December 24, 1950

1950Dana Gioia, American poet and critic^[†]

Michael Dana Gioia is an American poet, literary critic, literary translator, and essayist.

1950Hiroshi Ikushima, Japanese businessman and academic^[†]

Hiroshi Ikushima is a Japanese announcer and financial planner who is the chief executive officer of Ikushima Planning Office. He is the visiting professor of Tohoku Fukushi University.

1950Libby Larsen, American composer^[†]

Elizabeth Brown Larsen is a contemporary American classical composer. Along with composer Stephen Paulus, she is a co-founder of the Minnesota Composers Forum, now the American Composers Forum.

1950Tommy Turtle, British soldier (died 2020)^[†]

Thomas James Turtle BEM, known as Touché or Tommy Turtle, was a British Army soldier originally from Ireland who took part in many special forces campaigns, including the Falklands War and the Bosnian War.