| 141631 | December 16 | Birth | 1930 – Bill Young, American sergeant and politician (d. 2013) |
| 141632 | December 16 | Birth | 1931 – Karl Denver, Scottish-English singer (d. 1998) |
| 141633 | December 16 | Birth | 1932 – Rodion Shchedrin, Russian pianist and composer |
| 141634 | December 16 | Birth | 1932 – Quentin Blake, English author and illustrator |
| 141635 | December 16 | Birth | 1934 – Louis Waldon, American actor (d. 2013) |
| 141636 | December 16 | Birth | 1936 – Morris Dees, American lawyer and activist, co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center |
| 141637 | December 16 | Birth | 1937 – Joyce Bulifant, American actress and singer |
| 141638 | December 16 | Birth | 1937 – Edward Ruscha, American artist |
| 141639 | December 16 | Birth | 1938 – Frank Deford, American journalist and author |
| 141640 | December 16 | Birth | 1938 – Liv Ullmann, Japanese-Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter |
| 141641 | December 16 | Birth | 1939 – Philip Langridge, English tenor and actor (d. 2010) |
| 141642 | December 16 | Birth | 1939 – Gordon Miller, English high jumper |
| 141643 | December 16 | Birth | 1941 – Robert Kerman, American porn actor and producer |
| 141644 | December 16 | Birth | 1941 – Lesley Stahl, American journalist and actress |
| 141645 | December 16 | Birth | 1941 – Roger Neil Wheeler, English general |
| 141646 | December 16 | Birth | 1942 – Donald Carcieri, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of Rhode Island |
| 141647 | December 16 | Birth | 1942 – Eugene Robert Glazer, American actor |
| 141648 | December 16 | Birth | 1943 – Steven Bochco, American screenwriter and producer |
| 141649 | December 16 | Birth | 1944 – Jeff Kanew, American director and screenwriter |
| 141650 | December 16 | Birth | 1944 – Don Meyer, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 141651 | December 16 | Birth | 1945 – Patti Deutsch, American actress |
| 141652 | December 16 | Birth | 1945 – Bobby George, English darts player and sportscaster |
| 141653 | December 16 | Birth | 1945 – Yukio Hattori, Japanese television host |
| 141654 | December 16 | Birth | 1945 – Tony Hicks, English singer and guitarist (The Hollies) |
| 141655 | December 16 | Birth | 1946 – Benny Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (ABBA and Hep Stars) |
| 141656 | December 16 | Birth | 1946 – Charles Dennis, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 141657 | December 16 | Birth | 1946 – Christopher Ellison, English actor |
| 141658 | December 16 | Birth | 1946 – Terence Knox, American actor |
| 141659 | December 16 | Birth | 1946 – Trevor Pinnock, English harpsichord player and conductor |
| 141660 | December 16 | Birth | 1946 – Tom Stern, American cinematographer |