- Dec 1 Billy Childish [Steven John Hamper], English painter, poet, writer, singer and guitarist (Pop Rivets; Three Milkshakes), born in Chatham, England
- Dec 8 Marty Raybon, American singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South), born in Sanford, Florida
- Dec 8 Paul Rutherford, British rock vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"), born in Liverpool, England
- Dec 12 Belouis Some [Neville Keighley], British new wave and pop singer (Some People; Round and Round), born in England
- Dec 14 Franco [Iglesias], Cuban Latin pop singer ("Toda la Vida"; "María"), born in Cuba
- Dec 16 Stephen Irvine, Scottish rock drummer (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions), born in Scotland
- Dec 17 Bob Stinson, American rock guitarist (The Replacements - "Pleased To Meet Me"), born in Waconia, Minnesota (d. 1995)
- Dec 28 Ana Torroja, Spanish pop singer (Mecano), born in Madrid, Spain
- Dec 29 Ritsuko Okazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku), born in Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (d. 2004)
- Dec 30 Paul Milton Jackson Jr., American session and jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Dec 30 Tracey Ullman, British actress (The Tracey Ullman Show) and singer ("They Don't Know"), born in Slough, England
- Dec 31 Baron Waqa, Nauruan politician and musician, born in Boe District, Nauru
- Dec 31 Paul Westerberg, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Replacements), born in Edina, Minnesota
About December 1959
How Old? 64 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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