People born on holidays have even more reason to celebrate.

From entertainer Ricky Martin and Wheel of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest on Christmas Day to icons like supermodel Helena Christensen and singer Annie Lennox on Christmas Day, here’s a look at the stars who share their birthdays with the holiday cheer.

Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin was born on Christmas Day 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. While the singer’s older twin sons, Matteo and Valentino, arrived on August 9, 2008, his third child, daughter Lucia, was born via surrogate on the same day as her famous father. Martin later welcomed his fourth child, a son named Renn, in October 2019. His children may have been the reason he played the character of Don Juan Diego in the fun Netflix 2020 holiday movie. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.

Ryan Seacrest

With Christmas Day being his birthday, it’s no surprise that Ryan Seacrest loves the holidays, especially since it culminates his decade-long tradition of ringing in the New Year as host Dick Clark is New Year’s Eve Rockin’ Eve. How is Seacrest, who turned 50 in 2024, spending his big day? The star shared with People that his birthday is typically “all about fun” and “food”.

Louis Tomlinson

Former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson is celebrating his big day on December 24, just weeks ahead of his son Freddie Reign. Tomlinson and his ex-girlfriend, stylist Briana Jungwirth, welcomed a baby boy on January 21, 2016.

Helena Christensen

Danish supermodel of the 90s Helena Christensen made her world debut on Christmas Day 1968 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Instead of strutting her stuff on the catwalk, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel has spent her last few birthdays celebrating her birthday by taking cold plunges in cold water, a Scandinavian tradition.

Humphrey Bogart

Iconic actor Humphrey Bogart was born in New York on Christmas Day 1899, although his exact date of birth has long been debated. Many speculated that the celebratory timing of his birth was a clever invention by studio executives attempting to soften his tough-guy image. However, December 25 is now widely accepted as his actual birthday.

In a 1995 book Bogart: Finding My Father the star’s son, Stephen Bogart, revealed that Casablanca icon does not like to share his birthday with such an important holiday. “Once, on my birthday, he said, ‘Steve, I hope you enjoy it. I’ve never had my own birthday to celebrate. I’ve been tricked by birthdays.'” Humphrey died of esophageal cancer in Hollywood on January 14, 1957.

Annie Lennox

Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox made her debut on December 25, 1954 in Aberdeen, Scotland. “We didn’t have much,” the “Sweet Dreams (That’s About It)” entertainer shared of her humble childhood. Tinnitus.

“I used to hang my sock on the end of the bed and get some tangerines and maybe a few sweets. It wasn’t that big of a deal in that regard.” Despite the tough times, Lennox said she had “no problems at all” with not getting the extra presents compared to if her birthday were on a different day.

In 2010, Lennox embraced the holiday spirit by releasing Christmas cornucopiaan album featuring her timeless classics like “The First Noel” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.”

Jeremy Strong

Actor Jeremy Strong was a Christmas kid, born in Boston in 1978, and said he always felt special celebrating his birthday on the much-loved holiday. However, she later starred as Kendall Roy in HBO Sequence was a real gift. “I have the opportunities I ever imagined,” he said in an October 2024 interview with The Sunday Times.

Sissy Špačková

A coal miner’s daughter actress Sissy Spacek, born on Christmas Day 1949 in Quitman, Texas, revealed in her memoir, My extraordinary ordinary lifethat as a Christmas baby she is “not used to celebrating” birthdays or “being the center of such attention.”

Jimmy Buffett

“Margaritaville” singer Jimmy Buffet, born in 1946, admitted in the liner notes to his 1996 holiday album. Christmas Island that sharing his birthday with Santa’s big day was “hard at first”.

As an adult, he preferred the sun to the snow and became famous for singing about island life, including his song “Christmas in the Caribbean”. The “Cheeseburger in Paradise” hitmaker died of skin cancer at the age of 73 in September 2023.

Barbara Mandrell

Country music legend Barbara Mandrell was born on Christmas Day 1948 in Houston, Texas. Although best known for songs like 1981’s “I Was Country When Country Was’t Cool” and 1973’s “The Midnight Oil,” Mandrell also released her own holiday album, Christmas at our housein 1984.