List of Famous people born in December

Philippe Houillon was a member of the National Assembly of France from 1993 to 2017. He represented the first constituency of the Val-d'Oise department. He is a member of The Republicans.

Michael Curtiz was a Hungarian-born American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silent era and numerous others during Hollywood's Golden Age, when the studio system was prevalent.

Wilhelm Gottlieb Tennemann was a German historian of philosophy.

Nathan Zach was an Israeli poet.

Shakib Arslan was a Druze prince (amir) from Lebanon who was known as Amir al-Bayān because in addition to being a politician, he was also an influential writer, poet and historian. A prolific author, he penned some 20 books and 2000 articles, to which can be added two collections of poetry and a "prodigious correspondence."

Elissa Landi was an Italian-born Austrian-American actress and novelist who was popular as a performer in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. She was noted for her alleged aristocratic bearing.

Sir David Valentine Willcocks, was a British choral conductor, organist, composer and music administrator. He was particularly well known for his association with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, which he directed from 1957 to 1974, making frequent broadcasts and recordings. Several of the descants and carol arrangements he wrote for the annual service of Nine Lessons and Carols were published in the series of books Carols for Choirs which he edited along with Reginald Jacques and John Rutter. He was also director of the Royal College of Music in London.

Emperor Go-Suzaku was the 69th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Friedrich Wolf was a German doctor and politically engaged writer. From 1949 to 1951, he served as East Germany's first ambassador to Poland.

Toshiyuki Yanuki is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on December 15, 1983. He debuted in 2010. He had 59 strikeouts in 2013 for the Yomiuri Giants.