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Famous People Born on March 17(211 people)
Brandon Aiyuk, American football player
Daniel Sprong, Dutch ice hockey player
Claressa Shields, American boxer and mixed martial artist
DeForest Buckner, American football player
Terry Rozier, American basketball player
Yao Yuanjun, Chinese Border police officer (died 2011)
Sergey Kalinin, Russian ice hockey player
Cordarrelle Patterson, American football player
Thomas Robinson, American-Lebanese basketball player
Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player
Mikael Backlund, Swedish ice hockey player
Juan Lagares, Dominican baseball player
Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player
Rob Kardashian, American television personality
Ryan Parent, Canadian ice hockey player
Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player
Emmanuel Sanders, American football player
Miles Kane, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jeremy Pargo, American basketball player
Silke Spiegelburg, German pole vaulter
Tuğba Karademir, Turkish-Canadian figure skater
César Valdez, Dominican baseball player
Chris Copeland, American basketball player and coach
Ryan Rottman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Attila Vajda, Hungarian sprint canoeist
Steven Pienaar, South African footballer
Aaron Baddeley, American-Australian golfer
Nicky Jam, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
Kyle Korver, American basketball player
Stormy Daniels, American adult film actress
Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
Stephen Kramer Glickman, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and fashion designer
Samoa Joe, American professional wrestler
Tamar Braxton, American singer and television personality
Stephen Gately, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (died 2009)
Justin Hawkins, English singer-songwriter
Puneeth Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer (died 2021)
Test, Canadian-American wrestler (died 2009)
Mark Dolan, English comedian and television host
Vance Wilson, American baseball player and manager
Torquil Campbell, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
Bill Mueller, American baseball player and coach
Patrick Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player
Gene Ween, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Eri Nitta, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
Barry Minkow, American pastor and businessman
Andrew Rosindell, English journalist and politician
Andrew Hudson, South African cricketer
Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (died 2013)
Lee Dixon, English footballer and journalist
Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer and coach
Roger Harper, Guyanese cricketer and coach
Carsten Almqvist, Swedish business executive
Janet Gardner, American singer and guitarist
Clare Grogan, Scottish singer and actress
Rob Sitch, Australian actor, director, and producer
Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist (died 2006)
Danny Ainge, American baseball and basketball player
Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer
Michael Kelly, American journalist and author (died 2003)
Patrick McDonnell, American author and illustrator
Cynthia McKinney, American activist and politician
Filemon Lagman, Filipino activist (died 2001)
Chuck Muncie, American football player (died 2013)
Barry Horne, English activist (died 2001)
Scott Gorham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
William Gibson, American-Canadian author and screenwriter
Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and manager
Dennis Bond, English footballer (died 2025)
Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer
Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager
Andrew Brook, Canadian philosopher, author, and academic
John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer and rapist (died 1994)
Yoko Yamamoto, Japanese actress (died 2024)
Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese soldier and politician
Max Stafford-Clark, English director and academic
Jim Gary, American sculptor (died 2006)
Bill Graham, Canadian academic and politician, 4th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2022)
Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor and first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe
Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager
Keith O'Brien, Northern Ireland-born Scottish cleric, theologian, and cardinal (died 2018)
Zola Taylor, American singer (died 2007)
Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina (died 2021)
Ladislav Kupkovič, Slovakian composer and conductor (died 2016)
Fred T. Mackenzie, American biologist and academic (died 2024)
Adam Wade, American singer, drummer, and actor (died 2022)
Myrlie Evers-Williams, American journalist and activist
Dick Curless, American country music singer (died 1995)
Patricia Breslin, American actress (died 2011)
James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1991)
William John McKeag, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (died 2007)
Betty Allen, American soprano and educator (died 2009)
Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (died 2014)
Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian actor (died 2015)
Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (died 2013)
Meir Amit, Israeli general and politician, 12th Israeli Minister of Communications (died 2009)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (died 1975)
Hank Sauer, American baseball player (died 2001)
Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (died 1985)
Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider (died 2011)
Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach (died 2008)
Bayard Rustin, American activist (died 1987)
Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (died 1996)
Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 1991)
Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (died 1991)
Elli Stenberg, Finnish politician (died 1987)
Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (died 1971)
Patrick Hastings, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 1952)
Charles F. Brush, American businessman and philanthropist, co-invented the Arc lamp (died 1929)
Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1864)
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About Famous Birthdays on March 17
March 17 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.
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