James Elphinston
James Elphinston was a well noted 18th-century Scottish educator, orthographer, phonologist and linguistics expert.
6 December 1721
Born on the same birth date (6 December 1721): Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Born on the same birth day (6 December): Cyril Washbrook • Donald Kutyna • George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle • Hasan al-Askari • John McDonald (Victorian politician) • Johnny Manziel • Masahiko Katsuya • Matt Niskanen • Nils Petersen • Paul McVeigh • Peter Dimmock • Tony Woodcock (footballer) • Willy van der Kuijlen
Born in the same month (December 1721): François Hemsterhuis • Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes • Madame de Pompadour • Peter Pelham (composer)