17 November Births

November 17 is the 321st day of the year (322nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 44 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).
AD 9 – Vespasian, Roman emperor (d. 79)
1503 – Bronzino, Italian painter (d. 1572)
1576 – Roque González de Santa Cruz, Paraguayan missionary and saint (d. 1628)
1587 – Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet and playwright (d. 1679)
1681 – Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian and author (d. 1776)
1685 – Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, Canadian commander and explorer (d. 1749)
1729 – Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (d. 1785)
1749 – Nicolas Appert, French chef, invented canning (d. 1841)
1753 – Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American pastor and botanist (d. 1815)
1755 – Louis XVIII of France (d. 1824)
1765 – Jacques MacDonald, French general (d. 1840)
1769 – Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)
1790 – August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1868)
1793 – Charles Lock Eastlake, English painter, historian, and academic (d. 1865)
1816 – August Wilhelm Ambros, Austrian composer and historian (d. 1876)
1827 – Petko Slaveykov, Bulgarian journalist and poet (d. 1895)
1835 – Andrew L. Harris, American general and politician, 44th Governor of Ohio (d. 1915)
1854 – Hubert Lyautey, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1934)
1857 – Joseph Babinski, French neurologist and academic (d. 1932)
1866 – Voltairine de Cleyre, American author and activist (d. 1912)
1868 – Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (d. 1918)
1877 – Frank Calder, English-Canadian journalist and businessman (d. 1943)
1878 – Grace Abbott, American social worker (d. 1939)
1878 – Augustus Goessling, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1963)
1886 – Walter Terence Stace, English-American philosopher, academic, and civil servant (d. 1967)
1887 – Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal (d. 1976)
1891 – Lester Allen, American screen, stage, vaudeville, circus actor, and film director (d. 1949)
1895 – Mikhail Bakhtin, Russian philosopher and critic (d. 1975)
1895 – Gregorio López, Mexican journalist, author, and poet (d. 1966)
1896 – Lev Vygotsky, Belarusian-Russian psychologist and philosopher (d. 1934)
1897 – Frank Fay, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1961)
1899 – Douglas Shearer, Canadian-American engineer (d. 1971)
1901 – Walter Hallstein, German academic and politician, 1st President of the European Commission (d. 1982)
1901 – Lee Strasberg, Ukrainian-American actor and director (d. 1982)
1902 – Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1904 – Isamu Noguchi, American sculptor and architect (d. 1988)
1905 – Mischa Auer, Russian-American actor and singer (d. 1967)
1905 – Astrid of Sweden (d. 1935)
1905 – Arthur Chipperfield, Australian cricketer (d. 1987)
1906 – Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, co-founded the Honda Motor Company (d. 1991)
1906 – Rollie Stiles, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1907 – Israel Regardie, English occultist and author (d. 1985)
1911 – Christian Fouchet, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1974)
1916 – Shelby Foote, American historian and author (d. 2005)
1919 – Kim Heungsou, Korean painter and educator (d. 2014)
1920 – Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgian singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1920 – Gemini Ganesan, Indian actor and director (d. 2002)
1921 – Albert Bertelsen, Danish painter and illustrator
1922 – Stanley Cohen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1922 – Jack Froggatt, English footballer (d. 1993)
1923 – Hubertus Brandenburg, Swedish bishop (d. 2009)
1923 – Mike Garcia, American baseball player (d. 1986)
1923 – Aristides Pereira, Cape Verdean politician, 1st President of Cape Verde (d. 2011)
1923 – Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand cricketer and coach (d. 2001)
1925 – Jean Faut, American baseball player and bowler
1925 – Rock Hudson, American actor and singer (d. 1985)
1925 – Charles Mackerras,American-Australian oboe player conductor (d. 2010)
1926 – Robert Brown, American actor
1927 – Robert Drasnin, American clarinet player and composer (d. 2015)
1927 – Fenella Fielding, English actress
1927 – Nicholas Taylor, Canadian geologist, businessman, and politician
1928 – Arman, French-American painter and sculptor (d. 2005)
1928 – Rance Howard, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1928 – Colin McDonald, Australian cricketer
1929 – Gorō Naya, Japanese actor and director (d. 2013)
1929 – Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (d. 1999)
1930 – Bob Mathias, American decathlete, actor, and politician (d. 2006)
1932 – Jeremy Black, English admiral (d. 2015)
1933 – Dan Osinski, American baseball player (d. 2013)
1933 – Orlando Peña, Cuban-American baseball player and scout
1934 – Jim Inhofe, American soldier and politician, senior senator of Oklahoma
1934 – Anthony King, Canadian-English psephologist and academic
1934 – Terry Rand, American basketball player (d. 2014)
1935 – Bobby Joe Conrad, American football player
1935 – Toni Sailer, Austrian skier and actor (d. 2009)
1936 – Crispian Hollis, English Roman Catholic bishop
1937 – Peter Cook, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 1995)
1938 – Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank, Scottish general
1938 – Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Auberon Waugh, English journalist and author (d. 2001)
1942 – Derek Clayton, English-Australian runner
1942 – Partha Dasgupta, Bangladeshi economist and academic
1942 – Bob Gaudio, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1942 – Lesley Rees, English endocrinologist and academic
1942 – István Rosztóczy, Hungarian-Japanese microbiologist and physician (d. 1993)
1942 – Martin Scorsese, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
1943 – Lauren Hutton, American actress and producer
1944 – Jim Boeheim, American basketball player and coach
1944 – Malcolm Bruce, English-Scottish journalist, academic, and politician
1944 – Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter (d. 1991)
1944 – Danny DeVito, American actor, director, and producer
1944 – Rem Koolhaas, Dutch architect and academic, designed the Seattle Central Library
1944 – Lorne Michaels, Canadian-American screenwriter and producer, created Saturday Night Live
1944 – Tom Seaver, American baseball player and sportscaster
1945 – Lesley Abdela, English journalist and activist
1945 – Jeremy Hanley, English accountant and politician, British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
1945 – Elvin Hayes, American basketball player and sportscaster
1945 – Roland Joffé, English-French director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – Martin Barre, English guitarist and songwriter
1946 – Terry Branstad, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th Governor of Iowa
1946 – Petra Burka, Dutch-Canadian figure skater and coach
1948 – Howard Dean, American physician and politician, 79th Governor of Vermont
1948 – East Bay Ray, American guitarist
1949 – John Boehner, American businessman and politician, 61st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
1949 – Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Vietnam
1949 – Michael Wenden, Australian swimmer
1950 – Roland Matthes, German swimmer
1950 – Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver and businessman, founded Tom Walkinshaw Racing (d. 2010)
1951 – Butch Davis, American football player and coach
1951 – Werner Hoyer, German economist and politician
1951 – Dean Paul Martin, American singer, actor, and pilot (d. 1987)
1951 – Stephen Root, American actor
1951 – Jack Vettriano, Scottish painter and philanthropist
1952 – David Emanuel, Welsh fashion designer
1952 – Ties Kruize, Dutch field hockey player
1952 – Cyril Ramaphosa, South African businessman and politician, 7th Deputy President of South Africa
1953 – Babis Tennes, Greek footballer and manager
1954 – Chopper Read, Australian criminal and author (d. 2013)
1955 – Yolanda King, American actress and activist (d. 2007)
1955 – Dennis Maruk, Ukrainian-Canadian ice hockey player
1956 – Jim McGovern, Scottish politician
1957 – Jim Babjak, American guitarist, songwriter, and banker
1957 – Debbie Thrower, English journalist
1958 – Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, American actress and singer
1959 – Terry Fenwick, English footballer and manager
1959 – William R. Moses, American actor and producer
1959 – Jaanus Tamkivi, Estonian politician
1960 – Michael Hertwig, German footballer and manager
1960 – Jonathan Ross, English actor and talk show host
1960 – RuPaul, American drag queen performer, actor, and singer
1960 – Mandy Yachad, South African cricketer and field hockey player
1961 – Robert Stethem, American soldier (d. 1985)
1961 – Pat Toomey, American businessman and politician
1962 – Dédé Fortin, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
1964 – Susan Rice, American academic and politician, 24th United States National Security Advisor
1964 – Mitch Williams, American baseball player and sportscaster
1965 – Darren Beadman, Australian jockey
1965 – Amanda Brown, Australian violinist and composer
1966 – Alvin Patrimonio, Filipino basketball player and manager
1966 – Ben Allison, American bassist and composer
1966 – Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
1966 – Kate Ceberano, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1966 – Richard Fortus, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1966 – Daisy Fuentes, Cuban-American model and actress
1966 – Sophie Marceau, French actress, director, and screenwriter
1967 – Tab Benoit, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967 – Ronnie DeVoe, American singer, producer, and actor
1968 – Sean Miller, American basketball player and coach
1969 – Ryōtarō Okiayu, Japanese voice actor and singer
1969 – Jean-Michel Saive, Belgian table tennis player
1969 – Rebecca Walker, American author
1970 – Paul Allender, English guitarist and songwriter
1970 – Tania Zaetta, Australian actress
1972 – Kimya Dawson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1972 – Joanne Goode, English badminton player
1972 – Lorraine Pascale, English model and chef
1972 – Leonard Roberts, American actor
1973 – Andreas Hedlund, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
1973 – Eli Marrero, Cuban-American baseball player, coach, and manager
1973 – Bernd Schneider, German footballer
1973 – Alexei Urmanov, Russian figure skater and coach
1973 – Leslie Bibb, American actress and producer
1974 – Eunice Barber, Sierra Leonean-French heptathlete and long jumper
1974 – Berto Romero, Spanish comedian and actor
1975 – Kinga Baranowska, Polish mountaineer
1975 – Lee Carseldine, Australian cricketer
1975 – Roland de Marigny, South African-Italian rugby player
1975 – Lord Infamous, American rapper (d. 2013)
1975 – Jerome James, American basketball player
1976 – Diane Neal, American actress and director
1977 – Ryk Neethling, South African swimmer
1977 – Paul Shepherd, English footballer
1978 – Glen Air, Australian rugby league player
1978 – Zoë Bell, New Zealand actress and stuntwoman
1978 – Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress
1978 – Reggie Wayne, American football player
1979 – Matthew Spring, English footballer
1980 – Jay Bradley, American wrestler
1980 – Isaac Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Sarah Harding, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1982 – Katie Feenstra-Mattera, American basketball player
1982 – Otacílio Mariano Neto, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Hollie Smith, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983 – Viva Bianca, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
1983 – Ioannis Bourousis, Greek basketball player
1983 – Ryan Bradley, American figure skater
1983 – Ryan Braun, American baseball player
1983 – Trevor Crowe, American baseball player
1983 – Jodie Henry, Australian swimmer
1983 – Harry Lloyd, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1983 – Nick Markakis, American baseball player
1983 – Scott Moore, American baseball player
1983 – Christopher Paolini, American author
1984 – Amanda Evora, American figure skater
1984 – Park Han-byul, South Korean model and actress
1985 – Sékou Camara, Malian footballer (d. 2013)
1985 – Carolina Neurath Swedish journalist
1985 – Bea Saw, Filipino actress
1986 – Luis Aguiar, Uruguayan footballer
1986 – Fabio Concas, Italian footballer
1986 – Everth Cabrera, Nicaraguan baseball player
1986 – Greg Rutherford, English long jumper
1987 – Craig Noone, English footballer
1987 – Gemma Spofforth, English swimmer
1989 – Ryan Griffin, American football player
1993 – Taylor Gold, American snowboarder
1994 – Raquel Castro, American singer-songwriter and actress
1994 – Ruby Jane Smith, American singer-songwriter and fiddler
1994 – Emmanuelle Vera, American-Filipino actress and singer
1999 – Julia Buencamino, Filipino actress (d. 2015)

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