- Dec 26 Steve Sisolak, American politician & Governor of Nevada (2019-), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Dec 26 Valeri Yuriyevich Sharov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow
- Dec 29 Stanley "Tookie" Williams, American gangster, born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2005)
- Dec 30 Bill Kazmaier, American powerlifter
- Dec 30 Daniel T Barry, PhD/MD/astronaut (STS 72), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
- Dec 30 Harald Schmautz, German-born journalist
- Dec 30 Meredith Vieira, American television journalist
- Dec 31 Yahya Ould Hademine, Mauritanian politician & 13th Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014-present), born in Timbédra, French West Africa