Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 30
- Noel Paul Stookey, American folk music singer; "Paul" of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, turns 89.
- Patti Smith, American punk rocker and poet, turns 80.
- Clive Bunker, Brit drummer for Jethro Tull, turns 80.
- Jeff Lynne, Brit singer-songwriter and record producer with ELO, Traveling Wilburys, turns 79.
- Suzy Bogguss, American country music singer, turns 70.
- Tracey Ullman, Brit actress and singer, turns 67.
- Ron Affif, American hard bop-styled jazz guitarist, turns 60.
- Jason Kay, Brit vocalist with Jamiroquai, turns 57.
- Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer for Artrosis, Behemoth, and Devilyn, turns 48.
- Tyrese Gibson, (born Darnell Gibson) American actor, model, and R&B singer-turned-rapper, turns 48.
- Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong cantopop singer, turns 46.
- V, (born Kim Tae-hyung) South Korean singer, and member of BTS, turns 31.
- Davy Jones (December 30, 1945 –February 29, 2012), Brit guitarist and vocalist with The Monkees, would have turned 81 this year.
- Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942–December 10, 2021), American guitarist and vocalist with The Monkees, would have turned 84 this year.
- Robert Quine (December 30, 1942 –May 31, 2004), American guitarist with The Voidoids, would have turned 84 this year.
- Perry Ford (December 30, 1940–April 29, 1999), (born Bryan Pugh) Brit vocalist with The Ivy League, would have turned 86 this year.
- Jerry Granelli (December 30, 1940–July 20, 2021), American session drummer for Vince Guaraldi, Gary Peacock, and Denny Zeitlin, would have turned 86 this year.
- Del Shannon (December 30, 1937 –February 08, 1990), American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 89 this year.
- John Hartford (December 30, 1937 –June 04, 2001), American Grammy Award-winning songwriter, would have turned 89 this year.
- Wolfgang Dauner (December 30, 1935–January 10, 2020), German bandleader and jazz-fusion pianist, would have turned 91 this year.
- Skeeter Davis (December 30, 1931 –September 19, 2004), American Grand Ole Opry actress and singer, would have turned 95 this year.
- Seeco Patterson (December 30, 1930–November 01, 2021), Jamaican percussionist with Bob Marley and The Wailers, would have turned 96 this year.
- Bo Diddley (December 30, 1928 –June 02, 2008), American rock and roll guitarist, singer, and songwriter, would have turned 98 this year.
- Gene Mayl (December 30, 1928–May 05, 2015), American bass player, would have turned 98 this year.
- Jack Montrose (December 30, 1928 –February 07, 2006), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 98 this year.
- Stan Tracey (December 30, 1926 –December 06, 2013), Brit pianist, would have turned 100 this year.
- Jimmy Jones (December 30, 1918 –April 29, 1982), American arranger and pianist, would have turned 108 this year.
- Paul Bowles (December 30, 1910 –November 18, 1999), American author and composer, would have turned 116 this year.
- Dmitriy Borisovich Kabalevskiy (December 30, 1904 –February 14, 1987), Russian composer, would have turned 122 this year.
- Vincent Lopez (December 30, 1898 –September 20, 1975), American bandleader and pianist, would have turned 128 this year.
- Charlie Creath (December 30, 1890 –October 23, 1951), American trumpeter, would have turned 136 this year.
- Albert Warner (December 30, 1890 –September 10, 1966), American trombonist, would have turned 136 this year.
- William Croft (December 30, 1678 –August 14, 1727), Brit composer and organist, would have turned 348 this year.