Famous people born on 20 December

• Leo XPope from 1513 to 1521 · 1475–1521
  45 yrs
• Kim Young-samPresident of South Korea from 1993 to 1998 · 1927–2015
  87 yrs
• Kim Ki-duk ↗South Korean film director · 1960–2020
  59 yrs
• Jaroslav Heyrovský ↗Czech chemist · 1890–1967
  76 yrs
• John III of Sweden ↗Swedish king · 1537–1592
  54 yrs
• Ferdinand Buisson ↗French academic and politician · 1841–1932
  90 yrs
• Irene Dunne ↗American actress and singer · 1898–1990
  91 yrs
• Abbas II of Persia ↗The seventh Safavid king · 1633–1666
  32 yrs
• David Bohm ↗American theoretical physicist · 1917–1992
  74 yrs
• Robert Menzies ↗Australian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia · 1894–1978
  83 yrs
• Mehmet Âkif Ersoy ↗Turkish poet and writer · 1873–1936
  63 yrs
• George Roy Hill ↗American film director · 1921–2002
  81 yrs
• Thomas Graham ↗British chemist · 1805–1869
  63 yrs
• Väinö Linna ↗Finnish writer · 1920–1992
  71 yrs
• Pieter de Hooch ↗Dutch Golden Age painter · 1629–1684
  54 yrs
• Walter Sydney Adams ↗American astronomer · 1876–1956
  79 yrs
• Prince George, Duke of Kent ↗Royal Navy admiral (1902–1942), member of the House of Windsor · 1902–1942
  39 yrs
• Edwin Abbott Abbott ↗British theologian and author · 1838–1926
  87 yrs
• Arturo Alessandri ↗Chilean politician and President · 1868–1950
  81 yrs
• Knut Wicksell ↗Swedish economist · 1851–1926
  74 yrs
• Robert J. Van de Graaff ↗American physicist · 1901–1967
  65 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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