| 138691 | December 8 | Birth | 1951 – Jan Eggum, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 138692 | December 8 | Birth | 1952 – Khaw Boon Wan, Malayan-Singaporean politician, Singaporean Minister of Health |
| 138693 | December 8 | Birth | 1952 – Steve Atkinson, English cricketer |
| 138694 | December 8 | Birth | 1953 – Kim Basinger, American actress, singer, and producer |
| 138695 | December 8 | Birth | 1953 – Roy Firestone, American sportscaster and journalist |
| 138696 | December 8 | Birth | 1953 – Norman Finkelstein, American author, academic, and activist |
| 138697 | December 8 | Birth | 1953 – Sam Kinison, American comedian and actor (d. 1992) |
| 138698 | December 8 | Birth | 1953 – Władysław Kozakiewicz, Lithuanian-Polish pole vaulter |
| 138699 | December 8 | Birth | 1954 – Harold Hongju Koh, American lawyer, academic, and politician |
| 138700 | December 8 | Birth | 1954 – Frits Pirard, Dutch cyclist |
| 138701 | December 8 | Birth | 1954 – Gama Singh, Indian-Canadian wrestler |
| 138702 | December 8 | Birth | 1955 – Kasim Sulton, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Blue Öyster Cult, Utopia, and The New Cars) |
| 138703 | December 8 | Birth | 1955 – Milenko Zablaćanski, Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 138704 | December 8 | Birth | 1956 – Warren Cuccurullo, American guitarist (Duran Duran, Missing Persons, TV Mania, and Chicanery) |
| 138705 | December 8 | Birth | 1956 – Andrew Edge English drummer (Thompson Twins, Uropa Lula, and Savage Progress) |
| 138706 | December 8 | Birth | 1956 – Andrius Kubilius, Lithuanian academic and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Lithuania |
| 138707 | December 8 | Birth | 1957 – Slick, American wrestler and manager |
| 138708 | December 8 | Birth | 1957 – James Cama, American martial artist and educator (d. 2014) |
| 138709 | December 8 | Birth | 1957 – Phil Collen, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Def Leppard, Girl, Man Raze, Tush, and Dumb Blondes) |
| 138710 | December 8 | Birth | 1957 – José Luis González, Spanish runner |
| 138711 | December 8 | Birth | 1958 – Rob Byrnes, American author and blogger |
| 138712 | December 8 | Birth | 1958 – Rob Curling, Malayan-English journalist |
| 138713 | December 8 | Birth | 1958 – Jan Eggum, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Gitarkameratene) |
| 138714 | December 8 | Birth | 1958 – Michel Ferté, French race car driver |
| 138715 | December 8 | Birth | 1958 – Bob Greene, American physiologist and author |
| 138716 | December 8 | Birth | 1958 – Thongchai McIntyre, Thai singer and actor |
| 138717 | December 8 | Birth | 1958 – Mirosław Okoński, Polish footballer |
| 138718 | December 8 | Birth | 1959 – Stephen Jefferies, South African cricketer and coach |
| 138719 | December 8 | Birth | 1959 – Mark Steyn, Canadian-American author and critic |
| 138720 | December 8 | Birth | 1960 – Aaron Allston, American game designer and author (d. 2014) |