Emperor Go-Yōzei

Emperor Go-Yōzei was the 107th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Yōzei's reign spanned the years 1586 through to his abdication in 1611, corresponding to the transition between the Azuchi–Momoyama period and the Edo period.

31 December 1572

Born on the same birth day (31 December): Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan • Cameron Carter-Vickers • Carl Dudley • Cheryl Womack • Edmond Sumner • Geoff Marsh • Helma Knorscheidt • Hugh McElhenny • Joe Abercrombie • John Frost (British Army officer) • John Radcliffe (died 1568) • Julius Meier • King Kelly • Michal Řepík • Mies Bouwman • Sam Ragan • Shrilal Shukla • Taylor Mead • Tommy Byrne (baseball)

Born in the same month (December 1572): Johannes Vodnianus Campanus