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was an American petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the longtime patriarch of the Getty family.
Famous Birthdays on December 15
1892 — J. Paul Getty
American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil (died 1976)
December 15 has 208 recorded notable births across history, from 37 to 2000. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on December 15
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- 1945 Occupation of Japan/Shinto Directive: General Douglas MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as the state religion of Japan. Source
- 1965 Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7. Source
- 1869 The short-lived Republic of Ezo is proclaimed in the Ezo area of Japan. It is the first attempt to establish a democracy in Japan. Source
- 1960 Richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy. Source
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Alana Haim starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's comedy-drama film Licorice Pizza (2021), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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Conway is perhaps best known as a regular cast member (1975–1978) on the TV comedy-variety series The Carol Burnett Show where he portrayed his recurrent iconic characters Mister Tudball and the Oldest Man.
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Paul Kaye is perhaps best known for his role as Thoros of Myr in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2013–17).
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Sergio Lorenzo "Serge" Pizzorno is an English musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and record producer.
More major people born on December 15
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1991
Alana Haim
American musician and actress
Alana Mychal Haim is an American musician and actress. She is a member of the pop rock band Haim, along with her older sisters Este and Danielle, and performs piano, guitar and vocals.
1933
Tim Conway
American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)
Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director.
1964
Paul Kaye
English actor
Paul Kaye is an English comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Thoros of Myr in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2013–17).
1980
Sergio Pizzorno
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Sergio Lorenzo "Serge" Pizzorno is an English musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and record producer.
1875
Emilio Jacinto
Filipino journalist and activist (died 1899)
Emilio Jacinto y Dizon was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution.
1971
Clint Lowery
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Clint Edward Lowery is an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known as a guitarist and backing vocalist in the rock band Sevendust.
1987
Josh Norman
American football player
Joshua Ricardo Norman is an American former professional football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL).
1956
Tony Leon
South African lawyer and politician
Anthony James Leon is a South African politician who served as leader of the opposition from 1999 to 2007 as leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA).
1953
John R. Allen
American general and diplomat
John Rutherford Allen is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A).
1950
Sylvester James Gates
American theoretical physicist and professor
Sylvester James Gates Jr., known as S. James Gates Jr. or Jim Gates, is an American theoretical physicist who works on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory.
1938
Billy Shaw
American football player (died 2024)
William Lewis Shaw was an American professional football player who was a guard for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (AFL).
1907
Oscar Niemeyer
Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Cathedral of Brasília (died 2012)
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known as Oscar Niemeyer, was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture.
1963
Helen Slater
American actress
Helen Rachel Slater is an American actress and singer-songwriter.
1832
Gustave Eiffel
French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (died 1923)
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Métiers, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit Viaduct.
1952
Julie Taymor
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Julie Taymor is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film.
1955
Paul Simonon
English singer-songwriter and bass player
Paul Gustave Simonon is an English musician and artist best known as the bassist for the Clash.
1976
Aaron Miles
American baseball player and coach
Aaron Wade Miles is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 to 2011 for the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, St.
1983
Ronnie Radke
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Ronald Joseph Radke is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter who is the frontman of rock band Falling in Reverse and former frontman of post-hardcore band Escape the Fate.
1610
David Teniers the Younger
Flemish painter (died 1690)
David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, and artist. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output.