Musicians Born on December 14

Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831)

Polish pianist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland [1]

1868 Richard Batka, Austrian music critic and composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1922)
1873 Joseph Jongen, Belgian organist and composer (Symphonie concertante, Op. 81), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1953) [1]
1875 Dobri Khristov, Bulgarian composer, born in Varna, Bulgaria (d. 1941)
1877 Lieven Duvosel, Flemish composer (De Leiecyclus - The Lys-cycle), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1956)
1883 Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer, born in Smyrna, Greece (d. 1962)
1894 Joaquin Zamacois Soler, Chilean-Spanish composer, born in Santiago de Chile, Chile (d. 1976)
1898 Frederick Douglass Hall, American composer, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1982)
1900 Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, Bulgarian composer, born in Nikopol, Bulgaria (d. 1973)
1902 Viola Wells [Evans], American jazz, blues, and gospel singer, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1984)
1905 Sydney Lipton, British dance band bandleader, born in London (d. 1995)
1906 Alexander Tsfasman, Soviet Russian jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Alexandrovsk, Russian Empire (now Zaporizhya, Ukraine) (d. 1971)
1906 Helmut Bornefeld, German organist and composer, born in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, Germany (d. 1990)
1908 (Moritz) "Morey" Amsterdam, American comedian, cellist, and actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Buddy"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1996)
1909 Phia Berghout, Dutch harpist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1993)
1911 Spike Jones [Lindley Armstrong Jones], American bandleader (Der Fueher's Face, Cocktails For Two), born in Long Beach, California (d. 1965)
1914 Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist (Bach & Rock), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
1915 Daniel "Dan" Dailey, American dancer and actor (You're My Everything, Governor & J.J.), born in New York City (d. 1978)
1915 Ruth Railton, British musical director (National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, 1948-65), born in Kent, England (d. 2001)
1920 Clark Terry, American jazz trumpeter, born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2015)
1922 Cecil Payne, American jazz baritone saxophonist, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
1924 Marion Morgan (née Swires), American big band jazz singer (Harry James; Stop the Music), born in the USA (d. 2013)
1927 Richard Cassilly, American tenor, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1998)
1929 Ron Nelson, American composer, and pedagogue (Brown University, 1973-93), born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2023)
1932 Abbe Lane, American singer and wife of Xavier Cugat (Xavier Cugat Show), born in Brooklyn, New York
1932 Charlie Rich, American country vocalist (Behind Closed Doors), born in Colt, Arkansas (d. 1995)
1933 Leo Wright, American jazz saxophone and flute player (Dizzy Gillespie;; Blues Shout; I Left My Heart In San Francisco), born in Wichita Falls, Texas (d. 1991)
1942 Dick Wagner, American rock guitarist (the Frost), born in Oelwein, Iowa (d. 2014)
1943 Dandy Livingstone (Robert Livingstone Thompson), Jamaican-British reggae musician and record producer, ("Suzanne Beware of the Devil"; "Rudy, A Message to You"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1943 Frank Allen, English rock vocalist (Searchers - "Needles & Pins"), born in Hayes, Middlesex, England
1946 Jackie McAuley, Irish rock pianist (Them - "Here Comes The Night"), born in Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
1946 Jane Birkin, British-French pop singer ("Je t'aime... moi non plus"), actress (Dust; Death On The Nile), and fashion icon, born in Marylebone, London, England (d. 2023)
1946 Joyce Vincent Wilson, American pop singer (Tony Orlando & Dawn), born in Detroit, Michigan
1947 Christopher Parkening, American classical guitarist (transcribed sacred music), born in Los Angeles, California
1949 Cliff Williams, English rock bassist (AC/DC), born in Romford, Essex, England
1952 John Lurie, American jazz saxophonist (Lounge Lizards), composer and actor (Down By Law; Stranger Than Paradise), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1952 Tamara Danz, German singer (Silly), born in Breitungen, Thuringia (d. 1996)
1953 René Eespere, Soviet-born Estonian composer, born in Tallinn, Estonia
1954 Ib Andersen, Danish ballet dancer, born in Copenhagen
1958 Jan Dijksma, Dutch rock bassist (Weekend at Waikiki), born in the Netherlands
1958 Mike Scott, Scottish rocker (Blues Inc; Waterboys - "Rainbow Warrior"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1958 Peter "Spider" Tracy, English rock tin whistle player and vocalist (The Pogues - "Fairy Tale Of New York"), born in Eastbourne, England
1959 Franco [Iglesias], Cuban Latin pop singer ("Toda la Vida"; "María"), born in Cuba
1964 C. J. Snare, American rock vocalist (Firehouse - "Love of a Lifetime"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2024)
1966 Tim Sköld, Swedish-American hard rock bass guitarist, accordion player, and producer (Shotgun Messiah; Skold; Marilyn Manson, 2002-08), born in Skövde, Sweden
1969 Jocelyn Morlock, Canadian contemporary and post-modern classical composer (My Name is Amanda Todd; Bird in the Tangled Sky), and music educator, born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba (d. 2023)
1970 Anna Maria Jopek, Polish jazz, pop and world music singer, born in Warsaw, Poland
1970 Beth Orton, English folk-electronica singer and songwriter (Central Reservation), born in East Dereham, Norfolk, England
1970 Nicholas Angelich, American concert pianist, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2022)
1973 Tia Texada, American actress and singer, born in Louisiana
1975 Justin Furstenfeld, American rock singer, lyricist, and guitar player (Blue October; Harvard of the South), born in Houston, Texas
1977 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Colombian-Austrian conductor (Houston Symphony, 2014-22; Frankfurt Radio Symphony, 2005-2021), born in Medellín, Colombia
1978 Martina Filjak, Croatian concert pianist, born in Zagreb, Croatia
1978 Radu Sârbu, Moldovan singer (O-Zone), born in Peresecina, Moldova
1979 Sophie Monk, Australian actress, singer, and model, born in London
1980 Tata Young, Thai-American singer, born in Bangkok, Thailand
1982 Anthony Way, English singer and actor, born in London
1985 Ren Yagami, Japanese actor and singer, born in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Vanessa Hudgens (35 years old)

1988 American singer and actress (High School Musical, The Princess Switch), born in Salinas, California

1988 Yvonne Mwale, Zambian jazz and blues singer, born in Lusaka, Zambia
1991 Offset [Kiari Cephus], American rapper (Migos), born in Lawrenceville, Georgia