Famous Birthdays for 23rd December 2025

1709 – Jean-Noël Hamal, Walloon composer, and music director (Saint-Lambert Cathedral), born in Liège, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1778)
1894 – Arthur Gilligan, English cricket all-rounder (11 Tests, 34 wickets; England captain 1924-25; Sussex CCC), born in London, England (d. 1976)
1916 – Dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter (Scent of a Woman), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2008)
1926 – Robert Bly, American poet (Loving a Woman in Two Worlds), and writer (Iron John: A Book About Men), born in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota (d. 2021)
1943 – Mikhail Gromov, Russian-born mathematician, born in Boksitogorsk, Russia
1947 – Bill Rodgers, American athlete (Boston Marathon 1975, 78, 79, 80; NYC Marathon 1976, 77, 78, 79; Fukuoka Marathon 1977), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1951 – Doug Stegmeyer, American rock bassist (Billy Joel Band, 1976-87), born in Flushing, Queens, New York City (d. 1995)
1964 – Eddie Vedder, American rock singer (Pearl Jam – Ten; “Jeremy”), born in Evanston, Illinois
1971 – Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, British socialite, born in Hampshire (d. 2017)
1978 – Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela

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