Birthdays 801 - 845 of 845
- Dec 10 Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Irish pianist, composer and educator (University of Limerick), born in Clonmel, Ireland (d. 2018)
- Dec 10 Simon Owen, New Zealand golfer (British Open runner-up 1978), born in Wanganui, New Zealand
Rajinikanth (72 years old)
Dec 12 Indian film actor (Centenary Award 2014), born in Bangalore, India
- Dec 12 Richard Galliano, French jazz, tango, and classical accordionist, born in Cannes, France
- Dec 13 Don Dixon, American musician, songwriter and record producer (R.E.M.; Smithereeens; Marti Jones; Hootie & The Blowfish; Marshall Crenshaw), born in Lancaster, South Carolina
- Dec 13 Heather North, American actress (Barefoot Executive), born in Pasadena, California
- Dec 13 Wendie Malick, American actress (Just Shoot Me), born in Buffalo, New York
- Dec 14 Vicki Michelle, English actress (Virgin Witch, Allo Allo), born in Chigwell, England
- Dec 15 Stjepko Gut, Serbian jazz trumpeter, flügelhorn player, and teacher, born in Ruma, Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
- Dec 16 Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist (NY Post - "Page Six") and socialite, born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- Dec 16 Ieremia Tabai, I-Kiribati politician (President of Kiribati, 1979-91), born in Nonouti, Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)
- Dec 16 Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist, born in Zandvoort, Netherlands (d. 2006)
- Dec 17 Carlton "Carly" Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (The Upsetters; Bob Marley & Wailers), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1987)
- Dec 17 Laurence F. Johnson, American educator
- Dec 18 (Randolpho) Randy Castillo, American rock and mariachi drummer (Ozzy Osbourne; Mötley Crüe; Azul), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 2002)
- Dec 18 Gillian Armstrong, Australian director (My brilliant Career, Little Women), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Dec 18 Leonard Maltin, American movie critic (Entertainment Tonight), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 18 Martha Johnson, Canadian rocker (M+M), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Dec 20 Don Heffington, American touring and session drummer, singer, songwriter and producer (Lone Justice; Watkins Family Hour; Emmylou Harris), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
- Dec 21 Jeffrey Katzenberg, American film producer, born in NYC, New York
- Dec 21 Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter, born in Oslo, Norway
- Dec 23 Ilchi Lee, South Korean educator and author, born in Cheonan, South Korea
- Dec 23 Michael C. Burgess, American politician, born in Rochester, Minnesota
- Dec 24 (Elizabeth) "Libby" Larsen, American classical composer, and co-founder of the American Composers Forum, born in Wilmington, Delaware
- Dec 24 Dana Gioia, American poet, born in Hawthorne, California
- Dec 24 Peter te Bos, Dutch singer (Claw Boys Claw), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Dec 25 Karl Rove, former American presidential advisor
- Dec 25 Manny Trillo, Venezuelan baseball second baseman (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1974, 80; 3 × Gold Glove; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Caripito, Venezuela
- Dec 26 Michael Jones, American funk and disco musician (B.T. Express - Here Comes the Express)
- Dec 26 Victoria Racimo, American actress (Corene-Falcon Crest), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 27 Jack van Gelder, Dutch TV host
- Dec 27 Roberto Bettega, Italian soccer forward (42 caps; Juventus 326 games, 129 goals), born in Turin, Italy
- Dec 27 Terry Bozzio, American drummer (Missing Persons; Frank Zappa), born in San Francisco, California
- Dec 28 Alex Chilton, American rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Box Tops - "The Letter"; Big Star - "Thirteen"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)
- Dec 28 Øivind Blunck, Norwegian comedian and actor
- Dec 29 Géza Csapó, Hungarian sprint canoeist (6 x World C'ship gold; Olympic silver K-1 1000m 1976, bronze 1972), born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 2022)
- Dec 29 Jon Polito, American actor (Fire With Fire, Homicide), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
- Dec 29 Robert Lee "Pops" Popwell, American jazz-funk bass guitarist, born in Daytona, Florida (d. 2017)
- Dec 30 Dave Stewart, English keyboardist (Hatfield and the North; National Health), born in London, England
- Dec 30 Lewis Shiner, American sci-fi/fantasy author
- Dec 30 Yunus I Mahomed, South African attorney/leader (UDF)
- Dec 31 Bob Gilder, American golfer (6 PGA tour titles), born in Corvallis, Oregon
- Dec 31 Inge Helten, German sprinter (Olympic bronze 1976), born in Sinzig, Germany