December 25 - Births

Births

1137 – Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria (d. 1193)
1250 – John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. c. 1305)

1461 – Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521)
1583 – Orlando Gibbons, English composer (d. 1625)
1584 – Margaret of Austria, queen of Spain and Portugal (d. 1611)
1628 – Noël Coypel, French painter (d. 1707)
1642 – Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician (d. 1727)
1652 – Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (d. 1713)
1665 – Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (d. 1746)
1667 – Ehrengard von der Schulenburg, English royal mistress (d. 1743)
1674 – Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712)
1686 – Giovanni Battista Somis, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1763)
1696 – Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, German composer and commissioner of music (d. 1715)
1700 – Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758)
1711 – Jean Joseph de Mondonville, French composer (d. 1772)
1716 – Johann Jakob Reiske, German scholar and physician (d. 1774)
1728 – Johann Adam Hiller, German composer, conductor and writer on music (d. 1804)
1730 – Philip Mazzei, Italian physician and friend of Thomas Jefferson (d. 1816)
1742 – Charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827)
1745 – Chevalier de Saint-Georges – "Black Mozart", African–French Swordsman, Soldier of Fortune, and Composer (d. 1799)
1757 – Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d. 1839)
1763 – Claude Chappe, French telecommunications pioneer (d. 1805)
1771 – Dorothy Wordsworth, English diarist and sister of William Wordsworth (d. 1855)
1776 – Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan), Irish writer (alleged date of birth) (d. 1859)
1810 – Alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (d. 1892)
1821 – Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross (d. 1912)
1829 – Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American composer (d. 1892)
1856 – Hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913)
1856 – Pud Galvin, American professional baseball pitcher (d. 1902)
1860 – Manwel Dimech, Maltese philosopher and social reformer (d. 1921)
1861 – Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian founder of Banaras Hindu University (d. 1946)
1864 – Thomas Cahill, American soccer coach (d. 1951)
1865 – Evangeline Booth, the 4th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1950)
1870 – Lloyd Hildebrand, French racing cyclist (d. 1924)
1870 – Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics industrialist (d. 1965)
1871 – Katherine McKinley, American daughter of William McKinley (d. 1875)
1873 – Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-born American dairy educator (d. 1959)
1874 – Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (d. 1944)
1875 – Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal (d. 1955)
1876 – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan (d. 1948)
1876 – Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1959)
1877 – Noël Bas, French gymnast (d. 1960)
1878 – Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941)
1878 – Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes, English RMS Titanic survivor (d. 1956)
1883 – Hugo Bergmann, German and Israeli Jewish philosopher (d. 1975)
1884 – Samuel Berger, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1925)
1884 – Evelyn Nesbit, American actress (d. 1967)
1886 – Kid Ory, American musician (d. 1973)
1887 – Conrad Hilton, American hotelier (d. 1979)
1889 – Lila Bell Wallace, American magazine publisher (Reader's Digest) (d. 1984)
1890 – Noel Odell, British mountaineer (d. 1987)
1890 – Robert Ripley, collector of odd facts (d. 1949)
1891 – Clarrie Grimmett, Australian cricketer (d. 1980)
1899 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor (d. 1957)
1901 – Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004)
1902 – Barton MacLane, American actor (d. 1969)
1904 – Gerhard Herzberg, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
1906 – Lew Grade, Ukrainian-born film producer (d. 1998)
1906 – Ernst Ruska, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1988)
1907 – Cab Calloway, American bandleader (d. 1994)
1907 – Glenn McCarthy, American oil tycoon and businessman (d. 1988)
1907 – Mike Mazurki, Ukrainian-born actor (d. 1990)
1908 – Quentin Crisp, English author (d. 1999)
1908 – Jo-Jo Moore, baseball player (d. 2001)
1908 – Ernest L. Massad, U.S. Army general (d. 1993)
1909 – Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American automotive engineer (d. 1996)
1910 – Rose Friedman, American economist (d. 2009)
1911 – Louise Bourgeois, French American sculptor (d. 2010)
1912 – Natalino Otto, Italian singer (d. 1969)
1913 – Henri Nannen, German journalist (d. 1966)
1913 – Tony Martin, American singer and actor (d. 2012)
1914 – James Muir Cameron Fletcher, New Zealand industrialist (d. 2007)
1915 – Pete Rugolo, Italian-born composer (d. 2011)
1918 – Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, Nobel laureate (d. 1981)
1918 – Ahmed Ben Bella, politician, first President of Algeria (d. 2012)
1919 – Naushad Ali, Indian music director (d. 2006)
1919 – Paul David, Canadian cardiologist, founder of the Montreal Heart Institute (d. 1999)
1919 – Noele Gordon, English actress (d. 1985)
1920 – Artur Agostinho, Portuguese awarded actor, journalist, broadcaster and writer (d. 2011)
1921 – Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist (d. 2000)
1923 – René Girard, French historian, literary critic and philosopher
1924 – Rod Serling, American television writer (d. 1975)
1924 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India
1925 – Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born author (d. 1998)
1925 – Ned Garver, American baseball player
1926 – Enrique Jorrín, Cuban composer and musician (d. 1987)
1927 – Nellie Fox, American baseball player (d. 1975)
1927 – Ram Narayan, Indian sarangi player
1928 – Dick Miller, American actor
1929 – Stuart Hall, British radio and television presenter
1929 – Chris Kenner, American singer and songwriter (d. 1976)
1930 – Emmanuel Agassi, Iranian boxer and father of Andre Agassi
1930 – Salah Jaheen, Egyptian poet and cartoonist (d. 1986)
1932 – Mabel King, American actress (d. 1999)
1935 – Stephen Barnett, American legal scholar who opposed the Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 (d. 2009)
1935 – Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, American politician (d. 2007)
1935 – Al Jackson, American baseball player
1935 – Sadiq al-Mahdi, Prime Minister of Sudan
1935 – Anne Roiphe, American author and feminist
1936 – HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent
1936 – Ismail Merchant, Indian-born film producer (d. 2005)
1937 – O'Kelly Isley, Jr., American singer (The Isley Brothers) (d. 1986)
1938 – Duane Armstrong, American painter
1938 – David Borden, American composer
1938 – Noel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
1939 – Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, Pakistani businessman
1939 – Bob James, American composer and musician
1940 – Pete Brown, English poet and lyricist
1942 – Francoise Durr, French tennis player
1942 – Enrique Morente, Spanish flamenco singer (d. 2010)
1943 – Hanna Schygulla, German actress
1943 – Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian racing driver
1944 – Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer
1944 – Kenny Everett, British entertainer (d. 1995)
1944 – Henry Vestine, American musician (d. 1997)
1944 – Nigel Starmer-Smith, English Rugby Union commentator.
1945 – Noel Redding, English musician (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (d. 2003)
1945 – Rick Berman, American television producer (Star Trek series)
1945 – Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders quarterback
1945 – Gary Sandy, American actor
1945 – Mike Pringle, Scottish politician
1946 – Jimmy Buffett, American singer and songwriter
1946 – Larry Csonka, American football player
1946 – Gene Lamont, American baseball player and manager
1947 – Twink Caplan, American actress and comedian
1948 – Barbara Mandrell, American singer and actress
1948 – Alia al Hussein, of Jordan (d. 1977)
1948 – Joel Natalino Santana, Brazilian soccer coach
1949 – Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan
1949 – Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Singer and icon of the Brazilian music
1949 – Sissy Spacek, American actress
1949 – Joe Louis Walker, American musician
1950 – Peter Boardman, British mountaineer (d. 1982)
1950 – Manny Trillo, Venezuelan baseball player
1950 – Yehuda Poliker, Israeli singer-songwriter
1950 – Karl Rove, former American presidential advisor
1952 – CCH Pounder, Guyana-born actress
1952 – Desireless, French singer
1954 – Annie Lennox, Scottish singer
1954 – Steve Wariner, American country music singer
1955 – Alannah Myles, Canadian singer
1957 – Chris Kamara, English footballer and commentator
1957 – Shane MacGowan, Irish musician
1958 – Cheryl Chase, American voice actor
1958 – Hanford Dixon, American football player
1958 – Rickey Henderson, American baseball player
1958 – Martin Wiesner, German footballer
1958 – Konstantin Kinchev, Russian singer (Alisa)
1959 – Michael P. Anderson, American astronaut (d. 2003)
1960 – Ron Bottitta, British actor
1961 – Ingrid Betancourt, Colombian senator
1962 – Dean Cameron, American actor
1962 – Darren Wharton, British keyboardist (Thin Lizzy and Dare)
1964 – Gary McAllister, Scottish footballer
1964 – Tim Royes – Music Video Director and Editor
1964 – Bob Stanley, English musician (Saint Etienne), filmmaker and journalist
1965 – David Rath, Czech politician
1966 – Toshihiro Arai, Japanese rally driver
1967 – Jason Thirsk, American bass player (d. 1996)
1968 – Helena Christensen, Danish model
1968 – Jim Dowd, American ice hockey player
1970 – Emmanuel Amuneke, Nigerian footballer
1970 – Nagma, Indian actress
1971 – Dido, English singer
1971 – Justin Trudeau, Canadian media personality and politician
1971 – Noel Hogan, Irish musician
1972 – Josh Freese, American drummer
1972 – Mac Powell, American musician, singer/songwriter (Third Day)
1973 – Robbie Elliott, English footballer
1973 – Chris Harris, American professional wrestler
1973 – Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian journalist
1974 – Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, Mexican drug trafficker (d. 2012)
1975 – Marcus Trescothick, English cricketer
1975 – Hideki Okajima, Japanese baseball player
1975 – Rob Mariano, American reality show contestant
1975 – Choi Sung-Yong, South Korean footballer
1975 – Daniel Mustard, American singer-songwriter
1976 – Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish keyboardist and songwriter (Nightwish)
1976 – Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ & Producer
1977 – Uhm Ji-won, South Korean actress
1977 – Israel Vasquez, Mexican boxer
1978 – Joel Porter, Australian soccer player
1978 – Simon Jones, English cricketer
1979 – Hyun Young-Min, South Korean footballer
1979 – Rob Huff, British racing driver
1980 – Marcus Trufant, American football player
1980 – Reika Hashimoto, Japanese actress
1980 – Locó, Angolan footballer
1980 – Laura Sadler, British actress (d. 2003)
1980 – Kahi (Park Kahi), South Korean singer (After School)
1981 – Katie Wright, American actress
1981 – Willy Taveras, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Trenesha Biggers, American professional wrestler
1982 – Shawn Andrews, American football player
1982 – Rob Edwards, Welsh footballer
1982 – Shystie, British rapper-songwriter
1982 – Dev, Indian actor
1982 – Chris Rene, American singer/rapper
1982 – Ethan Kath, Canadian musician
1984 – Chris Cahill, Samoan footballer
1984 – Alastair Cook, English cricketer
1984 – Georgia Moffett, British actress
1984 – The Veronicas, Australian singers (twin sisters)
1985 – Leon Pisani, Welsh singer
1985 – Perdita Weeks, British actress
1986 – Doug Loft, English footballer
1987 – Jorgie Porter, English actress
1987 – Justin Sweeney, Australian rules footballer
1988 – Eric Gordon, American basketball player
1988 – Lukas Hinds-Johnson, German rugby player