List of Famous people born on December 24th

Joseph Cornell was an American artist and film maker, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde experimental filmmaker. He was largely self-taught in his artistic efforts, and improvised his own original style incorporating cast-off and discarded artifacts. He lived most of his life in relative physical isolation, caring for his mother and his disabled brother at home, but remained aware of and in contact with other contemporary artists.

Hans Küppers was a German footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent six seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 Munich and 1. FC Nürnberg. He also represented West Germany seven times, including two UEFA Euro 1968 qualifiers against Yugoslavia and Albania and five friendlies.

Johann Rudolph Ahle was a German composer, organist, theorist, and Protestant church musician.

Sean Cameron Michael is a South African actor, writer and singer. A native English speaker, he is also fluent in Afrikaans.

Pang Qing is a Chinese retired pair skater. With her husband Tong Jian, she is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2006 and 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion.

Francesco Salesio Della Volpe was an Italian Catholic Cardinal from a noble family. He held the position of secretary of the Congregation of Indulgences and Relics and prefect of the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household. Created cardinal in pectore in 1899, he was named published in consistory of 1901. He was prefect of the Congregation of the Index from January 1911. As protodeacon, he announced the election of cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa to the papacy at the end of the conclave of 1914.