul O'Neill, American businessman and politician, 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury
1936 – John Giorno, American poet and performance artist
1937 – Max Baer, Jr., American actor, director, and producer
1937 – Bill Collins, Australian film critic and author
1938 – Andre Marrou, American lawyer and politician
1938 – Yvonne Minton, Australian-English soprano and actress
1939 – Stephen W. Bosworth, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Korea (d. 2016)
1939 – Joan Brady, American-British author
1939 – Freddy Cannon, American singer and guitarist
1940 – Gerd Achterberg, German footballer and manager
1941 – Marty Riessen, American tennis player and coach
1942 – Bob Mosley, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1944 – Chris Hillman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Anna McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter
1944 – François Migault, French race car driver (d. 2012)
1944 – Dennis Wilson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and drummer (d. 1983)
1945 – Roberta Bondar, Canadian neurologist, academic, and astronaut
1946 – Geert Mak, Dutch journalist and author
1947 – Jane Lubchenco, American ecologist, academic, and diplomat
1947 – Terry Woods, Irish guitarist
1948 – Southside Johnny, American singer-songwriter
1949 – A. Scott Berg, American journalist and author
1949 – Jeff Bridges, American actor
1949 – Jock Stirrup, Baron Stirrup, English air marshal and politician
1950 – Bjørn Kjellemyr, Norwegian bassist and composer
1951 – Gary Rossington, American guitarist
1951 – Patricia Wettig, American actress and playwright
1953 – Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1955 – Philip Hammond, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
1955 – Dave Taylor, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
1955 – Cassandra Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer
1956 – Nia Griffith, Welsh educator and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
1956 – Bernard King, American basketball player and sportscaster
1957 – Raul Boesel, Brazilian race car driver and radio host
1957 – Eric S. Raymond, American computer programmer and author
1958 – Tim Hutchings, English runner
1959 – Susan W. Krebs, American accountant and politician
1959 – Paul McGrath, English-born Irish footballer
1959 – Christa Luding-Rothenburger, German speed skater and cyclist
1960 – David Green, Nicaraguan-American baseball player
1960 – Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete and hurler
1961 – Frank Reich, American football player and coach
1962 – Gary Freeman, New Zealand rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1962 – Nixon Kiprotich, Kenyan runner
1962 – Kevin Richardson, English footballer and manager
1963 – Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
1963 – Nigel Heslop, English rugby player
1964 – Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby player and sportscaster
1964 – Marisa Tomei, American actress
1965 – Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Shaun Hollamby, English race car driver and businessman
1966 – Fred Armisen, American actor and musician
1966 – Andy Hess, American bass player
1966 – Suzanne Malveaux, American journalist
1966 – Suzette M. Malveaux, American lawyer and academic
1966 – Chris Shepherd, English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Dionne Farris, American singer-songwriter, producer and actress
1969 – Jay Z, American rapper, producer, and actor, co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records
1969 – Plum Sykes, English journalist and author
1971 – Shannon Briggs, American boxer and actor
1972 – Jassen Cullimore, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Yūko Miyamura, Japanese voice actress and singer
1973 – Tyra Banks, American model, actress, and producer
1973 – Frank Boeijen, Dutch keyboard player
1973 – Michael Jackson, English footballer and manager
1973 – Mina Caputo, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1973 – Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league player
1973 – Kate Rusby, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1973 – Racci Shay, American drummer
1974 – Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
1976 – Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
1977 – Ajit Agarkar, Indian cricketer
1977 – Darvis Patton, American sprinter
1977 – Big Pokey, American rapper
1977 – Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter
1978 – Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer and actress
1979 – Ysabella Brave, American singer-songwriter
1979 – Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
1980 – Rick Victor, Canadian wrestler and manager
1981 – Brian Vandborg, Danish cyclist
1981 – Kristīne Šefere, Latvian badminton player
1982 – Nathan Douglas, English triple jumper
1982 – Waldo Ponce, Chilean footballer
1982 – Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese race car driver
1982 – Nick Vujicic, Australian evangelist
1983 – Jimmy Bartel, Australian footballer
1984 – Marco Giambruno, Italian footballer
1984 – Anna Petrakova, Russian basketball player
1984 – Joe Thomas, American football player
1985 – Andrew Brackman, American baseball player
1985 – Stephen Dawson, Irish footballer
1985 – Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
1986 – Kaija Udras, Estonian skier
1986 – Martell Webster, American basketball player
1987 – Orlando Brown, American actor and rapper
1987 – Yukina Kinoshita, Japanese model, actress, singer, and television personality
1987 – Kethy Õunpuu, Estonian footballer
1988 – Andriy Pylyavskyi, Ukrainian footballer
1990 – Lukman Haruna, Nigerian footballer
1990 – Blake Leary, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Igor Sjunin, Estonian triple jumper
1992 – Peta Hiku, New Zealand rugby league player
1992 – Jean-Claude Iranzi, Rwandan footballer

Source: Wikipedia