29 December Births

December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are two days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).

Births

765 – Ali al-Ridha, Arabian 8th of the Twelve Imams (d. 818)
1019 – King Munjong of Goryeo (d. 1083)
1536 – Henry VI, Burgrave of Plauen (d. 1572)
1550 – García de Silva Figueroa, Spanish diplomat and traveller (d. 1624)
1633 – Johannes Zollikofer, Swiss vicar (d. 1692)
1709 – Elizabeth of Russia (d. 1762)
1746 – Saverio Cassar, Gozitan priest and rebel leader (d. 1805)
1766 – Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric (d. 1843)
1796 – Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (d. 1877)
1800 – Charles Goodyear, American chemist and engineer (d. 1860)
1808 – Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States (d. 1875)
1809 – William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1898)
1816 – Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (d. 1895)
1844 – Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, Indian barrister and was the first president of Indian National Congress. (d. 1906)
1855 – August Kitzberg, Estonian author and poet (d. 1927)
1856 – Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch-French mathematician and academic (d. 1894)
1859 – Venustiano Carranza, Mexican soldier and politician, 37th President of Mexico (d. 1920)
1874 – François Brandt, Dutch rower and bishop (d. 1949)
1876 – Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (d. 1973)
1879 – Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (d. 1936)
1881 – Jess Willard, American boxer (d. 1968)
1885 – Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Austrian-Russian general (d. 1921)
1886 – Norman Hallows, English runner and captain (d. 1968)
1895 – Oswald Freisler, German lawyer and author (d. 1939)
1896 – David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (d. 1974)
1899 – Nie Rongzhen, Chinese general and politician, Mayor of Beijing (d. 1992)
1902 – Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957)
1903 – Candido Portinari, Brazilian painter (d. 1962)
1904 – Kuvempu, Indian author and poet (d. 1994)
1908 – Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian and author (d. 1993)
1908 – Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992)
1910 – Ronald Coase, English-American economist, author, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1911 – Klaus Fuchs, German physicist and spy (d. 1988)
1914 – Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter and academic (d. 1976)
1914 – Billy Tipton, American pianist and saxophonist (d. 1989)
1914 – Albert Tucker, Australian painter and illustrator (d. 1999)
1915 – Bill Osmanski, American football player and coach (d. 1996)
1915 – Robert Ruark, American hunter and author (d. 1965)
1915 – Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
1917 – Tom Bradley, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998)
1917 – Ramanand Sagar, Indian director and producer (d. 2005)
1919 – Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (d. 2014)
1919 – Roman Vlad, Italian pianist and composer (d. 2013)
1920 – Viveca Lindfors, Swedish-American actress, singer and poet (d. 1995)
1921 – Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (d. 2014)
1922 – Little Joe Cook, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1922 – William Gaddis, American author and academic (d. 1998)
1923 – Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (d. 1986)
1923 – Morton Estrin, American pianist and educator (d. 2017)
1923 – Dina Merrill, American actress, game show panelist, socialite, heiress, and businesswoman (d. 2017)
1923 – Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian author and Holocaust survivor (d. 2012)
1923 – Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, French mathematician and physicist
1924 – Joe Allbritton, American businessman and publisher, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (d. 2012)
1925 – Pete Dye, American golfer and architect
1927 – Andy Stanfield, American sprinter (d. 1985)
1929 – Matt Murphy, American guitarist
1931 – Stasys Stonkus, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
1932 – Inga Swenson, American actress and singer
1933 – Samuel Brittan, English journalist and author
1934 – Ed Flanders, American actor (d. 1995)
1936 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress and producer (d. 2017)
1936 – Ray Nitschke, American football player (d. 1998)
1937 – Wayne Huizenga, American businessman, founded AutoNation
1938 – Harvey Smith, English horse rider and sportscaster
1938 – Jon Voight, American actor and producer
1939 – Ed Bruce, American country music singer-songwriter
1941 – Ray Thomas, English singer-songwriter and flute player
1942 – Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Honduran cardinal
1943 – Bill Aucoin, American talent manager (d. 2010)
1943 – Molly Bang, American author and illustrator
1943 – Rick Danko, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1999)
1944 – Rodney Redmond, New Zealand cricketer
1945 – Birendra of Nepal, King of Nepal from 1972 to 2001 (d. 2001)
1946 – Marianne Faithfull, English singer-songwriter and actress
1946 – Laffit Pincay, Jr., Panamanian jockey
1947 – Richard Crandall, American physicist and computer scientist (d. 2012)
1947 – Ted Danson, American actor and producer
1947 – Leonhard Lapin, Estonian architect and poet
1947 – Cozy Powell, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1998)
1947 – David Tanner, English rower and coach
1947 – Vincent Winter, Scottish actor, director, and production manager (d. 1998)
1948 – Peter Robinson, Northern Irish politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland
1949 – David Topliss, English rugby league player and coach (d. 2008)
1951 – Yvonne Elliman, American singer-songwriter and actress
1952 – Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina and choreographer
1953 – Thomas Bach, German fencer, lawyer and sports administrator; 9th President of the International Olympic Committee
1953 – Alan Rusbridger, Zambia-born English journalist and academic
1953 – Kate Schmidt, American javelin thrower and coach
1953 – Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (d. 2005)
1953 – Charlayne Woodard, American actress and playwright
1954 – Albrecht Böttcher, German mathematician and author
1956 – Katy Munger, American writer
1957 – Brad Grey, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2017)
1957 – Oliver Hirschbiegel, German actor, director, and producer
1957 – Iain Paxton, Scottish rugby player and coach
1957 – Paul Rudnick, American author, playwright, and screenwriter
1958 – Nancy J. Currie, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut
1959 – Keith Crossan, Irish rugby player
1959 – Patricia Clarkson, American actress
1959 – Ann Demeulemeester, Belgian fashion designer
1959 – Milton Ottey, Jamaican-Canadian high jumper and coach
1959 – Paula Poundstone, American comedian and author
1960 – David Boon, Australian cricketer
1960 – David Gilbert, Australian cricketer
1960 – Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Congolese militia leader, founded the Union of Congolese Patriots
1961 – Kevin Granata, American engineer and academic (d. 2007)
1961 – Jim Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Richard Horton, English physician and journalist
1962 – Wynton Rufer, New Zealand footballer
1962 – Devon White, Jamaican-American baseball player
1962 – Carles Puigdemont, Catalan politician and former president
1963 – Des Foy, English rugby player
1963 – Dave McKean, English illustrator, photographer, director, and pianist
1963 – Sean Payton, American football player and coach
1963 – Liisa Savijarvi, Canadian skier
1964 – Michael Cudlitz, American actor
1965 – Laurent Boudouani, French boxer
1965 – Dexter Holland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1965 – Danilo Pérez, Panamanian pianist and composer
1966 – Stefano Eranio, Italian footballer and coach
1966 – Martin Offiah, English rugby league player and sportscaster
1967 – Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian-American journalist
1967 – Evan Seinfeld, American bass player, actor, and director
1968 – Ri Pun-hui, North Korean table tennis player
1969 – Jennifer Ehle, American actress
1969 – Allan McNish, Scottish race car driver and journalist
1970 – Enrico Chiesa, Italian footballer and manager
1970 – Aled Jones, Welsh singer and television host
1970 – Glen Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Toad the Wet Sprocket)
1971 – Besnik Hasi, Kosovo Albanian football manager and former player
1972 – Jude Law, English actor
1973 – Theo Epstein, American businessman
1974 – Mekhi Phifer, American actor and producer
1974 – Richie Sexson, American baseball player and coach
1974 – Ryan Shore, Canadian composer and producer
1975 – Shawn Hatosy, American actor
1975 – Jaret Wright, American baseball player
1976 – Filip Kuba, Czech ice hockey player
1976 – Danny McBride, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – Jimmy Journell, American baseball player
1978 – Jake Berry, English lawyer and politician
1978 – Matthew Carr, Australian footballer
1978 – Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Kieron Dyer, English footballer and coach
1978 – Danny Higginbotham, English footballer and journalist
1978 – Steve Kemp, English drummer
1979 – Mitsuhiro Ishida, Japanese mixed martial artist
1979 – Diego Luna, Mexican actor, director, and producer
1979 – Moe Oshikiri, Japanese model and actress
1979 – George Parros, American ice hockey player
1981 – Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese figure skater and sportscaster
1981 – Shaun Suisham, American football player
1981 – Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko, Estonian footballer
1982 – Alison Brie, American actress and singer
1982 – Brian Hill, Canadian swimmer
1982 – Dale Morris, Australian footballer
1982 – Norbert Siedler, Austrian race car driver
1983 – Jessica Andrews, American singer-songwriter
1983 – James Kelly, Australian footballer
1984 – Brenton Lawrence, Australian rugby league player
1984 – Reimo Tamm, Estonian basketball player
1986 – Joe Anyon, English footballer
1987 – Yuhi Sekiguchi, Japanese race car driver
1988 – Eric Berry, American football player
1988 – Christen Press, American footballer
1988 – Ágnes Szávay, Hungarian tennis player
1989 – Kei Nishikori, Japanese tennis player

Source: wikipedia