Birthdays 801 - 838 of 838
- Dec 12 Sarah Douglas, British actress (Conan; Superman II; Falcon Crest), born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
- Dec 13 John Francome, English jockey, born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- Dec 13 Sylvester Ritter (Junkyard Dog), American professional wrestler, born in Wadesboro, North Carolina (d. 1998)
- Dec 14 Germain Houde, French Canadian actor, born in Petit-Saguenay, Quebec
- Dec 14 John Lurie, American jazz saxophonist (Lounge Lizards), composer and actor (Down By Law; Stranger Than Paradise), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Dec 14 Tamara Danz, German singer (Silly), born in Breitungen, Thuringia (d. 1996)
- Dec 15 Allan Simonsen, Danish soccer forward (55 caps; Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Barcelona, Vejle BK) and manager (Vejle BK, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg), born in Vejle, Denmark
- Dec 15 Guy Laporte, French rugby union fly-half (16 Tests, Grand Slam 1986; SC Rieumois, SC Graulhet), born in Beaufort, France (d. 2022)
- Dec 15 Julie Taymor, American film and stage director (The Lion Kong, Frida), born in Newton, Massachusetts
- Dec 16 Francesco Graziani, Italian footballer
- Dec 16 Joel Garner, Christ Church, Barbados, West Indian cricketer (two-metre West Indian pace bowler 1977-87)
- Dec 17 Hans Alders, Dutch minister of environment (PvdA)
- Dec 18 David Hentschel, British recording engineer, producer, and film score composer, born in Sussex, England
- Dec 18 Rosie Vela, American model and singer-songwriter (Zazu, Fool's Paradise), born in Galveston, Texas
- Dec 20 Jenny Agutter, English actress (Logan's Run, Equus, Amy), born in Taunton England
- Dec 20 Sergio Vastano, Italian actor (Nightclub, Prete Bello), born in Rome, Italy
- Dec 21 Dennis Boutsikaris, American actor (Batteries Not Included), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Dec 21 Joaquín Andújar, Dominican baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1982; Gold Glove Award 1984; Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals), born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic (d. 2015)
- Dec 21 Steve Furniss, American swimmer (WR men's 200m IM 2:06.32 1974; Olympic bronze 1972), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Dec 23 Hans Abrahamsen, Danish classical music composer (Let Me Tell You; Left, Alone; Schnee), born in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Dec 23 William Kristol, American political commentator, born in New York City
- Dec 24 Chucho Merchán, Colombian session and touring jazz and rock double bassist, and charity organizer (FONEVA), born in Bogotá, Colombia
- Dec 25 CCH Pounder, Guyanese-American actress (ER. The Shield), born in Georgetown, British Guiana
- Dec 25 Desireless [Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop], French singer (Voyage, Voyage), born in Paris, France
- Dec 26 Andre-Michel Schub, French pianist (Van Cliburn-1981), born in Paris, France
- Dec 27 Craig Reynolds, American baseball shortstop who was MLB All Star 1978, 79; Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, born in Houston, Texas
- Dec 27 David Knopfler, British singer-songwriter (Dire Straits - 1977-80 - "Sultans of Swing"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Dec 27 Jay Hill, Canadian politician
- Dec 27 Tovah Feldshuh, American actress (Idolmaker, Terror out of the Sky), born in New York City
- Dec 28 Arun Jaitley, Indian Politician
- Dec 28 Ray Knight, American baseball 3rd baseman (MLB All-Star 1980, 82; World Series MVP 1986 NY Mets; Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros), born in Albany, Georgia
- Dec 29 Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina (Nutcracker), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Dec 29 Joe Lovano, American jazz saxophonist, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Dec 29 Nikolai Andrianov, Soviet/Russian gymnast (Olympic gold 1972, 76, 80), born in Vladimir, Russia (d. 2011)
- Dec 30 June Anderson, American coloratura soprano, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Dec 30 Larry Bartlett, photographic printer
- Dec 30 Somtow Sucharitkul [S. P. Somtow], Thai composer and sci-fi author (Utopia Hunters), born in Bangkok, Thailand
- Dec 31 Charles Ogletree, American civil rights attorney and educator (Harvard Law School, 1985-2015), born in Merce, California (d. 2023)
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