December 17, 1939 – Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations.
December 18, 1963 – William Bradley “Brad” Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer.
December 19, 1849 – Henry Clay Frick was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron.
December 20, 1922 – Mahlon Newton “Mal” Duckett is a former African-American baseball infielder in the Negro Leagues.
December 21, 1948 – Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American film and television actor and film producer.
December 22, 244 – Diocletian, Roman Emperor (d. 311)
December 23, 1856 – James Buchanan Duke was a U.S. tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for his involvement with Duke University.
