Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often credited with having helped Finland develop a stronger national identity when his country was struggling from several attempts at Russification in the late 19th century.
8 December 1865
Born on the same birth date (8 December 1865): Jacques Hadamard • Rüdiger von der Goltz
Born on the same birth day (8 December): Amir Khan (boxer) • Bertie Higgins • Chava Alberstein • Claude Balbastre • Corey Taylor • David Harewood • Diego Rivera • George Rogers (American football) • Jan Eggum • Jeff George • Kevin Harvick • Luis Caffarelli • Raymond Lam • Roy Firestone • Sun Li-jen • Theo Maassen • Valéry Mézague • Édson Ribeiro
Born in the same month (December 1865): Charles Sands • Edith Cavell • Elsie de Wolfe • Evangeline Booth • Félix Vallotton • Jacques Hadamard • James M. Canty • Minnie Maddern Fiske • Olavo Bilac • Rudyard Kipling • Rüdiger von der Goltz • Szymon Askenazy