December 5: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is December 5th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on December 5th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

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December 5th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

December 5th Birthdays: Famous Artists

Dirk H. W. Filarski, Dutch painter (Gstaad, De Kust van Dubrovnik and Les Rocher - Rhonedal) was born on December 5, 1885.

Alfred Manessier, French painter (Composition, Grande Figure de Pitie,Lumière de Chartres and Passion), was born on December 5, 1911.

Otto Ludwig Preminger, Austrian film director (Advise and Consent, Anatomy of a Murder,Angel Face,Bonjour Tristesse, The Cardinal,Exodus, Forever Amber, In Harm's Way, Laura,The Man with the Golden Arm, The Moon is Blue, Saint Joan andTell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon), was born on December 5, 1905.

Donald Irwin (Don) Robertson, American pop and country music songwriter and composer ("Anything That's Part of You," "Born to Be with You," "Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger," "Hummingbird," "I Don't Hurt Anymore," "I Love You More and More Every Day," "I Really Don't Want to Know," "I'm Counting on You," "Ninety Miles an Hour - Down a Dead End Street," "No More," "Please Help Me, I'm Falling," "Ringo," "There's Always Me" and "You're Free to Go"), was born on December 5, 1922.

December 5th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Pablo Morales, American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (1984 and 1992), was born on December 5, 1964.

American cowboy and rodeo champion Bill (Bulldogger or The Dusky Demon) Pickett was born on December 5, 1870.

December 5th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Joan Didion, American journalist and author (After Henry, Democracy, Run River, Salvador andA Star is Born), was born on December 5, 1934.

Italian-British Victorian poet Christina Rossetti (Goblin Market and Other Poems, A Pageant and Other Poems, The Prince's Progress and Sing-Song) was born on December 5, 1830. Christina Rossetti wrote the lyrics to the beloved traditional Christmas carol, "In the Bleak Midwinter." Christina Rossetti was sister to painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti and editor William Rossetti.

Calvin Marshall (Bud) Trillin, journalist (New Yorker) and author (About Alice, American Fried: Adventures of a Happy Eater, American Stories, Deadline Poet: My Life as a Doggerelist, Enough's Enough, Family Man, Feeding a Yen, Floater, If You Can't Say Something Nice, Remembering Denny, Runestruck, Third Helpings, Too Soon to Tell, Travels with Alice, Uncivil Liberties and With All Disrespect), was born on December 5, 1935.

December 5th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

Clyde Vernon Cessna, American aeronautic manufacturer (The Cessna Company), was born on December 5, 1879.

Irish-American mining mogul Marcus (The Copper King) Daly was born on December 5, 1841.

Walter Elias (Walt) Disney, American animation pioneer, film producer, theme park entrepreneur and Disney Company founder, was born on December 5, 1901.

Henry Drummond, British financier and co-founder of the Catholic Apostolic (Irvingite) Church of England, was born on December 5, 1786.

American confectioner and gum manufacturer Phillip K. Wrigley (The Wrigley Company) was born on December 5, 1894.

December 5th Birthdays: Famous Performers

American actress Amy Louise Acker (21 and a Wake-Up, Alias, Angel, Catch Me If You Can, Dollhouse, Drive, Fire & Ice: The Dragon Chronicles, How I Met Your Mother, A Near Death Experience, Supernatural, To Serve and Protect and Wishbone) was born on December 5, 1976.

Gary Allan, American country music singer ("Best I Ever Had," "A Feelin' Like That," "Learning How to Bend," "Life Ain't Always Beautiful," "Man to Man," "Nothing on But the Radio," "The One," "Smoke Rings in the Dark," "Songs About Rain," "Tough Little Boys" and "Watching Airplanes"), was born on December 5, 1967.

American actor Brian Backer (The Burning, Charles in Charge, A Clown in Brooklyn, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Growing Pains, Loser, Meatballs, The Money Pit, Moving Violations, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Santa Barbara, Steel and Lace and Talk to Me) was born on December 5, 1956.

Ross Bagley, actor (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air), was born on December 5, 1989.

Joseph Barbara, American actor (Another World), was born on December 5, 1966.

Bobby Barth, American rock guitarist, singer and bandleader (AXE, Blackfoot and Southern Rockers), was born on December 5, 1952.

American actress Morgan Brittany (Dallas, Glitter, The Initiation of Sarah, LBJ: The Early Years, Moviola, The Prodigal and Sundown) was born on December 5, 1951.

John (J.J.) Cale, American blues-rock guitarist and singer ("After Midnight"), was born on December 5, 1938. J.J. Cale recorded several hits with blues-rocker Eric Clapton.

Spanish operatic tenor Jose Carreras (New York Metropolitan Opera and Three Tenors) was born on December 5, 1946.

Margaret Cho, comedienne, actress (All-American Girl and Face/Off) and television personality (Girls' Night Out), was born on December 5, 1968.

American actress Suzanne (Morgan Brittany) Cupito (Dallas) was born on December 5, 1951.

British heavy metal rock guitarist Phil Collen (Def Leppard) was born on December 5, 1957.

Tyler (Ty) England, American country music guitarist and singer ("All of the Above," "I Drove Her to Dallas," "I'd Rather Have Nothing," "Irresistible You," "The Perfect Girl," "Redneck Anthem," "Redneck Son," "Should've Asked Her Faster," "Smoke in Her Eyes" and "Too Many Highways"), was born on December 5,

American actress Carrie Hamilton (Cool World, Fame, Hostage, Shag: The Movie and Tokyo Pop) was born on December 5, 1963. Carrie Hamilton is the daughter of comedienne and actress Carol Burnett.

Peter Hansen, American actor (General Hospital), was born on December 5, 1921.

Canadian model and actress Shalom Harlow (Happy Here and Now, Head Over Heels and In & Out) was born on December 5, 1973.

American actress Margaret (Maggie) Hayes (The Blackboard Jungle, In Old Colorado, Omar Khayyam, Robert Montgomery Presentsand Sullivan's Travels) was born on December 5, 1924.

Alexandra Kapp Horner, American actress (ER, Friends, JAG, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Party of Five and Seinfeld), was born on December 5, 1969.

Patricia Kaas, French pop singer (Mademoiselle Chant), was born on December 5, 1966.

Frederick Lawrence (Larry) Kert, American singer, dancer and actor (Synanon, Time Out for Lessons and West Side Story), was born on December 5, 1934.

Randy Kirby, American actor (The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.), was born on December 5, 1942.

Jeroen Krabbe, Dutch actor (Crossing Delancey, Dynasty, The Fugitive, Immortal Beloved, King of the Hill, The Prince of Tides, Robin Hood and Stalin), was born on December 5, 1944.

Jonathan Lewis, American R&B trombonist (Atlantic Star), was born on December 5, 1953.

American soft-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter James Melvin (Jim) Messina, rocker (Buffalo Springfield, Loggins & Messina and Poco) was born on December 5, 1947.

Aleck Rice (Sonny Boy Williamson II) Miller, American blues harmonica player and singer, was born on December 5, 1899. Not to be confused with John Lee Curtis (Sonny Boy Williamson I), Sonny Boy Williamson II was also known as Aleck Ford, Footsie, The Goat, Little Boy Blue, Willie Miller and Willie Williamson.

American folk music singer Chad Mitchell (Chad Mitchell Trio) was born on December 51936.

American actor Alvy Moore (Green Acres) was born on December 5, 1921.

Frankie Muniz, American actor (Agent Cody Banks, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, The Andy Dick Show, Big Fat Liar, Dr. Dolittle 2, Malcolm in the Middle, My Dog Skip and Stay Alive), was born on December 5, 1985.

American actress Connie Needham Newton (Eight Is Enough), was born on December 5, 1962.

Les Nemes, British new wave rock bassist (Haircut 100), was born on December 5, 1960.

American actress Paula Patton (Déjà Vu, Hitch, Idlewild, London, Mirrors, Push and Swing Vote) was born on December 5, 1975. Paula Patton married singer and songwriter Robin Thicke.

Richard Wayne (Little Richard) Penniman, American R&B and rock pianist and singer ("The Girl Can't Help It," "Good Golly, Miss Molly," "Keep a Knockin'," "Long Tall Sally," "Lucille," "Ready Teddy," "Rip It Up," "Slippin' and Slidin'" and "Tutti Frutti") and clergyman, was born on December 5, 1932.

American actor Cyril Ring (Body and Soul) was born on December 5, 1892.

Donald (Don) Robertson, American country music singer and songwriter ("The Happy Whistler," "I Don't Hurt Anymore," "I Love You More and More Each Day," "I Really Don't Want to Know," and "Please Help Me I'm Fallin'"), was born on December 5, 1922.

Jack (Dante Fox) Russell, American hard rock singer (Great White), was born on December 5, 1960.

American rock guitarist and singer John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls), was born on December 5, 1965.

Greek-American actor George Demosthenes Savalas (Kelly's Heroes and Kojak) was born on December 5, 1924. George Savalas was brother to actor Telly Savalas.

Rene Shuman, American country-rock singer ("Love You Done Me Wrong" and "On Top of the World') and Elvis impersonator, was born on December 5, 1967.

Lisa Marie Sliwa, American actress (Mars Attacks), was born on December 5, 1968.

American actor Nicholas Kent (Nick) Stahl (Bully, Carnivale, In the Bedroom, The Man Without a Face, Sin City and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) was born on December 5, 1979.

Regina Zernay, American country music and punk bass guitarist (Cowboy Mouth and Mechant), was born on December 5, 1972.

December 5th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Sheldon Lee Glashow, American mathematician, physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1979), was born on December 5, 1932.

Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1932), was born on December 5, 1901.

Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1950), was born on December 5, 1903.

December 5th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

Bhumibol (Rama IX) Adulyadej, King of Thailand, was born on December 5, 1927.

American cavalry General George Armstrong Custer was born on December 5, 1839.

Anastasio (Tachito) Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua, was born on December 5, 1925.

French Prime Minister and mathematician Paul P. Painleve was born on December 5, 1863.

Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States, was born on December 5, 1782. Nicknamed "The Little Magician," Martin Van Buren was the first American President to be born in the United States.

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Happy Birthday, December 5th.

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