Bill Pickering

Rocket scientist born in new zealand.

Born December 24th, 1910 in Wellington.

Died March 15th, 2004 at 93 years old in La Cañada Flintridge (pneumonia).

Souleymane Diawara

Senegalese footballer.

Born December 24th, 1978 (age 46 years) in Dakar.

Viacheslav Chornovil

Ukrainian politician, publicist, prisoner of soviet prisons, member of ukrainian parliament.

Born December 24th, 1937 in Yerky.

Died March 29th, 1999 at 61 years old in Boryspil (traffic collision).

Masaya Nakamura

Japanese businessman, founder of namco.

Born December 24th, 1925 in Tokyo.

Died January 22nd, 2017 at 91 years old

Léo Silva

Brazilian association football player.

Born December 24th, 1985 (age 39 years) in São Luís.

Ilenia Pastorelli

Italian actress (1985-).

Born December 24th, 1985 (age 39 years) in Rome.

Mircea Diaconu

Romanian actor, mep (1949–2024).

Born December 24th, 1949 in Vlădești.

Died December 14th, 2024 at 74 years old in Bucharest (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Mohammed Saeid

Swedish footballer.

Born December 24th, 1990 (age 34 years) in Örebro.

Robert Joffrey

Ballet choreographer.

Born December 24th, 1930 in New York City.

Died March 25th, 1988 at 57 years old in New York City (AIDS related disease).

Juan José Linz

Spanish academic.

Born December 24th, 1926 in Bonn.

Died October 1st, 2013 at 86 years old in New Haven. ^[ref]