According to Gregory calendar, on October 17, the day number in a year is 291 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 292. Find List of Famous People Born on October 17 in India and the World: Here you can find the names of famous people born on October 17 in India and the World along with their date of birth, their profession and the country they belong to, etc. From World history, you will know about famous people like emperor, king, pundit, historian, explorer etc. And famous people born in modern world history include actors, actresses, filmmakers, businessmen, cricketers as well as players from other sports. This chapter is important as questions related to the birth of famous people are often asked in competitive exams.
Famous People's Birthdays on October 17 😀
| Birth Year | Name/Category/Country/Lived |
|---|---|
| 1253 | Ivo of Kermartin / Priest / France |
| 1493 | Bartolommeo Bandinelli / Sculptor / Italy |
| 1500 | Alonso de Orozco Mena / Priest / Spain |
| 1577 | Cristofano Allori / Painter / Italy |
| 1577 | Dmitry Pozharsky / Prince / Russia |
| 1582 | Johann Gerhard / Academic / Germany |
| 1587 | Nathan Field / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1623 | Francis Turretin / Politician / Italy |
| 1688 | Domenico Zipoli / Composer / Italy |
| 1711 | Jupiter Hammon / Poet / United States of America |
| 1719 | Jacques Cazotte / Author / France |
| 1720 | Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini / Composer / Italy |
| 1725 | John Wilkes / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1729 | Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny / Academic / France |
| 1760 | Claude Henri de Rouvroy / Philosopher / France |
| 1810 | Adolphe-Félix Cals / Painter / France |
| 1811 | Albertus van Raalte / Educator / United States of America |
| 1813 | Georg Büchner / Poet / Switzerland |
| 1814 | Yakiv Holovatsky / Historian / Ukraine |
| 1817 | Syed Ahmad Khan / Philosopher / India |
| 1845 | John J. Gardner / Politician / United States of America |
| 1859 | Childe Hassam / Painter / United States of America |
| 1864 | Elinor Glyn / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1865 | James Rudolph Garfield / Politician / United States of America |
| 1881 | Maria Dulęba / Actress / Poland |
| 1886 | Spring Byington / Actress / United States of America |
| 1890 | Roy Kilner / Cricketer / United Kingdom |
| 1892 | Theodor Eicke / Army Officer / Germany |
| 1892 | Herbert Howells / Composer / United Kingdom |
| 1898 | Shinichi Suzuki / Educator / Japan |
| 1898 | Simon Vestdijk / Poet / Netherlands |
| 1900 | Jean Arthur / Actress / United States of America |
| 1902 | Irene Ryan / Actress / United States of America |
| 1903 | Nathanael West / Author / United States of America |
| 1906 | Paul Derringer / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1908 | Hjördis Petterson / Actress / Sweden |
| 1908 | Wally Prigg / Rugby Player / Australia |
| 1908 | Red Rolfe / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1909 | Cozy Cole / Drummer / United States of America |
| 1910 | Ester Wier / Author / United States of America |
| 1912 | Theodore Marier / Educator / United States of America |
| 1912 | Jack Owens / Writer / United States of America |
| 1914 | Jerry Siegel / Author / United States of America |
| 1915 | Arthur Miller / Writer / United States of America |
| 1917 | Adele Stimmel Chase / Painter / United States of America |
| 1917 | Martin Donnelly / Cricketer / New Zealand |
| 1917 | Sumner Locke Elliott / Author / United States of America |
| 1917 | Marsha Hunt / Actress / United States of America |
| 1917 | Norman Leyden / Composer / United States of America |
| 1918 | Rita Hayworth / Actress / United States of America |
| 1918 | Ralph Wilson / Business Man / United States of America |
| 1919 | Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov / Academic / Russia |
| 1920 | Montgomery Clift / Actor / United States of America |
| 1920 | Miguel Delibes / Author / Spain |
| 1921 | George Mackay Brown / Poet / Scotland |
| 1921 | Priscilla Buckley / Author / United States of America |
| 1921 | Maria Gorokhovskaya / Gymnast / Russia |
| 1921 | Tom Poston / Actor / United States of America |
| 1922 | Luiz Bonfá / Composer / Brazil |
| 1922 | Pierre Juneau / Politician / Canada |
| 1923 | Barney Kessel / Guitarist / United States of America |
| 1923 | Charles McClendon / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1924 | Don Coryell / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1924 | Anton Geiser / Security Officer / Croatia |
| 1925 | Harry Carpenter / Sportscaster / United Kingdom |
| 1926 | Julie Adams / Actress / United States of America |
| 1926 | Beverly Garland / Actress / United States of America |
| 1926 | Roberto Lippi / Racing Car Driver / Italy |
| 1927 | Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi / Politician / India |
| 1929 | Mário Wilson / Footballer / Mozambique |
| 1930 | Ismail Akbay / Engineer / Turkey |
| 1930 | Robert Atkins / Physician / United States of America |
| 1930 | Jimmy Breslin / Author / United States of America |
| 1931 | S. C. Jamir / Politician / India |
| 1931 | Ernst Hinterberger / Author / Austria |
| 1933 | William Anders / Astronaut / United States of America |
| 1933 | The Singing Nun / Guitarist / Belgium |
| 1934 | Alan Garner / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1934 | Johnny Haynes / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1934 | Rico Rodriguez / Trombonist / United States of America |
| 1935 | Sydney Chapman / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1935 | Michael Eavis / Farmer / United Kingdom |
| 1936 | Sathima Bea Benjamin / Writer / South Africa |
| 1936 | Hiroo Kanamori / Academic / United States of America |
| 1937 | Paxton Whitehead / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1938 | Evel Knievel / Motorcycle Rider / United States of America |
| 1938 | Les Murray / Poet / Australia |
| 1939 | Oliver Rackham / Academic / United Kingdom |
| 1940 | Stephen Kovacevich / Pianist / United States of America |
| 1940 | Jim Smith / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1940 | Peter Stringfellow / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 1941 | Earl Thomas Conley / Writer / United States of America |
| 1941 | Jim Seals / Writer / United States of America |
| 1942 | Steve Jones / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1946 | Ronni Chasen / Publicist / United States of America |
| 1946 | Michael Hossack / Drummer / United States of America |
| 1946 | Cameron Mackintosh / Producer / United Kingdom |
| 1946 | Adam Michnik / Historian / Poland |
| 1946 | Drusilla Modjeska / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1946 | Bob Seagren / Pole Vaulter / United States of America |
| 1947 | Gene Green / Politician / United States of America |
| 1947 | Michael McKean / Actor / United States of America |
| 1947 | Robert Post / Academic / United States of America |
| 1948 | Robert Jordan / Author / United States of America |
| 1948 | Margot Kidder / Actress / United States of America |
| 1948 | George Wendt / Actor / United States of America |
| 1949 | Owen Arthur / Politician / Barbados |
| 1950 | Philippe Barbarin / Cardinal / France |
| 1950 | Howard Rollins / Actor / United States of America |
| 1951 | Annie Borckink / Skater / Netherlands |
| 1951 | Roger Pontare / Singer / Sweden |
| 1951 | Shari Ulrich / Writer / United States of America |
| 1953 | Joseph Bowie / Trombonist / United States of America |
| 1954 | Carlos Buhler / Mountaineer / United States of America |
| 1955 | Georgios Alogoskoufis / Economist / Greece |
| 1956 | Fran Cosmo / Writer / United States of America |
| 1956 | Mae Jemison / Physician / United States of America |
| 1956 | Pat McCrory / Politician / United States of America |
| 1957 | Lawrence Bender / Actor / United States of America |
| 1957 | Steve McMichael / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1957 | Vincent Van Patten / Actor / United States of America |
| 1958 | Howard Alden / Guitarist / United States of America |
| 1958 | Alan Jackson / Writer / United States of America |
| 1958 | Craig Murray / Diplomat / Britain |
| 1959 | Ron Drummond / Author / United States of America |
| 1959 | Francisco Flores Pérez / Politician / El Salvador |
| 1959 | Russell Gilbert / Actor / Australia |
| 1959 | Mark Peel / Academic / Australia |
| 1959 | Richard Roeper / Journalist / United States of America |
| 1960 | Bernie Nolan / Singer / United Kingdom |
| 1960 | Guy Henry / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1960 | Rob Marshall / Producer / United States of America |
| 1960 | Bernie Nolan / Singer / Ireland |
| 1960 | Philippe Sands / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 1961 | David Means / Writer / United States of America |
| 1962 | Mike Judge / Actor / United States of America |
| 1963 | Sergio Goycochea / Journalist / Argentina |
| 1963 | Norm Macdonald / Actor / Canada |
| 1963 | Toby Young / Journalist / United Kingdom |
| 1964 | Gregg Wallace / Television Personality / United Kingdom |
| 1965 | Aravinda de Silva / Cricketer / Sri Lanka |
| 1966 | Shaun Edwards / Rugby Player / United Kingdom |
| 1966 | Danny Ferry / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1966 | Tommy Kendall / Racing Car Driver / United States of America |
| 1967 | Simon Segars / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 1967 | Nathalie Tauziat / Tennis Player / France |
| 1968 | Graeme Le Saux / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1968 | Ziggy Marley / Singer / Jamaica |
| 1968 | David Robertson / Footballer / Scotland |
| 1969 | Ernie Els / Golfer / South Africa |
| 1969 | Wyclef Jean / Producer / United States of America |
| 1969 | Rick Mercer / Actor / Canada |
| 1970 | Anil Kumble / Player / India |
| 1970 | Anil Kumble / Cricketer / India |
| 1970 | John Mabry / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1970 | Blues Saraceno / Writer / United States of America |
| 1971 | Chris Kirkpatrick / Writer / United States of America |
| 1971 | Kim Ljung / Singer / Norway |
| 1972 | Eminem / Producer / United States of America |
| 1972 | Tarkan / Singer / Germany |
| 1972 | Joe McEwing / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1973 | Andrea Tarozzi / Footballer / Italy |
| 1974 | Ariel Levy / Author / United States of America |
| 1974 | Matthew Macfadyen / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1974 | Janne Puurtinen / Keyboard Player / Finland |
| 1974 | John Rocker / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1974 | Dhondup Wangchen / Producer / China |
| 1975 | Francis Bouillon / Ice Hockey Player / United States of America |
| 1975 | Vina Morales / Actress / Philippines |
| 1976 | Sebastián Abreu / Footballer / Uruguay |
| 1976 | Kevin Maher / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1977 | Dudu Aouate / Footballer / Israel |
| 1977 | Alimi Ballard / Actor / United States of America |
| 1977 | Bryan Bertino / Actor / United States of America |
| 1977 | Ryan McGinley / Photographer / United States of America |
| 1977 | André Villas-Boas / Footballer / Portugal |
| 1978 | Chuka Umunna / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1978 | Jerry Flannery / Rugby Player / Ireland |
| 1979 | Marcela Bovio / Writer / Mexico |
| 1979 | Alexandros Nikolaidis / Artist / Greece |
| 1979 | Kimi Räikkönen / Racing Car Driver / Finland |
| 1979 | Kostas Tsartsaris / Basketball Player / Greece |
| 1980 | Alessandro Piccolo / Racing Car Driver / Italy |
| 1980 | Mohammad Hafeez / Cricketer / Pakistan |
| 1980 | Yekaterina Gamova / Volleyball Player / Russia |
| 1981 | Tsubasa Imai / Actor / Japan |
| 1982 | Nick Riewoldt / Footballer / Australia |
| 1983 | Milica Brozovic / Figure Skater / Serbia |
| 1983 | Felicity Jones / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1983 | Toshihiro Matsushita / Footballer / Japan |
| 1983 | Riki Miura / Actor / Japan |
| 1983 | Junichi Miyashita / Swimmer / Japan |
| 1983 | Ivan Saenko / Fooballer / Russia |
| 1983 | Mitch Talbot / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1983 | Vitali Teleš / Footballer / Estonia |
| 1984 | Jared Tallent / Race Walker / Australia |
| 1984 | Randall Munroe / Author / United States of America |
| 1984 | Luke Rockhold / Martial Artist / United States of America |
| 1984 | Anja Eline Skybakmoen / Singer / Norway |
| 1985 | Collins John / Footballer / Netherlands |
| 1985 | Baran Kosari / Actress / Iran |
| 1985 | Tomokazu Nagira / Footballer / Japan |
| 1986 | Aija Brumermane / Basketball Player / Latvia |
| 1986 | Yannick Ponsero / Figure Skater / France |
| 1987 | Bea Alonzo / Actress / Philippines |
| 1987 | Jarosław Fojut / Footballer / Poland |
| 1987 | Hideto Takahashi / Footballer / Japan |
| 1989 | Oleksandr Isakov / Swimmer / Ukraine |
| 1990 | Paolo Campinoti / Footballer / Italy |
| 1990 | Saki Kumagai / Footballer / Japan |
| 1990 | Patrick Lambie / Rugby Player / South Africa |
| 2001 | Thomas Strudwick / Motorcycle Racer / United Kingdom |
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