Kim Jong-il (1941-2011)
World Leader
1
Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Movie Actor
2
Rumi (1207-1273)
Poet
3
Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962)
4
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
5
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
6
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
7
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
8
William Rush (1994-2025)
TV Actor
9
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
10
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
11
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
12
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
13
William Jackson (1759-1828)
14
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
15
Paula Cisneros (2008-2024)
Instagram Star
16
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
17
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
Football Player
18
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
19
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
20
December 17 Birthdays
December 17 Horoscope
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
21
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
22
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
23
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
24
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
25
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
26
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
27
Rosa von Praunheim (1942-2025)
28
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
29
Peter Arnett (1934-2025)
Journalist
30
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
31
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
32
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
33
Antony Price (1945-2025)
Fashion Designer
34
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
35
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
36
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
37
Albert Cavens (1906-1985)
38
Zaevion Dobson (2000-2015)
39
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
40
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
41
Feliciano Tavares (1920-2008)
42
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
43
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
44
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
45
Queen Nzinga
Queen
46
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
47
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
48
December 17 In Entertainment
December Deaths
