Famous Births on 17 Jul

Famous Births on 17 Jul

1239 - Edward Longshanks, English king (d. 1307)
1487 - Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)
1674 - Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter (d. 1748)
1698 - Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician (d. 1759)
1744 - Elbridge Gerry, 5th Vice President of the United States (d. 1814)
1745 - Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)
1763 - John Jacob Astor, American businessman (d. 1848)
1797 - Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856)
1831 - Xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861)
1839 - Ephraim Shay, American inventor (d. 1916)
1888 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (Perry Mason) (d. 1970)
1898 - George Robert Vincent, American sound recording pioneer (d. 1985)
1898 - Osmond Borradaile, Canadian cinematographer (d. 1999)
1898 - Berenice Abbott, American photographer (d. 1991)
1899 - James Cagney, American actor (d.1986)
1900 - Marcel Dalio, French actor (d. 1983)
1901 - Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet (d. 1938)
1901 - Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and team owner (NART; d. 1994)
1902 - Christina Stead, Australian novelist (d. 1983)
1911 - Ted Anderson, English footballer (d. 1979)
1912 - Art Linkletter, Canadian television host
1912 - Erwin Bauer, German racing driver (d. 1958)
1913 - Bertrand Goldberg, American architect (d. 1997)
1917 - Phyllis Diller, American comedian
1917 - Red Sovine, American country music singer (d. 1980)
1917 - Lou Boudreau, Major League baseball player and manager (d. 2001)
1918 - Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, President of Guatemala (d. 2003)
1920 - Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish chairman of the International Olympic Committee
1920 - Kenneth Wolstenholme, English sports commentator (d. 2002)
1920 - Gordon Gould, inventor of the laser (d. 2005)
1921 - František Zvarík, Slovakian actor
1923 - John Cooper, English race car designer (d. 2000)
1926 - Édouard Carpentier, French-born professional wrestler
1926 - Charles Champlin, American film critic and writer
1928 - Vince Guaraldi, American musician and composer (d. 1976)
1929 - Sergei K. Godunov, Russian mathematician
1932 - Hal Riney, American advertising executive (d. 2008)
1933 - Bruce Wells, British boxer & actor
1933 - Tony Pithey, Former South African Cricketer (d. 2006)
1935 - Diahann Carroll, American actor
1935 - Peter Schickele, American author and radio host
1935 - Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor
1939 - Spencer Davis, British singer and guitarist (Spencer Davis Group)
1939 - Andrée Champagne, French Canadian actress and politician
1939 - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran
1940 - Tim Brooke-Taylor, English comedian
1941 - Daryle Lamonica, American football player
1941 - Achim Warmbold, German rally driver
1941 - Bob Taylor, Former English Cricketer
1942 - Gale Garnett, Canadian singer
1942 - Don Kessinger, American baseball player
1942 - Peter Sissons, British newsreader
1944 - Mark Burgess, Former New Zealand Cricketer
1944 - Catherine Schell, Hungarian born British actress
1944 - Carlos Alberto, Brazilian football player
1945 - Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
1946 - Alun Armstrong, English actor
1947 - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
1947 - Wolfgang Flür, German musician (Kraftwerk)
1948 - Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director
1948 - Ron Asheton, American musician and composer (Iggy Pop & The Stooges)
1949 - Terence "Geezer" Butler, British musician and lyricist (Black Sabbath)
1949 - Charlie Steiner, American sports broadcaster
1950 - P.J. Soles, German-born American actress
1950 - Derek de Lint, Dutch actor
1951 - Lucie Arnaz, American actress
1952 - David Hasselhoff, American actor and musician
1952 - Phoebe Laub, American singer and songwriter
1952 - Nicolette Larson, American singer (d. 1997)
1954 - Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
1954 - J. Michael Straczynski, American author
1955 - Christopher Chappell, Former Canadian Cricketer
1955 - Paul Stamets, American mycologist and environmentalist
1956 - Robert Romanus, American actor
1956 - Bryan Trottier, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 - Fern Britton, British television presenter
1958 - Wong Kar-wai, Chinese film director
1960 - Kim Barnett, Former English Cricketer
1960 - Dawn Upshaw, American soprano
1960 - Jan Wouters, Dutch football player and manager
1960 - Robin Shou, Hong Kong actor
1960 - Nancy Giles, American actress
1960 - Mark Burnett, English-born television producer
1961 - Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor
1962 - Bill Sage, American actor
1963 - Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper
1963 - Letsie III, King of Lesotho
1963 - John Ventimiglia, American actor
1965 - Santiago Segura, Spanish film director and actor
1965 - Alex Winter, English film director
1965 - Craig Morgan, American singer
1966 - Sten Tolgfors, Swedish politician
1968 - Beth Littleford, American comedian
1968 - Bitty Schram, American actress
1970 - Mandy Smith, English model and singer
1971 - Calbert Cheaney, American basketball player
1971 - Cory Doctorow, Canadian author and activist
1971 - Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist
1972 - Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer
1972 - Jason Rullo, American drummer (Symphony X, Redemption)
1973 - Eric Moulds, American football player
1973 - Tony Dovolani, Albanian ballroom dancer
1973 - Liam Kyle Sullivan, American comedian and actor
1974 - Laura Macdonald, Scottish jazz musician
1975 - Andre Adams, Former New Zealand Cricketer
1975 - Gino D'Acampo, Italian celebrity chef
1975 - Terence Tao, Australian-Chinese mathematician
1975 - Konnie Huq, English television presenter
1975 - Paul Hinojos, American guitarist (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
1975 - Cécile de France, Belgian actress
1975 - Elena Anaya, Spanish actress
1976 - Dagmara Dominczyk, Polish actress
1976 - Eric Winter, American actor
1976 - Matthew Holmes, Australian actor
1977 - Tiffany Taylor, American model
1977 - Marc Savard, Canadian hockey player
1977 - Lehmber Hussainpuri, Famous Indian Singer
1977 - M.I.A., British rapper
1978 - Katharine Towne, American actress
1978 - Émilie Simon, French singer
1978 - Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1978 - Mike Hettinga, American professional wrestler
1979 - Mike Vogel, American actor
1980 - Ryan Miller, American hockey player
1980 - Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer
1981 - Elpida Romantzi, Greek archer
1982 - Omari Banks, West Indian Cricketer
1982 - Natasha Hamilton, British singer (Atomic Kitten)
1983 - Ryan Guettler, professional Australian BMX rider
1983 - Sarah Jones, American actress
1983 - Brooke Kinsella, British actress
1983 - Adam Lind, American baseball player
1984 - Sotiris Leontiou, Greek footballer
1984 - Asami Kimura, Japanese singer
1985 - Tom Fletcher, British singer (McFly)
1985 - Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer
1986 - Dana, Korean singer and actress (TSZX)
1987 - Darius Boyd, Australian rugby player
1987 - Jan Charouz, Czech racing driver
1987 - Moussa Dembélé, Belgian footballer
1988 - Summer Bishil, American actress
1989 - Josie Lopez, American actress
1989 - Marko Todorović, Swiss swimmer
1998 - Felipe Juan Froilán de Marichalar y de Borbón, Spanish royal