| 140191 | December 12 | Birth | 1946 – Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver |
| 140192 | December 12 | Birth | 1946 – Paula Wagner, American actress and producer |
| 140193 | December 12 | Birth | 1947 – Will Alsop, English architect, designed the Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre |
| 140194 | December 12 | Birth | 1947 – Wings Hauser, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 140195 | December 12 | Birth | 1947 – Hülya Koçyiğit, Turkish actress |
| 140196 | December 12 | Birth | 1947 – Chris Mullin, English journalist and politician |
| 140197 | December 12 | Birth | 1949 – Gopinath Munde, Indian politician, 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2014) |
| 140198 | December 12 | Birth | 1949 – Bill Nighy, English actor |
| 140199 | December 12 | Birth | 1949 – Marc Ravalomanana, Malagasy businessman and politician, President of Madagascar |
| 140200 | December 12 | Birth | 1950 – Pedro Ferriz de Con, Mexican journalist |
| 140201 | December 12 | Birth | 1950 – Heiner Flassbeck, German economist, professor, publicist, political counselor and State Secretary |
| 140202 | December 12 | Birth | 1950 – Rajinikanth, Indian actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 140203 | December 12 | Birth | 1950 – Billy Smith, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager |
| 140204 | December 12 | Birth | 1951 – Rehman Malik, Pakistani politician, Pakistani Minister of Interior |
| 140205 | December 12 | Birth | 1952 – Herb Dhaliwal, Indian-Canadian politician, 3rd Canadian Minister of Natural Resources |
| 140206 | December 12 | Birth | 1952 – Sarah Douglas, English actress |
| 140207 | December 12 | Birth | 1952 – Helen Dunmore, English poet and author |
| 140208 | December 12 | Birth | 1952 – Cathy Rigby, American gymnast and actress |
| 140209 | December 12 | Birth | 1952 – Frank Schwalba-Hoth, German politician |
| 140210 | December 12 | Birth | 1953 – Martin Ferguson, Australian politician |
| 140211 | December 12 | Birth | 1953 – Rafael Septien, Mexican-American football player |
| 140212 | December 12 | Birth | 1954 – Hemant Karkare, Indian police officer (d. 2008) |
| 140213 | December 12 | Birth | 1955 – Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Greek businesswoman |
| 140214 | December 12 | Birth | 1955 – Nakamura Baijaku II, Japanese actor, bass player, and composer |
| 140215 | December 12 | Birth | 1955 – Eddy Schepers, Belgian cyclist |
| 140216 | December 12 | Birth | 1955 – Stephen Smith, Australian lawyer and politician, 53rd Australian Minister of Defence |
| 140217 | December 12 | Birth | 1956 – Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist |
| 140218 | December 12 | Birth | 1957 – Sheila E., American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actress |
| 140219 | December 12 | Birth | 1957 – Robert Lepage, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 140220 | December 12 | Birth | 1958 – Sheree J. Wilson, American actress and producer |