| 143987 | December 22 | Birth | 1982 – Rodney Martin, American sprinter |
| 143988 | December 22 | Birth | 1982 – Brooke Nevin, Canadian actress |
| 143989 | December 22 | Birth | 1983 – Jennifer Hawkins, Australian model, Miss Universe 2004 |
| 143990 | December 22 | Birth | 1983 – Drew Hankinson, American wrestler |
| 143991 | December 22 | Birth | 1983 – Viola Kibiwot, Kenyan runner |
| 143992 | December 22 | Birth | 1984 – Basshunter, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer |
| 143993 | December 22 | Birth | 1986 – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Nigerian terrorist |
| 143994 | December 22 | Birth | 1986 – Dennis Armfield, Australian footballer |
| 143995 | December 22 | Birth | 1987 – Osamu Adachi, Japanese actor (D-Boys) |
| 143996 | December 22 | Birth | 1987 – Johannes Ahun, Estonian windsurfer |
| 143997 | December 22 | Birth | 1987 – Éder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer |
| 143998 | December 22 | Birth | 1987 – Garfield Darien, French hurdler |
| 143999 | December 22 | Birth | 1988 – Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby player |
| 144000 | December 22 | Birth | 1989 – Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 143971 | December 22 | Birth | 1975 – Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist |
| 143972 | December 22 | Birth | 1975 – Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer and manager |
| 143973 | December 22 | Birth | 1975 – Marcin Mięciel, Polish footballer |
| 143974 | December 22 | Birth | 1975 – Stanislav Neckář, Czech ice hockey player |
| 143975 | December 22 | Birth | 1976 – Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian sprinter |
| 143976 | December 22 | Birth | 1976 – Jason Lane, American baseball player |
| 143977 | December 22 | Birth | 1976 – Aya Takano, Japanese author and illustrator |
| 143978 | December 22 | Birth | 1977 – Steve Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 143979 | December 22 | Birth | 1978 – Joy Ali, Fijian boxer (d. 2015) |
| 143980 | December 22 | Birth | 1978 – Anthony Jeselnik, American comedian, actor, and television host |
| 143981 | December 22 | Birth | 1978 – Joanne Kelly, Canadian actress |
| 143982 | December 22 | Birth | 1978 – Emmanuel Olisadebe, Nigerian-Polish footballer |
| 143983 | December 22 | Birth | 1979 – Jamie Langfield, Scottish footballer |
| 143984 | December 22 | Birth | 1980 – Chris Carmack, American model, actor, and singer |
| 143985 | December 22 | Birth | 1981 – David Cormican, Canadian actor and producer |
| 143986 | December 22 | Birth | 1981 – Marina Kuptsova, Russian high jumper |