The 359th day of the year, the 360th in a leap year
Born on 25 December
Every 25 December birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Capricorn, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- CapricornEarth, cardinal, ruled by Saturn.
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Zircon, TanzaniteThe 1912 list gave Turquoise and Lapis lazuli.
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, HollyUsually taken today to mean good wishes and defence.
- Most common weekdays
- Sunday and Friday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 25 December in any year.
Which weekday 25 December falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 25 December falls on every day of the week: Sunday 16, Friday 16, Saturday 15, Monday 15, Tuesday 15, Thursday 15, Wednesday 15.
Showing 25 December in the 36 most recent years. Every weekday →
How common a birthday 25 December is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,422 babies were born on 25 December in each year of the twenty, making it the 365th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 25 December
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Newton | 1642–1727 | English mathematician and physicist; born 25 December 1642 in the Julian calendar, which is 4 January 1643 in the Gregorian |
| Justin Trudeau | 1971– | 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025 |
| Humphrey Bogart | 1899–1957 | American actor |
| Muhammad Ali Jinnah | 1876–1948 | politician and the founder of Pakistan |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 1924–2018 | Prime Minister of India in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004 |
| Pope Pius VI | 1717–1799 | Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799 |
| Ahmed Ben Bella | 1916–2012 | President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965 |
| Nawaz Sharif | 1949– | former prime minister of Pakistan |
| Ram Narayan | 1927–2024 | Indian classical sarangi player |
| Ernst Ruska | 1906–1988 | German physicist |
| Annie Lennox | 1954– | Scottish singer-songwriter |
| Adolf Windaus | 1876–1959 | German chemist |
| Carlos Castaneda | 1925–1998 | Peruvian-American author |
| Louise Bourgeois | 1911–2010 | French-American artist |
| Yulia Svyrydenko | 1985– | Ukrainian politician, Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2025 to 2026 |
| Armin van Buuren | 1976– | Dutch DJ and record producer |
| Gerhard Herzberg | 1904–1999 | German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist |
| Íngrid Betancourt | 1961– | Colombian-French politician |
Died on 25 December
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Chaplin | 1889–1977 | English actor and filmmaker |
| Nicolae Ceaușescu | 1918–1989 | dictator of Romania from 1965 to 1989 |
| Karel Čapek | 1890–1938 | Czech writer |
| Joan Miró | 1893–1983 | Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist |
| George Michael | 1963–2016 | English singer |
| James Brown | 1933–2006 | American musician |
| İsmet İnönü | 1884–1973 | President of Turkey from 1938 to 1950 |
| Tristan Tzara | 1896–1963 | Romanian-French poet |
| Pope Adrian I | 700–795 | Pope from 772 to 795 |
| Dean Martin | 1917–1995 | American singer, actor, comedian and film producer |
| Eartha Kitt | 1927–2008 | American singer and actress |
| Emperor Taishō | 1879–1926 | Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926 |
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