14 celebrities who were born on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve

14 celebrities who were born on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve
  • As any December 24 or December 25 baby knows, it's hard to have a birthday around the holidays.

  • But they aren't alone — these celebrities were born on Christmas Eve or Christmas.

  • Justin Trudeau and Sissy Spacek will celebrate their birthdays on December 25.

Sometimes, sharing your birthday with a holiday can be fun — think: Halloween, St. Patrick's Day, or July 4. But trying to celebrate your day of birth while many others are celebrating Christmas can be tricky.

Christmas babies: We see you, and now you have 14 more celebrity friends to commiserate with. These 14 celebrities, from Stephenie Meyer to Ricky Martin, were born on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

Keep scrolling to see who's sharing their birthday with the reason for the season.

Ricky Martin's 52nd birthday is on December 24, 2023.

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Ricky Martin.Brendon Thorne/Getty

To get into the Christmas spirit, Martin voiced a character in the Netflix holiday film "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey."

The most famous expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, will turn 83 on Christmas Eve.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci.Al Drago/Getty Images

Fauci was born on December 24, 1940 — and while he might not have been a huge celebrity for the first seven decades of his life, Decade No. 8 is shaping up to be his busiest ever.

Louis Tomlinson's 32nd birthday is on Christmas Eve.

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Louis Tomlinson.Vivien Killilea/GettyImages

Tomlinson is the oldest member of One Direction, and the oldest of seven siblings.

Jimmy Buffett would have celebrated his 77th birthday on December 25, 2020.

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Jimmy Buffett.Getty

Buffett died in September 2023 at the age of 76.

Of the many, many, albums Buffett released over his decades-long career, he put out two Christmas albums: 1996's "Christmas Island" and 2016's "'Tis the SeaSon."

"Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer will celebrate her 50th birthday on Christmas Eve.

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Stephenie Meyer.Amanda Edwards/WireImage/Getty Images

In 2020, Meyer released the eighth installment in the "Twilight" saga, "Midnight Sun," a re-telling of the first "Twilight" book from Edward's perspective.

Lee Daniels turns the big 6-4 on December 24 this year.

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Lee Daniels.Noam Galai/Getty Images for TIME

The Oscar-nominated director is celebrating his 64th birthday this year, 18 years after his directorial debut, "Shadowboxer."

On December 24, Ryan Seacrest will turn 49.

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Ryan Seacrest.Steve Granitz / Contributor / Getty Images

Last year, Seacrest celebrated his birthday with a family gathering and playing games with balloon animals, according to Instagram.

Barbara Mandrell's 75th birthday is this Christmas Day.

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Barbara Mandrell.Mark Humphery/ AP

The iconic country singer released a Christmas album in 1984, "Christmas at Our House."

Jeremy Strong was born 45 years ago on Christmas Day, 1978.

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Jeremy Strong.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic via Getty Images

The "Succession" star has a few things to celebrate this year.

He wrapped up the fourth and final season of "Succession," one of the best TV series of all time, and earned Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics' Choice nominations for his performance as Kendall Roy.

Sissy Spacek's 74th birthday is on Christmas Day.

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Sissy Spacek.AP

The Oscar winner starred in the 2008 Christmas rom-com "Four Christmases."

On December 25, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turns 52.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Associated Press

At 43 years old, Trudeau was the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history when he was elected in November 2015.

Dido will also turn 52 on Christmas Day this year.

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Dido.Kieran Doherty/AP Images

The British singer takes a page out of Paddington Bear's book to celebrate her birthday — since Christmas is already a holiday, she celebrates her birthday on June 25, according to The Guardian.

Annie Lennox's 69th birthday is on Christmas Day.

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Annie Lennox.Vera Anderson/WireImage/Getty Images

The "Walking on Broken Glass" singer released her first and only Christmas album, "A Christmas Cornucopia," in 2010.

Danish supermodel Helena Christensen will turn 55 on December 25, 2020.

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Helena Christensen.Jason Mendez/Invision/AP

Christensen first gained mainstream recognition 34 years ago when she starred in the music video for Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game."

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