Famous birthdays for Dec. 24: Lee Daniels, Louis Tomlinson

Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.

-- English King John I in 1166

-- Frontiersman Christopher "Kit" Carson in 1809

-- English physicist/inventor James Prescott Joule in 1818

-- Film director Michael Curtiz in 1888

-- Industrialist/moviemaker/aviator Howard Hughes in 1905

-- Actor Ava Gardner in 1922

-- Author Mary Higgins Clark in 1927

-- Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci in 1940 (age 83)

-- Author/director Nicholas Meyer in 1945 (age 78)

-- Director Lee Daniels in 1959 (age 64)

-- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in 1961 (age 62)

-- Fashion designer Kate Spade in 1962

-- Basketball commentator Jay Bilas in 1963 (age 60)

-- Actor Diedrich Bader in 1966 (age 57)

-- Pop singer Ricky Martin in 1971 (age 52)

-- Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer in 1973 (age 50)

-- Television/radio personality Ryan Seacrest in 1974 (age 49)

-- Actor Michael Raymond-James in 1977 (age 46)

-- Singer Louis Tomlinson in 1991 (age 32)