Vik Muniz

Brazilian photographer and sculptor (born 1961).

Born December 20th, 1961 (age 64 years) in São Paulo.

Susanne Langer

American philosopher (1895–1985).

Born December 20th, 1895 in Manhattan.

Died July 17th, 1985 at 89 years old in Old Lyme.

Ron Leshem

Israeli-american author and television producer (born 1976).

Born December 20th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Tel Aviv.

Aziz Nesin

Turkish writer (1915–1995).

Born December 20th, 1915 in Istanbul, Heybeliada. ^[ref]

Died July 6th, 1995 at 79 years old in Alaçatı (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Calvert Vaux

Anglo-american architect (1824-1895).

Born December 20th, 1824 in London. ^[ref]

Died November 19th, 1895 at 70 years old in Brooklyn (drowning). ^[ref]

Tara D'Souza

Indian actress.

Born December 20th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Hyderabad.

Karl Wendlinger

Austrian racecar driver.

Born December 20th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Kufstein.

Julien Benneteau

French tennis player.

Born December 20th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Bourg-en-Bresse.

Leslie Kong

Chinese-jamaican record producer.

Born December 20th, 1933 in Kingston.

Died August 9th, 1971 at 37 years old in Kingston (myocardial infarction).

Robert J. Van de Graaff

American physicist (1901–1967).

Born December 20th, 1901 in Tuscaloosa.

Died January 16th, 1967 at 65 years old in Boston.

Rana Bhagwandas

Pakistani judge.

Born December 20th, 1942 in Naseerabad.

Died February 23rd, 2015 at 72 years old in Karachi.

Yūji Kaku

Japanese manga artist.

Born December 20th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Tokyo.

Lola Blanc

American singer-songwriter.

Born December 20th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Augsburg.

Andi Sullivan

American soccer player.

Born December 20th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Lorton.

Edwin Abbott Abbott

British theologian and author (1838-1926).

Born December 20th, 1838 in Marylebone.

Died October 12th, 1926 at 87 years old in Hampstead.

Azar Nafisi

Iranian-american writer.

Born December 20th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Tehran. ^[ref]

Vali Nasr

Iranian-american academic and author (born 1960).

Born December 20th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Tehran.

Sidney Hook

American philosopher (1902–1989).

Born December 20th, 1902 in New York City.

Died July 12th, 1989 at 86 years old in Stanford.

Allan Hyde

Danish actor.

Born December 20th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Copenhagen.

Ryan Thomas

New zealand footballer.

Born December 20th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Te Puke.

Mishti Chakraborty

Indian actress.

Born December 20th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Kolkata. ^[ref]

Mehmet Âkif Ersoy

Turkish poet and writer (1873–1936).

Born December 20th, 1873 in Fatih.

Died December 27th, 1936 at 63 years old in Moldova (liver cirrhosis).

Bongi Makeba

South african musician (1950-1985).

Born December 20th, 1950 in Pretoria.

Died March 17th, 1985 at 34 years old in Conakry (childbirth).

James Legge

Scottish missionary and translator (1815–1897).

Born December 20th, 1815 in Huntly.

Died November 29th, 1897 at 81 years old in Oxford.

Andrei Markov

Russian ice hockey player.

Born December 20th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Voskresensk.