| 142171 | December 17 | Birth | 1976 – Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer |
| 142172 | December 17 | Birth | 1976 – Andrew Simpson, English sailor (d. 2013) |
| 142173 | December 17 | Birth | 1976 – Takeo Spikes, American football player and sportscaster |
| 142174 | December 17 | Birth | 1977 – Arnaud Clément, French tennis player |
| 142175 | December 17 | Birth | 1977 – Oxana Fedorova, Russian model, actress, and singer, Miss Universe 2002 |
| 142176 | December 17 | Birth | 1977 – Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 142177 | December 17 | Birth | 1977 – Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress |
| 142178 | December 17 | Birth | 1978 – Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican baseball player and sportscaster |
| 142179 | December 17 | Birth | 1978 – Riteish Deshmukh, Indian actor and producer |
| 142180 | December 17 | Birth | 1978 – Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer, actor, singer, and politician |
| 142181 | December 17 | Birth | 1978 – Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer and songwriter (Three Days Grace and Thousand Foot Krutch) |
| 142182 | December 17 | Birth | 1978 – Chase Utley, American baseball player |
| 142183 | December 17 | Birth | 1979 – Charlotte Edwards, English cricketer |
| 142184 | December 17 | Birth | 1979 – Jaimee Foxworth, American actress |
| 142185 | December 17 | Birth | 1979 – Ryan Key, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yellowcard and Craig's Brother) |
| 142186 | December 17 | Birth | 1979 – Matt Murley, American ice hockey player |
| 142187 | December 17 | Birth | 1979 – Paul Smith, English footballer |
| 142188 | December 17 | Birth | 1980 – Stella, Singaporean singer and actress |
| 142189 | December 17 | Birth | 1980 – Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver |
| 142190 | December 17 | Birth | 1980 – Alexandra Papageorgiou, Greek hammer thrower |
| 142191 | December 17 | Birth | 1980 – Eli Pariser, American activist and author, co-founded Avaaz.org |
| 142192 | December 17 | Birth | 1981 – Jerry Hsu, American skateboarder and photographer |
| 142193 | December 17 | Birth | 1981 – Rena Takeshita, Japanese model and actress |
| 142194 | December 17 | Birth | 1981 – Tim Wiese, German footballer |
| 142195 | December 17 | Birth | 1981 – Tolgahan Sayışman, Turkish model, television host, and actor |
| 142196 | December 17 | Birth | 1982 – Dynamo, English magician |
| 142197 | December 17 | Birth | 1982 – Josh Barfield, American baseball player |
| 142198 | December 17 | Birth | 1982 – Lorenzo Cittadini, Italian rugby player |
| 142199 | December 17 | Birth | 1982 – Benjamin Goldwasser, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (MGMT) |
| 142200 | December 17 | Birth | 1982 – Craig Kielburger, Canadian activist, co-founded Free the Children and Me to We |