- Nov 28 Russell Alan Hulse, American astrophysicist (1993 Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of a new type of pulsar), born in New York City
- Nov 29 Kevin O'Donnell Jr, American sci-fi author (Caverns, Reefs, Lava)
- Dec 2 Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian academic (politics, history, political economy and international relations of the Middle East and Central Asia), born in Kabul, Afghanistan
- Dec 3 Asa Hutchinson, American politician, Governor of Arkansas (2015-), born in Bentonville, Arkansas
- Dec 3 Muntu Myeza, South African anti-apartheid activist and General Secretary of SASO, born in Natal, South Africa (d. 1990)
- Dec 8 Rick Baker, American special effects makeup artist (Exorcist), born in Binghamton, New York
- Dec 10 John Boozman, American politician (Senator-R-Arkansas 2011-), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Dec 11 Christine Onassis [Andreadis], American-born Greek heiress (Aristotle's daughter), born in NYC, New York
- 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 17 Laurence F. Johnson, American educator
- Dec 18 Gillian Armstrong, Australian director (My brilliant Career, Little Women), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 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 Dana Gioia, American poet, born in Hawthorne, California
- Dec 25 Karl Rove, former American presidential advisor
- Dec 30 Lewis Shiner, American sci-fi/fantasy author
- Dec 30 Yunus I Mahomed, South African attorney/leader (UDF)