Authors Born on December 6
- Susanna Moodie Author, 1803
- Tony Lazzeri Athlete, 1903
- Ulf Gunnar Ekberg Singer-Songwriter, 1970
- Wally Cox Actor, 1924
- Walt Mueller Baseball Player, 1894
- Walter Levine Founder, 1924
- Wassily Kandinsky Painter, 1866
- Wesley Stromberg Musician, 1993
- Westernhagen Musician, 1948
- Wil Shriner Actor, 1953
- William Braithwaite Writer, 1878
- William Cavendish Polymath, 1592
- William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle Poet, 1592
- William S. Hart Film Actor, 1864
- Yoshihide Suga Prime Minister , 1948