Famous people born on 3 December

• Joseph ConradPolish-British writer · 1857–1924
  66 yrs
• Ozzy OsbourneEnglish musician and television personality · 1948–2025
  76 yrs
• Jean-Luc GodardFrench and Swiss film director · 1930–2022
  91 yrs
• France PrešerenSlovene national poet, a Carniolan Romantic poet of Slovene descent · 1800–1849
  48 yrs
• Rajendra PrasadIndian statesman, lawyer and writer (1884–1963); first President of India · 1884–1963
  78 yrs
• Manne SiegbahnSwedish physicist · 1886–1978
  91 yrs
• Paul J. Crutzen ↗Dutch climatologist · 1933–2021
  87 yrs
• Richard Kuhn ↗Austrian-German biochemist · 1900–1967
  66 yrs
• Anna Freud ↗Austrian-British psychoanalyst · 1895–1982
  86 yrs
• Anton Webern ↗Austrian composer and conductor · 1883–1945
  61 yrs
• Ludvig Holberg ↗Danish-Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian · 1684–1754
  69 yrs
• Fedor von Bock ↗German field marshal · 1880–1945
  64 yrs
• Hryhorii Skovoroda ↗Ukrainian philosopher · 1722–1794
  71 yrs
• John Backus ↗American computer scientist · 1924–2007
  82 yrs
• John Wallis ↗English mathematician · 1616–1703
  86 yrs
• Nino Rota ↗Italian composer · 1911–1979
  67 yrs
• Andy Williams ↗American singer · 1927–2012
  84 yrs
• Corry Brokken ↗Dutch singer, judge · 1932–2016
  83 yrs
• Hayato Ikeda ↗Prime Minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964 · 1899–1965
  65 yrs
• George Brinton McClellan ↗American soldier and politician · 1826–1885
  58 yrs
• Benedict XIII ↗Cardinal, antipope from 1394 to 1423 · 1328–1423
  94 yrs
• Frederic Leighton ↗English painter and sculptor · 1830–1896
  65 yrs
• Pedro Rocha ↗Uruguayan association football player and manager · 1942–2013
  70 yrs
• Samuel Crompton ↗British inventor, pioneer of the spinning industry · 1753–1827
  73 yrs
• Sven Nykvist ↗Swedish cinematographer and film director · 1922–2006
  83 yrs
• Naruhiko Higashikuni ↗Japanese prince · 1887–1990
  102 yrs
• Ellen Swallow Richards ↗American chemist · 1842–1911
  68 yrs
• Go-Daigo ↗96th emperor of Japan · 1288–1339
  50 yrs
• Hendrik Conscience ↗Belgian author · 1812–1883
  70 yrs
• Abimael Guzmán ↗Peruvian Maoist terrorist leader · 1934–2021
  86 yrs
• Viktor Gorbatko ↗Soviet cosmonaut · 1934–2017
  82 yrs
• Juliette Récamier ↗French salon-holder · 1777–1849
  71 yrs
• Stjepan Bobek ↗Croatian footballer · 1923–2010
  86 yrs
• Tahmasp II ↗The tenth and last Safavid king · 1704–1740
  35 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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