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History Births on March 17

Rico Blanco, Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

#Rico_Blanco

In 1973

Chris Davis, American baseball player

#Chris_Davis_(baseball)

In 1986

Paul Ramadier, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1961)

#Paul_Ramadier

In 1888

Danny Ainge, American baseball and basketball player

#Danny_Ainge

In 1959

William Gibson, American-Canadian author and screenwriter

#William_Gibson

In 1948

Harun al-Rashid, Abbasid caliph (d. 809)

#Harun_al-Rashid

In 763

Zola Taylor, American singer (d. 2007)

#Zola_Taylor

In 1938

Sam Bowie, American basketball player

#Sam_Bowie

In 1961

Princess Patricia of Connaught (d. 1974)

#Princess_Patricia_of_Connaught

In 1886

Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian (d. 1732)

#Thomas_Boston

In 1676

Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer (d. 1881)

#Jim_Bridger

In 1804

Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge, Swedish field marshal (d. 1662)

#Robert_Douglas,_Count_of_Skenninge

In 1611

Torquil Campbell, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor

#Torquil_Campbell

In 1972

Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1939)

#Pierce_Butler_(justice)

In 1866

Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)

#Walter_Rudolf_Hess

In 1881

Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician (d. 1806)

#Lachlan_McIntosh

In 1725

Arye Gross, American actor

#Arye_Gross

In 1960

Patrick Hastings, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1952)

#Patrick_Hastings

In 1880

Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer

#Rasmus_Elm

In 1988

Ashley Taylor, Australian rugby league player

#Ashley_Taylor_(rugby_league)

In 1995

Paul Kantner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)

#Paul_Kantner

In 1941

Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1991)

#Jean_Van_Houtte

In 1907

Takeo Miki, Japanese politician, 41st Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1988)

#Takeo_Miki

In 1907

Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach (d. 2008)

#Sammy_Baugh

In 1914

Patricia Breslin, American actress (d. 2011)

#Patricia_Breslin

In 1931

Servet Çetin, Turkish footballer

#Servet_Çetin

In 1981

Puneeth Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer

#Puneeth_Rajkumar

In 1975

Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founded own eponymous brand (d. 2010)

#Alexander_McQueen

In 1969

Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player

#Bobby_Ryan

In 1987

Grimes, Canadian artist, musician and music video director

#Grimes_(musician)

In 1988

Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American astronaut (d. 2003)

#Kalpana_Chawla

In 1962

Fraser Forster, English footballer

#Fraser_Forster

In 1988

Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player

#Andrew_Ference

In 1979

Steven Pienaar, South African footballer

#Steven_Pienaar

In 1982

James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1991)

#James_Irwin

In 1930

Patrick McDonnell, American author and illustrator

#Patrick_McDonnell

In 1956

Myrlie Evers-Williams, American journalist and activist

#Myrlie_Evers-Williams

In 1933

Keith O'Brien, Northern Ireland-born Scottish cleric, theologian, and cardinal (d. 2018)

#Keith_O'Brien

In 1938

Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006)

#Jim_Gary

In 1939

Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (d. 2014)

#Siegfried_Lenz

In 1926

Federico Fazio, Argentinian footballer

#Federico_Fazio

In 1987

Roger Harper, Guyanese cricketer and coach

#Roger_Harper

In 1963

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer (d. 1729)

#Élisabeth_Jacquet_de_La_Guerre

In 1665

Joseph Baptista, Indian engineer, lawyer, and politician (d. 1930)

#Joseph_Baptista

In 1864

Tamar Braxton, American singer-songwriter and actress

#Tamar_Braxton

In 1977

Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer (d. 1901)

#Josef_Rheinberger

In 1839

Caroline Corr, Irish singer and drummer

#Caroline_Corr

In 1973

Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Craig_Ramsay

In 1951

Vance Wilson, American baseball player and manager

#Vance_Wilson

In 1973

Giovanni Francesco Commendone, Catholic cardinal (d. 1584)

#Giovanni_Francesco_Commendone

In 1523

John Sebastian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#John_Sebastian

In 1944

Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player

#Ryan_White_(ice_hockey)

In 1988

Billy Corgan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and producer

#Billy_Corgan

In 1967

Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (d. 1900)

#Gottlieb_Daimler

In 1834

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver (d. 1755)

#Jean-Baptiste_Oudry

In 1686

Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer

#Rory_McGrath

In 1956

Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)

#Rudolf_Nureyev

In 1938

Ken Mattingly, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut

#Ken_Mattingly

In 1936

Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer

#Edin_Džeko

In 1986

Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author (d. 1861)

#Patrick_Brontë

In 1777

Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (d. 1971)

#Bobby_Jones_(golfer)

In 1902

Katie Ledecky, American swimmer

#Katie_Ledecky

In 1997

Krisnan Inu, New Zealand rugby league player

#Krisnan_Inu

In 1987

Hozier, Irish singer-songwriter and musician

#Hozier_(musician)

In 1990

Miles Kane, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Miles_Kane

In 1986

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistani tennis player

#Aisam-ul-Haq_Qureshi

In 1980

Mia Hamm, American soccer player

#Mia_Hamm

In 1972

Cynthia McKinney, American activist and politician

#Cynthia_McKinney

In 1955

Lawrence Oates, English lieutenant and explorer (d. 1912)

#Lawrence_Oates

In 1880

Stephen Gately, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009)

#Stephen_Gately

In 1976

Danny Califf, American soccer player

#Danny_Califf

In 1980

Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager

#Giovanni_Trapattoni

In 1939

Nat King Cole, American singer, pianist, and television host (d. 1965)

#Nat_King_Cole

In 1919

Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991)

#Chaim_Gross

In 1904

Scott Gorham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Scott_Gorham

In 1951

Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1962)

#Ross_McLarty

In 1891

Raul Meireles, Portuguese footballer

#Raul_Meireles

In 1983

Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina

#Galina_Samsova

In 1937

Tu?ba Karademir, Turkish-Canadian figure skater

#Tu?ba_Karademir

In 1985

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (d. 1975)

#Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman

In 1920

Charles F. Brush, American businessman and philanthropist, co-invented the Arc lamp (d. 1929)

#Charles_F._Brush

In 1849

Edith New, British militant suffragette (d. 1951)

#Edith_New

In 1877

Adam Wade, American singer, drummer, and actor

#Adam_Wade_(singer)

In 1935

Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator (d. 1849)

#Ebenezer_Elliott

In 1781

Kurt Russell, American actor and producer

#Kurt_Russell

In 1951

Test, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2009)

#Test_(wrestler)

In 1975

Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player

#Saina_Nehwal

In 1990

Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator (d. 1847)

#Thomas_Chalmers

In 1780

Emperor Shij? of Japan (d. 1242)

#Emperor_Shij?

In 1231

Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese soldier and politician

#Wang_Jin-pyng

In 1941

Rob Lowe, American actor and producer

#Rob_Lowe

In 1964

Jeff Banks, Welsh fashion designer

#Jeff_Banks

In 1943

Clare Grogan, Scottish singer and actress

#Clare_Grogan

In 1962

Natalie Zea, American actress

#Natalie_Zea

In 1975

Harry Clarke, Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator (d. 1931)

#Harry_Clarke

In 1889

James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)

#James_IV_of_Scotland

In 1473

Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian actor (d. 2015)

#Gabriele_Ferzetti

In 1925

Silke Spiegelburg, German pole vaulter

#Silke_Spiegelburg

In 1986

Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Melissa_Auf_der_Maur

In 1972

Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)

#Mikhail_Vrubel

In 1856

Justin Hawkins, English singer-songwriter

#Justin_Hawkins

In 1975

Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1864)

#Roger_B._Taney

In 1777

Janet Gardner, American singer and guitarist

#Janet_Gardner

In 1962

Lesley-Anne Down, English actress

#Lesley-Anne_Down

In 1954

Patrick Duffy, American actor, director, and producer

#Patrick_Duffy

In 1949

Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (d. 1897)

#Jean_Ingelow

In 1820

Meir Amit, Israeli general and politician, 12th Israeli Minister of Communications (d. 2009)

#Meir_Amit

In 1921

Stormy Daniels, born Stephanie Gregory, American adult film actress

#Stormy_Daniels

In 1979

Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1923)

#Sayed_Darwish

In 1892

Bayard Rustin, American activist (d. 1987)

#Bayard_Rustin

In 1912

Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer

#Álvaro_Recoba

In 1976

Penelope Lively, English author

#Penelope_Lively

In 1933

Yury Chernavsky, Russian-American songwriter and producer

#Yury_Chernavsky

In 1947

Jorge Ramos, Mexican-American journalist and author

#Jorge_Ramos_(news_anchor)

In 1958

Vicki Lewis, American actress and singer

#Vicki_Lewis

In 1960

Kyle Korver, American basketball player

#Kyle_Korver

In 1981

Paul Green, American playwright and academic (d. 1981)

#Paul_Green_(playwright)

In 1894

Scott Downs, American baseball player

#Scott_Downs

In 1976

Pat Rice, Irish footballer and coach

#Pat_Rice

In 1949

Michael Hayden, American general, 20th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

#Michael_Hayden_(general)

In 1945

Ralph Rose, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (d. 1913)

#Ralph_Rose

In 1885

Bill Mueller, American baseball player and coach

#Bill_Mueller

In 1971

Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer

#Pattie_Boyd

In 1944

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimy? (d. 1598)

#Toyotomi_Hideyoshi

In 1537

Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager

#Cito_Gaston

In 1944

Silvio Gesell, Belgian merchant and economist (d. 1930)

#Silvio_Gesell

In 1862

Cornelia Clapp, American marine biologist (d. 1934)

#Cornelia_Clapp

In 1849

Otto Gross, Austrian-German psychoanalyst and philosopher (d. 1920)

#Otto_Gross

In 1877

Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (d. 1934)

#Alcide_Nunez

In 1884

Rob Sitch, Australian actor, director, and producer

#Rob_Sitch

In 1962

Mark Dolan, English comedian and television host

#Mark_Dolan

In 1974

Patrice Contamine de Latour, Spanish poet (d. 1926)

#Patrice_Contamine_de_Latour

In 1867

Lee Dixon, English footballer and journalist

#Lee_Dixon

In 1964

Andrew Rosindell, English journalist and politician

#Andrew_Rosindell

In 1966

Bill Graham, Canadian academic and politician, 4th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Bill_Graham_(Canadian_politician)

In 1939

Lloyd Rees, Australian painter (d. 1988)

#Lloyd_Rees

In 1895

Manohar Aich, Indian bodybuilder and Mr. Universe (d. 2016)

#Manohar_Aich

In 1912

Aaron Baddeley, American-Australian golfer

#Aaron_Baddeley

In 1981

Gary Sinise, American actor, director, and bass player

#Gary_Sinise

In 1955

Dean Britt, Australian rugby league player

#Dean_Britt

In 1994

Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer

#Shinji_Kagawa

In 1989

Ank Bijleveld, Dutch politician

#Ank_Bijleveld

In 1962

Chuck Muncie, American football player (d. 2013)

#Chuck_Muncie

In 1953

Kate Greenaway, English author and illustrator (d. 1901)

#Kate_Greenaway

In 1846

John Boyega, English actor

#John_Boyega

In 1992

Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor and first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe

#Robin_Knox-Johnston

In 1939

Edgar Grospiron, French skier

#Edgar_Grospiron

In 1969

Ryan Parent, Canadian ice hockey player

#Ryan_Parent

In 1987

Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer

In 1993

Patrick Cantlay, American golfer

In 1992

Jack De Belin, Australian rugby league player

In 1991

Ryan Rottman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

In 1984

James Heath, English golfer

In 1983

Samoa Joe, American professional wrestler

In 1979

Stephen Kramer Glickman, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and fashion designer

In 1979

Zachery Kouwe, American journalist

In 1978

Gene Ween, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1970

Patrick Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1970

Mathew St. Patrick, American actor and producer

In 1968

Eri Nitta, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress

In 1968

Barry Minkow, American pastor and businessman

In 1967

Jason Alchin, Australian rugby league player

In 1967

Andrew Hudson, South African cricketer

In 1965

Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer and coach

In 1964

Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (d. 2013)

In 1964

Carsten Almqvist, Swedish business executive

In 1962

Casey Siemaszko, American actor

In 1961

Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2006)

In 1961

Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer

In 1959

Christian Clemenson, American actor

In 1958

Michael Kelly, American journalist and author (d. 2003)

In 1957

Paul Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1955

Filemon Lagman, Filipino activist (d. 2001)

In 1953

Barry Horne, English activist (d. 2001)

In 1952

Stuart Rose, English businessman

In 1949

Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and manager

In 1948

Andrew Brook, Canadian philosopher, author, and academic

In 1943

John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer and rapist (d. 1994)

In 1942

Max Stafford-Clark, English director and academic

In 1941

Mark White, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Texas

In 1940

Ladislav Kupkovi?, Slovakian composer and conductor (d. 2016)

In 1936

Fred T. Mackenzie, American biologist and academic

In 1935

David Peakall, English-American chemist and toxicologist (d. 2001)

In 1931

Paul Horn, American-Canadian flute player and saxophonist (d. 2014)

In 1930

William John McKeag, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2007)

In 1928

Betty Allen, American soprano and educator (d. 2009)

In 1927

Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (d. 2013)

In 1924

Patrick Suppes, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 2014)

In 1922

Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider (d. 2011)

In 1915

Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985)

In 1915

Robert S. Arbib Jr., American ornithologist, writer and conservationist (d. 1987)

In 1915

Sonny Werblin, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1991)

In 1910

Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (d. 1996)

In 1906

Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (d. 1970)

In 1901

Norbert Rillieux, African American inventor and chemical engineer (d. 1894)

In 1806

Muhammad Naseer

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