Kerry Packer

Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer was an Australian media tycoon, and was considered one of Australia's most powerful media proprietors of the twentieth century. The Packer family company owned a controlling interest in both the Nine Network and the publishing company Australian Consolidated Press, which were later merged to form Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL). Outside Australia, Packer was best known for founding World Series Cricket. At the time of his death, he was the richest and one of the most influential men in Australia. In 2004, Business Review Weekly magazine estimated Packer's net worth at A$6.5 billion.

17 December 1937

Born on the same birth date (17 December 1937): Art Neville • Brian Hayes (broadcaster) • Calvin Waller • John Kennedy Toole

Born on the same birth day (17 December): Alexander Wassilko von Serecki • Buddy Hield • Chelsea Manning • Doyle Conner • Erik Christensen • Eva Nansen • Hasan Vural • Jacqueline Wilson • Joseph Henry • Jüri Talvet • Kenneth Dike • Mansoor al-Jamri • Nozu Michitsura • Paul Butterfield • Peter Farrelly • Roger L'Estrange • Sophus Lie • Tim Wiese • Éric Bédard

Born in the same month (December 1937): Arne Næss Jr. • Barney Rosenzweig • Charlotte Lamb • Edward Ruscha • James MacArthur • Jane Fonda • Jim Harrison • Jim Marshall (defensive end) • John Kennedy Toole • John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney • Joyce Bulifant • Manohar Joshi • Nancy Ryles • Paul Stookey • Philip Ledger • Stan Boardman • Wayne Huizenga