List of Famous people born on December 31st

Seo Yoo-jung is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as Forbidden Love, Steal Heart, Family's Honor, Mr. Sunshine, Royal Family, If Tomorrow Comes and Bloody Heart.

Dato' Ong Beng Seng is a Singaporean billionaire businessman and husband of Christina Ong. He is the founder of the Singapore-based organisation Hotel Properties, and a shareholder in many businesses. Forbes estimates the net worth of Ong and his wife at $1.8 billion, making them the 15th richest people in Singapore.

Paul Le Tocq is a male badminton player from Guernsey.

Wu Changshun is the former police chief of the municipality of Tianjin, China. Wu is also an inventor, and has 35 patents and utility models to his credit. Wu spent 44 years working for the Tianjin Public Security Bureau and was the chief of the police force for some eleven years. Wu was dismissed from office in July 2014, and was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. He was expelled from the party in February 2015.

Lan Shaomin is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the Communist Party Secretary of Suzhou and Vice-Governor of Jiangsu province.

Sir David Alan Walker is a British banker and former chairman of Barclays. He was chairman of Morgan Stanley International from 1995 to 2001, and 2004 to 2005, and remains a senior advisor. Walker was previously Assistant Secretary at the Treasury (1974–77), chairman of the Securities and Investments Board (1988–92), executive director for finance and industry at the Bank of England (1989–95) and deputy chairman of Lloyds TSB (1992–94). In 1994 he also joined the Washington-based financial advisory body, the Group of Thirty.