| 136021 | December 1 | Birth | 1925 – Martin Rodbell, American biochemist and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 136022 | December 1 | Birth | 1926 – Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013) |
| 136023 | December 1 | Birth | 1926 – Allyn Ann McLerie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 136024 | December 1 | Birth | 1926 – Keith Michell, Australian actor |
| 136025 | December 1 | Birth | 1926 – Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007) |
| 136026 | December 1 | Birth | 1926 – Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish businessman (d. 2010) |
| 136027 | December 1 | Birth | 1927 – Micheline Bernardini, French dancer and model |
| 136028 | December 1 | Birth | 1928 – Emily McLaughlin, American actress (d. 1991) |
| 136029 | December 1 | Birth | 1928 – Malachi Throne, American actor (d. 2013) |
| 136030 | December 1 | Birth | 1929 – David Doyle, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 136031 | December 1 | Birth | 1930 – Marie Bashir, Australian psychiatrist, academic, and politician, 37th Governor of New South Wales |
| 136032 | December 1 | Birth | 1930 – Joachim Hoffmann, German historian and author (d. 2002) |
| 136033 | December 1 | Birth | 1930 – Matt Monro, English singer (d. 1985) |
| 136034 | December 1 | Birth | 1931 – Jimmy Lyons, American saxophonist (d. 1986) |
| 136035 | December 1 | Birth | 1931 – Jim Nesbitt, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007) |
| 136036 | December 1 | Birth | 1933 – Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2006) |
| 136037 | December 1 | Birth | 1933 – Curro Romero, Spanish bullfighter |
| 136038 | December 1 | Birth | 1934 – Billy Paul, American singer |
| 136039 | December 1 | Birth | 1935 – Woody Allen, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 136040 | December 1 | Birth | 1936 – Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence (d. 2014) |
| 136041 | December 1 | Birth | 1937 – Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) |
| 136042 | December 1 | Birth | 1937 – Gordon Crosse, English composer and academic |
| 136043 | December 1 | Birth | 1937 – Chuck Low, American actor |
| 136044 | December 1 | Birth | 1937 – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian psychologist and politician, 6th President of Latvia |
| 136045 | December 1 | Birth | 1938 – Sandy Nelson, American drummer |
| 136046 | December 1 | Birth | 1939 – Lee Trevino, American golfer |
| 136047 | December 1 | Birth | 1940 – Mike Denness, Scottish-English cricketer and referee (d. 2013) |
| 136048 | December 1 | Birth | 1940 – Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005) |
| 136049 | December 1 | Birth | 1940 – Tasso Wild, German footballer |
| 136050 | December 1 | Birth | 1942 – Mohamed Kamel Amr, Egyptian diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Egypt |