Haywood Highsmith

American basketball player.

Born December 9th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Baltimore.

I. J. Good

British statistician and cryptographer (1916–2009).

Born December 9th, 1916 in London.

Died April 5th, 2009 at 92 years old in Radford. ^[ref]

Maria Quintero

Mexican singer, actress, politician, theatre entrepreneur and author (1933–2023).

Born December 9th, 1933 in Chiapas, Comitán de Domínguez.

Died March 1st, 2023 at 89 years old in Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez. ^[ref]

Sebastian Spence

Canadian actor.

Born December 9th, 1969 (age 56 years) in St. John's.

Tang Yixin

Chinese actress and singer.

Born December 9th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Suining.

Joanna Trollope

English writer (1943–2025).

Born December 9th, 1943 in Minchinhampton.

Died December 11th, 2025 at 82 years old in Oxfordshire. ^[ref]

Henk ten Cate

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born December 9th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Amsterdam.

Alexander Bah

Danish footballer.

Born December 9th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Årslev.

Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto

Leader of the knights hospitaller (1944–2020).

Born December 9th, 1944 in Rome. ^[ref]

Died April 29th, 2020 at 75 years old in Rome (head and neck cancer). ^[ref]

Mackenzie Blackwood

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born December 9th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Thunder Bay.

John Gulager

American actor and director.

Born December 9th, 1957 (age 68 years) in New York City.

Raj Patel

British academic (born 1972).

Born December 9th, 1972 (age 53 years) in London.

Waris Hussein

Indian-british television and film director.

Born December 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Lucknow.

Whina Cooper

Māori leader (1895–1994).

Born December 9th, 1895 in Hokianga Harbour. ^[ref]

Died March 26th, 1994 at 98 years old in Panguru (disease). ^[ref]

Marco Bellocchio

Italian film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1939).

Born December 9th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Bobbio. ^[ref]

Eliza Hittman

American film director.

Born December 9th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Brooklyn.

Frank Messervy

British army general (1893-1974).

Born December 9th, 1893 in Trinidad.

Died February 2nd, 1974 at 80 years old in Heyshott.

Craig Eastmond

English footballer.

Born December 9th, 1990 (age 35 years) in London.

Jean-Louis Gasset

French association football coach and player.

Born December 9th, 1953 in Montpellier.

Died December 26th, 2025 at 72 years old in Saint-Georges-d'Orques. ^[ref]

Cliff Hagan

American basketball player and coach.

Born December 9th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Owensboro.

Pete Olson

American politician; u.s. representative from texas.

Born December 9th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Petr Nedvěd

Czech-canadian ice hockey player.

Born December 9th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Liberec. ^[ref]

Ryder Hesjedal

Racing cyclist.

Born December 9th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Victoria.

Pierre Henry

French composer (1927–2017).

Born December 9th, 1927 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Died July 6th, 2017 at 89 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (sepsis).

Otis Birdsong

American basketball player.

Born December 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Winter Haven.