List of Famous people born in December

Margaret J. Geller is an American astrophysicist at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Her work has included pioneering maps of the nearby universe, studies of the relationship between galaxies and their environment, and the development and application of methods for measuring the distribution of matter in the universe.

Helen Tuitert-van Goozen, is a former Dutch speed skater. She is married to fellow speed skater and Olympic speed skating champion Mark Tuitert.

Raina Kabaivanska is a Bulgarian opera singer, one of the leading lirico-spinto sopranos of her generation, particularly associated with Verdi and Puccini, although she sang a wide range of roles.

Takeshi Inoue known by his stage name Takeshi Rikiō , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, who worked for Pro Wrestling Noah. He is also a former sumo wrestler.

Savka Dabčević-Kučar was a Croatian communist politician. She was one of the most influential Croatian female politicians during the communist period, especially during the Croatian Spring when she was deposed. She returned to politics during the early days of Croatian independence as the leader of the Coalition of People's Accord and the Croatian People's Party. From 1967 to 1969 she served as the Chairman of the 5th Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, one of eight constituent republics and autonomous provinces of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia. She was the first woman in Europe to be appointed head of government of a political entity and the first female in the post-World War II Croatia to hold an office equivalent to a head of government.

Yanick Lahens is a Haitian Francophone writer, novelist, teacher, and lecturer. She became a Prix Femina laureate in 2014.

Sophie Morel is a French mathematician, specializing in number theory. She is a CNRS directrice de recherches in mathematics at École Normale supérieure de Lyon. In 2012 she received one of the ten prizes of the European Mathematical Society.