- Dec 5 Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player, born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 1906)
- Dec 6 Mikulas Moyzes, Slovak composer, born in Zvolenská Slatina, Slovakia (d. 1944)
- Dec 7 Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1945)
- Dec 10 Johann Babtist Thaller, German composer, born in Röhrmoos, Germany (d. 1952)
- Dec 10 Ludwig Klages, German philosopher (study of graves), born in Hannover, Germany (d. 1956)
- Dec 16 Anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (d. 1947)
- Dec 20 Lorenzo Perosi, Italian priest and sacred oratorio composer, born in Tortona, Italy (d. 1956)
- Dec 21 Albert Payson Terhune, American novelist (Lad, a Dog), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1942)
- Dec 21 Sidney Ainsworth, British silent film actor (Not in the News, The Rajah's Tunic), born in Manchester, England (d. 1922)
- Dec 22 Camille Guérin, French veterinarian and bacteriologist, born in Poitiers, France (d. 1961)
- Dec 26 Norman Angell, British politician/cowboy/journalist, Nobel laureate (1933), (d. 1967)
Pío Baroja (1872-1956)
Dec 28 Spanish Basque writer, author of over 100 novels (The Struggle for Life, Zalacain the Adventurer), born in San Sebastián, Basque Country
William Larned (1872-1926)
Dec 30 American tennis player (US Nationals 1901-02, 07-11), born in Summit, New Jersey
