Birthdays: January 17

101. Luisa Albinoni

Luisa Albinoni was born on January 17, 1952 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an actress, known for Los extraterrestres (1983), Juego limpio (1996) and Los fierecillos indomables (1982).

Lukas Moodysson was born on January 17, 1969 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. He is a director and writer, known for Show Me Love (1998), Lilya 4-Ever (2002) and Together (2000). He has been married to Coco Moodysson since 1994. They have three children.

103. Mack Sennett

Producer | A Small Town Idol

Mack Sennett was born Michael Sinnott on January 17, 1880 in Danville, Quebec, Canada, to Irish immigrant farmers. When he was 17, his parents moved the family to East Berlin, Connecticut, and he became a laborer at American Iron Works, a job he continued when they moved to Northampton, ...

104. Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Actor | Byrd and the Bees

Maksim "Maks" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy is a Ukrainian Latin Ballroom dance champion, choreographer, Broadway performer, and actor. He is widely known as one of the professional dancers on the American television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in season two. In 14 ...

105. Mark Vandermeulen

Actor | Dazed and Confused

Mark Vandermeulen was born on January 17, 1978 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an editor and actor, known for Dazed and Confused (1993), Hostage (2005) and Electroma (2006).

106. Mathilde Seigner

Actress | Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien

Mathilde Seigner was born on January 17, 1968 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for With a Friend Like Harry... (2000), Alias Betty (2001) and The Girl from Paris (2001).

107. Maury Povich

Producer | The Maury Povich Show

Maury Povich was born on January 17, 1939 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Maury (1991), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Madea's Big Happy Family (2011). He has been married to Connie Chung since December 2, 1984. They have one child. He was ...

108. Max Adler

Actor | Glee

Born in Queens, New York and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Adler moved to Los Angeles immediately after graduating high school to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. Max Adler, a cast member of the Golden Globe Winner for Best Television Series - Comedy (Glee) and a Screen Actors Guild Award ...

109. Melissa Bardin Galsky

Actress | Home Movies

Melissa Bardin Galsky was born on January 17, 1972 in Harrison, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Home Movies (1999), Bob's Burgers (2011) and Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil (2005).

110. Melody Johnson

Actress | Jason X

Melody Johnson was born on January 17, 1983 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Jason X (2001), The Virgin Suicides (1999) and A Simple Favor (2018).

111. Meredith Roberts Quill

Actress | Obsessed

Meredith Roberts Quill was born on January 17, 1973 in Oradell, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Obsessed (2009), Scrubs (2001) and Good Girls Don't... (2004). She has been married to Tad Quill since 2006.

112. Micaela Ramazzotti

Actress | La pazza gioia

Micaela Ramazzotti was born on January 17, 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Like Crazy (2016), The First Beautiful Thing (2010) and Felicità (2023). She has been married to Paolo Virzì since January 17, 2009. They have two children.

113. Michelle Obama

Producer | Leave the World Behind

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position. She is married to former President Barack Obama.

Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois,...

114. Mimi Davila

Actress | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Mimi Davila was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is an actress and producer, known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Piel Canela (2019) and Vacation Friends (2021).

115. Mirtha Michelle

Actress | Fast & Furious

Mirtha Michelle is an actress and writer born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on January 17th. At five years old her parents, Jose and Mirtha moved the family to Miami, Florida. She grew up in a very close-knit family, also consisting of her older sister Cathryn and younger brother Jose Angel....

116. Mitch Vogel

Actor | The Reivers

Lanky, freckle-faced, unassuming and a spitting image of how you would envision Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer" character if he came alive, juvenile actor Mitch Vogel was one of Hollywood's top performers during the late 1960s and early 1970s. His career fell away, however, by the following decade and ...

117. Moira Shearer

Actress | The Red Shoes

Moira was born the daughter of Harold Charles King, a civil engineer, in Dunfermline, Scotland. She was educated at Dunfermline High School, Ndola in Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) and Bearsden Academy, Scotland. She received her professional training at the Mayfair School and The Nicholas ...

118. Muhammad Ali

Actor | The Greatest

Muhammad Ali beat more champions and top contenders than any heavyweight champion in history. He defeated heavyweight kings Sonny Liston (twice), Floyd Patterson (twice), Ernie Terrell, Jimmy Ellis, Ken Norton (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), George Foreman and Leon Spinks. He defeated ...

119. Nancy Parsons

Actress | Porky's

Nancy Parsons was born in Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota, to Mary Margaret née Samsa and Charles Walter Parsons. She had two siblings -- Mary Jean Parsons and Theresa Mae Macrae née Parsons. When she was seventeen, her father remarried Genevieve Stack and moved with the three girls to South Pasadena, ...

120. Nate Hartley

Actor | Drillbit Taylor

Nate co-wrote and starred in the 2015 film "ImagiGARY" in which Hartley stars as the titular character Gary. He can currently be seen on ABC's The Goldbergs as the recurring role of Dan Morse, the loveable and sweet clarinet player and friend of the family. Age: undetermined. Born in Ravenna, Ohio,...

121. Naveen Andrews

Actor | The English Patient

Born Naveen William Sidney Andrews in London on January 17, 1969. His parents were both Indian immigrants from Kerala, India. In high school, he auditioned for drama school and was accepted at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Two of his classmates were Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis. ...

122. Neil Maffin

Actor | The 13th Warrior

Neil Maffin was born on January 17, 1959 in Shenandoah, Iowa, USA. He is an actor, known for The 13th Warrior (1999), Stargate: Atlantis (2004) and As the World Turns (1956).

123. Nélida Romero

Actress | Madame Bovary

Nélida Romero was born on January 17, 1926 in Lanus, Pcia, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Madame Bovary (1947), Las campanas de Teresa (1957) and La pobre Clara (1984). She died on January 14, 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

124. Niko Vilhelm

Soundtrack | Eurovision Song Contest Rotterdam 2021

Niko Vilhelm is known for Eurovision Song Contest Rotterdam 2021 (2021), Vuosi vaihtuu 2021 (2021) and Kummit Live: Elämä Lapselle -konsertti (2021).

Niko Moilanen

125. Nils Asther

Actor | The Man in Half Moon Street

Nils Asther was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1897 and raised in Malmö, Sweden, by his wealthy Swedish parents. After attending the Royal Dramatic Theater School in Stockholm, he began his stage career in Copenhagen. His film debut came in 1916 when the director Mauritz Stiller cast him in the ...

126. Nils Eklund

Actor | Lösa förbindelser

Nils Eklund was born on January 17, 1927 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Lösa förbindelser (1985), Kråsnålen (1988) and Storstad (1990). He has been married to Anne-Marie Adamsson since 1964.

127. Nitesh Pandey

Actor | Om Shanti Om

Nitesh Pandey was born on January 17, 1973 in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. He was an actor, known for Om Shanti Om (2007), Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara (2012) and Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006). He was married to Arpita Pandey and Ashwini Kalsekar. He died on May 23, 2023 in Mumbai, ...

128. Noah Beery

Actor | Beau Geste

Respected character actor of the silent and early sound period, specializing in cruel villains. The son of Kansas City policeman Noah Webster Beery and Frances Margaret Fitzgerald Beery, Noah Nicholas Beery and his younger brother Wallace Beery both left home in their teens, each seeking a career ...

129. Patricia Owens

Actress | The Fly

Patricia Owens was born in Golden, British Columbia, in 1925. When she was eight she moved to England, where she embarked on a number of stage plays. Later she was spotted by a Twentieth Century-Fox executive, who offered her a contract, and in 1956 she went to Hollywood. There she met Sy Bartlett,...

130. Paul Stevens

Actor | Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Paul Stevens was born on January 17, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Patton (1970) and The Mask (1961). He died on June 4, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.

131. Paul Young

Soundtrack | Sixteen Candles

Paul Young was born on January 17, 1956 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Sixteen Candles (1984), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Ruthless People (1986). He was previously married to Stacey Young.

132. Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Writer | The Night of Love

Pedro Calderón de la Barca was born on January 17, 1600 in Madrid, Spain. He was a writer, known for The Night of Love (1927), Der Richter von Zalamea (1920) and El príncipe encadenado (1960). He died on May 25, 1681 in Madrid, Spain.

133. Peter Werner

Director | Moonlighting

Peter Werner began his professional life as a teacher and documentary filmmaker; he has Master's degrees in both fields. After a year as a V.I.S.T.A. Volunteer in downtown Detroit, he co-founded a Quaker high school in Deerfield, MA. While teaching in Vermont, he met Frances Flaherty, widow of the ...

134. Philip Latham

Actor | Dracula, Prince of Darkness

Philip Latham was born on January 17, 1929 in Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), The Treasure Seekers (1961) and The Fourth Arm (1983). He was married to Eve Pitt-Payne. He died on June 20, 2020 in England, UK.

135. Randy Boone

Actor | The Virginian

Singer/actor Randy Boone reached the summit of his career in the mid-60s when he became popular as the guitar-playing and singing ranch hand Randy Benton in The Virginian (1962). A former mathematics major at North Carolina State College, Boone had 'dropped out' to hitchhike across the United ...

136. Raúl Taibo

Actor | Por amor a vos

Raul Taibo was born Raul Tignianelli in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 50s. This handsome, blue-eyed, and baby-face actor has had an extraordinary and successful career ever since. Star of several soap operas such as " Una Voz en el Telefono" ( 1990), "Venganza de Mujer"

(1986), "Rebelde y Solitario...

137. Ray J

Actor | Mars Attacks!

Ray J was born on January 17, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mars Attacks! (1996), Set It Off (1996) and Black Sash (2003). He was previously married to Princess Love Norwood.

138. Ricky Wilson

Soundtrack | The Mummy

Ricky Wilson was born on January 17, 1978 in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Mummy (2017), Run Fatboy Run (2007) and Whip It (2009).

139. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Producer | The Real Anthony Fauci

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was born on January 17, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Real Anthony Fauci (2022), JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021) and Infertility: A Diabolical Agenda (2022). He has been married to Cheryl Hines since ...

140. Roberto Canessa

Actor | La sociedad de la nieve

Roberto Canessa was born on January 17, 1953 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is an actor, known for Society of the Snow (2023), La odisea de los Andes (1976) and Stranded (2007). He is married to Laura Canessa. They have three children.

141. Robyn Millan

Actress | Ryan's Hope

Robyn Millan was born on January 17, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Ryan's Hope (1975), Hawaii Five-O (1968) and The Patty Duke Show (1963). She died on July 14, 2020.

142. Ryuichi Sakamoto

Composer | The Last Emperor

Ryuichi Sakamoto was born on January 17, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a composer and actor, known for The Last Emperor (1987), The Revenant (2015) and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983). He was married to Akiko Yano. He died on March 28, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.

143. Santu Mukherjee

Actor | Bidrohi

Santu Mukherjee was born on January 17, 1951 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He was an actor, known for Bidrohi (1987), 90 Ghanta (2008) and Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985). He was married to Gopa. He died on March 11, 2020 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

144. Scott Marshall

Actor | Overboard

Scott Marshall was born on January 17, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Overboard (1987), Valentine's Day (2010) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).

145. Scott Mechlowicz

Actor | Mean Creek

Scott David Mechlowicz was born in New York City, to Susan (Lehrman) and Morris Mechlowicz. He was raised in Plano, Texas. He graduated from Plano Senior High School and after one semester of university in Texas, he studied at and graduated from UCLA in 2003. His career began with Neverland (2003),...

146. Sebastián Agost Carreño

Self | Sabor a mí

147. Seth Lee

Actor | The Accountant

Born in Austin, Texas, and moved to Los Angeles at age 11 to further pursue his acting career. Seth was first introduced to acting and martial arts through a chance meeting with Ernie Reyes Jr (Ninja Turtles) and decided that he wanted to follow in his footsteps. Seth began to study acting and ...

148. Shari Lewis

Actress | Lamb Chop's Play-Along

Shari Lewis was born on January 17, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Lamb Chop's Play-Along (1992), The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (1998) and Star Trek (1966). She was married to Jeremy Tarcher and Stanley Harry Lipschitz (Lewis). She died on August 2, ...

149. Sharon Duce

Actress | Outland

Sharon Duce was born on January 17, 1950 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Outland (1981), Rogue Trader (1999) and Funny Man (1980).

150. Sheree North

Actress | Breakout

Sheree North was born on January 17, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Breakout (1975), Lawman (1971) and The Shootist (1976). She was married to Phillip Alan Norman, Dr. Gerhardt Ralph Sommer, John M. "Bud" Freeman and Frederick Arnold Bessire Jr.. She died on ...

151. Sofia Shinas

Actress | The Crow

Greek-Canadian actress Sofia Shinas may be most recognized for her performances in 'The Crow,' the TV series 'The Outer Limits,' and other fantasy-genre works. To her Canadian fans, she is noted for her soft voice, unassuming and accessible nature, and her talent as a singer and songwriter.

As a ...

152. Song Kang-ho

Actor | Salinui chueok

Song Kang-ho never professionally trained as an actor, beginning his career in social theater groups after graduating from Kimhae High School. Later, he joined Kee Kuk-seo's influential theater company with its emphasis on instinctive acting and improvisation, which proved to be Song's training ...

153. Sonja Sutter

Actress | Lieben wie gedruckt

Proficient in Greek and Latin and self-taught in classic literature, Sonja Sutter was a captivating actress who achieved dramatic depths on both stage and screen during a career which commenced in 1951. A banker's daughter, she had completed a rudimentary education in her home town (Freiburg) where...

154. Sophie Dee

Actress | Criminal

Born in Llanelli, South Wales, Sophie Dee moved to England to attend. school. Later she moved back to Wales to finish secondary school. Upon graduation she held a variety of jobs, ranging from working in a café to door-to-door saleswoman.

She eventually became a dancer, specializing in lap dances. ...

155. Steve Earle

Soundtrack | The Wire

Steve Earle was born on January 17, 1955 in Fort Monroe, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Wire (2002), Leaves of Grass (2009) and Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987). He was previously married to Allison Moorer, Lou-Anne Gill, Maria Teresa Ensenat, Carol-Ann Hunter, ...

156. Steve Harvey

Producer | The Steve Harvey Show

Broderick Stephen Harvey, Sr. is an American television host, actor, writer, producer, and comedian. He hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Family Feud, Celebrity Family Feud, the Miss Universe competition, Family Feud Africa, and the arbitration-based court comedy Judge Steve Harvey.

Harvey began ...

157. Stuart Nisbet

Actor | In the Heat of the Night

Character actor Stuart Nisbet was born on January 17, 1934 in Los Angeles, California. The son of Emmet and Hazel Nisbet, Stuart grew up in Bakersfield, California before eventually moving to and settling down in Glendale, California. Nisbet studied acting at both Los Angeles City College and ...

158. Susanna Hoffs

Soundtrack | Austin Powers in Goldmember

Susanna Hoffs is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, actress, novelist and co-founder of the multi-platinum selling group, The Bangles. Her voice is instantly recognizable on such hit singles as, "Eternal Flame", "In Your Room" (both co-written by Hoffs), and "Manic Monday".

Her first novel, "This Bird...

159. Sylvie Testud

Actress | La Môme

Sylvie Testud was born on January 17, 1971 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is an actress and writer, known for La Vie En Rose (2007), Suspiria (2018) and Fear and Trembling (2003).

160. Tabaré Vázquez

Self | CNN Newsroom

Tabaré Vázquez was born on January 17, 1940 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was married to María Auxiliadora Delgado. He died on December 6, 2020 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

161. Tara Butters

Producer | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Tara Butters was born on January 17, 1972 in San Diego, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Reaper (2007) and Emergence (2019). She is married to Marc Guggenheim. They have two children.

162. Tara Elders

Actress | Interview

Tara Elders was born on January 17, 1980 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Interview (2007), Sextet (2007) and May 6th (2004). She has been married to Michiel Huisman since February 2008. They have one child.

163. Tatyana Karpova

Actress | Na podmostkakh stseny

Tatyana Karpova was born on January 17, 1916 in Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Na podmostkakh stseny (1956), Tyoshcha (1974) and Igra bez pravil (1965). She was married to Sergey Mayorov, Evgeny Alexandrovich, ...

164. Tiësto

Soundtrack | Vacation

Longevity depends on evolution.

In 1994, Tijs Verwest donned his pseudonym: Tiësto. Today, the DJ and dance music producer is a GRAMMY® Award-winning, platinum-certified, international icon.

He is the only artist to ever hold the titles of "The Greatest DJ of All Time" courtesy of Mixmag, "#1 DJ" ...

165. Todd Susman

Actor | The Taking of Pelham 123

Todd Susman was born on January 17, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), Blast from the Past (1999) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987).

166. Tom Hautekiet

Actor | Kulderzipken

Tom Hautekiet was born on January 17, 1970 in Mortsel, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Kulderzipken (1995) and Familie (1991). He died on April 30, 2020 in Berchem, Flanders, Belgium.

167. Tom Lowell

Actor | That Darn Cat!

Tom Lowell was born on January 17, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for That Darn Cat! (1965), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He has been married to Sharon Jean Reimer since July 19, 1986. He was previously married to Beverly ...

168. Vidal Sassoon

Make_up_department | Rosemary's Baby

Vidal Sassoon was born on January 17, 1928 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Rosemary's Baby (1968), The Wild Affair (1965) and Be My Guest (1965). He was married to Rhonda Holbrook, Jeanette Hartford-Davis, Beverly Adams and Elaine Wood. He died on May 9, 2012 in Los Angeles, ...

169. Visar Vishka

Actor | The Trial of Christine Keeler

Visar Vishka was born in Gostivar, Macedonia. He is an actor and writer, known for The Trial of Christine Keeler (2019), Shanghai Gypsy (2012) and Legends (2014).

170. Warren Hull

Actor | The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

He is the son of John Clarence & Laura H. (Shafer) Hull. He has two sisters, Laura Grace Hull; and Lina Southwick Hull.

He is also said to be the 23rd great grandson of both Henry II, King of England; and Robert de Vere (Robin Hood).

171. Willa Fitzgerald

Actress | The Goldfinch

Willa Fitzgerald is an American actress, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Fitzgerald graduated from the Harpeth Hall School, a private college-preparatory school for girls in Nashville in 2009, then received her BA in theater studies from Yale University in 2013. Her career in films...

172. William Bowers

Writer | The Gunfighter

William Bowers was born on January 17, 1916 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Gunfighter (1950), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) and The Godfather Part II (1974). He was married to Marjorie Bowers. He died on March 27, 1987 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, ...

173. Yûki Kudô

Actress | Memoirs of a Geisha

Kudoh Yuki is an accomplished Japanese singer, former teen idol and actress whose resume includes more than half a dozen records, starring roles in Japanese, Japan-Iran and Japan-Canada films, stage and anime productions. She was only seventeen when she was working overseas, in the USA, filming a ...

174. Zooey Deschanel

Actress | New Girl

Zooey Deschanel was born in 1980 into a showbiz family. Her father, Caleb Deschanel, is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer (perhaps most notably for The Passion of the Christ (2004)) and her mother, Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir), is an actress who appeared in Twin Peaks (1990). Her paternal ...

175. Zororo Makamba

Producer | Blue Girl

Zororo Makamba is known for Blue Girl (2016) and P.O.T.T.E.R. (2017).