List of Famous people born in December

Patrick William Fitzgerald Jr. is the current head coach of the Northwestern University Wildcats football team. He was selected after the unexpected death of Randy Walker and announced at a press conference on July 7, 2006. He was 31 at the time, making him the youngest head football coach in the Big Ten Conference and NCAA Division I FBS by five years. Fitzgerald would go on to become the longest-tenured head coach in Northwestern football history, and as of 2020 is the sixth longest-tenured head coach in Division I FBS. As a linebacker for Northwestern from 1993 to 1996, he won both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Chuck Bednarik Award twice as the best defensive player in college football. He was awarded a Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1997 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Shannon Marie Woodward is an American actress, best known for her roles as Sabrina Collins on the FOX sitcom Raising Hope (2010–2014), Elsie Hughes on the HBO science-fiction thriller series Westworld (2016–2018), and Dina in the video game The Last of Us Part II.

William Patrick Polian Jr. is an American football executive. He rose to league prominence as the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills, building a team that participated in four straight Super Bowls—the most consecutive appearances by any team—but lost each time. Following his stint in Buffalo, Polian went on to become the General Manager of the expansion Carolina Panthers. He then served as President and General Manager of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League from 1998 to 2011, where they reached two Super Bowls, winning XLI. He subsequently served as an NFL analyst for ESPN. Polian was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2018, Polian co-founded the now-defunct Alliance of American Football.

Orkun Kökçü is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Dutch Club Feyenoord in the Eredivisie. Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü represents Turkey internationally.

Andreas Martin is a German schlager singer. He came third in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 1989.

Robert Jones Portman is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator for Ohio. A Republican, Portman previously served as a U.S. Representative, the 14th United States Trade Representative, and the 35th Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-creator and first host of The Tonight Show, which was the first late night television talk show.

Andreas Mölzer is an Austrian politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Freedom Party of Austria.

David Lee "Trey" Quinn III is an American football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and SMU. He was drafted with the final pick of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, making him that year's Mr. Irrelevant.