Famous People Born Today, Today's Famous Birthdays
Here is a list who born on date 17 December today. Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Today's famous birthdays list for December 17
Who Born Today, Famous Birthdays on December 17
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1239 | Kujō Yoritsugu, Japanese shōgun (d. 1256) |
| 1267 | Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) |
| 1554 | Ernest of Bavaria, Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1612) |
| 1556 | Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, poet in Mughal Empire (d. 1627) |
| 1619 | Prince Rupert of the Rhine (d. 1682) |
| 1632 | Anthony Wood, English historian and author (d. 1695) |
| 1685 | Thomas Tickell, English poet (d. 1740) |
| 1699 | Charles-Louis Mion, French composer and educator (d. 1775) |
| 1706 | Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1749) |
| 1734 | Maria I of Portugal (d. 1816) |
| 1749 | Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (d. 1801) |
| 1778 | Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist (d. 1829) |
| 1796 | Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (d. 1865) |
| 1797 | Joseph Henry, American physicist and engineer (d. 1878) |
| 1807 | John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (d. 1892) |
| 1812 | Vilhelm Petersen, Danish painter (d. 1880) |
| 1827 | Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (d. 1893) |
| 1830 | Jules de Goncourt, French author and critic (d. 1870) |
| 1835 | Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist and engineer (d. 1910) |
| 1840 | Nozu Michitsura, Japanese field marshal (d. 1908) |
| 1842 | Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician and academic (d. 1899) |
| 1847 | Émile Faguet, French author and critic (d. 1916) |
| 1853 | Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician and immunologist, co-founded the Pasteur Institute (d. 1933) |
| 1859 | Paul César Helleu, French painter and illustrator (d. 1927) |
| 1866 | Kazys Grinius, Lithuanian physician and politician, third President of Lithuania (d. 1950) |
| 1873 | Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1939) |
| 1874 | William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, tenth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1950) |
| 1881 | Aubrey Faulkner, South African-English cricketer and coach (d. 1930) |
| 1887 | Josef Lada, Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1957) |
| 1890 | Prince Joachim of Prussia (d. 1920) |
| 1892 | Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (d. 1950) |
| 1893 | Charles C. Banks, English captain and pilot (d. 1971) |
| 1893 | Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (d. 1966) |
| 1894 | Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. 1979) |
| 1894 | Patrick Flynn, Irish-American runner and soldier (d. 1969) |
| 1894 | Wim Schermerhorn, Dutch cartographer, engineer, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977) |
| 1895 | Gerald Patterson, Australian tennis player (d. 1967) |
| 1898 | Loren Murchison, American sprinter (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic, one of the first people to analyze a dynamical system with chaos (d. 1998) |
| 1903 | Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1987) |
| 1903 | Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1978) |
| 1904 | Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (d. 1999) |
| 1905 | Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (d. 2002) |
| 1905 | Mohammad Hidayatullah, 11th Chief Justice of India, and politician, sixth Vice President of India (d. 1992) |
| 1905 | Erico Verissimo, Brazilian author and translator (d. 1975) |
| 1906 | Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1906 | Russell C. Newhouse, American pilot and engineer (d. 1998) |
| 1908 | Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980) |
| 1910 | Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American educator and author (d. 1999) |
| 1910 | Sy Oliver, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 1967) |
| 1914 | Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (d. 2005) |
| 1914 | Fernando Alonso, Cuban ballet dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Kenneth Dike, Nigerian historian, author, and academic (d. 1983) |
| 1920 | Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist, developed the APL programming language (d. 2004) |
| 1921 | Lore Berger, German-Swiss author and translator (d. 1943) |
| 1922 | Alan Voorhees, American engineer and academic (d. 2005) |
| 1923 | Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985) |
| 1926 | John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Stephen Lewis, English actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 2015) |
| 1927 | Richard Long, American actor and director (d. 1974) |
| 1927 | Edward Meneeley, American painter and sculptor (d. 2012) |
| 1928 | Marilyn Beck, American journalist (d. 2014) |
| 1928 | Eli Beeding, American captain and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1928 | Doyle Conner, American farmer and politician, seventh Florida Commissioner of Agriculture (d. 2012) |
| 1929 | William Safire, American journalist and author (d. 2009) |
| 1930 | Bob Guccione, American photographer and publisher, founded Penthouse (d. 2010) |
| 1930 | Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor and painter |
| 1930 | Dorothy Rowe, Australian psychologist and author (d. 2019) |
| 1931 | Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (d. 2011) |
| 1931 | Dave Madden, Canadian-American actor (d. 2014) |
| 1931 | James McGaugh, American neurobiologist and psychologist |
| 1932 | John Bond, English footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1934 | Irving Petlin, American painter and academic (d. 2018) |
| 1934 | Ray Wilson, English footballer and manager (d. 2018) |
| 1935 | Brian Langford, English cricketer (d. 2013) |
| 1935 | Cal Ripken Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1936 | Pope Francis |
| 1936 | Tommy Steele, English singer, guitarist, and actor |
| 1937 | Brian Hayes, Australian-English radio host |
| 1937 | Art Neville, American singer and keyboard player (d. 2019) |
| 1937 | Kerry Packer, Australian businessman, founded World Series Cricket (d. 2005) |
| 1937 | John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969) |
| 1937 | Calvin Waller, American general (d. 1996) |
| 1938 | Peter Snell, New Zealand runner (d. 2019) |
| 1939 | James Booker, American pianist (d. 1983) |
| 1939 | Eddie Kendricks, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1940 | Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist (d. 2013) |
| 1940 | María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1941 | Dave Dee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009) |
| 1941 | Stan Mudenge, Zimbabwean historian and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2012) |
| 1942 | Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian general and politician, seventh Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| 1942 | Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1987) |
| 1943 | Ron Geesin, Scottish pianist and composer |
| 1944 | Jack L. Chalker, American author and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1944 | Carlo M. Croce, Italian-American oncologist and academic |
| 1944 | Bernard Hill, English actor |
| 1945 | Ernie Hudson, American actor |
| 1945 | David Mallet, British director |
| 1945 | Chris Matthews, American journalist and author |
| 1945 | Jüri Talvet, Estonian poet and critic |
| 1945 | Jacqueline Wilson, English author and academic |
| 1946 | Simon Bates, English radio host |
| 1946 | Eugene Levy, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1947 | Wes Studi, American actor and producer |
| 1948 | Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1948 | Jim Bonfanti, American rock drummer |
| 1948 | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkish economist and politician |
| 1949 | Sotiris Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer |
| 1949 | Paul Rodgers, English singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1950 | Laurence F. Johnson, American educator and author |
| 1950 | Maurice Peoples, American sprinter and coach |
| 1951 | Pat Hill, American football player and coach |
| 1951 | Ken Hitchcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1951 | Tatyana Kazankina, Russian runner |
| 1953 | Bill Pullman, American actor |
| 1954 | Sergejus Jovaiša, Lithuanian basketball player |
| 1955 | Brad Davis, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1956 | Peter Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1956 | Dominic Lawson, English journalist and author |
| 1956 | Totka Petrova, Bulgarian runner |
| 1957 | Wendy Hoyte, English sprinter |
| 1957 | Bob Ojeda, American baseball player and coach |
| 1958 | Mike Mills, American bass player, songwriter, and producer |
| 1959 | Bob Stinson, American songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995) |
| 1961 | Mansoor al-Jamri, Bahraini journalist and author |
| 1962 | Paul Dobson, English footballer |
| 1962 | Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter |
| 1962 | Rocco Mediate, American golfer and journalist |
| 1964 | Frank Musil, Czech ice hockey player and coach |
| 1964 | Joe Wolf, American basketball player and coach |
| 1965 | Craig Berube, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1966 | Tracy Byrd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1966 | Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1967 | Vincent Damphousse, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
| 1967 | Karsten Neitzel, German footballer and manager |
| 1968 | Claudio Suárez, Mexican footballer |
| 1968 | Paul Tracy, Canadian race car driver and sportscaster |
| 1969 | Laurie Holden, American actress and model |
| 1969 | Inna Lasovskaya, Russian triple jumper |
| 1969 | Chuck Liddell, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer |
| 1969 | Mick Quinn, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer |
| 1971 | Alan Khan, South African radio and TV presenter |
| 1971 | Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player |
| 1972 | Iván Pedroso, Cuban long jumper and coach |
| 1973 | Eddie Fisher, American drummer |
| 1973 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis, Greek javelin thrower |
| 1973 | Rian Johnson, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1973 | Paula Radcliffe, English runner |
| 1973 | Hasan Vural, German-Turkish footballer |
| 1974 | Charl Langeveldt, South African cricketer |
| 1974 | Sarah Paulson, American actress |
| 1974 | Giovanni Ribisi, American actor |
| 1975 | Nick Dinsmore, American wrestler and trainer |
| 1975 | Susanthika Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan sprinter |
| 1975 | Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress |
| 1976 | Éric Bédard, Canadian speed skater and coach |
| 1976 | Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer and manager |
| 1976 | Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer |
| 1976 | Andrew Simpson, English sailor (d. 2013) |
| 1976 | Takeo Spikes, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1977 | Arnaud Clément, French tennis player |
| 1977 | Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1977 | Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress |
| 1977 | Maria Brink, American singer and songwriter |
| 1978 | Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1978 | Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer and politician |
| 1978 | Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer and songwriter |
| 1978 | Chase Utley, American baseball player |
| 1978 | Riteish Deshmukh, Indian film actor, producer and architect |
| 1979 | Matt Murley, American ice hockey player |
| 1979 | Paul Smith, English footballer |
| 1980 | Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver |
| 1980 | Alexandra Papageorgiou, Greek hammer thrower |
| 1980 | Eli Pariser, American activist and author |
| 1981 | Jerry Hsu, American skateboarder and photographer |
| 1981 | Tim Wiese, German footballer |
| 1982 | Josh Barfield, American baseball player |
| 1982 | Lorenzo Cittadini, Italian rugby player |
| 1982 | Craig Kielburger, Canadian activist and author |
| 1982 | Stéphane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player |
| 1982 | Ryan Moats, American football player |
| 1983 | Erik Christensen, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1983 | Haron Keitany, Kenyan runner |
| 1983 | Sébastien Ogier, French race car driver |
| 1984 | Luis Maria Alfageme, Argentinian footballer |
| 1984 | Julian Bennett, English footballer |
| 1984 | Andrew Davies, English footballer |
| 1984 | Mikky Ekko, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1984 | Shannon Woodward, American actress |
| 1985 | Łukasz Broź, Polish footballer |
| 1985 | Craig Reid, English footballer |
| 1985 | Greg James, English radio presenter and comedian |
| 1986 | Emma Bell, American actress |
| 1986 | Frank Winterstein, Australian-Samoan rugby league player |
| 1987 | Maryna Arzamasova, Belorussian middle-distance runner |
| 1987 | Bo Guagua, Chinese businessman |
| 1987 | Chelsea Manning, American soldier and intelligence analyst |
| 1988 | Liisa Ehrberg, Estonian cyclist |
| 1988 | Grethe Grünberg, Estonian ice dancer |
| 1988 | Kris Joseph, Canadian basketball player |
| 1988 | David Rudisha, Kenyan runner |
| 1988 | Craig Sutherland, Scottish footballer |
| 1991 | James Hurst, American football player |
| 1991 | Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league player |
| 1991 | Atsedu Tsegay, Ethiopian runner |
| 1992 | Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer |
| 1992 | Joshua Ingram, Canadian drummer and percussionist |
| 1993 | Patricia Kú Flores, Peruvian tennis player |
| 1994 | Lloyd Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1994 | Nat Wolff, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player and actor |
| 1996 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Russian figure skater |
| 1997 | Naiktha Bains, British-Australian tennis player |
| 1997 | Shoma Uno, Japanese figure skater |
| 1998 | Jasmine Armfield, English actress |
| 1998 | Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer |
| 1999 | Mirei Sasaki, Japanese idol |
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