List of Famous people born on December 20th

Kees Akerboom Jr. is a retired Dutch basketball player. Kees is the son of Kees Akerboom Sr., a former successful professional basketball player as well. During the majority of his career, Akerboom played with Den Bosch, which he won three DBL championships with. He also played for the Netherlands national basketball team during his career.

Brice Leeson, 3rd Earl of Milltown was an Anglo-Irish peer.

Charlie Callas was an American comedian and actor most commonly known for his work with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin, and his many stand-up appearances on television talk shows in the 1970s. He was also known for his role as Malcolm Argos, the restaurant owner and former con man, on the Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner television series Switch (1975–1978). Callas was also known as the voice of Elliott the dragon in Disney's live-action/animated musical film Pete's Dragon (1977).

Hortense Calisher was an American writer of fiction and the second female president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Lucien Le Guével was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1938 Tour de France.

Miguel López Abril was a Spanish basketball player who played point guard for FC Barcelona Bàsquet from 1972 to 1979.