- Dec 2 Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian politician
- Dec 4 Lee Smith, Jamestown LA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
- Dec 4 Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer (CART)
- Dec 4 Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate
- Dec 5 Art Monk, NFL wide receiver (Wash Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles)
- Dec 5 Charlene Morett, field hockey left wing (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Darby, Pennsylvania
- Dec 6 Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1980)
- Dec 7 Geoff "Henry" Lawson, cricketer (Australian fast bowler 1980-89)
- Dec 7 Rohan Jayasekera, cricketer (one Test Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1982)
- Dec 7 Tom Winsor, British lawyer and economic regulator
- Dec 8 Phil Collen, English heavy-metal guitarist (Def Leppard - Love Bites), born in London, England
- Dec 9 Donny Osmond, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie & Marie), born in Ogden, Utah
- Dec 10 Paul Hardcastle, British composer and musician (Don't Waste My Time, Just for Money), born in London, United Kingdom
- Dec 10 Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor, (d. 2012)
- Dec 10 Prem Rawat, known also as Guru Maharaj Ji and Maharaji, American Indian spiritual leader and speaker
- Dec 12 Cy Curnin, Londo, England, rock vocalist (Fixx-Sign of Fire)
- Dec 12 Sheila E.[scovedo], American singer, drummer and percussionist (Krush Grove, Holly Rock), born in Oakland, California
- Dec 12 Robert Lepage, French Canadian playwright
- Dec 13 Steve Buscemi, actor (Fargo)
- Dec 13 Morris Day, American singer (The Time)
- Dec 13 Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman
- Dec 14 Gary Ferris, American author
- Dec 15 Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player
- Dec 15 Mike McAlary, American journalist (d. 1998)
- Dec 15 Yuuichi Nagashima, Japanese voice actor
- Dec 15 Tim Reynolds, German guitarist (Dave Matthews Band), born in Wiesbaden, Germany
- Dec 17 Bob Ojeda, pitcher (NY Mets)
- Dec 17 Masako Natsume [Odate], Japanese actress and model (Tripitaka in "Monkey"), born in Roppongi, Tokyo d. 1985)
- Dec 18 John Webster, Canadian rocker (Red Rider)
- Dec 19 Doug Johnson, rock keyboardist (Loverboy-Get Lucky)
- Dec 19 Kevin McHale, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
- Dec 19 Liz Glazowski, playmate (April, 1980), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Dec 19 Cyril Collard, French film director (d. 1993)
- Dec 19 John Gulager, American film director and actor (He Was a Quiet Man), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 20 Billy Bragg, English rocker (It Says Here, Ideology), singer/songwriter, born in Barking Essex
- Dec 20 Mike Watt, US bassist (Rockband Firehose)
- Dec 20 Joyce Hyser, American actress
- Dec 20 Anna Vissi, Greek-Cypriot singer
- Dec 21 Joshua Mostel, American actor (Delta House, At Ease), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 21 Lisa Gerritsen, American actress (Bess-The Mary Tyler Moore Show), born in Los Angeles, California
Ray Romano
Dec 21 Ray Romano, American actor (Everybody Loves Raymond, Ice Age), born in Queens, New York
Ray Romano
- Dec 21 Tom Henke, American baseball player
- Dec 22 Richard "Ricky" Ross, Scottish rock vocalist (Deacon Blue), born in Dundee, Scotland
- Dec 22 Susan Powter, Australian-born American motivational speaker, nutritionist, personal trainer, and author (The Susan Powter Show), born in Sydney, Australia
- Dec 22 Carole James, Canadian politician, born in Dukinfield, United Kingdom
- Dec 23 Dan Bigras, Canadian singer
- Dec 23 Trisha Goddard, English television presenter
- Dec 24 Ian Burden, S Yorks England, rock bassist (Human League-Only Human)
- Dec 24 Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan
- Dec 24 Diane Tell, Quebec singer
- Dec 25 Jan Rot, Dutch composer/writer (Wrong Nights)
- Dec 25 Jillie Mack, Mrs Tom Selleck/actress (Magnum PI)
- Dec 25 Shane MacGowan, punk rock musician (Pogues-Red Roses For Me), born in Pembury, Kent
- Dec 25 Chris Kamara, English footballer and commentator
- Dec 26 Dermot Murnaghan, British broadcaster
- Dec 27 Connie Chillemi, Eglin AFB FL, golfer (1994 Standard Register-13th)
- Dec 27 James Sanford, US runner (world record 50m indoor)
- Dec 28 Anne Sargeant, Australian netballer
- Dec 29 Brad Grey, American film and TV producer, Chairman of Paramount Pictures, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2017)
- Dec 29 Paul Rudnick, American screenwriter/playwright
- Dec 30 Matt Lauer, American TV host (Today Show 1997-2017), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 30 Patricia Kalember, actress (Georgie Whitsig-Sisters), born in Schnectady, New York
- Dec 31 David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan IL, PGA golfer (1994 Byron Nelson-2nd)