Famous Births on 17 Dec

Famous Births on 17 Dec

1239 - Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)
1267 - Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)
1619 - Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)
1632 - Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)
1685 - Thomas Tickell, English writer (d. 1740)
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) - Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (d. 1827)
1778 - Sir Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist (d. 1829)
1796 - Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (d. 1865)
1807 - John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and abolitionist (d. 1892)
1830 - Jules de Goncourt, French publisher (d. 1870)
1835 - Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, American scientist; son of Louis Agassiz (d.
1847 - Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916)
1853 - Émile Roux, French physician (d. 1933)
1859 - Paul César Helleu, French artist (d. 1927)
1873 - Ford Madox Ford, English writer (d. 1939)
1874 - William Lyon Mackenzie King, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1950)
1883 - Raimu, French actor (d. 1946)
1887 - Josef Lada, Czech painter (d. 1957)
1887 - Hermine Reuss, Empress of Germany and Duchess of Bohemia (d. 1947)
1888 - King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (d. 1934)
1892 - Sam Barry, American basketball coach (d. 1950)
1893 - Erwin Piscator, German film director (d. 1966)
1894 - Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. 1979)
1900 - Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)
1900 - Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998)
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)
1908 - Willard Frank Libby, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1980)
1910 - Sy Oliver, American jazz arranger and bandleader (d. 1988)
1915 - André Claveau, French singer (d. 2003)
1916 - Penelope Fitzgerald, English writer (d. 2000)
1920 - Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist (d. 2004)
1922 - Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (d. 2005)
1923 - Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian (d. 2006)
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
1930 - Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor
1930 - Bob Mathias, American decathlete and congressman (d. 2006)
1930 - Bob Guccione, American magazine publisher
1931 - Dave Madden, Canadian-born American actor
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
1937 - Calvin Waller, US Army general (d. 1996)
1937 - John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969)
1937 - Kerry Packer, Australian businessman (d. 2005)
1938 - Carlo Little, English drummer (d. 2005)
1938 - Peter Snell, New Zealand runner
1939 - Eddie Kendricks, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 1992)
1940 - KÃ¥re Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist
1942 - Paul Butterfield, American musician (d. 1987)
1943 - Mary Brunner, American former "Manson Family" member
1943 - Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and composer
1944 - Bernard Hill, English actor
1944 - Jack L. Chalker, American novelist (d. 2005)
1945 - Ernie Hudson, American actor
1945 - Chris Matthews, American journalist
1945 - Jacqueline Wilson, English author
1946 - Eugene Levy, Canadian actor
1947 - Wes Studi, American actor
1949 - Paul Rodgers, English singer (Free; Bad Company)
1949 - Sotiris Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer
1950 - Laurence F. Johnson, American educator
1951 - Ken Hitchcock, Canadian ice hockey coach
1951 - Tatyana Kazankina, Soviet athlete
1953 - Samuel Hadida, film distributor
1953 - Barry Livingston, American actor
1953 - Bill Pullman, American actor
1955 - Brad Davis, American basketball player
1956 - Peter Farrelly, American film director
1957 - Earl Hudson, American drummer (Bad Brains)
1958 - Mike Mills, American musician (R.E.M.)
1960 - Moreno Argentin, Italian cyclist
1961 - Sara Dallin, English singer (Bananarama)
1962 - Paul Dobson, English footballer
1962 - Richard Jewell, central figure in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing (d. 2007)
1962 - Rocco Mediate, American golfer
1964 - Michele Tafoya, American sportscaster
1964 - Joe Wolf, American basketball player
1964 - Frank Musil, Czech ice hockey player
1964 - Ginger, English singer and guitarist (The Wildhearts)
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
1968 - Paul Tracy, Canadian race car driver
1968 - Andrey Golovatiuk, Russian politician
1969 - Chuck Liddell, American mixed martial artist
1969 - Chris Mason, English darts player
1970 - Sean Patrick Thomas, American actor
1971 - Alan Khan, South African radio disc jockey
1971 - Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player
1972 - Laurie Holden, American actress
1972 - John Abraham, Indian actor
1973 - Konstadinos Gatsioudis, Greek javelin thrower
1973 - Paula Radcliffe, English runner
1974 - Duff Goldman, American chef
1974 - Giovanni Ribisi, American actor
1974 - Sarah Paulson, American actress
1975 - Bree Sharp, American singer/songwriter
1975 - Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-born actress
1975 - Nick Dinsmore (Eugene), American professional wrestler
1976 - Éric Bédard, Canadian speed skater
1976 - Zsanett Égerházi, Hungarian-born porn actress
1976 - Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer
1976 - Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer
1976 - Takeo Spikes, American football player
1977 - Arnaud Clement, French tennis player
1978 - Chase Utley, American baseball player
1978 - Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer (Three Days Grace)
1978 - Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer
1978 - Riteish Deshmukh, Indian actor
1978 - Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican baseball player
1979 - Jaimee Foxworth, American actress and porn star
1979 - Ryan Key, American musician and songwriter (Yellowcard)
1979 - Matt Murley, American ice hockey player
1980 - Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver
1980 - Eli Pariser, American political activist (MoveOn.org)
1982 - Ryan Moats, National Football League runningback
1982 - Stephane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player
1982 - Craig Kielburger, Canadian labour activist
1982 - Josh Barfield, American baseball player
1984 - Andrew Davies, English footballer
1985 - Ryuichi Ogata, member of Japanese boy band w-inds.
1986 - Vanessa Zima, American actress
1992 - Thomas Law, British Actor
1992 - Jordan Garrett, American actor
2007 - James Windsor, Viscount Severn, son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex