While Christmas has become a sacred time for families all over the world to celebrate the season and all the joys and goodies that come in tow, it can be all too easy to forget that there are millions of people whose birthdays share the very same occasion! In this homage to all of the Christmas babies out there, we’ve featured 21 notable figures across the spectrum of popular culture whose first day on Earth might have been shared by a Christmas tree or a coveted sighting of old Saint Nick.
#1: Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727)
One of the most influential and famous scientists in history was Sir Isaac Newton. A key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the period of enlightenment that followed, English-born Newton was described in his time as a “natural philosopher.” Most well-known for his formulation of the laws of motion and universal gravitation, we still study his basic principles of modern physics in schools today.
