Famous people born on 10 December

11 of the people we track were born on 10 December, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Emily Dickinson 1830American poetdied aged 55
2. Ada Lovelace 1815British mathematiciandied aged 36
3. Nelly Sachs 1891Poet and playwrightdied aged 78
4. Michael Clarke Duncan 1957American actordied aged 54
5. Gonzalo Higuaín 1987Footballerliving, 38
6. Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi 1804Prussian mathematiciandied aged 46
7. Kenneth Branagh 1960British actorliving, 65
8. Olivier Messiaen 1908French composer and organistdied aged 83
9. Clarice Lispector 1920Writer and journalistdied aged 56
10. Marek Grechuta 1945Polish singer and composerdied aged 60
11. Adolf Loos 1870Austrian architect and art collectordied aged 62