George Santayana
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known in English as George Santayana, was a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. Born in Spain, Santayana was raised and educated in the US from the age of eight and identified himself as an American, although he always retained a valid Spanish passport. At the age of 48, Santayana left his position at Harvard and returned to Europe permanently. His last will was to be buried in the Spanish Pantheon in Rome.
16 December 1863
Born on the same birth day (16 December): Arthur C. Clarke • Aykut Barka • Benjamin Kowalewicz • John Kirwan (rugby) • Paul van Dyk • Roy Schuiten • Sam Most • Seibo Kitamura • Tom Stern (cinematographer)
Born in the same month (December 1863): Arthur Dehon Little • Charles Edward Ringling • Charles Lincoln Edwards • Charles Martin Hall • Charles Pathé • Edvard Munch • Felix Calonder • Gussie Davis • Louis Lincoln Emmerson • Pietro Mascagni • Richard Warren Sears • Wallace Bryant (archer)