Yuji Naka
Christmas Island is noted to be the birthplace of Sonic the Hedgehog. Although the Christmas Island mentioned in the November 1990 "interview" with Sonic is not a location on Earth according to Sonic's creator Yuji Naka, Naka confirmed the name is a reference to the real Christmas Island. Naka stated the use of the name was due to nuclear weapons testing conducted by the United States, as the fictional version of the island is only inhabited by robots and "strange animals".