- Dec 2 Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African soccer forward (81 caps; Moroka Swallows, AmaZulu), born in Durban, South Africa
- Dec 3 Adam Małysz, Polish ski jumper (record 4 individual World C'ship gold medals), Wisła, Poland
- Dec 4 Ajit Agarkar, Indian cricket all-rounder (26 Tests, 58 wickets, top score 109; 191 ODIs; Mumbai), born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Dec 4 Shahid Nazir, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 36 wickets; 17 ODIs; Faisalabad, Lahore Badshahs), born in Faisalabad, Punjab
- Dec 6 Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer, born in Preston, Lancashire, England
- Dec 6 Kevin Cash, American baseball catcher (World Series 2007, 09; Boston Red Sox; New York Yankees) and manager (AL Manager of the Year 2020; TB Rays), born in Tampa, Florida
- Dec 6 Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer (Norwich City), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Dec 7 Fernando Vargas, American boxer (IBF light middleweight title 1998-2000, WBA title 2001-02), born in Oxnard, California
- Dec 7 Luke Donald, English golfer (US Masters 2005, PGA C'ship 2006 3rd), born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
- Dec 8 Ryan Newman, American NASCAR driver, born in South Bend, Indiana
- Dec 8 Sébastien Chabal, French rugby union footballer, born in Valence, France
- Dec 9 Shayne Graham, American football player, born in Radford, Virginia
- Dec 11 Mark Streit, Swiss ice hockey player, born in Englisberg, Switzerland
- Dec 12 Orlando Hudson, American baseball player, born in Darlington, South Carolina
- Dec 13 Peter Stringer, Irish rugby union footballer, born in Cork, Ireland
- Dec 13 Sascha Kindred, British Paralympic swimmer, born in Münster, Germany
- Dec 15 Catherine Fox, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4×100m freestyle, 4×100m medley 1996; World C'ships gold 4×100m freestyle 1998), born in Roeland Park, Kansas
- Dec 16 Sylvain Distin, French footballer
- Dec 17 Arnaud Clement, French tennis player
- Dec 18 José Acevedo, Dominican MLB baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, 2001-04; Colorado Rockies, 2005), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Dec 19 Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball forward (FIBA World C'ship gold 2006; Mr. Europa 2006 Unicaja; Toronto Raptors) and executive (president Spanish Basketball Federation 2016-23), born in Madrid, Spain
- Dec 23 Alge Crumpler, American football player, born in Greenville, North Carolina
- Dec 23 Becky Ruehl, American diver (Olympic 4th 1996), born in Lakeside Park, Kentucky
- Dec 23 Paul Shirley, American basketball player, born in Redwood City, California
- Dec 25 Israel Vázquez, Mexican boxer (WBC, IBF, Lineal Super bantamweight champion), born in Mexico City
- Dec 25 Jim Greco, American skateboarder (Bakerboys Distribution, Deathwish Skateboards, Hammers), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Dec 28 Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player, born in Penrith, Australia
- Dec 29 Jimmy Journell, American baseball player, born in Springfield, Ohio
- Dec 30 Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
- Dec 30 Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
- Dec 30 Laila Ali, American boxer
- Dec 31 Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican soccer goalkeeper (5 caps; LDA Alajuelense 154 games), born in Alajuela, Costa Rica
About December 1977
How Old? 46 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)