History Births on December 24
Oleg Skripochka, Russian astronaut and engineer
#Oleg_Skripochka
Kaspar Ulenberg, German theologian (d. 1617)
#Kaspar_Ulenberg
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1952)
#Alexandrine_of_Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (d. 1944)
#Yevgeniya_Rudneva
Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer (d. 1980)
#Mohammed_Rafi
Yves Debay, Congolese-French commander and journalist (d. 2013)
#Yves_Debay
Tomas Kalnoky, Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Tomas_Kalnoky
Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan
#Ilham_Aliyev
Galba, Roman emperor (d. 69)
#Galba
Michael Ray, American jazz musician
#Michael_Ray_(trumpeter)
Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and scholar (d. 2008)
#Mauricio_Kagel
Clinton McKinnon, American saxophonist and keyboard player
#Clinton_McKinnon_(musician)
Lee Daniels, American director and producer
#Lee_Daniels
Henriette Roland Holst, Dutch poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1952)
#Henriette_Roland_Holst
Scott Fischer, American mountaineer and guide (d. 1996)
#Scott_Fischer
Stephenie Meyer, American author and film producer
#Stephenie_Meyer
Pierre Soulages, French artist
#Pierre_Soulages
Ryo Miyake, Japanese fencer
#Ryo_Miyake
Michael Zucchet, American economist and politician
#Michael_Zucchet
Ed Miliband, English academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
#Ed_Miliband
Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker
#Mikhail_Shchennikov
Mary Barra, American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of General Motors
#Mary_Barra
Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic (d. 1888)
#Matthew_Arnold
Ernst Krenkel, Polish-Russian geographer and explorer (d. 1971)
#Ernst_Krenkel
Chris Hero, American wrestler and trainer
#Chris_Hero
Jane Summersett, American ice dancer
#Jane_Summersett
Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer
#Marcelo_Salas
William C. Schneider, American aerospace engineer (d. 1999)
#William_C._Schneider
Randy Neugebauer, American accountant and politician
#Randy_Neugebauer
Dave Bartholomew, American bandleader, composer and arranger (d. 2019)
#Dave_Bartholomew
Jan Akkerman, Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter
#Jan_Akkerman
Dana Gioia, American poet and critic
#Dana_Gioia
Fa'amanu Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
#Fa'amanu_Brown
Harry Warren, American pianist and composer (d. 1981)
#Harry_Warren
Charles Wakefield Cadman, American composer and critic (d. 1946)
#Charles_Wakefield_Cadman
Lemmy, English hard rock singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015)
#Lemmy
David Ragan, American race car driver
#David_Ragan
Mark Valley, American actor
#Mark_Valley
Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (d. 1917)
#Georges_Guynemer
Mary Higgins Clark, American author
#Mary_Higgins_Clark
Jack Thayer, American businessman (d. 1945)
#Jack_Thayer
Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831)
#Jean-Louis_Pons
Simon Zenke, Nigerian footballer
#Simon_Zenke
Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet (d. 1941)
#Émile_Nelligan
Colin Cowdrey, Indian-English cricketer (d. 2000)
#Colin_Cowdrey
James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (d. 1889)
#James_Prescott_Joule
Howard Hughes, American businessman, engineer, and pilot (d. 1976)
#Howard_Hughes
Matt Frawley, Australian rugby league player
#Matt_Frawley
Charles Harvey Bollman, American naturalist (d. 1889)
#Charles_Harvey_Bollman
George Patton IV, American general (d. 2004)
#George_Patton_IV
Selim III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1808)
#Selim_III
Miguel Castro, Dominican baseball player
#Miguel_Castro
Adam Haslett, American author and academic
#Adam_Haslett
Kevin Sheedy, Australian footballer and coach
#Kevin_Sheedy_(Australian_footballer)
Valentim Loureiro, Portuguese soldier and politician
#Valentim_Loureiro
Stephen Appiah, Ghanaian footballer
#Stephen_Appiah
Willem IV van den Bergh, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (d. 1586)
#Willem_IV_van_den_Bergh
Darren Wharton, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
#Darren_Wharton
I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (d. 1989)
#I._F._Stone
Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1961)
#Hans_Rebane
Jonathan Borofsky, American sculptor and painter
#Jonathan_Borofsky
Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German lawyer and jurist (d. 1894)
#Karl_Eduard_Zachariae_von_Lingenthal
Lara Michel, Swiss tennis player
#Lara_Michel
Baby Dodds, American drummer (d. 1959)
#Baby_Dodds
Steve Smith, Canadian-American actor and comedian
#Steve_Smith_(comedian)
Louis Tomlinson, English singer-songwriter
#Louis_Tomlinson
George I of Greece (d. 1913)
#George_I_of_Greece
Doyle Bramhall II, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Doyle_Bramhall_II
Ville Pörhölä, Finnish shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1964)
#Ville_Pörhölä
Emre Özkan, Turkish footballer
#Emre_Özkan
Shim Hwa-jin, South Korean academic and educator
#Shim_Hwa-jin
Isaac De Gois, Australian rugby league player
#Isaac_De_Gois
Brigetta Barrett, American high jumper
#Brigetta_Barrett
Libby Larsen, American composer
#Libby_Larsen
Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Somalian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (d. 2014)
#Abdirizak_Haji_Hussein
Constance of Austria (d. 1631)
#Constance_of_Austria
Stefanos Athanasiadis, Greek footballer
#Stefanos_Athanasiadis
Fritz Leiber, American author and poet (d. 1992)
#Fritz_Leiber
Jeff Sessions, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Alabama and 84th Attorney General of the United States
#Jeff_Sessions
Gintaras Stau??, Lithuanian footballer and manager
#Gintaras_Stau??
John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, Northern Irish politician, Irish Minister of Home Affairs
#John_Taylor,_Baron_Kilclooney
Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian scholar (d. 1567)
#Pietro_Carnesecchi
Ryan Seacrest, American radio host and television personality, and producer
#Ryan_Seacrest
John J. Kelley, American runner (d. 2011)
#John_J._Kelley
Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
#Félix_Miélli_Venerando
Pernilla Wahlgren, Swedish singer and actress
#Pernilla_Wahlgren
Jay Wright, American basketball player and coach
#Jay_Wright_(basketball)
Wade Williams, American actor
#Wade_Williams
Michael Raymond-James, American actor
#Michael_Raymond-James
Anil Kapoor, Indian actor and producer.
#Anil_Kapoor
Norman Rossington, English actor (d. 1999)
#Norman_Rossington
Emanuel Lasker, German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1941)
#Emanuel_Lasker
Thomas Murner, German poet and translator (d. 1537)
#Thomas_Murner
John D'Acquisto, American baseball player
#John_D'Acquisto
Ava Gardner, American actress (d. 1990)
#Ava_Gardner
Timo Jutila, Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster
#Timo_Jutila
Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistan
#Hamid_Karzai
Joey Smallwood, Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991)
#Joey_Smallwood
Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1962)
#Michael_Curtiz
William Warburton, English bishop (d. 1779)
#William_Warburton
Timothy Carhart, American actor
#Timothy_Carhart
Leonaert Bramer, Dutch painter (d. 1674)
#Leonaert_Bramer
Gene Sperling, American economist
#Gene_Sperling
Paul Foot, English comedian
#Paul_Foot_(comedian)
José María Figueres, Costa Rican businessman and politician, President of Costa Rica
#José_María_Figueres
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (d. 1898)
#Empress_Elisabeth_of_Austria
Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator (d. 1873)
#Wilhelm_Marstrand
Jay Bilas, American basketball player and sportscaster
#Jay_Bilas
Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian drummer and composer
#Paal_Nilssen-Love
Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor
#Ricky_Martin
Neil Turbin, American singer-songwriter
#Neil_Turbin
Millard Powers, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
#Millard_Powers
Erhard Keller, German speed skater
#Erhard_Keller
Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and producer (d. 1945)
#Stefan_Jaracz
Julie Bondeli, Swiss salonist and lady of letters (d. 1778)
#Julie_Bondeli
Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (d. 1886)
#Lydia_Koidula
Suzy Menkes, English journalist and critic
#Suzy_Menkes
Helen Jones, English lawyer and politician
#Helen_Jones
Stjepan Mesi?, Croatian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Croatia
#Stjepan_Mesi?
Lennart Skoglund, Swedish footballer (d. 1975)
#Lennart_Skoglund
Louis Jouvet, French actor and producer (d. 1951)
#Louis_Jouvet
Diedrich Bader, American actor
#Diedrich_Bader
Mike Curb, American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California
#Mike_Curb
Luis Musrri, Chilean footballer and manager
#Luis_Musrri
Ruth Chatterton, American actress (d. 1961)
#Ruth_Chatterton
Ellen Braumüller, German javelin thrower and triathlete (d. 1991)
#Ellen_Braumüller
Ali Salem Tamek, Moroccan activist
#Ali_Salem_Tamek
Sigrid Schauman, Finnish painter and critic (d. 1979)
#Sigrid_Schauman
George Crabbe, English priest, surgeon, and poet (d. 1832)
#George_Crabbe
Oswald Gracias, Indian cardinal
#Oswald_Gracias
Paul Manship, American sculptor (d. 1966)
#Paul_Manship
Dima Bilan, Russian singer-songwriter and actor
#Dima_Bilan
Woody Shaw, American trumpeter (d. 1989)
#Woody_Shaw
Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the Askenazy school (d. 1935)
#Szymon_Askenazy
Diane Tell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Diane_Tell
John V, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)
#John_V,_Duke_of_Brittany
Kyrylo Fesenko, Ukrainian basketball player
#Kyrylo_Fesenko
Mariana of Austria (d. 1696)
#Mariana_of_Austria
Pernille Fischer Christensen, Danish director and screenwriter
#Pernille_Fischer_Christensen
Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright (d. 1855)
#Adam_Mickiewicz
Ava Helen Pauling, American humanitarian and activist (d. 1981)
#Ava_Helen_Pauling
Kit Carson, American general (d. 1868)
#Kit_Carson
Väinö Sipilä, Finnish runner (d. 1987)
#Väinö_Sipilä
Amaury Nolasco, Puerto Rican-American actor
#Amaury_Nolasco
John, King of England (d. 1216)
#John,_King_of_England
Mary Ramsey, American singer-songwriter and violinist
#Mary_Ramsey
Tarja Halonen, Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finland
#Tarja_Halonen
Mark Millar, Scottish author
#Mark_Millar
Alexander von Oettingen, German theologian and statistician (d. 1905)
#Alexander_von_Oettingen
Nick Kent, English-French journalist and author
#Nick_Kent
Carol Vorderman, English television host
#Carol_Vorderman
Clarence Gilyard, American actor and educator
#Clarence_Gilyard
Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (d. 1915)
#Tevfik_Fikret
Warren Tredrea, Australian footballer and sportscaster
#Warren_Tredrea