On this day · Capricorn

December 24 birthdays

302 notable historical figures were born on December 24, and 196 died on this day. Everyone born on December 24 is a Capricorn.

19% of December 24 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (69) than any other country.

Born on December 24

• (born 1971. Puerto Rican singer and actor (born 1971))
• Howard Hughes (1905 to 1976. American aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976))
• Ava Gardner (1922 to 1990. American actress (1922–1990))
• John, King of England (1166 to 1216. King of England from 1199 to 1216)
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924 to 2018. Prime Minister of India (1996; 1998–99, 1999–2004))
• Ilham Aliyev (born 1961. President of Azerbaijan since 2003)
• George I (1845 to 1913. King of Greece from 1863 to 1913)
• Stephenie Meyer (born 1973. American novelist (born 1973))
• Hamid Karzai (born 1957. President of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014)
• Michael Flynn (born 1958. U.S. Army general and former U.S. National Security Advisor (born 1958))
• Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837 to 1898. Habsburg consort from 1854 to 1898)
• Adam Mickiewicz (1798 to 1855. PoIish writer and activist (1798–1855))
• Selim III (1761 to 1808. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807)
• Benjamin Rush (1745 to 1813. American Founding Father, physician, educator (1746–1813))
• Mariana of Austria (1634 to 1696. Queen of Spain from 1649 to 1665)
• George Patton IV (1923 to 2004. United States Army general (1923–2004) and son of George Patton)
• James Prescott Joule (1818 to 1889. English physicist (1818–1889))
• Tarja Halonen (born 1943. Finnish politician, President of Finland (born 1943))
• Mary Higgins Clark (1927 to 2020. American novelist and writer (1927–2020))
• Gregor MacGregor (1786 to 1845. Scottish soldier, adventurer, and con man (1786–1845))
• Stjepan Mesić (born 1934. President of Croatia from 2000 to 2010)
• Fritz Leiber (1910 to 1992. American fantasy, horror, and SF writer (1910–1992))
• Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879 to 1952. Queen of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944))
• Harry Warren (1893 to 1981. American composer and lyricist (1893–1981))
• Colin Cowdrey (1932 to 2000. English cricketer (1932–2000))
• Nikolai Medtner (1879 to 1951. Russian composer and pianist (1880–1951))
• Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787 to 1867. European aristocrat (1787–1867))
• Charles Hermite (1822 to 1901. French mathematician (1822–1901))
• Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784 to 1803. Grand Duchess of Russia)
• Ibukun Awosika (born 1962. Nigerian business magnate)
• Marco Minnemann (born 1970. German drummer (born 1970))
• Franz Waxman (1906 to 1967. German film composer (1906–1967))
• Andrew Yao (born 1946. Chinese computer scientist, physicist, and computational theorist)
• Eric Van Lustbader (born 1946. American novelist (born 1946))
• Gabriel García Moreno (1821 to 1875. President of Ecuador)
• José María Figueres (born 1954. President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998)
• John V, Duke of Brittany (1389 to 1442. Duke of Brittany from 1399 to 1442)
• Sarah Winman (born 1964. British author and actress (born 1964))
• Lemmy (1945 to 2015. English rock musician (1945–2015))
• John Morley (1838 to 1923. British Liberal statesman (1838–1923))
• Johnny Gruelle (1880 to 1938. American cartoonist (December 24 1880–January 9 1938))
• Anthony Fauci (born 1940. American immunologist (born 1940))
• Takuan Sōhō (1573 to 1646. Japanese Buddhist prelate)
• Dana Gioia (born 1950. American poet and writer (born 1950))
• Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (1597 to 1662. Lord/Prince of Monaco from 1604 to 1662)
• Margaret Stuart (1598–1600) (1598 to 1600. Scottish princess (1598–1600))
• Constance of Austria (1588 to 1631. Queen of Poland from 1605 to 1631)
• Ray Bryant (1931 to 2011. American pianist (1931–2011))
• Louis Tomlinson (born 1991. English singer-songwriter (born 1991))
• Mikhail Zasulich (1843 to 1910. Imperial Russian army general (1843–1910))
• Duchess Amalie in Bavaria (1865 to 1912. Duchess of Urach)
• Hendrik Wade Bode (1905 to 1982. American scientist and engineer (1905–1982))
• Émile Nelligan (1879 to 1941. Canadian poet (1879–1941))
• Enrique Dussel (1934 to 2023. Argentine philosopher (1934–2023))
• Ed Miliband (born 1969. British politician (born 1969))
• Fuyumi Ono (born 1960. Japanese novelist (born 1960))
• Thomas Stevens (1854 to 1935. English cyclist)
• Mauricio Kagel (1931 to 2008. German-Argentine composer (1931-2008))
• Nikolay Rybakov (born 1978. Russian politician)
• Anil Kapoor (born 1956. Indian actor and film producer (b. 1956))

Died on December 24

• Harold Pinter (1930 to 2008. British playwright (1930–2008))
• John Muir (1838 to 1914. Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914))
• Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (1879 to 1973. Indian social activist and politician (1879–1973))
• William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 to 1863. English novelist and illustrator (1811–1863))
• Börte (1161 to 1230. First wife of Genghis Khan (c. 1161–1230))
• Samuel P. Huntington (1927 to 2008. American political scientist and academic (1927–2008))
• William M. Branham (1909 to 1965. American Christian minister (1909–1965))
• Edwin M. Stanton (1814 to 1869. American lawyer and politician (1814–1869))
• Liz Smith (1921 to 2016. English actress (1921–2016))
• Rafael Caldera (1916 to 2009. President of Venezuela (1969–1974; 1994–1999))
• John Osborne (1929 to 1994. English playwright (1929–1994))
• François Darlan (1881 to 1942. French admiral (1881–1942))
• Mary, Princess Royal of England (1631 to 1660. British princess (1631–1660))
• Maria Antonia of Austria (1669 to 1692. Electress of Bavaria from 1685 to 1692)
• Frédéric Bastiat (1801 to 1850. French economist (1801–1850))
• João Figueiredo (1918 to 1999. President of Brazil from 1979 to 1985)
• Go-Sakuramachi (1740 to 1813. Empress of Japan from 1762 to 1771)
• Clarence King (1842 to 1901. American geologist (1842–1901))
• Louis Aragon (1897 to 1982. French poet (1897–1982))
• Gerard Kuiper (1905 to 1973. Dutch astronomer (1905–1973))
• Tilly Losch (1903 to 1975. Austrian dancer)
• Claudia Jones (1915 to 1964. Trinidad-born journalist and activist (1915–1964))
• Juan Velasco Alvarado (1910 to 1977. President of Peru from 1968 to 1975)
• Toshirō Mifune (1920 to 1997. Japanese actor (1920–1997))
• Yen Chia-kan (1905 to 1993. President of the Republic of China from 1975 to 1978)
• Vasco da Gama (1469 to 1524. Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524))
• Ferdinand Charles of Austria-Este (1754 to 1806. Duke of Breisgau)
• Maria Koepcke (1924 to 1971. 20th-century German and Peruvian ornithologist)
• Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910 to 1996. Vietnamese politician (1910–1996))
• Joop den Uyl (1919 to 1987. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 to 1977)

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