Famous Births on 17 Jun

Famous Births on 17 Jun

1239 - King Edward I of England (d. 1307)
1603 - Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)
1682 - King Charles XII of Sweden (d. 1718)
1691 - Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)
1693 - Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)
1704 - John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)
1714 - Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (d. 1762)
1714 - César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer (d. 1784)
1718 - George Howard, British field marshal (d. 1796)
1742 - William Hooper, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1790)
1808 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author (d. 1845)
1810 - Ferdinand Freiligrath, German writer (d. 1876)
1811 - Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic independence fighter (d. 1879)
1818 - Charles Gounod, French composer (d. 1893)
1818 - Sophie of Württemberg, queen of the Netherlands (d. 1877)
1832 - Sir William Crookes, English physicist and chemist (d. 1919)
1839 - Fr. Arthur Tooth SSC, Anglican Clergyman prosecuted for ritualist activities (d. 1931)
1858 - Ebenezer Sumner Draper, 44th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1914)
1861 - Pete Browning, American baseball player (d. 1905)
1861 - Omar Bundy, U.S. army general and soldier (d. 1940)
1863 - Duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1934)
1867 - John Robert Gregg, inventor of shorthand system (d. 1948)
1867 - Henry Lawson, Australian poet (d. 1922)
1880 - Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (d. 1964)
1881 - Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (d. 1955)
1882 - Adolf Friedrich VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1918)
1882 - Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (d. 1971)
1888 - Heinz Guderian, German General (d. 1954)
1898 - M. C. Escher, Dutch artist (d. 1972)
1898 - Carl Hermann, German physicist (d. 1961)
1900 - Martin Bormann, Nazi official (d. 1945)
1902 - Sammy Fain, American popular music composer (d. 1989)
1902 - Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (d. 1982)
1903 - Ruth Wakefield, inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie (d. 1977)
1904 - Ralph Bellamy, American actor (d. 1991)
1907 - Maurice Cloche, French film director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
1907 - Charles Eames, American designer and architect (d. 1978)
1909 - Elmer Lee Andersen, Governor of Minnesota (d. 2004)
1909 - Ralph E. Winters, Canadian film editor (d. 2004)
1910 - Red Foley, American musician (d. 1968)
1910 - George Hees, Canadian politician (d. 1996)
1914 - John Hersey, American author (d. 1993)
1915 - David "Stringbean" Akeman, American banjo player and actor (d. 1973)
1915 - Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist (d. 1996)
1917 - Atle Selberg, Norwegian mathematician (d. 2007)
1918 - Ajahn Chah, Buddhist meditation master (d. 1992)
1920 - Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (d. 1981)
1920 - François Jacob, French biologist, Nobel laureate
1923 - Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, American football player (d. 2004)
1927 - Martin Böttcher, German conductor
1929 - Tigran Petrosian, Armenian chess player (d. 1984)
1930 - Brian Statham, English cricketer (d. 2000)
1931 - John Baldessari, American artist
1932 - John Murtha, American politician
1932 - Peter Lupus, American actor (Mission: Impossible)
1933 - Harry Browne, American free-market libertarian writer, politician, and investment analyst (d. 2006)
1933 - Christian Ferras, French violinist (d. 1982)
1933 - Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (d. 1970)
1936 - Ken Loach, British film director
1940 - George Akerlof, American economist, Nobel laureate
1942 - Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian IAEA director, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1943 - Newt Gingrich, American politician
1943 - Barry Manilow, American musician
1943 - Burt Rutan, American aerospace engineer
1945 - Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist
1945 - Ken Livingstone, English politician
1945 - Tommy Franks, American General
1945 - Frank Ashmore, American actor
1946 - Peter Rosei, Austrian writer
1947 - Christopher Allport, American actor (d. 2008)
1947 - George S. Clinton, American composer and musician
1947 - Paul Young, English singer and percussionist (d. 2000)
1948 - Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player
1948 - Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player (d. 1992)
1949 - Snakefinger, British-born musician (d. 1987)
1950 - Lee Tamahori, New Zealand film director
1951 - Joe Piscopo, American actor
1952 - Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach and executive
1957 - Phil Chevron, Irish musician (The Pogues, The Radiators From Space)
1957 - Martin Dillon, American opera singer (d. 2005)
1957 - Jon Gries, American actor
1957 - Jack Wouterse, Dutch actor
1958 - Derek Lee Ragin, American countertenor
1958 - Sam Hamad, Syrian-born Canadian politician
1958 - Bobby Farrelly, American film director
1958 - Jello Biafra, American musician and activist
1960 - Thomas Haden Church, American actor
1960 - Adrián Campos, Spanish racing driver
1962 - Michael Monroe, Finnish singer (Hanoi Rocks)
1963 - Greg Kinnear, American actor
1964 - Erin Murphy, American actress
1964 - Rinaldo Capello, Italian racing driver
1964 - Michael Gross, German swimmer
1965 - Dermontti Dawson, American football player
1966 - Jason Patric, American actor
1967 - Eric Stefani, American musician
1968 - Minoru Suzuki, Japanese professional wrestler
1969 - Paul Tergat, Kenyan athlete
1970 - Michael Showalter, American comedian
1970 - Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 - Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian
1970 - Sasha Sokol, Mexican singer and actress
1970 - Jason Hanson, American football player
1971 - Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer
1971 - Mildred Fox, Irish politician
1972 - Sebastian White, musician and artist
1973 - Christian Claudio, Puerto Rican Business Consultant
1973 - Leander Paes, Indian tennis player
1973 - Louis Leterrier, French film director
1973 - Krayzie Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
1974 - Evangelia Psarra, Greek archer
1975 - Chloe Jones, American pornographic actress (d. 2005)
1975 - Joshua Leonard, American actor
1975 - Jennifer Irwin, Canadian actress
1976 - Sven Nys, Belgian mountainbiker & cyclo-crosser
1977 - Roger Manganelli, American bassist (Less Than Jake)
1977 - Branko Tomovic, Serbian actor
1977 - Mark Tauscher, American football player
1978 - Kumiko Aso, Japanese actress
1978 - Isabelle Delobel, French European ice dancer
1979 - Nick Rimando, American soccer player
1980 - Kimeru, Japanese singer
1980 - Venus Williams, American tennis player
1981 - Shane Watson, Australian cricket all-rounder
1981 - Kyle Boller, American football quarterback
1981 - Amrita Rao, Bollywood Actress
1982 - Marek Svatoš, Slovakian ice hockey player
1983 - Lee Ryan, British singer (Blue)
1983 - Kazunari Ninomiya, Japanese singer and actor
1983 - Connie Fisher, English stage actress
1984 - John Gallagher Jr. American stage actor
1985 - Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot professional tennis player
1985 - Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer
1988 - Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player