List of Famous people born in December

Paula-Mae Weekes is the current President of Trinidad and Tobago. She took office on 19 March 2018 and became the first woman to hold the office of President.

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhão,, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a Scottish naval flag officer of the Royal Navy, mercenary and radical politician. He was a daring and successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading Napoleon to nickname him Le Loup des Mers, 'The Sea Wolf'. He was successful in virtually all his naval actions.

Gilbert Joshua Spencer-Smith was an English first-class cricketer who represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1864 against Sussex in Hampshire's first season as a first-class county club.

Theophil Heinrich Wurm was the son of a pastor and was a leader in the German Protestant Church in the early twentieth century.

Sir Benjamin Heywood, 1st Baronet FRS was an English banker and philanthropist.

David Knopfler is a British singer-songwriter from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. He was born in Scotland and raised in England from the age of two. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist on their first two albums. After quitting the band, Knopfler embarked upon a solo career as a recording artist. Knopfler initially created smaller record labels, publishing companies, and indie labels.

William Arthur was an Irish-born American Baptist minister and abolitionist. He was the father of the twenty-first president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur.