List of Famous people born in December
Ruth Williams Khama
Ruth Williams Khama, Lady Khama, was the wife of Botswana's first president Sir Seretse Khama, the Paramount Chief of its Bamangwato tribe. She served as the inaugural First Lady of Botswana from 1966 to 1980.
Xatar
Giwar Hajabi, better known by his stage name X A T A R, is a German entrepreneur, publisher, rapper and producer. He is also founder and owner of the labels Alles oder Nix Records, Kopfticker Records, Groove Attack TraX and Goldmann Entertainment. Through his labels, he promoted hip hop musicians such as SSIO, Schwesta Ewa, Kalim, Eno, Mero, and Sero el Mero. In addition to his musical activities, Xatar expanded his entrepreneurial work with the fast food company Haval Grill, the hookah lounge Bar Noon, the tobacco brand Orijinal and jewelry and clothing design for Massari. He authored his autobiography Alles oder Nix: Bei uns sagt man, die Welt gehört dir in 2015. The newspaper Die Zeit calls him "The Hype Mashine" pointing out that each venture becomes a business.
Tatiana Suarez
Tatiana Suarez is an American professional mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the strawweight tournament winner in the 23rd season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show.
Eric McClure
Eric McClure was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.
Anfisa Chekhova
Anfisa Alexandrovna Chekhova is a Russian tele- and radio-presenter, singer, actress.
Richarlyson
Richarlyson Barbosa Felisbino, simply Richarlyson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Noroeste. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a left back or central defender.
Marcelo Salas
José Marcelo Salas Melinao, dubbed El Matador, El Fenómeno and Shileno, is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best striker in the history of Chile and one of the best football players of all time in his country. He stood out during the 1990s and 2000s in clubs such as Universidad de Chile, River Plate, Lazio and Juventus. He was captain of the Chilean national team and the top scorer – netting 45 goals in total. 37 of those were for the full national side and 8 with the Olympic team.
Kenyon Martin
Kenyon Lee Martin Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a power forward, he played for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of China. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was named the national college player of the year during his senior season. Martin was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. He was an NBA All-Star in 2004.
John van 't Schip
Johannes Nicolaas van 't Schip is a Dutch Canadian and former Dutch international footballer, who played as a winger. He spent his club career with Ajax, where he won four Eredivisie titles, a UEFA Cup and a European Cup Winners Cup, as well as Genoa. He was also a member of the Dutch side which won the 1988 European Championships.
Luciano Vietto
Luciano Darío Vietto is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.