Zara Nelsova

Canadian musician (1918–2002).

Born December 23rd, 1918 in Winnipeg.

Died October 10th, 2002 at 83 years old in Manhattan.

Anastasiya Makeyeva

Kazakh actress.

Born December 23rd, 1981 (age 44 years) in Krasnodar.

Jaime Ordiales

Mexican footballer.

Born December 23rd, 1963 (age 62 years) in Mexico City.

Intira Charoenpura

Thai actor-singer.

Born December 23rd, 1980 (age 45 years) in Bangkok.

Wim Vansevenant

Belgian cyclist.

Born December 23rd, 1971 (age 54 years) in Diksmuide.

William Poromaa

Swedish cross-country skier.

Born December 23rd, 2000 (age 25 years) in Malmberget.

Julien Carette

Actor (1897–1966).

Born December 23rd, 1897 in Paris.

Died July 20th, 1966 at 68 years old in Le Vésinet.

René Tretschok

German footballer.

Born December 23rd, 1968 (age 57 years) in Wolfen.

Szczepan Twardoch

Polish writer (born 1979).

Born December 23rd, 1979 (age 46 years) in Żernica.

Joaquín Capilla

Mexican diver (1928–2010).

Born December 23rd, 1928 in Mexico City.

Died May 8th, 2010 at 81 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Adrian Scott Stokes

British artist (1854-1935).

Born December 23rd, 1854 in Southport.

Died November 30th, 1935 at 80 years old in London.

Amara Simba

Senegalese footballer.

Born December 23rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Dakar.

Brett Clark

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born December 23rd, 1976 (age 49 years) in Wapella.

Mohamed Mzali

Tunisian politician (1925-2010).

Born December 23rd, 1925 in Monastir.

Died June 23rd, 2010 at 84 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Luigi Fabbri

Italian anarchist (1877-1935).

Born December 23rd, 1877 in Fabriano.

Died June 24th, 1935 at 57 years old in Montevideo.

Andreas Kappes

Racing cyclist.

Born December 23rd, 1965 in Bremen.

Died July 31st, 2018 at 52 years old in Cologne (anaphylaxis).

Kennan Adeang

Nauruan politician (1942-2011).

Born December 23rd, 1942 in Nauru.

Died December 26th, 2011 at 69 years old in Nauru. ^[ref]

Josef Greindl

German opera singer (1912–1993).

Born December 23rd, 1912 in Munich.

Died April 30th, 1993 at 80 years old in Vienna.

Vénus Khoury-Ghata

Lebanese writer and poet (1937–2026).

Born December 23rd, 1937 in Bikfaya.

Died January 28th, 2026 at 88 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Birger Malmsten

Swedish actor (1920–1991).

Born December 23rd, 1920 in Gräsö.

Died February 15th, 1991 at 70 years old in Stockholm.

Lars-Erik Berenett

Swedish actor (1942–2017).

Born December 23rd, 1942 in Skellefteå.

Died February 1st, 2017 at 74 years old in Vindö (spinal cord neoplasm).

Jenny Perret

Swiss female curler.

Born December 23rd, 1991 (age 34 years) in Schaumburg.

Arnold Bode

German artist (1900-1977).

Born December 23rd, 1900 in Kassel.

Died October 3rd, 1977 at 76 years old in Kassel.

Jean-Noël Rey

Swiss politician (1949-2016).

Born December 23rd, 1949 in Sierre. ^[ref]

Died January 15th, 2016 at 66 years old in Ouagadougou. ^[ref]

Charline Picon

French windsurfer.

Born December 23rd, 1984 (age 41 years) in Royan.