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History Births on December 17

Bob Ojeda, American baseball player and coach

#Bob_Ojeda

In 1957

Edward Meneeley, American painter and sculptor (d. 2012)

#Edward_Meneeley

In 1927

Rian Johnson, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Rian_Johnson

In 1973

Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar (d. 2006)

#Jaroslav_Pelikan

In 1923

Greg James, English radio presenter and comedian

#Greg_James

In 1985

Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian general and politician, 7th Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

#Muhammadu_Buhari

In 1942

Doyle Conner, American farmer and politician, 7th Florida Commissioner of Agriculture (d. 2012)

#Doyle_Conner

In 1928

Erik Christensen, Canadian ice hockey player

#Erik_Christensen

In 1983

Ernie Hudson, American actor

#Ernie_Hudson

In 1945

Eli Pariser, American activist and author, co-founded Avaaz.org

#Eli_Pariser

In 1980

Russell C. Newhouse, American pilot and engineer (d. 1998)

#Russell_C._Newhouse

In 1906

Luis Maria Alfageme, Argentinian footballer

#Luis_Maria_Alfageme

In 1984

Gerald Patterson, Australian tennis player (d. 1967)

#Gerald_Patterson

In 1895

Pope Francis

#Pope_Francis

In 1936

Liisa Ehrberg, Estonian cyclist

#Liisa_Ehrberg

In 1988

Craig Kielburger, Canadian activist and author, co-founded Free the Children and Me to We

#Craig_Kielburger

In 1982

Ernest of Bavaria, Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1612)

#Ernest_of_Bavaria

In 1554

James McGaugh, American neurobiologist and psychologist

#James_McGaugh

In 1931

James Booker, American pianist (d. 1983)

#James_Booker

In 1939

William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1950)

#William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King

In 1874

Émile Faguet, French author and critic (d. 1916)

#Émile_Faguet

In 1847

Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist (d. 2013)

#Kåre_Valebrokk

In 1940

Bo Guagua, Chinese businessman

#Bo_Guagua

In 1987

Mansoor al-Jamri, Bahraini journalist and author

#Mansoor_al-Jamri

In 1961

Lloyd Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player

#Lloyd_Perrett

In 1994

Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league player

#Jordan_Rankin

In 1991

Vilhelm Petersen, Danish painter (d. 1880)

#Vilhelm_Petersen_(painter)

In 1812

David Rudisha, Kenyan runner

#David_Rudisha

In 1988

Pat Hill, American football player and coach

#Pat_Hill

In 1951

Kris Joseph, Canadian basketball player

#Kris_Joseph

In 1988

Brad Davis, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

#Brad_Davis_(basketball)

In 1955

Jüri Talvet, Estonian poet and critic

#Jüri_Talvet

In 1945

Onur Özsu, Turkish singer-songwriter

#Onur_Özsu

In 1982

Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player

#Samuel_Påhlsson

In 1977

Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and sportscaster

#Alex_Cintrón

In 1978

Paul Smith, English footballer

#Paul_Smith_(footballer,_born_1979)

In 1979

Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1987)

#Paul_Butterfield

In 1942

Peter Snell, New Zealand runner

#Peter_Snell

In 1938

Art Neville, American singer and keyboard player (d. 2019)

#Art_Neville

In 1937

Anthony Wood, English historian and author (d. 1695)

#Anthony_Wood_(antiquary)

In 1632

Chase Utley, American baseball player

#Chase_Utley

In 1978

Joshua Ingram, Canadian drummer and percussionist

#Joshua_Ingram

In 1992

Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (d. 1966)

#Erwin_Piscator

In 1893

Eddie Kendricks, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1992)

#Eddie_Kendricks

In 1939

Stéphane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player

#Stéphane_Lasme

In 1982

Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer

#Quinton_de_Kock

In 1992

Mick Quinn, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

#Mick_Quinn

In 1969

James Hurst, American football player

#James_Hurst_(American_football)

In 1991

Jerry Hsu, American skateboarder and photographer

#Jerry_Hsu

In 1981

Frank Winterstein, Australian-Samoan rugby league player

#Frank_Winterstein

In 1986

Nat Wolff, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player and actor

#Nat_Wolff

In 1994

Craig Berube, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Craig_Berube

In 1965

Riteish Deshmukh, Indian film actor, producer and architect

#Riteish_Deshmukh

In 1978

Claudio Suárez, Mexican footballer

#Claudio_Suárez

In 1968

Mikky Ekko, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Mikky_Ekko

In 1984

William Safire, American journalist and author (d. 2009)

#William_Safire

In 1929

Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1987)

#Erskine_Caldwell

In 1903

Ray Wilson, English footballer and manager (d. 2018)

#Ray_Wilson_(English_footballer)

In 1934

Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer

#Martin_Ødegaard

In 1998

Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (d. 1865)

#Thomas_Chandler_Haliburton

In 1796

Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer and politician

#Manny_Pacquiao

In 1978

Loren Murchison, American sprinter (d. 1979)

#Loren_Murchison

In 1898

Grethe Grünberg, Estonian ice dancer

#Grethe_Grünberg

In 1988

Takeo Spikes, American football player and sportscaster

#Takeo_Spikes

In 1976

Sarah Paulson, American actress

#Sarah_Paulson

In 1974

Matt Murley, American ice hockey player

#Matt_Murley

In 1979

Dave Madden, Canadian-American actor (d. 2014)

#Dave_Madden

In 1931

Shannon Woodward, American actress

#Shannon_Woodward

In 1984

Prince Joachim of Prussia (d. 1920)

#Prince_Joachim_of_Prussia

In 1890

Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)

#Emperor_Go-Uda

In 1267

Wes Studi, American actor and producer

#Wes_Studi

In 1947

Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1939)

#Ford_Madox_Ford

In 1873

Arnaud Clément, French tennis player

#Arnaud_Clément

In 1977

Konstadinos Gatsioudis, Greek javelin thrower

#Konstadinos_Gatsioudis

In 1973

Tracy Byrd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tracy_Byrd

In 1966

Paul Rodgers, English singer-songwriter and producer

#Paul_Rodgers

In 1949

Peter Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Peter_Farrelly

In 1956

Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (d. 2002)

#Simo_Häyhä

In 1905

Aubrey Faulkner, South African-English cricketer and coach (d. 1930)

#Aubrey_Faulkner

In 1881

Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer and manager

#Nir_Davidovich

In 1976

Mike Mills, American bass player, songwriter, and producer

#Mike_Mills

In 1958

Karsten Neitzel, German footballer and manager

#Karsten_Neitzel

In 1967

Roger L'Estrange, English pamphleteer and author (d. 1704)

#Roger_L'Estrange

In 1616

Bernard Hill, English actor

#Bernard_Hill

In 1944

Joe Wolf, American basketball player and coach

#Joe_Wolf

In 1964

Dorothy Rowe, Australian psychologist and author

#Dorothy_Rowe

In 1930

Chuck Liddell, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer

#Chuck_Liddell

In 1969

Naiktha Bains, British-Australian tennis player

#Naiktha_Bains

In 1997

Irving Petlin, American painter and academic (d. 2018)

#Irving_Petlin

In 1934

Rocco Mediate, American golfer and journalist

#Rocco_Mediate

In 1962

Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress

#Milla_Jovovich

In 1975

Josh Barfield, American baseball player

#Josh_Barfield

In 1982

Maria I of Portugal (d. 1816)

#Maria_I_of_Portugal

In 1734

Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic, one of the first people to analyze a dynamical system with chaos (d. 1998)

#Mary_Cartwright

In 1900

Lorenzo Cittadini, Italian rugby player

#Lorenzo_Cittadini

In 1982

Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor and painter

#Armin_Mueller-Stahl

In 1930

Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (d. 1801)

#Domenico_Cimarosa

In 1749

Prince Rupert of the Rhine (d. 1682)

#Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine

In 1619

Laurence F. Johnson, American educator and author

#Laurence_F._Johnson

In 1950

Dave Dee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)

#Dave_Dee

In 1941

Sy Oliver, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1988)

#Sy_Oliver

In 1910

Laurie Holden, American actress and model

#Laurie_Holden

In 1969

Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer

#Patrick_Müller_(footballer)

In 1976

Paul Tracy, Canadian race car driver and sportscaster

#Paul_Tracy

In 1968

Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Kristiina_Ojuland

In 1966

Mohammad Hidayatullah, 11th Chief Justice of India, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (d. 1992)

#Mohammad_Hidayatullah

In 1905

Joseph Henry, American physicist and engineer (d. 1878)

#Joseph_Henry

In 1797

Eugene Levy, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

#Eugene_Levy

In 1946

Alan Khan, South African radio and TV presenter

#Alan_Khan

In 1971

Chris Matthews, American journalist and author

#Chris_Matthews

In 1945

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Russian figure skater

#Elizaveta_Tuktamysheva

In 1996

Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985)

#Ray_Jablonski

In 1926

Giovanni Ribisi, American actor

#Giovanni_Ribisi

In 1974

Iván Pedroso, Cuban long jumper and coach

#Iván_Pedroso

In 1972

Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1749)

#Émilie_du_Châtelet

In 1706

Maryna Arzamasova, Belorussian middle-distance runner

#Maryna_Arzamasova

In 1987

Jasmine Armfield, English actress

#Jasmine_Armfield

In 1998

Shoma Uno, Japanese figure skater

#Shoma_Uno

In 1997

Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist, developed the APL programming language (d. 2004)

#Kenneth_E._Iverson

In 1920

John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (d. 1892)

#John_Greenleaf_Whittier

In 1807

Jules de Goncourt, French author and critic (d. 1870)

#Jules_de_Goncourt

In 1830

Chelsea Manning, American soldier and intelligence analyst

#Chelsea_Manning

In 1987

Cal Ripken Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)

#Cal_Ripken_Sr.

In 1935

Josef Lada, Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1957)

#Josef_Lada

In 1887

Sébastien Ogier, French race car driver

#Sébastien_Ogier

In 1983

Paula Radcliffe, English runner

#Paula_Radcliffe

In 1973

Bill Pullman, American actor

#Bill_Pullman

In 1953

Jack L. Chalker, American author and educator (d. 2005)

#Jack_L._Chalker

In 1944

?ukasz Bro?, Polish footballer

#?ukasz_Bro?

In 1985

Jacqueline Wilson, English author and academic

#Jacqueline_Wilson

In 1945

Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)

#Valery_Belousov

In 1948

Thomas Tickell, English poet (d. 1740)

#Thomas_Tickell

In 1685

Maria Brink, American singer and songwriter

#Maria_Brink

In 1977

Erico Verissimo, Brazilian author and translator (d. 1975)

#Erico_Verissimo

In 1905

Paul César Helleu, French painter and illustrator (d. 1927)

#Paul_César_Helleu

In 1859

Tommy Steele, English singer, guitarist, and actor

#Tommy_Steele

In 1936

Andrew Davies, English footballer

#Andrew_Davies_(footballer)

In 1984

Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician and academic (d. 1899)

#Sophus_Lie

In 1842

Kazys Grinius, Lithuanian physician and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania (d. 1950)

#Kazys_Grinius

In 1866

Calvin Waller, American general (d. 1996)

#Calvin_Waller

In 1937

Eddie Fisher, American drummer

#Eddie_Fisher_(drummer)

In 1973

Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (d. 1999)

#Paul_Cadmus

In 1904

Susanthika Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan sprinter

#Susanthika_Jayasinghe

In 1975

Kenneth Dike, Nigerian historian, author, and academic (d. 1983)

#Kenneth_Dike

In 1917

Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician and immunologist, co-founded the Pasteur Institute (d. 1933)

#Pierre_Paul_Émile_Roux

In 1853

Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist (d. 1829)

#Humphry_Davy

In 1778

Ken Hitchcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Ken_Hitchcock

In 1951

Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, Turkish economist and politician

#Kemal_K?l?çdaro?lu

In 1948

Vincent Damphousse, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

#Vincent_Damphousse

In 1967

Tim Wiese, German footballer

#Tim_Wiese

In 1981

Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (d. 1950)

#Sam_Barry

In 1892

Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver

#Ryan_Hunter-Reay

In 1980

Nozu Michitsura, Japanese field marshal (d. 1908)

#Nozu_Michitsura

In 1840

Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer and songwriter

#Neil_Sanderson

In 1978

Sotiris Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer

#Sotiris_Kaiafas

In 1949

Richard Long, American actor and director (d. 1974)

#Richard_Long_(actor)

In 1927

Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (d. 1893)

#Alexander_Wassilko_von_Serecki

In 1827

John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

#John_Hans_Krebs

In 1926

Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. 1979)

#Arthur_Fiedler

In 1894

Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress

#Katheryn_Winnick

In 1977

Emma Bell, American actress

#Emma_Bell

In 1986

Patricia Kú Flores, Peruvian tennis player

In 1993

Atsedu Tsegay, Ethiopian runner

In 1991

Craig Sutherland, Scottish footballer

In 1988

Craig Reid, English footballer

In 1985

Julian Bennett, English footballer

In 1984

Haron Keitany, Kenyan runner

In 1983

Ryan Moats, American football player

In 1982

Alexandra Papageorgiou, Greek hammer thrower

In 1980

Andrew Simpson, English sailor (d. 2013)

In 1976

Éric Bédard, Canadian speed skater and coach

In 1976

Nick Dinsmore, American wrestler and trainer

In 1975

Charl Langeveldt, South African cricketer

In 1974

Hasan Vural, German-Turkish footballer

In 1973

Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player

In 1971

Inna Lasovskaya, Russian triple jumper

In 1969

Frank Musil, Czech ice hockey player and coach

In 1964

Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter

In 1962

Paul Dobson, English footballer

In 1962

Bob Stinson, American songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)

In 1959

Wendy Hoyte, English sprinter

In 1957

Totka Petrova, Bulgarian runner

In 1956

Dominic Lawson, English journalist and author

In 1956

Serg?jus Jovaiša, Lithuanian basketball player

In 1954

Tatyana Kazankina, Russian runner

In 1951

Maurice Peoples, American sprinter and coach

In 1950

Jim Bonfanti, American rock drummer

In 1948

Simon Bates, English radio host

In 1946

David Mallet, British director

In 1945

Carlo M. Croce, Italian-American oncologist and academic

In 1944

Ron Geesin, Scottish pianist and composer

In 1943

Stan Mudenge, Zimbabwean historian and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2012)

In 1941

María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

In 1940

John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969)

In 1937

Kerry Packer, Australian businessman, founded World Series Cricket (d. 2005)

In 1937

Brian Hayes, Australian-English radio host

In 1937

Brian Langford, English cricketer (d. 2013)

In 1935

John Bond, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)

In 1932

Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (d. 2011)

In 1931

Bob Guccione, American photographer and publisher, founded Penthouse (d. 2010)

In 1930

Eli Beeding, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)

In 1928

Marilyn Beck, American journalist (d. 2014)

In 1928

Stephen Lewis, English actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 2015)

In 1926

Alan Voorhees, American engineer and academic (d. 2005)

In 1922

Lore Berger, German-Swiss author and translator (d. 1943)

In 1921

Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000)

In 1916

Fernando Alonso, Cuban ballet dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (d. 2013)

In 1914

Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (d. 2005)

In 1914

Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 1967)

In 1913

Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)

In 1912

Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American educator and author (d. 1999)

In 1910

Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980)

In 1908

Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and conductor (d. 1994)

In 1906

Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1978)

In 1903

Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)

In 1900

Wim Schermerhorn, Dutch cartographer, engineer, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)

In 1894

Patrick Flynn, Irish-American runner and soldier (d. 1969)

In 1894

Charles C. Banks, English captain and pilot (d. 1971)

In 1893

Alison Uttley, English children's book writer (d. 1976)

In 1884

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist and engineer (d. 1910)

In 1835

Charles-Louis Mion, French composer and educator (d. 1775)

In 1699

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Pakistani-Indian poet (d. 1627)

In 1556

Kuj? Yoritsugu, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1256)

In 1239

Maurice Oogark

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