Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 25:
Author Anne Roiphe is 89.
Jazz keyboardist Bob James is 85.
Actress Hanna Schygulla ("Barnum," ''Casanova") is 81.
Singer John Edwards of The Spinners is 80.
Actor Gary Sandy ("WKRP In Cincinnati") is 79.
Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka is 78.
Country singer Barbara Mandrell is 76.
Singer Merry Clayton is 76.
Actress Sissy Spacek is 75.
Actress CCH Pounder is 72.
Singer Annie Lennox is 70.
Singer Steve Wariner is 70.
Guitarist Robin Campbell of UB40 is 70.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Rickey Henderson is 66.
Singer-songwriter Alannah Myles is 66.
Pianist Jon Kimura Parker is 65.
Actress Klea Scott ("Millennium") is 56.
Guitarist Noel Hogan of The Cranberries is 53.
Singer Dido is 53.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is 53.
Singer Mac Powell of Third Day is 52.
R&B singer Ryan Shaw is 49.
DJ Armin Van Buuren is 48.
Country singer Alecia Elliott is 42.
Singers Jess and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas are 40.
Singer-guitarist Lukas Nelson of Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is 36.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1642, British mathematician Sir Isaac Newton. (March 20, 1726)
In 1821, Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross. (April 12, 1912)
In 1878, Louis Chevrolet, founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. (June 6, 1941)
In 1886, pioneer New Orleans jazz musician Edward (Kid) Ory. (Jan. 23, 1973)
In 1887, hotelier Conrad Hilton. (Jan. 3, 1979)
In 1890, Robert Ripley, created "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" (May 27, 1949)
In 1899, actor Humphrey Bogart. (Jan. 14, 1957)
In 1900, bandleader and songwriter Al Trace ("Mairzy Doats"). (Aug. 31, 1993)
In 1904, Canadian scientist Gerhard Herzberg. (March 4, 1999)
In 1907, singer and bandleader Cab Calloway. (Nov.18, 1994)
In 1908, singer Alton Delmore (The Delmore Brothers). (June 8, 1964)
In 1913, singer Tony Martin. (July 27, 2012)
In 1918, president of Egypt Anwar Sadat. (Oct. 6, 1981)
In 1924, Rod Sterling ("The Twilight Zone"). (June 28, 1975)
In 1925, Sam Pollock, legendary vice-president and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. (Aug 15, 2007)
In 1925, Enrique Jorrin, creator of the rhythmic cha-cha dance music. (Dec. 12, 1987)
In 1927, Baseball Hall of Famer Nellie Fox. (Dec. 1, 1975)
In 1928, innovative Saskatchewan-born jazz trumpeter Herbie Spanier. (Dec. 14, 2001)
In 1928, actor Dick Miller. (Jan. 30, 2019)
In 1929, William Horton, lead singer of the doo-wop group "The Silhouettes." (Jan 23, 1995)
In 1937, O'Kelly Isley of "The Isley Brothers." (March 31, 1986)
In 1944, guitarist Henry Vestine (Canned Heat). (Oct. 20, 1997)
In 1945, bass player Noel Redding. (May 12, 2003)
In 1946, singer Jimmy Buffett. (Sept. 1, 2023)
In 1947, Canadian folk musician Noel Dinn (Figgy Duff). (July 26, 1993)
In 1957, singer Shane McGowan (The Popes, the Pogues). (Nov. 30, 2023)
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