- Dec 2 Rob Mounsey, American session pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Berea, Ohio
- Dec 3 Don Barnes, American rock guitarist (38 Special - "Teacher, Teacher"), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Dec 3 Duane Roland, American southern-rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet - "Flirtin' With Disaster"), born in Jeffersonville, Indiana (d. 2006)
- Dec 5 Bobby Barth, American rocker vocalist and guitarist (Axe), born in Coffeyville, Kansas
- Dec 8 Ric Sanders, British folk-rock, jazz violinist (Fairport Convention; Stomu Yamash'ta; Soft Machine), born in Birmingham, England
- Dec 8 Richie Morales, American jazz-fusion drummer (Spyro Gyra. 1983-90 - "Morning Dance"), and college professor (SUNY, 2000-21), born in New York City
- Dec 14 John Lurie, American jazz saxophonist (Lounge Lizards), composer and actor (Down By Law; Stranger Than Paradise), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Dec 14 Tamara Danz, German singer (Silly), born in Breitungen, Thuringia (d. 1996)
- Dec 18 David Hentschel, British recording engineer, producer, and film score composer, born in Sussex, England
- Dec 18 Rosie Vela, American model and singer-songwriter (Zazu, Fool's Paradise), born in Galveston, Texas
- Dec 23 Hans Abrahamsen, Danish classical music composer (Let Me Tell You; Left, Alone; Schnee), born in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Dec 24 Chucho Merchán, Colombian session and touring jazz and rock double bassist, and charity organizer (FONEVA), born in Bogotá, Colombia
- Dec 25 Desireless [Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop], French singer (Voyage, Voyage), born in Paris, France
- Dec 26 Andre-Michel Schub, French pianist (Van Cliburn-1981), born in Paris, France
- Dec 27 David Knopfler, British singer-songwriter (Dire Straits - 1977-80 - "Sultans of Swing"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Dec 29 Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina (Nutcracker), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Dec 29 Joe Lovano, American jazz saxophonist, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Dec 30 June Anderson, American coloratura soprano, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Dec 30 Somtow Sucharitkul [S. P. Somtow], Thai composer and sci-fi author (Utopia Hunters), born in Bangkok, Thailand
About December 1952
How Old? 71 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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