| 144181 | December 23 | Birth | 1907 – Avraham Stern, Polish Zionist leader (d. 1942) |
| 144182 | December 23 | Birth | 1908 – Yousuf Karsh, Turkish-Canadian photographer (d. 2002) |
| 144183 | December 23 | Birth | 1910 – Kurt Meyer, German SS officer (d. 1961) |
| 144184 | December 23 | Birth | 1911 – James Gregory, American actor (d. 2002) |
| 144185 | December 23 | Birth | 1911 – Niels Kaj Jerne, English-Danish physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994) |
| 144186 | December 23 | Birth | 1911 – Marie Orav, Estonian chess player (d. 1994) |
| 144187 | December 23 | Birth | 1916 – Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 144188 | December 23 | Birth | 1918 – José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (d. 2000) |
| 144189 | December 23 | Birth | 1918 – Kumar Pallana, Indian-American actor (d. 2013) |
| 144190 | December 23 | Birth | 1918 – Helmut Schmidt, German economist, pilot, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany |
| 144191 | December 23 | Birth | 1919 – Kenneth M. Taylor, American pilot and general (d. 2006) |
| 144192 | December 23 | Birth | 1920 – Birger Malmsten, Swedish actor (d. 1991) |
| 144193 | December 23 | Birth | 1921 – Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director (d. 2001) |
| 144194 | December 23 | Birth | 1922 – Micheline Ostermeyer, French discus thrower, shot putter, and pianist (d. 2001) |
| 144195 | December 23 | Birth | 1923 – Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1954) |
| 144196 | December 23 | Birth | 1923 – Günther Schifter, Austrian journalist and radio host (d. 2008) |
| 144197 | December 23 | Birth | 1923 – James Stockdale, American admiral and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2005) |
| 144198 | December 23 | Birth | 1924 – Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (d. 2013) |
| 144199 | December 23 | Birth | 1925 – Duncan Hallas, English author and politician (d. 2002) |
| 144200 | December 23 | Birth | 1925 – Rayner Unwin, English publisher (d. 2000) |
| 144201 | December 23 | Birth | 1926 – Robert Bly, American poet and author |
| 144202 | December 23 | Birth | 1928 – Chronis Aidonidis, Greek singer |
| 144203 | December 23 | Birth | 1929 – Chet Baker, American trumpet player and singer (d. 1988) |
| 144204 | December 23 | Birth | 1929 – Ike Jones, American actor and producer (d. 2014) |
| 144205 | December 23 | Birth | 1929 – Dick Weber, American bowler (d. 2005) |
| 144206 | December 23 | Birth | 1931 – Ronnie Schell, American actor |
| 144207 | December 23 | Birth | 1932 – Richard Clark Barkley, American soldier, academic, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to East Germany (d. 2015) |
| 144208 | December 23 | Birth | 1933 – Akihito, Japanese emperor |
| 144209 | December 23 | Birth | 1933 – Noella Leduc, American baseball player (d. 2014) |
| 144210 | December 23 | Birth | 1935 – Paul Hornung, American football player and sportscaster |