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People born on 17 March

(32 found)

Katie Ledecky
swimming

Real/Birth Name:
Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
17 March 1997
Age today:
23
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Height:
6 feet 0 inches (182.88 cm)

Brief Facts:

Pictured on the cover of magazine National Geographic, July 2018 issue. Olympic Gold Medal 2012 800 m freestyle. Olympic Gold Medal 2016 100 m freestyle. Olympic Gold Medal 2016 200 m freestyle. Olympic Gold Medal 2016 400 m freestyle. Olympic Gold Medal 2016 800 m freestyle. Olympic Gold Medal 2016 4x200 m freestyle.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Olympic Gold Medal 2012.
Olympic Gold Medal 2016.
Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame 2017.

John Boyega
actor, producer

Real/Birth Name:
John Adedayo Adegboyega
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1992
Age today:
28
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Beckham, London, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Movies Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Circle, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. TV series Becoming Human.

Hozier
singer, musician, blues

Real/Birth Name:
Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1990
Age today:
30
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Brief Facts:

Pronounced "HOSE-ee-urr." Song and album Take Me to Church.

Grimes
musician, composer, producer, singer

Real/Birth Name:
Claire Elise Boucher
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
17 March 1988
Age today:
32
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Brief Facts:

Created her album art. Had a baby with Elon Musk.

Rob Kardashian
tv, business, model, dancer

Real/Birth Name:
Robert Arthur Kardashian
Also Known As:
Robert Kardashian Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1987
Age today:
33
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Relationships:

uncle of
Chicago West
father of
Dream Renée Kardashian
half-brother of
Kendall Jenner
Older than Kendall Jenner by 8 years.
younger brother of
Khloé Kardashian
Younger than Khloé Kardashian by 2 years.
younger brother of
Kim Kardashian
Younger than Kim Kardashian by 6 years.
younger brother of
Kourtney Kardashian
Younger than Kourtney Kardashian by 7 years.
son of
Kris Jenner
half-brother of
Kylie Jenner
Older than Kylie Jenner by 10 years.
uncle of
North West
uncle of
Psalm West
son of
Robert Kardashian
uncle of
Saint West
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Brief Facts:

TV series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Dancing with the Stars.

Nicole Austin
model, actor, dancer, producer, writer

Real/Birth Name:
Nicole Natalie Austin
Also Known As:
Coco
Coco-T
Coco Marie Austin
Coco Marie
Coco Austin
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
17 March 1979
Age today:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Palos Verdes, California, USA

Relationships:

wife of
Ice-T
Younger than Ice-T by 21 years.
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Brief Facts:

March 2008 issue of magazine Playboy as a model. Movie Southwest Babes.

Stormy Daniels
actor

Real/Birth Name:
Stephanie Gregory Clifford
Also Known As:
Stormy Waters
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
17 March 1979
Age today:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Adult films. Scandal with Donald Trump became a news item in 2018.

Tamar Braxton
singer, R&B, actor, dancer

Real/Birth Name:
Tamar Estine Braxton
Also Known As:
Tamar Braxton-Herbert
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
17 March 1977
Age today:
43
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Severn, Maryland, USA

Relationships:

younger sister of
Toni Braxton
Younger than Toni Braxton by 8 years.
younger sister of
Towanda Braxton
Younger than Towanda Braxton by 3 years.
younger sister of
Traci Braxton
Younger than Traci Braxton by 5 years.
younger sister of
Trina Braxton
Younger than Trina Braxton by 2 years.
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Brief Facts:

Group The Braxtons. TV shows Braxton Family Values, The Real.

Mia Hamm
soccer, writer

Real/Birth Name:
Mariel Margaret Hamm
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
17 March 1972
Age today:
48
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Selma, Alabama, USA

Relationships:

wife of
Nomar Garciaparra
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Brief Facts:

American Women's Soccer Team player. Olympic Gold Medal 2004.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 2006.
National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Olympic Gold Medal 2004.
Texas Sports Hall of Fame 2008.

Billy Corgan
singer, musician, composer, poet, writer

Real/Birth Name:
William Patrick Corgan Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1967
Age today:
53
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Co-founder of group (The) Smashing Pumpkins. Also group Zwan. Album Siamese Dream. Book of poems Blinking with Fists. Co-songwriter with James Iha.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Guitar Center RockWalk 2008.

Johnny Bailey
football

Real/Birth Name:
Johnny Lee Bailey
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1967
Death Date:
20 August 2010
Age at Death:
43
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Houston, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Running back. Teams Texas A&I University, Chicago Bears, Phoenix Cardinals, Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, Iowa Barnstormers.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

College Football Hall of Fame 2000.
Division II Football Hall of Fame 1999.
Javelina Hall of Fame 1996.
Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor 2000.

Rob Lowe
actor, model, producer, director, writer

Real/Birth Name:
Robert Hepler Lowe
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1964
Age today:
56
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Relationships:

older brother of
Chad Lowe
Older than Chad Lowe by 3 years.
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Brief Facts:

TV shows The West Wing, Dr. Vegas, Parks and Recreation. Movies Behind the Candelabra, Atomic Train, Contact, Wayne's World, St. Elmo's Fire, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. A member of the Brat Pack.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry8 December 2015

Dana Reeve
singer, actor, producer, writer

Real/Birth Name:
Dana Morosini
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
17 March 1961
Death Date:
6 March 2006
Age at Death:
44, 11 days before her 45th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

Relationships:

wife of
Christopher Reeve, until his earlier death.
Younger than Christopher Reeve by 8 years.
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Brief Facts:

Widow of Christopher Reeve. Movie for television The Brooke Ellison Story. In episodes of TV series Law & Order, Oz. Book Love Letters of a Lifetime. Died of lung cancer at age 44 - was not a smoker.

Danny Ainge
basketball, coach

Real/Birth Name:
Daniel Ray Ainge
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1959
Age today:
61
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Eugene, Oregon, USA

Brief Facts:

Shooting gaurd. Teams Brigham Young University, Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Academic All-America Hall of Fame 2000.
John R Wooden Award 1981.
National High School Hall of Fame 1992.

Gary Sinise
actor, director, musician, activist, bassist

Real/Birth Name:
Gary Alan Sinise
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1955
Age today:
65
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Blue Island, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Forrest Gump in role of Lt. Dan Taylor. Movies Of Mice and Men, Apollo 13, Reindeer Games, Snake Eyes, Ransom, Mission to Mars, The Stand, The Green Mile. Movie for television George Wallace. TV series CSI: NY. Bass guitarist for group Lt. Dan Band which he has taken to military sites on USO tours.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Presidential Citizens Medal 2008.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry17 April 2017

Hollywood Fats
musician, overdose

Real/Birth Name:
Michael Leonard Mann
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1954
Death Date:
8 December 1986
Age at Death:
32
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Brief Facts:

Guitarist. Died of a heroin overdose.

Kurt Russell
actor, baseball, aviator, singer, stunts, writer, producer

Real/Birth Name:
Kurt Vogel Russell
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1951
Age today:
69
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Relationships:

son of
Bing Russell
ex-husband of
Season Hubley
Younger than Season Hubley by less than 1 year.
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Brief Facts:

Former minor league baseball player. Movies Tombstone, Deepwater Horizon, The Fate of the Furious, Executive Decision, Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, Escape from New York, Silkwood, The Thing (1982), Backdraft, 3000 Miles to Graceland. Longtime partner of Goldie Hawn.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Dodge City Trail of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry4 May 2017

Patrick Duffy
actor, director, producer, soap

Real/Birth Name:
Patrick G. Duffy
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1949
Age today:
71
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Townsend, Montana, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series Dallas, The Bold and the Beautiful, Knots Landing, Man from Atlantis.

Pattie Boyd
model, actor, photographer, writer

Real/Birth Name:
Patricia Anne Boyd
Also Known As:
Patti Boyd
Patty Boyd
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
17 March 1944
Age today:
76
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Taunton, Somerset, England, UK

Relationships:

ex-wife of
Eric Clapton
Older than Eric Clapton by 1 year.
ex-wife of
George Harrison
Younger than George Harrison by 1 year.
older sister of
Jenny Boyd
Older than Jenny Boyd by 2 years.
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Brief Facts:

Uncredited small part in movie A Hard Day's Night. Inspiration for songs Layla, Something (in the Way She Moves.) Book Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me.

Paul Kantner
musician, singer

Real/Birth Name:
Paul Lorin Kantner
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1941
Death Date:
28 January 2016
Age at Death:
74
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
San Francisco, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Vocals, guitar. Groups Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship. Album Summer of Love. Songs Somebody to Love, White Rabbit.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2014.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1996.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2014 as a member of group Jefferson Airplane.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2014 as a member of group Jefferson Starship.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1996 as a member of group Jefferson Airplane.

Fred Akers
football, coach

Real/Birth Name:
Fred Akers
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1938
Death Date:
7 December 2020
Age at Death:
82
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Blytheville, Arkansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Halfback, kicker, punter. Team University of Arkansas. Head coach, teams University of Wyoming, University of Texas, Purdue University.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1984.
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame 2016.
Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor 1999.

Rudolf Nureyev
dancer, choreographer, AIDS

Real/Birth Name:
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev
Also Known As:
Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1938
Death Date:
6 January 1993
Age at Death:
54
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, USSR

Brief Facts:

Born on a Trans-Siberian train. Defected from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Legacy Walk 2015.

Ken Mattingly
space, military, engineer

Real/Birth Name:
Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II
Also Known As:
Thomas Mattingly
Nickname(s):
Ken
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1936
Age today:
84
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Apollo 16 - orbited the moon in the Command Service Module. Retired Rear Admiral in the Navy.

Space Missions:

Apollo 16 (1972)
Landed in Plain of Descartes.
STS-4
Shuttle Columbia, launched June 27, 1982
Duration: 7d 1h.
STS-51-C
Shuttle Discovery, launched January 24, 1985
Duration: 3d 1h.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Space Hall of Fame.
State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame 2005.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1997.

Adam Wade
singer, R&B, musician, tv, actor, soap

Real/Birth Name:
Patrick Henry Wade
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1935
Age today:
85
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

TV show Musical Chairs. Drummer. A lab assistant with Jonas Salk. Songs Take Good Care of Her, As If I Didn't Know, The Writing on the Wall. TV soaps Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow. TV series Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons.

James Irwin
space, moon

Real/Birth Name:
James Benson Irwin
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1930
Death Date:
8 August 1991
Age at Death:
61
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot, the 8th person to walk on the moon.

Space Missions:

Apollo 15 (1971)
First Extended LM and LRV rover, landed in Hadley-Apennine.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Space Hall of Fame.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1997.

Eunice Gayson
actor

Real/Birth Name:
Eunice Sargaison
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
17 March 1928
Death Date:
8 June 2018
Age at Death:
90
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Croydon, London, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Role of Bond Girl Sylvia Trench in movie Dr. No. Role of Bond Girl Sylvia Trench in movie From Russia with Love. Movie The Revenge of Frankenstein.

Nat King Cole
singer, actor

Real/Birth Name:
Nathaniel Adams Coles
Also Known As:
Nat "King" Cole
Nickname(s):
King
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1919
Death Date:
15 February 1965
Age at Death:
45, 30 days before his 46th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Relationships:

father of
Natalie Cole
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Brief Facts:

Songs Smile, Pretend, Unforgettable. TV show The Nat King Cole Show. Movies Cat Ballou, St. Louis Blues. Group King Cole Trio.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1993.
Alabama Music Hall of Fame 1985.
Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame 2003.
ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1993.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1997.
Great American Songbook Hall of Fame 2014.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2007.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2000.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6659 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6229 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Sammy Baugh
football, coach, actor

Real/Birth Name:
Samuel Adrian Baugh
Nickname(s):
Slingin' Sammy
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1914
Death Date:
17 December 2008
Age at Death:
94
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Temple, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Quarterback, defensive back and punter. Teams Texas Christian University, Washington Redskins.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

American Football Kicking Hall of Fame 2008.
College Football Hall of Fame 1951.
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame 1999.
NFL Player of the Year 1947.
NFL Player of the Year 1948.
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963.
Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013.
Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame 2010.
Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame.
Washington Redskins Ring of Fame.

Bayard Rustin
activist, writer

Real/Birth Name:
Bayard Rustin
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1912
Death Date:
24 August 1987
Age at Death:
75
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Activist for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. Helped organize the Southern Christian Leadership organization.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Legacy Walk 2012.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 2013.
Rainbow Honor Walk.
United States Department of Labor Hall of Honor 2013.

Bobby Jones
golf, lawyer, architect

Real/Birth Name:
Robert Tyre Jones Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1902
Death Date:
18 December 1971
Age at Death:
69
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Brief Facts:

Highly successful amateur golfer and lawyer. Helped design the Augusta golf course and found the club, and co-founder of the Masters tournament there.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame 2005.
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 1964.
Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame 1958.
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame 2006.
James E. Sullivan Award 1930.
Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 2010.
World Golf Hall of Fame 1974.

Alfred Newman
composer, conductor, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:
Alfred Newman
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1900
Death Date:
17 February 1970
Age at Death:
69, 28 days before his 70th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Relationships:

uncle of
Randy Newman
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Brief Facts:

Scores for movies Wuthering Heights, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Mark of Zorro, How Green Was My Valley, The Song of Bernadette, Captain from Castile, All About Eve, Love is a Many Splendored Thing, Anastasia, The Diary of Anne Frank, How the West Was Won, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Airport.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1708 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry

Pat O'Dea
football, coach

Real/Birth Name:
Patrick John O'Dea
Nickname(s):
Kangaroo Kicker
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1872
Death Date:
5 April 1962
Age at Death:
90, 19 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Kilmore, Victoria, Australia

Brief Facts:

Kicker and fullback. College team University of Wisconsin. Head coach, teams University of Notre Dame, University of Missouri.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

American Football Kicking Hall of Fame 2016.
College Football Hall of Fame 1962.
University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame 1991.
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame 1951.
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