- Dec 1 Billy Childish, English painter, writer and musician
- Dec 1 Rick Leventhal, American broadcast journalist
- Dec 1 Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league five eighth, coach and broadcaster (34 Tests; Queensland 38 games; RL "Immortal"), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Dec 2 Greg Barton, American kayaker (Olympics gold K-1 1,000, K-2 1,000 1988), born in Jackson, Michigan
- Dec 2 Gywneth Strong, English actress (Cassandra-Only Fools and Horses), born in London
- Dec 3 Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish TV presenter
- Dec 3 Kathy Jordan, American tennis player (7 Grand Slam doubles titles; Australian Open 1983 runner-up), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- Dec 4 Paul McGrath, Irish soccer defender (83 caps Rep of Ireland; Aston Villa, Manchester United), born in London, England
- Dec 5 Connie Needham Newton, American actress (Eight is Enough, Fame), born in Anaheim, California
- Dec 5 Nikki Gianulias, American ten-pin bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1979), born in Vallejo, California
- Dec 5 Shirley Furlong, American golfer (ANA Inspiration runner-up 1990), born in San Antonio, Texas
Satoru Iwata (1959-2015)
Dec 6 Japanese video game designer, President and CEO of Nintendo (Nintendo DS and Wii), born in Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Dec 7 Saleem Yousuf, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (32 Tests, 5 x 50, 104 dismissals; Karachi, Sindh), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- Dec 8 Jim Yong Kim, South Korean-American physician, anthropologist and President of the World Bank, born in Seoul, South Korea
- Dec 8 Marty Raybon, American singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South), born in Sanford, Florida
- Dec 8 Paul Rutherford, British rock vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"), born in Liverpool, England
- Dec 10 Burke Moses, American actor (Sean Baxter-As the World Turns), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 10 Mark Aguirre, American NBA forward (Detroit Pistons), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Dec 11 Lisa Gastineau, American reality show star, born in Rockland County, New York
- Dec 11 Tina Gayle, American cowboy cheerleader and actress (Kathy-Chips), born in Frankfurt
- Dec 12 Belouis Some [Neville Keighley], British new wave and pop singer (Some People; Round and Round), born in England
- Dec 12 Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Indian cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener), born in Madras, India
- Dec 12 Scott D. Vangen, American astronaut, born in Granite Falls, Minnesota
- Dec 13 Boris Zhukov [Jim Harrell], American professional wrestler, born in Roanoke, Virginia
- Dec 13 John Whitaker, American actor (Family Affair, Snowball Expr), born in Van Nuys, California
- Dec 13 Marianne Gravatte, American model and Playboy playmate (Oct, 1982, 1983 Playmate of the Year), born in Hollywood, California
- Dec 14 Bob Paris, Canadian-American bodybuilder and gay rights advocate, born in Columbus, Indiana
- Dec 14 Franco [Iglesias], Cuban Latin pop singer ("Toda la Vida"; "María"), born in Cuba
- Dec 14 Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer (WBC welterweight champion 1987), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Dec 15 Greg Matthews, Australian cricket all-rounder (33 Tests, 61 wickets, 4 x 100s; NSW CA), born in Newcastle, Australia
- Dec 15 Heidi Bohay, American actress (Megan-Hotel), born in Somerset, New Jersey
- Dec 15 Rashid Khan, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (4 Tests, 8 wickets, BB 3/129), and China National team coach, born Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Dec 16 Alison La Placa, NJ, actress (Duet, Catherine-John Larroquette Show)
- Dec 16 Stephen Irvine, Scottish rock drummer (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions), born in Scotland
- Dec 17 Bob Stinson, American rock guitarist (The Replacements - "Pleased To Meet Me"), born in Waconia, Minnesota (d. 1995)
- Dec 17 Tammie Green, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1989), born in Somerset Ohio
- Dec 19 Edward Metgod, Dutch soccer goalie (Haarlem, Sparta)
- Dec 19 Kathryn "Furu" Carpenter, Marshall Mich, fencer-epee (Olympics 1996)
- Dec 20 Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Prime Minister of Poland, born in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
- Dec 21 Florence Griffith Joyner, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay 1988; WR 100m: 10.49; 200m: 21.34 1988), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1998)
- Dec 22 Bernd Schuster, German footballer, born in Augsburg, Germany
- Dec 23 Geoff Willis, British engineer, born in Southampton, United Kingdom
- Dec 24 Anil Kapoor, Indian producer and actor (Slumdog Millionaire, Taal, Maulana Jutt, Tezaab, Beta), born in Bombay, India
- Dec 24 Keith Deller, British darts player (BDO World Champion 1983), born in Ipswich, England
Lee Daniels (63 years old)
Dec 24 American director ("Precious", "Empire"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dec 25 Chris Spice, Australian coach (field hockey: Australian assistant Olympics women's gold 1996; World Cup gold 1994, and swimming: British Performance Director Olympics 2016, 20), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Dec 25 Michael P Anderson, Plattsburgh NY, major USAF/astronaut (STS 89)
- Dec 25 Ton Lokhoff, Dutch soccer midfielder (3 caps; PSV, NAC) and manager (NAC Breda, Excelsior, VVV-Venlo), born in Breda, Netherlands
- Dec 26 Koji Morimoto, Japanese anime director, born in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Dec 26 Lesley Tomlinson, English cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Derbyshire, England
- Dec 27 Andre Tippett, American NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, 1982-93, 5X Pro Bowl (New England Patriots), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Dec 27 Gerina Dunwich, American author
- Dec 28 Ana Torroja, Spanish pop singer (Mecano), born in Madrid, Spain
- Dec 28 Everson Walls, NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys, NY Giants)
- Dec 28 Phil Abrams, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
- Dec 29 Patricia Clarkson, American actress (House Of Cards; Pieces Of April; The Station Agent), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Dec 29 Paula Poundstone, American stand-up comedian (Emmy Awards), born in Huntsville, Alabama
- Dec 29 Ritsuko Okazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku), born in Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (d. 2004)
- Dec 30 Alfie Anido, Filipino model and actor (Temptation Island), born in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines (d. 1981)
- Dec 30 Josée Verner, French Canadian politician
- Dec 30 Paul Milton Jackson Jr., American session and jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Dec 30 Tracey Ullman, British actress (The Tracey Ullman Show) and singer ("They Don't Know"), born in Slough, England
- Dec 31 Baron Waqa, Nauruan politician and musician, born in Boe District, Nauru
- Dec 31 Bebe Neuwirth, American stage and screen actress (Chicago; Cheers & Fraser - "Lilith"; Damn Yankees), born in Princeton, New Jersey
- Dec 31 Paul Westerberg, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Replacements), born in Edina, Minnesota
- Dec 31 Phill Kline, American politician, born in Kansas City, Kansas
Val Kilmer (63 years old)
Dec 31 American actor (Top Secret; Top Gun; Willow), born in Los Angeles, California
About December 1959
How Old? 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)