December 17 - Births

Births

1239 – Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)
1267 – Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)
1619 – Prince Rupert of the Rhine, English Civil War figure (d. 1682)
1632 – Anthony Wood, English antiquarian (d. 1695)
1685 – Thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740)
1699 – Charles-Louis Mion, French composer (d. 1775)
1706 – Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1749)
1734 – Maria I of Portugal, Portuguese queen (d. 1816)
1749 – Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (d. 1801)
1770 – (baptism date) Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer and pianist (d. 1827)
1778 – Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist (d. 1829)
1796 – Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (d. 1865)
1797 – Joseph Henry, American physicist (d. 1878).
1807 – John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and abolitionist (d. 1892)
1830 – Jules de Goncourt, French publisher (d. 1870)
1835 – Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, American scientist (d. 1910)
1842 – Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1899)
1847 – Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916)
1853 – Émile Roux, French physician (d. 1933)
1859 – Paul César Helleu, French artist (d. 1927)
1866 – Konrad Stäheli, Swiss sports shooter (d. 1931)
1873 – Ford Madox Ford, English writer (d. 1939)
1874 – William Lyon Mackenzie King, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1950)
1881 – Aubrey Faulkner, South African cricketer (d. 1930)
1883 – Raimu, French actor (d. 1946)
1887 – Josef Lada, Czech painter (d. 1957)
1887 – Empress Hermine Reuss of Germany (d. 1947)
1892 – Sam Barry, American basketball coach (d. 1950)
1893 – Erwin Piscator, German film director (d. 1966)
1894 – Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. 1979)
1895 – Nils Asheim, Norwegian politician (d. 1966)
1900 – Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998)
1900 – Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)
1903 – Erskine Caldwell, American author (d. 1987)
1903 – Ray Noble, English bandleader and actor (d. 1978)
1904 – Paul Cadmus, American artist (d. 1999)
1905 – Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper (d. 2002)
1905 – Érico Lopes Veríssimo, Brazilian writer (d. 1975)
1906 – Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and musicologist (d. 1994)
1906 – Russell C. Newhouse, American inventor (d. 1998)
1908 – Willard Frank Libby, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1980)
1910 – Sy Oliver, American jazz arranger and bandleader (d. 1988)
1912 – Edward Short, British politician (d. 2012)
1913 – Burt Baskin, American entrepreneur (Baskin and Robbins) (d. 1967)
1914 – Raymond Fernandez, American convicted murderer (d. 1951)
1914 – Fernando Alonso, Cuban ballet dancer and instructor
1915 – André Claveau, French singer (d. 2003)
1916 – Penelope Fitzgerald, English writer (d. 2000)
1917 – Kenneth Dike, Nigerian historian (d. 1983)
1920 – Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist (d. 2004)
1921 – Lore Berger, Swiss writer (d. 1943)
1922 – Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (d. 2005)
1923 – Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian (d. 2006)
1924 – G. Kasturi, Indian journalist (d. 2012)
1926 – Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985)
1927 – Richard Long, American actor (d. 1974)
1929 – Jacqueline Hill, English actress (d. 1993)
1929 – William Safire, American columnist (d. 2009)
1930 – Bob Guccione, American magazine publisher (d. 2010)
1930 – Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor
1931 – Dave Madden, Canadian-born American actor
1931 – James McGaugh, American professor and neurobiologist
1932 – John Bond, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1934 – Ray Wilson, English footballer
1935 – George Lindsey, American actor
1935 – Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball coach (d. 1999)
1936 – Tommy Steele, English singer and actor
1936 – Jorge Bergoglio, Argentine cardinal
1937 – Kerry Packer, Australian businessman (d. 2005)
1937 – John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969)
1937 – Calvin Waller, American Army general (d. 1996)
1937 – Art Neville, American musician (The Neville Brothers)
1938 – Carlo Little, English drummer (d. 2005)
1938 – Peter Snell, New Zealand runner
1939 – Eddie Kendricks, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 1992)
1940 – Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist
1941 – Stan Mudenge, Zimbabwean politician (d. 2012)
1942 – Paul Butterfield, American musician (d. 1987)
1942 – Muhammadu Buhari, military ruler of Nigeria
1943 – Mary Brunner, American "Manson Family" member
1943 – Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and composer
1944 – Jack L. Chalker, American novelist (d. 2005)
1944 – Bernard Hill, English actor
1944 – Carlo M. Croce, Italian scientist
1945 – Ernie Hudson, American actor
1945 – Chris Matthews, American journalist
1945 – Jacqueline Wilson, English author
1945 – Cees de Wolf, Dutch footballer (d. 2011)
1946 – Eugene Levy, Canadian actor
1947 – Wes Studi, American actor
1949 – Sotiris Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer
1949 – Paul Rodgers, English singer (Free; Bad Company)
1950 – Laurence F. Johnson, American educator
1951 – Ken Hitchcock, Canadian ice hockey coach
1951 – Tatyana Kazankina, Soviet athlete
1953 – Samuel Hadida, Moroccan film producer
1953 – Barry Livingston, American actor
1953 – Bill Pullman, American actor
1953 – Sally Menke, American film editor (d. 2010)
1955 – Brad Davis, American basketball player
1956 – Peter Farrelly, American film director
1957 – Earl Hudson, American drummer (Bad Brains)
1957 – Bob Ojeda, American baseball player
1958 – Mike Mills, American musician (R.E.M.)
1958 – Boy Abunda, Filipino journalist and television personality
1959 – Albert King, American basketball player
1960 – Moreno Argentin, Italian cyclist
1961 – Sara Dallin, English singer (Bananarama)
1961 – Mansoor Al-Jamri, Bahraini journalist
1962 – Paul Dobson, English footballer
1962 – Richard Jewell, American security guard and accused bomber (d. 2007)
1962 – Rocco Mediate, American golfer
1964 – Ginger, English singer and guitarist (The Wildhearts)
1964 – Frank Musil, Czech ice hockey player
1964 – Michele Tafoya, American sportcaster
1964 – Joe Wolf, American basketball player
1965 – Craig Berube, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Tracy Byrd, American musician
1966 – Valeri Liukin, Soviet gymnast
1966 – Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian politician
1967 – Gigi D'Agostino, Italian DJ and musician
1967 – Vincent Damphousse, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Karsten Neitzel, German footballer
1968 – Andrey Golovatiuk, Russian politician
1968 – Claudio Suárez, Mexican footballer
1968 – Paul Tracy, Canadian race car driver
1969 – Chuck Liddell, American mixed martial artist
1969 – Chris Mason, English darts player
1969 – Mick Quinn, English musician (Supergrass)
1969 – Michael V., Filipino comedian and actor
1970 – Sean Patrick Thomas, American actor
1971 – Sinan Akkuş, Turkish-German actor
1971 – Alan Khan, South African radio & TV presenter
1971 – Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player
1972 – John Abraham, Indian actor
1972 – Laurie Holden, American actress
1973 – Konstadinos Gatsioudis, Greek javelin thrower
1973 – Rian Johnson, American writer and director
1973 – Paula Radcliffe, English runner
1973 – Codrin Ţapu, Romanian psychologist
1973 – Hasan Vural, Turkish footballer
1974 – Duff Goldman, American chef
1974 – Sarah Paulson, American actress
1974 – Ian Petrella, American actor
1974 – Giovanni Ribisi, American actor
1974 – Marissa Ribisi, American actress
1975 – Nick Dinsmore (Eugene), American professional wrestler
1975 – Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-born actress
1975 – Bree Sharp, American singer/songwriter
1975 – Mayuko Aoki, Japanese voice actress
1976 – Éric Bédard, Canadian speed skater
1976 – Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer
1976 – Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer
1976 – Takeo Spikes, American football player
1977 – Arnaud Clément, French tennis player
1977 – Samuel Pahlsson, Swedish hockey player
1977 – Oxana Fedorova, Russian beauty pageant contestant (Miss Universe 2002)
1978 – Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican baseball player
1978 – Riteish Deshmukh, Indian actor
1978 – Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer and politician
1978 – Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer (Three Days Grace)
1978 – Chase Utley, American baseball player
1979 – Jaimee Foxworth, American actress
1979 – Ryan Key, American musician and songwriter (Yellowcard)
1979 – Matt Murley, American ice hockey player
1980 – Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver
1980 – Alexandra Papageorgiou, Greek hammer thrower
1980 – Eli Pariser, American political blogger and activist
1980 – Stella Ng, Singaporean singer & actress
1981 – Jerry Hsu, American pro skater
1981 – Tim Wiese, German footballer
1981 – Rena Takeshita, Japanese fashion model
1982 – Josh Barfield, American baseball player
1982 – Lorenzo Cittadini, Italian rugby player
1982 – Benjamin Goldwasser, American Musician and Songwriter (MGMT)
1982 – Craig Kielburger, Canadian anti-child-labor activist
1982 – Stephane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player
1982 – Ryan Moats, American football player
1983 – Erik Christensen, Canadian hockey player
1983 – Bryan Jurynec, American ice hockey player
1983 – Kosuke Saito, Japanese DJ
1984 – Luis Maria Alfageme, Argentine footballer
1984 – Sahara Davenport, American drag queen performer (d. 2012)
1984 – Andrew Davies, English footballer
1985 – Ryuichi Ogata, Japanese singer (w-inds.)
1986 – Vanessa Zima, American actress
1986 – Emma Bell, American actress
1987 – Bo Guagua, Chinese son of Bo Xilai
1987 – Bradley Manning, American soldier, leaked information to WikiLeaks
1988 – Kris Joseph, American basketball player
1989 – Ashley Edner, American actress
1989 – Taylor York, American guitarist (paramore)
1994 – Nat Wolff, American singer and actor
2007 – James, Viscount Severn, British royal