Famous Birthdays for December 17Humphry Davy 1778 - English chemist, inventor Joseph Henry 1797 - American scientist, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution John Greenleaf Whittier 1807 - American Quaker poet Arthur Fiedler 1894 Erskine Caldwell 1903 - American novelist and short story writer Willard Libby 1908 - American chemist known for his work on radiocarbon dating (Carbon-14) Sy Oliver 1910 - Jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader Joan Woodbury 1915 - Actress Julia Meade 1925 - Actress Richard Long 1927 - Actor (The Big Valley, Nanny and the Professor) William Safire 1929 - Newspaper columnist Bob Guccione 1930 - Magazine publisher Armin Mueller-Stahl 1930 - Actor George Lindsey 1935 - Actor Tommy Steele 1936 - Singer (Rock with the Caveman), actor Nat Stuckey 1937 - County singer Art Neville 1937 - Singer (The Neville Brothers) Eddie Kendricks 1939 - Singer (The Temptations) Paul Butterfield 1942 - Musician (Paul Butterfield Blues Band) Dave Dee ( David John Harmon) 1943 - Singer, songwriter, musician, manager Bernard Hill 1944 - Actor Ernie Hudson 1945 - Actor Christopher Cazenove 1945 - Actor Eugene Levy 1946 - Actor, comedian Wes Studi 1947 - Actor Paul Rodgers 1949 - Musician (Free, Bad Company) Wanda Huntchinson (The Emotions) 1951 Bill Pullman 1953 - Actor Sharon White 1953 - Singer Barry Livingston 1953 - Actor Mike Mills 1958 - Musician (R.E.M.) Sarah Dallin 1961 - Singer (Bananarama) Tim Chewning 1962 - Musician (Ricochet) Duane Propes 1966 - Musician Laurie Holden (Heather Laurie Holden) 1969 - Actress (TV: "The Walking Dead") Sean Patrick Thomas 1970 - Actor DJ Homicide 1970 - Rapper (Sugar Ray) Claire Forlani 1972 - Actress ("J.F.K.: Reckless Youth," "The Rock," "Mallrats") Sarah Paulson 1974 - Actress Marissa Ribisi 1974 - Actress Giovanni Ribisi 1974 - Actor Sam Loeffler 1974 - Musician (Chevelle) Bree Sharp 1975 - Singer Milla Jovovich 1975 - Actress Vanessa Zima 1986 - Actress |
