List of Famous people born on December 17th

Dato' Ng Boon Bee is a former badminton player from Malaysia who excelled from the 1960s through the early 1970s. His success in doubles earned him recognition as one of greatest doubles players in badminton history.

Michael Maurice Cashman, Baron Cashman, is a British politician, LGBT rights activist and actor. He was a Labour Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands constituency from 1999 until he stood down in 2014. He has since been appointed to the House of Lords. On 23 September 2014, Cashman was appointed Labour's special envoy on LGBT issues worldwide. He resigned from the Labour Party on 22 May 2019 in opposition to Brexit, and offered his support to the Liberal Democrats.

Jochum ten Haaf is a Dutch actor, notable for stage, film and television work including Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003), Bad Girls (2003), Nightwatching (2008), Summer Heat (2008), Castle Amerongen (2011) and The Resistance Banker (2018).

Sotirios Kaiafas is a retired Cypriot footballer who is considered to be the best footballer that Cyprus has ever produced. He played for Omonia and Cyprus. During his career at Omonia, he won the European Golden Boot.

Ari Folman is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, animator and film score composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film Waltz with Bashir (2008) and the live-action/animated film The Congress.

Gyula Márfi is a Hungarian prelate of the Catholic Church.

Dusty Anderson was an American actress and model who worked in the 1940s. She was a World War II pin-up model and appeared in the Yank magazine.