List of Famous people born on December 31st

Edgar Gerardo Lugo Aranda is a Mexican former professional footballer.

Taher Mohamed Ahmed Taher Mohamed Mahmoud is an Egyptian professional footballer, who plays for Egyptian club Al Ahly and the Egypt national team as an attacking midfielder.

Aldemir dos Santos Ferreira, commonly known as Ferreira or Ferreirinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Grêmio as a forward.

Wolfgang Gerhardt is a German politician and was the leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) from 1995 until he was succeeded by Guido Westerwelle in 2001.

Zhu Chenghu is the dean of China's National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army. He holds the rank of Major General.

Arley Méndez Perez is a Chilean weightlifter, World Champion and two time Pan American Champion competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Maria Dolors Bramon Planes is a Spanish philologist, historian, and university professor specializing in the Muslim world.

Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani, also known as Ghazouani and Ould Ghazouani, is a Mauritanian politician and retired Mauritanian Army general who is the 9th President of Mauritania, having assumed office on 1 August 2019.

Fumiko Hayashi was a Japanese novelist and poet.

Baron Divavesi Waqa is a Nauruan politician who was the 14th President of Nauru from 11 June 2013 until 27 August 2019. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2004 to 2007.