| 142471 | December 18 | Birth | 1948 – Mimmo Paladino, Italian visual artist |
| 142472 | December 18 | Birth | 1948 – Laurent Voulzy, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 142473 | December 18 | Birth | 1949 – David A. Johnston, American volcanologist and geologist (d. 1980) |
| 142474 | December 18 | Birth | 1950 – Gillian Armstrong, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 142475 | December 18 | Birth | 1950 – Randy Castillo, American drummer (Red Square Black and Mötley Crüe) (d. 2002) |
| 142476 | December 18 | Birth | 1950 – Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician |
| 142477 | December 18 | Birth | 1950 – Leonard Maltin, American historian, author, and critic |
| 142478 | December 18 | Birth | 1952 – John Leventhal, American songwriter and producer |
| 142479 | December 18 | Birth | 1953 – Elliot Easton, American guitarist and singer (The Cars, The New Cars, and Creedence Clearwater Revisited) |
| 142480 | December 18 | Birth | 1953 – Khas-Magomed Hadjimuradov, Kazakhstani singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 142481 | December 18 | Birth | 1954 – John Booth, English race car driver |
| 142482 | December 18 | Birth | 1954 – Ray Liotta, American actor, singer, and producer |
| 142483 | December 18 | Birth | 1954 – Willi Wülbeck, German runner |
| 142484 | December 18 | Birth | 1955 – Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician |
| 142485 | December 18 | Birth | 1955 – Bogusław Mamiński, Polish runner |
| 142486 | December 18 | Birth | 1956 – Ron White, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 142487 | December 18 | Birth | 1957 – Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer and author |
| 142488 | December 18 | Birth | 1958 – Geordie Walker, English guitarist (Killing Joke, The Damage Manual, and Murder, Inc.) |
| 142489 | December 18 | Birth | 1958 – Julia Wolfe, American composer and educator |
| 142490 | December 18 | Birth | 1960 – Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist and academic |
| 142491 | December 18 | Birth | 1961 – Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater and coach |
| 142492 | December 18 | Birth | 1961 – Leila Steinberg, American singer, producer, author, and poet |
| 142493 | December 18 | Birth | 1961 – Daniel S. Loeb, American businessman |
| 142494 | December 18 | Birth | 1962 – Renaldo Lapuz, Filipino-American singer-songwriter |
| 142495 | December 18 | Birth | 1963 – Norman Brown, American singer and guitarist (BWB) |
| 142496 | December 18 | Birth | 1963 – Greg D'Angelo, American drummer (White Lion, Britny Fox, Pride and Glory) |
| 142497 | December 18 | Birth | 1963 – Karl Dorrell, American football player and coach |
| 142498 | December 18 | Birth | 1963 – Pauline Ester, French singer |
| 142499 | December 18 | Birth | 1963 – Allan Kayser, American actor |
| 142500 | December 18 | Birth | 1963 – Rikiya Koyama, Japanese actor |