- Dec 2 Razzle [Nicholas Dingley], British drummer (Hanoi Rocks), born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England (d. 1984)
- Dec 2 Rick Savage, British rock bassist (Def Leppard - Hysteria, Rock of Ages), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
- Dec 5 Brian Bromberg, American jazz bass player (You Know That Feeling), born in Tucson, Arizona
- Dec 5 Jack Russell, American rocker (Great White-Twice Shy), born in Montebello, California
- Dec 5 Les Nemes, English rock bassist (Haircut 100), born in Croydon, England
- Dec 6 Diederik Wissels, Dutch jazz pianist and composer ("The Hillock Songstress"; "Secrecy"), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Dec 7 Craig Scanlon, English rock guitarist (The Fall), born in Manchester, England
- Dec 11 Rachel Portman, British Academy and Emmy Award-winning film score composer (Emma; Chocolat; Cider House Rules), born in Haslemere, England
- Dec 12 Jaap van Zweden, Dutch violinist and concert master, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Dec 12 Q Lazzarus [Diane Luckey], American new-wave singer-songwriter (Goodbye Horses), born in Neptune, New Jersey (d. 2022)
- Dec 15 Doug Phelps, American country-rock bassist and singer (Kentucky Headhunters - "Oh Lonesome Me"), born in Leachville, Arkansas
- Dec 15 Walter Werzowa, Austrian contemporary classical composer (Beethoven's 10th), and audio brander (Intel), born in Vienna, Austria
- Dec 21 Louis Demetrius Alvanis, English classical pianist, born in London, England
- Dec 22 (Emil) Wakin Chau, Hong Kong-born singer and actor, born in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
- Dec 22 Luther Campbell, American rap artist (2 Live Crew), born in Miami, Florida
- Dec 23 William Sinnot, Scottish techno-dance pop singer and musician (Shamen - "Move Any Mountain"), born in Glasgow (d. 1990)
- Dec 27 Donald Nally, American choral conductor (The Crossing), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Dec 27 Youth [Martin Glover], British bassist (Killing Joke), and record producer (The Fireman), born in Slough, Buckinghanshire, England
- Dec 28 Marty Roe, American country singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle"), born in Lebanon, Ohio
About December 1960
How Old? 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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