Famous Births on 17 Apr

Famous Births on 17 Apr

1278 - Michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320)
1573 - Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)
1586 - John Ford, English dramatist
1598 - Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671)
1620 - Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)
1622 - Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet (d. 1695)
1710 - Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (d. 1767)
1734 - Taksin, King of Thailand (d. 1782)
1741 - Samuel Chase, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1811)
1750 - François de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (d. 1828)
1794 - Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist (d. 1868)
1798 - Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (d. 1840)
1816 - Thomas Hazlehurst, English Methodist chapel builder (d. 1876)
1833 - Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer (d. 1900)
1837 - J. P. Morgan, American financier (d. 1913)
1842 - Maurice Rouvier, French statesman (d. 1911)
1849 - William R. Day, American diplomat and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1923)
1863 - Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician (d. 1940)
1863 - Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (d. 1933)
1865 - Ursula Julia Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic saint (d. 1939)
1866 - Ernest Starling, British physiologist (d. 1927)
1877 - Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat (d. 1949)
1882 - Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist (d. 1951)
1884 - Leo Frank, American convict (d. 1915)
1885 - Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), Danish author (d. 1962)
1890 - Art Acord, American actor and rodeo rider (d. 1931)
1894 - Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1971)
1896 - Señor Wences, Spanish ventriloquist (d. 1999)
1897 - Thornton Wilder, American dramatist (d. 1975)
1902 - Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican politician (d. 1974)
1903 - Morgan Taylor, American athlete (d. 1975)
1903 - Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist (d. 1976)
1905 - Arthur Lake, American actor (d. 1987)
1906 - Sidney R. Garfield, American physician (d. 1984)
1909 - Alain Poher, French politician (d. 1996)
1910 - Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter (d. 1999)
1914 - George W. Davis, American art director (d. 1984)
1915 - Joe Foss, American soldier and politician (d. 2003)
1916 - Helenio Herrera, French footballer player and manager (d. 1997)
1917 - Bill Clements, American politician
1918 - William Holden, American actor (d. 1981)
1919 - Gilles Lamontagne, French Canadian politician
1919 - Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer
1923 - Lindsay Anderson, English film director (d. 1994)
1923 - Harry Reasoner, American journalist (d. 1991)
1923 - Solly Hemus, American baseball player
1926 - Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
1928 - Cynthia Ozick, American writer
1929 - James Last, German band leader
1929 - Peggy McKercher, 11th Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan)
1930 - Chris Barber, British jazz band leader
1934 - Don Kirshner, American composer
1935 - Theo Angelopoulos, Greek film director
1937 - Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian-German automotive engineer and executive
1938 - Kerry Wendell Thornley, co-founder of Discordianism
1938 - Ben Barnes, American politician
1940 - Billy Fury, British singer (d. 1983)
1940 - John McCririck, English television horse racing pundit
1940 - Anja Silja, German soprano
1942 - David Bradley, British actor
1947 - Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player
1947 - Linda Martin, Irish singer
1948 - Jan Hammer, Czech composer
1950 - L. Scott Caldwell, American actress
1950 - Bruce McNall, American former NHL team owner
1951 - Olivia Hussey, Argentine-born actress
1951 - Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player
1952 - Željko Ražnatović, Serbian warlord (d. 2000)
1954 - Michael Sembello, American musician
1954 - Rowdy Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler
1954 - Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver
1955 - Pete Shelley, British musician
1957 - Nick Hornby, English author
1959 - Sean Bean, English actor
1961 - Boomer Esiason, American football player
1961 - Frank J. Christensen, American labor leader
1963 - Joel Murray, American actor
1964 - Maynard James Keenan, American singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle)
1964 - Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 - Lela Rochon, American actress
1965 - William Mapother, American actor
1965 - Yoshiki Kuroda, Japanese urban planner
1966 - Vikram, Indian actor
1967 - Liz Phair, American musician/songwriter
1967 - Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-born Scottish actor
1967 - Kimberly Elise, American actress
1967 - Marquis Grissom, American baseball player
1968 - Prince Maurits of the Netherlands
1969 - Redman, American rapper
1972 - Claire Sweeney, English actress
1972 - Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 - Jarkko Wiss, Finnish Footballer
1972 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer
1972 - Jennifer Garner, American actress
1972 - Tony Boselli, American football player
1972 - Gary Bennett, American baseball player
1973 - Brett Maher, Australian basketballer
1973 - Kaihō Ryōji, Japanese sumo wrestler
1974 - Victoria Beckham, English singer
1974 - Mikael Ã…kerfeldt, Swedish guitarist and singer (Opeth)
1975 - Travis Roy, American hockey player
1975 - Gabriel Soto, Mexican actor
1976 - Monet Mazur, American actress and musician
1976 - Alex Nesic, American actor
1977 - Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
1977 - Sizzla, Jamaican dancehall artist
1977 - Phil Jamieson, Australian singer (Grinspoon)
1978 - Jason White, Scottish rugby player
1978 - Lindsay Hartley, American actress
1979 - Siddharth Narayan, Indian actor
1980 - Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer/boxer
1980 - Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player
1981 - Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish singer
1981 - Ryan Raburn, American baseball player
1982 - Brad Boyes, Canadian hockey player
1982 - Lee Jun Ki, South Korean actor and model
1983 - Stanislav Chistov, Russian hockey player
1983 - Roberto Jimenez, Peruvian football player
1985 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player
1990 - Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer
1995 - Paulie Litt, American actor
1996 - Dee Dee Davis, American actress