Nikolay Pankratov

Russian cross-country skier.

Born December 23rd, 1982 (age 43 years) in Yekaterinburg.

Sylvia Rose

East german coxswain.

Born December 23rd, 1962 (age 63 years) in Barth.

Émile Cornic

French fencer (1894–1964).

Born December 23rd, 1894 in Sucy-en-Brie. ^[ref]

Died August 20th, 1964 at 69 years old in Brest. ^[ref]

Esme Booth

British rower.

Born December 23rd, 1998 (age 27 years) in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Gianni Ambrosio

Italian catholic bishop.

Born December 23rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Santhià.

Petr Hrdlička

Czech sport shooter (*1967).

Born December 23rd, 1967 (age 58 years) in Brno.

Maria Aronsson

Swedish association football player.

Born December 23rd, 1983 (age 42 years).

Wieland Schmidt

German handball player.

Born December 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Magdeburg.

Ted Mittet

American rower.

Born December 23rd, 1941 in Seattle.

Died December 27th, 2024 at 83 years old ^[ref]

Axel Bäck

Swedish alpine skier.

Born December 23rd, 1987 (age 38 years) in Brussels metropolitan area.

Oscar García

Cuban fencer.

Born December 23rd, 1966 (age 59 years) in Havana.

Arthur Vanderstuyft

Belgian cyclist (1883–1956).

Born December 23rd, 1883 in Essen.

Died May 6th, 1956 at 72 years old in Borgerhout.

Atsushi Nagai

Japanese association football player.

Born December 23rd, 1974 (age 51 years) in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Frank Dittrich

German speed skater.

Born December 23rd, 1967 (age 58 years) in Leipzig.

Narciso dos Santos

Brazilian footballer.

Born December 23rd, 1973 (age 52 years) in Neópolis.

Jörg Spengler

German sailor (1938–2013).

Born December 23rd, 1938 in Remscheid.

Died November 26th, 2013 at 74 years old in Nuremberg.

Tawa Ishola

Association football player.

Born December 23rd, 1988 (age 37 years) in Nigeria.

Stefan Saliger

German field hockey player.

Born December 23rd, 1967 (age 58 years) in Limburg an der Lahn.

Corrado Pizziolo

Catholic bishop.

Born December 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Scandolara.

Julio Alonso Ortega

Sailor and world champion.

Born December 23rd, 2000 (age 25 years) in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Arpenik Nalbandyan

Soviet-armenian artist (1916–1964).

Born December 23rd, 1916 in Tbilisi.

Died May 17th, 1964 at 47 years old in Yerevan.

Shinji Tsujio

Japanese association football player.

Born December 23rd, 1985 (age 40 years) in Sakai.

Jean Breuer

German track cyclist.

Born December 23rd, 1951 in Hürth. ^[ref]

Died April 12th, 2025 at 73 years old ^[ref]

Erich Cuntz

German field hockey player (1916–1975).

Born December 23rd, 1916.

Died June 1st, 1975 at 58 years old

Francesco Patton

Italian clergyman, former custos of the holy land.

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