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December 20 birthdays

289 notable historical figures were born on December 20, and 192 died on this day. Everyone born on December 20 is a Sagittarius.

17% of December 20 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (59) than any other country.

Born on December 20

• Kylian Mbappé (born 1998. French footballer (born 1998))
• Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902 to 1942. British prince (1902–1942))
• Nicușor Dan (born 1969. President of Romania since 2025)
• Robert Menzies (1894 to 1978. Prime Minister of Australia (1939–1941; 1949–1966))
• Billy Bragg (born 1957. British singer, songwriter and musician (born 1957))
• David Wright (born 1982. American baseball player (born 1982))
• Taylor Jenkins Reid (born 1983. American novelist (born 1983))
• Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (born 1963. Spanish infanta (born 1963))
• David Bohm (1917 to 1992. American-Brazilian-British scientist (1917–1992))
• Kim Young-sam (1927 to 2015. President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998)
• Sandra Cisneros (born 1954. American writer (born 1954))
• John III of Sweden (1537 to 1592. King of Sweden from 1569 to 1592)
• Princess Akiko of Mikasa (born 1981. Japanese princess (born 1981))
• Abbas II (1633 to 1666. Safavid Shah of Iran from 1642 to 1666)
• Harvey S. Firestone (1868 to 1938. American businessman (1868–1938))
• Martin Schulz (born 1955. German politician (born 1955))
• Tanvir Ahmed (born 1978. Pakistani cricketer)
• Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901 to 1967. American physicist (1901–1967))
• Azar Nafisi (born 1948. Iranian-American writer and professor)
• Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873 to 1936. Turkish poet, writer, academic, politician (1873–1936))
• Fahmida Mirza (born 1956. Pakistani politician)
• Ion Duca (1879 to 1933. Romanian liberal politician, diplomat and lawyer (1879–1933))
• Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti (1851 to 1931. Princess of Asturias)
• Jean-Claude Trichet (born 1942. President of the European Central Bank from 2003 to 2011)
• Julius Darmaatmadja (born 1934. Indonesian cardinal)
• Elsie de Wolfe (1865 to 1950. American interior decorator, author, and actress)
• Arturo Márquez (born 1950. Mexican composer of orchestral music (born 1950))
• Susanne Langer (1895 to 1985. American philosopher (1895–1985))
• Sidney Hook (1902 to 1989. 20th-Century American philosopher)
• Lee Nak-yon (born 1952. Prime Minister of South Korea from 2017 to 2020)
• Arturo Alessandri (1868 to 1950. 17th and 21st President of Chile (1920–24, 1925, 1932–38))
• Tom Gries (1922 to 1977. American film director)
• Ron Leshem (born 1976. Israeli-American author and television producer (born 1976))
• Jitendra Narayan (1886 to 1922. Maharaja of Cooch-Behar from 1913–1922)
• Yevgenia Ginzburg (1904 to 1977. Soviet writer who served an 18-year sentence in the Kolyma Gulag)
• Yvonne Seon (born 1937. American professor, university administrator, and minister)
• Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (born 1959. 51st Prime Minister of Poland from 2005 to 2006)
• Amara Essy (1944 to 2025. Ivorian diplomat and politician (1944–2025))
• Amia Srinivasan (born 1984. Philosopher)
• Thomas Graham (chemist) (1805 to 1869. British chemist (1805–1869))
• Jan Toorop (1858 to 1928. Dutch painter (1858–1928))
• Alice Winn (born 1992. Irish-American novelist (born 1992))
• Coleen Rowley (born 1954. American FBI agent and whistleblower (born 1954))
• Victor Sassoon (1881 to 1961. British businessman and hotelier (1881–1961))
• Ashley Cole (born 1980. English footballer (born 1980))
• Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890 to 1967. Czech chemist and inventor (1890–1967))
• Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria (1654 to 1689. Electoral Princess of the Palatinate (1654–1689))
• Amikam Norkin (born 1966. Israeli general and former commander of the Israeli Air Force)
• Paul Francis Webster (1907 to 1984. American lyricist (1907–1984))
• Patty Hou (born 1977. Taiwanese news anchor)
• Giuliana Sgrena (born 1948. Italian journalist (born 1948))
• Martín Carrera (1806 to 1871. President of Mexico in 1855)
• Paul-Frédéric Rollet (1875 to 1941. French Army general (1875–1941))
• Salim Al-Huss (1929 to 2024. Lebanese statesman (1929–2024))
• David Hanson (robotics designer) (born 1969. American roboticist)
• Scholastique Mukasonga (born 1956. French Rwandan author (born 1956))
• Otto Graf Lambsdorff (1926 to 2009. German politician (1926–2009))
• JoJo (born 1990. American singer and songwriter (born 1990))
• Onno Tunç (1948 to 1996. Musical artist)
• Aristóbulo Istúriz (1946 to 2021. Venezuelan politician (1946–2021))

Died on December 20

• Carl Sagan (1934 to 1996. American scientist and science communicator (1934–1996))
• John Steinbeck (1902 to 1968. American writer and novelist (1902–1968))
• Kangxi (1654 to 1722. Emperor of China from 1661 to 1722)
• Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922 to 2009. Deputy Supreme Leader of Iran from 1985 to 1989)
• Luis Carrero Blanco (1904 to 1973. Spanish Navy officer and Prime Minister (1904–1973))
• Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906 to 2001. First president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001))
• Stefan Dušan (1308 to 1355. 14th-century Serbian king and emperor)
• Zephyrinus (Head of the Catholic Church from 199 to 217)
• Dean Rusk (1909 to 1994. American statesman (1909–1994))
• Robert Mulligan (1925 to 2008. American director, producer (1925–2008))
• Max Brod (1884 to 1968. Czech-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968))
• Theodore II (840 to 897. Head of the Catholic Church in 897)
• Anastasius I (340 to 401. Head of the Catholic Church from 399 to 401)
• Ambroise Paré (1510 to 1590. French barber surgeon (c. 1510–1590))
• Émile Loubet (1838 to 1929. President of France from 1899 to 1906)
• Archie Christie (1889 to 1962. Agatha Christie's first husband)
• Margaret of Provence (1221 to 1295. Queen of France from 1234 to 1270)
• Earle Page (1880 to 1961. Prime Minister of Australia in 1939)
• Dawn Steel (1946 to 1997. American filmmaker (1946–1997))
• Brittany Murphy (1977 to 2009. American actress and singer (1977–2009))
• Emil Artin (1898 to 1962. Austrian mathematician (1898–1962))
• Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco (1935 to 1983. Moroccan prince)
• Louis, Dauphin of France (1729 to 1765. Heir to the French throne (1729–1765))
• Jitendra Narayan (1886 to 1922. Maharaja of Cooch-Behar from 1913–1922)
• John Lloyd Wright (1892 to 1972. American architect (1892–1972))
• Alan Hodgkin (1914 to 1998. English physiologist and biophysicist)
• Ben Sharpsteen (1895 to 1980. American film director (1895–1980))
• Ned Washington (1901 to 1976. American lyricist (1901–1976))
• Al-Mustanjid (1124 to 1170. Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad (r. 1160–1170))
• Jane Arden (director) (1927 to 1982. British film director and actress (1927–1982))

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