| 137911 | December 6 | Birth | 1916 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986) |
| 137912 | December 6 | Birth | 1917 – Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (d. 2015) |
| 137913 | December 6 | Birth | 1917 – Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977) |
| 137914 | December 6 | Birth | 1917 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 2008) |
| 137915 | December 6 | Birth | 1917 – Waldemar von Gazen, German general and lawyer (d. 2014) |
| 137916 | December 6 | Birth | 1919 – Skippy Baxter, Canadian-American figure skater and coach (d. 2012) |
| 137917 | December 6 | Birth | 1919 – Paul de Man, Belgian-American philosopher, critic, and academic (d. 1983) |
| 137918 | December 6 | Birth | 1920 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (d. 2012) |
| 137919 | December 6 | Birth | 1920 – Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster |
| 137920 | December 6 | Birth | 1920 – George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 137921 | December 6 | Birth | 1921 – Otto Graham, American football player and coach (d. 2003) |
| 137922 | December 6 | Birth | 1921 – Piero Piccioni, Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (d. 2004) |
| 137923 | December 6 | Birth | 1922 – John Brunt, English captain, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1944) |
| 137924 | December 6 | Birth | 1922 – Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician |
| 137925 | December 6 | Birth | 1924 – Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973) |
| 137926 | December 6 | Birth | 1927 – Jim Fuchs, American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 2010) |
| 137927 | December 6 | Birth | 1928 – Stanley Clinton Davis, Baron Clinton-Davis, English lawyer and politician |
| 137928 | December 6 | Birth | 1928 – Bobby Van, American actor and singer (d. 1980) |
| 137929 | December 6 | Birth | 1929 – Philippe Bouvard, French journalist and radio host |
| 137930 | December 6 | Birth | 1929 – Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German-Austrian cellist and conductor |
| 137931 | December 6 | Birth | 1929 – Frank Springer, American illustrator (d. 2009) |
| 137932 | December 6 | Birth | 1929 – Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 137933 | December 6 | Birth | 1930 – Daniel Lisulo, Zambian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (d. 2000) |
| 137934 | December 6 | Birth | 1931 – Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1996) |
| 137935 | December 6 | Birth | 1932 – Kamleshwar, Indian author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2007) |
| 137936 | December 6 | Birth | 1933 – Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (d. 2010) |
| 137937 | December 6 | Birth | 1933 – Donald J. Kutyna, American general |
| 137938 | December 6 | Birth | 1934 – Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor |
| 137939 | December 6 | Birth | 1935 – Jean Lapointe, Canadian actor, singer, and politician |
| 137940 | December 6 | Birth | 1936 – Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer |