| 143911 | December 22 | Birth | 1948 – Martin Yan, Chinese chef and author |
| 143912 | December 22 | Birth | 1949 – Maurice Gibb, Manx-English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer (Bee Gees, The Bloomfields, and The Rattlesnakes) (d. 2003) |
| 143913 | December 22 | Birth | 1949 – Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and record producer (Bee Gees and The Rattlesnakes) (d. 2012) |
| 143914 | December 22 | Birth | 1949 – Ray Guy, American football player |
| 143915 | December 22 | Birth | 1951 – Charles de Lint, Dutch-Canadian author and critic |
| 143916 | December 22 | Birth | 1951 – Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, Irish general and businessman |
| 143917 | December 22 | Birth | 1951 – Dan Martin, American actor |
| 143918 | December 22 | Birth | 1952 – Sandra Kalniete, Latvian politician, author, and diplomat |
| 143919 | December 22 | Birth | 1953 – Bern Nadette Stanis, American actress |
| 143920 | December 22 | Birth | 1953 – Ian Turnbull, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 143921 | December 22 | Birth | 1953 – Tom Underwood, American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 143922 | December 22 | Birth | 1954 – Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese race car driver |
| 143923 | December 22 | Birth | 1955 – Galina Murašova, Lithuanian discus thrower |
| 143924 | December 22 | Birth | 1955 – Lonnie Smith, American baseball player |
| 143925 | December 22 | Birth | 1956 – Erica Boyer, American porn actress and producer (d. 2009) |
| 143926 | December 22 | Birth | 1956 – Jane Lighting, English businesswoman |
| 143927 | December 22 | Birth | 1957 – Stephen Conway, English bishop |
| 143928 | December 22 | Birth | 1957 – Carole James, English-Canadian educator and politician |
| 143929 | December 22 | Birth | 1957 – Susan Powter, Australian personal trainer and author |
| 143930 | December 22 | Birth | 1958 – Frank Gambale, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Chick Corea Elektric Band, Return to Forever, and Vital Information) |
| 143931 | December 22 | Birth | 1958 – David Heavener, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director |
| 143932 | December 22 | Birth | 1959 – Bernd Schuster, German footballer and manager |
| 143933 | December 22 | Birth | 1960 – Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter and poet (d. 1988) |
| 143934 | December 22 | Birth | 1960 – Mark Brydon, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Moloko, Chakk, and Krush) |
| 143935 | December 22 | Birth | 1960 – Luther Campbell, American rapper and actor (2 Live Crew) |
| 143936 | December 22 | Birth | 1960 – Wakin Chau, Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor (Superband) |
| 143937 | December 22 | Birth | 1960 – Patrick Fitzgerald, American lawyer |
| 143938 | December 22 | Birth | 1961 – Andrew Fastow, American businessman |
| 143939 | December 22 | Birth | 1961 – Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut |
| 143940 | December 22 | Birth | 1961 – Marcus O'Sullivan, Irish runner and coach |