Simo Häyhä
1905 – 2002
Finnish military sniper (1905–2002)
dog breedersoldier
Famous Birthdays on December 17
10 notable people were born on December 17.
20th Century
Finland
Pope Francis
1936 – 2025
266th pope of the Catholic Church (2013–2025)
Latin Catholic bishopCatholic theologianautobiographer
Muhammadu Buhari
1942 – 2025
former President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 (born 1942–2025)
military officerpoliticianmilitary personnel
Mykola Azarov
1947
Ukrainian politician (born 1947)
university teachergeologiststatesperson
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
1948
7th Leader of the Republican People's Party
bureaucrateconomistpolitician
Robinah Nabbanja
1969
Ugandan politician and teacher and the first female prime minister in Uganda
politicianteacher
Susanthika Jayasinghe
1975
Sri Lankan sprinter
athletics competitorsprinter
Manny Pacquiao
1978
Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist
boxerbasketball coachbasketball player
David Rudisha
1988
Kenyan middle distance runner
middle-distance runnerathletics competitor
André Ayew
1989
Ghanaian footballer (born 1989)
association football player