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Alexis Mac Allister

World Cup-winning Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder

Did you know? His surname reflects his Scottish and Irish heritage, as his ancestors moved from those regions to South America in the nineteenth century.

Alexis Mac Allister (born 24 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Argentina national team. He has been praised for his passing range, tactical awareness, and ability to control the tempo of play.

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Neeraj Chopra

Olympic champion javelin thrower from India

Did you know? Before finding success in athletics, he initially took up the javelin as a teenager to help him lose weight.

Lieutenant Colonel Neeraj Chopra (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian javelin thrower. He has won gold medals at the Olympic Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Asian Championships and Asian Games.

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Louis Tomlinson

English singer and member of the record-breaking boy band One Direction

Did you know? Outside of his music career, he once played professional football as a non-contract player for his hometown club, Doncaster Rovers.

Louis William Tomlinson ( LOO-ee TOM-lin-sən; born Louis Troy Austin; 24 December 1991) is an English singer-songwriter.

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Riyo Mori

Riyo Mori (森 理世, Mori Riyo) (born December 24, 1986) is a Japanese actress, dancer, model, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.

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Burak Özçivit

Turkish actor and former model who plays Osman, founder of the Ottoman dynasty, in the long-running epic Kuruluş: Osman

Did you know? Kara Sevda, in which he starred, won the International Emmy for best telenovela in 2017.

Burak Özçivit (born 24 December 1984) is a Turkish actor and model who is best known for his roles in Çalıkuşu, Kara Sevda and as the titular role of Osman Gazi in the Turkish historical fiction TV series Kuruluş: Osman. Throughout his acting career Özçivit has been a recipient of numerous accolades.

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Dima Bilan

Russian pop singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 with Believe, giving Russia its first victory in the contest

Did you know? He legally changed his name from Victor to Dima, which was his grandfather’s name and his own stage name.

Dima Nikolayevich Bilan (Russian: Ди́ма Никола́евич Била́н, IPA:; born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan on 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer. In 2002, Bilan participated in the first edition of New Wave.

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Maria Zakharova

Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Did you know? She spent a significant part of her childhood in Beijing where her father served as a Soviet diplomat.

Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova (Russian: Мария Владимировна Захарова, IPA:; born 24 December 1975) is a Russian diplomat who serves as the director of the information and press department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

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Marcelo Salas

José Marcelo Salas Melinao (Latin American Spanish:; born 24 December 1974), nicknamed Matador (due to his goalscoring celebrations), El Fenómeno and Shileno, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best striker in the history of Chile.

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Stephenie Meyer

Author of the best-selling Twilight vampire romance book series

Did you know? She had no previous experience in professional writing before her debut book was published.

Stephenie Meyer (née Morgan; born December 24, 1973) is an American novelist and film producer. She wrote the vampire romance series Twilight, which has sold over 160 million copies, with translations in 37 different languages.

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Ed Miliband

British politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party

Did you know? He famously defeated his own brother, David, in the 2010 contest to become the party's leader.

Edward Samuel Miliband (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician who has served as Foreign Secretary since July 2026. He previously served as Energy Secretary from 2008 to 2010 under Gordon Brown and from 2024 to 2026 under Keir Starmer.

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Ilham Aliyev

President of Azerbaijan since 2003, succeeding his father Heydar Aliyev, who led the 2023 takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh

Did you know? Before entering politics, he served as the head of the national Olympic committee and remains a passionate sports enthusiast.

Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, born 24 December 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician and statesman who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He is the son of the previous president, Heydar Aliyev, and has led the New Azerbaijan Party since 2005.

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Hamid Karzai

Afghan politician who led the country after the fall of the Taliban in 2001 and served as president until 2014

Did you know? He is well known for his distinctive fashion sense, often wearing a traditional Afghan karakul hat made from lamb wool.

Hamid Karzai (born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan politician who served as the seventh president of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014, particularly as the first president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2004 to 2014. He also served as chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration from 2001 to 2002.

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Anil Kapoor

Bollywood star known for Slumdog Millionaire and Mission: Impossible

Did you know? He spent several months living in a garage with his family when they first moved to Mumbai to pursue his father's career.

Anil Surinder Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years, Kapoor has appeared in more than 100 films.

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Lemmy

Frontman and bassist of the heavy metal band Motörhead

Did you know? Before forming his own band, he worked as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix and was a member of the space rock group Hawkwind.

Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy or Lemmy Kilmister, was an English musician best known for being the founder, lead vocalist, bassist and primary songwriter of Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member from 1975 to his death.

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Tarja Halonen

First female President of Finland

Did you know? During her time in office, she was frequently noted for her striking resemblance to the American talk show host Conan O'Brien.

Tarja Kaarina Halonen (born 24 December 1943) is a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland, and the first and to date only woman to hold the position in Finland, from 2000 to 2012.

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Anthony Fauci

Immunologist and advisor to multiple US presidents on public health

Did you know? In his youth, he was a talented basketball player and captained his high school team in New York City.

Anthony Stephen Fauci (born December 24, 1940) is an American physician-scientist and immunologist who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 1984 to 2022 and as Chief Medical Advisor to the President from 2021 to 2022.

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Stjepan Mesić

Two-term President of Croatia and last president of socialist Yugoslavia

Did you know? He is unique for having served as the head of state for three different political entities during his long and varied career.

Stjepan "Stipe" Mesić (pronounced; born 24 December 1934) is a Croatian lawyer and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2000 to 2010.

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian statesman and a poet who served as prime minister of India, from 1998 to 2004, and previously for two weeks in 1996. He was the first non-Congress prime minister to serve a full term in the office.

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Mohammed Rafi

Indian singer known for his extensive work in Bollywood cinema

Did you know? He was versatile enough to record songs in many different languages, including English, Dutch, and several regional Indian dialects.

Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of India.

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Ava Gardner

Hollywood actress known for The Killers and Mogambo

Did you know? A talent scout discovered her after seeing a portrait of her displayed in a photographer's shop window.

Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak's film noir The Killers.

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Emanuel Lasker

German chess grandmaster and world champion for twenty-seven years

Did you know? He was a close friend of Albert Einstein and published original research in the field of commutative algebra.

Emanuel Lasker (German pronunciation:; December 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941) was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher.

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George I of Greece

Danish-born King of Greece who reigned for fifty years

Did you know? He was only seventeen years old when the Greek National Assembly elected him to the throne in 1863.

George I (Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, romanized: Geórgios I; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination on 18 March 1913. He was the first monarch of a Greek dynasty that ruled, with a few breaks, until the monarchy was abolished in 1973.

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Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Austrian Empress and Queen of Hungary nicknamed Sisi

Did you know? She was famous for her exceptionally long hair, which took several hours every day to wash, groom, and style.

Elisabeth (Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie; German:; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898), nicknamed Sisi, was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898.

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Matthew Arnold

Victorian poet and cultural critic known for the poem Dover Beach

Did you know? For over thirty years he worked as a government inspector of schools to support his literary career.

Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the headmaster of Rugby School, and brother of both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator.

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