People born on July 17 187
Adrian Fortescue (martyr)
b. 1476 – d. 1539
Adrian Fortescue, English Roman Catholic martyr (d. 1539)
Ismail I
b. 1487 – d. 1524
Ismail I of Iran (d. 1524)
Maria Salviati
b. 1499 – d. 1543
Maria Salviati, Italian noblewoman (d. 1543)
Antoine de Créqui Canaples
b. 1531 – d. 1574
Antoine de Créqui Canaples, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1574)
Isaac Watts
b. 1674 – d. 1748
Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian (d. 1748)
Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim
b. 1695 – d. 1766
Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim (d. 1766)
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
b. 1698 – d. 1759
Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1698)
Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
b. 1708 – d. 1769
Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (d. 1769)
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Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
b. 1714 – d. 1762
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (d. 1762)
Elbridge Gerry
b. 1744 – d. 1814
Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States (d. 1814)
John Jacob Astor
b. 1763 – d. 1848
John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1848)
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John Wilbur (Quaker minister)
b. 1774 – d. 1856
John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (d. 1856)
Paul Delaroche
b. 1797 – d. 1856
Paul Delaroche, French painter and academic (d. 1856)
Leander Clark
b. 1823 – d. 1910
Leander Clark, American businessman, judge, and politician (d. 1910)
Xianfeng Emperor
b. 1831 – d. 1861
Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831)
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
b. 1837 – d. 1886
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 7th Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1886)
Ephraim Shay
b. 1839 – d. 1916
Ephraim Shay, American engineer, invented the Shay locomotive (d. 1916)
Alexius Meinong
b. 1853 – d. 1920
Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1920)
Henri Nathansen
b. 1868 – d. 1944
Henri Nathansen, Danish director and playwright (d. 1944)
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Charles Davidson Dunbar
b. 1870 – d. 1939
Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (d. 1939)
Lyonel Feininger
b. 1871 – d. 1956
Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1956)
Jack Laviolette
b. 1879 – d. 1960
Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1960)
James Somerville
b. 1882 – d. 1949
James Somerville, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (d. 1949)
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
b. 1888 – d. 1970
Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
Erle Stanley Gardner
b. 1889 – d. 1970
Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (d. 1970)
Georges Lemaître
b. 1894 – d. 1966
Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, astronomer, and cosmologist (d. 1966)
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Rupert Atkinson (RAF officer)
b. 1896 – d. 1919
Rupert Atkinson, English RAF officer (d. 1919)
Berenice Abbott
b. 1898 – d. 1991
Berenice Abbott, American photographer (d. 1991)
Osmond Borradaile
b. 1898 – d. 1999
Osmond Borradaile, Canadian soldier and cinematographer (d. 1999)
James Cagney
b. 1899 – d. 1986
James Cagney, American actor and dancer (d. 1986)
Marcel Dalio
b. 1900 – d. 1983
Marcel Dalio, French actor (d. 1983)
Luigi Chinetti
b. 1901 – d. 1994
Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1901)
Bruno Jasieński
b. 1901 – d. 1938
Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and author (b. 1901)
Patrick Smith (politician)
b. 1901 – d. 1982
Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (d. 1982)
Christina Stead
b. 1902 – d. 1983
Christina Stead, Australian author and academic (d. 1983)
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James Coyne
b. 1910 – d. 2012
James Coyne, Canadian lawyer and banker, 2nd Governor of the Bank of Canada (d. 2012)
Frank Olson
b. 1910 – d. 1953
Frank Olson, American chemist and microbiologist (d. 1953)
Lionel Ferbos
b. 1911 – d. 2014
Lionel Ferbos, American trumpet player (d. 2014)
Heinz Lehmann
b. 1911 – d. 1999
Heinz Lehmann, German-Canadian psychiatrist and academic (d. 1999)
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Erwin Bauer
b. 1912 – d. 1958
Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958)
Art Linkletter
b. 1912 – d. 2010
Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010)
Bertrand Goldberg
b. 1913 – d. 1997
Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (b. 1913)
Eleanor Steber
b. 1914 – d. 1990
Eleanor Steber, American soprano and educator (b. 1914)
Bijon Bhattacharya
b. 1915 – d. 1978
Bijon Bhattacharya, Indian actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1978)
Arthur Rothstein
b. 1915
Arthur Rothstein, American photographer and educator (b. 1985)
Lou Boudreau
b. 1917 – d. 2001
Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
Phyllis Diller
b. 1917 – d. 2012
Phyllis Diller, American actress and comedian (b. 1917)
Kenan Evren
b. 1917 – d. 2015
Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey (d. 2015)
Christiane Rochefort
b. 1917 – d. 1998
Christiane Rochefort, French author (d. 1998)
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
b. 1918 – d. 2003
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan soldier and politician, President of Guatemala (d. 2003)
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Red Sovine
b. 1918 – d. 1980
Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1980)
Gordon Gould
b. 1920 – d. 2005
Gordon Gould, American physicist and academic, invented the laser (b. 1920)
Juan Antonio Samaranch
b. 1920 – d. 2010
Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 2010)
George Barnes (musician)
b. 1921 – d. 1977
George Barnes, American guitarist, producer, and songwriter (d. 1977)
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Louis Lachenal
b. 1921 – d. 1955
Louis Lachenal, French mountaineer (d. 1955)
Mary Osborne
b. 1921 – d. 1992
Mary Osborne, American guitarist (d. 1992)
Toni Stone
b. 1921 – d. 1996
Toni Stone, American baseball player (d. 1996)
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František Zvarík
b. 1921 – d. 2008
František Zvarík, Slovakian actor (d. 2008)
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Jeanne Block
b. 1923 – d. 1981
Jeanne Block, American psychologist (d. 1981)
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John Cooper (car maker)
b. 1923 – d. 2000
John Cooper, English car designer, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (d. 2000)
Garde Gardom
b. 1924 – d. 2013
Garde Gardom, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (d. 2013)
Jimmy Scott
b. 1925 – d. 2014
Jimmy Scott, American singer and actor (d. 2014)
Édouard Carpentier
b. 1926 – d. 2010
Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian wrestler (d. 2010)
Willis Carto
b. 1926 – d. 2015
Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (d. 2015)
Vince Guaraldi
b. 1928 – d. 1976
Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1976)
Sergei K. Godunov
b. 1929
Sergei K. Godunov, Russian mathematician and academic
Quino
b. 1932
Quino, Spanish-Argentinian cartoonist
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Niccolò Castiglioni
b. 1932 – d. 1996
Niccolò Castiglioni, Italian composer (d. 1996)
Johnny Kerr
b. 1932 – d. 2009
Johnny Kerr, American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)
Wojciech Kilar
b. 1932 – d. 2013
Wojciech Kilar, Polish pianist and composer (d. 2013)
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Karla Kuskin
b. 1932 – d. 2009
Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)
Hal Riney
b. 1932 – d. 2008
Hal Riney, American businessman, founded Publicis & Hal Riney (d. 2008)
Keiko Awaji
b. 1933 – d. 2014
Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (d. 2014)
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
b. 1933
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Maltese politician, 9th Prime Minister of Malta
Tony Pithey
b. 1933 – d. 2006
Tony Pithey, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (d. 2006)
Diahann Carroll
b. 1935
Diahann Carroll, American actress and singer
Peter Schickele
b. 1935
Peter Schickele, American composer and educator
Donald Sutherland
b. 1935
Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer
Hermann Huppen
b. 1938
Hermann Huppen, Belgian author and illustrator
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Andrée Champagne
b. 1939
Andrée Champagne, Canadian actress and politician
Spencer Davis
b. 1939
Spencer Davis, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ali Khamenei
b. 1939
Ali Khamenei, Iranian cleric and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
Tim Brooke-Taylor
b. 1940
Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor and screenwriter
Daryle Lamonica
b. 1941
Daryle Lamonica, American football player
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
b. 1941
Bob Taylor, English cricketer
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Achim Warmbold
b. 1941
Achim Warmbold, German race car driver and manager
Don Kessinger
b. 1942
Don Kessinger, American baseball player and manager
Gale Garnett
b. 1942
Gale Garnett, New Zealand-born Canadian singer
Connie Hawkins
b. 1942
Connie Hawkins, American basketball player
Zoot Money
b. 1942
Zoot Money, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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LaVyrle Spencer
b. 1943
LaVyrle Spencer, American author and educator
Mark Burgess (cricketer)
b. 1944
Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricketer and footballer
Catherine Schell
b. 1944
Catherine Schell, Hungarian-English actress
Carlos Alberto Torres
b. 1944 – d. 2016
Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2016)
Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
b. 1945
Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
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John Patten, Baron Patten
b. 1945
John Patten, Baron Patten, English politician, Secretary of State for Education
Chris Crutcher
b. 1946
Chris Crutcher, American novelist and short story writer
Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's
b. 1947
Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's, English educator and politician
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Robert Begerau
b. 1947
Robert Begerau, German footballer and manager
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
b. 1947
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Wolfgang Flür
b. 1947
Wolfgang Flür, German musician (Kraftwerk)
Mick Tucker
b. 1947 – d. 2002
Mick Tucker, English rock drummer (Sweet) (d. 2002)
Ron Asheton
b. 1948 – d. 2009
Ron Asheton, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009)
Luc Bondy
b. 1948 – d. 2015
Luc Bondy, Swiss director and producer (d. 2015)
Geezer Butler
b. 1949
Geezer Butler, English bass player and songwriter
Charley Steiner
b. 1949
Charley Steiner, American journalist and sportscaster
Phoebe Snow
b. 1950 – d. 2011
Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
Lucie Arnaz
b. 1951
Lucie Arnaz, American actress and singer
Mark Bowden
b. 1951
Mark Bowden, American journalist and author
Andrew Robathan
b. 1951
Andrew Robathan, English soldier and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
David Hasselhoff
b. 1952
David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, and producer
Nicolette Larson
b. 1952 – d. 1997
Nicolette Larson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
Thé Lau
b. 1952 – d. 2015
Thé Lau, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
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Robert R. McCammon
b. 1952
Robert R. McCammon, American author
António Costa
b. 1954
António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal
Angela Merkel
b. 1954
Angela Merkel, German chemist and politician, 8th Chancellor of Germany
Edward Natapei
b. 1954 – d. 2015
Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (b. 1954)
J. Michael Straczynski
b. 1954
J. Michael Straczynski, American author, screenwriter, and producer
Sylvie Léonard
b. 1955
Sylvie Léonard, Canadian actress and screenwriter
Paul Stamets
b. 1955
Paul Stamets, American mycologist and author
Julie Bishop
b. 1956
Julie Bishop, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Bryan Trottier
b. 1956
Bryan Trottier, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
Bruce Crump
b. 1957 – d. 2015
Bruce Crump, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2015)
Wendy Freedman
b. 1957
Wendy Freedman, Canadian-American cosmologist and astronomer
Wong Kar-wai
b. 1958
Wong Kar-wai, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter
Thérèse Rein
b. 1958
Thérèse Rein, Australian businesswoman, founded Ingeus
Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin
b. 1959
Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin, Bangladeshi-English politician
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Kim Barnett
b. 1960
Kim Barnett, English cricketer and coach
Mark Burnett
b. 1960
Mark Burnett, English-American screenwriter and producer
Nancy Giles
b. 1960
Nancy Giles, American journalist and actress
Robin Shou
b. 1960
Robin Shou, Hong Kong martial artist and actor
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Dawn Upshaw
b. 1960
Dawn Upshaw, American soprano
Jan Wouters
b. 1960
Jan Wouters, Dutch footballer and manager
Jeremy Hardy
b. 1961
Jeremy Hardy, English comedian and actor
Regina Belle
b. 1963
Regina Belle, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Letsie III of Lesotho
b. 1963
Letsie III of Lesotho
Matti Nykänen
b. 1963
Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper and singer
Craig Morgan
b. 1965
Craig Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Alex Winter
b. 1965
Alex Winter, English-American actor, film director and screenwriter
Lou Barlow
b. 1966
Lou Barlow, American guitarist and songwriter
Sten Tolgfors
b. 1966
Sten Tolgfors, Swedish lawyer and politician, 30th Swedish Minister of Defence
Scott Johnson (cartoonist)
b. 1969
Scott Johnson, American cartoonist
Jaan Kirsipuu
b. 1969
Jaan Kirsipuu, Estonian cyclist
Calbert Cheaney
b. 1971
Calbert Cheaney, American basketball player and coach
Cory Doctorow
b. 1971
Cory Doctorow, Canadian author and activist
Nico Mattan
b. 1971
Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist
Elizabeth Cook
b. 1972
Elizabeth Cook, American singer and guitarist
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Donny Marshall
b. 1972
Donny Marshall, American basketball player and sportscaster
Jason Rullo
b. 1972
Jason Rullo, American drummer
Jaap Stam
b. 1972
Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer and manager
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Eric Williams (basketball, born 1972)
b. 1972
Eric Williams, American basketball player
Eric Moulds
b. 1973
Eric Moulds, American football player
Andre Adams
b. 1975
Andre Adams, New Zealand cricketer
Elena Anaya
b. 1975
Elena Anaya, Spanish actress
Darude
b. 1975
Darude, Finnish DJ and producer
Harlette
b. 1975
Harlette, Australian-English fashion designer
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Loretta Harrop
b. 1975
Loretta Harrop, Australian triathlete
Luke Bryan
b. 1976
Luke Bryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gino D'Acampo
b. 1976
Gino D'Acampo, Italian chef and author
Dagmara Domińczyk
b. 1976
Dagmara Domińczyk, Polish-American actress
Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1976)
b. 1976
Anders Svensson, Swedish footballer and sportscaster
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Andrew Downton
b. 1977
Andrew Downton, Australian cricketer
Leif Hoste
b. 1977
Leif Hoste, Belgian cyclist
Marc Savard
b. 1977
Marc Savard, Canadian ice hockey player
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Ricardo Arona
b. 1978
Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist
Panda Bear (musician)
b. 1978
Panda Bear, American musician and songwriter
Jason Jennings
b. 1978
Jason Jennings, American baseball player
Trevor McNevan
b. 1978
Trevor McNevan, Canadian singer-songwriter
Mike Vogel
b. 1979
Mike Vogel, American actor
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Javier Camuñas
b. 1980
Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer
Ryan Miller
b. 1980
Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player
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Hely Ollarves
b. 1981
Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner
Omari Banks
b. 1982
Omari Banks, Anguillan cricketer
Natasha Hamilton
b. 1982
Natasha Hamilton, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
Jessi Cruickshank
b. 1982
Jessi Cruickshank, Canadian television host
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Ryan Guettler
b. 1983
Ryan Guettler, Australian motocross racer
Adam Lind
b. 1983
Adam Lind, American baseball player
Loui Eriksson
b. 1985
Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player
Tom Fletcher
b. 1985
Tom Fletcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Neil McGregor
b. 1985
Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer
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DeAngelo Smith
b. 1986
DeAngelo Smith, American football player
Lacey Von Erich
b. 1986
Lacey Von Erich, American wrestler
Darius Boyd
b. 1987
Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player
Jan Charouz
b. 1987
Jan Charouz, Czech race car driver
Jeremih
b. 1987
Jeremih, American singer-songwriter and producer
Billie Lourd
b. 1992
Billie Lourd, American actress
Kali Uchis
b. 1994
Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter