Birthdays
Born on August 17
Famous people who share August 17 as their birthday, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Their sign: Leo.
Famous people born on August 17
- Herta MüllerGerman-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist · born 1953
- Mae WestAmerican actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer · born 1893
- V. S. NaipaulTrinidadian-British writer · born 1932
- Mikhail BotvinnikSoviet chess player · born 1911
- Margaret HamiltonAmerican mathematician and designer of embedded computer systems · born 1936
- Nelson PiquetBrazilian racing driver · born 1952
- Maureen O'HaraIrish–American actress and singer · born 1920
- William GallasFrench footballer · born 1977
- Tarja TurunenFinnish singer · born 1977
- JorginhoBrazilian association football player and manager · born 1964
- Austin ButlerAmerican actor · born 1991
- Phil JagielkaEnglish association football player · born 1982
- EdersonBrazilian goalkeeper · born 1993
- Samuel GoldwynPolish-American film producer (c. 1879–1974) · born 1882
- Jim CourierAmerican tennis player · born 1970
- Daniel González GüizaSpanish association football player · born 1980
- Helen McCroryBritish actress · born 1968
- Rayan CherkiFrench footballer · born 2003
- Jelena KarleušaSerbian singer · born 1978
- Muslim MagomayevSoviet-Azerbaijani singer · born 1942
- Jonathan FranzenAmerican writer · born 1959
- Guillermo VilasArgentine tennis player · born 1952
- Marcus BergSwedish association football player · born 1986
- Belinda CarlisleAmerican singer · born 1958
- Mitsunori FujiguchiJapanese association football player · born 1949
- Fredrika BremerSwedish writer and feminist · born 1801
- Lil PumpAmerican rapper · born 2000
- Sarah SjöströmSwedish swimmer · born 1993
- Taissa FarmigaAmerican actress · born 1994
- Steven ZuberSwiss association football player · born 1991
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What happened on August 17
- 1978 · First balloon flight across the AtlanticThree Americans flew the Double Eagle II from Maine to France in six days.
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