| 144241 | December 23 | Birth | 1947 – Bill Rodgers, American runner |
| 144242 | December 23 | Birth | 1947 – Lawrence Tanter, American basketball player and announcer for National Basketball Association |
| 144243 | December 23 | Birth | 1948 – David Davis, English politician, Minister of State for Europe |
| 144244 | December 23 | Birth | 1948 – Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, and journalist |
| 144245 | December 23 | Birth | 1948 – Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster |
| 144246 | December 23 | Birth | 1948 – Charles Herbert, American actor |
| 144247 | December 23 | Birth | 1948 – Rick Wohlhuter, American runner |
| 144248 | December 23 | Birth | 1949 – Adrian Belew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (King Crimson, Tom Tom Club, and The Bears) |
| 144249 | December 23 | Birth | 1949 – Reinhold Weege, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2012) |
| 144250 | December 23 | Birth | 1950 – Michael C. Burgess, American obstetrician and politician |
| 144251 | December 23 | Birth | 1950 – Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt, English general |
| 144252 | December 23 | Birth | 1950 – Vicente del Bosque, Spanish footballer and manager |
| 144253 | December 23 | Birth | 1950 – Ilchi Lee, South Korean author and educator |
| 144254 | December 23 | Birth | 1951 – Anthony Phillips, English guitarist and songwriter (Genesis) |
| 144255 | December 23 | Birth | 1951 – Shōfukutei Tsurube II, Japanese actor and comedian |
| 144256 | December 23 | Birth | 1952 – William Kristol, American journalist and publisher, founded The Weekly Standard |
| 144257 | December 23 | Birth | 1953 – Andres Alver, Estonian architect |
| 144258 | December 23 | Birth | 1953 – Gerrit W. Gong, American religious leader |
| 144259 | December 23 | Birth | 1953 – Belinda Lang, English actress |
| 144260 | December 23 | Birth | 1953 – Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia |
| 144261 | December 23 | Birth | 1954 – Raivo Järvi, Estonian radio host and politician (d. 2012) |
| 144262 | December 23 | Birth | 1955 – Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and playwright |
| 144263 | December 23 | Birth | 1955 – Grace Knight, English singer (Eurogliders) |
| 144264 | December 23 | Birth | 1956 – Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (d. 2001) |
| 144265 | December 23 | Birth | 1956 – Dave Murray, English guitarist and songwriter (Iron Maiden and Urchin) |
| 144266 | December 23 | Birth | 1957 – Dan Bigras, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor |
| 144267 | December 23 | Birth | 1957 – Trisha Goddard, English television host and actress |
| 144268 | December 23 | Birth | 1958 – Joan Severance, American model, actress, and producer |
| 144269 | December 23 | Birth | 1958 – Victoria Williams, American singer-songwriter (Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers) |
| 144270 | December 23 | Birth | 1959 – Demet Akbağ, Turkish actress |