List of Famous people born in December
Ratiba El-Hefny
Ratiba Hefny was an Egyptian and an international Opera singer (Soprano) who has performed in more than 500 opera performances. She was the dean of the Higher Institute of Arabic Music in Cairo. She became the director of the Cairo Opera House in 1988.
Takashi Inoue
Takashi Inoue was a Japanese actor.
Arindam Chaudhuri
Arindam Chaudhuri is an Indian author and the director of IIPM Think Tank at Indian Institute of Planning and Management.
François Van der Elst
François Van der Elst was a Belgian footballer who played as a right winger. Van der Elst was born in Opwijk, Flemish Brabant. With Anderlecht he won two national titles and four cups between 1971 and 1980. Van der Elst won the European Cup Winners’ Cup twice, in 1976 and 1978. He also helped Belgium to second place in the 1980 European Championships and was part of the World Cup squad at Spain ’82. After his career, Van der Elst owned a snooker and billiards bar in his hometown of Opwijk. On New Years’ Day he collapsed and was resuscitated by a medical emergency team before being placed in an induced coma. A period of intensive care eventually lead to his death from the sustained heart damage at the age of 62.
Michael W. Mosman
Michael Wise Mosman is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He served as Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon from February 1, 2016 to December 23, 2019. He also served a 7-year term on the FISA Court from May 4th, 2013 - May 3rd, 2020. The Oregon native previously served as the United States Attorney for the same district.
Luis Nery
Luis Esteban Nery Hernández is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC super bantamweight title since September 2020. He also held the WBC bantamweight title from 2017 to 2018 and The Ring bantamweight title in 2017.
Abdul "Duke" Fakir
Abdul Kareem Fakir, professionally known as Duke Fakir, is an American singer. He is a founding member of the Motown quartet the Four Tops, from 1953 to the present day. A first tenor, Fakir is the group's lone surviving original member, performing today with Ronnie McNeir, Lawrence "Roquel" Payton Jr., and Alexander Morris.
Michio Aoyama
Michio Aoyama is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.
Andrey Razbash
Andrey Leonidovich Rasbash was Soviet and Russian figure TV, cameraman and film director, television presenter, and producer. He was one of the founders independent TV company VID (17.14%).
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton, often called "JoCo" by fans, is an American folk/comedy singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans. Among his most popular songs are "Code Monkey", "Re: Your Brains", "Still Alive" and "Want You Gone". He has been the house musician for NPR weekly puzzle quiz show Ask Me Another since 2012.