Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 25 December

17 of the people we track were born on 25 December, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

Justin Trudeau and Dido were born on the very same day, 25 December 1971.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Adolf Windaus were born on the very same day, 25 December 1876.

Nawaz Sharif and Sissy Spacek were born on the very same day, 25 December 1949.

  1. Isaac Newton 1642English mathematiciandied aged 84
  2. Justin Trudeau 1971Canadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Canadaliving, 54
  3. Anwar Sadat 1918Politician who served as President of Egyptdied aged 62
  4. Humphrey Bogart 1899American actordied aged 57
  5. Muhammad Ali Jinnah 1876Politiciandied aged 71
  6. Pope Pius VI 1717Catholic priest who served as Popedied aged 81
  7. Ahmed Ben Bella 1916Algerian politician who served as President of Algeriadied aged 95
  8. Nawaz Sharif 1949Politician who served as Prime Minister of Pakistanliving, 76
  9. Ram Narayan 1927Indian musiciandied aged 96
  10. Alexander Scriabin 1871Russian composer and pianistdied aged 43
  11. Ernst Ruska 1906German physicistdied aged 81
  12. Sissy Spacek 1949American actorliving, 76
  13. Annie Lennox 1954British singer and songwriterliving, 71
  14. Adolf Windaus 1876German chemistdied aged 82
  15. Carlos Castaneda 1925American novelistdied aged 72
  16. Dido 1971British singer and songwriterliving, 54
  17. Cleopatra Selene II 40 BCMonarchdied aged 34 or 35