They were born on December 17 - the top list of celebrities born on December 17!

There are lots of famous people born on December 17, and here we go with the essential list:

• Joseph Henry, famous American physicist, was born on December 17, 1797
• Erskine Caldwell, American writer, was born on December 17, 1903
• Willard Libby, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, was born on December 17, 1908
• Pope Francis was born on December 17, 1936
• Ernie Hudson, famous American actor, was born on December 17, 1945
• Claudio Suárez, Mexican footballer, was born on December 17, 1968
• Laurie Holden, American actress and model, was born on December 17, 1969
• Milla Jovovich, famous American actress, was born on December 17, 1975
• Arnaud Clément, famous French tennis player, was born on December 17, 1977
• Shoma Uno, famous Japanese figure skater, was born on December 17, 1997

Here is a picture of Pope Francis

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