List of Famous people born in December
Fuyumi Ono
Fuyumi Ono is a Japanese novelist best known for writing The Twelve Kingdoms , which was adapted into a popular anime series. She is married to Yukito Ayatsuji, the author of the horror novel Another.
Wang Hao
Wang Hao is a retired Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating three-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4–0. His other notable accomplishments include being a three-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, a singles silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. In January 2010, he was replaced by Ma Long as the #1 rank on the official ITTF world rankings. He was previously ranked #1 on the official ITTF world rankings for 27 consecutive months, from October 2007 to December 2009. In April 2011, he was again the top ranked male player in the world. He is known to execute the Reverse Penhold Backhand (RPB) with exceptional skill.
Manuela Espejo
María Manuela Dominga de Espejo y Aldaz, known as Manuela de la Santa Cruz y Espejo was an Ecuadorian journalist, nurse, feminist, and revolutionary. She was the sister of Eugenio Espejo, with whom she discussed and shared Enlightenment and revolutionary, pro-revolutionary thought and ideas.
Telma Monteiro
Telma Alexandra Pinto Monteiro ComM is a female Portuguese judoka who has won multiple medals in international competitions, such as the European and World Championships. She is a two times winner of the Paris Grand Slam, in 2012 and 2015.
Nelly Meruane
Nelly Lucinda Consuelo Meruane Solano was a distinguished Chilean actress and teacher whose career spanned 65 years. For 20 years she was a member of the stable cast of the Teatro Ensayo of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Francis Reusser
Francis Reusser was a Swiss film director. He directed thirteen films since 1968. His film Derborence was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Reusser died on 10 April 2020 after a long illness.
Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun is a Philippine-born Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, under the music label Emperor Entertainment Group. He was born in the Philippines but grew up in Hong Kong.
Yumi Nakashima
Yumi Nakashima is a Japanese vocalist, guitarist and singer-songwriter. She was a guitarist, vocalist and composer in the Japanese rock band GO!GO!7188 under the name; Yuu (ユウ). She is also a songwriter, composer, guitarist and vocalist in the band Chirinuruwowaka. On March 1, 2004, she released the solo album Ten no Mikaku under the name Yuu (ゆう).
Roberto Borge Angulo
Roberto Borge Angulo is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served the 7th Governor of Quintana Roo(2011-2016). After the end of his term he was declared a criminal by the Mexican Government due to proven crimes of corruption during his time as governor. Roberto Borge was arrested on June 5, 2017 at an Airport in Panama.
Juan Ramón Jiménez
Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956 "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistic purity". One of Jimenez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the concept of "pure poetry."