1783 – Robert Gallenberg, Austrian ballet composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1939)
1805 – Tomás Genovés y Lapetra Spanish opera and zarzuela composer (The Abduction), born in Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1861)
1932 – Roy Hattersley, British journalist and politician (Mempber of Parliament, 1964-97, Labour Party Deputy Leader, 1983-92), born in Sheffield, England
1933 – John Y. Brown Jr., American politician, 55th governor of Kentucky, and co-owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken, born in Lexington, Kentucky
1943 – Bobby Comstock, American pop-rock singer (The Counts – “Let’s Stomp”), born in Ithaca, New York (d. 2020)
1956 – Nigel Kennedy, British classical, jazz and klezmer violinist, born in Brighton, England
1967 – Chris Ware, US cartoonist, born in Omaha, Nebraska
1971 – Steve Morrison, US NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts), born in Birmingham, Michigan
1980 – Lomana LuaLua, Congolese football player, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1984 – Alex Lloyd, British racing driver, born in Manchester, United Kingdom
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 27th December 2025
1709 – Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Delfts Port Rotterdam; Royal Theatre, The Hague), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1773)
1823 – Mackenzie Bowell, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (1894-96), born in Rickinghall, England (d. 1917)
1831 – Lucius Fairchild, American politician, diplomat, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Kent, Ohio (d. 1896)
1865 – Harry Butt, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 2 dismissals; Sussex CCC, MCC), born in London, England (d. 1928)
1879 – Robert Greig, Australian actor (Sullivan’s Travels, Horse Feathers), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1958)
1910 – Neville Crump, British racehorse trainer (Grand National 1948, 52, 60), born in Beckenham, Kent, England (d. 1997)
1925 – Michel Piccoli, French actor (Topaz, Peril, May Fools), born in Paris, France (d. 2020)
1938 – Rolf Wolfshohl, German road cyclist (Vuelta a España 1965; World Cyclo-cross C’ship 1960, 61, 63), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 2024)
1951 – Ernesto Zedillo, 61st President of Mexico (1994-2000), born in Mexico City
1985 – Bjarke Mogensen, Danish classical accordionist (Martin Lohse – In Liquid), and educator (Royal Danish Academy, 2011-present), born in Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark
Famous Birthdays for 26th December 2025
1771 – Heinrich Joseph von Collin, Austria dramatist and poet (Regulus), born in Vienna (d. 1811)
1837 – Morgan Bulkeley, American politician (US Senator – Connecticut 1905-11) and Baseball HOF administrator (NL President 1876), born in East Haddam, Connecticut (d. 1922)
1910 – Imperio Argentina, Argentine actress and singer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2003)
1932 – Don Furner, Australian rugby league forward (1 Test) and coach (Australia 15 Tests; Eastern Suburbs, Canberra Raiders), born in Condobolin, Australia (d. 2020)
1935 – Abdul “Duke” Fakir, American rock vocalist (Four Tops), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2024)
1935 – Rale Rasic, Australian soccer coach (Australia 1969-74; Marconi Stallions FC) and broadcaster (SBS), born in Dole, Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 2023)
1947 – Joyce Jillson, American newspaper columnist, author, astrologer and actress (Superchick, Jill Smith in “Peyton Place”), born in Cranston, Rhode Island (d. 2004)
1953 – Steve Sisolak, American politician and Governor of Nevada (2019-), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1954 – Palmolive [Paloma Romero McLardy] Spanish-British punk rock drummer and songwriter (The Slits, The Raincoats), born in Melilla, Spain
1964 – Elizabeth Kostova, American author (The Historian), born in New London, Connecticut
Famous Birthdays for 25th December 2025
1845 – Salvatore Auteri-Manzocchi, Italian opera composer (Graziella), born in Palermo, Kingdome of the Two Sicilies (d. 1924)
1865 – Evangeline Cory Booth, English-American religious leader (Salvation Army general 1904-34), born in London, England (d. 1950)
1893 – Fred Hillebrand, American actor (Martin Kane, Moon Over Manhattan), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1963)
1900 – W L “Tich” Cornford, English cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests, 8 dismissals; Sussex CCC), born in Hurst Green, England (d. 1964)
1929 – China Machado, Chinese-born model, 1st non-Caucasian super model, born in Shanghai (d. 2016)
1949 – Mustafa Cengiz, Turkish businessman and sports administrator (president Galatasaray S.K. 2018-21), born in Nizip, Turkey (d. 2021)
1964 – Tim Royes, English-American music video director, born in London (d. 2007)
1966 – Javier Frana, Argentine tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 1996 [Patricia Tarabini]; Wimbledon doubles 1991 runner-up; 3 x ATP singles titles, 7 doubles), born in Rafaela, Argentina
1981 – Griffin Matthews, American actor (The Flight Attendant), and musical theater composer and lyricist (Witness Uganda), and human rights activist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1982 – Shawn Andrews, American football offensive lineman (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; First-team All-Pro 2006; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Littleton, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 24th December 2025
1773 – Joseph Wölfl, Austrian pianist and composer, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1812)
1813 – Henry Wellington Greatorex, English-American musician, born in Burton upon Trent, England (d. 1853)
1916 – Sid Feller, American trumpeter, arranger, conductor, and record producer (Steve and Edie, Dakota Staton, Ray Charles, The Flip Wilson Show), born in New York City (d. 2006)
1925 – Claude Frank, German-American concert pianist and pedagogue, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 2014)
1932 – Cynthia Payne, English brothel madam, born in Bognor Regis, West Sussex (d. 2015)
1948 – Stan Bowles, English soccer forward (5 caps; Queens Park Rangers 255 games, Leyton Orient, Brentford), born in Manchester, England (d. 2024)
1949 – Randy Neugebauer, American politician, born in St. Louis, Missouri
1962 – Kate Spade, American fashion designer, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2018)
1965 – Millard Powers, American musician and songwriter, born in Greensboro, North Carolina
1991 – Taylor Zakhar Perez, American actor (Red, White and Royal Blue), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 23rd December 2025
1709 – Jean-Noël Hamal, Walloon composer, and music director (Saint-Lambert Cathedral), born in Liège, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1778)
1894 – Arthur Gilligan, English cricket all-rounder (11 Tests, 34 wickets; England captain 1924-25; Sussex CCC), born in London, England (d. 1976)
1916 – Dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter (Scent of a Woman), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2008)
1926 – Robert Bly, American poet (Loving a Woman in Two Worlds), and writer (Iron John: A Book About Men), born in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota (d. 2021)
1943 – Mikhail Gromov, Russian-born mathematician, born in Boksitogorsk, Russia
1947 – Bill Rodgers, American athlete (Boston Marathon 1975, 78, 79, 80; NYC Marathon 1976, 77, 78, 79; Fukuoka Marathon 1977), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1951 – Doug Stegmeyer, American rock bassist (Billy Joel Band, 1976-87), born in Flushing, Queens, New York City (d. 1995)
1964 – Eddie Vedder, American rock singer (Pearl Jam – Ten; “Jeremy”), born in Evanston, Illinois
1971 – Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, British socialite, born in Hampshire (d. 2017)
1978 – Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
Famous Birthdays for 22nd December 2025
1515 – Mary of Guise [Mary of Lorraine], French Queen consort of Scots (1538-42) and Regent of Scotland for daughter Mary Queen of Scots (1554-60), born in Bar-le-Duc, France (d. 1560)
1869 – Dmitri Egorov, Russian-Soviet mathematician, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1931)
1902 – Joe Adonis, Italian American crime-syndicate boss in NY and NJ, born in Montemarano, Italy (d. 1971)
1904 – Louis-Eugene-Felix Neel, French physicist (Nobel 1970), born in Lyon, France (d. 2000)
1905 – Pierre Brasseur [Espinasse], French actor (Eyes Without a Face, Children of Paradise), born in Paris, France (d. 1972)
1907 – Yoshio Hasegawa, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1981)
1930 – Bill Jenkins, American engine builder and drag racer (Motorsports Hall of Fame of America), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1963 – Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American surrealist painter, born in Hokkaido, Japan
1980 – Chris Carmack, American model and actor (Grey’s Anatomy, The O.C.), born in Washington, D.C.
1983 – Jennifer Hawkins-Wall, Australian model, television personality and Miss Universe winner (2004), born in Holmesville, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 21st December 2025
1896 – Constantine Rokossovski, Russian marshal and vice-premier of Poland, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1968)
1900 – Oda Schaefer, German writer and journalist (Die Windharfe, Ladies Only), born in Wilmersdorf, Berlin (d. 1988)
1926 – John Herbert McDowell, American composer for ballet, TV and the stage, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1985)
1944 – Michael Tilson Thomas, American conductor (San Francisco Symphony, 1995-2020), and composer (Shówa/Shoáh), born in Los Angeles, California
1955 – Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese musician, born in Agano, Niigata Prefecture
1956 – Lee Roy Parnell, American country singer (“Oughta Be A Law”), born in Abilene, Texas
1968 – Anthony Lynn, American football running back (Super Bowl XXXII, XXXIII Denver Broncos) and coach (LA Chargers 2017–20), born in McKinney, Texas
1969 – Julie Delpy, French-American actress (Before Sunrise; Before Sunset; Before Midnight), singer-songwriter, and director, born in Paris, France
1996 – Kaitlyn Dever, American actress (Unbelievable), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1997 – Madelyn Cline, American actress (Outer Banks), born in Goose Creek, South Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 20th December 2025
1537 – John III, King of Sweden (1568-92), born in Östergötland, Sweden (d. 1592)
1873 – Kan’ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian, writer, and peace activist, born in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan (d. 1948)
1890 – Yvonne Arnaud, French-born pianist, singer and actress (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), born in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France (d. 1958)
1948 – Stevie Wright, Australian singer with the Easybeats (“Friday On My Mind”), born in Leeds, West Yorkshire (d. 2015)
1951 – Shane Doyle, Irish businessman and founder of Sin-é cafe and music venue in New York City, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2025)
1957 – Joyce Hyser, American actress (Just One of the Guys, This Is Spinal Tap), born in New York City
1959 – Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Prime Minister of Poland, born in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
1973 – Jenny Boucek, WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1979 – Michael Rogers, Australian cyclist, born in Barham, Australia
1987 – Tariel Zintiridis, Greek judoka, born in Tbilisi, Georgia
Famous Birthdays for 19th December 2025
1865 – Hermann Hirt, German linguist (Indo-European Grammar), born in Magdeburg Prussia (d. 1936)
1894 – Paul Dessau, German orchestral, film, and theater composer and conductor (Adventures of Casanova; Deutsches Miserere; Never Trust a Woman), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1979)
1894 – Yoshida Isoya, Japanese architect (modern sukiya style), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1974)
1902 – Ralph Richardson, English actor (Anna Karenina, Doctor Zhivago), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 1983)
1924 – Michel Tournier, French writer (Friday, or, The Other Island), born in Paris (d. 2016)
1927 – James Booth [David Geeves], British actor and screenwriter (Zulu, Keeping Mum), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 2005)
1928 – Morris “Moose” Charlap, American Broadway composer (Peter Pan; Kelly), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
1943 – Ross M. Lence, American political scientist, born in Whitefish, Montana (d. 2006)
1974 – Ricky Ponting, Australian cricket batsman, captain, coach and broadcaster (168 Tests, 13,378 runs @ 51.85; 41 x 100s), born in Launceston, Tasmania
1987 – Ronan Farrow, American journalist (The New Yorker), born in New York City