December 3: Today's Notable Birthdays

With Whom Do You Share Your Birthday?

Is December 3rd your birthday? Was someone special to you born on December 3rd? 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 3rd was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

December 3rd Birthdays: Famous Artists

Irving Fine, American composer (Toccata), was born on December 3, 1914.

Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss film director Jean-Luc Godard (Alphaville, Breathless, La Chinoise, Every Man for Himself, Forever Mozart, Hail Mary, Histoires du Cinéma, In Praise of Love, King Lear, A Married Woman, Notre Musique and Weekend) was born on December 3, 1930.

Dutch cartoonist Hans G. Kresse (Eric the Viking) was born on December 3, 1921.

Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer (Agnes of God, Chaplin, New York Stories, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Sleepless in Seattle and Something to Talk About) and Academy Award winner 1973 and 1983), was born on December 3, 1922.

Gilbert Stuart, American portrait painter (Portrait of a Gentleman Skating), 1755. Gilbert Stuart painted portraits of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, and other early American leaders.

December 3rd Birthdays: Famous Athletes

John Akii-bua, Ugandan hurdler and Olympic gold medalist (1972), was born on December 3, 1950.

Danger Alberto Juantorena, Cuban runner and Olympic gold medalist (1976), was born on December 3, 1951.

Franz Klammer, Austrian skier and Olympic gold medalist (1976), was born on December 3, 1953.

American professional skateboarder Charles Michael (Bucky) Lasek was born on December 3, 1972.

Rick Mears, American race car driver and Indianapolis 500 champion, was born on December 3, 1951.

Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player and Olympic gold medalist (1980), born on December 3, 1960.