- Dec 1 François Van der Elst, Belgian soccer winger (44 caps; Anderlecht, West Ham Utd), born in Opwijk, Belgium (d. 2017)
- Dec 11 Brad Bryant, American golfer (US Senior Open 2007), born in Amarillo, Texas
- Dec 11 Sylvester Clarke, West Indian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 42 wickets), born in Christ Church, Barbados (d. 1999)
Chris Evert (69 years old)
Dec 21 American tennis player (18 Gram Slam singles titles), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Dec 22 Derick Parry, cricketer (WI off-spinner early 80's), born in Cotton Ground, Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Dec 22 Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese racing driver, born in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
- Dec 23 Brian Teacher, American tennis player (Australian Open 1980), born in San Diego, California
- Dec 26 David Armstrong, English soccer midfielder (3 caps; Middlesbrough 359 games, Southampton 222 games), born in Durham, England (d. 2022)
Ozzie Smith (69 years old)
Dec 26 American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (15 x MLB All-Star; 13 x Gold Glove Award; World Series 1982; NL Silver Slugger Award 1987; NLCS MVP 1985; SD Padres, St Louis Cardinals), born in Mobile, Alabama
- Dec 26 Susan Butcher, American dog musher and 4 x winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2006)
- Dec 26 Ullrich Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox (Olympic gold 1976)
- Dec 26 Walter Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox (Olympic gold 1976)
- Dec 29 Glenn Myernick, American soccer player and coach (Olympic gold 1996), born in Trenton, New Jersey
About December 1954
How Old? 69 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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