19 historically significant individuals born on December 30. December 30 is the birth date of influential figures in literature, science, and technology. Notable people born on this day include Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling (1865), Indian sage Ramana Maharshi (1879), Nobel Prize-winning scientist Tu Youyou (1930), and computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup (1950), who created the C++ programming language. Controversial Japanese military leader Hideki Tojo (1884) was also born on this date.
Total Born
19
Countries
15
Top Century
20th· 7
Top Field
engineer
3 individuals
Headline Figures
scientist
Randy W. Schekman
1948 – PresentNobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2013)
philosopher
Ramana Maharshi
1879 – 1950Indian sage and non-dualist philosopher who taught the practice of self-inquiry and attracted followers from around the world to his ashram at Arunachala.
diplomat
Hideki Tojo
1884 – 1948Japanese general who served as Prime Minister during World War II from 1941 to 1944 and was executed as a war criminal in 1948.
Birth Distribution by Century
20th (7)
19th (4)
18th (4)
14th C.20th C.
20th Century
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Randy W. Schekman
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2013)
Kersti Kaljulaid
businesspersoncivil servant
Estonian politician who served as the fifth President of Estonia from 2016 to 2021, becoming the country's first female president.
Tu Youyou
chemistinventor
Chinese pharmaceutical chemist who won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering artemisinin, a crucial antimalarial drug. Her research, rooted in traditional Chinese medicine, has saved millions of lives worldwide and revolutionized malaria treatment.
Bjarne Stroustrup
computer scientistengineer
Danish computer scientist who created the C++ programming language in 1985 while working at Bell Labs. He has been a professor at Texas A&M University and received numerous awards for his contributions to software development and programming language design.
Randall Azofeifa
association football coachassociation football player
Costa Rican midfielder who earned over 100 caps for the national team and later transitioned into coaching after his playing career.
Eliza Dushku
actorfilm actor
American actress
V
television actor
South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor who performs as a member of the globally successful K-pop boy band BTS under the stage name V.
19th Century
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Ramana Maharshi
philosopherwriter
Indian sage and non-dualist philosopher who taught the practice of self-inquiry and attracted followers from around the world to his ashram at Arunachala.
Hideki Tojo
diplomatmilitary officer
Japanese general who served as Prime Minister during World War II from 1941 to 1944 and was executed as a war criminal in 1948.
Rudyard Kipling
autobiographernovelist
English author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 for his poetry and fiction celebrating British imperialism. He wrote The Jungle Book, Kim, and the poem "If—" and was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize.
John Todhunter
playwrightpoet
Irish writer (1839-1916)
18th Century
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John Edwards Holbrook
herpetologistichthyologist
American zoologist (1794-1871)
José Manuel Restrepo Veléz
biologistbotanist
Colombian botanist, politician (1781-1863)
Stephen Harriman Long
civil engineerengineer
American explorer
Bjarni Thorarensen
judgelawyer
Icelandic writer and politician
17th Century
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Carlo Renaldini
engineermathematician
Italian mathematician and engineer
16th Century
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Joseph Furttenbach
architectdiarist
German architect (1591-1667)
Cosimo Bartoli
Catholic priestChristian minister
Italian diplomat, mathematician, philologist and humanist
14th Century
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Tarabya of Ava
monarch
Third king of Ava Kingdom
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on December 30?
Rudyard Kipling, the Nobel Prize-winning author of 'The Jungle Book' and 'Kim,' was born on December 30, 1865. His literary works have made him well-known worldwide.
Are there any Nobel Prize winners born on December 30?
Yes, Rudyard Kipling, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907, and Tu Youyou, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 for her work on malaria treatment, were both born on December 30.
What historical figures were born on December 30?
Notable figures born on December 30 include Indian spiritual teacher Ramana Maharshi (1879), Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo (1884), and computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup (1950), who created the C++ programming language.