- Dec 1 Henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), born in Bedfordshire, England (d. 1977)
- Dec 2 Harriet Cohen, British pianist, born in London (d. 1967)
- Dec 2 Jesse Crawford, American pianist, theatre organist for silent films, and recording artist, born in Woodland, California (d. 1962)
- Dec 2 Klaas Voskuil, Dutch journalist, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1975)
- Dec 3 Anna Freud, Austrian-English psychoanalyst and daughter of Sigmund Freud, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1982)
- Dec 4 Fritiof Nilsson Piraten, Swedish writer (Bombi Bitt Och Jag), born in Vollsjö, Sweden (d. 1972)
- Dec 4 Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher, born in Tanghe County, Henan, Qing Dynasty (d. 1990)
- Dec 5 Elbert Frank Cox, African-American mathematician (first African-American to receive PhD in Mathematics), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1969)
- Dec 6 Henriëtte Bosmans, Dutch pianist and composer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1952)
- Dec 7 Jack Pennick, American actor (Lady From Louisiana), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1964)
- Dec 9 Conchita Supervía, Spanish opera singer, born in Barcelona (d. 1936)
- Dec 9 Thomas J. Reeves, United States Navy radioman, Medal of Honor recipient, born in Thomaston, Connecticut (d. 1941)
- Dec 11 Eddie Dowling, American actor (Rainbow Man, Anywhere USA), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (d. 1976)
George VI (1895-1952)
Dec 14 King of the United Kingdom (1936-52), born in Norfolk, England
- Dec 14 Paul Éluard, French communist and poet, born in Saint-Denis, France (d. 1952)
Gerald Patterson (1895-1967)
Dec 17 Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1919, 21; Australian C'ships 1927), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Dec 19 Ingeborg Refling-Hagen, Norwegian author and poet (Loke Saar Havre), born in Hedmark, Norway (d. 1989)
- Dec 19 Maurice Roelants, Flemish novelist and poet (Komen en gaan, Prayer for a Good End), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1966)
- Dec 20 Susanne Langer, American philosopher and educator (Philosophy in a New Key), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1985)
- Dec 21 Paul Hoffer, German composer, born in Barmen, Germany (d. 1949)
- Dec 24 E. Roland Harriman, American financier, born in New York City (d. 1978)
- Dec 27 Sig Arno [Siegfried Aron], German-Jewish actor (Holiday in Havana, My Friend Irma), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1975)
- Dec 28 Carol Ryrie Brink, American Newberry Medal-winning novelist (Caddie Woodlawn), born in Moscow, Idaho (d. 1981)
- Dec 30 August De Boodt, Belgian politician (Minister of Reconstruction), born in Nieuwmunster, Belgium (d. 1986)
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