Famous birthdays for Dec. 22: Diane Sawyer, Rick Nielsen

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

They include:

— Musician Giacomo Puccini in 1858

— First lady Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson in 1912

— TV personality Gene Rayburn in 1917

— Actor Barbara Billingsley in 1915

— Actor Hector Elizondo in 1936 (age 89)

— Baseball Hall of Fame member Steve Carlton in 1944 (age 81)

— Former TV news anchor Diane Sawyer in 1945 (age 80)

— Musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) in 1948 (age 77)

— Musician Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) in 1949

— Musician Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) in 1949

— Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1960

— Actor Ralph Fiennes in 1962 (age 63)

— Musician Vanessa Paradis in 1972 (age 53)

— Actor Heather Donahue in 1973 (age 52)

— Actor Chris Carmack in 1980 (age 45)

— Musician Jordin Sparks in 1989 (age 36)

— Musician DaBaby in 1991 (age 34)

— Musician Meghan Trainor in 1993 (age 32)

— Musician Latto in 1998 (age 27)

— Actor/musician Joshua Bassett in 2000 (age 25)

— Actor Bryce Gheisar in 2004 (age 21)

— Actor Madeleine McGraw in 2008 (17)