Births on the 17th of December in history

Births

Date	Type	Text
17 Dec 1239	birth	Kujō Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)
17 Dec 1267	birth	Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)
17 Dec 1493	birth	Philippus A Paracelsus: Switzerland -- Physician / Alchemist (Liber paramixum)
17 Dec 1554	birth	Ernst of Bayern prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne
17 Dec 1556	birth	Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Pakistani-Indian poet (d. 1627)
17 Dec 1619	birth	Ruprecht: Prince of Palts / Admiral / chemist / engraver / mathematician
17 Dec 1619	birth	Prince Rupert of the Rhine (d. 1682)
17 Dec 1632	birth	Anthony Wood, English historian and author (d. 1695)
17 Dec 1638	birth	Johann Ulrich Sultzberger composer
17 Dec 1685	birth	Thomas Tickell, English poet (d. 1740)
17 Dec 1699	birth	Charles-Louis Mion, French composer (d. 1775)
17 Dec 1706	birth	Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1749)
17 Dec 1706	birth	Gabrielle Ch
17 Dec 1734	birth	Maria I of Portugal (d. 1816)
17 Dec 1734	birth	William Floyd US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)
17 Dec 1749	birth	Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (d. 1801)
17 Dec 1770	birth	Johann Friedrich Schubert composer
17 Dec 1778	birth	Hunphry Davy: English chemist (discovered some elements)
17 Dec 1778	birth	Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist (d. 1829)
17 Dec 1778	birth	Sir Humphrey Davy discovered several chemical elements
17 Dec 1785	birth	Dorothea Lieven, Russian wife of Christopher Lieven (d. 1857)
17 Dec 1796	birth	Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (d. 1865)
17 Dec 1797	birth	Joseph Henry, American physicist and engineer (d. 1878)
17 Dec 1800	birth	Gergely Czuczor Hung/Czechoslovakian poet/translator (Great Hung dictionary)
17 Dec 1801	birth	Johan NMJ: King of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia)
17 Dec 1801	birth	Johan king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia)
17 Dec 1807	birth	John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (d. 1892)
17 Dec 1819	birth	Samuel Jones Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887
17 Dec 1820	birth	Frederick Tracy Dent Brigadier-General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
17 Dec 1821	birth	Frederick West Lander Brigadier-General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
17 Dec 1824	birth	Thomas Starr King: New York, United States -- Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity)
17 Dec 1824	birth	John Kerr System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect)
17 Dec 1824	birth	Manning Ferguson Force Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899
17 Dec 1827	birth	Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (d. 1893)
17 Dec 1830	birth	Jules de Goncourt, French author and critic (d. 1870)
17 Dec 1833	birth	James Thadeus Holtzclaw Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), died in 1893
17 Dec 1835	birth	Alexander E Agassiz: United States -- Businessman / biologist / geology
17 Dec 1835	birth	Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist and engineer (d. 1910)
17 Dec 1838	birth	Berthold Tours composer
17 Dec 1840	birth	Christian Frederik Emil Horneman composer
17 Dec 1842	birth	Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician and academic (d. 1899)
17 Dec 1842	birth	Marius Sophus Lie Norwegian mathematician (continous groups)
17 Dec 1847	birth	Émile Faguet, French author and critic (d. 1916)
17 Dec 1848	birth	Frederick Grant Gleason composer
17 Dec 1853	birth	Herbert Beerbohm Tree: England, United Kingdom -- Actor / theater manager (Trilby)
17 Dec 1853	birth	Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician, co-founded the Pasteur Institute (d. 1933)
17 Dec 1853	birth	Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree England, actor/theater manager (Trilby)
17 Dec 1859	birth	Paul César Helleu, French painter and illustrator (d. 1927)
17 Dec 1859	birth	Willem C Gr
17 Dec 1861	birth	Fritz Volbach German musicologist/conductor/composer
17 Dec 1863	birth	Ion Vidu composer
17 Dec 1864	birth	John Felix August Korling composer
17 Dec 1866	birth	Konrad Stäheli, Swiss target shooter (d. 1931)
17 Dec 1869	birth	Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli composer
17 Dec 1873	birth	Ford Madox Ford, English-French author, poet, and critic (d. 1939)
17 Dec 1874	birth	William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1950)
17 Dec 1876	birth	J
17 Dec 1881	birth	Johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters: Dutch painter
17 Dec 1881	birth	Aubrey Faulkner, South African-English cricketer and coach (d. 1930)
17 Dec 1887	birth	Josef Lada, Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1957)
17 Dec 1887	birth	Hermine Reuss of Greiz (d. 1947)
17 Dec 1889	birth	Vaslav F Nijinski Ukraine/US ballet dancer (l'apr
17 Dec 1890	birth	Prince Joachim of Prussia (d. 1920)
17 Dec 1891	birth	Robertson Hare London England, actor (Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge)
17 Dec 1892	birth	Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (d. 1950)
17 Dec 1893	birth	Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (d. 1966)
17 Dec 1894	birth	Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. 1979)
17 Dec 1894	birth	Patrick Flynn, Irish-American runner (d. 1969)
17 Dec 1894	birth	Wim Schermerhorn, Dutch cartographer, engineer, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)
17 Dec 1894	birth	Hans [Henry] Kramers Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics)
17 Dec 1894	birth	Hans Henny Jahnn writer
17 Dec 1894	birth	Willem Schermerhorn Netherlands premier (1945-46)
17 Dec 1895	birth	David Butler: San Francisco, California -- Director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane)
17 Dec 1898	birth	Loren Murchison, American sprinter (d. 1979)
17 Dec 1900	birth	Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
17 Dec 1900	birth	Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)
17 Dec 1900	birth	Lucijan Marija Skerjanc Yugoslavia, composer/conductor
17 Dec 1902	birth	Simon Drach writer
17 Dec 1903	birth	Erskine Caldwell, American author (d. 1987)
17 Dec 1903	birth	Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1978)
17 Dec 1903	birth	Erskine P Caldwell author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre)
17 Dec 1904	birth	Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (d. 1999)
17 Dec 1904	birth	Dmitri B Kabalevsky St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire)
17 Dec 1905	birth	Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (d. 2002)
17 Dec 1905	birth	Mohammad Hidayatullah, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (d. 1992)
17 Dec 1905	birth	Erico Verissimo, Brazilian author and translator (d. 1975)
17 Dec 1905	birth	Joseph Heifitz film director
17 Dec 1906	birth	Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and conductor (d. 1994)
17 Dec 1906	birth	Russell C. Newhouse, American pilot and engineer (d. 1998)
17 Dec 1906	birth	Fernando Lopez-Garcia composer
17 Dec 1908	birth	Willard Frank Libby: Inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960))
17 Dec 1908	birth	Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980)
17 Dec 1908	birth	William Brocklesby Wordsworth composer
17 Dec 1909	birth	Ferdinand H Aus der F
17 Dec 1910	birth	Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American educator and author (d. 1999)
17 Dec 1910	birth	Sy Oliver, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1988)
17 Dec 1910	birth	Keki Khursedji Tarapore cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India)
17 Dec 1911	birth	William Roerick actor (Henry Chamberlain-Guiding Light)
17 Dec 1912	birth	Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)
17 Dec 1913	birth	Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 1967)
17 Dec 1914	birth	Fernando Alonso, Cuban ballet dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (d. 2013)
17 Dec 1914	birth	Raymond Fernandez, American murderer (d. 1951)
17 Dec 1914	birth	Mushtaq Ali cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's)
17 Dec 1915	birth	André Claveau, French singer (d. 2003)
17 Dec 1916	birth	Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans: Dutch entertainer / poet (Kolderliedjes)
17 Dec 1916	birth	Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000)
17 Dec 1917	birth	Kenneth Dike, Nigerian historian, author, and academic (d. 1983)
17 Dec 1917	birth	Louis Salvador Palange composer
17 Dec 1920	birth	Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist, developed the APL programming language (d. 2004)
17 Dec 1921	birth	Lore Berger, German-Swiss author and translator (d. 1943)
17 Dec 1922	birth	Hubert H A Beckers: Curacaoan opera singer
17 Dec 1922	birth	Alan Voorhees, American engineer and academic (d. 2005)
17 Dec 1922	birth	Eric Brand diplomat
17 Dec 1923	birth	Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar (d. 2006)
17 Dec 1925	birth	Rijk de Gooyer Dutch actor (Black Rider, Rififi in Amsterdam)
17 Dec 1926	birth	Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985)
17 Dec 1926	birth	John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
17 Dec 1926	birth	Patrice Wymore, American-Jamaican actress and singer (d. 2014)
17 Dec 1926	birth	Jeremy Brooks writer
17 Dec 1927	birth	Ivar Ivask, Estonian poet and scholar (d. 1992)
17 Dec 1927	birth	Richard Long, American actor and director (d. 1974)
17 Dec 1927	birth	Edward Meneeley, American painter and sculptor (d. 2012)
17 Dec 1928	birth	Marilyn Beck, American journalist and actress (d. 2014)
17 Dec 1928	birth	Eli Beeding, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)
17 Dec 1928	birth	Doyle Conner, American farmer and politician (d. 2012)
17 Dec 1928	birth	George Lindsey, American actor and singer (d. 2012)
17 Dec 1929	birth	Jacqueline Hill, English actress (d. 1993)
17 Dec 1929	birth	William Safire, American journalist and author (d. 2009)
17 Dec 1930	birth	Bob Guccione, American publisher, founded Penthouse (d. 2010)
17 Dec 1930	birth	Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor
17 Dec 1930	birth	Dorothy Rowe, Australian psychologist and author
17 Dec 1930	birth	Julia Meade actress/TV hostess (Spotlight Playhouse)
17 Dec 1930	birth	Robert [C J Edward] Guccione magazine publisher (Penthouse, Omni)
17 Dec 1930	birth	Makoto Moroi composer
17 Dec 1931	birth	Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (d. 2011)
17 Dec 1931	birth	Dave Madden, Canadian-American actor (d. 2014)
17 Dec 1931	birth	James McGaugh, American neurobiologist and psychologist
17 Dec 1931	birth	Yvonne Keuls [Bamberg] Dutch writer (Jan Rap & Co)
17 Dec 1932	birth	John Bond, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
17 Dec 1933	birth	Marilyn Eastman, American actress
17 Dec 1933	birth	Bruce Morrison cricketer (one Test New Zealand vs England 1963)
17 Dec 1933	birth	Paul Snoek [Edm Schietekat] Belgian poet
17 Dec 1934	birth	Irving Petlin, American artist
17 Dec 1934	birth	Ray Wilson, English footballer and manager
17 Dec 1935	birth	Brian Langford, English cricketer (d. 2013)
17 Dec 1935	birth	Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)
17 Dec 1936	birth	Frank Martinus Arion [F Efraim M]: Antilles, Netherlands -- Writer (Double Play)
17 Dec 1936	birth	Pope Francis
17 Dec 1936	birth	Tommy Steele, English singer, guitarist, and actor
17 Dec 1936	birth	Roland Sheldon pitcher (New York Yankees)
17 Dec 1937	birth	Brian Hayes, Australian-English radio host
17 Dec 1937	birth	Art Neville, American singer and keyboard player (The Neville Brothers and The Meters)
17 Dec 1937	birth	Kerry Packer, Australian businessman, founded World Series Cricket (d. 2005)
17 Dec 1937	birth	John Kennedy Toole, American author and academic (d. 1969)
17 Dec 1937	birth	Calvin Waller, American general (d. 1996)
17 Dec 1938	birth	Carlo Little, English drummer (Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages and All-Stars) (d. 2005)
17 Dec 1938	birth	Peter Snell, New Zealand-American runner and orienteer
17 Dec 1939	birth	Novella Nelson: Brooklyn, New York -- Actress (Nellie Cole-Chiefs)
17 Dec 1939	birth	James Booker, American pianist (d. 1983)
17 Dec 1939	birth	Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations) (d. 1992)
17 Dec 1940	birth	Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist (d. 2013)
17 Dec 1940	birth	María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
17 Dec 1941	birth	Stan Mudenge, Zimbabwean historian and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2012)
17 Dec 1942	birth	Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian general and politician, 7th Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
17 Dec 1942	birth	Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1987)
17 Dec 1943	birth	Mary Brunner, American criminal
17 Dec 1943	birth	Ron Geesin, Scottish pianist and composer
17 Dec 1943	birth	Dave Dee rocker
17 Dec 1943	birth	William Brooks composer
17 Dec 1944	birth	Ference Bene: Hungary -- Record 12 soccer goals (1964 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
17 Dec 1944	birth	Jack L. Chalker, American author and educator (d. 2005)
17 Dec 1944	birth	Carlo M. Croce, Italian-American oncologist and academic
17 Dec 1944	birth	Bernard Hill, English actor
17 Dec 1944	birth	Timo K. Mukka, Swedish-Finnish author (d. 1973)
17 Dec 1945	birth	Christopher Cazenove: England, United Kingdom -- Actor (Ben-Dynasty)
17 Dec 1945	birth	Ernie Hudson, American actor
17 Dec 1945	birth	Chris Matthews, American journalist and author
17 Dec 1945	birth	Jüri Talvet, Estonian poet and critic
17 Dec 1945	birth	Jacqueline Wilson, English author and academic
17 Dec 1946	birth	Simon Bates, English radio host
17 Dec 1946	birth	Eugene Levy, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
17 Dec 1946	birth	Albert Padmore cricketer (West Indies off-spinner mid-70s)
17 Dec 1947	birth	Wes Studi, American actor and producer
17 Dec 1947	birth	Marilyn Hassett Los Angeles CA, actress (Bell Jar, Other Side of Mountain)
17 Dec 1948	birth	Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
17 Dec 1948	birth	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkish economist and politician
17 Dec 1948	birth	Jim Bonfanti rocker (Raspberries-Go All the Way)
17 Dec 1948	birth	Jim Alexander rocker
17 Dec 1949	birth	Sotiris Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer
17 Dec 1949	birth	Paul Rodgers, English singer-songwriter and producer (Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law)
17 Dec 1950	birth	Laurence F. Johnson, American educator and author
17 Dec 1950	birth	Maurice Peoples, American sprinter and coach
17 Dec 1950	birth	Carlton Barrett Jamaicans reggae drummer (Bob Marley & Wailers)
17 Dec 1951	birth	Pat Hill, American football player and coach
17 Dec 1951	birth	Ken Hitchcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
17 Dec 1951	birth	Tatyana Kazankina, Russian runner
17 Dec 1951	birth	Wanda Hutchison rocker
17 Dec 1952	birth	Hans Alders Dutch minister of environment (PvdA)
17 Dec 1952	birth	Mickey Jones Washington DC, rock bassist
17 Dec 1953	birth	Barry Livingston, American actor
17 Dec 1953	birth	Sally Menke, American film editor (d. 2010)
17 Dec 1953	birth	Bill Pullman, American actor, singer, and director
17 Dec 1953	birth	Ikue Ile Mori drummer/composer
17 Dec 1953	birth	Mark Gane Toronto Ontario, rocker (M+M)
17 Dec 1954	birth	Sergėjus Jovaiša, Lithuanian basketball player
17 Dec 1955	birth	Brad Davis, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
17 Dec 1956	birth	Peter Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter
17 Dec 1956	birth	Dominic Lawson, English journalist
17 Dec 1956	birth	Totka Petrova, Bulgarian runner
17 Dec 1957	birth	Wendy Hoyte, English sprinter
17 Dec 1957	birth	Bob Ojeda, American baseball player and coach
17 Dec 1958	birth	Mike Mills, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (R.E.M., Hindu Love Gods, and Automatic Baby)
17 Dec 1959	birth	Albert King, American basketball player and sportscaster
17 Dec 1959	birth	Michelle Mackall Washington DC, LPGA golfer (1995 Friendly's-32nd)
17 Dec 1959	birth	Tammie Green Somerset OH, LPGA golfer (1989 du Maurier Ltd Classic)
17 Dec 1960	birth	Moreno Argentin, Italian cyclist
17 Dec 1961	birth	Mansoor al-Jamri, Bahraini journalist and author
17 Dec 1961	birth	Sara Dallin, English singer and bass player (Bananarama)
17 Dec 1961	birth	Marek Kaleta, Estonian javelin thrower
17 Dec 1961	birth	Sarah Dallin rocker (Bananarama-Venus)
17 Dec 1961	birth	Venice Kong St Mary Jamaica, playmate (September, 1985)
17 Dec 1962	birth	Rocco Anthony Mediate: Greensburg, Pennsylvania -- PGA golfer (1991 Doral-Ryder)
17 Dec 1962	birth	Paul Dobson, English footballer
17 Dec 1962	birth	Richard Jewell, American police officer (d. 2007)
17 Dec 1962	birth	Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter
17 Dec 1962	birth	Rocco Mediate, American golfer and journalist
17 Dec 1962	birth	Giulla Boschi Italian actress (Act of Contrition, Bonus Malus)
17 Dec 1964	birth	Ginger, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Wildhearts, Ginger & The Sonic Circus, and Silver Ginger 5)
17 Dec 1964	birth	Frank Musil, Czech ice hockey player and coach
17 Dec 1964	birth	Michele Tafoya, American sportscaster
17 Dec 1964	birth	Joe Wolf, American basketball player and coach
17 Dec 1964	birth	Eric Brown New York NY, actor (Buzz-Mama's Family)
17 Dec 1964	birth	Tyrone Braxton NFL safety (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
17 Dec 1965	birth	Scott Edward Gump: Rockledge, Florida -- PGA golfer (1991 International-2nd)
17 Dec 1965	birth	Craig Berube, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
17 Dec 1965	birth	Jeff Grayer NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Olympics-bronze-1988)
17 Dec 1966	birth	Yuko Arimori, Japanese runner
17 Dec 1966	birth	Tracy Byrd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
17 Dec 1966	birth	Valeri Liukin, Kazakh-Russian gymnast and coach
17 Dec 1966	birth	Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
17 Dec 1966	birth	Hans Visser Dutch soccer player (MVV, FC Utrecht)
17 Dec 1967	birth	Gigi D'Agostino, Italian DJ and producer
17 Dec 1967	birth	Vincent Damphousse, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
17 Dec 1967	birth	Karsten Neitzel, German footballer and manager
17 Dec 1967	birth	Alan Nolet Toronto Ontario, gymnast (Olympics-96)
17 Dec 1967	birth	Pauline Maurice Welland Ontario, softball outfielder (Olympics-96)
17 Dec 1968	birth	Jeff[rey] Klepacki: Kearny, New Jersey -- Rower (1992, 96 Olympics)
17 Dec 1968	birth	Claudio Suárez, Mexican footballer
17 Dec 1968	birth	Paul Tracy, Canadian race car driver
17 Dec 1968	birth	Curtis Pride Washington DC, outfielder (Detroit Tigers)
17 Dec 1969	birth	Dean Wilson: Kaneohe, Hawaii -- Golfer (1991 Western Athletic)
17 Dec 1969	birth	Marc Davis: Oceanside, California -- 3K steeplechase runner (Goodwill-gold-94)
17 Dec 1969	birth	Inna Lasovskaya, Russian triple jumper
17 Dec 1969	birth	Chuck Liddell, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer
17 Dec 1969	birth	Chris Mason, English darts player and sportscaster
17 Dec 1969	birth	Mick Quinn, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (Supergrass)
17 Dec 1969	birth	Michael V., Filipino comedian, actor, and singer
17 Dec 1969	birth	Marty Carter NFL safety (Chicago Bears)
17 Dec 1969	birth	Rob Maas Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
17 Dec 1969	birth	Scott Player WLAF punter (Frankfurt Galaxy)
17 Dec 1970	birth	Sean Patrick Thomas, American actor
17 Dec 1970	birth	Benedictine [St Bernard] becomes heaviest known dog (137 kg)
17 Dec 1970	birth	Earl Dotson NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
17 Dec 1970	birth	Michael Mols soccer player (FC Twente)
17 Dec 1971	birth	Nikki McCray: Collierville, Tennessee -- Basketball guard (1996 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
17 Dec 1971	birth	Sinan Akkuş, Turkish-German actor and director
17 Dec 1971	birth	Alan Khan, South African radio host
17 Dec 1971	birth	Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player
17 Dec 1971	birth	Alyson Habetz Crowley LA, female pitcher (Colorado Silver Bullets)
17 Dec 1971	birth	Carl Reeves NFL defensive end (Chicago Bears)
17 Dec 1971	birth	Mark Byers WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
17 Dec 1971	birth	Sari Kristiina Fisk ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics-98)
17 Dec 1971	birth	Tony Richardson NFL fullback (Kansas City Chiefs)
17 Dec 1972	birth	Ivan Pedroso: Cuba -- Long jumper (1992 Olympics - 4th Place)
17 Dec 1972	birth	John Abraham, Indian actor and producer
17 Dec 1972	birth	Laurie Holden, American-Canadian actress and producer
17 Dec 1972	birth	Iván Pedroso, Cuban long jumper and coach
17 Dec 1972	birth	Brian Williams NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
17 Dec 1972	birth	Dewayne Washington cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
17 Dec 1972	birth	Don Davis linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
17 Dec 1973	birth	Konstadinos Gatsioudis, Greek javelin thrower
17 Dec 1973	birth	Rian Johnson, American director, producer, and screenwriter
17 Dec 1973	birth	Paula Radcliffe, English runner
17 Dec 1973	birth	Codrin Țapu, Romanian psychologist and academic
17 Dec 1973	birth	Hasan Vural, German-Turkish footballer
17 Dec 1974	birth	Duff Goldman, American chef and television host
17 Dec 1974	birth	Charl Langeveldt, South African cricketer
17 Dec 1974	birth	Sarah Paulson, American actress
17 Dec 1974	birth	Ian Petrella, American actor
17 Dec 1974	birth	Giovanni Ribisi, American actor
17 Dec 1974	birth	Marissa Ribisi, American actress and screenwriter
17 Dec 1974	birth	Giovonni Ribisi actor (Cory-My 2 Dads, New Leave it To Beaver)
17 Dec 1975	birth	Mayuko Aoki, Japanese voice actress
17 Dec 1975	birth	Nick Dinsmore, American wrestler and trainer
17 Dec 1975	birth	Susanthika Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan sprinter
17 Dec 1975	birth	Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress and singer
17 Dec 1975	birth	Bree Sharp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
17 Dec 1975	birth	Napiera Danielle Groves Miss USA-Washington DC (1997, Miss Congeniality)
17 Dec 1975	birth	Nick Farrell East York Ontario, boxer (Olympics-96)
17 Dec 1976	birth	Éric Bédard, Canadian speed skater and coach
17 Dec 1976	birth	Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer and manager
17 Dec 1976	birth	Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer
17 Dec 1976	birth	Andrew Simpson, English sailor (d. 2013)
17 Dec 1976	birth	Takeo Spikes, American football player and sportscaster
17 Dec 1977	birth	Arnaud Clément, French tennis player
17 Dec 1977	birth	Oxana Fedorova, Russian model, actress, and singer, Miss Universe 2002
17 Dec 1977	birth	Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
17 Dec 1977	birth	Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress
17 Dec 1978	birth	Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican baseball player and sportscaster
17 Dec 1978	birth	Riteish Deshmukh, Indian actor and producer
17 Dec 1978	birth	Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer, actor, singer, and politician
17 Dec 1978	birth	Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer and songwriter (Three Days Grace and Thousand Foot Krutch)
17 Dec 1978	birth	Chase Utley, American baseball player
17 Dec 1979	birth	Charlotte Edwards, English cricketer
17 Dec 1979	birth	Jaimee Foxworth, American actress
17 Dec 1979	birth	Ryan Key, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yellowcard and Craig's Brother)
17 Dec 1979	birth	Matt Murley, American ice hockey player
17 Dec 1979	birth	Paul Smith, English footballer
17 Dec 1979	birth	Cheri Vivette Alexander Miss District of Columbia Teen USA (1997)
17 Dec 1980	birth	Stella, Singaporean singer and actress
17 Dec 1980	birth	Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver
17 Dec 1980	birth	Alexandra Papageorgiou, Greek hammer thrower
17 Dec 1980	birth	Eli Pariser, American activist and author, co-founded Avaaz.org
17 Dec 1981	birth	Jerry Hsu, American skateboarder and photographer
17 Dec 1981	birth	Rena Takeshita, Japanese model and actress
17 Dec 1981	birth	Tim Wiese, German footballer
17 Dec 1981	birth	Tolgahan Sayışman, Turkish model, television host, and actor
17 Dec 1981	birth	Emma Laaksonen ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics-98)
17 Dec 1982	birth	Dynamo, English magician
17 Dec 1982	birth	Josh Barfield, American baseball player
17 Dec 1982	birth	Lorenzo Cittadini, Italian rugby player
17 Dec 1982	birth	Benjamin Goldwasser, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (MGMT)
17 Dec 1982	birth	Craig Kielburger, Canadian activist, co-founded Free the Children and Me to We
17 Dec 1982	birth	Stephane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player
17 Dec 1982	birth	Ryan Moats, American football player
17 Dec 1983	birth	Erik Christensen, Canadian ice hockey player
17 Dec 1983	birth	Bryan Jurynec, American ice hockey player
17 Dec 1983	birth	Haron Keitany, Kenyan runner
17 Dec 1983	birth	Kosuke Saito, Japanese DJ and composer
17 Dec 1984	birth	Luis Maria Alfageme, Argentinian footballer
17 Dec 1984	birth	Julian Bennett, English footballer
17 Dec 1984	birth	Sahara Davenport, American drag queen performer and singer (d. 2012)
17 Dec 1984	birth	Andrew Davies, English footballer
17 Dec 1984	birth	Mikky Ekko, American singer-songwriter and producer
17 Dec 1985	birth	Katie Kox, American porn actress
17 Dec 1985	birth	Jeremy McKinnon, American singer-songwriter and producer (A Day to Remember)
17 Dec 1985	birth	Ryuichi Ogata, Japanese singer and dancer (W-inds)
17 Dec 1985	birth	Craig Reid, English footballer
17 Dec 1986	birth	Emma Bell, American actress
17 Dec 1986	birth	Vanessa Zima, American actress
17 Dec 1987	birth	Bo Guagua, Chinese businessman
17 Dec 1987	birth	Chelsea Manning, American soldier
17 Dec 1988	birth	Liisa Ehrberg, Estonian cyclist
17 Dec 1988	birth	Grethe Grünberg, Estonian ice dancer
17 Dec 1988	birth	Kris Joseph, Canadian basketball player
17 Dec 1988	birth	David Rudisha, Kenyan runner
17 Dec 1988	birth	Rin Takanashi, Japanese actress
17 Dec 1990	birth	Henri Anier, Estonian footballer
17 Dec 1990	birth	Ashley Edner, American actress
17 Dec 1991	birth	James Hurst, American football player
17 Dec 1991	birth	Nadech Kugimiya, Thai actor and singer
17 Dec 1991	birth	Atsedu Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
17 Dec 1993	birth	Patricia Kú Flores, Peruvian tennis player
17 Dec 1994	birth	Nat Wolff, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player and actor (Nat & Alex Wolff)
17 Dec 1997	birth	Naiktha Bains, Australian tennis player
17 Dec 1998	birth	Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer
17 Dec 2007	birth	James, Viscount Severn, English son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

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