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List of celebrities and famous people who were born on October 17th

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2009 - 2000

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 2009 - 2000

2003

  • Scottish notable family member, the child of gordon brown (and his wife sarah).

2002

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1999 - 1990

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

  • Jacob Artist

    Jacob artist is a tv actor known for his role as jake puckerman on the musical comedy-drama series glee.

  • Keerthi Suresh

    Keerthi Suresh is a popular Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu cinema.

  • Filipino musician and dancer

  • American basketball player

  • Indian actress

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

  • Casey stoner is a retired australian professional motorcycle racer, known for winning the motogp world championship in 2007 and 2011.

  • Max Irons

    Max irons is a british actor known for his roles in films such as red riding hood and the host.

  • Former Dutch international soccer player known for his time at Fulham and the Netherlands national team.

1984

1983

1982

  • Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball.

  • Nick riewoldt is an australian former professional australian rules footballer known for his long and successful career with the st kilda football club.

  • Alpine ski racer

  • American author known for young adult novels like 'Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda'.

  • Jona Olsson is a Swedish former alpine skier who won multiple World Cup races.

1981

  • Holly holm is a professional mma fighter known for defeating ronda rousey in 2015 to become the ufc women's bantamweight champion.

  • Caterina scorsone is a canadian actress known for her roles in grey's anatomy and private practice.

  • Brea grant is an american actress known for her roles in tv shows such as heroes and friday night lights.

1980

1979 - 1970

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

  • Kimi räikkönen is a finnish race car driver known for his successful career in formula one, winning the world championship in 2007.

  • Deanna Russo

    Deanna Russo is an American actress known for her roles in television series and films.

  • Matt nagle is a scientist known for being the first person to control a computer cursor and other devices using only his brain, thanks to a brain-computer interface.

  • Sharon Leal

    Sharon leal is an american actress known for her roles in movies and tv shows such as dreamgirls and why did i get married?

  • Mexican singer-songwriter/violinist (stream of passion, elfonaa).

1978

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

1972

  • Bamerican white rapper with a solid reputation of vulgarity, exhibitionism, irreverence and rage, the apparent requisites for success with the youth culture at the turn of the century. he is actually quite democratic about those whom he loathes, equally dissing parents, the media, fans, women, christina aguilera, gays and, of course, his wife, kim. he sports a tattoo on his …

  • Wyclef jean is a musician known for being a member of the hip hop group the fugees and for his solo career as a rapper and singer.

  • Wyclef Jean

    Wyclef jean is a musician, rapper, and actor known for being a member of the hip-hop group the fugees and for his solo career as a musician.

  • Turkish singer born in germany, a key artist in the history of european pop music with his song "simarik".

  • After six months of internship, she became a cnn producer in february 1998. after six months internship, she produced cnn's coverage of the uac conference may 1998. this segment aired on tv 5/31/98.

1971

1970

  • American football player. he was the boston college's defensive back. his 5'9" height and 180 lbs weight made him a bigger player than his fellow players. he was fourth in tackles in 1991. he was admitted to the hospital with leukemia that year. he was also a fighter off the field during his illness. he was never bitter. his teammates …

  • Legendary Indian cricketer known for his exceptional spin bowling skills.

  • Canadian actor

  • Wilmington, delaware -- outfielder (st. louis cardinals).

  • American actress and model

1969 - 1960

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

  • Ernie els is a south african professional golfer known for his smooth swing and success in major championships.

  • American basketball player: forward

  • Wood Harris

    American producer and actor

  • Canadian comedian, tv personality, political satirist, and author. his work on the cbc television comedy series this hour has 22 minutes (cbc television) and the rick mercer report (cbc television) are his most well-known. based on the content of the television shows, he is the author three books.

  • Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

1968

1967

1966

1965

  • Sanjay Kapoor

    Sanjay kapoor is an indian actor known for his work in bollywood films.

  • Sri lankan cricketer

  • Australian actor

  • American family, fifth child of jayne mansfield, actress, and matt cimber, her husband. antonio was just two years old when his mother was killed in an automobile accident on 6/29/1967.

  • Alaska, usa; actress (new kind of family).

1964

  • Former First Lady of Egypt and wife of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

  • American actor known for roles in 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' and 'Twilight'.

  • American singer, daughter of gregg allman, a rocker, and an early marriage. despite singing and playing like her father, she has not had any contact with him. she plays the guitar with enthusiasm and can slide as well as her uncle. august 1994, arrowhead, ca. she lives with her son in a mobile home.

  • Gregg Wallace is a British journalist and television presenter.

  • Mexican politician

1963

1962

1961

  • Cheri Bustos is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 17th congressional district.

  • American short story writer

1960

  • Rob Marshall

    American choreographer and director producer

  • Guy henry is a british actor known for his roles in popular tv shows and movies such as harry potter and the deathly hallows and rogue one: a star wars story.

  • English actor

  • American director, producer, and choreographer

  • Irish actress and singer (the nolans), (d. 2013).

1959 - 1950

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

1958

1957

1956

1955

  • Smita Patil

    Renowned Indian actress known for her impactful performances in Hindi and Marathi cinema.

  • American actor since the age of 18. he is the son of four brothers who were actors. his parents divorced after 24 years of marriage. the family is very affectionate. although they were competitive in sports, there was very little pro rivalry between the boys. at timothy's encouragement, he played the role of the deaf-mute on "the last picture show". …

  • Kerry James Marshall is a renowned contemporary artist known for his powerful and thought-provoking work.

  • Greek economist, academic, and politician, greek minister of finance

  • American basketball player

1954

1953

1952

1951

  • French anti-nuclear activist and environmentalist, and conscientious objector. he led the 1984 campaign "superpha(c),nix and bomb". he was employed by greenpeace france in 1991 as a french campaigner for nuclear testing. in 1992, he was sent to french polynesia aboard rainbow warrior ii. in 1993, he led an action aboard akatsuki maru against cherbourg's shipment of plutonium from japan to …

  • Dutch speed skater

  • American-canadian violinist and singer (hometown band the pied pumkin, uhf).

  • Swedish singer

  • Belgian footballer

1950

1949 - 1940

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

1948

1947

1946

  • American athlete who won a silver medal at munich olympics in 1972. he was a pole-vaulter and could jump 6' 1" starting at 12 years old. in april 1965, he first cleared 16'. the following year, he cleared a foot more.

  • American film publicist (born 1946).

  • Renowned theatre producer known for producing hit musicals like Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera.

  • Known for her research on mindset and motivation.

  • Former U.S. Representative known for his conservative views.

1945

  • Place kicker for the canadian football league (edmonton eskimos).

  • Italian victim of homicide, francesco killed her husband francesco between 2:00 and 3:00 pm.

1944

  • François corbier was a french singer, songwriter, and television presenter, best known for his work on the children's television show 'club dorothée'.

  • Spanish circus performer (d. 2010)

  • American volleyball coach and player. in 1990, peppler was inducted in the volleyball hall of fame.

  • Journalist and film critic from france. he is a specialist in asian cinema and the author of many reference books about japanese films.

1943

1942

1941

  • French executive was involved in furiani-bastia. he was secretary general for the prefecture du nord (1985-1990) and prefect of upper corsica (1990). he was granted a privilegious status after the trial. although he was not convicted, he did serve time in jail while the case was being considered.

  • Norwegian football manager and former player.

  • American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and violinist (d. 2022)

1940

1939 - 1930

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

1938

  • Evel Knievel

    American daredevil and modern-day gladiator, who performs daring motorcycle stunts which have nearly killed him several times. in 1972, he made a movie about his life. he attempted to ride his motorcycle across a tank of sharks in 1977. they were calmed and made harmless attempts.

  • Renowned Australian poet known for his vivid imagery and deep exploration of human experience.

  • Portuguese singer and artist

1937

1936

1935

  • Sydney Chapman was a mathematician who made significant contributions to geophysics and atmospheric science.

  • English architect and politician, vice-chamberlain of the household (d. 2014)

  • Argetine racing driver (d. 2022)

  • Glastonbury festival was founded by an english farmer

1934

  • Jamaican trombonist known for his work in ska and reggae music.

  • British author known for his children's fantasy novels.

  • English-scottish footballer (d. 2005)

  • German composer, arranger, and writer of lyrics. he has composed many songs for german a>>schlagera musicians, as well as a number of themes for german tv series, most notably the 80s.

  • Rico Rodriguez

    American trombonist (the specials and jools netherlands's rhythm and blues orchestra).

1933

  • The singing nun, born in 1933, was a belgian nun and singer known for her hit song 'dominique'.

  • American astronaut

  • Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and nun (d. 1985)

  • General and astronaut from hong kong, america

  • Belgian singer-songwriter, better known by her stage name of sa"ur sourire. she was originally a member the dominican order in belgium as sister luc gabrielle. with the release of "dominique", a french-language single, she became world famous in 1963. billboard and other charts. she and annie pa(c), her companion for ten years, wrote a note citing their financial problems. on …

1932

  • American ecclesiastic reverend canon rauscher is an episcopal rector in new jersey and the head of spiritual frontier fellowship. he served on many boards and commissions over the past 23 years, including the cathedral chapter and the dicesan foundation. "church in frenzy" is his book. his writings on psychic research and other religions that deal with the paranormal are also …

  • Renowned architect known for his innovative designs.

  • American weightlifter, known as the "world's strongest man." he lifted 6,270 pounds in the backlift in 1957. this was his greatest single weight lifting effort. anderson was the olympic champion for the u.s. in melbourne on 11/26/1956.

  • American weightlifter (d. 1994)

1931

1930

  • American cardiologist, best known for his controversial and revolutionary diet plan that emphasizes low carbohydrate intake. atkins, who had fallen on ice outside of his manhattan office nine days prior to his death, died april 17, 2003 from head injuries. after brain surgery, atkins fell into a coma and never recovered.

  • American physician and cardiologist, created the atkins diet (d. 2003)

  • Turkish engineer and physicist (d. 2003).

  • New york city, usa. columnist (new york post news, news, newsday).

1929 - 1920

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

1928

1927

1926

  • Chinese-American physicist known for his work in condensed matter physics.

  • American actress (b. 1926)

  • Astronaut (sts51-f) dies at 66 from heart failure

  • Professor of literature and history from scotland at glasgow university. married, three children.

1925

1924

1923

1922

  • Brazilian composer and guitarist (d. 2001).

  • Canadian broadcaster and politician, co-founded the montreal world film festival (d. 2012)

  • Canadian politician and broadcaster co-founded montreal world film festival (d.2012).

  • Brazilian composer (d. 2001)

1921

  • American actor who appeared on half-dozen diverse series. he was awarded an emmy for best supporting actor in comedy series for "the steve allen show" in 1959. his witty comedy portrayal of a forgetful, bumbling man on the street made him a household name. poston was actually a great dramatic actor, which he displayed in many stage roles and on …

  • Bastia journalist

  • American journalist and author (d. 2012.)

  • Ussr -- gymnist (1952 olympics-gold medalist)

  • Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1996)

1920

  • Montgomery Clift

    Renowned actor known for his roles in classic films like 'A Place in the Sun'.

  • Montgomery Clift

    Film actor (from here to eternity).

  • Zully Moreno

    Argentine actress (d. 1999)

  • Prominent Spanish novelist known for his works depicting rural life in Spain.

  • Renowned actor known for his roles in classic films like 'A Place in the Sun'.

1919 - 1910

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

1918

  • American actress, who was also one of the most well-known pin-up girls during world war ii. she was a beautiful model, sex symbol, and screen glamour girl.

  • Algerian-french philosopher and academic (b. 1918)

  • Uruguayan artist (d. 1993)

  • American businessman, founded the buffalo bills (b. 1918)

1917

1916

1915

  • American dramatist who won the pulitzer prize for "death of a salesman" (1949) and the award for "all my sons". he is an opinionated, outspoken playwright who may be america's most well-known contemporary playwright. his first broadway success was achieved by writing for radio before he became an author. miller's work, including "the crucible," “a view from the bridge” and …

  • Peruvian diplomat, historian, lawyer, and writer.

1914

1913

  • Marian Marsh

    Trinidadian-american actress and environmentalist (d. 2006)

  • American actor (d. 1971)

  • Turkish general (d. 2003)

  • French bishop who died in paris on 17 september 2001.

  • American astrologer. he joined afa in 1959 and was active at the conventions. died 1969.

1912

  • After only 33 days as pope, 65-year-old was found dead.

  • Father of Muhammad Ali and a painter, he was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement.

  • American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982)

  • American composer and educator, founded the boston archdiocesan choir school (d.2001).

1911

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous birthdays on October 17th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

  • Renowned jazz drummer known for his work with various big bands and artists.

  • French doctor, specialist in neuroendocrine disorders. he holds a m.d. he received his m.d. in 1936 and was a practicing psychiatrist. his special interest included parapsychology of mediums. his papers dealt with his occult research and the interaction of modern man and the supernatural. in ww ii, he was awarded the croix de guerre. married 1935; 4 kids.

  • Cozy Cole

    American drummer (d. 1981)

  • Renowned biologist known for her work on the genetics of fruit flies.

  • Spanish lawyer and politician (d. 1992)

1908

1907

  • French politician.

  • Cat ballou, an actor, dies at 77 after undergoing heart surgery

  • American astrologer, who began her career in the field in 1957. she was previously an author of novels. note: she claims that she has been a professional astrologer for over 40 years in a 1970 book. her books include "an astrologer sees at murder" 1969 and "sex and the outer planets" 1971. she moved to washington d.c. in the 1950s …

1906

1905

  • Ecuadorian diplomat 28th president of the united nations general assembly (d. 1996)

  • Nyc, new york -- actress. (shane smith, mr smith goes to washington).

  • Italian architect

1904

  • Spanish poet of generation of '27, introvert in spain of surrealist poetry

1903

1902

  • American actress (d. 1973)

  • Six weeks after suffering a stroke while performing the broadway musical pippin, actress granny - beverly hillbillies, she dies at the age of 71.

1901

1900

  • Jean Arthur

    American singer and actress (d. 1991).

  • Dutch artist and sculptor. she was an active member the 1920s hague (den haag), artist community as both a model and a sculptor. cox was a model for artists such as gustave brisgand (french painter and pastelist), piet van den hem, and professor toon dupuis.

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