Families gather to celebrate Christmas on December 25, but some folks have an additional cause to be happy: it’s their birthday! We take a look at some well-known figures from history who were born on the same day as the birth of Jesus.
In this article I will be giving the list of celebrities born on Christmas day;
1. Annie Lennox
Scottish singer-songwriter Ann Lennox, OBE, was born on December 25, 1954. She is also a political activist and philanthropist. She and her bandmate Dave Stewart went on to have moderate success as the Tourists in the late 1970s before going on to have huge success as the Eurythmics in the 1980s.
2. Sissy Spacek
Mary Elizabeth Spacek is an American actress and singer who was born on December 25, 1949. She has won many awards and been nominated for others, including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four British Academy Film Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. In 2011, Spacek received recognition with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
3. Helena Christensen
Helena Christensen is a Danish model and photographer who was born on December 25, 1968. She has worked as a fashion designer, beauty queen, and former Victoria’s Secret Angel. Christensen is a supporter of fundraising for breast cancer groups and other charitable causes. She was also the co-founder and first creative director of Nylon magazine.
4. Justin Trudeau
Born December 25, 1971) is the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada. He has served as the prime minister of Canada since 2015 and as the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013. Trudeau is the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history after Joe Clark; he is also the first to be the child or other relative of a previous holder of the post, as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau.
5. Humphrey Bogart
Known for his outstanding performances in classic movies like “The Maltese Falcon,” “Casablanca,” and “The Big Sleep,” the renowned actor was born in 1899. According to the American Film Institute’s list of the top male stars in Classic American cinema from 1999, the Academy Award-winning actor was the best.
6. Jimmy Buffett
The vocalist of the well-known songs “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger In Paradise” was born in 1946. His followers are known as Parrotheads, and his music frequently depicts a “island escapist” way of life. Buffet is a musician in addition to being a best-selling author and restaurateur.
7. Barbara Mandrell
Mandrell, one of the most popular female vocalists in country music from 1970 to 1980, was born in 1948. Up until Taylor Swift’s most recent victory, she was the first and only performer to get two “Entertainer of the Year” awards from the Country Music Association. 2009 saw her enshrined in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
8. C.C.H. Pounder
Film and television actress Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder, also known by her stage as C.C.H. Pounder, was born in 1952. For her work in the “The Shield” TV series in 2003 and 2004, she was honored with the Golden Satellite Award. She can now be seen on “NCIS: New Orleans” on CBS.
Dido
Dido, a stage name for Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong (born 25 December 1971), is an English singer and songwriter. She became a global sensation thanks to her debut album No Angel (1999). The album features the hit singles “Here with Me” and “Thank You.” Her numerous accolades, including two Brit Awards for Best British Album and Best British Female, as well as the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act, came as a result of its global sales of over 21 million copies.
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martn Morales, also known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor who was born on December 24, 1971. His catalog includes music from the Latin pop, pop, dance, reggaeton, and salsa genres. He is renowned for his musical variety. He is acknowledged as one of the most influential musicians in the world and is known as the “King of Latin Pop,” the “King of Latin Music,” and the “Latin Pop God.”
Martin, a San Juan native, started performing music at the age of twelve as a member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. He started appearing in television advertisements at the age of nine. He started his solo career in 1991 while working for Sony Music Mexico, and with the publication of his first two studio albums, Ricky Martin, he became well-known in Latin America.