Famous Birthdays on December 24 (Part 2)

1971 Giorgos Alkaios, Greek singer, born in Athens, Greece

Ricky Martin (51 years old)

1971 Puerto Rican singer (Menudo) and actor (General Hospital), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico

1972 Alvaro Mesen, Costa Rican footballer, born in Alajuela, Costa Rica
1973 Eddie Pope, soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Greensboro, North Carolina

Stephenie Meyer (49 years old)

1973 American author (Twilight Saga), born in Hartford, Connecticut,

1974 Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer, born in Temuco, Chile

1974 American DJ (On Air; American Top 40), and television host (American Idol, since 2002; Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve, since 2005; Live with Kelly and Ryan, since 2017), born in Atlanta, Georgia

1975 Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman (Olympic bronze 1996)
1975 Young Zee, American hip hop artist, born in Newark, New Jersey
1978 Yıldıray Baştürk, Turkish footballer, born in Herne, Germany
1979 Chris Hero, American professional wrestler, born in Dayton, Ohio
1980 Tomas Kalnoky, American musician (Streetlight Manifesto), born in Prague, Czech Republic
1981 Dima Bilan, Russian actor & singer-songwriter, born in Ust-Dzheguta, Russia
1981 Justice Christopher, Nigerian soccer midfielder (11 caps; Antwerp FC, Trelleborg FF, Herfølge Boldklub), born in Jos, Nigeria (d. 2022)
1982 Aiba Masaki, Japanese singer & actor, born in Chiba, Japan
1982 Robert Schwartzman, American actor & musician, born in Los Angeles, California
1984 Jehnny Beth [Camille Berthomier], French musician, singer-songwriter (John & Jehn; Savages; To Love Is to Live), born in Poitiers, France
1985 David Ragan, American race car driver, born in Unadilla, Georgia
1986 Edward Southall, British composer, born in Nottingham, United Kingdom
1986 Riyo Mori, Japanese actress & model (Miss Universe 2007), born in Shizuoka, Japan

Louis Tomlinson (31 years old)

1991 English pop singer (One Direction), born in Doncaster, England

1992 Melissa Suffield, English actress, born in London, England
1995 Anett Kontaveit, Estonian tennis player (world #8 2021; WTA finals 2021 runner-up), born in Tallinn, Estonia
1997 Neeraj Chopra, Indian athlete (Olympic gold javelin 2020; first-ever Indian Olympic track & field gold), born in Panipat, Haryana, India