History Births on August 17

Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist and physician (d. 1897)

#Jules_Bernard_Luys

Jonathan Franzen, American novelist and essayist

#Jonathan_Franzen

Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Kevin_Rowland

Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player

#Tyrus_Thomas

Eric Boulton, Canadian ice hockey player

#Eric_Boulton

Jon Gruden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

#Jon_Gruden

Gilby Clarke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Gilby_Clarke

Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and engineer (d. 1995)

#Mikhail_Botvinnik

Seamus Mallon, Irish educator and politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland

#Seamus_Mallon

Nathan Deakes, Australian race walker

#Nathan_Deakes

Robert De Niro, American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer

#Robert_De_Niro

Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer

#Habibul_Bashar

Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer-songwriter

#Natalie_Sandtorv

Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2015)

#Harve_Bennett

Mark Felt, American lawyer and agent, 2nd Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 2008)

#Mark_Felt

Georgia Gibbs, American singer (d. 2006)

#Georgia_Gibbs

Evelyn Ankers, British-American actress (d. 1985)

#Evelyn_Ankers

Martin Sandberger, German colonel and lawyer (d. 2010)

#Martin_Sandberger

Monty Woolley, American actor, raconteur, and pundit (d. 1963)

#Monty_Woolley

Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)

#Francesco_Albani

Carlos Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan artist (d. 2019)

#Carlos_Cruz-Diez

Bill Downs, American journalist (d. 1978)

#Bill_Downs

Andriy Kuzmenko, Ukrainian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

#Andriy_Kuzmenko

Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (d. 1950)

#Julia_Marlowe

Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator (d. 1768)

#Nicola_Porpora

Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist

#Álvaro_Pino

Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian (d. 1828)

#Josef_Dobrovský

Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player

#Dustin_Pedroia

Sam Butera, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2009)

#Sam_Butera

Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver and businessman

#Nelson_Piquet

Harry Hopkins, American politician and diplomat, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1946)

#Harry_Hopkins

Mark Salling, American actor and musician (d. 2018)

#Mark_Salling

Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia

#Andrés_Pastrana_Arango

Charles I of Austria (d. 1922)

#Charles_I_of_Austria

Leslie Groves, American general and engineer (d. 1970)

#Leslie_Groves

Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer (d. 2015)

#Maureen_O'Hara

Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

#Jorge_Posada

Kelvin Mercer, American rapper, songwriter and producer

#Kelvin_Mercer

Paige, English wrestler

#Paige_(wrestler)

Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2014)

#Serhiy_Zakarlyuka

Henry Cadwalader Chapman, American physician and naturalist (d. 1909)

#Henry_Cadwalader_Chapman

Thierry Henry, French footballer

#Thierry_Henry

Ed McCaffrey, American football player and sportscaster

#Ed_McCaffrey

Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (d. 2013)

#Alex_Elisala

Andrus Kivirähk, Estonian author

#Andrus_Kivirähk

Phoebe Bridgers, American singer/songwriter

#Phoebe_Bridgers

Jim Courier, American tennis player and sportscaster

#Jim_Courier

Eric Schlosser, American journalist and author

#Eric_Schlosser

Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach

#Mick_Malthouse

Pauline A. Young, African-American teacher, historian, aviator and activist (d. 1991)

#Pauline_A._Young

Sue Draheim, American fiddler and composer (d. 2013)

#Sue_Draheim

Julian Fellowes, English actor, director, screenwriter, and politician

#Julian_Fellowes

Rudy Gay, American basketball player

#Rudy_Gay

Lothar Bisky, German businessman and politician (d. 2013)

#Lothar_Bisky

Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder and stuntman

#Rodney_Mullen

Steve Gorman, American drummer

#Steve_Gorman

Ron Henry, English footballer (d. 2014)

#Ron_Henry

Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (d. 1836)

#Davy_Crockett

Stefan Bastyr, Polish soldier and pilot (d. 1920)

#Stefan_Bastyr

Helen McCrory, English actress

#Helen_McCrory

Gracie Gold, American figure skater

#Gracie_Gold

John III Sobieski, Polish-Lithuanian king (d. 1696)

#John_III_Sobieski

Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer

#Sarah_Sjöström

Reggie Duff, Australian cricketer (d. 1911)

#Reggie_Duff

Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer-songwriter and producer

#Tarja_Turunen

Colin Moulding, English singer-songwriter and bassist

#Colin_Moulding

Louis Desaix, French general (d. 1800)

#Louis_Desaix

Phil Jagielka, English footballer

#Phil_Jagielka

Rudy York, American baseball player and manager (d. 1970)

#Rudy_York

Jiang Zemin, Chinese engineer and politician, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and 5th President of China

#Jiang_Zemin

John Humphrys, Welsh journalist and author

#John_Humphrys

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player

#Dallin_Watene-Zelezniak

Theodoros Pangalos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece

#Theodoros_Pangalos_(politician)

Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and photographer (d. 1924)

#Gene_Stratton-Porter

João Donato, Brazilian pianist and composer

#João_Donato

Dee Brown, American basketball player

#Dee_Brown_(basketball,_born_1984)

Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015)

#Michael_John_Wise

Sean Penn, American actor, director, and political activist

#Sean_Penn

Luther Allison, American blues guitarist and singer (d. 1997)

#Luther_Allison

Willem Duys, Dutch tennis player, sportscaster, and producer (d. 2011)

#Willem_Duys

Antwaan Randle El, American football player and journalist

#Antwaan_Randle_El

Alexander Ivashkin, Russian-English cellist and conductor (d. 2014)

#Alexander_Ivashkin

Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded Black Star Line (d. 1940)

#Marcus_Garvey

Cheerleader Melissa, American wrestler and manager

#Cheerleader_Melissa

Mario Theissen, German engineer and businessman

#Mario_Theissen

Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer and mathematician (d. 1665)

#Pierre_de_Fermat

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1989)

#Oscar_Alfredo_Gálvez

Larry Ellison, American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation

#Larry_Ellison

Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, first prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (d. 1638)

#Johann,_Prince_of_Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Jan Kromkamp, Dutch footballer

#Jan_Kromkamp

Michael Preetz, German footballer and manager

#Michael_Preetz

Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer-songwriter

#Stephan_Eicher

Christian Laettner, American basketball player and coach

#Christian_Laettner

Patrick Manning, Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2016)

#Patrick_Manning

Dave Penney, English footballer and manager

#Dave_Penney

Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player

#Guillermo_Vilas

Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976-2016) (d. 2016)

#Mohamed_Abdelaziz_(Sahrawi_politician)

Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

#Don_Sweeney

Jüri Luik, Estonian politician and diplomat, 18th Estonian Minister of Defense

#Jüri_Luik

Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (d. 1977)

#Francis_Gary_Powers

Erika Toda, Japanese actress

#Erika_Toda

Percy Sherwell, South African cricketer and tennis player (d. 1948)

#Percy_Sherwell

Jeremi Wi?niowiecki, Polish nobleman (d. 1651)

#Jeremi_Wi?niowiecki

Oksana Domnina, Russian ice dancer

#Oksana_Domnina

Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (d. 1483)

#Richard_of_Shrewsbury,_Duke_of_York

Y? Aoi, Japanese actress and model

#Y?_Aoi

William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (d. 1919)

#William_Kidston

Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter

#Lil_Pump

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (d. 1922)

#Wilfrid_Scawen_Blunt

John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (d. 1946)

#John_A._Sampson

William Gallas, French footballer

#William_Gallas

Belinda Carlisle, American singer-songwriter

#Belinda_Carlisle

Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist (d. 1865)

#Fredrika_Bremer

Alexander Briant, English martyr and saint (d. 1581)

#Alexander_Briant

William IX, Count of Poitiers (d. 1156)

#William_IX,_Count_of_Poitiers

Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician

#Barry_Sheerman

V. S. Naipaul, Trinidadian-English novelist and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)

#V._S._Naipaul

Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean singer and actress

#Uhm_Jung-hwa

Tony Wrigley, English historian, demographer, and academic

#Tony_Wrigley

Sib Hashian, American rock drummer (Boston) (d. 2017)

#Sib_Hashian

F. Ray Keyser Jr., American lawyer and politician, 72nd Governor of Vermont (d. 2015)

#F._Ray_Keyser_Jr.

Gary Talley, American guitarist (The Box Tops), singer-songwriter, and author

#Gary_Talley

Norm Coleman, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Mayor of St. Paul

#Norm_Coleman

Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (d. 2015)

#Korrie_Layun_Rampan

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1988)

#Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt_Jr.

Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1482)

#Philibert_I,_Duke_of_Savoy

Dave "Snaker" Ray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)

#Dave_"Snaker"_Ray

Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate

#Herta_Müller

Donnie Wahlberg, American singer-songwriter, actor and producer

#Donnie_Wahlberg

Chanel Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player

#Chanel_Mata'utia

Garrett Wolfe, American football player

#Garrett_Wolfe

Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1985)

#Larry_Clinton

Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist

#Jean-Jacques_Sempé

Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (d. 1651)

#Lennart_Torstensson

Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer-songwriter

#Lene_Marlin

Jacek Kazimierski, Polish footballer

#Jacek_Kazimierski

Colin James, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Colin_James

Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jake_Virtanen

Maria McKee, American singer-songwriter

#Maria_McKee

Mae West, American actress, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1980)

#Mae_West

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1861)

#Princess_Victoria_of_Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Ederson Moraes, Brazilian footballer

Jihadi John, Kuwaiti-British member of ISIS (d. 2015)

Daniel Güiza, Spanish footballer

Keith Dabengwa, Zimbabwean cricketer

Mike Lewis, Welsh guitarist

Geertjan Lassche, Dutch journalist and director

Johannes Maria Staud, Austrian composer

Shaun Rehn, Australian footballer and coach

Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer and coach

Dottie Pepper, American golfer

Dan Dakich, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Maurizio Sandro Sala, Brazilian race car driver

Fred Goodwin, Scottish banker and accountant

Robin Cousins, British competitive figure skater

Laurence Overmire, American poet, author, and actor

Ken Kwapis, American director and screenwriter

Gail Berman, American businessman, co-founded BermanBraun

Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2012)

Richard Hunt, American Muppet performer (d. 1992)

Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Hugh Baiocchi, South African golfer

Rachel Pollack, American author, poet, and educator

Jean-Bernard Pommier, French pianist and conductor

Edward Cowie, English composer, painter, and author

Shane Porteous, Australian actor, animator, and screenwriter

Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Canadian director and screenwriter

Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 2006)

Margaret Heafield Hamilton, American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner.

Mark Dinning, American pop singer (d. 1986)

Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (d. 1980)

Ted Hughes, English poet and playwright (d. 1998)

T. J. Anderson, American composer, conductor, and educator

Valerie Eliot, English businesswoman (d. 2012)

Evan S. Connell, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 2013)

Larry Rivers, American painter and sculptor (d. 2002)

Roy Tattersall, English cricketer (d. 2011)

Geoffrey Elton, German-English historian and academic (d. 1994)

Lida Moser, American photographer and author (d. 2014)

Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963)

Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012)

Wilf Copping, English footballer (d. 1980)

Leopold Nowak, Austrian composer and musicologist (d. 1991)

Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (d. 1984)

Vivienne de Watteville, British travel writer and adventurer (d. 1957)

Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian and author (d. 1970)

Tõnis Kint, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 1991)

William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group (d. 1964)

John Brahm, German-American director and production manager (d. 1982)

Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1923)

Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, Indian 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)

Johann Valentin Andrea, German theologian (d. 1654)

John Matthew Rispoli, Maltese philosopher (d. 1639)

Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (d. 1529)