Died in December
Celebrities died in December (any year).
Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer, animal rights activist
Born:September 28, 1934
Died:December 28, 2025
Rob Reiner
American filmmaker and actor
Born:March 6, 1947
Died:December 14, 2025
Jimmy Carter
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981
Born:October 1, 1924
Died:December 29, 2024
Ryan O'Neal
American actor
Born:April 20, 1941
Died:December 8, 2023
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church
Born:April 16, 1927
Died:December 31, 2022
Barbara Walters
American broadcast journalist
Born:September 25, 1929
Died:December 30, 2022
Vivienne Westwood
British fashion designer
Born:April 8, 1941
Died:December 29, 2022
Betty White
American actress and comedian
Born:January 17, 1922
Died:December 31, 2021
Desmond Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner
Born:October 7, 1931
Died:December 26, 2021
Pierre Cardin
French-Italian fashion designer
Born:July 2, 1922
Died:December 29, 2020
Johnny Hallyday
French musician, singer and actor
Born:June 15, 1943
Died:December 6, 2017
Debbie Reynolds
American actress, singer, and dancer
Born:April 1, 1932
Died:December 28, 2016
George Michael
English singer
Born:June 25, 1963
Died:December 25, 2016
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Hungarian-American socialite and actress
Born:February 6, 1917
Died:December 18, 2016
Natalie Cole
American singer
Born:February 6, 1950
Died:December 31, 2015
Lemmy
British rock musician
Born:December 24, 1945
Died:December 28, 2015
Scott Weiland
American singer
Born:October 27, 1967
Died:December 3, 2015
Joe Cocker
British singer
Born:May 20, 1944
Died:December 22, 2014
Joan Fontaine
British actress
Born:October 22, 1917
Died:December 15, 2013
Peter O'Toole
British-Irish actor
Born:August 2, 1932
Died:December 14, 2013
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist
Born:July 18, 1918
Died:December 5, 2013
Kim Jong-il
Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
Born:February 16, 1941
Died:December 17, 2011
Brittany Murphy
American actress and singer
Born:November 10, 1977
Died:December 20, 2009
Gerald Ford
president of the United States from 1974 to 1977
Born:July 14, 1913
Died:December 26, 2006