Wes Studi

Wesley Studi is a Native American actor and film producer. He has garnered critical acclaim and awards throughout his career, particularly for his portrayal of Native Americans in film. In 2019, he received an Academy Honorary Award, becoming the first Native American as well as the first Indigenous person from North America to be honored by the academy.

17 December 1947

Born on the same birth day (17 December): Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan • Anthony Wood (antiquary) • Burt Baskin • David Rudisha • Dorothy Rowe • Erskine Caldwell • Fernando Alonso (dancer) • Gerald Finnerman • Gerald Patterson • Irving Petlin • Jasmine Armfield • Jim Bonfanti • Joshua Ingram • Jüri Talvet • Marilyn Beck • Martin Ødegaard • Maryna Arzamasova • Maurice Peoples • Neil Sanderson • Sy Oliver • Takeo Spikes • Tracy Byrd • Éric Bédard

Born in the same month (December 1947): Bill Rodgers (runner) • Brian Daley • Chris Mullin (politician) • Doug Livermore • Henk van Woerden • Isaac Bitton • Jeff Lynne • Jim Messina (musician) • Jim Plunkett • Josef Janíček • Kati-Claudia Fofonoff • Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer) • Kim Simmonds • Liz Lochhead • Steve Mix • Ted Danson • Tom Daschle