Steve Knight

Former u.s. representative from california.

Born December 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Edwards Air Force Base.

Mushtaq Ali

Indian cricket player. (1914-2005).

Born December 17th, 1914 in Indore.

Died June 18th, 2005 at 90 years old in Indore.

Donald Payne Jr.

American politician (1958–2024).

Born December 17th, 1958 in Newark.

Died April 24th, 2024 at 65 years old in Newark (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Stef Dawson

Australian actress.

Born December 17th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Canberra.

Arthur Fiedler

American conductor (1894-1979).

Born December 17th, 1894 in Boston.

Died July 10th, 1979 at 84 years old in Brookline (myocardial infarction).

Willard Libby

American physical chemist.

Born December 17th, 1908 in Grand Valley.

Died September 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.

James Booker

American musician and singer (1939–1983).

Born December 17th, 1939 in New Orleans.

Died November 8th, 1983 at 43 years old in New Orleans (kidney failure).

William Arthur Ward

American writer.

Born December 17th, 1921 in Louisiana.

Died March 30th, 1994 at 72 years old

Richard Ng

Hong kong actor (1939–2023).

Born December 17th, 1939 in Guangzhou.

Died April 9th, 2023 at 83 years old in Hong Kong (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Peter Snell

New zealand athlete (1938–2019).

Born December 17th, 1938 in Ōpunake.

Died December 12th, 2019 at 80 years old in Dallas. ^[ref]