17 September Births

September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

879 – Charles the Simple, Frankish king (d. 929)
1192 – Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)
1433 – James of Portugal, Portuguese cardinal (d. 1459)
1479 – Celio Calcagnini, Italian astronomer (d. 1541)
1550 – Paul V, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1621)
1565 – Edward Fortunatus, German nobleman (d. 1600)
1578 – John Prideaux, English administrator and bishop (d. 1650)
1605 – Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer (d. 1650)
1630 – Ranuccio II Farnese, duke of Parma (d. 1694)
1639 – Hans Herr, Swiss bishop (d. 1725)
1674 – Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (d. 1728)
1677 – Stephen Hales, English physiologist and chemist, invented Forceps (d. 1761)
1687 – Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian and scholar (d. 1772)
1688 – Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen consort of Spain (d. 1714)
1730 – Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general (d. 1794)
1739 – John Rutledge, American judge and politician, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800)
1743 – Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and political scientist (d. 1794)
1771 – Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (d. 1816)
1773 – Jonathan Alder, American captain and farmer (d. 1849)
1783 – Nadezhda Durova, Russian soldier (d. 1866)
1797 – Heinrich Kuhl, German naturalist and zoologist (d. 1821)
1817 – Herman Adolfovich Trautscohold, German geologist and paleontologist
1819 – Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (d. 1901)
1820 – Émile Augier, French playwright (d. 1889)
1821 – Arthur Saint-Léon, French playwright (d. 1870)
1825 – Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, American jurist and politician, 16th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1893)
1826 – Bernhard Riemann, German-Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1866)
1850 – Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1923)
1853 – Frederick Corbett, British officer and Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1912)
1854 – David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American businessman, founded Buick Motor Company (d. 1929)
1857 – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (d. 1935)
1859 – Frank Dawson Adams, Canadian geologist and academic (d. 1942)
1859 – Billy the Kid, American gunman (d. 1881)
1859 – I. L. Patterson, American politician, 18th Governor of Oregon (d. 1929)
1860 – Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (d. 1934)
1864 – Anagarika Dharmapala, Sri Lankan Buddhist writer and preacher
1864 – Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, Ukrainian writer (d. 1913)
1864 – James Tancred, English admiral (d. 1943)
1865 – William Murray McPherson, Australian politician, 31st Premier of Victoria (d. 1932)
1867 – Vera Yevstafievna Popova, Russian chemist (d. 1896)
1868 – James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (d. 1956)
1869 – Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian political scientist, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1938)
1874 – Walter Murdoch, Australian author and academic (d. 1970)
1878 – Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (d. 1950)
1879 – Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (d. 1930)
1879 – Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Indian businessman and politician (d. 1973)
1881 – Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1955)
1883 – William Carlos Williams, American poet, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1963)
1884 – Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (d. 1920)
1886 – Anton Irv, Estonian captain (d. 1919)
1897 – Earl Webb, American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)
1900 – Hughie Critz, American baseball player (d. 1980)
1900 – Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (d. 1986)
1900 – J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation (d. 1985)
1900 – Martha Ostenso, Canadian screenwriter and novelist (d. 1963)
1900 – Hedwig Ross, New Zealand-born educator and political activist, founding member of the Communist Party of New Zealand (d. 1971)
1901 – Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (d. 1972)
1902 – Bea Miles, Australian author (d. 1973)
1903 – Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (d. 1984)
1903 – Frank O'Connor, Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1966)
1903 – Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (d. 1971)
1905 – Tshekedi Khama, regent of the Bamangwato tribe (d. 1959)
1906 – J. R. Jayewardene, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Sri Lanka (d. 1996)
1906 – Edgar Wayburn, American physician and environmentalist (d. 2010)
1907 – Warren E. Burger, American lawyer and judge, 15th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1995)
1908 – John Creasey, English author and politician (d. 1973)
1908 – Rafael Israelyan, Armenian architect and educator, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (d. 1973)
1909 – Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (d. 1968)
1912 – Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (d. 2011)
1912 – Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995)
1914 – Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman (d. 2008)
1914 – William Grut, Swedish pentathlete (d. 2012)
1914 – Shin Kanemaru, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1996)
1915 – M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (d. 2011)
1916 – Mary Stewart, English-Scottish author and poet (d. 2014)
1917 – Ib Melchior, Danish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1917 – Isang Yun, South Korean-German composer and educator (d. 1995)
1918 – Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company (d. 2012)
1918 – Chaim Herzog, Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel (d. 1997)
1920 – Dinah Sheridan, English actress (d. 2012)
1922 – Agostinho Neto, Angolan poet and politician, 1st President of Angola (d. 1979)
1923 – Ralph Sharon, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)
1923 – Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1953)
1925 – Dorothy Loudon, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
1926 – Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (d. 1965)
1926 – Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1926 – Hovie Lister, American minister and pianist (d. 2001)
1926 – Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (d. 2007)
1926 – Jack McDuff, American singer and organist (d. 2001)
1927 – George Blanda, American football player (d. 2010)
1928 – Park Honan, American author and academic (d. 2014)
1928 – Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (d. 1998)
1929 – Sil Austin, American saxophonist (d. 2001)
1929 – David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, Northern Irish air marshal and politician
1929 – Stirling Moss, English race car driver and sportscaster
1930 – David Huddleston, American actor (d. 2016)
1930 – Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist and composer (d. 2013)
1930 – Theo Loevendie, Dutch clarinet player and composer
1930 – Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2016)
1930 – Jim Rohn, American philosopher and author (d. 2009)
1930 – Thomas P. Stafford, American general, pilot, and astronaut
1931 – Anne Bancroft, American actress (d. 2005)
1931 – Jean-Claude Carrière, French actor and screenwriter
1932 – Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, emir of Qatar (d. 2016)
1932 – Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (d. 2010)
1932 – Indarjit Singh, Indian-English journalist
1932 – Samuel Ogbemudia, Nigerian army officer and politician (d. 2017)
1933 – Bulldog Brower, American wrestler (d. 1997)
1933 – Chuck Grassley, American lawyer and politician
1933 – Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1984)
1934 – Maureen Connolly, American tennis player (d. 1969)
1935 – Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001)
1936 – Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (d. 2014)
1936 – Michael Hennagin, American composer and educator (d. 1993)
1937 – Nigel Boocock, English-Australian motorcycle racer (d. 2015)
1937 – Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1937 – Sitakant Mahapatra, Indian poet and literary critic
1938 – Paul Benedict, American actor (d. 2008)
1938 – Perry Robinson, American clarinet player and composer
1938 – Bobby Wine, American baseball player and coach
1939 – Carl Dennis, American poet and educator
1939 – Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter and voice actress
1939 – David Souter, American lawyer and jurist
1940 – Jan Eliasson, Swedish politician and diplomat, 4th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
1940 – Peter Lever, English cricketer
1940 – Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1972)
1941 – Bob Matsui, American lawyer and politician (d. 2005)
1942 – Robert Graysmith, American author and illustrator
1942 – Des Lynam, Irish-English journalist and author
1942 – Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (d. 2012)
1944 – Les Emmerson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer and explorer
1944 – Jean Taylor, American mathematician and academic
1945 – David Emerson, Canadian economist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
1945 – Phil Jackson, American basketball player and coach
1945 – Bhakti Charu Swami, Indian religious leader
1946 – Billy Bonds, English footballer and manager
1946 – Heimar Lenk, Estonian journalist and politician
1947 – Tessa Jowell, English social worker and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office (d. 2018)
1947 – Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian, critic, and publisher
1947 – Gail Carson Levine, American author
1947 – Jeff MacNelly, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
1948 – Raphy Leavitt, Puerto Rican-American accordion player and composer (d. 2015)
1948 – Kemal Monteno, Bosnian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1948 – John Ritter, American actor and producer (d. 2003)
1949 – Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1950 – Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, India (2001-14) and politician, 14th Prime Minister of India
1950 – Fee Waybill, American singer-songwriter and producer
1951 – Russell Brown, Scottish politician
1951 – Piet Kleine, Dutch speed skater and coach
1951 – Cassandra Peterson, American actress, television host, and producer
1952 – Harold Solomon, American tennis player and coach
1953 – Luís Amado, Portuguese politician, former minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs
1953 – Tamasin Day-Lewis, English chef and author
1953 – Altaf Hussain, Pakistani-English soldier and politician
1953 – Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
1954 – Joël-François Durand, French pianist and composer
1954 – Bill Irwin, American wrestler
1955 – Scott Simpson, American golfer
1955 – Charles Martinet, American actor
1955 – Mike Parson, American politician, 57th Governor of Missouri
1956 – Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyz politician, 4th President of Kyrgyzstan
1956 – Thad Bosley, American baseball player and coach
1956 – Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
1957 – David Bintley, English ballet dancer and director
1957 – Steve Bryles, American businessman and politician (d. 2012)
1958 – Janez Janša, Slovenian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Slovenia
1958 – Tom Waddell, Scottish-American baseball player
1960 – John Bottomley, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
1960 – John Franco, American baseball player
1960 – Damon Hill, English race car driver and guitarist
1960 – Alan Krueger, American economist and academic
1961 – Jim Cornette, American wrestling manager and sportscaster
1961 – Giorgos Koumoutsakos, Greek politician
1961 – Ty Tabor, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (King's X)
1962 – Baz Luhrmann, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Hesham Qandil, Egyptian engineer and politician, 51st Prime Minister of Egypt
1962 – Wayne Riley, Australian golfer
1962 – BeBe Winans, American singer-songwriter and producer
1963 – Masahiro Chono, American-Japanese wrestler and manager
1963 – James Urbaniak, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Kyle Chandler, American actor
1965 – Yuji Naka, Japanese video game designer, created Sonic the Hedgehog
1965 – Guy Picciotto, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1965 – Bryan Singer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Doug E. Fresh, American rapper and producer
1967 – Michael Carbajal, American boxer
1968 – Cheryl Strayed, American author
1968 – Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
1969 – Adam Devlin, English guitarist and songwriter
1969 – Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player
1969 – Keith Flint, English singer-songwriter
1969 – Tarvo Seeman, Estonian chess player
1969 – Paul Varelans, American MMA fighter and wrestler
1970 – Mark Brunell, American football player and coach
1971 – Nate Berkus, American interior designer and television host
1971 – Mike Catt, South African-English rugby player and coach
1971 – Andy Edwards, English footballer
1971 – Mauro Milanese, Italian footballer and manager
1973 – Diego Albanese, Argentine rugby player
1973 – Demis Nikolaidis, Greek footballer
1974 – Tormod Granheim, Norwegian skier and explorer
1974 – Craig Spence, Australian golfer
1974 – Rasheed Wallace, American basketball player and coach
1975 – Wilko de Vogt, Dutch footballer
1975 – Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver
1975 – Pumpkinhead, American rapper (d. 2015)
1977 – Sam Esmail, American screenwriter
1977 – Simone Perrotta, Italian footballer
1978 – Sheeri Cabral, American computer scientist and blogger
1978 – Shawn Horcoff, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Steffen Algreen, Danish footballer
1979 – Akin Ayodele, American football player
1979 – Flo Rida, American rapper
1980 – Dan Haren, American baseball player
1980 – Shabana Mahmood, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
1980 – Oliver Risser, Namibian footballer
1981 – Casey Janssen, American baseball player
1981 – Bakari Koné, Ivorian footballer
1981 – Francis Manioru, Solomon sprinter
1982 – Garth Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Ammel-Carl Sierra, Victorian Melbournian Horseman, Polo Player & Sports Entrepreneur.
1984 – James Bracey, Australian sportscaster
1984 – Domenico Citro, Italian footballer
1984 – Mary DeScenza, American swimmer
1984 – John Kucera, Canadian skier
1984 – Patrick van Luijk, Dutch sprinter
1985 – Tomáš Berdych, Czech tennis player
1985 – Brendan Clarke, Irish footballer
1985 – José Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer
1985 – Brendan Oake, Australian rugby league player
1985 – Alexander Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player
1985 – Mason Raymond, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Ravichandran Ashwin, Indian cricketer
1986 – Paolo De Ceglie, Italian footballer
1986 – Yussef Suleiman, Syrian footballer (d. 2013)
1987 – Paul Huntington, English footballer
1989 – Kate Deines, American soccer player
1990 – Sean Scannell, English footballer
1990 – Pixie Geldof, English model and singer
1991 – Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer
1991 – Justyna Jegiołka, Polish tennis player
1991 – Cameron King, Australian rugby league player
1991 – Sanne Wevers, Dutch gymnast
1993 – Sofiane Boufal, Moroccan footballer
1993 – Alfie Deyes, English internet celebrity
1997 – Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player

Source: wikipedia