Celebrities Who

Celebrities Who Were Born on 17th January

January 17, 1463 - Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1525)
January 17, 1484 - George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)
January 17, 1501 - Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (d. 1566)
January 17, 1504 - Pope Pius V (d. 1572)
January 17, 1560 - Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)
January 17, 1600 - Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish playwright (d. 1681)
January 17, 1612 - Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English Civil War general
January 17, 1666 - Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist (d. 1723)
January 17, 1686 - Archibald Bower, Scottish historian (d. 1766)
January 17, 1706 - Benjamin Franklin American statesman (d. 1790)
January 17, 1712 - John Stanley, English composer (d. 1786)
January 17, 1719 - William Vernon, American merchant (d. 1806)
January 17, 1732 - Stanislaw II August Poniatowski
January 17, 1734 - Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian composer (d. 1829)
January 17, 1761 - James Hall, Scottish geologist (d. 1832)
January 17, 1789 - August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850)
January 17, 1814 - ‘Mrs Henry Wood’, English novelist (d. 1887)
January 17, 1820 - Anne Brontë, British author (d. 1849)
January 17, 1828 - Eduard Remenyi, Hungarian violinist (d. 1898)
January 17, 1828 - Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War general (d. 1918)
January 17, 1831 - Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903)
January 17, 1832 - Henry Martyn Baird, American educationalist (d. 1906)
January 17, 1834 - August Weismann, German biologist (d. 1914)
January 17, 1850 - Aleksandr Taneyev, Russian composer (d. 1918)
January 17, 1851 - A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928)
January 17, 1853 - Alva Belmont, American socialite (d. 1933)
January 17, 1857 - Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor (d. 1935)
January 17, 1857 - Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (d. 1941)
January 17, 1858 - Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian writer (d. 1940)
January 17, 1860 - Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (d. 1949)
January 17, 1863 - David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
January 17, 1863 - Constantin Stanislavski, Russian theatre practitioner
January 17, 1865 - Gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand
January 17, 1867 - Carl Laemmle, German-born film executive (d. 1939)
January 17, 1871 - David Earl Beatty British admiral (d. 1936)
January 17, 1871 - Nicolae Iorga, Romanian writer (d. 1940)
January 17, 1875 - Florencio Sanchez, Uruguayan dramatist (d. 1910)
January 17, 1877 - May Gibbs, Australian children’s author (d. 1969)
January 17, 1880 - Mack Sennett, Canadian film director (d. 1960)
January 17, 1881 - Antoni Lomnicki, Polish mathematician (d. 1941)
January 17, 1882 - Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (d. 1946)
January 17, 1883 - Sir Compton Mackenzie, Scottish novelist (d. 1972)
January 17, 1886 - Ronald Firbank, British novelist (d. 1926)
January 17, 1886 - Glenn L. Martin, American aviation pioneer (d. 1955)
January 17, 1897 - Marcel Petiot, French mass murderer (d. 1946)
January 17, 1899 - Al Capone, American gangster (d. 1947)
January 17, 1899 - Nevil Shute, English author (d. 1960)
January 17, 1901 - Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-born philosopher (d. 1973)
January 17, 1903 - Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Assamese poet, playwright
January 17, 1905 - Guillermo Stabile, Argentine footballer (d. 1966)
January 17, 1905 - Peggy Gilbert, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader
January 17, 1905 - Ray Cunningham, American baseball player (d. 2005)
January 17, 1907 - Henk Badings, Dutch composer (d. 1987)
January 17, 1908 - Cus D’Amato, American boxing manager (d. 1985)
January 17, 1911 - George Joseph Stigler, American economist
January 17, 1914 - William Stafford, American poet and essayist (d. 1993)
January 17, 1914 - Anacleto Angelini, Chilean businessman (d. 2007)
January 17, 1914 - Irving Brecher, American Screenwriter
January 17, 1917 - M. G. Ramachandran, Indian politician, actor (d. 1987)
January 17, 1917 - Ramón Cardemil, Chilean huaso (d. 2007)
January 17, 1918 - Keith Joseph, British politician (d. 1994)
January 17, 1921 - Antonio Prohias, Cuban cartoonist (d. 1998)
January 17, 1922 - Luis Echeverría alvarez, President of Mexico
January 17, 1922 - Nicholas Katzenbach, American politician
January 17, 1922 - Betty White, American actress
January 17, 1923 - Carol Raye, Australian actress
January 17, 1925 - Robert Cormier, American author (d. 2000)
January 17, 1925 - Abdul Kardar, Pakistani cricketer
January 17, 1926 - Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and statesman
January 17, 1926 - Moira Shearer, Scottish actress (d. 2006)
January 17, 1927 - Dr Tom Dooley, American humanitarian (d. 1961)
January 17, 1927 - Norman Kaye, Australian actor and musician (d. 2007)
January 17, 1927 - Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer
January 17, 1928 - Jean Barraque, French composer (d. 1973)
January 17, 1928 - Vidal Sassoon, English cosmetologist
January 17, 1929 - Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
January 17, 1930 - Eddie LeBaron, American football player
January 17, 1931 - James Earl Jones, American actor
January 17, 1931 - L. Douglas Wilder, 66th Governor of Virginia
January 17, 1931 - Don Zimmer, American baseball coach
January 17, 1932 - Sheree North, American actress (d. 2005)
January 17, 1933 - Dalida, French singer (d. 1987)
January 17, 1933 - Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
January 17, 1933 - Shari Lewis, American ventriloquist (d. 1998)
January 17, 1935 - Ruth Ann Minner, Governor of Delaware
January 17, 1939 - Maury Povich, American talk show host
January 17, 1940 - Kipchoge Keino, Kenyan runner
January 17, 1941 - Dame Gillian Weir, New Zealand organist
January 17, 1942 - Muhammad Ali, American boxer
January 17, 1942 - Ita Buttrose, Australian journalist and businesswoman
January 17, 1942 - Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist
January 17, 1942 - Nancy Parsons, American actress (d. 2001)
January 17, 1943 - Rene Preval, President of Haiti
January 17, 1943 - Geoffrey Deuel, American actor
January 17, 1943 - Chris Montez, American singer
January 17, 1944 - Francoise Hardy, French singer
January 17, 1945 - Javed Akhtar, Indian lyricist, poet and scriptwriter
January 17, 1946 - Michele Deslauriers, Quebec actress
January 17, 1948 - Davio Oddsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland
January 17, 1948 - Jim Ladd, American freeform (radio format) Disc Jockey
January 17, 1948 - Anne Queffelec, French pianist
January 17, 1949 - Mick Taylor, British musician (The Rolling Stones)
January 17, 1949 - Andy Kaufman, American comedian (d. 1984)
January 17, 1952 - Darrell Porter, American baseball player (d. 2002)
January 17, 1952 - Larry Fortensky, seventh husband of Elizabeth Taylor
January 17, 1952 - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician
January 17, 1954 - Susan Kiefel, Australian lawyer and judge
January 17, 1954 - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer
January 17, 1955 - Steve Earle, American musician
January 17, 1956 - Paul Young, English musician
January 17, 1957 - Keith Chegwin, English television presenter
January 17, 1957 - Steve Harvey, American actor, comedian and radio personality
January 17, 1959 - Susanna Hoffs, American musician
January 17, 1959 - Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress
January 17, 1960 - John Crawford, American musician
January 17, 1960 - Chili Davis, Jamaican-born American baseball player
January 17, 1960 - Chatchai Plengpanich, Thai actor
January 17, 1961 - Brian Helgeland, American writer and film director
January 17, 1961 - Maia Chiburdanidze, Russian women’s grandmaster
January 17, 1962 - Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian
January 17, 1962 - Sebastian Junger, American journalist and author
January 17, 1963 - Kai Hansen, German singer and guitarist (Gamma Ray)
January 17, 1964 - Andy Rourke, English bass guitarist (The Smiths)
January 17, 1964 - Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama
January 17, 1965 - Sylvain Turgeon, Canadian ice hockey player
January 17, 1965 - Nikos Nioplias, Greek footballer
January 17, 1966 - Stephin Merritt, American singer and songwriter
January 17, 1966 - Joshua Malina, American actor
January 17, 1966 - Shabba Ranks, Jamaican singer
January 17, 1967 - Richard Hawley, English singer, guitarist and songwriter
January 17, 1967 - Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (d. 2007)
January 17, 1967 - Song Kang-ho, South Korean actor
January 17, 1968 - Craig Strong, American actor & voice actor
January 17, 1968 - Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Dutch writer
January 17, 1968 - Svetlana Masterkova, Russian athlete
January 17, 1969 - Lukas Moodysson, Swedish film writer and director
January 17, 1969 - Naveen Andrews, British actor
January 17, 1969 - Tijs Verwest, (DJ Tiësto) Dutch DJ
January 17, 1970 - Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player
January 17, 1970 - Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-born animator
January 17, 1970 - James Wattana, Thai snooker player
January 17, 1971 - Kid Rock, American singer
January 17, 1971 - Richard Burns, English rally driver (d. 2005)
January 17, 1971 - Leonardo Ciampa, Italian-American musician
January 17, 1971 - Youki Kudoh, Japanese actress
January 17, 1971 - Sylvie Testud, French actress
January 17, 1971 - Ann Wolfe, female boxer
January 17, 1972 - Ken Hirai, Japanese singer and songwriter
January 17, 1972 - Benno Fürmann, German actor
January 17, 1973 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Mexican footballer
January 17, 1973 - Liz Ellis, Australian netball captain
January 17, 1973 - Aaron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
January 17, 1974 - Yang Chen, Chinese footballer
January 17, 1974 - Derrick Mason, American football player
January 17, 1974 - Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian musician
January 17, 1975 - Tom Jenkinson, English musician (Squarepusher)
January 17, 1975 - Freddy Rodriguez, Puerto Rican-American actor
January 17, 1975 - Rami Yacoub, Swedish songwriter/producer
January 17, 1977 - Kevin Fertig, American professional wrestler
January 17, 1977 - Leigh Whannell, Australian screenwriter/actor
January 17, 1980 - Zooey Deschanel, American actress
January 17, 1980 - Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian ballroom dancer
January 17, 1980 - Kimberly Spicer, American model
January 17, 1980 - Gareth McLearnon, Northern Irish flautist
January 17, 1981 - Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer
January 17, 1981 - Scott Mechlowicz, American actor
January 17, 1981 - Ray J, American R&B singer
January 17, 1982 - Dwyane Wade, American basketball player
January 17, 1982 - Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer
January 17, 1982 - Alex Varkatzas, American Singer (Atreyu)
January 17, 1983 - Alvaro Arbeloa, Spanish Footballer
January 17, 1983 - Johannes Herber, German basketball player
January 17, 1983 - Andrea Lowell, American Model
January 17, 1983 - Rick Kelly, Australian racing driver
January 17, 1985 - Simone Simons, Dutch singer (Epica)
January 17, 1985 - Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer BeForU
January 17, 1985 - Kang-In, South Korean singer/dancer/actor/MC/DJ