Eric Van Lustbader

American novelist.

Born December 24th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Greenwich Village.

Satyananda Saraswati

Yogi (1923-2009).

Born December 24th, 1923 in Almora.

Died December 5th, 2009 at 85 years old in Deoghar district.

Scott Spiegel

American film director.

Born December 24th, 1957 in Birmingham.

Died September 1st, 2025 at 67 years old ^[ref]

Karl Marlantes

American businessman and novelist.

Born December 24th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Astoria.

Pierre Soulages

French painter and engraver (1919–2022).

Born December 24th, 1919 in Rodez. ^[ref]

Died October 25th, 2022 at 102 years old in Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nîmes. ^[ref]

P. J. Hairston

American college basketball player.

Born December 24th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Greensboro.

Paul Bloom

Canadian/american psychologist.

Born December 24th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Montreal.

Lee Dorsey

American pop/r&b singer (1924–1986).

Born December 24th, 1926 in New Orleans. ^[ref]

Died December 1st, 1986 at 59 years old in New Orleans (pulmonary emphysema). ^[ref]

Pernilla Wahlgren

Swedish singer, actress and presenter.

Born December 24th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Gustavsberg parish.

Janet Carroll

Actress, singer (1940–2012).

Born December 24th, 1940 in Chicago.

Died May 22nd, 2012 at 71 years old in New York City (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Franz Waxman

German film composer (1906-1967).

Born December 24th, 1906 in Chorzów.

Died February 24th, 1967 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Eric Moreland

American basketball player.

Born December 24th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Houston.

Nneka

Nigerian-german hip hop/soul singer and songwriter.

Born December 24th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Warri. ^[ref]

Ibukun Awosika

Nigerian business magnate.

Born December 24th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Ibadan. ^[ref]

Darren Wharton

British keyboardist, singer and songwriter.

Born December 24th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Failsworth.

Woody Shaw

American musician (1944-1989).

Born December 24th, 1944 in Laurinburg.

Died May 10th, 1989 at 44 years old in New York City (kidney failure).

Noel Streatfeild

British children's author (1895–1986).

Born December 24th, 1896 in Frant.

Died September 11th, 1986 at 89 years old in London, Greater London.

Yukio Ozaki

Japanese politician (1858-1954).

Born December 24th, 1858 in Sagami Province.

Died October 6th, 1954 at 95 years old in Shinjuku.

Theodor Gebre Selassie

Czech footballer (born 1986).

Born December 24th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Třebíč. ^[ref]

Nikola Mektić

Croatian tennis player.

Born December 24th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Zagreb.

Andrew Yao

Computer scientist and computational theorist.

Born December 24th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Shanghai. ^[ref]

Ad Reinhardt

American painter and printmaker (1913–1967).

Born December 24th, 1913 in Buffalo.

Died August 30th, 1967 at 53 years old in New York City.

Charles Hermite

French mathematician (1822-1901).

Born December 24th, 1822 in Dieuze.

Died January 14th, 1901 at 78 years old in Paris.

Chima Moneke

Nigerian basketball player.

Born December 24th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Lagos.

David Arkin

Actor (1941-1991).

Born December 24th, 1941 in Los Angeles.

Died January 14th, 1991 at 49 years old in Los Angeles.