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Famous birthdays on August 17

27 famous people were born on August 17, including Robert De Niro, Thierry Henry and Sean Penn. Anyone born on this day has the star sign Leo.

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Robert De NiroActor · Age 83Thierry HenrySoccer player · Age 49Sean PennActor · Age 66Lil PumpRapper · Age 26Austin ButlerActor · Age 35Tarja TurunenSinger · Age 49Maureen O'HaraActor · (1920 to 2015)Phil JagielkaSoccer player · Age 44William GallasSoccer player · Age 49JorginhoSoccer player · Age 62Jelena KarleušaSinger · Age 48Taissa FarmigaActor · Age 32Belinda CarlisleSinger · Age 68Jim CourierTennis player · Age 56Donnie WahlbergMusician · Age 57Helen McCroryActor · (1968 to 2021)Phoebe BridgersMusician · Age 32Rayan CherkiSoccer player · Age 23Guillermo VilasTennis player · Age 74Mark SallingActor · (1982 to 2018)Rudy GayBasketball player · Age 40Nidhhi AgerwalModel · Age 33Brady CorbetFilm director · Age 38Yu AoiActor · Age 41Oleg TabakovActor · (1935 to 2018)Eric JohnsonMusician · Age 72Lene MarlinMusician · Age 46

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August 17 birthdays by the numbers

Celebrities2723 still living, 4 no longer with us
Oldest livingRobert De Niro83 years old, born 1943
YoungestRayan Cherki23 years old, born 2003
Most common roleActor33% of the stars born on August 17, then soccer players
Top countryUnited States13 people, then France and United Kingdom
Busiest birth decade1980s6 celebrities
Star signLeo
BirthstonePeridot and spinel
Day of the year230 of 366
Half birthdayFebruary 17

Born on August 17, through the years

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

  1. 1920Maureen O'HaraActor, Ireland
  2. 1935Oleg TabakovActor, Russia
  3. 1943Robert De NiroActor, United States
  4. 1952Guillermo VilasTennis player, Argentina
  5. 1954Eric JohnsonMusician, United States
  6. 1958Belinda CarlisleSinger, United States
  7. 1960Sean PennActor, United States
  8. 1964JorginhoSoccer player, Brazil
  9. 1968Helen McCroryActor, United Kingdom
  10. 1969Donnie WahlbergMusician, United States
  11. 1970Jim CourierTennis player, United States
  12. 1977Thierry HenrySoccer player, France
  13. 1977Tarja TurunenSinger, Finland
  14. 1977William GallasSoccer player, France
  15. 1978Jelena KarleušaSinger, Serbia
  16. 1980Lene MarlinMusician, Norway
  17. 1982Phil JagielkaSoccer player, United Kingdom
  18. 1982Mark SallingActor, United States
  19. 1985Yu AoiActor, Japan
  20. 1986Rudy GayBasketball player, United States
  21. 1988Brady CorbetFilm director, United States
  22. 1991Austin ButlerActor, United States
  23. 1993Nidhhi AgerwalModel, India
  24. 1994Taissa FarmigaActor, United States
  25. 1994Phoebe BridgersMusician, United States
  26. 2000Lil PumpRapper, United States
  27. 2003Rayan CherkiSoccer player, France

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Frequently asked questions

Which celebrities were born on August 17?

Robert De Niro, Thierry Henry, Sean Penn, Lil Pump, Austin Butler, Tarja Turunen, Maureen O'Hara, Phil Jagielka and 19 more.

What zodiac sign is August 17?

Leo.