History Births on July 17

Geezer Butler, English bass player and songwriter

#Geezer_Butler

Natasha Hamilton, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

#Natasha_Hamilton

Osmond Borradaile, Canadian soldier and cinematographer (d. 1999)

#Osmond_Borradaile

Julie Bishop, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

#Julie_Bishop

Lacey Von Erich, American wrestler

#Lacey_Von_Erich

Antoine de Créqui Canaples, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1574)

#Antoine_de_Créqui_Canaples

Ali Khamenei, Iranian cleric and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran

#Ali_Khamenei

Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia

#Alexander,_Crown_Prince_of_Yugoslavia

Lou Barlow, American guitarist and songwriter

#Lou_Barlow

Jan Wouters, Dutch footballer and manager

#Jan_Wouters

Phyllis Diller, American actress, comedian, and voice artist (d. 2012)

#Phyllis_Diller

Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2016)

#Carlos_Alberto_Torres

Leif Hoste, Belgian cyclist

#Leif_Hoste

Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer

#Neil_McGregor

Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer and manager

#Jaap_Stam

Adrian Fortescue, English Roman Catholic martyr (d. 1539)

#Adrian_Fortescue_(martyr)

Eric Moulds, American football player

#Eric_Moulds

Calbert Cheaney, American basketball player and coach

#Calbert_Cheaney

Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)

#Shmuel_Yosef_Agnon

Gordon Gould, American physicist and academic, invented the laser (d. 2005)

#Gordon_Gould

Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer

#Jeremih

Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan soldier and politician, President of Guatemala (d. 2003)

#Carlos_Manuel_Arana_Osorio

Lucio Tan, Chinese-Filipino billionaire businessman and educator

#Lucio_Tan

Bijon Bhattacharya, Indian actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1978)

#Bijon_Bhattacharya

Jaan Kirsipuu, Estonian cyclist

#Jaan_Kirsipuu

Spencer Davis, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Spencer_Davis

Mark Bowden, American journalist and author

#Mark_Bowden

Mohammad Hasan Sharq, Afghan politician

#Mohammad_Hasan_Sharq

Mary Osborne, American guitarist (d. 1992)

#Mary_Osborne

Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (d. 1970)

#Erle_Stanley_Gardner

Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer

#Donald_Sutherland

Eleanor Steber, American soprano and educator (d. 1990)

#Eleanor_Steber

Ismail I of Iran (d. 1524)

#Ismail_I

Jason Rullo, American drummer

#Jason_Rullo

George Barnes, American guitarist, producer, and songwriter (d. 1977)

#George_Barnes_(musician)

Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1920)

#Alexius_Meinong

Christiane Rochefort, French author (d. 1998)

#Christiane_Rochefort

Diahann Carroll, American actress and singer (d. 2019)

#Diahann_Carroll

Darude, Finnish DJ and producer

#Darude

Suzanne Moore, English journalist

#Suzanne_Moore

Angela Merkel, German chemist and politician, 8th Chancellor of Germany

#Angela_Merkel

Craig Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Craig_Morgan

Elizabeth Cook, American singer and guitarist

#Elizabeth_Cook

Luc Bondy, Swiss director and producer (d. 2015)

#Luc_Bondy

Nicolette Larson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1997)

#Nicolette_Larson

Nancy Giles, American journalist and actress

#Nancy_Giles

Sten Tolgfors, Swedish lawyer and politician, 30th Swedish Minister of Defence

#Sten_Tolgfors

Jeremy Hardy, English comedian and actor

#Jeremy_Hardy

Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010)

#Art_Linkletter

Catherine Schell, Hungarian-English actress

#Catherine_Schell

James Cagney, American actor and dancer (d. 1986)

#James_Cagney

Sergei K. Godunov, Russian mathematician and academic

#Sergei_K._Godunov

Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player

#Darius_Boyd

Christina Stead, Australian author and academic (d. 1983)

#Christina_Stead

Jan Charouz, Czech race car driver

#Jan_Charouz

Quino, Spanish-Argentinian cartoonist

#Quino

Andrew Robathan, English soldier and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces

#Andrew_Robathan

Tengku Sulaiman Shah, Malaysian corporate figure

#Tengku_Sulaiman_Shah

Ephraim Shay, American engineer, invented the Shay locomotive (d. 1916)

#Ephraim_Shay

Bob Taylor, English cricketer

#Bob_Taylor_(cricketer)

Gino D'Acampo, Italian chef and author

#Gino_D'Acampo

Wojciech Kilar, Polish pianist and composer (d. 2013)

#Wojciech_Kilar

Xianfeng Emperor of China (d. 1861)

#Xianfeng_Emperor

Marc Savard, Canadian ice hockey player

#Marc_Savard

Hermann Huppen, Belgian author and illustrator

#Hermann_Huppen

Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist

#Nico_Mattan

Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player

#Ryan_Miller

Sylvie Léonard, Canadian actress and screenwriter

#Sylvie_Léonard

Leander Clark, American businessman, judge, and politician (d. 1910)

#Leander_Clark

Gale Garnett, New Zealand-born Canadian singer

#Gale_Garnett

John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1848)

#John_Jacob_Astor

Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver (d. 1994)

#Luigi_Chinetti

Benjamin Mendy, French footballer

#Benjamin_Mendy

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

#Camilla,_Duchess_of_Cornwall

Lucie Arnaz, American actress and singer

#Lucie_Arnaz

Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001)

#Lou_Boudreau

William Gargan, American actor (d. 1979)

#William_Gargan

Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player

#Loui_Eriksson

Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor and screenwriter

#Tim_Brooke-Taylor

Cory Doctorow, Canadian author and activist

#Cory_Doctorow

Robin Shou, Hong Kong martial artist and actor

#Robin_Shou

Andre Adams, New Zealand cricketer

#Andre_Adams

Bruno Jasie?ski, Polish poet and author (d. 1938)

#Bruno_Jasie?ski

Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, astronomer, and cosmologist (d. 1966)

#Georges_Lemaître

Berenice Abbott, American photographer (d. 1991)

#Berenice_Abbott

Paul Stamets, American mycologist and author

#Paul_Stamets

Connie Hawkins, American basketball player (d. 2017)

#Connie_Hawkins

Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (d. 2014)

#Keiko_Awaji

Henri Nathansen, Danish director and playwright (d. 1944)

#Henri_Nathansen

Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian (d. 1748)

#Isaac_Watts

Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin, Bangladeshi-English politician

#Pola_Uddin,_Baroness_Uddin

Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian wrestler (d. 2010)

#Édouard_Carpentier

Panda Bear, American musician and songwriter

#Panda_Bear_(musician)

J. Michael Straczynski, American author, screenwriter, and producer

#J._Michael_Straczynski

Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 2010)

#Juan_Antonio_Samaranch

Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1759)

#Pierre_Louis_Maupertuis

Wolfgang Flür, German musician (Kraftwerk)

#Wolfgang_Flür

Chris Crutcher, American novelist and short story writer

#Chris_Crutcher

Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (d. 1997)

#Bertrand_Goldberg

Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States (d. 1814)

#Elbridge_Gerry

Tom Fletcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tom_Fletcher

Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper and singer (d. 2019)

#Matti_Nykänen

Bruce Crump, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2015)

#Bruce_Crump

Thé Lau, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

#Thé_Lau

Maria Salviati, Italian noblewoman (d. 1543)

#Maria_Salviati

Don Kessinger, American baseball player and manager

#Don_Kessinger

Marcos Senna, Brazilian-Spanish footballer

#Marcos_Senna

Adam Lind, American baseball player

#Adam_Lind

Luke Bryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Luke_Bryan

Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter

#Kali_Uchis

Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (d. 2015)

#Edward_Natapei

Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (d. 1769)

#Frederick_Christian,_Margrave_of_Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Thérèse Rein, Australian businesswoman, founded Ingeus

#Thérèse_Rein

Lionel Ferbos, American trumpet player (d. 2014)

#Lionel_Ferbos

David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, and producer

#David_Hasselhoff

Mike Vogel, American actor

#Mike_Vogel

Arthur Rothstein, American photographer and educator (d. 1985)

#Arthur_Rothstein

Elena Anaya, Spanish actress

#Elena_Anaya

Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1960)

#Jack_Laviolette

António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal

#António_Costa

Regina Belle, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Regina_Belle

Wendy Freedman, Canadian-American cosmologist and astronomer

#Wendy_Freedman

Mark Burnett, English-American screenwriter and producer

#Mark_Burnett

Peter Schickele, American composer and educator

#Peter_Schickele

Charley Steiner, American journalist and sportscaster

#Charley_Steiner

Bryan Trottier, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

#Bryan_Trottier

Paul Delaroche, French painter and academic (d. 1856)

#Paul_Delaroche

Scott Johnson, American cartoonist

#Scott_Johnson_(cartoonist)

Jason Jennings, American baseball player

#Jason_Jennings

James Somerville, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (d. 1949)

#James_Somerville

Wong Kar-wai, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter

#Wong_Kar-wai

Omari Banks, Anguillan cricketer

#Omari_Banks

Alex Winter, English-American actor, film director and screenwriter

#Alex_Winter

Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1956)

#Lyonel_Feininger

Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 7th Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1886)

#Joseph-Alfred_Mousseau

Jimmy Scott, American singer and actor (d. 2014)

#Jimmy_Scott

Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey (d. 2015)

#Kenan_Evren

Tony Pithey, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (d. 2006)

#Tony_Pithey

Dagmara Domi?czyk, Polish-American actress

#Dagmara_Domi?czyk

DeAngelo Smith, American football player

Ryan Guettler, Australian motocross racer

Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner

Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer

Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist

Andrew Downton, Australian cricketer

Anders Svensson, Swedish footballer and sportscaster

Loretta Harrop, Australian triathlete

Harlette, Australian-English fashion designer

Claudio López, Argentine footballer

Eric Williams, American basketball player

Donny Marshall, American basketball player and sportscaster

Letsie III of Lesotho

Dawn Upshaw, American soprano

Kim Barnett, English cricketer and coach

Susan Silver, American music manager

Robert R. McCammon, American author

Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

Ron Asheton, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009)

Mick Tucker, English rock drummer (Sweet) (d. 2002)

Robert Begerau, German footballer and manager

Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's, English educator and politician

Ted Sampley, American POW/MIA activist (d. 2009)

John Patten, Baron Patten, English politician, Secretary of State for Education

Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricketer and footballer

LaVyrle Spencer, American author and educator

Zoot Money, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Achim Warmbold, German race car driver and manager

Daryle Lamonica, American football player

Andrée Champagne, Canadian actress and politician

Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Maltese politician, 9th Prime Minister of Malta

Hal Riney, American businessman, founded Publicis & Hal Riney (d. 2008)

Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (d. 2009)

Johnny Kerr, American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)

Niccolò Castiglioni, Italian composer (d. 1996)

Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1976)

Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (d. 2015)

Garde Gardom, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (d. 2013)

John Cooper, English car designer, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (d. 2000)

Jeanne Block, American psychologist (d. 1981)

František Zvarík, Slovak actor (d. 2008)

Toni Stone, American baseball player (d. 1996)

Louis Lachenal, French mountaineer (d. 1955)

Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1980)

Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (d. 1958)

Heinz Lehmann, German-Canadian psychiatrist and academic (d. 1999)

Frank Olson, American chemist and microbiologist (d. 1953)

James Coyne, Canadian lawyer and banker, 2nd Governor of the Bank of Canada (d. 2012)

Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (d. 1982)

Marcel Dalio, French actor (d. 1983)

Rupert Atkinson, English RAF officer (d. 1919)

Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (d. 1939)

John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (d. 1856)

Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (d. 1762)

Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim (d. 1766)