Who was born on December 24

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on December 24, including Stefan Jaracz, Paul Manship, Michael Curtiz. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

54 documented historical events happened on December 24, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Tang-dynasty poet Du Fu departed for Chengdu, where he lived for the next five years and composed poems about life in his thatched cottage. On the same day, in another year: The United Kingdom and the United States signed a peace treaty in Ghent, present-day Belgium, ending the War of 1812. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.