Laurens van der Post

Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist. He was noted for his interest in Jungianism and the Kalahari Bushmen, his experiences during World War II, as well as his relationships with notable figures such as the future King Charles III and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. After his death, there was controversy over claims that he had exaggerated many aspects of his life, as well as his sexual abuse and impregnation of a 14-year-old girl.

13 December 1906

Born on the same birth date (13 December 1906): Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark

Born on the same birth day (13 December): Amy Lee • Ann Barzel • Dave Leduc • Dick Van Dyke • Drew Pearson (journalist) • Franz Aepinus • Hans-Joachim Marseille • Hellen Obiri • Henry IV of France • Jeff Baxter • Larry Kenon • Leonard Weisgard • Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark • Tom DeLonge • Wendie Malick

Born in the same month (December 1906): Carol Reed • Erika Fuchs • Ernst Ruska • Franz Waxman • Grace Hopper • Harold Adamson • Lew Grade • Oscar Levant • Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark • Russell C. Newhouse