Pope Francis

Filipina physicist and beauty queen | University of Santo Tomas | Manila: December 17, 1990 - Texcoco de Mora: June 13, 1472 | Karen Ibasco | Manila: December

Mexican lawyer and writer | El Comité 1973, Certeza | University of Münster, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo | Pachuca: December 17, 1984

German philosopher | Tractatus Award (2019), Rhodes Scholarship (2007), German Prize for Philosophy and Social Ethics (2019), Hans-Böckler-Preis der Stadt Köln (2021)

Ph.D. Charles University 2003 | Neuron Impulse prize (2016) | Charles University | Jihlava: December 17, 1976 - College Station: March 16, 1998 | Tomáš

researcher | Kazan Federal University | Kazan: December 17, 1974 - Florence: October 30, 1848 | Älbirt Rizwanof (Albirt Rizwanof) | Kazan: December 17, 1974

German physicist | Alternativer Medienpreis (2006) | Hamburg: December 17, 1970 - Montclair: November 13, 1953 | Oliver Moldenhauer | Hamburg: December 17

German physicist | Kirk Bryan Award (2021), Ocean Sciences Early Career Award (2006) | University of Giessen | Bremen: December 17, 1966 - Belfast: November 26, 1885

German philosopher | Freedom to Fail: Heidegger’s Anarchy | University of Wuppertal, Ruhr University Bochum | Gelsenkirchen: December 17, 1964 - Delhi: October 5, 1325

researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-1791-0310 | Hebrew Reali School, University of Haifa, University of Iowa, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology | Haifa

German mathematician | Max Planck Research Award (1992) | University of Siegen | Dortmund: December 17, 1954 - Karachi: February 21, 2025 | Peter Gritzmann

Polish physicist (1950–2023) | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2016), Cross of Freedom and Solidarity | Warsaw: December 17, 1950 - Warsaw: March 15, 2023

Italian professor | Sapienza University of Rome | Eboli: December 17, 1947 - Rome: August 3, 2020 | Carmine Benincasa | Eboli: December 17, 1947 - Rome: August 3, 2020

Swedish mathematician | Göran Gustafsson Prize for mathematics (1996) | Stockholm University | Stockholm: December 17, 1947 - Kolkata: August 11, 2023

Indian chemist | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1987), Humboldt Prize, Humboldt Research Fellowship | University College of Science

Italian physicist (1944-) | Enrico Fermi Prize (2008), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Albert A. Michelson Medal (1987), Max Born Award (2007), Willis

French mathematician and historian of mathematics (1943–2018) | 20th arrondissement of Paris: December 17, 1943 - 13th arrondissement of Paris: January 10, 2018

German philosopher | University of Tübingen | Hildesheim: December 17, 1943 - Stuttgart: March 12, 1880 | Bernhard H. F. Taureck | Hildesheim: December 17

American whistleblower, tobacco company executive | University at Buffalo | New York City: December 17, 1942 - January 1, 1596 | Jeffrey Wigand | New York

Estonian mathematician | University of Tartu | Jõhvi: December 17, 1942 - London: July 24, 2014 | Mati Abel | Jõhvi: December 17, 1942 - London: July 24, 2014

French mathematician | École Normale Supérieure | Marseille: December 17, 1940 - Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy: August 25, 2023 | Jean-Pierre Ferrier - Jean Pierre

mathematician | Rutgers University | Bahía Blanca: December 17, 1939 - October 30, 2023 | Italo José Dejter (Italo Jose Dejter) | Bahía Blanca: December 17

Argentine philosopher | Buenos Aires: December 17, 1938 - Buenos Aires: May 2, 2016 | Osvaldo Guariglia | Buenos Aires: December 17, 1938 - Buenos Aires: May 2, 2016

Ukrainian electrochemist | Borys Paton National Prize, Alexander Ilyich Brodsky Award | Odesa: December 17, 1936 - Zamora: November 1, 2012 | Valeriy

American chemist | Clarivate Citation Laureates (2014), Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research (2014) | McPherson: December 17, 1936

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of California, Los Angeles | Berlin: December 17, 1932 - January 1, 1930

December 17, 1929 - Washington, D.C.: February 3, 1938 | Lennart Andersson | December 17, 1929 - Washington, D.C.: February 3, 1938

British mathematician and brewer (*1927 – †2016) | Princeton University, Trinity College | Kolkata: December 17, 1927 - April 30, 2016 | Michael Edward Ash

philosopher (1927-2011) | Yerevan State University, Armenian State Pedagogical University | Sarukhan: December 17, 1927 - Yerevan: November 23, 2011 | Hrant

Peruvian psychologist (1924-2010) | Palmas Magisteriales | National University of San Marcos | Chosica: December 17, 1924 - Lima: March 7, 2010 | Leopoldo

Canadian computer scientist (1920–2004) | National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1991), Computer Pioneer Award (1982), Harry H. Goode Memorial Award

American physical chemist | Golden Plate Award (1961), American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1970), Albert Einstein Award (1959), Guggenheim Fellowship

Officer of the Polish Army | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | December 17, 1904 - Katyn: January 1, 1940 | Zbigniew Kapuściński (Zbigniew Kapuscinski)

Russian physicist | USSR State Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "In Commemoration

Canadian philosopher and theologian (1904–1984) | Aquinas Medal (1970), Companion of the Order of Canada | Heythrop College, University of London, Pontifical

British mathematician (1900–1998) | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1969), Fellow of the Royal Society (1947), De Morgan Medal (1968)

Spanish geologist | honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela (1983), Castelao Medal (1984) | University of Santiago de Compostela | Laxe

Brazilian writer (1896-1978) | Rio de Janeiro: December 17, 1896 - Rio de Janeiro: July 6, 1978 | Gustavo Corção (Gustavo Corcao) | Rio de Janeiro: December

French military intelligence officer (1896–1976) | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1967), Officer of the Legion of Merit, Croix de guerre 1914–1918

Swiss physicist and professor at ETH Zurich | ETH Zurich | Adliswil: December 17, 1895 - Kilchberg: September 29, 1962 | Raymund Sänger (Raymund Sanger)

Dutch physicist (1894–1952) | Hughes Medal (1951), doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1949), Lorentz Medal (1947), honorary doctor of the

Romanian mathematician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1932), Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1937) | University of Bucharest, Science Faculty of Paris

Italian physicist and mathematician (1892-1970) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | Scuola Normale Superiore | Spoleto

Chinese scholar, writer and philosopher (1891–1962) | honorary doctor of the University of Hawaii (1959), honorary doctor of the Bucknell University (1943)

Israeli academic (1889-1963) | Israel Prize (1958), Bialik Prize (1956) | University of Bern | Podolia: December 17, 1889 - Jerusalem: October 9, 1963

German chemist (1887-1963) | Alfred Stock Memorial Prize (1952), Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Honorary doctor of

German theologian (1884-1956) | Frederick William University Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Berlin: December 17

German conductor, philosopher and musicologist (1879-1961) | Goethe Medal for Art and Science (1939) | Heidelberg University | Lauda-Königshofen: December 17

agricultural specialist and advocate, as well as a former President of the University of Maryland (1866-1948) | University of Maryland, Pennsylvania State University

French mathematician (1863-1953) | Grand prix des sciences mathématiques (1906) | Padé approximant | École Normale Supérieure | Abbeville: December 17

American electrical engineer (1861–1939) | IEEE Medal of Honor (1932), Howard N. Potts Medal (1918), Edison Medal (1933) | University College School

French jurist, professor (1861–1959) | Commander of the Legion of Honour, honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, honorary doctor of the

National University of Kharkiv | December 17, 1860 - Tanais: December 2, 2008 | Ivan Zhukov | December 17, 1860 - Tanais: December 2, 2008 | National

German chemist, glass technologist, and inventor (1851–1935) | DECHEMA Medal (1961), Liebig Medal (1909) | University of Würzburg, University of Jena

English philosopher (1846–1892) | Uppingham School | December 17, 1846 - August 25, 1892 | Richard Lewis Nettleship | December 17, 1846 - August 25, 1892

Norwegian mathematician (1842–1899) | Lobachevsky Prize (1897), Knight of the Order of St. Olav, Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1895) | University of Oslo

Ph.D. Universität Berlin 1865 | Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: December 17, 1841 - January 1, 1888 | Wilhelm Gustav Adolf Biermann | Berlin: December

French chemist (1838–1914) | Pero-Casevecchie: December 17, 1838 - Saint-Raphaël: April 1, 1914 | Angelo Mariani (le Père de la Coca) | Pero-Casevecchie

Italian mathematician | University of Pavia | Pavia: December 17, 1835 - Pavia: September 11, 1890 | Felice Casorati | Pavia: December 17, 1835 - Pavia

Photographer, chemist and entrepreneur (1834-1891) | Darmstadt: December 17, 1834 - Vienna: March 21, 1891 | Hermann Heid | Darmstadt: December 17, 1834

Swiss meteorologist (1833-1902) | University of Zurich | Uster: December 17, 1833 - Zurich: September 5, 1902 | Heinrich von Wild | Uster: December 17, 1833

Czech physicist, meteorologist and university educator (1830–1908) | Chomutov: December 17, 1830 - New Town: January 22, 1908 | Václav Zenger (Vaclav

Scottish physicist and pioneer in the field of electro-optics (1824–1907) | Royal Medal (1898), Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Glasgow

Italian politician (1820-1897) | Cumiana: December 17, 1820 - Rome: April 22, 1897 | Domenico Berti | Cumiana: December 17, 1820 - Rome: April 22, 1897

American chemist, mineralogist, and student of meteorites (1818-1883) | University of Virginia | Kentucky: December 17, 1818 - Louisville: October 12, 1883

British scientist | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1867), Fellow of the Royal Society | King's College London, Ackworth School | Ipswich

Italian physicist (1802–1879) | University of Bologna | Lugo: December 17, 1802 - Florence: July 29, 1879 | Silvestro Gherardi | Lugo: December 17, 1802

American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian (1797-1878) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | electromagnetic induction | The

Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1850) | Charles University | Libochovice

British chemist | Copley Medal (1805), Royal Society Bakerian Medal, Rumford Medal (1816), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the

American industrial chemist | Philadelphia: December 17, 1773 - January 1, 1833 | John Harrison | Philadelphia: December 17, 1773 - January 1, 1833

American inventor | Leicester: December 17, 1762 - Massachusetts: November 19, 1832 | Pliny Earle I | Leicester: December 17, 1762 - Massachusetts: November 19, 1832

German geologist (1724-1793) | Hanover: December 17, 1724 - Hanover: May 1, 1793 | Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae | Hanover: December 17, 1724 - Hanover: May 1, 1793

French mathematician, physicist, and author (1706-1749) | Institutions de Physique | Paris: December 17, 1706 - Lunéville: September 10, 1749 | Émilie du