| 145471 | December 26 | Birth | 1954 – Ozzie Smith, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 145472 | December 26 | Birth | 1954 – Steve Steen, English actor and screenwriter |
| 145473 | December 26 | Birth | 1955 – Evan Bayh, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of Indiana |
| 145474 | December 26 | Birth | 1956 – David Sedaris, American comedian, author, and radio host |
| 145475 | December 26 | Birth | 1957 – Dermot Murnaghan, English-born Northern Irish journalist and game show host |
| 145476 | December 26 | Birth | 1957 – Mike South, American porn actor and director |
| 145477 | December 26 | Birth | 1958 – Mieko Harada, Japanese actress, singer, and producer |
| 145478 | December 26 | Birth | 1958 – Adrian Newey, English aerodynamicist and engineer |
| 145479 | December 26 | Birth | 1959 – Wang Lijun, Chinese police officer and politician |
| 145480 | December 26 | Birth | 1959 – Kōji Morimoto, Japanese animator and director |
| 145481 | December 26 | Birth | 1959 – Hans Nielsen, Danish motorcycle racer |
| 145482 | December 26 | Birth | 1960 – Keith Martin Ball, American mathematician and academic |
| 145483 | December 26 | Birth | 1960 – Ruud Kaiser, Dutch footballer and manager |
| 145484 | December 26 | Birth | 1960 – Temuera Morrison, New Zealand actor |
| 145485 | December 26 | Birth | 1960 – Jim Toomey, American cartoonist |
| 145486 | December 26 | Birth | 1961 – Kazuhisa Kawahara, Japanese actor |
| 145487 | December 26 | Birth | 1961 – Andrew Lock, Australian mountaineer |
| 145488 | December 26 | Birth | 1961 – John Lynch, Northern Irish actor |
| 145489 | December 26 | Birth | 1962 – Mark Starr, English wrestler (d. 2013) |
| 145490 | December 26 | Birth | 1963 – Lars Ulrich, Danish-American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Metallica) |
| 145491 | December 26 | Birth | 1963 – Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster |
| 145492 | December 26 | Birth | 1964 – Elizabeth Kostova, American author |
| 145493 | December 26 | Birth | 1966 – Jay Farrar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, and Gob Iron) |
| 145494 | December 26 | Birth | 1966 – Tim Legler, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 145495 | December 26 | Birth | 1966 – Sandra Taylor, American model and actress |
| 145496 | December 26 | Birth | 1966 – Jay Yuenger, American guitarist and producer (White Zombie) |
| 145497 | December 26 | Birth | 1967 – Timo Karppinen, Finnish orienteer |
| 145498 | December 26 | Birth | 1968 – Tricia Leigh Fisher, American actress and singer |
| 145499 | December 26 | Birth | 1968 – Dennis Knight, American wrestler and chef |
| 145500 | December 26 | Birth | 1969 – Isaac Viciosa, Spanish runner |