Emma Weyant

American swimmer.

Born December 24th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Sarasota. ^[ref]

Philippe Nahon

French actor (1938–2020).

Born December 24th, 1938 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 19th, 2020 at 81 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Ronen Bar

Head of shin bet.

Born December 24th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Rehovot.

Georges Guynemer

French flying ace (1894–1917).

Born December 24th, 1894 in Paris.

Died September 11th, 1917 at 22 years old in Langemark-Poelkapelle.

Oleg Skripochka

Russian cosmonaut.

Born December 24th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Nevinnomyssk. ^[ref]

Louis Jouvet

French actor (1887-1951).

Born December 24th, 1887 in Crozon.

Died August 17th, 1951 at 63 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Nathan Milstein

American musician (1902–1992).

Born December 24th, 1902 in Odesa.

Died December 21st, 1992 at 89 years old in London.

Ans van Dijk

Dutch collaborator (1905-1948).

Born December 24th, 1905 in Amsterdam.

Died January 14th, 1948 at 42 years old in Weesperkarspel, Fort Bijlmer (gunshot wound).

Eedris Abdulkareem

Nigerian singer.

Born December 24th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Kano State.

Suzy Menkes

American journalist.

Born December 24th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Beaconsfield.

Choi Hee-seo

South korean actress.

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

José María Figueres Olsen

42nd president of costa rica (1994-1998).

Born December 24th, 1954 (age 71 years) in San José.

Yıldıray Baştürk

Turkish association football player (born 1978).

Born December 24th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Herne.

Irene Khan

Bangladeshi academic.

Born December 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Dhaka.

Waldemar Pabst

Prussian soldier (1880–1970).

Born December 24th, 1880 in Berlin.

Died May 29th, 1970 at 89 years old in Düsseldorf.

Carl O. Sauer

American geographer (1889-1975).

Born December 24th, 1889 in Warrenton.

Died July 18th, 1975 at 85 years old in Berkeley.

Sergei Pankejeff

Ukrainian-born russian aristocrat and analysand of sigmund freud (1886–1979).

Born December 24th, 1886 in Kakhovka.

Died May 7th, 1979 at 92 years old in Vienna.

Frédéric Guilbert

French footballer (born 1994).

Born December 24th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Valognes.

Masaki Aiba

Japanese musician and actor (born 1982).

Born December 24th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Chiba.

Oswald Gracias

Catholic cardinal.

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

Josu Urrutikoetxea

Basque separatist.

Born December 24th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Ugao-Miraballes.

Anna Menon

American aerospace engineer, astronaut on polaris dawn space mission.

Born December 24th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Houston. ^[ref]

Max Miedinger

Swiss artist (1910-1980).

Born December 24th, 1910 in Zurich. ^[ref]

Died March 8th, 1980 at 69 years old in Zurich. ^[ref]

Sean Michael

South african actor.

Born December 24th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Cape Town.

Gabriel García Moreno

President of ecuador (1860-1865; 1869; 1869-1875).

Born December 24th, 1821 in Guayaquil.

Died August 6th, 1875 at 53 years old in Quito (gunshot wound).