John C. Slater

American physicist (1900–1976).

Born December 22nd, 1900 in Oak Park.

Died July 25th, 1976 at 75 years old in Sanibel.

Rambod Javan

Iranian actor.

Born December 22nd, 1971 (age 54 years) in Tehran.

Neil Shubin

American paleontologist (born 1960).

Born December 22nd, 1960 (age 65 years) in Philadelphia.

Vladimir Fock

Russian physicist (1898-1974).

Born December 22nd, 1898 in Saint Petersburg.

Died December 27th, 1974 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Kevin MacDonald

Scottish football player and manager (born 1960).

Born December 22nd, 1960 (age 65 years) in Inverness.

Edo Maajka

Bosnian rapper.

Born December 22nd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Brčko.

Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou

Kurdish political leader.

Born December 22nd, 1930 in Urmia.

Died July 13th, 1989 at 58 years old in Vienna.

Khalid Khannouchi

Moroccan-born american long-distance runner.

Born December 22nd, 1971 (age 54 years) in Meknes.

Lee Rogers Berger

Paleoanthropologist, physical anthropologist, archaeologist.

Born December 22nd, 1965 (age 60 years) in Johnson County.

Fredrik Barth

Norwegian social anthropologist (1928–2016).

Born December 22nd, 1928 in Leipzig.

Died January 24th, 2016 at 87 years old in Oslo. ^[ref]