Celebrities by birth year
Celebrities born in 1917
35 famous people born in 1917. Those still living turn 109 this year.
Ella FitzgeraldSinger · April 25
Zsa Zsa GaborActor · February 6
Dean MartinSinger · June 7
Joan FontaineActor · October 22
Ernest BorgnineActor · January 24
Robert MitchumActor · August 6
Jane WymanActor · January 5
Dizzy GillespieMusician · October 21
Phyllis DillerComedian · July 17
John Lee HookerMusician · August 22
Thelonious MonkMusician · October 10
Susan HaywardActor · June 30
Marsha HuntActor · October 17
BourvilActor · July 27
June AllysonActor · October 7
Celeste HolmActor · April 29
Violeta ParraMusician · October 4
Mel FerrerActor · August 25
Jean-Pierre MelvilleFilm director · October 20
Fernando ReyActor · September 20
Danielle DarrieuxActor · May 1
Raymond BurrActor · May 21Herbert LomActor · September 11
George GaynesActor · May 16
Ann RutherfordActor · November 2
Maya DerenFilm director · May 12
Yury LyubimovFilm director · September 30
Desi ArnazMusician · March 2
Red AuerbachBasketball player · September 20
Henri SalvadorSinger · July 18
Giuseppe De SantisFilm director · February 11
Jean RouchFilm director · May 31Barry NelsonActor · April 16Dinu LipattiMusician · March 19Zoltán FábriActor · October 15Birth 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
Born in 1917, by the numbers
Celebrities350 still living, 35 no longer with us
Most common roleActor54% of stars born in 1917, then musicians
Top countryUnited States20 people, then France and Canada
Top birthplaceBudapest2 celebrities born there
Busiest birthdaySeptember 202 celebrities born that day
Most common signLibra9 celebrities
GenerationBorn before 1946