List of Famous people born on December 15th

Jean Baptiste August Kessler was a Dutch entrepreneur and oil explorer who was largely responsible for the growth and development of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., now known as Royal Dutch Shell.

George Whelan Anderson Jr. was an admiral in the United States Navy and a diplomat. Serving as the Chief of Naval Operations between 1961 and 1963, he was in charge of the US blockade of Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Uziel "Uzi" Gal was an Israeli gun designer, best remembered as the designer and namesake of the Uzi submachine gun.

Edward Andrew "Ned" Brower is the drummer/vocalist in the Los Angeles rock quintet Rooney and is also a model and actor. Brower was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S., and raised in Seattle, Washington. He has modeled for J. Crew, Abercrombie and Fitch, Tommy Hilfiger, Donna Karen, Ralph Lauren, and The Gap, and also appeared in several films and television shows. He and his wife Sarah Jane Morris have a son and a daughter.

Klaus Peter Richard Otto Zumwinkel was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Deutsche Post between 1990 and 2008. Being under suspicion of tax fraud, he resigned from office on February 15, 2008. He was convicted in January 2009, and given a suspended sentence of two years imprisonment and fined one million euros.

James Jurin FRS FRCP was an English scientist and physician, particularly remembered for his early work in capillary action and in the epidemiology of smallpox vaccination. He was a staunch proponent of the work of Sir Isaac Newton and often used his gift for satire in Newton's defence.

Ramiz Mammadali Oglu Aliev better known by his pen name Rovshan is Azerbaijani poet, writer and translator. The national poet of Azerbaijan (2019).