List of Famous people born on December 14th

Martin Knutzen was a German philosopher, a follower of Christian Wolff and teacher of Immanuel Kant, to whom he introduced the physics of Isaac Newton.

James Wallace Givens, Jr. was a mathematician and a pioneer in computer science. He is the eponym of the well-known Givens rotations. Born the son of two teachers in Alberene, Virginia, he obtained his bachelor's degree from their young alma mater, Lynchburg College in 1928 at the age of 17; his master's degree from the University of Virginia under Ben Zion Linfield in 1931 ; and his doctorate from Princeton University in 1936 under Oswald Veblen.

Guylène Pantel is a French politician of Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the French Senate since 2017, representing Lozère.

Reiko Takeda is a Japanese Olympic show jumping rider. Representing Japan, she competed at two Summer Olympics. Her best Olympic results came in 2016, when she placed 13th in the team competition and 44th in the individual portion.