- Dec 1 Tomasz Adamek, Polish boxer (WBC light heavyweight title 2005-07; IBF, Ring magazine and lineal cruiserweight title 2008-09), born in Żywiec, Poland
- Dec 3 Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby union halfback (57 caps; Highlanders, Chiefs, Toulouse), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Dec 3 Mark Boucher, South African cricket wicketkeeper (147 Tests, record 555 dismissals; 295 ODIs), born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Dec 4 Betty Lennox, American basketball guard (WNBA champion, WNBA Finals MVP 2004, Seattle Storm), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Dec 4 Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater (Olympic silver 1,500m, team pursuit 2006, silver 1500m bronze 3000m 2010), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Dec 5 Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby union outside back (32 Tests, Grand Slam 1998, 2002; Toulouse RFC, Aviron Bayonnais), born in Toulouse, France
- Dec 7 Alan Faneca, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Dec 7 Brent Johnson, Canadian football player (BC Lions), born in Kingston, Ontario
- Dec 7 Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player (Edmonton Oilers), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Dec 9 Chris Booker, American baseball player, born in West Virginia
- Dec 11 Shareef Abdur-Rahim, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Marietta, Georgia
- Dec 12 Lloyd Owusu, English-Ghanaian football player, born in Slough, England
- Dec 13 Josh Fogg, American baseball player, born in Lynn, Massachusetts
- Dec 13 Radosław Sobolewski, Polish footballer, born in Białystok, Poland
- Dec 13 Søren Friis, Danish footballer (AC Horsens)
- Dec 14 André Couto, Portuguese racing driver, born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Dec 14 Santiago Ezquerro, Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao), born in Calahorra, Spain
- Dec 15 Baichung Bhutia, Indian soccer striker (80 caps; SC East Bengal, AC Mohun Bagan), born in Tinkitam, India
- Dec 17 Andrew Simpson, British sailor (Olympic gold Star class 2008; World C'ship gold 2010), Chertsey, England (d. 2013)
- Dec 17 Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer
- Dec 17 Patrick Müller, Swiss soccer defender (89 caps; Servette FC, Lyon), born in Geneva, Switzerland
- Dec 17 Takeo Spikes, American football player
- Dec 20 Aubrey Huff, American baseball player, born in Marion, Ohio
- Dec 21 Mirela Manjani, Greek javelin thrower, born in Durrës, Albania
- Dec 22 Jason Lane, American baseball player, born in Santa Rosa, California
- Dec 22 Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian athlete, born in Rumst, Belgium
- Dec 23 Brad Lidge, American baseball player, born in Sacramento, California
- Dec 23 Dimitris Mavrogenidis, Greek footballer, born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Dec 27 Fernando Pisani, Canadian/Italian ice hockey player
- Dec 29 Saqlain Mushtaq, British-Pakistani cricketer (Pakistan Test off-spinner 1995), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- Dec 30 A.J. Pierzynski, American baseball player
About December 1976
How Old? 47 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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