List of Famous people born in December

Johann Jakob Bachofen was a Swiss antiquarian, jurist, philologist, anthropologist, and professor for Roman law at the University of Basel from 1841 to 1845.

Ingo Schulze is a German writer born in Dresden in former East Germany. He studied classical philology at the University of Jena for five years, and, until German reunification, was an assistant director at the State Theatre in Altenburg 45 km south of Leipzig for two years. After sleeping through the events of the night of 9 November 1989, Schulze started a newspaper with friends. He was encouraged to write. Schulze spent six months in St Petersburg which became the basis for his debut collection of short stories 33 Moments of Happiness (1995).

The Very Reverend William Henry Fremantle was an Anglican priest who served as Archdeacon of Maidstone in 1887, and as Dean of Ripon 1895–1915.

Uhm Ji-won is a South Korean actress.

Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia was the sixth son and youngest child of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and a first cousin of Alexander III of Russia. He was destined to follow a career in the Russian Navy, but he died in his youth of tuberculosis.

Duke Eugen of Württemberg was a German prince.

Anne Spielberg is an American screenwriter and the sister of film director Steven Spielberg.

Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a Count and later Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Major (Francis) Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier, 5th Baron Ettrick was a Scottish soldier and courtier. He was the son of Lt.-Colonel William Francis Cyril James Hamilton Napier, 13th Lord Napier, 4th Baron Ettrick and Violet Muir Newson, daughter of Sir Percy Wilson Newson, 1st Bt.