List of Famous people born in December

Yuri Khatuevich Temirkanov is a Russian conductor of Circassian (Kabardian) origin.

Yasue Sato is a Japanese actress and model, and formally trained in ballet. She made her acting debut in the movie Bounce Ko Gals (1997), for which she was given a Best New Talent award at the Yokohama Film Festival. She has since appeared in other feature films including I Love Peace (2003), Mimibukuro Ghost Stories (2004) and Welcome, Patient (2005). She has also made numerous stage performances, including Mirandolina (1998) and Wee Thomas (2003). in 2001, made a guest appearance in the movie Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: Fire Mountain Roars. She played as Nagi Saijyo in Ultraman Nexus. Her most recent role was a guest appearance in GARO where she played as the Makai Priestess Jabi for 3 episodes. She returned to show in Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju. She is also a music artist under the Japan Sony label. She provided motion capture for the protagonist of Haunting Ground. She worked under her stage name "さとう やすえ" from 2006 to 2012.

Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, also known as Maria Ludovika of Modena, was the daughter of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este (1754–1806) and his wife, Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este (1750–1829). She was a member of the House of Austria-Este, a branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

Johann Jakob Fugger or Hans Jakob Fugger was a German banker and patron of the arts and sciences from the von der Lilie line of the noted Fugger banking family.

Yekaterina Ivanovna Nelidova was a Russian Empire noblewoman and lady-in-waiting. She was the royal mistress of Tsar Paul I of Russia.

Michael Mandiberg is an American artist, programmer, designer and educator.

Felicia Langer was a German-Israeli attorney and human rights activist known for her defence of Palestinian political prisoners in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. She authored several books alleging human rights violations on the part of Israeli authorities. She lived in Germany from 1990 and acquired German citizenship in 2008. In July 2009, President of Germany Horst Köhler awarded her the Federal Cross of Merit, First class, which is the fifth highest of Germany's federal order of merit's eight ranks. The bestowal triggered a public controversy because of her attitude towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In 1990, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "the exemplary courage of her advocacy for the basic rights of the Palestinian people."

Claude Renoir was a French cinematographer. He was the son of actor Pierre Renoir, the nephew of director Jean Renoir, and the grandson of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Marisa dos Reis Nunes ComIH, known professionally as Mariza, is a Portuguese fado singer.

Emperor Antoku was the 81st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1180 through 1185.