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
Penny Marshall (1943-2018)
Director
6
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Saxophonist
7
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
8
Claire Hartley (2001-2018)
Family Member
9
Jennifer Jones (1919-2009)
Movie Actress
10
Harold Holt (1908-1967)
Politician
11
Alaina Reed Hall (1946-2009)
TV Actress
12
Cesaria Évora (1941-2011)
Pop Singer
13
Otto Graham (1921-2003)
Football Player
14
Mike Brewer (1944-2024)
Guitarist
15
Leopold II (1835-1909)
King
16
Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)
17
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Rock Singer
18
Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
19
Edwin Binney (1866-1934)
Inventor
20
Ruby Florence Murray (1935-1996)
21
David Mallett (1951-2024)
Songwriter
22
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
23
William Jackson (1759-1828)
24
December 17 Birthdays
December 17 Horoscope
Dina Manfredini (1897-2012)
Supercentenarian
25
Rex Allen (1920-1999)
TV Actor
26
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
Novelist
27
Fernanda Britto
TikTok Star
28
Paula Cisneros
Instagram Star
29
Juan Vicente Gómez (1857-1935)
30
Janis Timma (1992-2024)
Basketball Player
31
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016)
Doctor
32
Justin Levens (1980-2008)
MMA Fighter
33
Olinde Rodrigues (1795-1851)
Mathematician
34
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
35
Hayden Fry (1929-2019)
Football Coach
36
Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833)
37
Lewis Morgan (1818-1881)
Anthropologist
38
Jack Anderson (1922-2005)
Journalist
39
Joe Gill (1919-2006)
Comic Book Author
40
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982)
41
Alan Tilvern (1918-2003)
Stage Actor
42
Desire Magnus (1828-1883)
Pianist
43
Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019)
44
William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
45
Mike Hodges (1932-2022)
46
Zaevion Dobson (2000-2015)
47
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Pop Artist
48
December 17 In Entertainment
December Deaths