Births on the 17th of April in history

Births

Date	Type	Text
17 Apr 1277	birth	Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1320)
17 Apr 1539	birth	Tobias Stimmer: Switzerland -- Painter / cartoonist (Comedia)
17 Apr 1573	birth	Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)
17 Apr 1586	birth	John Ford, English poet and playwright (d. 1639)
17 Apr 1587	birth	Marco Ivan Lukacic composer
17 Apr 1598	birth	Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (d. 1671)
17 Apr 1620	birth	Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (d. 1700)
17 Apr 1622	birth	Henry Vaughan, Welsh physician, author, and poet (d. 1695)
17 Apr 1644	birth	Abraham Jansz Storck painter, baptized
17 Apr 1666	birth	Francois Valentijn: Dutch vicar / writer
17 Apr 1666	birth	Fran
17 Apr 1676	birth	Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)
17 Apr 1676	birth	Frederik I [van Hessen Kassel] King of Sweden (1720-51)
17 Apr 1683	birth	Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (d. 1729)
17 Apr 1699	birth	Robert Blair Scottish poet (Grave)
17 Apr 1710	birth	Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (d. 1767)
17 Apr 1715	birth	Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht composer
17 Apr 1719	birth	Christian Gottfried Krause composer
17 Apr 1734	birth	Taksin, Thai king (d. 1782)
17 Apr 1738	birth	Philip Hayes composer
17 Apr 1741	birth	Samuel Chase, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1811)
17 Apr 1741	birth	Johann Gottlieb Naumann composer
17 Apr 1750	birth	François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1828)
17 Apr 1756	birth	Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian commander (d. 1805)
17 Apr 1766	birth	Collin McKinney, American surveyor, merchant, and politician (d. 1861)
17 Apr 1774	birth	Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek organist/pianist/composer
17 Apr 1788	birth	Joseph Gilbert Totten Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1864
17 Apr 1794	birth	Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer (d. 1868)
17 Apr 1798	birth	Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (d. 1840)
17 Apr 1809	birth	Philip St George Cocke Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1861
17 Apr 1811	birth	Ann Sheppard Mounsey composer
17 Apr 1813	birth	Henry Washington Benham Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1884
17 Apr 1814	birth	Josif Pančić, Serbian botanist and academic (d. 1888)
17 Apr 1816	birth	Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist (d. 1876)
17 Apr 1820	birth	Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter, invented Baseball (d. 1892)
17 Apr 1820	birth	Gottfried Conradi composer
17 Apr 1827	birth	French C Baeckelmans Flemish architect (St Amanduskerk, Antwerp)
17 Apr 1833	birth	Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1900)
17 Apr 1837	birth	J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (d. 1913)
17 Apr 1837	birth	John Pierpont Morgan US banker/CEO (US Steel)
17 Apr 1842	birth	Maurice Rouvier, French businessman and politician, 53rd Prime Minister of France (d. 1911)
17 Apr 1845	birth	Isabel Barrows: United States -- Editor / penologist (Conference on Negro Question)
17 Apr 1849	birth	William R. Day, American jurist and politician, 36th United States Secretary of State (d. 1923)
17 Apr 1852	birth	Cap Anson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1922)
17 Apr 1863	birth	Johannes P Boskaljon: Curacao composer / conductor
17 Apr 1863	birth	Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist (d. 1940)
17 Apr 1865	birth	Ursula Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (d. 1939)
17 Apr 1866	birth	Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (d. 1927)
17 Apr 1868	birth	Charles R Gallas Dutch lexicographer (French dictionary)
17 Apr 1869	birth	Johannes M Meulenhoff Dutch publisher
17 Apr 1870	birth	Ray Stannard Baker: United States -- Journalist (Puliter Prize 1940)
17 Apr 1875	birth	Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (d. 1941)
17 Apr 1876	birth	Ian Hay: Scotland, United Kingdom -- Novelist / playwright (PIp, Carrying On)
17 Apr 1877	birth	Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat (d. 1949)
17 Apr 1878	birth	Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (d. 1961)
17 Apr 1879	birth	Henri Tauzin, French hurdler (d. 1918)
17 Apr 1881	birth	Anton Wildgans writer
17 Apr 1882	birth	Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1951)
17 Apr 1883	birth	Hermann Darewsky composer
17 Apr 1884	birth	Leo Frank, American businessman (d. 1915)
17 Apr 1885	birth	Tania Blixen: Writer
17 Apr 1885	birth	Carl Goßler, German rower (d. 1914)
17 Apr 1885	birth	Karen Blixen, Danish author (d. 1962)
17 Apr 1885	birth	Isak Dinesen Danish writer (Out of Africa, 7 Gothic Tales)
17 Apr 1885	birth	Cecil Burleigh composer
17 Apr 1886	birth	Otto Lederer Czechoslovakia, actor (Jazz Singer)
17 Apr 1888	birth	Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (d. 1954)
17 Apr 1890	birth	Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, Turkish ethnographer and author (d. 1973)
17 Apr 1890	birth	Art Acord, American actor and stuntman (d. 1931)
17 Apr 1891	birth	George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (d. 1965)
17 Apr 1892	birth	Jean PJC Haesaert: Flemish lawyer / sociologist
17 Apr 1892	birth	Jean Haesaert Flemish lawyer/sociologist
17 Apr 1894	birth	Nikita S Khrushchev 1st Secretary USSR (1953-64)
17 Apr 1895	birth	Robert Dean Frisbie, American soldier and author (d. 1948)
17 Apr 1895	birth	Bert Wheeler actor (Nitwits, Hold 'em Jail, High Flyers, Rainmakers)
17 Apr 1896	birth	Señor Wences, Spanish-American ventriloquist (d. 1999)
17 Apr 1896	birth	Senor Wences ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet)
17 Apr 1897	birth	Antonius F "Anton" Coolen: Dutch author (Village by the River)
17 Apr 1897	birth	Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (d. 1983)
17 Apr 1897	birth	Thornton Wilder, American author and playwright (d. 1975)
17 Apr 1897	birth	Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian philosopher and educator (d. 1981)
17 Apr 1897	birth	Harald Saeverud Bergen Norway, composer (Saline)
17 Apr 1897	birth	Thornton N Wilder US, novelist/playwright (Our Town)
17 Apr 1899	birth	Dimitris Poulianos, Greek painter and illustrator (d. 1972)
17 Apr 1899	birth	Aleksander Klumberg, Estonian decathlete and coach (d. 1958)
17 Apr 1899	birth	Vincent Wigglesworth entomologist
17 Apr 1901	birth	George Keyt artist
17 Apr 1902	birth	Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican poet and diplomat (d. 1974)
17 Apr 1902	birth	Anton Beuving lyricist (Ketelbinkie)
17 Apr 1903	birth	Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (d. 1975)
17 Apr 1903	birth	Gregor Piatigorsky, Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (d. 1976)
17 Apr 1903	birth	Nicolas Nabokov, Russian-American composer and educator (d. 1978)
17 Apr 1904	birth	Edward Chodorov playwright/director (Story of Louis Pasteur)
17 Apr 1904	birth	Naoomal Jeoomal cricketer (pioneer Indian Test opening batsman)
17 Apr 1905	birth	Arthur Lake, American actor and singer (d. 1987)
17 Apr 1905	birth	Louis Jean Heydt, American journalist and actor (d. 1960)
17 Apr 1906	birth	Sidney Garfield, American physician, co-founded Kaiser Permanente (d. 1984)
17 Apr 1906	birth	M Rooi editor-in-chief (New Rotterdam Daily)
17 Apr 1909	birth	Alain Poher, French politician, President of France (d. 1996)
17 Apr 1909	birth	Alain Emile Louis Marie Poher politician
17 Apr 1909	birth	Humphrey Sims Moore pacifist/journalist
17 Apr 1909	birth	Patrick Reilly diplomat
17 Apr 1910	birth	Helenio Herrera, French footballer and manager (d. 1997)
17 Apr 1910	birth	Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter and producer (d. 1999)
17 Apr 1910	birth	Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Defence (d. 1990)
17 Apr 1911	birth	Hervé Bazin, French author and poet (d. 1996)
17 Apr 1911	birth	Lester Rodney, American soldier and journalist (d. 2009)
17 Apr 1911	birth	Mikhail Botvinnik of USSR, world chess champion (1948-63)
17 Apr 1911	birth	Earl of Lauderdale
17 Apr 1911	birth	Jean-Pierre Herve Bazin writer
17 Apr 1912	birth	Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013)
17 Apr 1912	birth	Isador Caplan lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer
17 Apr 1913	birth	Richard Travis: Carlsbad, New Mexico -- Actor (Missile to the Moon)
17 Apr 1913	birth	Paul Langton Salt Lake City UT, actor (Leslie-Peyton Place)
17 Apr 1914	birth	Mac Raboy, American illustrator (d. 1967)
17 Apr 1914	birth	George W. Davis, American art director (d. 1984)
17 Apr 1915	birth	Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter (d. 1999)
17 Apr 1915	birth	Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (d. 2003)
17 Apr 1915	birth	Martin Clemens, Scottish soldier (d. 2009)
17 Apr 1915	birth	Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (d. 2000)
17 Apr 1916	birth	A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981)
17 Apr 1916	birth	Azijn Banana [Oscar Enau], Antillean publicist
17 Apr 1916	birth	David Stafford-Clark psychiatrist
17 Apr 1916	birth	Donald Gibson British Vice-Admiral
17 Apr 1916	birth	Ryoei Saito businessman
17 Apr 1918	birth	Anne Shirley: United Kingdom -- Actress (Devil & Daniel Webster, Stella Dallas)
17 Apr 1918	birth	William Holden, American actor and singer (d. 1981)
17 Apr 1919	birth	Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2012)
17 Apr 1919	birth	Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
17 Apr 1920	birth	Joan "Maudie" Warburton: Painter
17 Apr 1920	birth	Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author
17 Apr 1920	birth	Bengt N Anderberg Swedish poet/writer (Kain)
17 Apr 1920	birth	Joan "Maudie" Warburton painter
17 Apr 1921	birth	Donald Barron CEO (Midland Bank)
17 Apr 1923	birth	Lloyd Biggle, Jr.: United States -- Sci-fi author (Silence is Deadly)
17 Apr 1923	birth	Harry Reasoner, American soldier and journalist (d. 1991)
17 Apr 1923	birth	Gianni Raimondi, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2008)
17 Apr 1923	birth	Solly Hemus, American baseball player, coach, and manager
17 Apr 1923	birth	Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (d. 2014)
17 Apr 1923	birth	Lindsay Anderson, Indian-English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
17 Apr 1923	birth	Norman Potter cabinetmaker designer/writer
17 Apr 1924	birth	Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013)
17 Apr 1924	birth	Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant
17 Apr 1924	birth	Patrick Sergeant founder (Euromoney Publications)
17 Apr 1925	birth	René Moawad, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th President of Lebanon (d. 1989)
17 Apr 1925	birth	Erich Göstl, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 1990)
17 Apr 1925	birth	Anne Harris CEO (National Federation of Women's Institutes)
17 Apr 1925	birth	John Yates bishop (Lambeth England)
17 Apr 1925	birth	Joyce Buck actress/interior designer
17 Apr 1926	birth	Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2004)
17 Apr 1926	birth	Joan Lorring, Hong Kong-American actress and singer (d. 2014)
17 Apr 1926	birth	Arthur Hockaday director-General (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)
17 Apr 1926	birth	G M Hughes professor/zoologist
17 Apr 1926	birth	Michael Vernon CEO (RNLI)
17 Apr 1927	birth	Christopher Whelen composer
17 Apr 1927	birth	Tadeusz Mazowiecki premier of Poland (1989-90)
17 Apr 1928	birth	Fabien Roy, Canadian accountant and politician
17 Apr 1928	birth	Heinz Putzl, Austrian fencer
17 Apr 1928	birth	Cynthia Ozick, American author and playwright
17 Apr 1928	birth	Victor Lownes, American businessman
17 Apr 1929	birth	James Last, German bassist, composer, and bandleader
17 Apr 1929	birth	Michael Forest, American actor
17 Apr 1929	birth	Eileen Stamers-Smith headmistress (Malvern Girls' College)
17 Apr 1929	birth	Lady (James) Mellon CEO (Volunteer Development Scotland)
17 Apr 1930	birth	Chris Barber, English trombonist and bandleader
17 Apr 1930	birth	Genevieve Paris France, singer (Jack Paar Show, Scruples)
17 Apr 1931	birth	Howard Honig, American actor
17 Apr 1931	birth	Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (d. 2012)
17 Apr 1931	birth	John Barrett, English tennis player and sportscaster
17 Apr 1931	birth	Joan Clague director of nursing services (Marie Curie Foundation)
17 Apr 1931	birth	John Bartlett tennis player (Davis Cup captain-Britain)
17 Apr 1931	birth	John Chalstrey alderman/Lord Mayor (London)
17 Apr 1931	birth	Joyce Molyneux chef
17 Apr 1931	birth	Ruth Etchells principal (St John's College-Durham)
17 Apr 1932	birth	Graziella Sciutti Italian opera singer
17 Apr 1932	birth	Han J A Hansen [Jansen] Dutch journalist (King Comes!)
17 Apr 1932	birth	Ramsay Melhuish diplomat
17 Apr 1933	birth	Monique Van Vooren Brussels Belgium, actress (Warhol's Frankenstein)
17 Apr 1933	birth	Penelope Lively writer
17 Apr 1933	birth	Tim Rathbone MP
17 Apr 1934	birth	Peter Morris, Australian-English surgeon and academic
17 Apr 1934	birth	Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
17 Apr 1935	birth	Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (d. 2015)
17 Apr 1936	birth	Lord Justice Aldous
17 Apr 1936	birth	Pete Graves rocker (Moonglows)
17 Apr 1937	birth	Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian-German engineer and businessman
17 Apr 1937	birth	Ronald Hamowy, Canadian historian and academic (d. 2012)
17 Apr 1937	birth	Brian Sedgemore British MP
17 Apr 1937	birth	Daffy Duck animated character
17 Apr 1937	birth	Eduard N Stepanov Russian cosmonaut
17 Apr 1937	birth	Galina Samsova ballerina
17 Apr 1937	birth	Terry Dicks British MP
17 Apr 1938	birth	David Dilks: Vice-chancellor (Hull University)
17 Apr 1938	birth	Kerry Wendell Thornley, American theorist and author (d. 1988)
17 Apr 1938	birth	Ronald H. Miller, American theologian, author, and academic (d. 20111)
17 Apr 1938	birth	Doug Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st Canadian Minister of Justice
17 Apr 1938	birth	Ben Barnes, American businessman and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas
17 Apr 1938	birth	K M P O'Brien archbishop (St Andrews & Edinburgh)
17 Apr 1939	birth	Robert Miller, American art dealer (d. 2011)
17 Apr 1939	birth	Robin Knox-Johnston yachtsman
17 Apr 1940	birth	Anja Silja, German soprano and actress
17 Apr 1940	birth	Chuck Menville, American animator and screenwriter (d. 1992)
17 Apr 1940	birth	John McCririck, English journalist
17 Apr 1940	birth	Billy Fury, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1983)
17 Apr 1940	birth	Eric Dancer, English businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon
17 Apr 1941	birth	Lagle Parek, Estonian architect and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
17 Apr 1941	birth	Bill Fury Liverpool England, vocalist/guitarist (When Will You Say I Love You)
17 Apr 1941	birth	Adolphus Hailstork composer
17 Apr 1941	birth	Max Stafford-Clark artistic director (Royal Court Theatre)
17 Apr 1942	birth	David Bradley, English actor
17 Apr 1942	birth	Mario Brenta writer/director (Maicol, Barnabo of the Mountains)
17 Apr 1943	birth	Richard Allen Epstein, American lawyer, author, and academic
17 Apr 1943	birth	Bobby Curtola, Canadian singer
17 Apr 1943	birth	Roy Estrada rocker (Morthers Of Invention)
17 Apr 1944	birth	John Lill professor/pianist
17 Apr 1945	birth	Vincent A M van der Burg Dutch MP (CDA)
17 Apr 1946	birth	Henry Kelly, Irish radio and television host
17 Apr 1946	birth	Clare Francis, English sailor and author
17 Apr 1946	birth	J R Baines professor (Egyptologist)
17 Apr 1947	birth	Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager
17 Apr 1947	birth	Paul Thomas, American porn actor and director
17 Apr 1947	birth	Sherrie Levine, American photographer
17 Apr 1947	birth	Richard Field, English lawyer and judge
17 Apr 1947	birth	George Emslie, Lord Emslie, Scottish lawyer and judge
17 Apr 1947	birth	Charles Frank Olympia WA, actor (Chisholms, Emerald Point NAS)
17 Apr 1948	birth	Pekka Vasala, Finnish runner
17 Apr 1948	birth	Alice Harden, American educator and politician (d. 2012)
17 Apr 1948	birth	Jan Hammer, Czech pianist, composer, and producer
17 Apr 1948	birth	Viscount Bridport
17 Apr 1949	birth	Heini Hemmi: Switzerland -- Giant slalom (1976 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
17 Apr 1949	birth	Mike Hill, English bishop
17 Apr 1949	birth	John Oates New York NY, rock guitarist/vocalist (Hall & Oates-Rich Girl)
17 Apr 1950	birth	Bruce McNall, American businessman
17 Apr 1950	birth	L. Scott Caldwell, American actress and director
17 Apr 1951	birth	Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player and businessman
17 Apr 1951	birth	Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress
17 Apr 1952	birth	John Robertson, Scottish businessman and politician
17 Apr 1952	birth	Željko Ražnatović, Serbian commander (d. 2000)
17 Apr 1952	birth	John McColl, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
17 Apr 1952	birth	Pierre Guité, Canadian ice hockey player
17 Apr 1954	birth	Lester Square, Canadian guitarist (The Monochrome Set and Adam and the Ants)
17 Apr 1954	birth	Michael Sembello, American singer-songwriter
17 Apr 1954	birth	Roddy Piper, Canadian wrestler and actor
17 Apr 1954	birth	Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver
17 Apr 1954	birth	Kim Tyler Hollywood CA, actress (Kyle-Please Don't Eat Daisies)
17 Apr 1955	birth	Mike Stroud, English physician and explorer
17 Apr 1955	birth	Pete Shelley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buzzcocks)
17 Apr 1955	birth	Todd Lickliter, American basketball player and coach
17 Apr 1955	birth	Peter Michalke journalist
17 Apr 1955	birth	Rob Bolland Dutch singer/guitarist (Bolland & Bolland)
17 Apr 1956	birth	Faye Young: WBL forward (NY Stars, New Jersey Stars)
17 Apr 1956	birth	Pillow [Therese Joan Bell]: California, United States -- Bodybuilder (Gold Classic 1983)
17 Apr 1956	birth	Colin Tyre, Lord Tyre, Scottish lawyer and judge
17 Apr 1956	birth	Kaye Young Cowher WBL forward (New York Stars, New Jersey Gems)
17 Apr 1957	birth	Byron Cherry: Atlanta, Georgia -- Actor (Coy-Dukes of Hazzard)
17 Apr 1957	birth	Susan Roman, Canadian voice actress
17 Apr 1957	birth	Julia Macur, English lawyer and judge
17 Apr 1957	birth	Nick Hornby, English author and screenwriter
17 Apr 1957	birth	Teri Austin, Canadian actress
17 Apr 1958	birth	Laslo Babits, Canadian javelin thrower (d. 2013)
17 Apr 1958	birth	Sergei Yuriyevich Vozovikov Russian Major/cosmonaut
17 Apr 1959	birth	David Hearn: Washington, DC -- Slalom single canoe (1996 Olympics - 9th Place)
17 Apr 1959	birth	Li Meisu, Chinese shot putter
17 Apr 1959	birth	Jimmy Mann, Canadian ice hockey player
17 Apr 1959	birth	Sean Bean, English actor
17 Apr 1959	birth	Elizabeth Lindsey actress (China Beach)
17 Apr 1959	birth	Stephen Singleton Sheffield, rocker (ABC)
17 Apr 1960	birth	Vladimir Polyakov, Russian pole vaulter
17 Apr 1960	birth	Michael Whitaker showjumper
17 Apr 1961	birth	Bella Freud, English fashion designer
17 Apr 1961	birth	Boomer Esiason, American football player and sportscaster
17 Apr 1961	birth	Frank J. Christensen, American union leader
17 Apr 1961	birth	[Norman] Boomer Esiason West Islip NY, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets)
17 Apr 1961	birth	Norman Cowans cricketer (England fast bowler in 19 Tests 1982-85)
17 Apr 1962	birth	Nancy Hogshead: Iowa City -- Swimmer (1984 Olympics - Gold Medalist) / model (jockey)
17 Apr 1962	birth	Paul Nicholls, English jockey and trainer
17 Apr 1962	birth	Marianna Efstratiou, Greek singer
17 Apr 1963	birth	Vicky Vilagos, Canadian swimmer
17 Apr 1963	birth	Penny Vilagos, Canadian swimmer
17 Apr 1963	birth	Joel Murray, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
17 Apr 1964	birth	Bart Van den Bossche, Flemish singer and actor (d. 2013)
17 Apr 1964	birth	Lela Rochon, American actress and producer
17 Apr 1964	birth	Maynard James Keenan, American singer-songwriter and producer (Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Green Jellÿ)
17 Apr 1964	birth	Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
17 Apr 1964	birth	Raye Hollit American Gladiator (Zap)
17 Apr 1965	birth	William Mapother, American actor
17 Apr 1966	birth	Vikram, Indian actor, singer, and producer
17 Apr 1966	birth	Susie Redman Salem OH, LPGA golfer (1995 Nabisco Dinah Shore-2nd)
17 Apr 1967	birth	Leslie Bega: Los Angeles, California -- Actress (Maria Tomlinson-Head of the Class)
17 Apr 1967	birth	Marquis Grisom: Atlanta, Georgia -- Outfielder (Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians)
17 Apr 1967	birth	Liz Phair, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
17 Apr 1967	birth	Marquis Grissom, American baseball player and coach
17 Apr 1967	birth	Timothy Gibbs, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
17 Apr 1967	birth	Kimberly Elise, American actress
17 Apr 1967	birth	Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor and producer
17 Apr 1967	birth	Aaron Wallace NFL defensive end/linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
17 Apr 1968	birth	Richie Woodhall, English boxer and trainer
17 Apr 1968	birth	Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
17 Apr 1968	birth	Phil Henderson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
17 Apr 1968	birth	Julie Fagerholt, Danish fashion designer
17 Apr 1968	birth	Maurits Prince of Netherlands
17 Apr 1968	birth	Ritchie Woodhall boxer
17 Apr 1968	birth	Roger Twose cricketer (Warwickshire batsman, New Zealand 1995)
17 Apr 1969	birth	Alexander McQueen fashion designer
17 Apr 1970	birth	Redman, American rapper, producer, and actor (Def Squad and Method Man & Redman)
17 Apr 1970	birth	Tony Sacca WLAF quarterback (Barcelona Dragons)
17 Apr 1971	birth	Claire Sweeney, English actress and singer
17 Apr 1971	birth	Andri Kirsima, Estonian architect
17 Apr 1971	birth	David Oliver Sechelt, NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers)
17 Apr 1972	birth	Jarkko Wiss, Finnish footballer and manager
17 Apr 1972	birth	Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player
17 Apr 1972	birth	Yuichi Nishimura, Japan footballer and referee
17 Apr 1972	birth	Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer
17 Apr 1972	birth	Jennifer Garner, American actress and producer
17 Apr 1972	birth	Tony Boselli, American football player and sportscaster
17 Apr 1972	birth	Gary Bennett, American baseball player
17 Apr 1972	birth	Ruffian, American race horse (d. 1975)
17 Apr 1972	birth	Benjamin Dodwell Australian rower (Olympics-96)
17 Apr 1972	birth	Gordon Laro NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
17 Apr 1972	birth	Keith Lyle safety (St Louis Rams)
17 Apr 1973	birth	Kaihō Ryōji, Japanese sumo wrestler
17 Apr 1973	birth	Theo Ratliff, American basketball player
17 Apr 1973	birth	Brett Maher, Australian basketball player and sportscaster
17 Apr 1973	birth	Jeff Lewis, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
17 Apr 1973	birth	Katrin Koov, Estonian architect
17 Apr 1973	birth	Gene Makowsky CFL offensive linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
17 Apr 1973	birth	Kenneth Carlsen Denmark, tennis star
17 Apr 1973	birth	Ross Aloisi Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
17 Apr 1974	birth	Victoria Beckham, English singer, actress, and fashion designer (Spice Girls)
17 Apr 1974	birth	Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Opeth, Bloodbath, and Katatonia)
17 Apr 1974	birth	James Hamilton linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
17 Apr 1974	birth	Marcel Nijenhuis soccer player (NEC)
17 Apr 1975	birth	Trifun Zivanovic: Santa Monica, California -- Fig skater (1995 Pac Coast Junior Champ)
17 Apr 1975	birth	Travis Roy, American ice hockey player
17 Apr 1975	birth	Gabriel Soto, Mexican model, actor, and singer (Kairo)
17 Apr 1975	birth	Heidi Alexander, English politician
17 Apr 1976	birth	Maurice Wignall, Jamaican hurdler and long jumper
17 Apr 1976	birth	Alex Nesic, American actor
17 Apr 1976	birth	Monet Mazur, American actress
17 Apr 1976	birth	Anna Geislerová, Czech actress
17 Apr 1976	birth	Sizzla, Jamaican rapper
17 Apr 1976	birth	Nadine Thomas Miss Jamaica-Universe (1997)
17 Apr 1977	birth	Frederik Magle, Danish pianist and composer
17 Apr 1977	birth	Phil Jamieson, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Grinspoon and The Wrights)
17 Apr 1977	birth	Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
17 Apr 1977	birth	Pascal de Vries soccer player (FC Twente)
17 Apr 1978	birth	Jason White, Scottish rugby player
17 Apr 1978	birth	Loukas Louka, Cypriot footballer
17 Apr 1978	birth	Lindsay Hartley, American actress and singer
17 Apr 1978	birth	Bilal Abdul-samad rocker (Boys)
17 Apr 1979	birth	Sung Si-kyung, South Korean singer and actor
17 Apr 1979	birth	Marija Šestak, Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper
17 Apr 1979	birth	Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player
17 Apr 1979	birth	Siddharth, Indian actor, singer, and producer
17 Apr 1979	birth	Tram-Anh Tran actress (Ghostwriters')
17 Apr 1980	birth	Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer, boxer, and manager
17 Apr 1980	birth	Fabián Vargas, Colombian footballer
17 Apr 1980	birth	Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player
17 Apr 1980	birth	Nicholas D'Agosto, American actor
17 Apr 1980	birth	Crystal Carlson Miss Maine Teen-USA (1997)
17 Apr 1981	birth	Zhang Yaokun, Chinese footballer
17 Apr 1981	birth	Chris Thompson, English runner
17 Apr 1981	birth	Myuran Sukumaran, English-Australian drug trafficker (d. 2015)
17 Apr 1981	birth	Ryan Raburn, American baseball player
17 Apr 1981	birth	Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish singer-songwriter
17 Apr 1981	birth	Jenny Meadows, English runner
17 Apr 1982	birth	Chuck Kobasew, Canadian ice hockey player
17 Apr 1982	birth	Martin Kampmann, Danish mixed martial artist
17 Apr 1982	birth	Lee Joon-gi, South Korean actor and singer
17 Apr 1982	birth	Brad Boyes, Canadian ice hockey player
17 Apr 1983	birth	Andrea Marcato, Italian rugby player
17 Apr 1983	birth	Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian footballer
17 Apr 1983	birth	Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player
17 Apr 1984	birth	Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer
17 Apr 1984	birth	Jed Lowrie, American baseball player
17 Apr 1984	birth	Rosanna Davison, Irish model and actress, Miss World 2003
17 Apr 1984	birth	Pablo Sebastián Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
17 Apr 1985	birth	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player
17 Apr 1985	birth	William Snape, English actor
17 Apr 1985	birth	Luke Mitchell, Australian model and actor
17 Apr 1985	birth	Rooney Mara, American actress
17 Apr 1986	birth	Romain Grosjean, French race car driver
17 Apr 1987	birth	Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Canadian actress and singer
17 Apr 1987	birth	Eelco Sintnicolaas, Dutch decathlete
17 Apr 1988	birth	Takahiro Morita, Japanese singer-songwriter (One Ok Rock and News)
17 Apr 1989	birth	Paraskevi Papachristou, Greek triple jumper
17 Apr 1989	birth	Zara Aldana, Filipino model
17 Apr 1990	birth	Gia Mantegna, American actress
17 Apr 1990	birth	Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer
17 Apr 1991	birth	Tessa James, Australian actress
17 Apr 1992	birth	Noni Răzvan Ene, Romanian actor, singer, and dancer
17 Apr 1993	birth	Race Imboden, American fencer
17 Apr 1995	birth	Bel'ange Epako, Congolese footballer (d. 2013)
17 Apr 1996	birth	Dee Dee Davis, American actress
17 Apr 2004	birth	Solwhit, French-Irish race horse (d. 2014)

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