| 147271 | December 31 | Birth | 1948 – René Robert, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 147272 | December 31 | Birth | 1948 – Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2012) |
| 147273 | December 31 | Birth | 1949 – Ellen Datlow, American anthologist and author |
| 147274 | December 31 | Birth | 1949 – Seub Nakhasathien, Thai environmentalist (d. 1990) |
| 147275 | December 31 | Birth | 1949 – Susan Shwartz, American author |
| 147276 | December 31 | Birth | 1950 – Phil Blakeway, Welsh-English rugby player |
| 147277 | December 31 | Birth | 1950 – Inge Helten, German sprinter |
| 147278 | December 31 | Birth | 1950 – Cheryl Womack, American businesswoman and philanthropist |
| 147279 | December 31 | Birth | 1951 – Tom Hamilton, American bass player and songwriter (Aerosmith) |
| 147280 | December 31 | Birth | 1951 – Terry Rhoads, American actor (d. 2013) |
| 147281 | December 31 | Birth | 1952 – Vaughan Jones, New Zealand mathematician and academic |
| 147282 | December 31 | Birth | 1953 – Jane Badler, American actress and singer |
| 147283 | December 31 | Birth | 1953 – Michael Hedges, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997) |
| 147284 | December 31 | Birth | 1953 – Trevor Phillips, English broadcaster and politician |
| 147285 | December 31 | Birth | 1953 – James Remar, American actor |
| 147286 | December 31 | Birth | 1954 – Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, 4th First Minister of Scotland |
| 147287 | December 31 | Birth | 1954 – Hermann Tilke, German race car driver and engineer |
| 147288 | December 31 | Birth | 1956 – Robert Goodwill, English farmer and politician |
| 147289 | December 31 | Birth | 1956 – Helma Knorscheidt, German shot putter |
| 147290 | December 31 | Birth | 1956 – Steve Rude, American author and illustrator |
| 147291 | December 31 | Birth | 1956 – Hussein Ahmed Salah, Djiboutian runner |
| 147292 | December 31 | Birth | 1958 – Bebe Neuwirth, American actress and singer |
| 147293 | December 31 | Birth | 1959 – Liveris Andritsos, Greek basketball player |
| 147294 | December 31 | Birth | 1959 – Ron Bennington, American comedian and radio host |
| 147295 | December 31 | Birth | 1959 – Val Kilmer, American actor, singer, and producer |
| 147296 | December 31 | Birth | 1959 – Phill Kline, American lawyer and politician, Kansas Attorney General |
| 147297 | December 31 | Birth | 1959 – Baron Waqa, Nauruan politician, 14th President of Nauru |
| 147298 | December 31 | Birth | 1959 – Paul Westerberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Replacements) |
| 147299 | December 31 | Birth | 1960 – Steve Bruce, English footballer and manager |
| 147300 | December 31 | Birth | 1960 – John Allen Muhammad, American murderer (d. 2009) |