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June 17 birthdays

292 notable historical figures were born on June 17, and 165 died on this day. Everyone born on June 17 is a Gemini.

18% of June 17 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (72) than any other country.

Born on June 17

• Venus Williams (born 1980. American tennis player (born 1980))
• Barry Manilow (born 1943. American singer (born 1943))
• Edward I (1239 to 1307. King of England from 1272 to 1307)
• John Wesley (1703 to 1791. English clergyman (1703–1791))
• Diana Mosley (1910 to 2003. British fascist and writer (1910–2003))
• Cheoljong of Joseon (1831 to 1863. King of Joseon from 1849 to 1864)
• Sergei Witte (1849 to 1915. Prime Minister of the Russian Empire from 1905 to 1906)
• Charles Gounod (1818 to 1893. French composer (1818–1893))
• Tommy Franks (born 1945. American general (born 1945))
• Mohamed ElBaradei (born 1942. Egyptian law scholar)
• Burt Rutan (born 1943. American aerospace engineer (born 1943))
• Bif Naked (born 1971. Canadian singer (born 1971))
• Jordan Henderson (born 1990. English footballer (born 1990))
• Kendrick Lamar (born 1987. American rapper and songwriter (born 1987))
• William Crookes (1832 to 1919. English chemist and physicist (1832–1919))
• Sophie of Württemberg (1818 to 1877. Queen of the Netherlands from 1849 to 1877)
• Henry Lawson (1867 to 1922. Australian writer and poet (1867–1922))
• Jordan Patrick Smith (born 1989. Scottish-Australian actor (born 1989))
• Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884 to 1965. Swedish prince (1884–1965))
• Chantal Mouffe (born 1943. Belgian post-Marxist political theorist (born 1943))
• Mary Sue Hubbard (1931 to 2002. Third wife of L. Ron Hubbard (1931–2002))
• Ajahn Chah (1918 to 1992. Buddhist monk of Thai Forest Tradition (1918–1992))
• Alice-Mary Higgins (born 1975. Irish politician (born 1975))
• Starhawk (born 1951. American writer and activist (born 1951))
• Juan María Bordaberry (1928 to 2011. President of Uruguay from 1972 to 1976)
• Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691 to 1765. Italian painter and architect (1691–1765))
• Paul Kennedy (born 1945. British historian and academic)
• Paul Tergat (born 1969. Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1969))
• Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903 to 1951. India writer and filmmaker (1903–1951))
• François Jacob (1920 to 2013. French biologist)
• Gauhar Ara Begum (1631 to 1706. Mughal princess (1631–1706))
• Alan Taylor (historian) (born 1955. American historian (born 1955))
• Martin Bormann (1900 to 1945. German Nazi politician (1900–1945))
• William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800 to 1867. English engineer and astronomer (1800–1867))
• Kawaji Toshiyoshi (1834 to 1879. Japanese politician)
• Henrik Wergeland (1808 to 1845. Norwegian writer (1808–1845))
• Sammy Fain (1902 to 1989. American composer (1902–1989))
• Newt Gingrich (born 1943. American politician (born 1943))
• Devendra Pratap Pandey (born 1964. Indian army general (born 1964))
• Manuel Tinio (1877 to 1924. Filipino revolutionary (1877–1924))
• Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1787 to 1847. German princess (1787–1847))
• Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg (1863 to 1934. Duke of Mecklenburg)
• Josh Mansour (born 1990. Lebanon and Australia international rugby league footballer)
• Arthur Verocai (born 1945. Brazilian composer and musician (born 1945))
• Nick Fazekas (born 1985. American-born Japanese basketball player (born 1985))
• Gérard Grisey (1946 to 1998. French composer (1946–1998))
• Louise de Maisonblanche (1676 to 1718. French noblewoman (1676–1718))
• Salim Rubaya Ali (1934 to 1978. President of South Yemen from 1969 to 1978)
• Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco (1930 to 2011. Moroccan royal)
• Tony Scott (1921 to 2007. American jazz clarinetist and arranger (1921–2007))
• Elena Rybakina (born 1999. Kazakhstani tennis player (born 1999))
• Juan Pereda (1931 to 2012. 52nd President of Bolivia)
• M. C. Escher (1898 to 1972. Dutch graphic artist (1898–1972))
• Omar Bundy (1861 to 1940. United States Army officer (1861–1940))
• Ali Saibou (1940 to 2011. President of Niger from 1987 to 1993)
• Heinz Guderian (1888 to 1954. German Wehrmacht Heer general (1888–1954))
• Ernest Sosa (born 1940. American philosopher)
• Drogo of Metz (801 to 855. Son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne)
• Gregory Blaxland (1778 to 1853. 18/19th-century English-Australian farmer and explorer)
• Carol Anderson (born 1959. American academic (born 1959))

Died on June 17

• Rani of Jhansi (1828 to 1858. Prominent leader of the 1857 Indian rebellion)
• Uthman (574 to 656. 3rd Rashidun caliph from 644 to 656)
• Mohamed Morsi (1951 to 2019. President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013)
• Mumtaz Mahal (1593 to 1631. Empress of the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631)
• John III Sobieski (1629 to 1696. Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1674 to 1696)
• Agha Mohammad Khan (1742 to 1797. Shah of Iran from 1789 to 1797)
• Süleyman Demirel (1924 to 2015. President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000)
• Kenneth Kaunda (1924 to 2021. 1st President of Zambia, 1964-1991)
• Bolesław I the Brave (967 to 1025. Duke and King of Poland (r. 992–1025))
• Joseph Addison (1672 to 1719. British writer and politician (1672–1719))
• Jijabai (1598 to 1674. Mother of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj , founder of the Maratha kingdom)
• Lewis Cass (1782 to 1866. United States Army officer and politician (1782–1866))
• Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812 to 1862. English statesman and Governor-General of India)
• Carlo Ginzburg (1939 to 2026. Italian historian (born 1939))
• Jean Meslier (1664 to 1729. French Catholic priest (1664–1729))
• John I Albert (1459 to 1501. King of Poland from 1492 to 1501)
• John Cowper Powys (1872 to 1963. English novelist and philosopher (1872–1963))
• Máximo Gómez (1836 to 1905. Dominican Major General)
• Léon Krier (1946 to 2025. Luxembourgish architect (1946–2025))
• Prince Jérôme Napoléon (1805 to 1870. French-American nephew of Napoleon)
• Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi (1911 to 1998. Egyptian Islamic scholar (1911–1998))
• Gopabandhu Das (1877 to 1928. Indian writer (1877–1928))
• John III of Navarre (1477 to 1516. King of Navarre from 1484 to 1516)
• Dorothy Richardson (1873 to 1957. British author and journalist (1873–1957))
• Sebastian Kneipp (1821 to 1897. 19th-century German clergyman and health researcher)
• George Bergstrom (1876 to 1955. American architect (1876–1955))
• Adeodatus II (Head of the Catholic Church from 672 to 676)
• Cassandre (1901 to 1968. French painter and designer (1901–1968))
• Changampuzha Krishna Pillai (1911 to 1948. Indian poet)
• Ingeborg of Norway (1301 to 1361. Duchess of Södermanland, Halland, and Estonia)

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