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==Births== <!-- Do NOT add the birth of Jesus here; His birthday is not verified as actually having taken place on December 25. Christmas is listed in "Holidays and observances" below. --> ===Pre-1600=== *[[1250]] – [[John IV Laskaris]], Byzantine emperor (d. 1305) *[[1281]] – [[Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln]] (d. 1348) *[[1400]] – [[John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley]], Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1487) *[[1424]] – [[Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France]] (d. 1445) *[[1461]] – [[Christina of Saxony]], Queen consort of Denmark (d. 1521) *[[1490]] – [[Francesco Marinoni]], Italian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1562) *[[1493]] – [[Antoinette de Bourbon]], French noblewoman (d. 1583) *[[1505]] – [[Christine of Saxony]], German noblewoman (d. 1549) *[[1564]] – [[Johannes Buxtorf]], German Calvinist theologian (d. 1629) *[[1583]] – [[Orlando Gibbons]], English organist and composer (d. 1625) *[[1584]] – [[Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain]] (d. 1611) ===1601–1900=== *[[1601]] – [[Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha]] (d. 1675) *[[1628]] – [[Noël Coypel]], French painter and educator (d. 1707)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Klingsöhr-Leroy |first1=Cathrin |title=Coypel, Noël |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/oao/9781884446054.013.90000369637|isbn=978-1-884446-05-4 }}</ref> *[[1642]] – [[Isaac Newton]], English physicist and mathematician (d. 1727)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kollerstrom |first1=Nicholas |chapter=Newton, Isaac |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |pages=830–832 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1008|isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 }}</ref> *[[1652]] – [[Archibald Pitcairne]], Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar (d. 1713) *[[1665]] – [[Lady Grizel Baillie]], Scottish-English poet and songwriter (d. 1746) *[[1674]] – [[Thomas Halyburton]], Scottish minister and theologian (d. 1712) *[[1686]] – [[Giovanni Battista Somis]], Italian violinist and composer (d. 1763)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Basso |first1=Alberto |title=Somis, Giovanni Battista |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.26178}}</ref> *[[1700]] – [[Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau]] (d. 1758) *[[1711]] – [[Jean-Joseph de Mondonville]], French violinist and composer (d. 1772)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Signorile |first1=Marc |title=Mondonville, Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.18945}}</ref> *[[1716]] – [[Johann Jakob Reiske]], German physician and scholar (d. 1774) *[[1717]] – [[Pope Pius VI]] (d. 1799)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pius VI {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pius-VI |access-date=10 December 2020 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |language=en}}</ref> *[[1728]] – [[Johann Adam Hiller]], German composer and conductor (d. 1804)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Abert |first1=Anna Amalie |last2=Bauman |first2=Thomas |title=Hiller, Johann Adam |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.13043}}</ref> *[[1730]] – [[Filippo Mazzei]], Italian-American physician and philosopher (d. 1816)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Idzerda |first1=Stanley J. |title=Mazzei, Philip (1730-1816), physician, merchant, and agent of Virginia during the American Revolution |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0300595}}</ref> *[[1745]] – [[Chevalier de Saint-Georges]], Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1799)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Banat |first1=Gabriel |title=Saint-Georges [Saint-George], Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.24316}}</ref> *[[1757]] – [[Benjamin Pierce (governor)|Benjamin Pierce]], American general and politician, 17th [[Governor of New Hampshire]] (d. 1839)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Lowery |first1=Charles D. |title=Pierce, Benjamin (1757-1839), governor of New Hampshire |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0300382}}</ref> *[[1766]] – [[Christmas Evans]], Welsh Nonconformist preacher (d. 1838) *[[1771]] – [[Dorothy Wordsworth]], English diarist and poet (d. 1855) *[[1776]] – [[Sydney, Lady Morgan]], Irish author and poet (d. 1859) *[[1810]] – [[L. L. Langstroth]], American apiarist, clergyman and teacher (d. 1895)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Lach, Jr. |first1=Edward L. |title=Langstroth, Lorenzo Lorraine (1810-1895), minister and apiarist |date=January 2001 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1300948}}</ref> *[[1821]] – [[Clara Barton]], American nurse and humanitarian, founder of the [[American Red Cross]] (d. 1912)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Pryor |first1=Elizabeth B. |title=Barton, Clara (1821-1912), philanthropist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1200054}}</ref> *[[1825]] – [[Stephen F. Chadwick]], American lawyer and politician, 5th [[Governor of Oregon]] (d. 1895) *[[1829]] – [[Patrick Gilmore]], Irish-American composer and bandleader (d. 1892)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Cipolla |first1=Frank J. |title=Gilmore, Patrick S(arsfield) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.11152}}</ref> *[[1856]] – [[Pud Galvin]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1902) *[[1861]] – [[Francis Henry Buzzacott]], American hunter, explorer and army scout famous for writing [[Buzzacott's Masterpiece]] (d. 1947)<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t04x5xg0p&seq=8 Buzzacott's Masterpiece]</ref> *[[1861]] – [[Madan Mohan Malaviya]], Indian educator, lawyer, and politician, [[President of the Indian National Congress]] (d. 1946) *[[1865]] – [[Evangeline Booth]], English 4th [[General of The Salvation Army]] (d. 1950) *[[1869]] – [[Charles Finger]], English-American journalist and author (d. 1941) *[[1872]] – [[Helena Rubinstein]], Polish-American businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 1965) *[[1873]] – [[Otto Frederick Hunziker]], Swiss-American agriculturalist and educator (d. 1959) *[[1874]] – [[Lina Cavalieri]], Italian soprano and actress (d. 1944)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Celletti |first1=Rodolfo |last2=Gualerzi |first2=Valeria Pregliasco |title=Cavalieri, Lina |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.05203}}</ref> *[[1875]] – [[Francis Aveling]], Canadian psychologist and priest (d. 1941) * 1875 – [[Theodor Innitzer]], Austrian cardinal (d. 1955) *[[1876]] – [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st [[Governor-General of Pakistan]] (d. 1948) * 1876 – [[Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus]], German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1959) *[[1878]] – [[Louis Chevrolet]], American race car driver and businessman, co-founded [[Chevrolet]] (d. 1941) * 1878 – [[Noël, Countess of Rothes]], British philanthropist, social leader and heroine of Titanic disaster (d. 1956) * 1878 – [[Joseph M. Schenck]], Russian-American film producer (d. 1961)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gomery |first1=Douglas |title=Schenck, Joseph M. (1877-1961), motion picture executive |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801925}}</ref> *[[1883]] – [[Hugo Bergmann]], Czech-Israeli philosopher and academic (d. 1975) * 1883 – [[Hana Meisel]], Belarusian-Israeli agronomist and politician (d. 1972) *[[1884]] – [[Samuel Berger (boxer)|Samuel Berger]], American boxer (d. 1925) * 1884 – [[Evelyn Nesbit]], American model and actress (d. 1967)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Cardyn |first1=Lisa |title=Nesbit, Evelyn Florence (1884-1967), model and showgirl |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1803290}}</ref> *[[1886]] – [[Malak Hifni Nasif]], Egyptian poet and activist (d. 1918) * 1886 – [[Kid Ory]], American trombonist and bandleader (d. 1973) *[[1887]] – [[Conrad Hilton]], American entrepreneur (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Lach, Jr. |first1=Edward L. |title=Hilton, Conrad (25 December 1887–03 January 1979), businessman |date=1999 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1001964}}</ref> *[[1889]] – [[Lila Bell Wallace]], American publisher and philanthropist, co-founded ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' (d. 1984)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Reuss |first1=Carol |title=Wallace, Lila Bell Acheson (25 December 1889–08 May 1984), cofounder and co-owner of the Reader's Digest and philanthropist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1602750}}</ref> *[[1890]] – [[Noel Odell]], English geologist and mountaineer (d. 1987) *[[1891]] – [[Kenneth Anderson (British Army officer)|Kenneth Anderson]], Indian-English general and politician, [[Governor of Gibraltar]] (d. 1959) * 1891 – [[Clarrie Grimmett]], New Zealand-Australian cricketer (d. 1980) *[[1899]] – [[Humphrey Bogart]], American actor (d. 1957) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester]] (d. 2004)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Panton |first=James |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BiyyueBTpaMC&pg=PA42 |title=Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy |date=24 February 2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7497-8 |pages=42 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1902]] – [[William Bell (tuba player)|William Bell]], American tuba player and educator (d. 1971) * 1902 – [[Barton MacLane]], American actor, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1969) *[[1903]] – [[Antiochos Evangelatos]], Greek composer and conductor (d. 1981) *[[1904]] – [[Gerhard Herzberg]], German-Canadian physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1999) * 1904 – [[Philip Vera Cruz]], Filipino-American labor leader and farmworker (d. 1994)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Scharlin|first1=Craig|last2=Villanueva|first2=Lilia|title=Philip Vera Cruz: A Personal History of Filipino Immigrants and the Farmworkers Movement|publisher=University of Washington Press|year=2000|location=Seattle, Washington|isbn=0-295-97984-4|page=6}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Lew Grade, Baron Grade]], Ukrainian-English film producer (d. 1998) * 1906 – [[Ernst Ruska]], German physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1988) *[[1907]] – [[Cab Calloway]], American singer-songwriter and bandleader (d. 1994) * 1907 – [[Mike Mazurki]], Ukrainian-American wrestler and actor (d. 1990) * 1907 – [[Glenn McCarthy]], American businessman, founded the [[Shamrock Hotel]] (d. 1988) *[[1908]] – [[Quentin Crisp]], English author and illustrator (d. 1999) * 1908 – [[Ernest L. Massad]], American general (d. 1993) * 1908 – [[Jo-Jo Moore]], American baseball player (d. 2001) *[[1909]] – [[Zora Arkus-Duntov]], Belgian-American engineer (d. 1996) *[[1911]] – [[Louise Bourgeois]], French-American sculptor and painter (d. 2010) *[[1913]] – [[Candy Candido]], American singer, bass player, and voice actor (d. 1999) * 1913 – [[Tony Martin (American singer)|Tony Martin]], American singer (d. 2012) *[[1914]] – [[James Fletcher Jnr]], New Zealand businessman (d. 2007) * 1914 – [[Oscar Lewis]], American anthropologist of Latin America (d. 1970) *[[1915]] – [[Pete Rugolo]], Italian-American composer and producer (d. 2011) *[[1916]] – [[Ahmed Ben Bella]], Algerian soldier and politician, 1st [[President of Algeria]] (d. 2012) *[[1917]] – [[Arseny Mironov]], Russian scientist, engineer, pilot, oldest active researcher in [[aircraft]] [[aerodynamics]] and [[flight test]]ing (d. 2019) * 1917 – [[Lincoln Verduga Loor]], Ecuadorian journalist and politician (d. 2009) *[[1918]] – [[Anwar Sadat]], Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd [[President of Egypt]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1981)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 25: CCH Pounder, Annie Lennox |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/25/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-25-CCH-Pounder-Annie-Lennox/4441671824443/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=24 December 2023 |date=25 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Naushad Ali]], Indian composer and director (d. 2006) * 1919 – [[Paul David (cardiologist)|Paul David]], Canadian cardiologist and politician, founded the [[Montreal Heart Institute]] (d. 1999) * 1919 – [[Noele Gordon]], English actress (d. 1985)<ref>{{cite web |title=ICONSATV Icon: Noele Gordon |date=16 May 2012 |url=https://www.atvtoday.co.uk/12313-icon/ |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah]], Indian-Pakistani journalist and author (d. 2000) * 1921 – [[Steve Otto]], Polish-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) *[[1922]] – [[William Demby]], American author (d. 2013) *[[1923]] – [[René Girard]], French-American historian, philosopher, and critic (d. 2015) * 1923 – [[Louis Lane]], American conductor and educator (d. 2016) *[[1924]] – [[Rod Serling]], American screenwriter and producer, created ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' (d. 1975) * 1924 – [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], Indian poet and politician, 10th [[Prime Minister of India]] (d. 2018) *[[1925]] – [[Carlos Castaneda]], Peruvian-American anthropologist and author (d. 1998) * 1925 – [[Ned Garver]], American baseball player (d. 2017) * 1925 – [[Sam Pollock]], Canadian businessman (d. 2007) *[[1926]] – [[Enrique Jorrín]], Cuban violinist and composer (d. 1987) *[[1927]] – [[Nellie Fox]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1975) * 1927 – [[Ram Narayan]], Indian [[sarangi]] player (d. 2024) *[[1928]] – [[Irish McCalla]], American actress and model (d. 2002) * 1928 – [[Dick Miller]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2019) *[[1929]] – [[Christine M. Jones]], American educator and politician (d. 2013) * 1929 – [[China Machado]], Chinese-born Portuguese-American fashion model, editor and television producer (d. 2016) * 1929 – [[Chris Kenner]], American singer and songwriter (d. 1976)<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|author=Bill Dahl |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-kenner-mn0000774956/biography |title=Chris Kenner | Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref> *[[1930]] – [[Emmanuel Agassi]], Iranian-American boxer and coach (d. 2021) * 1930 – [[Armenak Alachachian]], Armenian basketball player and coach (d. 2017) * 1930 – [[Mary Rose Tuitt]], Montserrat politician (d. 2005)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fergus |first=Howard A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2DD81ZHWhxgC |title=Gallery Montserrat: Some Prominent People in Our History |date=1996 |publisher=Canoe Press |isbn=978-976-8125-25-5 |pages=154 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Mabel King]], American actress and singer (d. 1999) *[[1933]] – [[Basil Heatley]], English runner (d. 2019) *[[1935]] – [[Sadiq al-Mahdi]], Sudanese politician, [[List of heads of government of Sudan|Prime Minister of Sudan]] (d. 2020) * 1935 – [[Stephen Barnett]], American scholar and academic (d. 2009) * 1935 – [[Jeanne Hopkins Lucas]], American educator and politician (d. 2007) *[[1936]] – [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy]] * 1936 – [[Ismail Merchant]], Indian-English director and producer (d. 2005) *[[1937]] – [[Maung Aye]], Burmese military officer<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Maung Aye |url=http://mizzima.com/political-pro/military/military-regime/general-maung-aye.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823003130/http://mizzima.com/political-pro/military/military-regime/general-maung-aye.html |archive-date=23 August 2011 |access-date=19 October 2022 |website=mizzima.com}}</ref> * 1937 – [[O'Kelly Isley Jr.]], American R&B/soul singer-songwriter (d. 1986) *[[1938]] – [[Duane Armstrong]], American painter * 1938 – [[Noel Picard]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017) *[[1939]] – [[Ghulam Ahmad Bilour]], Pakistani businessman and politician * 1939 – [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]], American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer * 1939 – [[Akong Rinpoche]], Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (d. 2013) *[[1940]] – [[Hilary Spurling]], English journalist and author *[[1941]] – [[Kenneth Calman]], Scottish physician and academic *[[1942]] – [[Françoise Dürr]], French tennis player and coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Francoise Durr {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/40134/name |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> * 1942 – [[Barbara Follett (politician)|Barbara Follett]], English politician * 1942 – [[Barry Goldberg]], American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2025) * 1942 – [[Enrique Morente]], Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2010) *[[1943]] – [[Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior]], Brazilian race car driver and businessman (d. 2024) * 1943 – [[Ravish Malhotra]], Indian pilot and military officer<ref>{{Cite book |last=Burgess |first=Colin |title=Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program |date=2016 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |isbn=9783319241630 |location=Cham |page=208}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Eve Pollard]], English journalist and author * 1943 – [[Hanna Schygulla]], German actress<ref name="Chase">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-xrDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA611 |title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2017: The Ultimate Go-To Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months |date=23 September 2016 |publisher=Bernan Press |isbn=978-1-59888-859-1 |page=611 |language=en}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Jacqui McShee]], English singer<ref name="am">{{cite web|title =Jacqui McShee Biography |publisher=Allmusic |first=Craig|last=Harris| url ={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p104758/biography|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =3 July 2010}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Kenny Everett]], British comedian and broadcaster (d. 1995) * 1944 – [[Jairzinho]], Brazilian footballer * 1944 – [[Sam Strahan]], New Zealand rugby player (d. 2019) *[[1945]] – [[Rick Berman]], American screenwriter and producer * 1945 – [[Mike Pringle (politician)|Mike Pringle]], Zambian-Scottish lawyer and politician * 1945 – [[Noel Redding]], English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2003) * 1945 – [[Ken Stabler]], American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015) *[[1946]] – [[Jimmy Buffett]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (d. 2023)<ref name="Chase" /> *[[1948]] – [[Merry Clayton]], American singer and actress * 1948 – [[Kay Hymowitz]], American sociologist and writer * 1948 – [[Barbara Mandrell]], American singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="Chase" /> * 1948 – [[Joel Santana]], Brazilian footballer and manager *[[1949]] – [[Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira]], Brazilian singer * 1949 – [[Nawaz Sharif]], Pakistani politician, 12th [[List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan|Prime Minister of Pakistan]] * 1949 – [[Sissy Spacek]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 25, 2022 includes celebrities Annie Lennox, Jimmy Buffett |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-25-2022-includes-celebrities-annie-lennox-jimmy-buffett.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=24 December 2023 |date=25 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Peter Boardman]], English mountaineer and author (d. 1982) * 1950 – [[Karl Rove]], American political strategist and activist<ref name="Chase" /> * 1950 – [[Manny Trillo]], Venezuelan baseball player and manager * [[1951]] – [[Warren Robinett]], American video game designer<ref name="arthurshall">{{cite interview |last=Robinett |first=Warren |interviewer=A. Merrill |title=Warren Robinett Interview: A. Merrill's Talks to the Programmer of "Adventure" for the Atari 2600 |type=Interview: transcript |url=http://arthurshall.com/x_adventure.shtml |access-date=2008-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122075921/http://arthurshall.com/x_adventure.shtml |archive-date=November 22, 2010 |url-status=usurped |work=Authur's Hall |year=1998}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Tolossa Kotu]], Ethiopian runner and coach * 1952 – [[CCH Pounder]], Guyanese-American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1952 – [[Desireless]], French singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p211902|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Desireless|last=German|first=Yuri|publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]]|accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[Kaarlo Maaninka]], Finnish runner *[[1954]] – [[Annie Lennox]], Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist<ref name="Chase" /> *[[1957]] – [[Mansoor Akhtar]], Pakistani cricketer * 1957 – [[Chris Kamara]], English footballer and sportscaster * 1957 – [[Shane MacGowan]], English-Irish singer-songwriter (d. 2023)<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1958]] – [[Cheryl Chase (actress)|Cheryl Chase]], American voice actress and singer * 1958 – [[Rickey Henderson]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2024)<ref name=Chase/> * 1958 – [[Konstantin Kinchev]], Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1958 – [[Alannah Myles]], Canadian singer-songwriter and actress *[[1959]] – [[Michael P. Anderson]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003) * 1959 – [[Ramdas Athawale]], Indian poet and politician *[[1961]] – [[Íngrid Betancourt]], Colombian political scientist and politician *[[1962]] – [[Francis Dunnery]], English musician *[[1964]] – [[Ian Bostridge]], English tenor * 1964 – [[Gary McAllister]], Scottish footballer and manager * 1964 – [[Bob Stanley (musician)|Bob Stanley]], British musician and writer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/bob-stanley-35|title=Bob Stanley|publisher=Record Collector |accessdate=December 18, 2024}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Ed Davey]], English politician, [[Leader of the Liberal Democrats]] * 1965 – [[Dmitri Mironov]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dmitri Mironov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/dmitri-mironov-8458672 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> * 1965 – [[David Rath]], Czech physician and politician *[[1966]] – [[Toshi Arai]], Japanese race car driver *[[1967]] – [[Andreas Haitzer]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Andreas Haitzer |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/30695 |publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]] |access-date=24 October 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref> * 1967 – [[Jason Thirsk]], American bass player (d. 1996) *[[1968]] – [[Helena Christensen]], Danish model and actress<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1968 – [[Jim Dowd (ice hockey)|Jim Dowd]], American ice hockey player *[[1969]] – [[Nicolas Godin]], French musician * 1969 – [[Noel Goldthorpe]], Australian rugby league player * 1969 – [[Frederick Onyancha]], Kenyan runner *[[1970]] – [[Emmanuel Amunike]], Nigerian footballer and manager * 1970 – [[Rodney Dent]], American basketball player *[[1971]] – [[Dido (singer)|Dido]], English singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1971 – [[Noel Hogan]], Irish musician and songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1971 – [[Justin Trudeau]], Canadian educator and politician, 23rd [[Prime Minister of Canada]]<ref name="Chase" /> *[[1972]] – [[Mac Powell]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1972 – [[Qu Yunxia]], Chinese runner *[[1973]] – [[Robbie Elliott]], English footballer and coach * 1973 – [[Chris Harris (wrestler)|Chris Harris]], American wrestler * 1973 – [[Daisuke Miura]], Japanese baseball player and coach * 1973 – [[Alexandre Trudeau]], Canadian journalist and director *[[1975]] – [[Hideki Okajima]], Japanese baseball player * 1975 – [[Choi Sung-yong]], South Korean footballer and manager * 1975 – [[Marcus Trescothick]], English cricketer *[[1976]] – [[Tuomas Holopainen]], Finnish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer * 1976 – [[Atko Väikmeri]], Estonian footballer * 1976 – [[Armin van Buuren]], Dutch DJ and record producer *[[1977]] – [[Ali Tandoğan]], Turkish footballer * 1977 – [[Israel Vázquez]], Mexican boxer (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cauich |first=Eduard |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Mexican boxing star Israel 'El Magnífico' Vázquez dies at age 46 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2024-12-03/israel-magnifico-vazquez-mexican-boxer-dies |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Simon Jones (cricketer)|Simon Jones]], Welsh cricketer * 1978 – [[Joel Porter]], Australian footballer and manager * 1978 – [[Jeremy Strong (actor)|Jeremy Strong]], American actor *[[1979]] – [[Ferman Akgül]], Turkish singer-songwriter * 1979 – [[Laurent Bonnart]], French footballer * 1979 – [[Robert Huff]], English race car driver * 1979 – [[Hyun Young-min]], South Korean footballer *[[1980]] – [[Laura Sadler]], English actress (d. 2003) * 1980 – [[Marcus Trufant]], American football player *[[1981]] – [[Trenesha Biggers]], American wrestler and model *[[1981]] – [[Camille Herron]], American ultramarathon runner<ref>{{cite web |title=Camille Herron Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/camille-herron-14312494 |website=World Athletics |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Christian Holst]], Danish-Faroese footballer * 1981 – [[Willy Taveras]], Dominican baseball player *[[1982]] – [[Shawn Andrews (American football)|Shawn Andrews]], American football player * 1982 – [[Rob Edwards (footballer, born 1982)|Rob Edwards]], Welsh footballer * 1982 – [[Ethan Kath]], Canadian keyboard player, songwriter and producer * 1982 – [[Chris Rene]], American singer-songwriter and producer *[[1984]] – [[Chris Cahill]], Samoan footballer * 1984 – [[Alastair Cook]], English cricketer * 1984 – [[Jessica Origliasso]], Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1984 – [[Lisa Origliasso]], Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1984 – [[Chris Richard (basketball)|Chris Richard]], American basketball player *[[1985]] – [[Martin Mathathi]], Kenyan runner * 1985 – [[Rusev (wrestler)|Rusev]], Bulgarian-American professional wrestler * 1985 – [[Perdita Weeks]], Welsh actress<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1987]] – [[Ceyhun Gülselam]], Turkish footballer * 1987 – [[Demaryius Thomas]], American football player (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Demaryius Thomas bio |url=http://www.demaryius88.com:80/pages/bio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529013714/http://www.demaryius88.com/pages/bio |archive-date=29 May 2015 |access-date=14 January 2019 |website=Official website}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Eric Gordon]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Gordon |url=http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3431/eric-gordon |access-date=14 January 2019 |website=ESPN}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Lukas Hinds-Johnson]], German rugby player<ref>[http://www.scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/110156.html Lukas Hinds-Johnson profile at scrum.com] accessed: 23 March 2010</ref> * 1988 – [[Joãozinho (footballer, born 1988)|Joãozinho]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=JOÃOZINHO |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/joaozinho-joaozinho/51710/ |access-date=14 January 2019 |website=Soccerway}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Avu-chan]], Japanese musician, songwriter, actor, model and producer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notes from the Underground |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/notes-from-the-underground-ziyoou-vachi/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509185826/https://archive.nytimes.com/tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/notes-from-the-underground-ziyoou-vachi/ |archive-date=2023-05-09 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=New York Times Archive }}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Mitakeumi Hisashi]], Japanese sumo wrestler<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mitakeumi profile |url=http://www.sumo.or.jp/en/sumo_data/rikishi/profile?id=3620 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308054552/http://www.sumo.or.jp/en/sumo_data/rikishi/profile?id=3620 |archive-date=2016-03-08 |access-date=14 January 2019 |website=日本相撲協会公式サイト}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Emi Takei]], Japanese actress, fashion model and singer<ref>{{Cite web |title=武井咲 オフィシャルサイト |url=http://www.oscarpro.co.jp/talent/takei/pro.html}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Emiliano Buendía]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Emiliano Buendía|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/26408/Emiliano-Buend%C3%ADa/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Adut Akech]], South Sudanese-Australian fashion model<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/the-new-face-of-david-jones-adut-akech-writes-a-letter-to-her-6yearold-self/news-story/ce4271c03bf8c5276969924ce32d5cd9|title=The new face of David Jones, Adut Akech, writes a letter to her 6-year-old self - Vogue Australia|first=Adut |last=Akech|website=www.vogue.com.au|date=7 August 2017}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Wilfried Singo]], Ivorian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Wilfried Singo|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/wilfried-stephane-singo/598633/|website=Soccerway|access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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