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Famous birthdays on April 17

31 famous people were born on April 17, including Jennifer Garner, Shkodran Mustafi and William Holden. Anyone born on this day has the star sign Aries.

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Jennifer GarnerActor · Age 54Shkodran MustafiSoccer player · Age 34William HoldenActor · (1918 to 1981)Sean BeanActor · Age 67Jo-Wilfried TsongaTennis player · Age 41Rooney MaraActor · Age 41Joe AlaskeyActor · (1952 to 2016)Adam McKayFilm director · Age 58Olivia HusseyActor · (1951 to 2024)Medhi BenatiaSoccer player · Age 39Chavela VargasSinger · (1919 to 2012)Maynard James KeenanSinger · Age 62Majid MajidiFilm director · Age 67Afrika BambaataaMusician · (1957 to 2026)Lee Joon-giActor · Age 44Lindsay AndersonFilm director · (1923 to 1994)James LastMusician · (1929 to 2015)Samira EfendiSinger · Age 35VikramActor · Age 60Antonio NusaSoccer player · Age 21MaïwennActor · Age 50William MapotherActor · Age 61Luke MitchellActor · Age 41Anne ShirleyActor · (1918 to 1993)Phoebe DynevorActor · Age 31David BradleyActor · Age 84Jan HammerMusician · Age 78Hanna PakarinenSinger · Age 45Nicholas D'AgostoActor · Age 46Shin Ryu-jinSinger · Age 25Vivian WilsonModel · Age 22

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April 17 birthdays by the numbers

Celebrities3123 still living, 8 no longer with us
Oldest livingDavid Bradley84 years old, born 1942
YoungestAntonio Nusa21 years old, born 2005
Most common roleActor48% of the stars born on April 17, then singers
Top countryUnited States11 people, then United Kingdom and Germany
Busiest birth decade1980s7 celebrities
Star signAries
BirthstoneDiamond
Day of the year108 of 366
Half birthdayOctober 17

Born on April 17, through the years

From the oldest to the youngest, every celebrity on CFOTD born on April 17.

  1. 1918William HoldenActor, United States
  2. 1918Anne ShirleyActor, United States
  3. 1919Chavela VargasSinger, Mexico
  4. 1923Lindsay AndersonFilm director, United Kingdom
  5. 1929James LastMusician, Germany
  6. 1942David BradleyActor, United Kingdom
  7. 1948Jan HammerMusician, Czech Republic
  8. 1951Olivia HusseyActor, United Kingdom
  9. 1952Joe AlaskeyActor, United States
  10. 1957Afrika BambaataaMusician, United States
  11. 1959Sean BeanActor, United Kingdom
  12. 1959Majid MajidiFilm director, Iran
  13. 1964Maynard James KeenanSinger, United States
  14. 1965William MapotherActor, United States
  15. 1966VikramActor, India
  16. 1968Adam McKayFilm director, United States
  17. 1972Jennifer GarnerActor, United States
  18. 1976MaïwennActor, France
  19. 1980Nicholas D'AgostoActor, United States
  20. 1981Hanna PakarinenSinger, Finland
  21. 1982Lee Joon-giActor, South Korea
  22. 1985Jo-Wilfried TsongaTennis player, France
  23. 1985Rooney MaraActor, United States
  24. 1985Luke MitchellActor, Australia
  25. 1987Medhi BenatiaSoccer player, Morocco
  26. 1991Samira EfendiSinger, Azerbaijan
  27. 1992Shkodran MustafiSoccer player, Germany
  28. 1995Phoebe DynevorActor, United Kingdom
  29. 2001Shin Ryu-jinSinger, South Korea
  30. 2004Vivian WilsonModel, United States
  31. 2005Antonio NusaSoccer player, Norway

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Frequently asked questions

Which celebrities were born on April 17?

Jennifer Garner, Shkodran Mustafi, William Holden, Sean Bean, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Rooney Mara, Joe Alaskey, Adam McKay and 23 more.

What zodiac sign is April 17?

Aries.