17 November Births

November 17 is the 321st day of the year (322nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

AD 9 – Vespasian, Roman emperor (d. 79)[1]
1019 – Sima Guang, Chinese politician (d. 1086)
1412 – Zanobi Strozzi, Italian painter (d. 1468)[2]
1453 – Alfonso, Asturian prince (d. 1468)
1493 – John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer, English politician (d. 1543)
1503 – Bronzino, Italian painter (d. 1572)[3]
1576 – Roque González de Santa Cruz, Paraguayan missionary and saint (d. 1628)
1587 – Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet and playwright (d. 1679)[4]
1602 – Agnes of Jesus, French Catholic nun (d. 1634)
1612 – Dorgon, Chinese prince and regent (d. 1650)
1681 – Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian and author (d. 1776)
1685 – Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Canadian commander and explorer (d. 1749)
1729 – Maria Antonia Ferdinanda, Sardinian queen consort (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, king of France (d. 1824)
1765 – Jacques MacDonald, French general (d. 1840)
1769 – Charlotte Georgine, duchess 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 – 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 (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)
1917 – Ruth Aaronson Bari, American mathematician (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 (d. 1985)
1925 – Charles Mackerras, American-Australian oboe player and conductor (d. 2010)
1927 – Robert Drasnin, American clarinet player and composer (d. 2015)
1927 – Fenella Fielding, English actress (d. 2018)
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 (d. 2017)
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 (d. 2017)
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 model and actress
1944 – Jim Boeheim, American basketball player and coach
1944 – Malcolm Bruce, English-Scottish journalist, academic, and politician
1944 – Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Byrds) (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
1944 – Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (d. 1966)
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
1947 – Rod Clements, British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist (Lindisfarne)
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
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 – Runa Laila, Bangladeshi singer
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 – Peter Cox, English singer-songwriter (Go West)
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 and songwriter (The Smithereens)
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
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
1981 – Doug Walker, American actor, comedian, film critic, internet personality, and filmmaker
1982 – Katie Feenstra-Mattera, American basketball player
1982 – Otacílio Mariano Neto, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Yusuf Pathan, Indian Cricketer
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 – Luis Aguiar, Uruguayan footballer
1985 – Sékou Camara, Malian footballer (d. 2013)
1985 – Carolina Neurath, Swedish journalist
1986 – Everth Cabrera, Nicaraguan baseball player
1986 – Fabio Concas, Italian footballer
1986 – Nani, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Greg Rutherford, English long jumper
1987 – Craig Noone, English footballer
1987 – Gemma Spofforth, English swimmer
1987 – Justine Michelle Cain, English actress
1989 – Ryan Griffin, American football player
1989 – Roman Zozulya, Ukrainian football striker
1992 – Danielle Kettlewell, Australian synchronised swimmer
1992 – Alex Sheedy, Australian basketball player
1993 – Taylor Gold, American snowboarder

Source: wikipedia