Birthdays Date 1951 December | History by KabAstro

Dec 6 Gerry Francis, English footballer and manager, born in Chiswick, London
Dec 7 Henk Temming, Dutch vocalist and keyboardist (Good Cause), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Dec 8 Bill Bryson, American British author (Notes From a Small Island), born in Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 8 Jan Eggum, Norwegian pop-rock singer-songwriter, born in Bergen, Norway
Dec 9 Dragan Pantelić, Serbian soccer goalkeeper (19 caps Yugoslavia; Radnički Niš, Bordeaux), born in Loznica, Serbia (d. 2021)
Dec 10 Ellen Nikolaysen, Norwegian singer (You Made Me Feel I Could Fly), born in Oslo, Norway
Dec 10 Johnny Rodriguez, American actor (Nashville Girl, La Bamba Party), born in Sabinal, Texas
Dec 10 Lary Fast, American keyboard and synthesizer player, and composer (Synergy; Peter Gabriel), born in Livingston, New Jersey
Dec 11 Robert Cochran, American skier (Olympics 1972), born in Claremont, New Hampshire
Dec 12 Anatoly Alyabyev, Russian biathlete (Olympic gold USSR 20km individual, 4 × 7.5km relay 1980), born in Danilkovo, Russia (d. 2022)
Dec 12 Caren Kaye, American actress (My Tutor, Blansky's Beauties), born in New York City
Dec 12 Richard Davidson, American psychologist, born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 12 Steven Alan Hawley, American NASA astronaut (STS 41-D, 61-C, 31, 82), born in Ottawa, Kansas
Dec 14 Jan Timman, Dutch chess player, born in Amsterdam
Dec 15 Joe Jordan, Scottish soccer forward (52 caps; Leeds, Manchester United) and manager (Bristol City, Hearts, Stoke City), born in Cleland, Scotland

Dec 15 Ken Knox, American singer-songwriter (Chairmen of the Board - "Give Me Just a Little More Time"), born in Charleston, West Virginia
Dec 16 Robben Ford, American jazz, rock, and blues guitarist (L.A. Express; Yellowjackets), born in Woodlake, California
Dec 17 Ken Hitchcock, Canadian NHL hockey coach, 1995-2019 (Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Louis Blues), born in Edmonton, Alberta
Dec 17 Tatyana Kazankina, USSR, middle distance runner (Olympic gold 1976)
Dec 17 Wanda Hutchinson, American pop-R&B singer (The Emotions - "So I Can Love You"; "Best Of My Love"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 18 Andy Thomas, Australian American astronaut (STS 77, STS 89/91), born in Adelaide, Australia
Dec 18 Candice Rialson, American actress (Chatterbox), born in Santa Monica, California
Dec 18 Pape Diouf, Senegalese journalist and football agent (president Olympique de Marseille 2005-09; first black president in Europe's top 6 leagues), born in Abéché, Chad (d. 2020)
Dec 18 Radia Perlman 'Mother of the Internet', American computer programmer, invented Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), born in Portsmouth, Virginia
Dec 19 Fred W Leslie, Ancon Panama, PhD/astronaut (STS 73)
Dec 20 Gilbert Montagné, French pop piano player and singer ("The Fool"), born in Paris, France
Dec 20 Peter May, Scottish novelist and scriptwriter, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Dec 21 Midori Takada, Japanese ambient composer and percussionist, born in Tokyo, Japan
Dec 21 Nick Gilder, English singer (Hot Child in the City), born in London
Dec 22 Charles de Lint, Canadian sci-fi author (Moonhear, Mulengro, Yarrow), born in Bussum, Netherlands

Dec 22 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, British peer and its 3rd richest person, born in Omagh, Northern Ireland (d. 2016)
Dec 22 Jan Stephenson, Australian golfer (3-time LPGA major winner; US Open 1983), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Dec 23 Anthony Phillips, English rock guitarist (Genesis, 1967-70), born in London, England
Dec 23 Doug Stegmeyer, American rock bassist (Billy Joel Band, 1976-87), born in Flushing, Queens, New York (d. 1995)
Dec 23 Johnny Contardo, American doo-wop singer (Sha Na Na, 1971-83), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 24 John D'Acquisto, American baseball player, born in San Diego, California
Dec 24 Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, American rock bassist (Hall & Oates), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2010)
Dec 26 Richard Skinner, British DJ
Dec 27 Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico
Dec 27 Karla Bonoff, American rock singer-songwriter (Restless Nights; "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me"), born in Santa Monica, California
Dec 28 Ian Buruma, Anglo-Dutch scholar and writer on Japan and the Far East.
Dec 28 Jacques Zimako, French soccer forward (13 caps; Saint-Étienne, Sochaux, Bastia), born in Lifou, New Caledonia (d. 2021)
Dec 28 Ken Pope, American NFL player, born in Galverton, Texas
Dec 29 Georges Thurston, Canadian R&B and reggae musician and singer (Boule Noire), born in Bedford, Quebec (d. 2007)
Dec 29 Laurel Massé, American jazz and Celtic singer (The Manhattan Transfer, 1972-79 - "Operator"), born in Holland, Michigan
Dec 29 Nancy Darsch, American women's basketball coach (Ohio State Uni; assistant coach US Olympic gold 1984, 96; NY Liberty, Washington Mystics), born in Plymouth, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
Dec 29 Yvonne Elliman, American singer-songwriter and actress (Jesus Christ Superstar - "I Don't Know How to Love Him"), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30 Doug Allder, English footballer
Dec 30 Nancy LaMott, American jazz and cabaret singer, born in Midland, Michigan (d. 1995)
Dec 31 Fermin Goytisolo, Cuban-American percussionist (KC & Sunshine Band - "Give It"), born in Havana, Cuba
Dec 31 Jimmy Haslip, American jazz-fusion electric five-string bass player and record producer (The Yellowjackets, 1977-2012), born in The Bronx, NYC
Dec 31 Tom Hamilton, American rock bassist (Aerosmith - "Dream On"), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado