| 137971 | December 6 | Birth | 1950 – Guy Drut, French hurdler and politician |
| 137972 | December 6 | Birth | 1950 – Joe Hisaishi, Japanese pianist, composer, and conductor |
| 137973 | December 6 | Birth | 1950 – Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland |
| 137974 | December 6 | Birth | 1951 – Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina and producer |
| 137975 | December 6 | Birth | 1951 – Gerry Francis, English footballer and manager |
| 137976 | December 6 | Birth | 1951 – Maurice Hope, Caribbean-English boxer |
| 137977 | December 6 | Birth | 1952 – Chuck Baker, American baseball player |
| 137978 | December 6 | Birth | 1952 – Nicolas Bréhal, French author and critic |
| 137979 | December 6 | Birth | 1952 – Edward Etzel, American target shooter |
| 137980 | December 6 | Birth | 1952 – Joe Harris, American football player |
| 137981 | December 6 | Birth | 1952 – Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Craigslist |
| 137982 | December 6 | Birth | 1952 – Charles Salvador, English boxer and criminal |
| 137983 | December 6 | Birth | 1952 – Shio Satō, Japanese illustrator (d. 2010) |
| 137984 | December 6 | Birth | 1952 – Jeff Schneider, American baseball player |
| 137985 | December 6 | Birth | 1952 – David L. Spector, American biologist and academic |
| 137986 | December 6 | Birth | 1953 – Sue Carroll, English journalist (d. 2011) |
| 137987 | December 6 | Birth | 1953 – Gary Goodman, Australian cricketer and coach |
| 137988 | December 6 | Birth | 1953 – Geoff Hoon, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe |
| 137989 | December 6 | Birth | 1953 – Tom Hulce, American actor and producer |
| 137990 | December 6 | Birth | 1953 – Masami Kurumada, Japanese author and illustrator |
| 137991 | December 6 | Birth | 1953 – Kin Shriner, American actor |
| 137992 | December 6 | Birth | 1953 – Dwight Stones, American high jumper and sportscaster |
| 137993 | December 6 | Birth | 1953 – Gary Ward, American baseball player and coach |
| 137994 | December 6 | Birth | 1955 – Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician |
| 137995 | December 6 | Birth | 1955 – Rick Buckler, English drummer (The Jam, The Highliners, and Time UK) |
| 137996 | December 6 | Birth | 1955 – Steven Wright, American actor and screenwriter |
| 137997 | December 6 | Birth | 1956 – Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (R.E.M., Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, Tired Pony, and The Baseball Project) |
| 137998 | December 6 | Birth | 1956 – Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer and guide |
| 137999 | December 6 | Birth | 1956 – Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Quiet Riot) (d. 1982) |
| 138000 | December 6 | Birth | 1957 – Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Sound and The Outsiders) (d. 1999) |