Ryan Key

American musician.

Born December 17th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Jacksonville.

Tim Wiese

German footballer.

Born December 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Bergisch Gladbach.

Ken Hitchcock

Canadian ice hockey coach.

Born December 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Edmonton.

Sally Menke

American film editor (1953-2010).

Born December 17th, 1953 in Mineola.

Died September 27th, 2010 at 56 years old in Bronson Canyon. ^[ref]

Ray Wilson

English footballer (1934-2018).

Born December 17th, 1934 in Shirebrook.

Died May 15th, 2018 at 83 years old in Huddersfield (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Kungs

French dj and record producer.

Born December 17th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Aix-en-Provence.

John Greenleaf Whittier

American quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892).

Born December 17th, 1807 in Haverhill.

Died September 7th, 1892 at 84 years old in Hampton Falls.

Craig Kielburger

Child rights advocate.

Born December 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Thornhill.

Mikky Ekko

American singer-songwriter and record producer..

Born December 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Shreveport.

Valeri Liukin

Soviet-kazakh artistic gymnast and coach (born 1966).

Born December 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Aktobe.

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Russian figure skater (born 1996).

Born December 17th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Glazov.

Jagadish Shettar

Indian politician.

Born December 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Kerura.

Jack Wolfe

British actor.

Born December 17th, 1995 (age 30 years) in West Yorkshire, Dewsbury.

William Safire

American journalist and presidential speechwriter (1929–2009).

Born December 17th, 1929 in New York City.

Died September 27th, 2009 at 79 years old in Rockville (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Erik Christensen

Canadian ice hockey player.

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

Hu Shih

Chinese scholar, writer and philosopher (1891–1962).

Born December 17th, 1891 in Shanghai.

Died February 24th, 1962 at 70 years old in Taipei.

Holly Humberstone

British singer-songwriter.

Born December 17th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Grantham.

Nancy Isime

Nigerian actress, model and presenter.

Born December 17th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Edo State. ^[ref]

S3RL

Australian dj.

Born December 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Brisbane.

Michael Cashman

British politician (born 1950).

Born December 17th, 1950 (age 75 years) in London.

Paul Tracy

Canadian racecar driver.

Born December 17th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Scarborough.

Ewa Paradies

Nazi concentration camp official (1920–1946).

Born December 17th, 1920 in Lębork.

Died July 4th, 1946 at 25 years old in Gdańsk (hanging to death).

Penelope Fitzgerald

British writer and poet (1916–2000).

Born December 17th, 1916 in Lincoln.

Died April 28th, 2000 at 83 years old in London.

Ryan Hunter-Reay

American racecar driver.

Born December 17th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Dallas.

Susanthika Jayasinghe

Sri lankan sprinter.

Born December 17th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Sri Lanka.