List of Famous people born in December

Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving was an English dramatist and actor. He died along with his wife in the RMS Empress of Ireland disaster.

Willem "Wim" Drees Jr. was a Dutch politician of the Democratic Socialists '70 (DS'70) party and economist.

Alvin Elliot Roth is an American academic. He is the Craig and Susan McCaw professor of economics at Stanford University and the Gund professor of economics and business administration emeritus at Harvard University. He was President of the American Economics Association in 2017.

Cleveland Abbe was an American meteorologist and advocate of time zones.

María Esther Zuno Arce was the wife of Mexican President Luis Echeverría and the first lady of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. She refused to adopt the standard title of primera dama, preferring to be called compañera. She was known for her efforts to support women's rights and social welfare in Mexico.

William Shu is a UK-based American businessman, the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo, an online food delivery company with operations spread across more than 200 cities in 12 countries.