List of Famous people born in December
Andika Perkasa
General Andika Perkasa is an Indonesian general who currently serves as the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army. He was appointed by President of Indonesia Joko Widodo in 2018, replacing the retiring Mulyono.
Roméo Elvis
Roméo Johnny Elvis Kiki Van Laeken, better known by his stage name Roméo Elvis, is a Belgian rapper and hip hop artist.
Sarabjit Singh
Sarabjit Singh Attwal was an Indian national allegedly convicted of terrorism and spying by a Pakistani court. He was tried and convicted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for a series of bomb attacks in Lahore and Faisalabad that killed 14 bystanders in 1990. However, according to India, Sarabjit was a farmer who strayed into Pakistan from his village located on the border, three months after the bombings.
Paul Schäfer
Paul Schäfer Schneider was the founder and leader of a sect and agricultural commune of 300 German immigrants called Colonia Dignidad —later renamed Villa Baviera—located in the south of Chile, about 340 km south of Santiago from 1961-2005. Aside from severe human right abuses of his followers, and sexual abuse of 200 boys, pedophile Schäfer colluded with the Pinochet regime with weapon smuggling, contract torture and dozens of executions. After 40 years of terror, a handful of Chilean boys brought the end to his reign of terror. Living underground for 8 years, he spent the last 5 years of life in prison in Chile.
Neil Giraldo
Neil Thomas Giraldo is an American musician, record producer, arranger, and songwriter best known as the musical partner of Pat Benatar for more than 40 years. He has also performed, written and produced for artists including Rick Derringer, John Waite, Rick Springfield, Kenny Loggins, Steve Forbert, The Del-Lords, Scott Kempner, and Beth Hart. Giraldo's diverse work has sold over 45 million records and his contributions have produced five Grammy Awards and an additional four Grammy nominations.
B. K. S. Iyengar
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, better known as B.K.S. Iyengar, was the founder of the style of yoga as exercise known as "Iyengar Yoga" and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world. He was the author of many books on yoga practice and philosophy including Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and Light on Life. Iyengar was one of the earliest students of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who is often referred to as "the father of modern yoga". He has been credited with popularizing yoga, first in India and then around the world.
Dawood Ibrahim
Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is an unapprehended mobster and drug dealer. He is originally from Dongri, Mumbai.
Colin Sutton
Colin Bertie John Sutton QPM was a British police officer.
Giorgio Petrosyan
Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan is an Italian-Armenian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor" and noted for his supreme technical skills, ringsmanship and defensive prowess which has seen him defeat some of the best strikers in the world while taking little-to-no damage, As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #2 lightweight and #4 pound for pound kickboxer in the world by Combat Press, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest kickboxers of all time.
John Shanks
John Matthew Shanks is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist.