List of Famous people born in December
Beatriz Zaneratto João
Beatriz Zaneratto João, commonly known as Beatriz or Bia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Palmeiras and the Brazil national team. She participated at the 2011, 2015, and 2019 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Rubén Rojo
Rubén Rojo Pinto (1922–1993) was a Spanish-born Mexican actor. He emigrated to Mexico where he participated in the Golden age of Mexican cinema.
Oktay Derelioğlu
Oktay Derelioğlu is Turkish former international footballer and currently the manager of Tokatspor. Derelioğlu played as a forward and is notable for his goal against Belgium during the qualifying rounds of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The goal started at midfield before Derelioğlu jinked past six Belgian defenders, one of them twice, mimicking Diego Maradona's "Goal of the Century".
Arseny Mironov
Arseny Dmitrievich Mironov was a Russian scientist, aerospace engineer, and aviator. He was one of the oldest researchers in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing, a Gromov Flight Research Institute (GFRI) director from 1981 to 1985, a recipient of the Stalin Prize in 1948 and the USSR State Prize in 1976, and an honorary citizen of Zhukovsky.
Graham Vick
Sir Graham Vick was an English opera director known for his experimental and revisionist stagings of traditional and modern operas. He worked in many of the world's leading opera houses and was artistic director of the Birmingham Opera Company.
Isao Natsuyagi
Isao Natsuyagi was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1963 to 2013.
Dore Hoyer
Dore Hoyer was a German expressionist dancer and choreographer. She is credited as "one of the most important solo dancers of the Ausdruckstanz tradition." Inspired by Mary Wigman, she developed her own solo programmes and toured widely before and after the Second World War. Wigman called Hoyer "Europe's last great modern dancer."
Milhem Cortaz
Milhem Cortaz is a Brazilian actor.
Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Phifer is an American actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and had a co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile. He was a recurring cast member on the Fox crime show Lie to Me in the role of Ben Reynolds before season three, and also starred as CIA agent Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle Day.
Jacques Jaujard
Jacques Jaujard was a senior civil servant of the French fine art administration instrumental in the evacuation and protection of the French arts collections during World War II.