Adut Akech

Sudanese-australian supermodel.

Born December 25th, 1999 (age 26 years) in South Sudan.

Marco Mengoni

Italian singer.

Born December 25th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Ronciglione.

Yoji Shinkawa

Japanese artist and illustrator.

Born December 25th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Hiroshima.

Hanna Schygulla

German actress and chanson singer (born 1943).

Born December 25th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Chorzów.

Clark Clifford

American secretary of defense (1906-1998).

Born December 25th, 1906 in Fort Scott.

Died October 10th, 1998 at 91 years old in Bethesda.

Barton MacLane

Actor, playwright, screenwriter (1902–1969).

Born December 25th, 1902 in Columbia.

Died January 1st, 1969 at 66 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).

Sadiq al-Mahdi

Prime minister of sudan (1966–1967, 1986–1989).

Born December 25th, 1935 in Omdurman. ^[ref]

Died November 26th, 2020 at 84 years old in Abu Dhabi (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Joseph M. Schenck

American film studio executive (1878-1961).

Born December 25th, 1878 in Rybinsk.

Died October 22nd, 1961 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

Desireless

French singer.

Born December 25th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Paris.

Twink Caplan

American actress.

Born December 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Pittsburgh.

Candy Candido

American actor (1913–1999).

Born December 25th, 1913 in New Orleans.

Died May 19th, 1999 at 85 years old in Burbank.

Chris Harris

American professional wrestler.

Born December 25th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Fort Wright.

Andrea Drews

American volleyball player.

Born December 25th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Muncie.

Karl Cook

American equestrian.

Born December 25th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Woodside.

Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes

British philanthropist, social leader, and titanic survivor (1878–1956).

Born December 25th, 1878 in Kensington.

Died September 12th, 1956 at 77 years old in Hove (myocardial infarction).

Milada Horáková

Czechoslovak politician and resistance fighter (1901-1950).

Born December 25th, 1901 in Vinohrady. ^[ref]

Died June 27th, 1950 at 48 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging to death).

Bob Martinez

American politician.

Born December 25th, 1934 (age 91 years) in Tampa.

Nogi Maresuke

Japanese general (1849-1912).

Born December 25th, 1849 in Mōri Kai-no-kami's Residence.

Died September 13th, 1912 at 62 years old in Akasaka-ku (seppuku).

Emmanuel Amunike

Nigerian association football player and manager.

Born December 25th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Obodo.

Satish Gujral

Indian artist (1925-2020).

Born December 25th, 1925 in Jhelum.

Died March 26th, 2020 at 94 years old in New Delhi.

Ajoy Chakrabarty

Indian singer.

Born December 25th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Kolkata.

Barry Goldberg

American musical artist (1942–2025).

Born December 25th, 1942 in Chicago.

Died January 22nd, 2025 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Nellie Fox

American baseball player and coach (1927–1975).

Born December 25th, 1927 in Franklin County.

Died December 1st, 1975 at 47 years old in Baltimore (skin cancer).

Frank Ferguson

American actor (1899–1978).

Born December 25th, 1899 in Ferndale.

Died September 12th, 1978 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). ^[ref]

Ravish Malhotra

Indian astronaut.

Born December 25th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Lahore.