Birthdays 601 - 622 of 622
- Dec 18 Jaime León, Colombian pianist, composer, and conductor Filarmónica de Bogota, 1971-78), born in Cartagena de Indias, Columbia (d. 2015)
- Dec 19 Ludvík Podéšť, Czech composer, born in Dubňany, Czechoslovakia (d. 1968)
- Dec 20 George Roy Hill, American Academy Award-winning film director (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; The Sting; Slap Shot; A Little Romance; The World According to Garp), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2002)
- Dec 21 Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina and founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
- Dec 21 James Tye, British safety expert
- Dec 21 Joan Dickson, British cellist and teacher, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1994)
- Dec 22 Harold "Hawkshaw" Hawkins, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee; "Lonesome 7-7203"), born in Huntington, West Virginia (d. 1963)
- Dec 22 Robert Frank Kurka, American composer ("The Good Soldier Schweik"), born in Cicero, Illinois (d. 1957)
- Dec 23 Gerald S O'Loughlin, American actor and director (Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels), born in NYC, New York (d. 2015)
- Dec 24 Bill Dudley, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (Uni of Virginia; NFL MVP 1946; 4×First-team All-Pro; NFL rushing leader 1942, 46; Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins), born in Bluefield, Virginia (d. 2010)
- Dec 24 Gerard Thomas Victory, Irish composer, born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland (d. 1995)
- Dec 25 Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist (d. 2000)
- Dec 26 John Severin, American comic book artist (Hulk, Mad Magazine), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2012)
Steve Allen (1921-2000)
Dec 26 American comedian, composer, writer and TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 28 Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch vocalist/pianist/guitarist
- Dec 28 Johnny Otis [Ioannis Veliotes], American R&B musician, songwriter, producer and talent scout ("Willie and the Hand Jive"; "Cupid's Boogie"), known as "the godfather of rhythm and blues", born in Vallejo California (d. 2012)
- Dec 29 Dobrica Cosic, Serbian writer and President 1992-93), born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2014)
- Dec 29 Robert C. Baker, American inventor & professor (invented the chicken nugget), born in Newark, New York (d. 2006)
- Dec 30 Lillian McMurry (née Shedd), American blues producer, audio engineer, and record label owner (Trumpet Records - Sonny Boy Williamson II; Elmore James), born in Purvis, Mississippi (d. 1999) [1]
- Dec 30 Michael Hollings, British Catholic priest and crusader, born in Camberley, London (d. 1997)
- Dec 30 Rashid Karami, Lebanese statesman (elected Prime Minister 8 times between 1958-87), born in Miriata, State of Greater Lebanon (d. 1987)
- Dec 31 Lynn Compton, American jurist (Sirhan Sirhan prosecutor) and commissioned officer (Easy Company, 101st Airborne), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)