| 142831 | December 19 | Birth | 1946 – Robert Urich, American actor and producer (d. 2002) |
| 142832 | December 19 | Birth | 1947 – Jimmy Bain, Scottish bass player and songwriter (Rainbow and Wild Horses) |
| 142833 | December 19 | Birth | 1947 – Charlie Van Dyke, American actor and radio host |
| 142834 | December 19 | Birth | 1948 – Ken Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
| 142835 | December 19 | Birth | 1949 – Orna Berry, Israeli scientist and businesswoman |
| 142836 | December 19 | Birth | 1949 – Sebastian, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 142837 | December 19 | Birth | 1949 – Nancy Kyes, American actress |
| 142838 | December 19 | Birth | 1950 – Eleanor J. Hill, American lawyer and diplomat |
| 142839 | December 19 | Birth | 1951 – Mohammad Reza Aref, Iranian engineer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran |
| 142840 | December 19 | Birth | 1951 – Alan Rouse, English mountaineer and author (d. 1986) |
| 142841 | December 19 | Birth | 1952 – Walter Murphy, American pianist and composer |
| 142842 | December 19 | Birth | 1954 – Jeff Allam, English race car driver |
| 142843 | December 19 | Birth | 1954 – Tim Parks, English author and translator |
| 142844 | December 19 | Birth | 1955 – Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (d. 2012) |
| 142845 | December 19 | Birth | 1955 – Rob Portman, American lawyer and politician |
| 142846 | December 19 | Birth | 1956 – Tom Lawless, American baseball player and manager |
| 142847 | December 19 | Birth | 1956 – Shane McEntee, Irish farmer and politician, Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety (d. 2012) |
| 142848 | December 19 | Birth | 1957 – Cyril Collard, French actor, director, and composer (d. 1993) |
| 142849 | December 19 | Birth | 1957 – John Gulager, American actor, director, and cinematographer |
| 142850 | December 19 | Birth | 1957 – Kevin McHale, American basketball player, coach, and manager |
| 142851 | December 19 | Birth | 1958 – Limahl, English singer and keyboard player (Kajagoogoo and Brooks) |
| 142852 | December 19 | Birth | 1958 – Steven Isserlis, English cellist and author |
| 142853 | December 19 | Birth | 1959 – Iván Vallejo, Ecuadorian mountaineer |
| 142854 | December 19 | Birth | 1960 – Derrick Jensen, American author and activist |
| 142855 | December 19 | Birth | 1960 – Mike Lookinland, American actor and singer |
| 142856 | December 19 | Birth | 1960 – Michelangelo Signorile, American journalist and author |
| 142857 | December 19 | Birth | 1961 – Eric Allin Cornell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 142858 | December 19 | Birth | 1961 – Matthew Waterhouse, English actor and author |
| 142859 | December 19 | Birth | 1961 – Reggie White, American football player and wrestler (d. 2004) |
| 142860 | December 19 | Birth | 1962 – Gary Fleder, American director, producer, and screenwriter |