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

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2009 - 2000

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

2001

  • Sophiarose Wilkinson is a British artistic gymnast.

  • Nicaya wiley is a dancer known for her appearances on the reality tv show dance moms.

  • American infanticide victim, allegedly murdered by his mother march 8, 2005.

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Professional football player who has excelled as an offensive tackle in the NFL.

  • NFL offensive tackle known for his exceptional blocking skills.

  • Star williams is a renowned dancer known for their exceptional talent and captivating performances.

  • Sky williams is a dancer known for his energetic and captivating performances.

  • Immanuel Quickley is a talented basketball player known for his skills on the court.

1998

1997

1996

1995

  • French family noted for their daughter estelle lefebure, singer david hallyday, and granddaughter of johnny hallyday.

  • Youtube star

1994

1993

1992

  • Accomplished track and field athlete with multiple awards.

  • Karalina Sevastyanova is a Russian rhythmic gymnast who won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

  • Keinan Samuels is a South African journalist who reports on environmental and sustainability issues for a national newspaper.

  • Jezel Morales is a Guatemalan athlete who has won several international competitions in track and field.

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

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

1989

1988

  • Nikki Reed

    Nikki Reed is an American actress, model, and screenwriter, best known for her role as Rosalie Hale in the Twilight Saga film series.

  • Ezinne Ajufo is a Nigerian journalist and news anchor who has worked for several media outlets in Nigeria.

  • Lindzy Wilcox is an Australian journalist who has worked for various news outlets, including The Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Karrueche Tran

    Karrueche tran is a model known for her work in the fashion industry and for her high-profile relationship with singer chris brown.

  • Actress known for her role in the Twilight Saga.

1987

1986

1985

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1983

  • Caty Zhao is a Chinese politician who has served as a member of the National People's Congress since 2018.

  • English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

  • Channing Frye had a successful career in the NBA, known for his shooting skills and versatility on the court.

  • Australian rugby league player

1982

  • Biannca Del Rio is a Brazilian-American drag queen and television personality known for her appearances on RuPaul's Drag Race.

  • Renowned journalist specializing in political commentary.

  • Talented boxer from the Philippines who has achieved great success in the ring.

  • Innovator in the field of autonomous robotics.

  • Pioneering work in organic chemistry.

1981

1980

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • Chermaine Sheh is a Hong Kong actress known for her roles in television dramas and films.

  • Ayda field is a turkish-american actress and television personality known for her role as a judge on the x factor uk.

  • Max boublil is a french comedian, actor, and singer known for his comedic music and performances.

  • Jimmie Åkesson is a Swedish politician and the leader of the Sweden Democrats party.

  • Successful entrepreneur known for founding a tech startup.

1978

  • Renowned investigative journalist known for his in-depth reporting on political corruption.

  • Ritesh Deshmukh is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in several Bollywood films.

  • Arieon Wilkins is a renowned author known for their thought-provoking and critically acclaimed works.

  • Fashion designer known for elegant and modern designs.

  • Renowned poet with a unique style.

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

1972

  • Computer scientist specializing in artificial intelligence.

  • Clesta Hamm is a retired American soccer player known for her exceptional skills and leadership on the field.

  • Olympic gymnast who won a silver medal in the team event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

  • English born jamaican international footballer

  • Nfl defensive tackle (atlanta falcons).

1971

1970

  • Former NBA player and current head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels.

  • Former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

  • Danish physicist known for her work in quantum physics.

  • American musician, member of the "new kids on the block," which was a rock band of stars that originated in the boston working class and prospered in the late 1980s. a promoter discovered the group and teamed up with motown in order to promote it. the group, which included mcintyre, wood, knight brothers and wahlberg, was promoted by motown. jordan …

  • Italian fencing champion, who won a gold medal with bortolozzi & vezzali in team foils at the atlanta olympics on 7/25/1996. she had also won a bronze medal for individual foils three days earlier.

1969 - 1960

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

1969

1968

  • Daniel Lubetzky is the founder and executive chairman of Kind, a healthy snack company.

  • Acclaimed poet from Japan with a unique style.

  • Roland giraud, french actress. in 2004, she was killed along with katia lherbier (jazz singer, born in 1972). their bodies were discovered in a sump pit. jean-pierre treiber was one of the suspects and he committed suicide just two months before he was due to stand trial.

  • American rock drummer and songwriter

1967

  • Cameron Bancroft

    Actor (beverly hills 90210).

  • Maldivian politician and lawyer 4th president of maldives

  • Renowned industrial designer and founder of the design firm Fuseproject.

  • Austrian skier

  • Maldivian lawyer and politician 4th president of the maldives

1966

1965

  • American musician and lead singer of "nine inch nails". he was an extremely complex individual. his mom abused him for many years and he suffered from incest. many of the group's themes are dark s&m subjects.

  • American musician known for founding the band Nine Inch Nails.

  • Known for her role on The Real Housewives of New York City.

  • Jaremy Vine is a British journalist and radio presenter, best known for his work on BBC Radio 2 and BBC television.

  • Jemmie Simmons is a respected member of the U.S. House of Representatives, known for her advocacy of social and environmental issues.

1964

1963

  • Gervis Brindle is a renowned business consultant who has advised numerous Fortune 500 companies.

  • Madissen Avery is a former member of the United States House of Representatives.

  • Chelsei Thompson is a former member of the United States House of Representatives.

  • Chanele Goldstein is an Israeli politician who has served in the Knesset since 2015.

  • American keyboard player and songwriter (phish via blue and phil lesh and friends).

1962

  • Pioneer in affective computing and wearable technology.

  • Known for her work in affective computing and wearable technology.

  • Pioneer in the field of affective computing and human-computer interaction.

  • Hendy Cusick is a Scottish actor known for his roles in television shows such as Lost and Fringe.

  • Craig Ferguson

    Scots-american comedian, late-night tv host, writer, and director. his comedy and musician career started in the uk. he was a versatile entertainer and hosted many television shows, including one on archaeology. in 1994, he immigrated to the usa and settled in los angeles. he was then naturalized as a citizen. he was offered a part on the drew carey show …

1961

1960

  • Pioneering chemist known for research in organic synthesis.

  • The idols series was created by a producer and talent manager from cypriot-english.

  • Marianny Rodríguez is a Venezuelan essayist and literary critic who has written extensively on Latin American literature.

  • Notable author of contemporary fiction.

  • Fictional character known for her work at the Daily Planet in the Superman comics.

1959 - 1950

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

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1958

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1956

  • Sugar Ray Leonard was a professional boxer who won world titles in five weight classes and is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time.

  • Sugar Ray Leonard

    Sugar ray leonard is a retired professional boxer and former undisputed welterweight champion. he is known for his speed, agility, and charismatic personality both inside and outside the ring.

  • Wreatha Jemison was the first African-American woman to be selected as an astronaut by NASA.

  • Bob Saget

    Bob saget is an american actor and comedian best known for his role as danny tanner on the sitcom full house and as the original host of america's funniest home videos.

  • Belgian fencer; an athlete

1955

1954

  • French comedian and actor, with scatological and controversial humour. he is well-known for his support for the conspiracy theory of 11 september and for accompanying nicolas sarkozy to pope benedictus xvi.

  • South african-english jockey

  • Supervisor dolby (elephant man richard iii)

1953

1952

1951

  • Astrologer american uranian and president of astrolabe. gary is a former programmer, designer of software and graphics. he has been a pro since 1969. he earned a degree from rutgers university's livingston college in astrology. he began his career in astrology in 1968 and did his first professional reading in 1969. since then, he has been lecturing and teaching since …

  • British politician and former Member of Parliament.

  • An english politician and lawyer

  • Ceo (hyder, welsh water)

1950

  • Russian politician known for her liberal views and activism.

  • Howard Ashman was an American lyricist and playwright best known for his collaborations with composer Alan Menken on several Disney animated films.

  • Thresea Breslin is an American journalist and author known for her work in investigative reporting.

  • Slovenian politician and economist, 2nd president of slovenia (d.2008).

1949 - 1940

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

1949

  • English singer, songwriter, and producer (yes king crimson uk earthworks anderson wakeman howe and national health).

  • American pop singer

  • American ice skater, olympic silver medal champion. at the 1968 olympics, she won silver in the 500m long track speed skating event.

  • British director (town / country planning association).

1948

  • Scottish singer, songwriter, and renowned interpreter for traditional and contemporary folk music. his 1972 debut album, "no more forever," was released. a classic album of social and political songs, "world turned upside down," also retained strong popularity in the music scene.

  • Puerto Rican author known for her novels exploring themes of identity and culture.

  • American porn actress

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1942

  • Renowned science journalist and author, formerly with The New York Times.

  • Taj mahal is a grammy award-winning blues musician known for his distinctive voice and mastery of various instruments.

  • French politician who was a member the saint-simon foundation think-tank. blanc was elected to the national assembly in 2002 to represent the third district, yvelines. blanc survived the wtc events by smoking a cigar outside of a twin tower.

  • American football player for umi. he was the head coach of new jersey nets from 1994 to 1994, and then he was the head coach for minnesota timberwolves until his firing after only two seasons.

  • American singer, guitarist, and blues legend. he has performed around the globe since the late 1960s and currently tours about 200 days per year.

1941

1940

  • Adel Imam

    Adel imam is an egyptian actor known for his comedic roles in film and television.

  • American entrepreneur and one of the founders of object oriented programming. his innovative ideas directly contributed to the mass production of the apple macintosh gui-centric computer. kay's contributions to the design of arpanet, the internet, were pivotal.

  • Pioneer in object-oriented programming and graphical user interfaces.

  • Renowned Egyptian actor with a career spanning over 50 years.

1939 - 1930

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

1939

  • Gary Paulsen is a popular author of young adult fiction, best known for his survival stories.

  • Baron dykes, english politician

  • Italian journalist and member to parliament. on 11/08/2000, he suffered a heart attack and was in a coma until 5/11/2001 when he died. his wife and children had requested euthanasia before his death. this was a controversial request in a country still dominated by catholicism.

  • Bie; ceo (simplistic covenant).

1938

  • Ra Kuti was a Nigerian musician, political activist, and pioneer of the Afrobeat genre, which combined traditional Yoruba music with jazz and funk.

  • He was an italian ballet dancer who made a debut in 1957 and later joined bejart's ballet. he was a leading soloist in europe and the u.s., as well as being a principal dancer. he opened a school for dancers in turin with his wife jaleh karendi in 1973.

  • American singer (the spinners), (d. 2008).

  • Israeli activist

1937

  • Sérgio cabral is a brazilian politician who served as the governor of the state of rio de janeiro. he is mostly known for his involvement in corruption scandals.

  • American lawyer and politician, 7th united states secretary of energy

  • Politician

  • American politician and lawyer 7th secretary of energy, united states

1936

  • Dennis Hopper

    American actor and director, who at 19 was the first to land a part in "rebel without a cause". he played the role of rock hudson's son and elizabeth taylor's daughter in "giant" a year later. after dean died, hopper appeared to have taken in all the wild ways of his friend and had a difficult relationship and relationship with …

  • An Irish poet and professor of modern literature, known for his extensive body of work and contributions to Irish literature.

  • French rugby player. he was selected as fly half 14 times at international events between 1961-68. even though there were only a few games, he scored 110 points. he and his brother lilian orchestrated the first great french rugby chelem in the 1968 five nations championships.

  • Renowned architect known for designing luxury residential buildings in New York City.

  • Swedish author and philosopher.

1935

  • Celebrated British playwright known for works like 'The Singing Detective'.

  • Pioneering Canadian cardiac surgeon known for his contributions to heart surgery.

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

  • World-famous watchmaker

1934

  • American singer, somewhat well-known in the '50s & '60s as a singer of rock'n'roll.

  • Co-founder of Apple Inc. alongside Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

  • German educator and politician (d. 2022)

  • American football coach and player (d. 2014).

  • New york giants, indianapolis colts

1933

1932

1931

  • American cult leader who led 39 members to suicide by "heaven's gate". the bodies of the victims were discovered in a san diego mansion. they had performed a macabre ritual over three days in which they had taken phenobarbital with apple sauce and vodka. all of them were wearing nike shoes and had quarters in their pockets (for a video …

  • Renowned American jazz saxophonist known for his avant-garde style.

  • American football punter and safety in the national football league for philadelphia eagles, chicago/st. the green bay packers, the dallas cowboys and the louis cardinals. he was selected for five pro bowls. he played college football for southern methodist university.

1930

  • American ceo and executive in charge of deluxe inc. (a printing company that specializes on check printing). deluxe prints more than 50% of all national printing privately and through financial institutions. the company is expanding into software and atm's.

  • Italian executive, director at alfa; administrator at finmeccanica; worked in news director from 1955 to 1978; economic director.

  • Musician

1929 - 1920

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

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1928

1927

  • Italian gold medal winner for skeet and trap, melbourne olympics 1956.

  • Amias Biddle was a prominent politician known for his contributions to public service.

  • American banker and ceo at fourth financial, a commercial bank that buys s & ls. haines graduated with an ab and llb degrees in english and history. he also enjoys playing golf as a hobby.

  • British steel's deputy ceo

1926

1925

  • Allis Benson is an American essayist whose works explore themes of identity, culture, and social justice.

  • Idi Amin was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979.

  • Scientist

  • French philosopher, journalist and writer. his most famous work is les modernes which was published in 1984. he was a prominent french aids survivor. his work is often credited with giving the disease a human face, and challenging public perceptions of it. he published many historical works during his lifetime that looked at middle-class social habits.

1924

  • French baritone opera singer, who made his debut at theatre royal de la monnaie in brussels, 533.

  • Baron tombs, english engineer and politician (d. 2020)

  • English footballer (d. 2018)

  • Ceo (rolls royce).

1923

1922

1921

1920

  • French theatre and film actor, who was a member of the coma(c)die-franassaise.

  • Raymond gérôme was a french actor known for his work in french cinema and theater.

  • Estonian-venezuelan businessman, co-founded aco group (d. 2010)

  • Syracuse, new york -- columnist/panelist (leave it to girls).

1919 - 1910

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

1919

1918

  • Swedish soprano singer opera in swedish. she received her first operatic contract for singing in 1947. she sang at the metropolitan opera on december 18, 1959. before her big break, she sang at funerals and weddings for ten more years.

  • English actress (d. 1981)

  • American producer and screenwriter (d. 2013).

  • American film producer

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1914

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1912

1911

1910

  • Avon Long was a renowned actor known for his work in theater and film.

1909 - 1900

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

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1908

1907

1906

  • Singer, dies at 91

  • American writer best known for his poetry, novels, and criticism. he was also an accomplished translator. he died in 1989, on the 2nd of june.

  • Metropolitan opera diva, at the age of 83, succumbs to a stroke.

  • President (westland aircraft).

1905

1904

  • He is a french actor who is distinguished and handsome. he was an extra in the folies berga"re and became a popular cabaret performer. he is best known for his american films "the lost moment", 1947, and "divorce american style", 1967.

  • French author (d. 1973)

1903

1902

1901

  • French illustrator who created book covers and magazine illustrations.

  • German composer who primarily composes music for the stage.

1900

  • Ayatullah ruhollah khomeini was an iranian shia muslim religious leader and politician who led the 1979 iranian revolution and became the supreme leader of iran.

  • Belgium sport champion

  • The ayatollah (ayatollah) of iran, iranian leader. after a 15 year exile in paris, he was the leader of shaw mohammed reza pahlavi's revolution. he is now 79. according to some reports, his personal fortune was worth $80 million.

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