List of Famous people born in December

Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen was a Finnish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In the early 1970s, he was considered one of the most promising and talented motorcycle racers of his era until he was killed during the 1973 Nations Grand Prix in Italy. Saarinen's death led to increased demands for better safety conditions for motorcycle racers competing in the world championships. He remains the only Finn to have won a motorcycle road racing world championship. Saarinen was inducted into the F.I.M. MotoGP Hall of Fame in 2009.

Bernard Sulzberger is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2016. He is the older brother of fellow professional racing cyclist Wesley Sulzberger.

Wim Vansevenant is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He is the father of fellow racing cyclist Mauri Vansevenant.

Raymond Ernest Nitschke was a professional American football middle linebacker who spent his entire 15-year National Football League (NFL) career with the Green Bay Packers. Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978, he was the anchor of the defense for head coach Vince Lombardi in the 1960s, leading the Packers to five NFL championships and victories in the first two Super Bowls.

Mads Vinding is a Danish jazz double-bassist.

Albert Heinrich Friedrich Stephan Ernst Louis Hauck was a German theologian and church historian.

Sergey Petrovich Savelyev was a Russian cross-country skier who represented the Soviet Union.

Richard Martin Dane was an Irish Unionist politician who later became a judge.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Piers Walter Legh was a British Army officer and a senior member of the Royal Household.