October 17 - Births

Births

• 1253 – Saint Ivo of Kermartin (d. 1303)
• 1563 – Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (d. 1611)
• 1577 – Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (d. 1621)
• 1582 – Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)
• 1623 – Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)
• 1688 – Domenico Zipoli, Italian composer (d. 1726)
• 1711 – Jupiter Hammon, American writer (d. 1806)
• 1719 – Jacques Cazotte, French writer (d. 1792)
• 1760 – Henri de Saint-Simon, French economist and philosopher (d. 1825)
• 1811 – Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-born American religious figure (d. 1876)
• 1813 – Georg Büchner, German playwright (d. 1837)
• 1814 – Yakiv Holovatsky, Ukrainian writer and professor (d. 1888)
• 1817 – Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Hindustani intellectual (d. 1898)
• 1853 – Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)
• 1864 – Elinor Glyn, British writer (d. 1943)
• 1865 – James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (d. 1950)
• 1886 – Spring Byington, American actress (d. 1971)
• 1890 – Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)
• 1892 – Theodor Eicke, German Nazi official (d. 1943)
• 1892 – Herbert Howells, English composer (d. 1983)
• 1898 – Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violin teacher (d. 1998)
• 1898 – Simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer (d. 1971)
• 1900 – Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991)
• 1902 – Irene Ryan, American actress (d. 1973)
• 1903 – Nathanael West, American writer (d. 1940)
• 1906 – Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)
• 1912 – Pope John Paul I (d. 1978)
• 1912 – Theodore Marier, KCSG, American composer, founder of the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001)
• 1912 – Jack Owens, American singer/songwriter (d. 1982)
• 1914 – Jerry Siegel, American cartoonist (d. 1996)
• 1915 – Arthur Miller, American playwright (d. 2005)
• 1917 – Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991)
• 1917 – Marsha Hunt, American actress
• 1918 – Rita Hayworth, American actress (d. 1987)
• 1918 – Ralph Wilson, American pro football team owner
• 1919 – Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist
• 1920 – Montgomery Clift, American actor (d. 1966)
• 1920 – Miguel Delibes, Spanish novelist (d. 2010)
• 1921 – Maria Gorokhovskaya, Soviet gymnast (d. 2001)
• 1921 – Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. 2007)
• 1922 – Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian composer (d. 2001)
• 1922 – Pierre Juneau, Canadian film and broadcast executive
• 1923 – Barney Kessel, American musician (d. 2004)
• 1923 – Charles McClendon, American football coach (d. 2001)
• 1924 – Don Coryell, American football head coach (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Harry Carpenter, English sports commentator (d. 2010)
• 1926 – Julie Adams, American film actress
• 1926 – Beverly Garland, American actress (d. 2008)
• 1930 – Robert Atkins, American nutritionist (d. 2003)
• 1930 – Jimmy Breslin, American newspaper columnist and author
• 1931 – Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian writer
• 1933 – Bill Anders, American astronaut
• 1933 – Jeanine Deckers, Belgian nun (d. 1985)
• 1934 – Johnny Haynes, English footballer (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Sydney Chapman, English politician and architect
• 1936 – Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese seismologist
• 1937 – Paxton Whitehead, English actor
• 1938 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil (d. 2007)
• 1938 – Les Murray, Australian poet
• 1940 – Jim Smith, English footballer and manager
• 1940 – Peter Stringfellow, British nightclub owner
• 1941 – Earl Thomas Conley, American singer
• 1942 – Steve Jones, American basketball player
• 1942 – Gary Puckett, American musician
• 1946 – Ronni Chasen, American film publicist (d. 2010)
• 1946 – Michael Hossack, American musician (The Doobie Brothers)
• 1946 – Sir Cameron Mackintosh, British stage producer
• 1946 – Adam Michnik, Polish activist
• 1946 – Drusilla Modjeska, Australian writer and editor
• 1946 – Bob Seagren, American athlete
• 1947 – Simi Garewal, Indian actress
• 1947 – Gene Green, American politician
• 1947 – Michael McKean, American actor
• 1948 – Margot Kidder, Canadian actress
• 1948 – Robert Jordan, American novelist (d. 2007)
• 1948 – George Wendt, American actor
• 1950 – Philippe Barbarin, French cardinal
• 1950 – Howard Rollins, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1951 – Roger Pontare, Swedish singer
• 1954 – Carlos Buhler, American high altitude mountaineer
• 1955 – Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek politician
• 1956 – Mae Jemison, American astronaut and physician
• 1956 – Patrick McCrory, American politician
• 1957 – Lawrence Bender, American film producer
• 1957 – Steve McMichael, American football player
• 1958 – Alan Jackson, American singer and songwriter
• 1959 – Ron Drummond, American writer
• 1959 – Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian
• 1959 – Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic
• 1959 – Richard Roeper, American film critic
• 1960 – Guy Henry, English actor
• 1960 – Rob Marshall, American director
• 1962 – Mike Judge, American cartoonist, filmmaker and voice actor
• 1963 – Sergio Goycochea, Argentine footballer
• 1963 – Norm MacDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
• 1965 – Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1966 – Danny Ferry, American basketball player
• 1966 – Mark Gatiss, English actor and writer
• 1966 – Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and television personality
• 1967 – René Dif, Danish musician (Aqua)
• 1968 – Ziggy Marley, Jamaican musician
• 1969 – Ernie Els, South African golfer
• 1969 – Wood Harris, American actor
• 1969 – Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian
• 1970 – Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer
• 1970 – John Mabry, American baseball player
• 1970 – Blues Saraceno, American guitarist
• 1971 – Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer ('N Sync)
• 1972 – Eminem, American rapper
• 1972 – Wyclef Jean, Haitian singer
• 1972 – Sharon Leal, American actress
• 1972 – Joe McEwing, American baseball player
• 1972 – Tarkan, Turkish singer
• 1973 – Andrea Tarozzi, Italian footballer
• 1974 – Ariel Levy, American feminist writer
• 1974 – Matthew Macfadyen, British actor
• 1974 – Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboardist (HIM)
• 1974 – John Rocker, American baseball player
• 1975 – Francis Bouillon, American hockey player
• 1976 – Sebastián Abreu, Uruguayan footballer
• 1977 – Dudu Aouate, Israeli footballer
• 1977 – Bryan Bertino, American film director and screenwriter
• 1978 – Erin Karpluk, Canadian television actress
• 1979 – Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer and violinist (Stream of Passion)
• 1979 – Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish race car driver
• 1979 – Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player
• 1980 – Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
• 1980 – Alessandro Piccolo, Italian racing driver
• 1982 – Nick Riewoldt, Australian football player
• 1983 – Daniel Booko, American actor
• 1983 – Ivan Saenko, Russian football player
• 1983 – Mitch Talbot, American baseball player
• 1984 – Jelle Klaasen, Dutch darts player
• 1984 – Chris Lowell, American actor
• 1984 – Randall Munroe, American cartoonist
• 1985 – Carlos González, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1985 – Baran Kosari, Iranian actress
• 1987 – Bea Alonzo, Filipina actress
• 1987 – Jarosław Fojut, Polish footballer
• 1990 – Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer
• 1992 – Sam Concepcion, Filipino performer and actor