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Famous People Born on November 17(245 people)
Dragan Bender, Croatian basketball player
Minkah Fitzpatrick, American football player
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown, Australian rugby league player
Panashe Muzambe, Scottish rugby union player
Raquel Castro, American actress and singer
Damiris Dantas, Brazilian basketball player
Danielle Kettlewell, Australian synchronised swimmer
Ryan Griffin, American football player
Everth Cabrera, Nicaraguan baseball player
Greg Rutherford, English long jumper
Sékou Camara, Malian footballer (died 2013)
Amanda Evora, American figure skater
Park Han-byul, South Korean model and actress
Viva Bianca, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
Ioannis Bourousis, Greek basketball player
Ryan Bradley, American figure skater
Harry Lloyd, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
Nick Markakis, American baseball player
Katie Feenstra-Mattera, American basketball player
Hollie Smith, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
Sarah Harding, English singer, dancer, and actress (died 2021)
Doug Walker, American actor, comedian, film critic, internet personality, and filmmaker
Glen Air, Australian rugby league player
Zoë Bell, New Zealand actress and stuntwoman
Reggie Wayne, American football player
Diane Neal, American actress and director
Kinga Baranowska, Polish mountaineer
Lee Carseldine, Australian cricketer
Jerome James, American basketball player
Eunice Barber, Sierra Leonean-French heptathlete and long jumper
Leslie Bibb, American actress and producer
Berto Romero, Spanish comedian and actor
Andreas Hedlund, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
Eli Marrero, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager
Alexei Urmanov, Russian figure skater and coach
Kimya Dawson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joanne Goode, English badminton player
Lorraine Pascale, English model and chef
Tonje Sagstuen, Norwegian handball player, journalist, newspaper editor, and gambling executive
Paul Allender, English guitarist and songwriter
Ryōtarō Okiayu, Japanese voice actor and singer
Jean-Michel Saive, Belgian table tennis player
Sean Miller, American basketball player and coach
Tab Benoit, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ronnie DeVoe, American singer, producer, and actor
Ben Allison, American bassist and composer
Kate Ceberano, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
Richard Fortus, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Daisy Fuentes, Cuban-American model and actress
Sophie Marceau, French actress, director, and screenwriter
Alvin Patrimonio, Filipino basketball player and manager
Amanda Brown, Australian violinist and composer
Susan Rice, American academic and politician, 24th United States National Security Advisor
Mitch Williams, American baseball player and sportscaster
Adrian Branch, American basketball player and sportscaster
Daniel Scott, American novelist and short story writer
Robert Stethem, American soldier (died 1985)
Pat Toomey, American businessman and politician
Michael Hertwig, German footballer and manager
Jonathan Ross, English actor and talk show host
RuPaul, American drag queen performer, actor, and singer
Steve Stipanovich, American basketball player
Terry Fenwick, English footballer and manager
William R. Moses, American actor and producer
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, American actress and singer
Jim Babjak, American guitarist and songwriter
Angelika Machinek, German glider pilot (died 2006)
Yolanda King, American actress and activist (died 2007)
Dennis Maruk, Ukrainian-Canadian ice hockey player
Chopper Read, Australian criminal and author (died 2013)
Babis Tennes, Greek footballer and manager
Ties Kruize, Dutch field hockey player
Cyril Ramaphosa, South African businessman and politician, fifth President of South Africa
Butch Davis, American football player and coach
Werner Hoyer, German economist and politician
Dean Paul Martin, American singer, actor, and pilot (died 1987)
Jack Vettriano, Scottish painter and philanthropist (died 2025)
Roland Matthes, German swimmer (died 2019)
John Boehner, American businessman and politician, 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Vietnamese soldier and politician, eighth Prime Minister of Vietnam
Martin Barre, English guitarist and songwriter
Terry Branstad, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th Governor of Iowa and U.S. Ambassador to China (2017-2020)
Petra Burka, Dutch-Canadian figure skater and coach
Lesley Abdela, English journalist and activist
Jeremy Hanley, English accountant and politician, British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Elvin Hayes, American basketball player and sportscaster
Jim Boeheim, American basketball player and coach
Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1991)
Danny DeVito, American actor, director, and producer
Lorne Michaels, Canadian-American screenwriter and producer, created Saturday Night Live
Tom Seaver, American baseball pitcher (died 2020)
Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (died 1966)
Lauren Hutton, American model and actress
Derek Clayton, English-Australian runner
Partha Dasgupta, Bangladeshi economist and academic
Lesley Rees, English endocrinologist and academic
Luke Kelly, Irish singer, folk musician and actor (died 1984)
Auberon Waugh, English journalist and author (died 2001)
Crispian Hollis, English Roman Catholic bishop
Bobby Joe Conrad, American football player
Toni Sailer, Austrian skier and actor (died 2009)
Masatoshi Sakai, Japanese record producer (died 2021)
Terry Rand, American basketball player (died 2014)
Dan Osinski, American baseball player (died 2013)
Orlando Peña, Cuban-American baseball player and scout
Jeremy Black, English admiral (died 2015)
Gorō Naya, Japanese actor and director (died 2013)
Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (died 1999)
Arman, French-American painter and sculptor (died 2005)
Colin McDonald, Australian cricketer (died 2021)
Fenella Fielding, English actress (died 2018)
Jean Faut, American baseball player and bowler (died 2023)
Hubertus Brandenburg, Swedish bishop (died 2009)
Mike Garcia, American baseball player (died 1986)
Aristides Pereira, Cape Verdean politician, first President of Cape Verde (died 2011)
Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand cricketer and coach (died 2001)
Jack Froggatt, English footballer (died 1993)
Albert Bertelsen, Danish painter and illustrator (died 2019)
Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgian singer-songwriter (died 2005)
Gemini Ganesan, Indian actor and director (died 2002)
Kim Heungsou, Korean painter and educator (died 2014)
Ruth Aaronson Bari, American mathematician (died 2005)
Shelby Foote, American historian and author (died 2005)
Christian Fouchet, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of the Interior (died 1974)
Israel Regardie, English occultist and author (died 1985)
Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, co-founded the Honda Motor Company (died 1991)
Rollie Stiles, American baseball player (died 2007)
Mischa Auer, Russian-American actor (died 1967)
Arthur Chipperfield, Australian cricketer (died 1987)
Isamu Noguchi, American sculptor and architect (died 1988)
Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
Walter Hallstein, German academic and politician, first President of the European Commission (died 1982)
Lee Strasberg, Ukrainian-American actor and director (died 1982)
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About Famous Birthdays on November 17
November 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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