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

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2009 - 2000

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

2004

2003

  • Brynn cartelli is a musician known for winning the 14th season of the voice in 2018, making her the youngest winner in the show's history.

  • Family member

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Kenedy brown is a dancer known for her viral dance videos on social media.

1998

1997

  • Member of the band R5 and known for his musical talents.

1996

1995

  • Canadian professional soccer player known for his goal-scoring abilities.

  • Chaley Ortiz is a Mexican journalist and investigative reporter.

  • Deontrae Brantley is an American football defensive back who played college football at the University of Florida.

  • American actor.

  • Youtube star

1994

1993

  • Chance the rapper is a grammy-winning musician known for his unique style of hip-hop and his philanthropic efforts in his hometown of chicago.

  • Nakeem Grimes is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.

  • Mirai nagasu is an american figure skater known for being the first american woman to land a triple axel at the olympics.

  • American fencer

1992

  • Tashona Tanaka is a neuroscientist who specializes in the study of the human brain and the development of new treatments for neurological disorders.

  • Eryck Bergeron is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

  • Sophiah Ramirez is a Mexican journalist who has covered social and environmental issues in her country for several local and national media organizations.

  • Keeana Takahashi is a neuroscientist who investigates the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive processes.

  • Kalik Emerson is a Canadian robotics engineer who has worked on developing advanced robotic systems.

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

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

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

  • Nate diaz is a professional mixed martial artist known for his career in the ufc and for his rivalry with conor mcgregor.

  • French professional tennis player, mohammad ali was nicknamed the mohammad ali of tennis. in 2004, he turned professional and was soon among the best players of his generation. he defeated federer in the final of the 2014 canadian open.

  • Rooney Mara

    Rooney mara is an american actress known for her roles in films such as the girl with the dragon tattoo and carol.

  • French-algerian was arrested at marseille's saint-charles railway station (30 may 2014) in connection to the shooting at the jewish brussel museum. it is believed that he spent one year (2013) in syria with militant islamists. nemmouche was also the prisoner of hostages from france: nicolas ha(c),nin and his associates, in syria.

  • Juliannah Diaz is a Latina politician who has served as a state senator in a U.S. state since 2019.

1984

1983

1982

1981

1980

1979 - 1970

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

1979

1978

1977

1976

1975

  • Armonii Takahashi is a renowned Japanese contemporary dancer and choreographer.

  • Expert in tectonic plate movements and seismic activity.

  • Maycol Nguyen is a prominent political activist and community organizer in Vietnam, known for his advocacy of democratic reforms.

  • Jamina Fernandez is a renowned Peruvian biographer whose works have shed light on the lives of influential figures in Latin American history.

  • Mexican actor

1974

  • Victoria Beckham is a British fashion designer and former member of the pop group Spice Girls, who has also worked as a journalist for publications such as Vogue.

  • Vyctoria Beckham is a British fashion designer and businesswoman, known for her successful fashion line and her role as a member of the pop group Spice Girls.

  • Former professional soccer player known for her time with the England national team.

  • Victoria Beckham

    Posh is a british singer, who was also one of the spice girls. she is also the wife of david beckham, a prominent english football player. they were married july 4, 1999, and had two children, brooklyn joseph beckham and romeo. romeo (born september 1, 2002) and march 5, 1999.

  • Swedish singer and guitarist (opeth).

1973

1972

  • Sri Lankan spin bowler with the most wickets in international cricket.

  • Known for her roles in movies and TV shows, Jennifer Garner is also a talented athlete who excelled in sports during her youth.

  • American actress known for her roles in films such as Alias, 13 Going on 30, and Dallas Buyers Club.

  • NBC News correspondent covering a wide range of national and international news stories.

  • Jenyfer Garner is an American actress best known for her roles in the television series Alias and the films 13 Going on 30 and Dallas Buyers Club.

1971

1970

1969 - 1960

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

1969

1968

  • Adam McKay

    Adam mckay is a writer and director known for his work on comedy films such as anchorman, step brothers, and the other guys.

  • French basketball player who won both the euroleague in 1993 with limoges csp and the silver medal at 2000 summer olympics with men's national team.

  • American basketball coach and player (d. 2013).

  • Canadian jockey

  • Danish fashion designer

1967

1966

1965

  • William Mapother

    William mapother is an american actor known for his roles in popular tv shows and movies such as lost and mission: impossible ii.

  • Dutch actor, presenter and writer. lutz was in a relationship jet sol, a presenter from the netherlands. he had a son with jet sol in 2002. lutz is the son luc lutz and simone rooskens, actress.

  • Japanese urban planner

1964

1963

1962

1961

  • Daisy Goodwin is a British novelist and screenwriter, known for her historical novels and television adaptations.

  • French politician, member (da(c)puta(c)) of the french national assembly for the third constituency of seine-et-marne (paris region) and mayor of montereau-fault-yonne (seine-et-marne).

  • American football player. he is a quarterback for the new york jets. he was a 6/19/1984 cincinnati bengals player. he was the nfl's most valuable player for 1989. he led his fierce bengals against san francisco 49ers in miami.

  • British fashion designer known for her eponymous label and collaborations.

1960

1959 - 1950

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

1959

1958

1957

1956

1955

  • British singer, guitarist, and founder of 1970's british punk group, the buzzcocks. he recorded a solo album in 1974, but it was not released until 1979, three year after he joined buzzcocks. shelley flew again solo after the group was disbanded. after a brief stint with another group, he rejoined the buzzcocks as a solo pilot in 1988.

  • Kristine Sutherland

    Kristine Sutherland is an American actress best known for her role as Joyce Summers on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

  • English explorer and physician

  • American basketball coach and player

  • Dutch singer/guitarist (bolland & bolland).

1954

  • Italian formula 1 race car driver. he won the grand prix 5/13/1990. patrese began his career driving go-karts back in 1974. he became the world's champion go-kart driver back in 1977. in 1982, he made his debut in formula 1 cars at the grand prix in monte carlo. he has won six championships and participated in many international competitions. since …

  • Roddy Piper

    Roddy piper was a professional wrestler known for his time in the wwe and for his iconic feud with hulk hogan.

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist

  • Known for his political thrillers.

  • Professional wrestler and actor known for his charismatic persona in the wrestling world.

1953

  • French journalist and writer, born in french protectorate morocco. he is the author of several biographies and novels (marcel dassault. georges simenon. gaston gallimard. jean jardin. daniel-henry kahnweiler. albert londres. herga(c). he contributes to the print media as well as broadcasts radio programs.

  • Adopted daughter of Mia Farrow and André Previn, known for her artistic work.

  • American politician serving as a member of the Texas Senate since 1993.

1952

  • Former Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan

  • Serbian paramilitary leader and politician.

  • Joyice Banda is a Malawian politician who served as the President of Malawi from 2012 to 2014.

  • French tv host of game shows. roy died from cancer of the bones aged 40. this is unusual considering that this type of cancer is rarely seen in those less than 60.

  • Scottish politician and businessman

1951

  • Olivia Hussey

    Argentinean-british actress, who made her acting debut at 16 with her beautiful, doe-eyed beauty in "romeo and juliet." hussey moved to england at the age of two with her mother. she took drama lessons at four years old and made her stage debut at thirteen.

  • Swedish ice hockey player and businessman (d. 2022)

  • Argentinian-english actress

  • Swedish ice hockey player

  • German soccer/football player and manager.

1950

  • French politician. he ran in the 2007 french presidential election under the banner of the workers' party (parti des travailleurs), a trotskyist legacy. he was last in the 22 april round of voting, receiving 0.34% (123,540 votes)

  • French militant corsican nationalist, well-known for his alleged links to corsican banditry. he is the father to christopher pieri. he is known as "le vieux", or "the old man".

  • American actress

  • American actress and director

1949 - 1940

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

1949

  • Bestselling author of Amish fiction novels.

  • Sari Nusseibeh is a Palestinian philosopher and academic who has been a prominent advocate for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

  • Avril Doyle is an Irish politician and former Member of the European Parliament.

  • English bishop

  • Celebrity

1948

1947

1946

  • British yachtswoman, who was first known for her participation in some of the most difficult boat races around the globe. she placed 5th in an all-around race. she filmed her first solo trip across the atlantic in 1973.

  • English sailor and author

  • Baines; professor (egyptologist).

  • Danish buddhist teacher in kagyu tradition. she was the wife of ole nydahl. she passed away in kopenhagen on april 1, 2007.

  • Irish television and radio hosts

1945

1944

  • American stockbroker, billionaire, and a colleague of bernard madoff, a convicted felon. jaffe, the head of cohmad securities corporation funneled millions in private, corporate, and foundation money to madoff as an investment. madoff was convicted in june 2009 of operating a ponzi scheme. jaffe claimed he did not know anything about madoff's fraud investment strategies, but federal and state authorities …

  • Professor / pianist

1943

1942

  • David Bradley

    British actor

  • Aziz Mian was a renowned Pakistani qawwal known for his powerful voice and unique style.

  • French scientist who specializes in volcanoes. maurice krafft, a geologist from france, married catherine (or katia), on 18 august 1970. they were both on a field trip to japan to study the activity at the umzem volcano. on 3 june 1991, there was an eruption that killed them both (depending on the source).

  • American jazz bassist

1941

1940

  • French cartoonist and caricaturist, her work has been published in french publications. her work focuses on women's issues and women. her series "agrippine" was broadcast on french television in 2001.

  • Billy Fury

    English actor and singer (d. 1983).

  • Trinidadian actor who appeared in films like 'The Harder They Come'.

  • English businessman and politician, lord lieutenant of devon

  • American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)

1939 - 1930

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

1939

  • British journalist, television host, and writer, best known for his series of interviews with former U.S. President Richard Nixon.

  • French senior official who was head of the aeuroegeneral direction for armamentaeur (french government defense procurement agency) responsible for program management, development, and purchase of weapon systems.

  • English singer (b. 1939)

  • American art dealer (d. 2011)

1938

1937

1936

1935

  • American broadcaster, home shopping network and pax tv were founded by home shopping network (d. 2015).

  • Musician

1934

1933

1932

1931

1930

  • Nigerian mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of functional analysis.

  • English trombonist and bandleader (d. 2021)

  • Musician

  • French stunt actor, coordinator, assistant director, and occasional actor. he is a veteran of more than 1,400 films. he was also a 1956 french motorcross champion and a former rallycross champion.

1929 - 1920

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

1929

1928

  • Cynthia Ozick is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist known for her exploration of Jewish identity and culture.

  • François-xavier nguyên van thuân was a vietnamese roman catholic cardinal known for his resilience and faith during 13 years of imprisonment by the communist government in vietnam.

  • Canadian politician and accountant

  • Austrian fencer

  • American businessman (d. 2017)

1927

  • Italian soprano singer. she made her operatic lyric debut in 1951.

  • East german politician and first lady (d. 2016)

  • Premier of poland (1989-1990).

  • French catholic priest who was ordained a priest at the diocese in arras on 2 july 1950

1926

  • German entrepreneur known for founding the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Mannheim.

  • Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2004)

  • Joan Lorring

    Hong kong-american actress, singer (d. 2014.)

  • Director-general (commonwealth war graves commission).

  • Ceo (rnli).

1925

  • Italian cinematographer, who was renowned for his work in both black-and white and colour films. his most notable collaborations were with woody allen and michelangelo antonioni.

  • Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th president of lebanon (d. 1989)

  • German war hero (d. 1990).

  • Albany international is an american engineering consultant and businessman. it is a high-tech materials manufacturer for aerospace and paper. standish has pursued interest in production, manufacturing and technical engineering and graduated from college with a bs degree in business and engineering administration at mit in 1945. he enjoys playing duplicate bridge, which he does when he is not working.

  • Officer in the austrian-german ss (d. 1990).

1924

1923

  • Professional baseball player who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.

  • Indian-english screenwriter and actor (d. 1994).

  • Lon McCallister

    American actor who got his first major break in 1941's "stage door canteen" and went on to star in 1944's "home in indiana". he made his first film appearance in "romeo and juliet", a 1936 film. he also played small roles as an additional. he was often a lead role in films as a child actor. he left the film …

  • American journalist and anchor of news, one of the original anchors for the tv news program "60 minutes."

  • English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)

1921

  • Memphis actor

  • American astronomer and professor at a university. in 1956, johnson received the helen b. warner prize from the american astronomical society. johnson is most remembered for introducing ubv photometric systems in 1953. on 2 april 1980, he died in mexico city from a heart attack.

  • Italian filmmaker who focuses primarily on westerns and crime dramas.

  • Ceo (midland bank).

1920

  • She was a french writer, editor, and reporter. she also served as a nurse during wwii. after being wounded in the war, she was awarded the croix de guerre. in 1945 she was made chevalier de la la(c)gion d'honneur. she became a reporter after the war and was editor-in-chief at vogue magazine between 1954-1966. she also published fiction. her first …

  • Warburton painter.

  • Swedish poet / writer (kain)

1919 - 1910

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

1919

  • Costa rica-born mexican singer. her renditions of mexican rancheras were her most prominent contribution, but she is also well-known for her contributions to latin american music. she was an important interpreter in europe and the americas, muse of pedro almoda3var. her haunting performances earned her the nickname "la voz a!spera de laternura", which is the rough voice that evokes tenderness. …

  • Renowned Mexican singer known for her ranchera music.

  • Costa rican-mexican singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2012)

  • Canadian lieutenant and politician, 24th lieutenant governor of quebec (d. 2016)

1918

1917

  • French chairman and managing director of heudron dairy. 19660-'77 and president of eure's chamber of commerce and industry, 1968-'86 and 1978-'81. he was originally a mechanical engineer in the french navy's 1939 fleet. in 1943, he became a factory director. he was married on 10/04/1939.

  • Puerto rican pianist and musician, he is considered to be the second-best native pianist after jesus maria sanroma! and one of the best musicians in his country. he studied at the longy school of music, massachusetts (1946-1951), and at bennington college. in 1953, he received a master of arts degree from the university of vermont. a fulbright scholarship allowed him …

  • American astrologer, afa member since june 1958.

  • American politician

1916

  • Ceylon politician and first female prime minister. after her husband's assassination in 1960, she was elected to the position and served until 1977. she was born to an aristocratic, wealthy family. she married bandaranaike and they had three children. she joined the political ring after her husband's death on 9/25/1959 and worked with the party until 1964. her party split …

  • Sri lankan educator and politician (d. 1981)

  • Japanese businessman (b. 1916)

  • 3rd president of union of myanmar (d. 1989)

  • French footballer manager and player

1915

  • First female war correspondent during World War II.

  • Armenian painter (d. 1999)

  • American soldier, pilot, and politician, 20th governor of south dakota (b. 1915)

  • Scottish guerilla fighter (d. 2009)

  • As she was the first lady of guatemala between 1951-1954, and she was also married to the guatemalan president coronel jacobo arbenz guzma!n.

1914

1913

  • Carlsbad (new mexico) -- actor (missile to the moon).

  • American artist, painter, and violin maker. he is also a grandson and grandnephew to henry james, the writer. he was married to juliana borden and had three children.

  • Salt lake city, utah -- actor (leslie peyton place).

1912

1911

1910

1909 - 1900

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

1909

1908

1906

1905

  • Corbin, kentucky -- actor (dagwood–blondie).

  • American journalist and actor (d. 1960)

  • American actor and journalist (d. 1960).

  • Peruvian poet, considered to be one of the best exponents contemporary poetry in peru with compatriots jose maria eguren and cesar vallejo as well as adam martin, adam martin, ca(c)sar moro, and others.

  • Montclair, new jersey -- actor.

1904

1903

1902

  • Peruvian politician and heiress in the 1960s. from 1963 to 1964 she was lima's mayor, one of only two women who held that office. susana villara!n is the current mayor.

  • Mexican diplomat and poet (d. 1974).

  • Lyricist (ketelbinkie).

1901

1900

  • Former MLB pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox.

  • France writer

  • French dancer and stripper, doriane mauchain was also known as "dodo"

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