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b. 1987Hideto Takahashi
Japanese professional footballer and youth coach
Did you know? He represented the Japanese national team and won the J.League Cup with FC Tokyo.
b. 1983Felicity Jones
Oscar-nominated British actress known for The Theory of Everything
Did you know? Before finding global fame, she spent many years playing Emma Grundy in the long-running BBC radio soap opera The Archers.
b. 1979Kimi Räikkönen
Finnish racing driver and 2007 Formula One World Champion
Did you know? He was famously nicknamed 'The Iceman' for his extremely calm demeanour and blunt, short responses during media interviews.
b. 1977André Villas-Boas
Portuguese football manager who led Porto and Chelsea
Did you know? He is a passionate motor racing fan and competed in the 2018 Dakar Rally, though he had to withdraw after an injury.
b. 1972Eminem
American rapper from Detroit behind The Marshall Mathers LP and the Oscar-winning song Lose Yourself, among the best-selling artists of all time
Did you know? Before finding success in music, he aspired to be a comic book artist and spent hours drawing his own characters.
b. 1972Tarkan
Turkish pop singer known for the international hit Kiss Kiss
Did you know? Despite his massive fame in Turkey, he was actually born and raised in West Germany before moving to his ancestral home.
b. 1967Dmitry Peskov
Long-serving press secretary and spokesman for Vladimir Putin
Did you know? He began his professional career as a diplomat in the Soviet Foreign Ministry and is known for being fluent in Turkish.
b. 1959Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Biodiversity scientist and the first female President of Mauritius
Did you know? She is a renowned academic who has authored numerous books on African flora and won international awards for her scientific research.
b. 1956Mae Jemison
First African-American woman to travel into space
Did you know? Before joining NASA, she served as a doctor in the Peace Corps, working in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
b. 1951Prabowo Subianto
Indonesian politician and former general who became President in 2024
Did you know? He spent much of his childhood living abroad in various countries, including the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Malaysia.
1948–2025George Wendt
American actor who played Norm Peterson in the sitcom Cheers
Did you know? He is the uncle of Jason Sudeikis, the actor famous for playing the title character in the comedy series Ted Lasso.
1948–2018Margot Kidder
Actress who played Lois Lane in the original Superman films
Did you know? She was a passionate environmental activist who was once arrested during a protest against an oil pipeline outside the White House.
1933–2024Bill Anders
Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic Earthrise photograph
Did you know? He later served as the US Ambassador to Norway and was the first chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
1920–1966Montgomery Clift
American actor known for playing sensitive and intense film characters
Did you know? He famously turned down lead roles in Sunset Boulevard and East of Eden, which eventually became career-defining parts for other actors.
1919–2005Zhao Ziyang
High-ranking Chinese politician and General Secretary of the Communist Party
Did you know? He spent the last fifteen years of his life under house arrest after sympathising with student protesters in Tiananmen Square.
1918–1987Rita Hayworth
Iconic American actress and dancer famous for the film Gilda
Did you know? Her likeness was so famous during the 1940s that her picture was pasted onto the first atomic bomb tested after the war.
1917–2022100 ClubMarsha Hunt
American actress whose career was hindered by the Hollywood blacklist
Did you know? She lived to the age of 104, making her one of the last surviving stars from the industry's golden era.
1915–2005Arthur Miller
American playwright of Death of a Salesman and The Crucible who was married to Marilyn Monroe
Did you know? He was famously married to Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe for five years during the height of her movie career.
1912–1978John Paul I
Italian pope known as the Smiling Pope, whose reign in 1978 lasted only 33 days, one of the shortest in history
Did you know? Known as the Smiling Pope, he was the first pontiff to choose a double name, honouring his two immediate predecessors.
1908–1984Dmitriy Ustinov
Soviet politician and Marshal of the Soviet Union
Did you know? He played a vital role in supervising the Soviet space programme and oversaw the development of the first intercontinental ballistic missiles.
1900–1991Jean Arthur
Hollywood actress famous for her roles in Frank Capra's comedies
Did you know? She was known for being intensely private and famously refused to sign autographs or grant interviews for much of her later life.
1817–1898Syed Ahmed Khan
Indian Muslim reformer and founder of Aligarh Muslim University
Did you know? He was knighted by the British government for his contributions to education and his efforts to modernise South Asian Muslim society.
1780–1850Richard Mentor Johnson
Ninth Vice President of the United States under Martin Van Buren
Did you know? He claimed to have personally killed the Shawnee leader Tecumseh during the Battle of the Thames.
1760–1825Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon
French social theorist who founded the movement of Saint-Simonianism
Did you know? He reportedly instructed his valet to wake him every morning with the reminder that he had great things to accomplish.
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🇷🇺Frédéric ChopinPolish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period who wrote primarily for solo pianoView profile Photo (modified): Louis-Auguste Bisson · Public domain1849Died
Gustav KirchhoffGerman physicist and mathematician who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits…View profile Photo (modified): Unknown author · Public domain1887Died
🇪🇸Santiago Ramón y CajalSpanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specialising in neuroanatomy, and the central nervous systemView profile Photo (modified): Original photo is anonymous although published by Clark University in 1899. Restoration by Garrondo · Public domain1934Died
🇨🇳PuyiLast emperor of China, having reigned as the Xuantong Emperor of the Qing dynasty and later as the Kangde Emperor of…View profile Photo (modified): Unknown author · Public domain1967Died
🇷🇺Anna I of RussiaAnna Ioannovna, also russified as Anna Ivanovna and sometimes anglicized as Anne, served as regent of the Duchy of…View profile Photo (modified): Louis Caravaque · Public domain1740Died
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October 17: birthdays, history and star sign
25 famous people were born on October 17, including Eminem, John Paul I and Arthur Miller. Anyone born on October 17 is a Libra, an air sign ruled by Venus. Notable events on October 17 include Oktoberfest (1810) and Battle of Kosovo (1448).
Famous people born on October 17
- 1983Felicity Jones · English actress
- 1979Kimi Räikkönen · Finnish racing and rally driver who competed in Formula One between 2001 and 2021, and the World Rally Championship…
- 1972Eminem · American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive
- 1972Tarkan · German-born Turkish singer-songwriter
- 1959Ameenah Gurib-Fakim · Dr
- 1956Mae Jemison · American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut
- 1951Prabowo Subianto · Indonesian politician, businessman, and retired military officer who has served as the eighth president of Indonesia…
- 1948George Wendt · George Robert Wendt Jr
- 1948Margot Kidder · Canadian-American actress and activist
- 1933Bill Anders · United States Air Force major general, electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, NASA astronaut, and businessman
- 1920Montgomery Clift · American actor
- 1919Zhao Ziyang · Chinese politician
- 1918Rita Hayworth · American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl
- 1917Marsha Hunt · American actress with a career spanning nearly 80 years
- 1915Arthur Miller · American playwright and essayist in 20th-century American theater
- 1912John Paul I · Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later
- 1817Syed Ahmed Khan · Indian Muslim reformer, philosopher, and educationist in nineteenth-century British India
- 1780Richard Mentor Johnson · American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States from 1837…
- 1760Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon · French political, economic and socialist theorist and businessman whose thought had a substantial influence on…
- 1696Augustus III of Poland · King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as Elector of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire…
On October 17 in history
- 1810Oktoberfest · Oktoberfest is the world's largest Volksfest. It combines a beer festival with a fun fair and is held annually in Munich on the Theresienwiese from…
- 1448Battle of Kosovo · The Second Battle of Kosovo was a land battle between a Hungarian-led Crusader army and the Ottoman Empire at Kosovo field that took place from 17–20 October…
- 1814London Beer Flood · The London Beer Flood was an accident at Meux & Co's Horse Shoe Brewery, London, on 17 October 1814. It took place when one of the 22-foot-tall wooden vats of…
- 2018Kerch Polytechnic College massacre · On 17 October 2018, a school shooting and bombing attack occurred at the Kerch Polytechnic College in Kerch, Crimea. The perpetrator, Vladislav Roslyakov, who…
- 1854Siege of Sevastopol · The Siege of Sevastopol lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War
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Libra · Air · ruled by Venus · Diplomatic, Charming, Fair-minded, Indecisive
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1927–2015Günter Grass
German novelist of The Tin Drum, a confronting look at the Nazi era, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature
Did you know? Late in his life, he caused a major controversy by revealing that he had been drafted into the Waffen-SS as a teenager.
1859–1941Henri Bergson
French philosopher of Creative Evolution, known for his ideas on time, memory and the vital impulse, and a Nobel laureate
Did you know? His lectures in Paris were so popular that people used to send servants ahead to save seats in the hall.
1886–1973David Ben-Gurion
Zionist leader who proclaimed the State of Israel in 1948 and became its first prime minister
Did you know? He was an avid practitioner of yoga and was famously photographed doing a headstand on a beach in his seventies.
1130–1200Zhu Xi
Song dynasty philosopher whose commentaries on the Four Books shaped Neo-Confucianism and China's civil service exams for centuries
Did you know? His commentaries on the Four Books became the standard requirement for the civil service examinations in China for centuries.
1888–1953Eugene O'Neill
American playwright of Long Day's Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh, winner of four Pulitzers and the Nobel Prize
Did you know? He is the only playwright to have won four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama during his career.
1926–2017Chuck Berry
Pioneering guitarist often called the Father of Rock and Roll
Did you know? His hit song Johnny B. Goode was included on the Golden Record sent into deep space aboard the Voyager spacecraft.
b. 1960Jean-Claude Van Damme
Belgian martial artist and action film star nicknamed The Muscles from Brussels
Did you know? He studied ballet for five years as a teenager to improve his balance and physical strength for martial arts competitions.
b. 1956Martina Navratilova
Record-breaking tennis champion who won eighteen Grand Slam singles titles
Did you know? She defected from Czechoslovakia to the United States while competing at the US Open when she was a teenager.
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- Who was born on October 17?
- Famous people born on October 17 include Eminem (1972), John Paul I (1912), Arthur Miller (1915), Rita Hayworth (1918) and Kimi Räikkönen (1979). In total, 25 famous people in our archive were born on October 17.
- Which celebrities share a October 17 birthday?
- Famous people alive today with a October 17 birthday include Eminem, Kimi Räikkönen, Prabowo Subianto and Felicity Jones.
- What star sign is someone born on October 17?
- People born on October 17 are Libra, an air sign ruled by Venus. Libra runs from September 23 to October 22.
- What happened on October 17 in history?
- Notable events on October 17 include Oktoberfest (1810), Battle of Kosovo (1448) and London Beer Flood (1814).
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- October 17 in historyYour birthday has a story. See every famous birth, historic event and notable death recorded on October 17, the day the world welcomed you.Date page
- Your most famous birthday match: EminemOf the 25 famous people who share your birthday, Eminem is the best known. Read their story and see what you have in common.Person
- Libra zodiac signAs a Libra you're known for being diplomatic, charming and fair-minded, just like Eminem. Meet others who share your star sign.Zodiac
- Famous birthdays in OctoberSee the best-known people born on every day of October, from the 1st to the last day of the month.Month
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