Famous people born on 24 December

• James Prescott JouleEnglish physicist and brewer · 1818–1889
  70 yrs
• Adam MickiewiczPolish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist · 1798–1855
  56 yrs
• Tycho BraheDanish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601 · 1546–1601
  54 yrs
• NostradamusFrench seer and astrologer · 1503–1566
  62 yrs
• Ava GardnerAmerican actress · 1922–1990
  67 yrs
• Emanuel LaskerGreman chess player, World Chess champion · 1868–1941
  72 yrs
• Empress Elisabeth of AustriaEmpress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 · 1837–1898
  60 yrs
• Howard HughesAmerican aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer · 1905–1976
  70 yrs
• Selim III28th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1761–1808
  46 yrs
• Matthew ArnoldBritish poet and cultural critic · 1822–1888
  65 yrs
• LemmyBritish rock musician · 1945–2015
  70 yrs
• George I of Greece ↗King of Greece · 1845–1913
  67 yrs
• Lydia Koidula ↗Estonian poet · 1843–1886
  42 yrs
• Charles Hermite ↗French mathematician · 1822–1901
  78 yrs
• Mohammed Rafi ↗Indian playback singer · 1924–1980
  55 yrs
• Mary Higgins Clark ↗American author of suspense novels · 1927–2020
  92 yrs
• James Hadley Chase ↗British writer · 1906–1985
  78 yrs
• Mariana of Austria ↗Queen consort of Spain · 1634–1696
  61 yrs
• Alexander Fadeyev ↗Soviet writer and politician · 1901–1956
  54 yrs
• Eugène Scribe ↗French dramatist and librettist · 1791–1861
  69 yrs
• Fritz Leiber ↗American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction · 1910–1992
  81 yrs
• Louis Jouvet ↗French actor · 1887–1951
  63 yrs
• Kim Jong-suk ↗First wife of North Korean President Kim Il Sung · 1917–1949
  31 yrs
• Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ↗Queen consort of King Christian X of Denmark · 1879–1952
  73 yrs
• Kit Carson ↗American frontiersman and Union Army general · 1809–1868
  58 yrs
• Cosima Wagner ↗Daughter of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt and wife of Hans von Bülow and Richard Wagner · 1837–1930
  92 yrs
• Pierre Soulages ↗French painter and engraver · 1919–2022
  102 yrs
• Viacheslav Chornovil ↗Ukrainian activist and politician · 1937–1999
  61 yrs
• Fernán Caballero ↗Spanish women novelist · 1796–1877
  80 yrs
• Jonas Mekas ↗Lithuanian filmmaker · 1922–2019
  96 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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