- Dec 1 Henry Honiball, South African rugby union fly-half (35 caps; Sharks [Natal], Bristol), born in Estcourt, South Africa
- Dec 2 Shane Flanagan, Australian rugby league coach (Cronulla Sutherland Sharks NRL premiers 2016), born in Sydney, Australia
- Dec 3 Katarina Witt, German figure skater (Olympic gold ladies singles 1984, 88; World C'ship gold 1984-85, 87-88), born in Staaken, Germany
- Dec 4 Ulf Kirsten, German soccer striker and manager (49 caps GDR; 51 caps Germany; Dynamo Dresden, Bayer Leverkusen), born in Riesa, Germany
- Dec 6 Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer, born in Paisley, Scotland
- Dec 7 Colin Hendry, Scottish soccer defender (51 caps; Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers) and coach (Blackpool, Clyde), born in Keith, Scotland
- Dec 7 Todd Kabel, Canadian jockey (Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey 1992, 95, 2003-06; Queen's Plate 1995, 2000; Prince of Wales Stakes 2000, 07), born in McCreary, Manitoba (d. 2021)
- Dec 8 Greg Truitt, American NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Sarasota, Florida
- Dec 8 Teresa Weatherspoon, American WNBA guard and coach (NY Liberty), born in Pineland, Texas
- Dec 8 Troy Sadowski, American NFL tight end (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Dec 9 Joe Ausanio, American baseball player
- Dec 11 Jay Bell, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1993, 99; World Series 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks; Gold Glove Award 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Eglin AFB, Florida
- Dec 12 Laurie Grover-Tavares, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Dec 13 Stacy Sunny, female pro baseball infielder (Colorado Silver Bullets), born in San Bernardino, California
- Dec 14 Craig Biggio, American Baseball HOF infielder (7 × MLB All-Star; 4 × Gold Glove Award; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; Houston Astros), born in Smithtown, New York
- Dec 14 Ken Hill, American MLB pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Lynn, Massachusetts
- Dec 16 Chris Jones, outfielder (NY Mets), born in Utica, New York
- Dec 16 Moe Elewonibi, NFL/CFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, BC Lions)
- Dec 16 Romallis Ellis, lightweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1988), born in Washington, D.C.
- Dec 17 Craig Berube, Calahoo, NHL left wing (Washington Capitals)
- Dec 17 Jeff Grayer, NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Olympic bronze 1988)
- Dec 18 Willie Blair, American pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Paintsville, Kentucky
- Dec 24 Nancy Reno, American WPVA volleyballer who won the demonstration event at the 1992 Olympics, born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
- Dec 24 Winston Moss, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Miami, Florida
- Dec 25 Dmitri Mironov, Russian ice hockey defenseman (Olympic gold 1992; NHL All Star 1997-98; Stanley Cup 1998 Detroit RWs, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins), born in Moscow, Russia
- Dec 26 Ben Husaby, American cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Dec 26 Kathleen Nord, German swimmer (Olympic gold GDR 200m butterfly 1988; World C'ship gold 400m medley 1986), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2022)
- Dec 27 Gamini Wickremasinghe, cricketer (Sri Lanka wicket-keeper)
- Dec 30 David Baker, UK cyclist, born in Sheffield, England
About December 1965
How Old? 58 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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