Famous birthdays on September 17
Famous people born on September 17, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♍ Star sign
Virgo
💎 Birthstone
Sapphire
👶 How common
No. 10 of 366
Born on September 17

Bernhard Riemann
born 1826 · German mathematician (1826–1866)

Agostinho Neto
born 1922 · President of Angola (1975-1979)

Hank Williams
born 1923 · American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

Narendra Modi
born 1950 · Prime Minister of India since 2014
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Anastacia
born 1968 · American singer

Jimmie Johnson
born 1975 · American racing driver
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Tito Vilanova
born 1968 · Spanish footballer and manager (1968-2014)
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Esteban Ocon
born 1996 · French racing driver
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Vladimir Menshov
born 1939 · Soviet and Russian film director and actor (1939–2021)

Alexander Ovechkin
born 1985 · Russian ice hockey player
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Mena Massoud
born 1991 · Egyptian-Canadian actor

Hesham Qandil
born 1962 · Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013

Amr Warda
born 1993 · Egyptian association football player
Ümit Korkmaz
born 1985 · Turkish-Austrian association football player (born 1985)
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Elina Avanesyan
born 2002 · Russian tennis player
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Mehmet Âkif Pirim
born 1968 · Turkish wrestler (born 1968)
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Rafael Jódar
born 2006 · Spanish tennis player (born 2006)

Marita Lindahl
born 1938 · Miss World 1957 (1938–2017)

Jan Eliasson
born 1940 · Swedish diplomat and politician

Reinhold Messner
born 1944 · Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)

Kemal Monteno
born 1948 · Bosnian singer-songwriter
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Almazbek Atambaev
born 1956 · 4th President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
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Beatrice Marshoff
born 1957 · South African politician (1957–2023)
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Janez Janša
born 1958 · Slovenian politician (born 1958)

Baz Luhrmann
born 1962 · Australian writer, director, and producer (born 1962)
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Bismarck Barreto Faria
born 1969 · Brazilian association football player

Ken Doherty
born 1969 · Irish snooker player

Edílson
born 1970 · Brazilian association football player
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Mirjalol Qosimov
born 1970 · Uzbekistani association football player
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Sergej Barbarez
born 1971 · Bosnian association football player and manager
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Demis Nikolaidis
born 1973 · Greek footballer

Darío Rodríguez
born 1974 · Uruguayan footballer
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Tayna Lawrence
born 1975 · Jamaican athletics competitor (born 1975)

Arne Slot
born 1978 · Dutch football manager

Neill Blomkamp
born 1979 · South African film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator
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Bakari Koné
born 1981 · Ivorian-French association football player

Mirza Teletović
born 1985 · Bosnian basketball player
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Tomáš Berdych
born 1985 · Czech tennis player (born 1985)
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Tomáš Hubočan
born 1985 · Slovak footballer
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Lesley Roy
born 1986 · Irish singer
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Questions about September 17 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on September 17?
- Famous people born on September 17 include Bernhard Riemann (1826), Agostinho Neto (1922), Hank Williams (1923), Narendra Modi (1950), Anastacia (1968).
- What star sign is someone born on September 17?
- Someone born on September 17 is a Virgo.
- What is the birthstone for September 17?
- The birthstone for September is sapphire.
- How common is a birthday on September 17?
- In the US, September 17 is the No. 10 most common birthday of the 366, with about 12,386 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).