Famous people born on 7 December

• Christina of SwedenQueen of Sweden, ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654 · 1626–1689
  62 yrs
• Gian Lorenzo BerniniItalian sculptor and architect · 1598–1680
  81 yrs
• Pietro MascagniItalian composer known for operas · 1863–1945
  81 yrs
• Leopold Kronecker ↗German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra · 1823–1891
  68 yrs
• Louis VI of France ↗King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137 · 1081–1137
  55 yrs
• Willa Cather ↗American writer · 1873–1947
  73 yrs
• Eli Wallach ↗American actor · 1915–2014
  98 yrs
• Gerard Kuiper ↗Netherlands-born American astronomer · 1905–1973
  68 yrs
• Mário Soares ↗President of Portugal · 1924–2017
  92 yrs
• Gabriel Marcel ↗French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist · 1889–1973
  83 yrs
• Theodor Schwann ↗German physiologist · 1810–1882
  71 yrs
• Johan Huizinga ↗Dutch cultural historian · 1872–1945
  72 yrs
• Marie Tussaud ↗French artist · 1761–1850
  88 yrs
• Akiko Yosano ↗Japanese tanka poet · 1878–1942
  63 yrs
• Margaret Tudor ↗Scottish Queen consort · 1489–1541
  51 yrs
• Johann Palisa ↗Austrian astronomist · 1848–1925
  76 yrs
• Fay Bainter ↗American actress · 1893–1968
  74 yrs
• Johann Nestroy ↗Austrian playwright, actor and singer · 1801–1862
  60 yrs
• Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ↗Duke of Albany and King consort of Scotland · 1545–1567
  21 yrs
• Aaron Carter ↗American pop singer, actor and songwriter · 1987–2022
  34 yrs
• Hasan al-Askari ↗Eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams · AD 845–874
  28 yrs
• Joseph Cook ↗6th prime minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914 · 1860–1947
  86 yrs
• Louis Prima ↗American musician · 1910–1978
  67 yrs
• Petru Groza ↗46th Prime Minister of Romania · 1884–1958
  73 yrs
• Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno ↗French soldier and military commander · 1764–1841
  76 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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