December 25

December 25 – Famous Birthdays:

1901 – Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004)
1902 – Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1969)
1902 – William Bell, American tuba player and educator (d. 1971)
1903 – Antiochos Evangelatos, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1981)
1904 – Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
1906 – Lew Grade, Baron Grade, Ukrainian-English film producer (d. 1998)
1906 – Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, 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 (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 testing
1917 – Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician (d. 2009)
1918 – Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
1919 – Naushad Ali, Indian composer and director (d. 2006)
1919 – Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician, founded the Montreal Heart Institute (d. 1999)
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
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 – Leo Kubiak, American basketball and baseball player
1927 – Ram Narayan, Indian sarangi player
1928 – Dick Miller, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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)
1930 – Emmanuel Agassi, Iranian-American boxer and coach
1930 – Armenak Alachachian, Armenian basketball player and coach (d. 2017)
1932 – Mabel King, American actress and singer (d. 1999)
1933 – Basil Heatley, English runner
1935 – Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudanese politician, Prime Minister of Sudan
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 – 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, 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
1942 – Barbara Follett, English politician
1942 – Barry Goldberg, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1942 – Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
1943 – Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian race car driver and businessman
1943 – Hanna Schygulla, German actress
1944 – Kenny Everett, British comedian and radio and television host (d. 1995)
1944 – Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer
1944 – Sam Strahan, New Zealand rugby player
1945 – Rick Berman, American screenwriter and producer
1945 – Eve Pollard, English journalist and author
1945 – 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
1946 – Larry Csonka, American football player and sportscaster
1946 – Christopher Frayling, English author and academic
1946 – Gene Lamont, American baseball player and manager
1948 – Kay Hymowitz, American sociologist and writer
1948 – Barbara Mandrell, American singer-songwriter and actress
1948 – Joel Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager
1949 – Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Brazilian singer
1949 – Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan
1949 – Sissy Spacek, American actress
1950 – Peter Boardman, English mountaineer and author (d. 1982)
1950 – Karl Rove, American political strategist and activist
1950 – Manny Trillo, Venezuelan baseball player and manager
1952 – Tolossa Kotu, Ethiopian runner and coach
1952 – CCH Pounder, Guyanese-American actress
1953 – Kaarlo Maaninka, Finnish runner
1954 – Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist
1957 – Mansoor Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer
1957 – Chris Kamara, English footballer and sportscaster
1957 – Shane MacGowan, English-Irish singer-songwriter
1958 – Cheryl Chase, American voice actress and singer
1958 – Hanford Dixon, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
1958 – Rickey Henderson, American baseball player and coach
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 – Kevin Simms, English rugby player
1964 – Bob Stanley, English keyboard player, songwriter, producer, and journalist
1965 – Ed Davey, English politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
1965 – David Rath, Czech physician and politician
1966 – Toshi Arai, Japanese race car driver
1967 – Jason Thirsk, American bass player (d. 1996)
1968 – Helena Christensen, Danish model and actress
1968 – Jim Dowd, American ice hockey player
1969 – Nicolas Godin, French musician (Air)
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, English singer-songwriter
1971 – Justin Trudeau, Canadian educator and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada
1972 – Mac Powell, American singer-songwriter and producer
1972 – Qu Yunxia, Chinese runner
1973 – Robbie Elliott, English footballer and coach
1973 – Chris Harris, American wrestler
1973 – Daisuke Miura, Japanese baseball player and coach
1973 – Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian journalist and director
1975 – Daniel Mustard, American singer-songwriter
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 – Tim James, American basketball player and coach
1976 – Atko Väikmeri, Estonian footballer
1976 – Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ and record producer
1977 – Israel Vázquez, Mexican boxer
1977 – Ali Tandoğan, Turkish footballer
1978 – Simon Jones, Welsh cricketer
1978 – Joel Porter, Australian footballer and manager
1978 – 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 – Marcus Trufant, American football player
1980 – Laura Sadler, English actress (d. 2003)
1981 – Trenesha Biggers, American wrestler and model
1981 – Christian Holst, Danish-Faroese footballer
1981 – Willy Taveras, Dominican baseball player
1982 – Shawn Andrews, American football player
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
1984 – Lisa Origliasso, Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer
1984 – Chris Richard, American basketball player
1985 – Martin Mathathi, Kenyan runner
1985 – Rusev, Bulgarian professional wrestler
1987 – Ceyhun Gülselam, Turkish footballer
1987 – Justin Sweeney, Australian footballer
1987 – Demaryius Thomas, American football player
1988 – Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer
1988 – Heather Cooke, American soccer player
1988 – Eric Gordon, American basketball player
1988 – Lukas Hinds-Johnson, German rugby player
1989 – Djameleddine Benlamri, Algerian footballer
1989 – Adrian von Ziegler, Swiss composer and producer
1990 – Conny Perrin, Swiss tennis player
1990 – Taylor Saghabi, Australia-born Cook Islander football player
1992 – Mitakeumi Hisashi, Japanese sumo wrestler
1993 – Ariadna Gutiérrez, Colombian Model
1996 – Zalnando, Indonesian footballer