History Births on March 17

Rico Blanco, Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

#Rico_Blanco

Chris Davis, American baseball player

#Chris_Davis_(baseball)

Paul Ramadier, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1961)

#Paul_Ramadier

Danny Ainge, American baseball and basketball player

#Danny_Ainge

William Gibson, American-Canadian author and screenwriter

#William_Gibson

Harun al-Rashid, Abbasid caliph (d. 809)

#Harun_al-Rashid

Zola Taylor, American singer (d. 2007)

#Zola_Taylor

Sam Bowie, American basketball player

#Sam_Bowie

Princess Patricia of Connaught (d. 1974)

#Princess_Patricia_of_Connaught

Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian (d. 1732)

#Thomas_Boston

Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer (d. 1881)

#Jim_Bridger

Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge, Swedish field marshal (d. 1662)

#Robert_Douglas,_Count_of_Skenninge

Torquil Campbell, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor

#Torquil_Campbell

Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1939)

#Pierce_Butler_(justice)

Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)

#Walter_Rudolf_Hess

Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician (d. 1806)

#Lachlan_McIntosh

Arye Gross, American actor

#Arye_Gross

Patrick Hastings, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1952)

#Patrick_Hastings

Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer

#Rasmus_Elm

Ashley Taylor, Australian rugby league player

#Ashley_Taylor_(rugby_league)

Paul Kantner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)

#Paul_Kantner

Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1991)

#Jean_Van_Houtte

Takeo Miki, Japanese politician, 41st Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1988)

#Takeo_Miki

Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach (d. 2008)

#Sammy_Baugh

Patricia Breslin, American actress (d. 2011)

#Patricia_Breslin

Servet Çetin, Turkish footballer

#Servet_Çetin

Puneeth Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer

#Puneeth_Rajkumar

Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founded own eponymous brand (d. 2010)

#Alexander_McQueen

Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player

#Bobby_Ryan

Grimes, Canadian artist, musician and music video director

#Grimes_(musician)

Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American astronaut (d. 2003)

#Kalpana_Chawla

Fraser Forster, English footballer

#Fraser_Forster

Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player

#Andrew_Ference

Steven Pienaar, South African footballer

#Steven_Pienaar

James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1991)

#James_Irwin

Patrick McDonnell, American author and illustrator

#Patrick_McDonnell

Myrlie Evers-Williams, American journalist and activist

#Myrlie_Evers-Williams

Keith O'Brien, Northern Ireland-born Scottish cleric, theologian, and cardinal (d. 2018)

#Keith_O'Brien

Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006)

#Jim_Gary

Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (d. 2014)

#Siegfried_Lenz

Federico Fazio, Argentinian footballer

#Federico_Fazio

Roger Harper, Guyanese cricketer and coach

#Roger_Harper

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer (d. 1729)

#Élisabeth_Jacquet_de_La_Guerre

Joseph Baptista, Indian engineer, lawyer, and politician (d. 1930)

#Joseph_Baptista

Tamar Braxton, American singer-songwriter and actress

#Tamar_Braxton

Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer (d. 1901)

#Josef_Rheinberger

Caroline Corr, Irish singer and drummer

#Caroline_Corr

Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Craig_Ramsay

Vance Wilson, American baseball player and manager

#Vance_Wilson

Giovanni Francesco Commendone, Catholic cardinal (d. 1584)

#Giovanni_Francesco_Commendone

John Sebastian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#John_Sebastian

Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player

#Ryan_White_(ice_hockey)

Billy Corgan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and producer

#Billy_Corgan

Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (d. 1900)

#Gottlieb_Daimler

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver (d. 1755)

#Jean-Baptiste_Oudry

Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer

#Rory_McGrath

Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)

#Rudolf_Nureyev

Ken Mattingly, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut

#Ken_Mattingly

Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer

#Edin_Džeko

Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author (d. 1861)

#Patrick_Brontë

Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (d. 1971)

#Bobby_Jones_(golfer)

Katie Ledecky, American swimmer

#Katie_Ledecky

Krisnan Inu, New Zealand rugby league player

#Krisnan_Inu

Hozier, Irish singer-songwriter and musician

#Hozier_(musician)

Miles Kane, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Miles_Kane

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistani tennis player

#Aisam-ul-Haq_Qureshi

Mia Hamm, American soccer player

#Mia_Hamm

Cynthia McKinney, American activist and politician

#Cynthia_McKinney

Lawrence Oates, English lieutenant and explorer (d. 1912)

#Lawrence_Oates

Stephen Gately, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009)

#Stephen_Gately

Danny Califf, American soccer player

#Danny_Califf

Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager

#Giovanni_Trapattoni

Nat King Cole, American singer, pianist, and television host (d. 1965)

#Nat_King_Cole

Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991)

#Chaim_Gross

Scott Gorham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Scott_Gorham

Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1962)

#Ross_McLarty

Raul Meireles, Portuguese footballer

#Raul_Meireles

Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina

#Galina_Samsova

Tu?ba Karademir, Turkish-Canadian figure skater

#Tu?ba_Karademir

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (d. 1975)

#Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman

Charles F. Brush, American businessman and philanthropist, co-invented the Arc lamp (d. 1929)

#Charles_F._Brush

Edith New, British militant suffragette (d. 1951)

#Edith_New

Adam Wade, American singer, drummer, and actor

#Adam_Wade_(singer)

Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator (d. 1849)

#Ebenezer_Elliott

Kurt Russell, American actor and producer

#Kurt_Russell

Test, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2009)

#Test_(wrestler)

Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player

#Saina_Nehwal

Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator (d. 1847)

#Thomas_Chalmers

Emperor Shij? of Japan (d. 1242)

#Emperor_Shij?

Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese soldier and politician

#Wang_Jin-pyng

Rob Lowe, American actor and producer

#Rob_Lowe

Jeff Banks, Welsh fashion designer

#Jeff_Banks

Clare Grogan, Scottish singer and actress

#Clare_Grogan

Natalie Zea, American actress

#Natalie_Zea

Harry Clarke, Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator (d. 1931)

#Harry_Clarke

James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)

#James_IV_of_Scotland

Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian actor (d. 2015)

#Gabriele_Ferzetti

Silke Spiegelburg, German pole vaulter

#Silke_Spiegelburg

Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Melissa_Auf_der_Maur

Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)

#Mikhail_Vrubel

Justin Hawkins, English singer-songwriter

#Justin_Hawkins

Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1864)

#Roger_B._Taney

Janet Gardner, American singer and guitarist

#Janet_Gardner

Lesley-Anne Down, English actress

#Lesley-Anne_Down

Patrick Duffy, American actor, director, and producer

#Patrick_Duffy

Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (d. 1897)

#Jean_Ingelow

Meir Amit, Israeli general and politician, 12th Israeli Minister of Communications (d. 2009)

#Meir_Amit

Stormy Daniels, born Stephanie Gregory, American adult film actress

#Stormy_Daniels

Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1923)

#Sayed_Darwish

Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987)

#Bayard_Rustin

Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer

#Álvaro_Recoba

Penelope Lively, English author

#Penelope_Lively

Yury Chernavsky, Russian-American songwriter and producer

#Yury_Chernavsky

Jorge Ramos, Mexican-American journalist and author

#Jorge_Ramos_(news_anchor)

Vicki Lewis, American actress and singer

#Vicki_Lewis

Kyle Korver, American basketball player

#Kyle_Korver

Paul Green, American playwright and academic (d. 1981)

#Paul_Green_(playwright)

Scott Downs, American baseball player

#Scott_Downs

Pat Rice, Irish footballer and coach

#Pat_Rice

Michael Hayden, American general, 20th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

#Michael_Hayden_(general)

Ralph Rose, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (d. 1913)

#Ralph_Rose

Bill Mueller, American baseball player and coach

#Bill_Mueller

Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer

#Pattie_Boyd

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimy? (d. 1598)

#Toyotomi_Hideyoshi

Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager

#Cito_Gaston

Silvio Gesell, Belgian merchant and economist (d. 1930)

#Silvio_Gesell

Cornelia Clapp, American marine biologist (d. 1934)

#Cornelia_Clapp

Otto Gross, Austrian-German psychoanalyst and philosopher (d. 1920)

#Otto_Gross

Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (d. 1934)

#Alcide_Nunez

Rob Sitch, Australian actor, director, and producer

#Rob_Sitch

Mark Dolan, English comedian and television host

#Mark_Dolan

Patrice Contamine de Latour, Spanish poet (d. 1926)

#Patrice_Contamine_de_Latour

Lee Dixon, English footballer and journalist

#Lee_Dixon

Andrew Rosindell, English journalist and politician

#Andrew_Rosindell

Bill Graham, Canadian academic and politician, 4th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Bill_Graham_(Canadian_politician)

Lloyd Rees, Australian painter (d. 1988)

#Lloyd_Rees

Manohar Aich, Indian bodybuilder and Mr. Universe (d. 2016)

#Manohar_Aich

Aaron Baddeley, American-Australian golfer

#Aaron_Baddeley

Gary Sinise, American actor, director, and bass player

#Gary_Sinise

Dean Britt, Australian rugby league player

#Dean_Britt

Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer

#Shinji_Kagawa

Ank Bijleveld, Dutch politician

#Ank_Bijleveld

Chuck Muncie, American football player (d. 2013)

#Chuck_Muncie

Kate Greenaway, English author and illustrator (d. 1901)

#Kate_Greenaway

John Boyega, English actor

#John_Boyega

Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor and first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe

#Robin_Knox-Johnston

Edgar Grospiron, French skier

#Edgar_Grospiron

Ryan Parent, Canadian ice hockey player

#Ryan_Parent

Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer

Patrick Cantlay, American golfer

Jack De Belin, Australian rugby league player

Ryan Rottman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

James Heath, English golfer

Samoa Joe, American professional wrestler

Stephen Kramer Glickman, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and fashion designer

Zachery Kouwe, American journalist

Gene Ween, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Patrick Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player

Mathew St. Patrick, American actor and producer

Eri Nitta, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress

Barry Minkow, American pastor and businessman

Jason Alchin, Australian rugby league player

Andrew Hudson, South African cricketer

Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer and coach

Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (d. 2013)

Carsten Almqvist, Swedish business executive

Casey Siemaszko, American actor

Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2006)

Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer

Christian Clemenson, American actor

Michael Kelly, American journalist and author (d. 2003)

Paul Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Filemon Lagman, Filipino activist (d. 2001)

Barry Horne, English activist (d. 2001)

Stuart Rose, English businessman

Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and manager

Andrew Brook, Canadian philosopher, author, and academic

John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer and rapist (d. 1994)

Max Stafford-Clark, English director and academic

Mark White, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Texas

Ladislav Kupkovi?, Slovakian composer and conductor (d. 2016)

Fred T. Mackenzie, American biologist and academic

David Peakall, English-American chemist and toxicologist (d. 2001)

Paul Horn, American-Canadian flute player and saxophonist (d. 2014)

William John McKeag, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2007)

Betty Allen, American soprano and educator (d. 2009)

Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (d. 2013)

Patrick Suppes, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 2014)

Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider (d. 2011)

Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985)

Robert S. Arbib Jr., American ornithologist, writer and conservationist (d. 1987)

Sonny Werblin, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1991)

Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (d. 1996)

Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (d. 1970)

Norbert Rillieux, African American inventor and chemical engineer (d. 1894)