People born on August 17 187
William IX, Count of Poitiers
b. 1153 – d. 1156
William IX, Count of Poitiers (d. 1156)
Philibert I, Duke of Savoy
b. 1465 – d. 1482
Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1465)
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
b. 1473 – d. 1483
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (d. 1483)
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Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg
b. 1501 – d. 1529
Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (d. 1529)
Alexander Briant
b. 1556 – d. 1581
Alexander Briant, English martyr and saint (d. 1581)
Francesco Albani
b. 1578 – d. 1660
Francesco Albani, Italian painter (b. 1578)
Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
b. 1578 – d. 1638
Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, first prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (d. 1638)
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John Matthew Rispoli
b. 1582 – d. 1639
John Matthew Rispoli, Maltese philosopher (d. 1639)
Johann Valentin Andrea
b. 1586 – d. 1654
Johann Valentin Andrea, German theologian (d. 1654)
Lennart Torstensson
b. 1603 – d. 1651
Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (d. 1651)
Pierre de Fermat
b. 1607 – d. 1665
Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer and mathematician (d. 1665)
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki
b. 1612 – d. 1651
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman (b. 1612)
John III Sobieski
b. 1629 – d. 1696
John III Sobieski, Polish-Lithuanian king (d. 1696)
Nicola Porpora
b. 1686 – d. 1768
Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator (d. 1768)
Josef Dobrovský
b. 1753 – d. 1828
Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian (d. 1828)
Louis Desaix
b. 1768 – d. 1800
Louis Desaix, French general (d. 1800)
Davy Crockett
b. 1786 – d. 1836
Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (d. 1836)
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
b. 1786 – d. 1861
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1861)
Jules Bernard Luys
b. 1828 – d. 1897
Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist and physician (d. 1897)
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
b. 1840 – d. 1922
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (b. 1840)
William Kidston
b. 1849 – d. 1919
William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (d. 1919)
Gene Stratton-Porter
b. 1863 – d. 1924
Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and photographer (d. 1924)
Julia Marlowe
b. 1865 – d. 1950
Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (d. 1950)
Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI
b. 1866 – d. 1911
Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, Indian 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)
John A. Sampson
b. 1873 – d. 1946
John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (d. 1946)
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Ralph McKittrick
b. 1877 – d. 1923
Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1923)
Reggie Duff
b. 1878 – d. 1911
Reggie Duff, Australian cricketer (d. 1911)
Percy Sherwell
b. 1880 – d. 1948
Percy Sherwell, South African cricketer and tennis player (d. 1948)
Charles I of Austria
b. 1887 – d. 1922
Charles I of Austria (d. 1922)
Marcus Garvey
b. 1887 – d. 1940
Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded Black Star Line (d. 1940)
Monty Woolley
b. 1888 – d. 1963
Monty Woolley, American actor, raconteur, and pundit (d. 1963)
Stefan Bastyr
b. 1890 – d. 1920
Stefan Bastyr, Polish soldier and pilot (d. 1920)
Harry Hopkins
b. 1890 – d. 1946
Harry Hopkins, American politician and diplomat, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1946)
John Brahm
b. 1893 – d. 1982
John Brahm, German-American director and production manager (d. 1982)
Mae West
b. 1893 – d. 1980
Mae West, American actress, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1980)
William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes
b. 1894 – d. 1964
William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group (d. 1964)
Leslie Groves
b. 1896 – d. 1970
Leslie Groves, American general and engineer (d. 1970)
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Tõnis Kint
b. 1896 – d. 1991
Tõnis Kint, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 1991)
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Oliver Waterman Larkin
b. 1896 – d. 1970
Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian and author (d. 1970)
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Vivienne de Watteville
b. 1900 – d. 1957
Vivienne de Watteville, British travel writer and adventurer (d. 1957)
Pauline A. Young
b. 1900 – d. 1991
Pauline A. Young, African-American teacher, historian, aviator and activist (d. 1991)
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Mary Cain (editor)
b. 1904 – d. 1984
Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (d. 1984)
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Leopold Nowak
b. 1904 – d. 1991
Leopold Nowak, Austrian composer and musicologist (d. 1991)
Larry Clinton
b. 1909 – d. 1985
Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1985)
Wilf Copping
b. 1909 – d. 1980
Wilf Copping, English footballer (d. 1980)
Mikhail Botvinnik
b. 1911 – d. 1995
Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and engineer (d. 1995)
Martin Sandberger
b. 1911 – d. 2010
Martin Sandberger, German colonel and lawyer (d. 2010)
Mark Felt
b. 1913 – d. 2008
Mark Felt, American lawyer and agent, 2nd Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 2008)
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
b. 1913 – d. 1989
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1989)
Rudy York
b. 1913 – d. 1970
Rudy York, American baseball player and manager (d. 1970)
Bill Downs
b. 1914 – d. 1978
Bill Downs, American journalist (d. 1978)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
b. 1914 – d. 1988
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
Moses Majekodunmi
b. 1916 – d. 2012
Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012)
Evelyn Ankers
b. 1918 – d. 1985
Evelyn Ankers, British-American actress (b. 1918)
Ike Quebec
b. 1918 – d. 1963
Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963)
Michael John Wise
b. 1918 – d. 2015
Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015)
Georgia Gibbs
b. 1919 – d. 2006
Georgia Gibbs, American singer (d. 2006)
Maureen O'Hara
b. 1920 – d. 2015
Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer (d. 2015)
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Lida Moser
b. 1920 – d. 2014
Lida Moser, American photographer and author (d. 2014)
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Geoffrey Elton
b. 1921 – d. 1994
Geoffrey Elton, German-English historian and academic (d. 1994)
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Roy Tattersall
b. 1922 – d. 2011
Roy Tattersall, English cricketer (d. 2011)
Larry Rivers
b. 1923 – d. 2002
Larry Rivers, American painter and sculptor (d. 2002)
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Evan S. Connell
b. 1924 – d. 2013
Evan S. Connell, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 2013)
Valerie Eliot
b. 1926 – d. 2012
Valerie Eliot, English businesswoman (d. 2012)
Jiang Zemin
b. 1926
Jiang Zemin, Chinese engineer and politician, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and 5th President of China
Sam Butera
b. 1927 – d. 2009
Sam Butera, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2009)
F. Ray Keyser, Jr.
b. 1927 – d. 2015
F. Ray Keyser Jr., American lawyer and politician, 72nd Governor of Vermont (d. 2015)
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T. J. Anderson
b. 1928
T. J. Anderson, American composer, conductor, and educator
Willem Duys
b. 1928 – d. 2011
Willem Duys, Dutch tennis player, sportscaster, and producer (d. 2011)
Francis Gary Powers
b. 1929 – d. 1977
Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (d. 1977)
Harve Bennett
b. 1930 – d. 2015
Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2015)
Ted Hughes
b. 1930 – d. 1998
Ted Hughes, English poet and playwright (d. 1998)
Tony Wrigley
b. 1931
Tony Wrigley, English historian, demographer, and academic
V. S. Naipaul
b. 1932
V. S. Naipaul, Trinidadian-English novelist and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate
Duke Pearson
b. 1932 – d. 1980
Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (d. 1980)
Jean-Jacques Sempé
b. 1932
Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist
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Mark Dinning
b. 1933 – d. 1986
Mark Dinning, American pop singer (d. 1986)
João Donato
b. 1934
João Donato, Brazilian pianist and composer
Ron Henry
b. 1934 – d. 2014
Ron Henry, English footballer (d. 2014)
Seamus Mallon
b. 1936
Seamus Mallon, Irish educator and politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
Margaret Heafield Hamilton
b. 1936
Margaret Heafield Hamilton, American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner.
Theodoros Pangalos (politician)
b. 1938
Theodoros Pangalos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
Luther Allison
b. 1939 – d. 1997
Luther Allison, American blues guitarist and singer (d. 1997)
Eduardo Mignogna
b. 1940 – d. 2006
Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1940)
Barry Sheerman
b. 1940
Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician
Lothar Bisky
b. 1941 – d. 2013
Lothar Bisky, German businessman and politician (d. 2013)
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Jean Pierre Lefebvre
b. 1941
Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Canadian director and screenwriter
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Shane Porteous
b. 1942
Shane Porteous, Australian actor, animator, and screenwriter
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Edward Cowie
b. 1943
Edward Cowie, English composer, painter, and author
Robert De Niro
b. 1943
Robert De Niro, American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer
John Humphrys
b. 1943
John Humphrys, Welsh journalist and author
Dave "Snaker" Ray
b. 1943 – d. 2002
Dave "Snaker" Ray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
Larry Ellison
b. 1944
Larry Ellison, American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation
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Jean-Bernard Pommier
b. 1944
Jean-Bernard Pommier, French pianist and conductor
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Rachel Pollack
b. 1945
Rachel Pollack, American author, poet, and educator
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Hugh Baiocchi
b. 1946
Hugh Baiocchi, South African golfer
Martha Coolidge
b. 1946
Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Patrick Manning
b. 1946 – d. 2016
Patrick Manning, Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2016)
Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician)
b. 1947 – d. 2016
Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976-2016) (d. 2016)
Gary Talley
b. 1947
Gary Talley, American guitarist (The Box Tops), singer-songwriter, and author
Alexander Ivashkin
b. 1948 – d. 2014
Alexander Ivashkin, Russian-English cellist and conductor (d. 2014)
Norm Coleman
b. 1949
Norm Coleman, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Mayor of St. Paul
Sue Draheim
b. 1949 – d. 2013
Sue Draheim, American fiddler and composer (d. 2013)
Julian Fellowes
b. 1949
Julian Fellowes, English actor, director, screenwriter, and politician
Sib Hashian
b. 1949 – d. 2017
Sib Hashian, American rock drummer (Boston) (d. 2017)
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Richard Hunt (puppeteer)
b. 1951 – d. 1992
Richard Hunt (puppeteer), Muppet performer (d. 1992)
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Aleksandr Maksimenkov
b. 1952 – d. 2012
Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1952)
Nelson Piquet
b. 1952
Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver and businessman
Mario Theissen
b. 1952
Mario Theissen, German engineer and businessman
Guillermo Vilas
b. 1952
Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player
Mick Malthouse
b. 1953
Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach
Herta Müller
b. 1953
Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate
Korrie Layun Rampan
b. 1953 – d. 2015
Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (d. 2015)
Kevin Rowland
b. 1953
Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Eric Johnson
b. 1954
Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Andrés Pastrana Arango
b. 1954
Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia
Colin Moulding
b. 1955
Colin Moulding, English singer-songwriter and bassist
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Gail Berman
b. 1956
Gail Berman, American businessman, co-founded BermanBraun
Álvaro Pino
b. 1956
Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist
Ken Kwapis
b. 1957
Ken Kwapis, American director and screenwriter
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Laurence Overmire
b. 1957
Laurence Overmire, American poet, author, and actor
Robin Cousins
b. 1957
Robin Cousins, British competitive figure skater
Belinda Carlisle
b. 1958
Belinda Carlisle, American singer-songwriter
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Fred Goodwin
b. 1958
Fred Goodwin, Scottish banker and accountant
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Maurizio Sandro Sala
b. 1958
Maurizio Sandro Sala, Brazilian race car driver
Jonathan Franzen
b. 1959
Jonathan Franzen, American novelist and essayist
Jacek Kazimierski
b. 1959
Jacek Kazimierski, Polish footballer
Eric Schlosser
b. 1959
Eric Schlosser, American journalist and author
Stephan Eicher
b. 1960
Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer-songwriter
Sean Penn
b. 1960
Sean Penn, American actor, director, and political activist
Gilby Clarke
b. 1962
Gilby Clarke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Dan Dakich
b. 1962
Dan Dakich, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
Jon Gruden
b. 1963
Jon Gruden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
Colin James
b. 1964
Colin James, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Maria McKee
b. 1964
Maria McKee, American singer-songwriter (Lone Justice)
Dave Penney
b. 1964
Dave Penney, English footballer and manager
Steve Gorman
b. 1965
Steve Gorman, American drummer
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Dottie Pepper
b. 1965
Dottie Pepper, American golfer
Jüri Luik
b. 1966
Jüri Luik, Estonian politician and diplomat, 18th Estonian Minister of Defense
Rodney Mullen
b. 1966
Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder and stuntman
Don Sweeney
b. 1966
Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Andriy Kuzmenko
b. 1968 – d. 2015
Andriy Kuzmenko, Ukrainian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
Ed McCaffrey
b. 1968
Ed McCaffrey, American football player and sportscaster
Helen McCrory
b. 1968
Helen McCrory, English actress
Christian Laettner
b. 1969
Christian Laettner, American basketball player and coach
Donnie Wahlberg
b. 1969
Donnie Wahlberg, American singer-songwriter, actor and producer
Kelvin Mercer
b. 1969
Kelvin Mercer, American rapper, songwriter and producer (De La Soul)
Jim Courier
b. 1970
Jim Courier, American tennis player and sportscaster
Andrus Kivirähk
b. 1970
Andrus Kivirähk, Estonian author
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Øyvind Leonhardsen
b. 1970
Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer and coach
Uhm Jung-hwa
b. 1971
Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean singer and actress
Jorge Posada
b. 1971
Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
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Shaun Rehn
b. 1971
Shaun Rehn, Australian footballer and coach
Habibul Bashar
b. 1972
Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer
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Johannes Maria Staud
b. 1974
Johannes Maria Staud, Austrian composer
Eric Boulton
b. 1976
Eric Boulton, Canadian ice hockey player
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Geertjan Lassche
b. 1976
Geertjan Lassche, Dutch journalist and director
Serhiy Zakarlyuka
b. 1976 – d. 2014
Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1976)
Nathan Deakes
b. 1977
Nathan Deakes, Australian race walker
William Gallas
b. 1977
William Gallas, French footballer
Thierry Henry
b. 1977
Thierry Henry, French footballer
Mike Lewis (musician)
b. 1977
Mike Lewis, Welsh guitarist
Tarja Turunen
b. 1977
Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer-songwriter and producer
Antwaan Randle El
b. 1979
Antwaan Randle El, American football player and journalist
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Keith Dabengwa
b. 1980
Keith Dabengwa, Zimbabwean cricketer
Daniel Güiza
b. 1980
Daniel Güiza, Spanish footballer
Jan Kromkamp
b. 1980
Jan Kromkamp, Dutch footballer
Lene Marlin
b. 1980
Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer-songwriter
Phil Jagielka
b. 1982
Phil Jagielka, English footballer
Cheerleader Melissa
b. 1982
Cheerleader Melissa, American wrestler and manager
Dustin Pedroia
b. 1983
Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player
Dee Brown (basketball, born 1984)
b. 1984
Dee Brown, American basketball player
Oksana Domnina
b. 1984
Oksana Domnina, Russian ice dancer
Garrett Wolfe
b. 1984
Garrett Wolfe, American football player
Yu Aoi
b. 1985
Yu Aoi, Japanese actress and model
Rudy Gay
b. 1986
Rudy Gay, American basketball player
Tyrus Thomas
b. 1986
Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player
Natalie Sandtorv
b. 1988
Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer-songwriter
Jihadi John
b. 1988 – d. 2015
Jihadi John, Kuwaiti-British member of ISIS (d. 2015)
Erika Toda
b. 1988
Erika Toda, Japanese actress
Alex Elisala
b. 1992 – d. 2013
Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (d. 2013)
Chanel Mata'utia
b. 1992
Chanel Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player
Paige (wrestler)
b. 1992
Paige, English professional wrestler
Sarah Sjöström
b. 1993
Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer
Gracie Gold
b. 1995
Gracie Gold, American figure skater
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
b. 1995
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player
Jake Virtanen
b. 1996
Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player