| 137161 | December 4 | Birth | 1920 – Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (d. 2013) |
| 137162 | December 4 | Birth | 1921 – Deanna Durbin, Canadian-French actress and singer (d. 2013) |
| 137163 | December 4 | Birth | 1922 – Gérard Philipe, French actor (d. 1959) |
| 137164 | December 4 | Birth | 1923 – Charles Keating, American lawyer and financier (d. 2014) |
| 137165 | December 4 | Birth | 1923 – Eagle Keys, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 137166 | December 4 | Birth | 1923 – John Krish, English director and screenwriter |
| 137167 | December 4 | Birth | 1924 – John C. Portman, Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square |
| 137168 | December 4 | Birth | 1925 – Albert Bandura, Canadian-American psychologist and academic |
| 137169 | December 4 | Birth | 1925 – Lino Lacedelli, Italian mountaineer (d. 2009) |
| 137170 | December 4 | Birth | 1926 – Monty M. Wyche, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 2014) |
| 137171 | December 4 | Birth | 1927 – Barbara Knudson, American actress (d. 2014) |
| 137172 | December 4 | Birth | 1927 – William Labov, American linguist and academic |
| 137173 | December 4 | Birth | 1927 – Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, Swedish silversmith and jeweler (d. 2004) |
| 137174 | December 4 | Birth | 1928 – Dena Dietrich, American actress |
| 137175 | December 4 | Birth | 1930 – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor |
| 137176 | December 4 | Birth | 1930 – Jim Hall, American guitarist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 137177 | December 4 | Birth | 1931 – Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager |
| 137178 | December 4 | Birth | 1931 – Wally George, American radio and television host (d. 2003) |
| 137179 | December 4 | Birth | 1932 – Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea |
| 137180 | December 4 | Birth | 1933 – Horst Buchholz, German actor (d. 2003) |
| 137181 | December 4 | Birth | 1934 – Victor French, American actor and director (d. 1989) |
| 137182 | December 4 | Birth | 1934 – Wink Martindale, American game show host |
| 137183 | December 4 | Birth | 1935 – Paul O'Neill, American businessman and politician, 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury |
| 137184 | December 4 | Birth | 1935 – Robert Vesco, American financier (d. 2007) |
| 137185 | December 4 | Birth | 1936 – Bernie McInerney, American actor |
| 137186 | December 4 | Birth | 1937 – Max Baer, Jr., American actor, director, and producer |
| 137187 | December 4 | Birth | 1938 – Andre Marrou, American politician |
| 137188 | December 4 | Birth | 1938 – Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano |
| 137189 | December 4 | Birth | 1939 – Joan Brady, American-English author |
| 137190 | December 4 | Birth | 1939 – Freddy Cannon, American singer and guitarist |