Who are famous people born on December 31?

Famous people born on December 31 include Jacques Cartier (1491), Andreas Vesalius (1514), Isma'il Pasha (1830), Henri Matisse (1869), George Marshall (1880).

What star sign is someone born on December 31?

Someone born on December 31 is a Capricorn.

What is the birthstone for December 31?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

How common is a birthday on December 31?

In the US, December 31 is the No. 348 most common birthday of the 366, with about 10,549 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on December 31

Famous people born on December 31, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♑ Star sign
Capricorn
💎 Birthstone
Turquoise
👶 How common
No. 348 of 366

Born on December 31

Jacques Cartier
born 1491 · Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
Andreas Vesalius
born 1514 · Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)
Isma'il Pasha
born 1830 · Khedive of Egypt from 1863 to 1879
Henri Matisse
born 1869 · French artist (1869–1954)
George Marshall
born 1880 · American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)
Umm Kulthum
born 1898 · Egyptian singer and actress (1886–1975)
Alex Ferguson
born 1941 · Scottish association football manager and former player
Ben Kingsley
born 1943 · English actor (born 1943)
Val Kilmer
born 1959 · American actor (1959–2025)
Alex Salmond
born 1954 · Alba Party leader and First Minister of Scotland 2007–2014 (1954–2024)
Gerhard Ludwig Müller
born 1947 · Catholic cardinal from Germany
Viktor Afanasyev
born 1948 · Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and military pilot
Alexander Bolshunov
born 1996 · Russian cross-country skier
Max Dowman
born 2009 · English footballer (born 2009)
Ilzat Akhmetov
born 1997 · Russian association football player
🎂
Deniz Çakır
born 1981 · Turkish actor (born 1981)
Evie Templeton
born 2008 · British actress (born 2008)
🎂
Latife Tekin
born 1957 · Turkish writer (born 1957)
Yousef Ahmed Masrahi
born 1987 · Saudi Arabian track and field athlete
Nader El-Sayed
born 1972 · Egyptian association football player
Taher Mohamed
born 1997 · Egyptian association football player
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Wael Mohya
born 2008 · German association football player
Marien Ngouabi
born 1938 · President of Congo-Brazzaville from 1969 to 1977
Barbara Carrera
born 1945 · Nicaraguan-American model and actress
Rita Lee
born 1947 · Brazilian singer, songwriter, author, actress and television host (1947–2023)
🎂
Andranik Eskandarian
born 1951 · Iranian footballer
🎂
Yahya Ould Hademine
born 1953 · Mauritanian politician
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
born 1956 · Mauritanian retired general and politician; President of Mauritania (2019–present)
🎂
Nélson Luís Kerchner
born 1962 · Brazilian association football player
🎂
Tony Dorigo
born 1965 · English footballer
Gong Li
born 1965 · Chinese-Singaporean actress
🎂
Grazia Zafferani
born 1972 · Sammarinese politician
🎂
Amir Karić
born 1973 · Slovenian association football player
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Ibrahima Bakayoko
born 1976 · Ivorian and French footballer
Psy
born 1977 · South Korean singer (born 1977)
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Wardy Alfaro
born 1977 · Costa Rican footballer
Elaine Cassidy
born 1979 · Irish actress
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Makhtar N'Diaye
born 1981 · Senegalese and French footballer
Aliaksandra Herasimenia
born 1985 · Female swimmer from Belarus
Emmanuel Koné
born 1986 · Ivorian footballer

December 31 in history

2020The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine.
2011NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon.
1999The first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigns from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor.
1994This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC−11:00 to UTC+13:00 and UTC−10:00 to UTC+14:00, respectively.
1983The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government.
1968MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 crashes near Port Hedland, Western Australia, killing all 26 people on board.
1955General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
1942World War II: The Royal Navy defeats the Kriegsmarine at the Battle of the Barents Sea. This leads to the resignation of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder a month later.
1862American Civil War: The three-day Battle of Stones River begins near Murfreesboro, Tennessee between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg and the Union Army of the Cumberland under General William S. Rosecrans.
1831Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City.
1757Empress Elizabeth I of Russia issues her ukase incorporating Königsberg into Russia.
1501The First Battle of Cannanore commences, seeing the first use of the naval line of battle.[citation needed]
535Byzantine general Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Gothic garrison of Palermo (Panormos), and ending his consulship for the year.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Pope Sylvester I (Catholic Church)
Christian feast day: December 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: First Night (United States)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: Last Day of the Year or Bisperás ng Bagong Taón, special holiday between Rizal Day and New Year's Day (Philippines)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: Novy God Eve (Russia)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: Ōmisoka (Japan)
New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: The first day of Hogmanay or "Auld Year's Night" (Scotland)
The seventh of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
The sixth and penultimate day of Kwanzaa (United States)

December 31 in every year

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Questions about December 31 birthdays

Who are famous people born on December 31?: Famous people born on December 31 include Jacques Cartier (1491), Andreas Vesalius (1514), Isma'il Pasha (1830), Henri Matisse (1869), George Marshall (1880).
What star sign is someone born on December 31?: Someone born on December 31 is a Capricorn.
What is the birthstone for December 31?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
How common is a birthday on December 31?: In the US, December 31 is the No. 348 most common birthday of the 366, with about 10,549 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).