Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Movie Actor
2
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
3
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
4
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
5
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
6
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
7
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
8
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
9
Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
10
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
11
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
12
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
13
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
14
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
15
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
16
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
Guitarist
17
Justin Levens (1980-2008)
MMA Fighter
18
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
Football Player
19
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
TV Actor
20
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
21
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
22
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
23
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
24
December 17 Birthdays
December 17 Horoscope
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
25
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
26
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
27
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
28
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
29
Zaevion Dobson (2000-2015)
30
Chen Wen Hsi (1906-1992)
Painter
31
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
32
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
33
William Jackson (1759-1828)
34
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
35
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
36
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
37
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
38
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
Novelist
39
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
40
Olinde Rodrigues (1795-1851)
Mathematician
41
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
42
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
Journalist
43
Fernanda Britto
TikTok Star
44
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
45
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
46
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
47
Charles Devoe (1982-2010)
Model
48
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