27 December Births

December 27 is the 361st day of the year (362nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are four days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

Births

1350 – John I of Aragon (d. 1395)
1390 – Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)
1459 – John I Albert (d. 1501)
1481 – Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margrave of Bayreuth (d. 1527)
1493 – Johann Pfeffinger, German theologian (d. 1573)
1571 – Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1630)
1572 – Johannes Vodnianus Campanus, Czech poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1622)
1584 – Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1625)
1595 – Bohdan Khmelnytsky, hetman of Ukraine (d. 1657)
1683 – Conyers Middleton, English priest and theologian (d. 1750)
1714 – George Whitefield, English preacher and saint (d. 1770)
1715 – Philippe de Noailles, French general (d. 1794)
1721 – François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790)
1761 – Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (d. 1818)
1773 – George Cayley, English engineer and politician (d. 1857)
1776 – Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)
1797 – Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)
1797 – Charles Hodge, American Theologian (d. 1878)
1803 – François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist (d. 1839)
1809 – Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (d. 1892)
1822 – Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)
1823 – Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1917)
1832 – Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (d. 1897)
1858 – Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile (d. 1930)
1863 – Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Illinois (d. 1941)
1864 – Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)
1879 – Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (d. 1954)
1883 – Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1979)
1888 – Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)
1892 – Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)
1896 – Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (d. 1956)
1896 – Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)
1896 – Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (d. 1977)
1898 – Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (d. 1960)
1900 – Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
1901 – Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)
1901 – Irene Handl, English actress (d. 1987)
1904 – René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (d. 1983)
1905 – Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (d. 1974)
1906 – Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972)
1907 – Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet (d. 1958)
1907 – Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
1907 – Mary Howard, English author (d. 1991)
1907 – Conrad L. Raiford, American baseball player and activist (d. 2002)
1907 – Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
1909 – James Riddell, English skier and author (d. 2000)
1910 – Charles Olson, American poet and educator (d. 1970)
1911 – Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (d. 2006)
1915 – William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
1915 – Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (d. 1999)
1916 – Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953)
1916 – Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968)
1917 – Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015)
1917 – T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)
1917 – Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009)
1918 – John Celardo, American captain and illustrator (d. 2012)
1919 – Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (d. 2004)
1920 – Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (d. 2005)
1923 – Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012)
1924 – Jean Bartik, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2011)
1924 – James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011)
1925 – Michel Piccoli, French actor, singer, director, and producer
1926 – Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
1927 – Antony Gardner, English engineer and politician (d. 2011)
1927 – Nityanand Swami, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (d. 2012)
1927 – Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (d. 1984)
1930 – Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist and academic
1930 – Wilfrid Sheed, English-born American novelist and essayist (d. 2011)
1931 – Scotty Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2016)
1933 – Dave Marr, American golfer (d. 1997)
1934 – Larisa Latynina, Ukrainian gymnast and coach
1934 – Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, English businessman
1935 – Michael Turnbull, English bishop
1936 – Phil Sharpe, English cricketer (d. 2014)
1936 – Eve Uusmees, Estonian swimmer and coach
1939 – John Amos, American actor
1940 – David Shepherd, English cricketer and umpire (d. 2009)
1941 – Miles Aiken, American basketball player and coach
1941 – Mike Pinder, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1941 – Nolan Richardson, American basketball player and coach
1942 – Byron Browne, American baseball player
1942 – Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (d. 2014)
1942 – Ron Rothstein, American basketball player and coach
1943 – Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author
1943 – Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer
1943 – Roy White, American baseball player and coach
1944 – Mick Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1946 – Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1946 – Joe Kinnear, Irish footballer and manager
1946 – Janet Street-Porter, English journalist and producer
1946 – Polly Toynbee, English journalist and author
1947 – Bill Eadie, American wrestler and coach
1947 – Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager
1947 – Osman Pamukoğlu, Turkish general and politician
1947 – Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner
1947 – Mickey Redmond, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1948 – Gérard Depardieu, French-Russian actor
1949 – Terry Ito, Japanese director, producer, and critic
1950 – Haris Alexiou, Greek singer-songwriter
1950 – Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer and manager
1950 – Terry Bozzio, American drummer and songwriter
1951 – Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico
1952 – Tovah Feldshuh, American actress, singer, and playwright
1952 – Jay Hill, Canadian farmer and politician
1952 – David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1954 – Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager
1955 – Brad Murphey, American-Australian race car driver
1955 – Barbara Olson, American journalist and author (d. 2001)
1956 – Doina Melinte, Romanian runner
1957 – Jerry Gaskill, American drummer
1957 – Greg Mortenson, American humanitarian and author
1958 – Steve Jones, American golfer
1959 – Gerina Dunwich, American astrologer, historian, and author
1959 – Andre Tippett, American football player and coach
1960 – Maryam d'Abo, English actress
1960 – Donald Nally, American conductor and academic
1960 – Terry Price, Australian golfer
1961 – Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2016)
1962 – Mark Few, American basketball player and coach
1962 – John Kampfner, Singaporean journalist and author
1962 – Bill Self, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
1963 – Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-French director and screenwriter
1965 – Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (d. 2007)
1965 – Salman Khan, Indian film actor and producer
1966 – Marianne Elliott, English director and producer
1966 – Bill Goldberg, American football player, wrestler, and actor
1966 – Eva LaRue, American model and actress
1966 – Fabian Núñez, American politician
1969 – Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
1969 – Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
1970 – Chyna, American professional wrestler and actress (d. 2016)
1970 – Brendon Cook, Australian race car driver and rugby player
1970 – Lorenzo Neal, American football player and radio host
1971 – Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer and coach
1971 – Guthrie Govan, English guitarist and educator
1971 – Savannah Guthrie, American television journalist
1971 – Jason Hawes, American paranormal investigator and author, founded The Atlantic Paranormal Society
1971 – Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player and coach
1972 – Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player and coach
1972 – Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter
1973 – Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and composer
1974 – Tomáš Janků, Czech high jumper
1974 – Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
1974 – Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1974 – Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player and coach
1975 – Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker and therapist
1975 – Kjell Eriksson, Swedish television personality
1975 – Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)
1976 – Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer
1976 – Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (d. 2009)
1976 – Daimí Pernía, Cuban basketball player and hurdler
1976 – Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian ice hockey player
1977 – Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
1977 – Chris Tate, English footballer
1978 – Deuce McAllister, American football player
1979 – David Dunn, English footballer and manager
1979 – Carson Palmer, American football player
1980 – Bernard Berrian, American football player
1980 – Dahntay Jones, American basketball player
1980 – Meelis Kompus, Estonian journalist
1981 – David Aardsma, American baseball player
1981 – Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
1981 – Moise Joseph, American-Haitian runner
1981 – Patrick Sharp, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Erin E. Stead, American illustrator
1983 – Anthony Boric, New Zealand rugby union player
1983 – Cole Hamels, American baseball player
1983 – Jesse Williams, American high jumper
1984 – Andrejs Perepļotkins, Ukrainian-Latvian footballer
1984 – Gilles Simon, French tennis player
1985 – Logan Bailly, Belgian footballer
1985 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian race car driver
1985 – Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1986 – Torah Bright, Australian snowboarder
1986 – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter
1987 – Tim Browne, Australian rugby league player
1987 – Lily Cole, English model
1988 – Zavon Hines, Jamaican-English footballer
1988 – Ok Taec-yeon, South Korean singer and actor (2PM)
1988 – Rick Porcello, American baseball player
1988 – Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter
1989 – Ingrid Várgas Calvo, Peruvian tennis player
1990 – Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
1990 – Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player
1991 – Michael Morgan, Australian rugby league player
1991 – Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer
1992 – Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer
1992 – Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete
1993 – Olivia Cooke, English actress
1995 – Timothée Chalamet, American actor
1995 – Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player
1997 – Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player
2005 – Kristina Pimenova, Russian child model

Source: wikipedia