| 144647 | December 24 | Birth | 1952 – Christopher Buckley, American journalist and author |
| 144648 | December 24 | Birth | 1953 – Timothy Carhart, American actor |
| 144649 | December 24 | Birth | 1954 – Yves Debay, Congolese-French commander and journalist (d. 2013) |
| 144650 | December 24 | Birth | 1954 – José María Figueres, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica |
| 144651 | December 24 | Birth | 1954 – Helen Jones, English lawyer and politician |
| 144652 | December 24 | Birth | 1955 – Grand L. Bush, American actor |
| 144653 | December 24 | Birth | 1955 – Scott Fischer, American mountaineer and guide (d. 1996) |
| 144654 | December 24 | Birth | 1955 – Clarence Gilyard, American actor and educator |
| 144655 | December 24 | Birth | 1957 – Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistan |
| 144656 | December 24 | Birth | 1957 – Diane Tell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 144657 | December 24 | Birth | 1958 – Lyse Doucet, Canadian journalist |
| 144658 | December 24 | Birth | 1958 – Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (Loudness, Sly, and Lazy) (d. 2008) |
| 144659 | December 24 | Birth | 1958 – Paul Pressey, American basketball player and coach |
| 144660 | December 24 | Birth | 1958 – Gene Sperling, American economist and politician |
| 144631 | December 24 | Birth | 1944 – Daniel Johnson, Jr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of Quebec |
| 144632 | December 24 | Birth | 1945 – Lemmy, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (Motörhead, Hawkwind, The Head Cat, and The Rockin' Vickers) |
| 144633 | December 24 | Birth | 1945 – Nicholas Meyer, American author, screenwriter, and director |
| 144634 | December 24 | Birth | 1945 – Steve Smith, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 144635 | December 24 | Birth | 1946 – Jan Akkerman, Dutch guitarist (Focus and Brainbox) |
| 144636 | December 24 | Birth | 1946 – Brenda Howard, American activist (d. 2005) |
| 144637 | December 24 | Birth | 1946 – Jeff Sessions, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Alabama |
| 144638 | December 24 | Birth | 1947 – Kevin Sheedy, Australian footballer and coach |
| 144639 | December 24 | Birth | 1948 – Stan Bowles, English footballer |
| 144640 | December 24 | Birth | 1948 – Frank Oliver, New Zealand rugby player and coach |
| 144641 | December 24 | Birth | 1949 – Warwick Brown, Australian race car driver |
| 144642 | December 24 | Birth | 1949 – Randy Neugebauer, American accountant and politician |
| 144643 | December 24 | Birth | 1950 – Dana Gioia, American poet and critic |
| 144644 | December 24 | Birth | 1950 – Hiroshi Ikushima, Japanese announcer and businessman |
| 144645 | December 24 | Birth | 1951 – John D'Acquisto, American baseball player |
| 144646 | December 24 | Birth | 1951 – Nick Kent, English-French journalist and author |