List of Famous people born in December

Manuel António Gomes was a Portuguese Catholic priest, inventor and physicist. He was a very tall man, and was nicknamed Father Himalaya, a name he proudly used frequently. He was born at Santiago de Cendufe, Arcos de Valdevez in 1868 and died at Viana do Castelo in 1933.

Kim McLagan was a British model during the 1960s. She was married to The Who's Keith Moon from 1966 to 1975, and to the Small Faces and Faces' Ian McLagan from 1978 to her death.

Žarko Varajić was a Serbian professional basketball player and executive. He represented the Yugoslavia national team internationally.

Shah Abbas II, was the seventh Safavid king (shah) of Iran, ruling from 1642 to 1666. Born Soltan Mohammad Mirza, he was the eldest son of Safi I with his Circassian wife, Anna Khanum.

Norman Foster was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He directed many Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto films as well as projects for Orson Welles and Walt Disney. As an actor he was a leading man in early talkies and also appeared in Welles’ final film The Other Side of the Wind.

Iván Tibor Berend is a Hungarian historian and teacher who served as President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 1985 until 1990. He was a member of Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party's Central Committee between 1988 and 1989. Since 1990 he has been living in Los Angeles and teaching at UCLA. In 2015, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.