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Famous Birthdays on August 17 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 248 of 248

Jim Courier (53 years old)

1970 American tennis player, analyst (4-time Grand Slam singles winner), born in Sanford, Florida

  • 1970 Rupert Degas, English actor and voice artist, born in London, England
  • 1970 Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer, born in Kristiansund, Norway
  • 1971 Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (5-time MLB All Star and Silver Slugger Award; NY Yankees), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 1971 Shaun Rehn, Australian Rules footballer, born in Arno Bay, Australia
  • 1972 Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer (Captain of national side), born in Nagakanda, Bangladesh
  • 1973 A. J. Wood, American soccer forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1974 Nicola Kraus, American novelist, born in New York City
  • 1974 Tony Hajjar, Lebanese-American drummer (At the Drive-In; Sparta), born in Beirut, Lebanon
  • 1975 Giuliana DePandi, Italian-born American television personality
  • 1975 İlhan Mansız, German born Turkish footballer and ice skater, born in Kempten, West Germany
  • 1977 Jake Patellis, American actor (Paul Bowman-Good Life), born in Santa Clarita, California
  • 1977 Nathan Deakes, Australian race walker (50k WR 3:35.47 2006; World C'ship gold 2007; Olympic bronze 2004), born in Geelong, Australia
  • 1977 Tarja Turunen, Finnish heavy metal and classical soprano (Nightwish), born in Kitee, Finland

Thierry Henry (46 years old)

1977 French soccer forward (123 caps; Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal 254 games, FC Barcelona, NY Red Bulls) and manager (Monaco, France U/21), born in Les Ulis, France

  • 1977 William Gallas, French footballer, born in Asnières-sur-Seine, France
  • 1978 Vibeke Stene, Norwegian goth-metal singer (Tristania), and actress, born in Sokndal, Norway
  • 1979 Antwaan Randle El, American football player and coach, born in Riverdale, Illinois
  • 1979 Marcus Patric, British actor (Hollyoaks), born in Gosport, England
  • 1980 Jan Kromkamp, Dutch footballer, born in Makkinga, Netherlands
  • 1980 Keith Dabengwa, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
  • 1980 Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer-songwriter, born in Tromsø, Norway
  • 1980 Lisa McGee, Irish TV writer and producer of "Derry Girls", born in Derry, Northern Ireland
  • 1980 Shannon Lucio, American actress, born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1981 Kristin Holt, American television personality (American Idol), born in Plano, Texas
  • 1982 Cheeleader Melissa [Melissa Anderson], American professional wrestler, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1982 Mark Salling, American actor and musician (Glee), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2018)
  • 1982 Phil Jagielka, English footballer (Sheffield United), born in Sale, England
  • 1983 Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), born in Woodland, California
  • 1984 Dee Brown, American basketball player (2005 Sporting News National Player of the Year), born in Jackson, Mississippi
  • 1984 Garrett Wolfe, American professional footbal player, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1985 Alex Honnold, American rock climber (Free Solo), born in Sacramento, California
  • 1985 Yū Aoi, Japanese actress (Hula Girls), born in Kasuga, Japan
  • 1986 Bryton McClure, American actor (Richie-Family Matters), born in Lakewood, California
  • 1986 Rudy Gay, American basketball player, born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1986 Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player, born in Batton, Rouge, Louisiana
  • 1988 Brady Corbet, American actor (24), born in Scottsdale, Arizona
  • 1988 Erika Toda, Japanese actress (Ryūsei no Kizuna), born in Kobe, Japan
  • 1990 Colin Bates, American-British actor, dancer, and singer (Billy Elliot - The Musical), born in Pasedena, California
  • 1990 Rachel Hurd-Wood, British actress (Clique), born in London, England
  • 1991 Austin Butler, American actor (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Elvis), born in Anaheim, California
  • 1993 Ederson [de Moraes], Brazilian football goalkeeper (Manchester City, Brazil), born in Osasco, Brazil
  • 1993 Yoo Seung-ho, South Korean actor (I'm Not a Robot), born in Incheon, South Korea
  • 1994 Phoebe Bridgers, American singer-songwriter (Punisher), born in Newport Beach, California
  • 1996 Ella Cruz, Filipina actress (Aryana), born in Angat, Philippines
  • 1998 Genesis Owusu [Kofi Owusu-Ansah], Ghanaian-Australian singer and rapper (Smiling With No Teeth), born in Koforidua, Ghana

Lil Pump (23 years old)

2000 American rapper (Gucci Gang), born in Miami, Florida

  • 2003 The Kid Laroi [Charlton Howard], Australian singer-songwriter (Without You), born in Waterloo, Australia