Famous birthdays on February 17
Famous people born on February 17, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
💎 Birthstone
Amethyst
👶 How common
No. 319 of 366
Born on February 17
Andrew Barton Paterson
born 1864 · Australian journalist, author and poet (1864 - 1941)
Ronald Fisher
born 1890 · British statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1890–1962)
Michael Jordan
born 1963 · American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
Paris Hilton
born 1981 · American media personality (born 1981)
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Ed Sheeran
born 1991 · English singer-songwriter (born 1991)
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Bonnie Wright
born 1991 · British actress and filmmaker
Andrey Korotayev
born 1961 · Russian anthropologist, economic historian, comparative political scientist, and sociologist
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Marc Márquez
born 1993 · Spanish motorcycle racer (born 1993)
Zeki Çelik
born 1997 · Turkish association football player (born 1997)
Vicente Fernández
born 1940 · Mexican actor and ranchera singer (1940–2021)
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Alex de Minaur
born 1999 · Australian tennis player
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Morgenshtern
born 1998 · Russian-born Israeli rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer
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Javier Urruticoechea
born 1952 · Spanish footballer (1952-2001)
Songül Öden
born 1979 · Turkish actor (born 1979)
Motaz Hawsawi
born 1992 · Saudi Arabian footballer
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José José
born 1948 · Mexican singer (1948–2019)
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Mohammad Massad
born 1983 · Saudi Arabian footballer
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Marwan Al-Sahafi
born 2004 · Saudi Arabian footballer
Robinio Vaz
born 2007 · French association football player
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Alexandre Baptista
born 1942 · Portuguese footballer (1942–2024)
Iolu Abil
born 1942 · 7th president of Vanuatu
Brenda Fricker
born 1945 · Irish actress (1945–2026)
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
born 1951 · Iraqi Mukhabarat leader (1951-2007)
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Natalya Butuzova
born 1954 · Soviet archer
Mo Yan
born 1955 · Chinese novelist and screenwriter
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Marcelo Trobbiani
born 1955 · Argentine footballer and manager
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Loreena McKennitt
born 1957 · Canadian musician and composer
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Sergei Baltacha
born 1958 · Ukrainian footballer
Aryeh Dery
born 1959 · Israeli politician (born 1959)
Lee Ju-ho
born 1961 · Acting President and Prime Minister of South Korea from May to June 2025
Henny Meijer
born 1962 · Dutch association football player
Lou Diamond Phillips
born 1962 · American actor
Jensen Huang
born 1963 · American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
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Giuseppe Signori
born 1968 · Italian footballer
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Dominic Purcell
born 1970 · actor
Carlos Gamarra
born 1971 · Paraguayan footballer
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Valeria Mazza
born 1972 · Argentine model
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Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of Brunei
born 1974 · Bruneian Royal
Almira Skripchenko
born 1976 · Moldovan-French chess player
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Cara Black
born 1979 · Zimbabwean tennis player
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Questions about February 17 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on February 17?
- Famous people born on February 17 include Andrew Barton Paterson (1864), Ronald Fisher (1890), Michael Jordan (1963), Paris Hilton (1981), Ed Sheeran (1991).
- What star sign is someone born on February 17?
- Someone born on February 17 is a Aquarius.
- What is the birthstone for February 17?
- The birthstone for February is amethyst.
- How common is a birthday on February 17?
- In the US, February 17 is the No. 319 most common birthday of the 366, with about 10,873 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).