December 24 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is December 24, your zodiac sign is Capricorn ♑, your birthstone is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon and your birth flower is Narcissus or Holly. You share your birthday with James Prescott Joule and Ilham Aliyev.
- Zodiac sign
- ♑ Capricorn
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, Holly
- Day of year
- 358th
- Popularity
- 364th of 366
- Half birthday
- June 24
- Next December 24
- December 24
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December 24 zodiac: Capricorn ♑
People born on December 24 fall under Capricorn, the 10th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from December 22 to January 19. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn, and its symbol is the sea-goat.
Capricorn is an earth sign ruled by Saturn and associated with ambition, structure and long-term goals. The Sea-Goat is described as climbing steadily toward the top, one careful step at a time.
Famous people born on December 24
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on December 24, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1818English physicist and brewer (1818–1889)
- Born 1961President of Azerbaijan since 2003
- Born 1798Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)
- Born 1957President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014
- Born 1943President of Finland from 2000 to 2012 (born 1943)
- Born 1924Prime Minister of India (1996, 1988-2004)
- Born 1922American actress (1922–1990)
- Born 1971Puerto Rican singer (born 1971)
- Born 1868Greman chess player, World Chess champion (1868–1941)
- Born 1837Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898)
- Born 1981Russian pop singer
- Born 1973American author
- Born 176128th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1789–1807)
- Born 1822British poet and cultural critic (1822–1888)
- Born 19342nd President of the Republic of Croatia
- Born 1945British rock musician (1945–2015)
- Born 1845King of Greece (r. 1863–1913)
- Born 19405th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022
- Born 1991English singer and songwriter
- Born 1969British politician (born 1969)
- Born 1975Russian foreign ministry spokesperson since 2015
- Born 1997Indian male javelin thrower
- Born 1998Argentine association football player (born 1998)
- Born 1924Indian playback singer (1924–1980)
- Born 1822French mathematician (1822-1901)
- Born 1993Japanese association football player
- Born 1946American politician and lawyer (born 1946)
- Born 1906British writer (1906–1985)
- Born 1980Ghanaian footballer
- Born 1984Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1984)
- Born 1974Chilean footballer
- Born 1901Soviet writer and politician (1901-1956)
- Born 1970Puerto Rican actor
- Born 1791French dramatist and librettist (1791-1861)
- Born 1961Chief Executive Officer of General Motors
- Born 1910American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction (1910–1992)
- Born 1992Ivorian association football player
- Born 1887French actor (1887-1951)
- Born 1986Czech footballer (born 1986)
- Born 1879Queen consort of King Christian X of Denmark (1879–1952)
December 24 birthstone
Turquoise (sky blue). Turquoise is one of the oldest known gems and is linked with protection, luck and friendship.
Tanzanite (violet blue). Tanzanite, found only in Tanzania, is associated with transformation and insight.
Zircon (blue and many colours). Zircon is linked with wisdom, honour and prosperity.
December 24 birthday facts
- December 24 is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years), leaving 7 days until the end of the year.
- December 24 is the 364th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 8,103 babies born on an average December 24(27% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, December 24 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on December 24 were most likely conceived around April 2 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is June 24, six months after December 24.
- December 24 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is December 24?
December 24 falls under Capricorn ♑, which runs from December 22 to January 19.
What is the birthstone for December 24?
The birthstone for December 24 is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon, the December birthstones. The December birth flowers are Narcissus and Holly.
Who are famous people born on December 24?
Famous people born on December 24 include James Prescott Joule (1818), Ilham Aliyev (1961), Adam Mickiewicz (1798), Hamid Karzai (1957), Tarja Halonen (1943), Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924).
How common is a December 24 birthday?
December 24 is the 364th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 8,103 babies born on an average December 24.
What day of the year is December 24?
December 24 is the 358th day of the year in common years and the 359th day in leap years.