Musicians Born on December 9

  • 1610 Baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato singer, born in Perugia, Italy (d. 1680)
  • 1715 Georg Gottfried Petri, German composer, born in Żary, Poland (d. 1795)
  • 1728 Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi, Italian opera composer, born in Massa, Tuscany, Italy (d. 1804)
  • 1754 Etienne Ozi, French composer and bassoonist, born in Nimes (d. 1813)
  • 1791 Peter Josef von Lindpaintner, German composer, born in Koblenz, Germany (d. 1856)
  • 1796 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, French composer, born in Verneuil, Eure, France (d. 1869)
  • 1837 Émile Waldteufel [Charles Émile Lévy], French pianist and composer (Estudiantina; Les Patineurs - The Skaters' Waltz), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1915)
  • 1850 Emma Abbott, American soprano, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1891)
  • 1854 P. J. Hannikainen, Finnish composer, born in Nurmes, Finland (d. 1924)
  • 1859 Algernon Ashton, British composer, born in Durham, England (d. 1937)
  • 1862 Karel Kovařovic, Czech harpist, conductor (Prague National Theatre, 1900-20), and composer (The Dogheads), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1920)
  • 1864 Sidney Homer, American composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1953)
  • 1882 Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist and composer (Rima), born in Seville, Spain (d. 1949)
  • 1895 Conchita Supervía, Spanish opera singer, born in Barcelona (d. 1936)
  • 1899 Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor, born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1975)
  • 1906 Freddy Martin, American orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin) and tenor saxophonist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1983)
  • 1906 Greet Koeman, Dutch opera soprano, born in Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands (d. 1961)
  • 1907 Fried Walter [Schmidt], German light music and operetta composer, born in Ottendorf-Okrilla, Germany (d. 1996)
  • 1915 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Austro-British soprano (Der Rosenkavalier), born in Jarotschin, German Empire (d. 2006)
  • 1916 Merrill Ellis, American classical and experimental music composer, and performer (Kaleidoscope; Mutations), born in Cleburne, Texas (d. 1981)
  • 1921 Terence Weil, British cellist (English Chamber Orchestra; Melos Ensemble), born in London (d. 1995)
  • 1927 Pierre Henry, French composer (considered pioneer of musique concrète), born in Paris (d. 2017)
  • 1929 Michel Fano, French composer (films of Alain Robbe-Grillet), born in Paris, France
  • 1932 Donald Byrd, American jazz trumpeter (Black Byrd), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
  • 1932 Jessie Hill, American jazz musician (Ooh Poo Pah Doo), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1996)
  • 1934 Alan Ridout, British composer, born in West Wickham, England (d. 1996)
  • 1934 Junior Wells, American blues singer ("In My Younger Days"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1998)
  • 1935 David Houston, American country music singer (Almost Persuaded), born in Bossier City, Louisiana (d. 1993)
  • 1938 William Thomas McKinley, American composer and jazz pianist, born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
  • 1940 Sammy Strain, American pop and R&B singer (Little Anthony & The Imperials, 1958–72; 1992–2005 - "Hurt So Bad"; The O'Jays, 1975–1992 - "Use Ta Be My Girl"), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1941 Dan Hicks, American singer and songwriter (Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2016)
  • 1943 Kenny Vance [Rosenberg], American musician (Jay and the Americans - "Come a Little Bit Closer"; "This Magic Moment"; The Planotones), and producer (Beaver Bown), born in Brooklyn, NYC
  • 1944 Guy Darrell [John Swail], British singer (I've Been Hurt), born in Kent, England
  • 1946 Bill Church, American rock bass guitarist (Van Morrison; Montrose; Sammy Hagar), born in the USA
  • 1946 Dennis Dunaway, American rock bassist and songwriter (Alice Cooper - "School's Out"), born in Cottage Grove, Oregon
  • 1950 Joan Armatrading, Kittian-British singer-songwriter ("Love and Affection"; "Down to Zero"), born in Basseterre, Saint Christopher and Nevis (now St. Kitts and Nevis)
  • 1954 Jack Sonni, American guitarist (Dire Straits, 1985-88), born in Indiana, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
  • 1954 Kip Hanrahan, American jazz producer (American Clavé), born in the Bronx, New York
  • 1955 Chamras Saewataporn, Thai composer and musician, born in Bangkok, Thailand
  • 1956 Sylvia Hutton (née Kirby), American country-pop singer-songwriter (Nobody), born in Kokoma, Indiana
  • 1957 Donny Osmond, American singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie & Marie), born in Ogden, Utah
  • 1958 Rikk Agnew, American guitarist (The Adolescents), born in Newport Beach, California
  • 1964 Paul Landers [Heiko Paul Hiersche], German dance-metal guitarist (Rammstein), born in East Berlin, East Germany
  • 1968 Brian Lane Bell, American guitarist, and singer-songwriter Weezer; The Relationship), born in Iowa City, Iowa
  • 1968 Michael Foster, American drummer (Firehouse - "Love of a Lifetime"), born in Richmond, Virginia
  • 1969 Jakob Dylan, American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter (The Wallflowers - "6th Avenue Heartache"; "One Headlight"), and son of Bob Dylan, born in New York City
  • 1969 Johnny Vicious [Coles], American house DJ, re-mixer, and record producer, born in New York City
  • 1970 Kara DioGuardi, American songwriter, record producer, and singer, born in Ossining, New York
  • 1972 Tré Cool [Frank Wright], German-born American drummer (Green Day - "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"), born in Frankfurt, Germany
  • 1974 Canibus [Germaine Williams], American rapper, born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1977 Imogen Heap, British dance-pop singer-songwriter, born in London Borough of Havering, United Kingdom
  • 1979 Olivia Lufkin, Japanese-American pop singer and songwriter, born in Naha, Japan
  • 1982 Vincent Accardi, American rock guitarist (Brand New), born in Wantagh, New York
  • 1990 LaFee [Christina Klein], German pop-rock singer, and actress, born in Büsbach, Germany