List of Famous people born on December 17th

Richard Ng Yiu-hon, also known as Richard Woo, is a Chinese-born Hong Kong actor known for playing comedic roles, particularly in Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s.

Oktay Derelioğlu is Turkish former international footballer and currently the manager of Tokatspor. Derelioğlu played as a forward and is notable for his goal against Belgium during the qualifying rounds of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The goal started at midfield before Derelioğlu jinked past six Belgian defenders, one of them twice, mimicking Diego Maradona's "Goal of the Century".

Beatriz Zaneratto João, commonly known as Beatriz or Bia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Palmeiras and the Brazil national team. She participated at the 2011, 2015, and 2019 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Thaisa de Moraes Rosa Moreno, commonly known as Thaisa or Isa Moreno, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera División club Real Madrid and the Brazil women's national team. She had a short spell with Swedish Damallsvenskan club Tyresö FF in 2014 and also played with Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League in 2018.

Nikita Olegovich Medvedev is a Russian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Rubin Kazan.

Felicia Mercado is a Mexican actress, singer and TV hostess, best known for her appearances in telenovelas. She appeared in Between Love and Hatred and Teresa. Her first role in Telemundo was of Eva in La Casa de al Lado. She played Valeria Samaniego in El Rostro de la Venganza and Estela in Dama y Obrero (2013).

Ahmad Riza Patria is an Indonesian politician who currently serves as Deputy Governor of Jakarta. He previously served as a Vice Chairman of Commission II in the People's Representative Council of Indonesia. He was elected in the seat of West Java V constituency winning with a total vote of 23,991 in the 2014 legislative elections in 2014.

Mirei Sasaki is member of Japanese idol group Hinatazaka46. She is represented by Sony Music Records, and is an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Non-no.

Kim Eui-sung is a South Korean actor. He starred in film such as The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996), Office (2015), The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2015) and Train to Busan (2016). He also appears in the TV series W (2016).

Takuji Kawakubo is a Japanese actor and tarento who has appeared in a number of television series, feature films, and stage productions. He is represented with Stardust Promotion. He graduated from Rikkyo University.