18 Celebrities Born on Christmas Eve and Day
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Andrea Wurzburger, James MercadanteDecember 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Louis Tomlinson arrives at the U.K. premiere of 'All of Those Voices' on March 16, 2023; Ricky Martin attends the world premiere of 'Palm Royale' on March 14, 2024; Ryan Seacrest at KIIS FM's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball at the KIA Forum on Dec. 2, 2022
For these celebrities' families, the greatest holiday gift was their Christmastime arrival.
From award-winning actor Jeremy Strong to late musician Jimmy Buffett to Gen-Z rapper Alabama Barker, these famous people with birthdays on Dec. 24 or Dec. 25 have had double the celebrations every holiday season.
Read on to see 18 stars who have Christmas Eve or Day birthdays.
Related: All the Stars So Obsessed with Christmas, They've Been Celebrating for Weeks (or Months)
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Jeremy Strong
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Jeremy Strong attends the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Feb. 15, 2023
Born on Dec. 25, 1978, actor Jeremy Strong has been a familiar face on the awards circuit for the past few years. He has an Emmy and Golden Globe for his role as Kendall Roy on Succession and a Tony Award for his performance in the 2024 Broadway revival of An Enemy of the People. He earned a 2025 Golden Globe nomination for playing New York attorney Roy Cohn in The Apprentice (2024) and is slated to star in James Gray’s upcoming crime drama Paper Tiger alongside Anne Hathaway and Adam Driver.
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Taylor Zakhar Perez
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Taylor Zakhar Perez attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, 2024
One of PEOPLE's Sexiest Men Alive in 2024, Taylor Zakhar Perez arrived just in time for the holidays on Dec. 24, 1991, in Chicago. "I was born on Christmas Eve, many hours from Christmas day," the Red, White & Royal Blue star shared in a 2020 GQ video responding to fans online. "But I was sent home in a Santa Claus suit, so that was exciting."
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Alabama Barker
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Alabama Barker attends the SZA & TDE Official Grammy afterparty in L.A. on Feb. 4, 2024
Born on Christmas Eve in 2005, Alabama Barker — daughter of musician Travis Barker and actress Shanna Moakler — is forging her own path. The TikTok sensation now follows in her father's footsteps by pursuing music, debuting as a rapper in 2023.
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Ryan Seacrest
Sara Jaye Weiss Ryan Seacrest poses for the PEOPLE photo booth at the 2019 KIIS-FM Jingle Ball in L.A.
Ryan Seacrest made his debut on Christmas Eve in 1974 and continues to be the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to entertainment. In addition to hosting American Idol, the former Live with Kelly and Ryan co-host replaced Pat Sajak as the host of Wheel of Fortune in September 2024. Seacrest's other hosting gigs include his On Air with Ryan Seacrest radio show and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.
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Louis Tomlinson
Joe Maher/Getty Louis Tomlinson visits Kiss FM's studio in London on March 7, 2019
Born on Dec. 24, 1991, Louis Tomlinson was a member of mega boy band One Direction before embarking on a career as a solo artist after the group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2015.
Tomlinson has released two solo albums, 2020's Walls and 2022's Faith in the Future. In 2023, he offered a glimpse into how he has navigated his career following the band's split in the Paramount+ documentary Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices. He also welcomed son Freddie in 2016 with stylist Briana Jungwirth.
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Lee Daniels
Steve Granitz/WireImage Lee Daniels arrives at the Brett Ratner and David Raymond host special event for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in L.A. on Aug. 10, 2016
Empire co-creator Lee Daniels was born on Christmas Eve in 1959. The producer, screenwriter and director, known for such films as Precious (2009), The Paperboy (2012) and The Butler (2013), also directed the 2021 biographical drama The United States vs. Billie Holiday and executive produced the ABC reboot of The Wonder Years. After Daniels' feud with Precious star Mo'Nique, the two reconciled and teamed up for the horror movies The Reading (2023) and The Deliverance (2024).
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Ava Gardner
Silver Screen Collection/Getty Ava Gardner poses on a slide in a yellow bathing suit, circa 1945
Actress and singer Ava Gardner was the star of her family's Christmas Eve when she was born in 1922. Gardner was notable in Hollywood for such films as Mogambo (1953), The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and On the Beach (1959), as well as for her high-profile relationships, including her tumultuous marriage to Frank Sinatra. The actress died from bronchial pneumonia on Jan. 25, 1990.
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Jimmy Buffett
Douglas Mason/WireImage Jimmy Buffett performs onstage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 5, 2017
Jimmy Buffett was born on Christmas Day in 1946 and died a "Margaritaville" legend at the age of 76 on Sept. 1, 2023. The sun-kissed anthem, off the 1977 album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, skyrocketed Buffett's career and led to a business of the same name featuring everything from resorts and restaurants to apparel and drinks.
The "Cheeseburger in Paradise" singer released more than 30 albums throughout his career and was also a massive concert draw, with annual shows with his Coral Reefer Band raking in millions.
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Ricky Martin
Rich Fury/Getty Ricky Martin speaks onstage during the 20th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Nov. 14, 2019
Ricky Martin was born in Puerto Rico on Dec. 24, 1971, and has been "Livin' La Vida Loca" ever since. Martin, who started as a member of the boy band Menudo before his rise on the Billboard charts, came out as gay in 2010. He became a single father to twins Matteo and Valentino, born via surrogate in 2008.
In 2017, Martin married artist Jwan Yosef, and the couple welcomed two children together, daughter Lucia and son Renn, via surrogate just nine months apart the following year. In July 2023, Martin and Yosef announced they were divorcing after six years of marriage. The next year, the singer returned to acting in the Apple TV+ drama series, Palm Royale.
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CCH Pounder
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CCH Pounder, born Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder in Guyana on Dec. 25, 1952, has made a long career playing powerful roles in law enforcement and medicine, including on The Shield, Law & Order: SVU and NCIS: New Orleans (and, more recently — and more humorously — the Naked Gun remake). She also can be heard in the Avatar films, the highest-grossing film series of all time.
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Annie Lennox
Eric Korenman Annie Lennox smiles in a red bomber jacket while in front of a yellow background
Former Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox was born on Christmas Day in 1954. The "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," "Walking on Broken Glass" and "Here Comes the Rain Again" singer is also an activist for female empowerment. In 2008, she founded The Circle, a charitable non-governmental organization that fights for a fairer world for women and girls across the world.
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Sissy Spacek
Al Wagner/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Sissy Spacek accepts the Artist of a Lifetime award at the 2018 CMT Artists of the Year in Nashville on Oct. 17, 2018
Actress Sissy Spacek was born in Texas on Christmas Day in 1949. The Carrie (1976) star has received six Academy Award nominations, earning an Oscar in 1981 for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter.
The three-time Golden Globe winner also has two daughters, Schuyler and Madison Fisk, with her longtime husband, production designer Jack Fisk.
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Helena Christensen
Model Helena Christensen took her first turn down the catwalk when she was born on Christmas Day in 1968 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The popular '90s supermodel — who starred in the 1991 music video for Chris Isaak's "Wicked Games" — appeared in fashion campaigns for Chanel, Versace and Valentino and was a Victoria's Secret Angel.
Christensen's son, Mingus, whom she shares with ex Norman Reedus, followed in his mom's modeling footsteps.
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Justin Trudeau
Lucas Oleniuk/Getty Images Justin Trudeau photographed in downtown Toronto in October 2019
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was born on Christmas Day in 1971. Trudeau, who has been in office since 2015, announced his separation from his wife, Sophie Grégoire, in 2023 after 18 years of marriage. The couple shares three children: Xavier James, Hadrien and Ella-Grace.
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Amaury Nolasco
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Amaury Nolasco was born in Puerto Rico on Dec. 24, 1970 (just in time for the island's legendary Nochebuena celebrations) and gained fame through his breakout role on Prison Break in 2005, returning for the show's 2017 revival. He frequently acts in TV shows (including recently on Hightown) and runs a production company that is producing the next Woody Allen film in 2026, according to his social media.
On his 54th birthday in 2024, Nolasco wrote on Instagram, "Today I woke up, once again so grateful for the life that I’ve had. So many beautiful memories that fill my heart. Thankful for the love of my family, and the friends that life gave me."
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Dido
Simon Emmett Dido poses in a red shirt for a 2018 publicity shot
British singer Dido was born on Christmas Day in 1971. Dido (née Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong) came to the U.S. in 1999 upon the release of her debut album, No Angel, and saw her popularity boom when Eminem sampled her ballad "Thank You" for his 2000 hit song "Stan." She has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and released her fifth studio album, Still on My Mind, in 2019.
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Barbara Mandrell
Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Barbara Mandrell attends the 43rd annual CMA Awards in Nashville on Nov. 11, 2009
Country music singer Barbara Mandrell made her debut on Christmas Day 1948. Known for hits like "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool," Mandrell won back-to-back CMA Entertainer of the Year awards in 1980 and 1981.
She also beat Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson to win the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year award in 1981, making her the first woman to win the Trip Crown award, having won top new female vocalist and top female vocalist in 1972 and 1979, respectively.
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Humphrey Bogart
Jack Woods/Warner Bros/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in 'Casablanca,' 1942
Of all the birthdays in the world, Humphrey Bogart had to be born on Dec. 25, 1899. One of Hollywood's great leading men, Bogie was known for iconic roles in such films as Casablanca (1942) and The African Queen (1951), for which he won a Best Actor Oscar.
Bogart met future wife Lauren Bacall while filming 1944's To Have and Have Not; their relationship was considered one of Tinseltown's legendary love stories. Bogart died of esophageal cancer on Jan. 14, 1957.
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