List of Famous people born on December 29th

Sergio Canavero is an Italian neurosurgeon known for making claims about his ability to perform head transplantations.

Mekhi Phifer is an American actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and had a co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile. He was a recurring cast member on the Fox crime show Lie to Me in the role of Ben Reynolds before season three, and also starred as CIA agent Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle Day.

Alfonso Lizarazo is a Colombian host and politician, he was the first host of Campeones de la risa, which in 1973 became known as Sábados Felices. He presented the program until 1998, when he was elected to the Senate of Colombia.

Chen Pokong, also known as Jinsong Chen, is a Chinese-American columnist, political commentator, author, television pundit and YouTuber. Chen played a key role in the 1989 China Democracy Movement, inspired by the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests for which he was imprisoned and subsequently exiled to the United States.

Chin Shih-chieh is a Taiwanese actor.

Serge Riaboukine is a French actor.

Berkay Şahin is a Turkish singer.

Sharon Luk or Luk Sze-wan is a TVB actress. She is also Miss Hong Kong 2005 2nd runner up.

Ruth Martha Shady Solís is a Peruvian anthropologist and archaeologist. She is the founder and director of the archaeological project at Caral.

Milagros Germán Olalla is a Dominican television presenter, producer, actress, and the winner of the Miss Dominican Republic 1980 beauty pageant. She hosts her television show called Chévere Nights, along with presenters José Guillermo Cortines and Irving Alberti on Telesistema, channel 11. She is known for her monologues in favor of social causes.