Famous birthdays
Famous birthdays on January 17
30 famous people were born on January 17, including Jim Carrey, Betty White and Álvaro Arbeloa. Anyone born on this day has the star sign Capricorn.
Jim CarreyActor · Age 64
Betty WhiteActor · (1922 to 2021)
Álvaro ArbeloaSoccer player · Age 43
Steve HarveyTV host · Age 69
Dwyane WadeBasketball player · Age 44
DalidaSinger · (1933 to 1987)
Eartha KittSinger · (1927 to 2008)
Jake PaulYouTuber · Age 29
James Earl JonesActor · (1931 to 2024)
Françoise HardySinger · (1944 to 2024)
Enzo FernándezSoccer player · Age 25Nobuyuki KojimaSoccer player · Age 60
Naveen AndrewsActor · Age 57
Michelle FairleyActor · Age 62
Simone SimonsSinger · Age 41
Genndy TartakovskyFilm director · Age 56
Khrystyna SoloviySinger · Age 33
Coco LeeSinger · (1975 to 2023)Ray JSinger · Age 45
Kelly Marie TranActor · Age 37Song Kang-hoActor · Age 59
Lucy BoyntonActor · Age 32
Denis O'HareActor · Age 64
Mick TaylorMusician · Age 77Paul YoungMusician · Age 70
Willa FitzgeraldActor · Age 35
Daniel DigesMusician · Age 45Susanna HoffsSinger · Age 67Leigh WhannellFilm director · Age 49Sylvie TestudActor · Age 55Birth dates and details from Wikidata (checked October 15, 2026, newest names added October 27, 2026). Ages update every day. Photos are freely licensed and credited on each profile. How we build this site · Report a mistake
January 17 birthdays by the numbers
Celebrities3024 still living, 6 no longer with us
Oldest livingMick Taylor77 years old, born 1949
YoungestEnzo Fernández25 years old, born 2001
Most common roleActor37% of the stars born on January 17, then singers
Top countryUnited States12 people, then United Kingdom and Spain
Busiest birth decade1960s6 celebrities
Born on January 17, through the years
From the oldest to the youngest, every celebrity on CFOTD born on January 17.
- 1922Betty WhiteActor, United States
- 1927Eartha KittSinger, United States
- 1931James Earl JonesActor, United States
- 1933DalidaSinger, Egypt
- 1944Françoise HardySinger, France
- 1949Mick TaylorMusician, United Kingdom
- 1956Paul YoungMusician, United Kingdom
- 1957Steve HarveyTV host, United States
- 1959Susanna HoffsSinger, United States
- 1962Jim CarreyActor, Canada
- 1962Denis O'HareActor, United States
- 1964Michelle FairleyActor, Ireland
- 1966Nobuyuki KojimaSoccer player, Japan
- 1967Song Kang-hoActor, South Korea
- 1969Naveen AndrewsActor, United Kingdom
- 1970Genndy TartakovskyFilm director, United States
- 1971Sylvie TestudActor, France
- 1975Coco LeeSinger, British Hong Kong
- 1977Leigh WhannellFilm director, Australia
- 1981Ray JSinger, United States
- 1981Daniel DigesMusician, Spain
- 1982Dwyane WadeBasketball player, United States
- 1983Álvaro ArbeloaSoccer player, Spain
- 1985Simone SimonsSinger, Netherlands
- 1989Kelly Marie TranActor, United States
- 1991Willa FitzgeraldActor, United States
- 1993Khrystyna SoloviySinger, Ukraine
- 1994Lucy BoyntonActor, United Kingdom
- 1997Jake PaulYouTuber, United States
- 2001Enzo FernándezSoccer player, Argentina
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Which celebrities were born on January 17?
Jim Carrey, Betty White, Álvaro Arbeloa, Steve Harvey, Dwyane Wade, Dalida, Eartha Kitt, Jake Paul and 22 more.
What zodiac sign is January 17?
Capricorn.