Shane MacGowan

Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan was a British-born Irish singer-songwriter and musician known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He also produced solo material and collaborated with artists including Joe Strummer, Nick Cave, Sinéad O'Connor, and Cruachan. Known for his exceptional songwriting ability and his heavy alcohol and drug use, MacGowan was described by The New York Times as "a titanically destructive personality and a master songsmith whose lyrics painted vivid portraits of the underbelly of Irish immigrant life".

25 December 1957

Born on the same birth date (25 December 1957): Chris Kamara • Mansoor Akhtar

Born on the same birth day (25 December): Alastair Cook • Atal Bihari Vajpayee • Conrad Hilton • Eric Gordon • Francis Dunnery • Ghulam Ahmad Bilour • Israel Vázquez • Joseph M. Schenck • Lina Cavalieri • Malak Hifni Nasif • Marcus Trufant • Quentin Crisp • Sadiq al-Mahdi • Thomas Halyburton

Born in the same month (December 1957): Adrian Borland • Andrew Cuomo • Art Monk • Bill Hanzlik • Billy Bragg • Bob Ojeda • Carole James • Chris Kamara • Chris Poland • Cyril Collard • Dermot Murnaghan • Mansoor Akhtar • Mario Marois • Michael Clarke Duncan • Mike Watt • Paul Rudnick • Peter Mortimer (rugby league) • Ray Romano • Sheila E. • Vesta Williams