List of Famous people born on December 20th

Pierre Lecomte du Noüy was a French biophysicist and philosopher. He is probably best remembered by scientists for his work on the surface tension, and other properties, of liquids.

Marina Nikolayevna Pestova, married surname: Akbarov, is a former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With her skating partner, Stanislav Leonovich, she became a two-time World medalist, a two-time European medalist, and a three-time Soviet national champion. The pair competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, placing fourth.

George Roy Hill was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973), both starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.

Henrik Laurentius Helliesen was a Norwegian civil servant and politician.

Julius Darmaatmadja is an Indonesian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was created a cardinal in 1994, becoming the second Indonesian to be a cardinal. He served as the Archbishop of Semarang from 1983 to 1996 and Archbishop of Jakarta from 1996 to 2010.

Susanne Katherina Langer was an American philosopher, writer, and educator and was well known for her theories on the influences of art on the mind. She was one of the first women in American history to achieve an academic career in philosophy and the first woman to be popularly and professionally recognized as an American philosopher. Langer is best known for her 1942 book entitled, Philosophy in a New Key. In 1960, Langer was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Otto Crusius was a German classical scholar. He was born in Hanover and died in Munich.

Thérèse Schwartze was a Dutch portrait painter.