| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Daniel I. Arnon |
Biologist |
14-Nov-1910 |
20-Dec-1994 |
Photophosphorylation |
| Samuel Blanc |
Inventor |
13-Feb-1883 |
20-Dec-1964 |
Founder of Roto-Rooter |
| Matteo Maria Boiardo |
Poet |
c. 1434 |
20-Dec-1494 |
Orlando Innamorato |
| Max Brod |
Novelist |
27-May-1884 |
20-Dec-1968 |
The Redemption of Tycho Brahe |
| Foster Brooks |
Comic |
11-May-1912 |
20-Dec-2001 |
Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts |
| Tommy Byrne |
Baseball |
31-Dec-1919 |
20-Dec-2007 |
MLB pitcher, Mayor of Wake Forest |
| Walter Chiari |
Actor |
2-Mar-1924 |
20-Dec-1991 |
Bellissima |
| Richard J. Daley |
Politician |
15-May-1902 |
20-Dec-1976 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1955-76 |
| Bobby Darin |
Singer |
14-May-1936 |
20-Dec-1973 |
Mack the Knife |
| W. Edwards Deming |
Mathematician |
14-Oct-1900 |
20-Dec-1993 |
Quality Control guru |
| Roy O. Disney |
Business |
24-Jun-1893 |
20-Dec-1971 |
Walt Disney's brother |
| James H. Duff |
Politician |
21-Jan-1883 |
20-Dec-1969 |
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1947-51 |
| Glenn W. Ferguson |
Educator |
28-Jan-1929 |
20-Dec-2007 |
University president, Ambassador to Kenya |
| Riccardo Freda |
Film Director |
24-Feb-1909 |
20-Dec-1999 |
I Vampiri |
| Henry Harland |
Novelist |
1-Mar-1861 |
20-Dec-1905 |
The Cardinal's Snuff-box |
| Moss Hart |
Playwright |
24-Oct-1904 |
20-Dec-1961 |
You Can't Take It With You |
| Gabby Hartnett |
Baseball |
20-Dec-1900 |
20-Dec-1972 |
Chicago Cubs catcher, Hall-of-Famer |
| Irene Hervey |
Actor |
11-Jul-1909 |
20-Dec-1998 |
Destry Rides Again |
| James Hilton |
Novelist |
9-Sep-1900 |
20-Dec-1954 |
Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
| Alan L. Hodgkin |
Scientist |
5-Feb-1914 |
20-Dec-1998 |
Electrical impulses in nerves |
| Samuel Hopkins |
Religion |
17-Sep-1721 |
20-Dec-1803 |
Hopkinsian, opponent of slavery |
| Steve Landesberg |
Actor |
23-Nov-1945 |
20-Dec-2010 |
Dietrich on Barney Miller |
| Denise Levertov |
Poet |
24-Oct-1923 |
20-Dec-1997 |
With Eyes at the Back of Our Heads |
| William Lundigan |
Actor |
12-Jun-1914 |
20-Dec-1975 |
Men Into Space |
| James R. Mann |
Politician |
27-Apr-1920 |
20-Dec-2010 |
Congressman from South Carolina, 1969-79 |
| Stanley Milgram |
Psychologist |
15-Aug-1933 |
20-Dec-1984 |
Milgram Experiment |
| Robert Mulligan |
Film Director |
23-Aug-1925 |
20-Dec-2008 |
To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Brittany Murphy |
Actor |
10-Nov-1977 |
20-Dec-2009 |
Clueless |
| Peter Norbeck |
Politician |
20-Aug-1870 |
20-Dec-1936 |
US Senator from South Dakota, 1921-36 |
| Earle Page |
Head of State |
8-Aug-1880 |
20-Dec-1961 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1939 |
| Sir James Paget |
Doctor |
11-Jan-1814 |
20-Dec-1899 |
Father of modern pathology |
| Ambroise Paré |
Doctor |
1510 |
20-Dec-1590 |
Prominent 16th c. French surgeon |
| Irving Rapper |
Film Director |
16-Jan-1898 |
20-Dec-1999 |
Now, Voyager |
| Grote Reber |
Astronomer |
22-Dec-1911 |
20-Dec-2002 |
First radio astronomer |
| Elisabeth Risdon |
Actor |
26-Apr-1887 |
20-Dec-1958 |
The Roaring Twenties |
| Max Robinson |
Journalist |
1-May-1939 |
20-Dec-1988 |
Co-Anchor of World News Tonight |
| Karl F. Rolvaag |
Politician |
18-Jul-1913 |
20-Dec-1990 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1963-67 |
| Artur Rubinstein |
Pianist |
28-Jan-1887 |
20-Dec-1982 |
Polish-American piano virtuoso |
| Sacagawea |
Explorer |
c. 1787 |
20-Dec-1812 |
Lewis and Clark expedition translator |
| Carl Sagan |
Astronomer |
9-Nov-1934 |
20-Dec-1996 |
Popular astronomer, host of Cosmos |
| Léopold Senghor |
Head of State |
9-Oct-1906 |
20-Dec-2001 |
President of Senegal, 1960-80 |
| Madge Sinclair |
Actor |
28-Apr-1938 |
20-Dec-1995 |
Nurse Shoop on Trapper John |
| C. Aubrey Smith |
Actor |
21-Jul-1863 |
20-Dec-1948 |
The Four Feathers |
| Hank Snow |
Country Musician |
9-May-1914 |
20-Dec-1999 |
I'm Moving On |
| Arnold Stang |
Actor |
28-Sep-1918 |
20-Dec-2009 |
Bespectacled character actor |
| John Steinbeck |
Novelist |
27-Feb-1902 |
20-Dec-1968 |
The Grapes of Wrath |
| Vitellius |
Royalty |
24-Sep-15 AD |
20-Dec-69 AD |
Roman Emperor, 69 AD |
| John Vivyan |
Actor |
31-May-1915 |
20-Dec-1983 |
Mr. Lucky |
| Ned Washington |
Songwriter |
15-Aug-1901 |
20-Dec-1976 |
When You Wish Upon a Star |
