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
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)
War Hero
5
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
6
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
7
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
8
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
9
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
10
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
11
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
12
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
13
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
Football Player
14
William Jackson (1759-1828)
15
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
16
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
17
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
18
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
19
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
20
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
21
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
22
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
23
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
24
December 17 Birthdays
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Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
25
Chen Wen Hsi (1906-1992)
Painter
26
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
TV Actor
27
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
28
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
29
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
30
Justin Levens (1980-2008)
MMA Fighter
31
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
32
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
33
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
34
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
Journalist
35
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
36
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
37
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
38
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
39
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
40
Hubert Harrison (1883-1927)
Activist
41
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
42
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Pop Artist
43
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
44
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
45
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
46
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
Novelist
47
Zaevion Dobson (2000-2015)
48
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