| 146821 | December 30 | Birth | 1934 – Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1990) |
| 146822 | December 30 | Birth | 1934 – Russ Tamblyn, American actor, singer, and dancer |
| 146823 | December 30 | Birth | 1935 – Omar Bongo, Gabonese lieutenant and politician, President of Gabon (d. 2009) |
| 146824 | December 30 | Birth | 1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 146825 | December 30 | Birth | 1935 – Jack Riley, American actor and singer |
| 146826 | December 30 | Birth | 1937 – Gordon Banks, English footballer and manager |
| 146827 | December 30 | Birth | 1937 – John Hartford, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2001) |
| 146828 | December 30 | Birth | 1937 – Jim Marshall, American football player |
| 146829 | December 30 | Birth | 1937 – Paul Stookey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Peter, Paul and Mary) |
| 146830 | December 30 | Birth | 1938 – Mike Auldridge, American guitarist (The Seldom Scene and Chesapeake) (d. 2012) |
| 146831 | December 30 | Birth | 1938 – Gennaro Langella, American mob boss (d. 2013) |
| 146832 | December 30 | Birth | 1939 – Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (d. 2007) |
| 146833 | December 30 | Birth | 1939 – Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Mountain) (d. 1983) |
| 146834 | December 30 | Birth | 1940 – James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 146835 | December 30 | Birth | 1941 – Mel Renfro, American football player and coach |
| 146836 | December 30 | Birth | 1942 – Betty Aberlin, American actress and poet |
| 146837 | December 30 | Birth | 1942 – Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and activist |
| 146838 | December 30 | Birth | 1942 – Guy Edwards, English race car driver |
| 146839 | December 30 | Birth | 1942 – Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Monkees and First National Band) |
| 146840 | December 30 | Birth | 1942 – Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian, academic, and politician |
| 146841 | December 30 | Birth | 1942 – Toomas Savi, Estonian physician and politician |
| 146842 | December 30 | Birth | 1942 – Fred Ward, American actor and singer |
| 146843 | December 30 | Birth | 1943 – Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor (d. 2002) |
| 146844 | December 30 | Birth | 1944 – William J. Fallon, American admiral |
| 146845 | December 30 | Birth | 1944 – Jean Fergusson, English actress |
| 146846 | December 30 | Birth | 1944 – Joseph Hilbe, American mathematician and philosopher |
| 146847 | December 30 | Birth | 1945 – Davy Jones, English singer-songwriter and actor (The Monkees) (d. 2012) |
| 146848 | December 30 | Birth | 1945 – Lloyd Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Troma Entertainment |
| 146849 | December 30 | Birth | 1945 – Paola Pigni, Italian runner |
| 146850 | December 30 | Birth | 1945 – Concetta Tomei, American actress |