Famous birthdays on October 17
Famous people born on October 17, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♎ Star sign
Libra
💎 Birthstone
Opal
👶 How common
No. 85 of 366
Born on October 17
Arthur Miller
born 1915 · American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)
Eminem
born 1972 · American rapper, record producer and actor
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Felicity Jones
born 1983 · British actress (born 1983)
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Tarkan
born 1972 · Turkish singer (born 1972)
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Dmitry Peskov
born 1967 · Russian politician and diplomat (born 1967)
Manu Trigueros
born 1991 · Spanish footballer
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Aleksei Miranchuk
born 1995 · Russian footballer
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Pablo Iglesias Turrión
born 1978 · Spanish politician (born 1978)
Anton Miranchuk
born 1995 · Russian association football player (born 1995)
Maximilian Beier
born 2002 · German footballer (born 2002)
Yekaterina Gamova
born 1980 · Russian Olympic volleyball player
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Alejandra Valencia
born 1994 · Mexican archer
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Sultan Mendash
born 1994 · Saudi footballer
Freya Skye
born 2009 · British singer and actress (b. 2009)
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Mohamed Azima
born 1968 · Egyptian association football player
Graça Machel
born 1945 · Mozambican humanitarian activist and politician
Adam Michnik
born 1946 · Polish essayist and publicist (born 1946)
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Margot Kidder
born 1948 · Canadian and American actress and activist (1948–2018)
Owen Arthur
born 1949 · Barbadian politician (1949-2020)
Prabowo Subianto
born 1951 · President of the Republic of Indonesia
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
born 1959 · scientist and president of Mauritius
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Joseph Jouthe
born 1961 · Haitian politician
Mike Judge
born 1962 · American animator (born 1962)
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Sergio Goycochea
born 1963 · Argentine footballer
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Jiang Jin
born 1968 · Chinese footballer
Wyclef Jean
born 1969 · Haitian rapper (born 1969)
Andy Whitfield
born 1971 · Welsh actor (1971–2011)
Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy
born 1974 · Ukrainian film director
Anne Kremer
born 1975 · Luxembourgian female tennis player
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Sebastián Abreu
born 1976 · Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1976)
Dudu Aouate
born 1977 · Israeli footballer
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André Villas-Boas
born 1977 · Portuguese association football manager
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Kimi Räikkönen
born 1979 · Finnish racing driver
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Simon Harris
born 1986 · Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) of Ireland (born 1986)
Dami Im
born 1988 · Australian singer
Alexandru Mățel
born 1989 · Romanian footballer
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Nnamdi Oduamadi
born 1990 · Nigerian footballer
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Brenda Asnicar
born 1991 · Argentine actress
Adam Marušić
born 1992 · Serbian footballer
Kenneth Omeruo
born 1993 · Nigerian association football player
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Questions about October 17 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on October 17?
- Famous people born on October 17 include Arthur Miller (1915), Eminem (1972), Felicity Jones (1983), Tarkan (1972), Dmitry Peskov (1967).
- What star sign is someone born on October 17?
- Someone born on October 17 is a Libra.
- What is the birthstone for October 17?
- The birthstone for October is opal.
- How common is a birthday on October 17?
- In the US, October 17 is the No. 85 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,735 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).