sport journalist November 28 Alexander Godunov, Russian-born dancer, actor (d. 1995) Paul Shaffer, Canadian-American musician Siringan Gubat, Malaysian politician (d. 2018) November 29 Jerry Lawler, American professional wrestler and commentator Stan Rogers, Canadian musician (d. 1983) Garry Shandling, American comedian (d. 2016) November 30 – Nicholas Woodeson, English actor December December 1 Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord (d. 1993) Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman, politician and 36th and 38th President of Chile Kurt Schmoke, African-American Dean, Howard Law School, Mayor of Baltimore December 2 – Ron Raines, American actor December 3 John Akii-Bua, Ugandan hurdler (d. 1997) Heather Menzies, Canadian-American actress (The Sound of Music, Logan's Run) (d. 2017) December 4 Jeff Bridges, American actor Pamela Stephenson, New Zealand-born comedian, actress, and singer December 5 Bruce E. Melnick, American astronaut Lanny Wadkins, American professional golfer December 6 Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist (d. 2007) Peter Willey, English cricketer December 7 James Rivière, Italian jeweler, designer Tom Waits, American singer, composer, and actor Cathy Wayne, Australian pop entertainer (d. 1969) December 8 – Mary Gordon, American writer December 9 Eileen Myles, American poet and writer Jairo Varela, Colombian composer (d. 2012) December 10 – Dick Cohen, American politician, Minnesota Senate December 11 – Boris Shcherbakov, Russian-Soviet film actor December 12 – Bill Nighy, English actor December 13 Robert Lindsay, English actor Randy Owen, American country lead vocalist, rhythm guitar player Tom Verlaine, American rock singer, guitarist (d. 2023) December 14 – Bill Buckner, American baseball player (d. 2019) December 15 Don Johnson, American actor (Miami Vice) Abdul Karim Al-Kabariti, Prime Minister of Jordan December 16 – Billy Gibbons, American guitarist (ZZ Top) December 17 Dušan Mitošević, Serbian football player, manager (d. 2018) Paul Rodgers, British rock singer December 18 – David A. Johnston, American volcanologist (d. 1980) Blaze Foley, American country singer and songwriter (d. 1989) December 19 Carlos Gomes Júnior, Bissau-Guinean politician Sebastian, Danish musician December 20 Pauline Robinson Bush, eldest daughter of President of the United States George H. W. Bush and his wife First Lady Barbara Bush (d. 1953) Claudia Jennings, American model (d. 1979) December 21 – Thomas Sankara, 2-Time President of Burkina Faso (d. 1987) December 22 Michael Bacon, American singer-songwriter Maurice Gibb, British rock musician (Bee Gees) (d. 2003) Robin Gibb, British rock musician (Bee Gees) (d. 2012) December 23 – Brian O'Neill, American political leader December 24 – Randy Neugebauer, American politician December 25 Simone