Famous birthdays for Dec. 7: Nicholas Hoult, Jeffrey Wright

Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius.

They include:

-- Artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1598

-- Physiologist Theodor Schwann in 1810

-- Writer Willa Cather in 1873

-- Businessman Richard Sears in 1863

-- Linguist Noam Chomsky in 1928 (age 96)

-- Actor Ellen Burstyn in 1932 (age 92)

-- Musician Harry Chapin in 1942

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Johnny Bench in 1947 (age 77)

-- Musician Tom Waits in 1949 (age 75)

-- Actor Priscilla Barnes in 1954 (age 70)

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Larry Bird in 1956 (age 68)

-- Musician Tim Butler (Psychedelic Furs) in 1958 (age 66)

-- Actor Jeffrey Wright in 1965 (age 59)

-- Actor C Thomas Howell in 1966 (age 58)

-- Former NFL player Terrell Owens in 1973 (age 51)

-- Musician/TV host Nicole Appleton (All Saints) in 1974 (age 50)

-- Musician Sara Bareilles in 1979 (age 45)

-- Actor Jennifer Carpenter in 1979 (age 45)

-- Actor Jack Huston in 1982 (age 42)

-- Montenegrin President Jakov Milatovic in 1986 (age 38)

-- Musician Aaron Carter in 1987

-- Actor Emily Browning in 1988 (age 36)

-- Actor Nicholas Hoult in 1989 (age 35)

-- Actor Caleb Landry Jones in 1989 (age 35)

-- Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu in 1994 (age 29)

-- Olympic gold medal-winning track and field athlete Gabby Thomas in 1996 (age 28)