- Dec 1 Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer (4 x Olympic silver 200m, 1 x bronze 400m 1988-96), born in Motala, Sweden
- Dec 2 Darryl Kile, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1993, 97, 2000; no-hitter 1993; Houston Astros), born in Garden Grove, California (d. 2002)
- Dec 2 David Batty, English soccer midfielder (42 caps; Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United), born in Leeds, England
- Dec 2 Elna Reinach, South African tennis player (US Open mixed doubles [with Patrick Galbraith] 1994), born in Pretoria, South Africa
- Dec 2 Jiri Dopita, Czech ice hockey center (World C'ship gold 1996, 2000-01; Philadelphia Flyers), born in Šumperk, Czech Republic
- Dec 4 Mike Barrowman, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1992, World C'ship gold 1991), born in Costa Mesa, California
- Dec 5 Rhett Hall, American NFL defensive tackle, 1991-98 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Morgan Hill, California
- Dec 7 Mark Geyer, Australian rugby league second rower (3 Tests; NRL Premiership 1991 Penrith; NSW 3 SOO) and broadcaster (MMM), born in Sydney, Australia
- Dec 7 Melissa Iverson, American rower (World C'ships gold women's coxless four 1995), born in Anoka, Minnesota
- Dec 8 Bill Johnson, American football defensive tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Minnesota
- Dec 8 Mike Mussina, American Baseball HOF pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove Award; Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees), born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- Dec 9 Bill Johnson, NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Kurt Angle (55 years old)
Dec 9 American 220 lbs freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1996), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Dec 11 Mark Dailey, American 1.5k runner, born in Youngstown, Ohio
- Dec 12 Chris Walsh, American football wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings; sues NFL over head injuries 2011), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Dec 12 Kurt Schulz, American football safety (Buffalo Bills), born in Wenatchee, Washington
- Dec 12 Laurie Williams, West Indian cricket all-rounder (15 ODIs, 18 wickets; Jamaica), born in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica (d. 2002)
- Dec 12 Ray Ethridge, American football wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens), born in San Diego, California
- Dec 13 Shaun Stafford, American tennis star (1992 Taipei), born in Ocala, Florida
- Dec 14 Cees Marbus, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Noordwijk, Netherlands
- Dec 14 Jamie Crysdale, CFL corner (Calgary Stampeders), born in Calgary, Alberta
- Dec 16 Darryll Lewis, American NFL cornerback, 1991-2001 (Houston/Tennessee Oilers, and 2 other teams), born in Bellflower, California
- Dec 16 Wendy Doolan, Australian golfer (Evian Masters 2004), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Dec 17 Curtis Pride, outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Washington, D.C.
- Dec 17 Jeff[rey] Klepacki, Kearny NJ, rower (Olympics 1992, 96)
- Dec 18 Aaron Craver, NFL running back (Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers)
- Dec 21 Anthony Lynn, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in McKinney, Texas
- Dec 22 Lauralee "Bug" Bell, American actress (Cricket-Young & Restless), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Dec 24 Joe Scuderi, Australian cricketer (South Australian all-rounder), born in Ingham, Australia
- Dec 24 Marleen Renders, Belgian athlete, born in Diest, Belgium
- Dec 26 Darren Barber, Canadian rower (Olympic gold Eight 1992), born in Victoria, British Columbia
- Dec 27 Dean Palmer, infielder (Texas Rangers), born in Tallahassee, Florida
- Dec 28 Darrick Brownlow, US NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Dec 29 Darren Perry, American NFL free safety (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Chesapeake, Virginia
- Dec 29 James Mouton, American baseball outfielder (Houston Astros), born in Denver, Colorado
Alexander Huber (55 years old)
Dec 30 German rock climber considered one of the greatest in the history of rock climbing, born in Trostberg, Bavaria, Germany
- Dec 30 Kevin Dahl, Regina, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
- Dec 30 Sean Higgins, NBA guard/forward (Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trailblazers)
About December 1968
How Old? 55 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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