December 17th Birthdays

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao was born on this day in 1978, as Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines

• 1936
  Tommy Steele, English singer and actor
  Francis, (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), 266th Roman Catholic Pope
• 1937
  Art Neville, American musician
• 1943
  Ron Geesin, Scottish musician, composer
• 1944
  Bernard Hill, English actor
• 1945
  Ernie Hudson, American actor
• 1946
  Eugene Levy, Canadian actor
• 1947
  Wes Studi, American actor
• 1949
  Paul Rodgers, English singer
• 1953
  Barry Livingston, American actor
  Bill Pullman, American actor
• 1955
  Brad Davis, American basketball player
• 1956
  Peter Farrelly, American film director
• 1957
  Earl Hudson, American drummer
  Bob Ojeda, American baseball player
• 1958
  Mike Mills, American musician
• 1959
  Albert King, American basketball player
• 1961
  Sara Dallin, English singer
• 1964
  Ginger, English singer and guitarist
  Joe Wolf, American basketball player
• 1966
  Juliet Aubrey, English actress
  Tracy Byrd, American musician
• 1969
  Mick Quinn, English musician
• 1970
  Sean Patrick Thomas, American actor
• 1972
  John Abraham, Indian actor
  Laurie Holden, American actress
• 1974
  Duff Goldman, American chef
  Sarah Paulson, American actress
  Ian Petrella, American actor
  Giovanni Ribisi, American actor
  Marissa Ribisi, American actress
• 1975
  Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-born actress
  Bree Sharp, American singer/songwriter
• 1976
  Takeo Spikes, American football player
• 1978
  Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican baseball player
  Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer
  Chase Utley, American baseball player
• 1979
  Ryan Key, American musician and songwriter
• 1980
  Stella Ng, Singaporean singer & actress
• 1982
  Josh Barfield, American baseball player
  Ryan Moats, American football player
• 1986
  Vanessa Zima, American actress
• 1989
  Ashley Edner, American actress
  Taylor York, American rock guitarist

December Birthday Calendar

Died on December 17th:

• 1830
  Simón Bolívar, 2nd President of Venezuela (age 47)
• 1833
  Kaspar Hauser, German feral child (age 21)
• 1847
  Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, 2nd wife of Napoleon (age 56)
• 1909
  Leopold II of Belgium (age 74)
• 1956
  Eddie Acuff, American actor (age 48)
• 1978
  Don Ellis, American trumpet player, composer (age 44)
• 1992
  Dana Andrews, American actor (age 83)
• 1999
  Rex Allen, American singer, actor (age 78)
  Grover Washington Jr., American singer, saxophonist (age 56)
• 2009
  Jennifer Jones, American actress (age 90)
  Alaina Reed Hall, American actress (age 63)
• 2013
  Richard Heffner, American historian, TV host (age 88)
• 2016
  Gordon Hunt, American voice director (age 87)
• 2018
  Penny Marshall, American actress, director
• 2023
  James McCaffrey, American actor (age 65)