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March 17 birthdays

321 notable historical figures were born on March 17, and 211 died on this day. Everyone born on March 17 is a Pisces.

20% of March 17 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (85) than any other country.

Born on March 17

• Ali (599 to 661. 1st Shia Imam and 4th Rashidun caliph (656–661))
• Grimes (born 1988. Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1988))
• Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920 to 1975. Bangladeshi revolutionary and statesman (1920–1975))
• William Gibson (born 1948. American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist (born 1948))
• James IV of Scotland (1473 to 1513. King of Scotland from 1488 to 1513)
• Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078 to 1166. Muslim preacher, mystic and theologian (1078–1166))
• Jim Bridger (1804 to 1881. American explorer (1804–1881))
• Ilie Bolojan (born 1969. Prime Minister of Romania since 2025)
• Kaʻahumanu (1768 to 1832. Queen consort of Hawaii (1768–1832))
• Andrey Belousov (born 1959. Russian economist and politician (born 1959))
• Bayard Rustin (1912 to 1987. American civil rights activist (1912–1987))
• Lavrentiy Beria (1899 to 1953. Soviet secret police chief (1899–1953))
• Carrie Johnson (born 1988. English media advisor (born 1988))
• Alfred Newman (1901 to 1970. American composer (1900-1970))
• James Irwin (1930 to 1991. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1991))
• Tadj ol-Molouk (1896 to 1982. Queen of Persia/Iran from 1925 to 1941)
• Michael Hayden (general) (born 1945. American general (born 1945))
• Myrlie Evers-Williams (born 1933. American civil rights activist (born 1933))
• Gabriel Narutowicz (1865 to 1922. President of Poland in 1922)
• Dorin Recean (born 1974. Prime Minister of Moldova from 2023 to 2025)
• Charles Leclerc (general, born 1772) (1772 to 1802. French Army officer (1772–1802))
• Sa'id of Egypt (1822 to 1863. Wāli of Egypt and Sudan (1822–1863))
• Aleksey Kuropatkin (1848 to 1925. Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904)
• Penelope Lively (born 1933. British novelist (born 1933))
• Meir Amit (1921 to 2009. Israeli politician (1921–2009))
• Theo Jansen (born 1948. Dutch artist (born 1948))
• Bakili Muluzi (born 1943. President of Malawi from 1994 to 2004)
• Angelo Reyes (1945 to 2011. Filipino retired general and politician)
• Edin Džeko (born 1986. Bosnian footballer (born 1986))
• Peter Robinson (novelist) (1950 to 2022. English-Canadian crime writer (1950–2022))
• Kurt Russell (born 1951. American actor (born 1951))
• Nat King Cole (1919 to 1965. American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965))
• Juan Carlos Onganía (1914 to 1995. 35th President of Argentina)
• Walter Rudolf Hess (1881 to 1973. Swiss physiologist (1881–1973))
• D. V. Gundappa (1887 to 1975. Indian writer)
• Josef Rheinberger (1839 to 1901. German composer and organist (1839–1901))
• Kafka Asagiri (born 1984. Japanese artist and writer (born 1984))
• Olivia Shakespear (1863 to 1938. British writer (1863–1938))
• Sayed Darwish (1892 to 1923. Egyptian singer and composer (1892–1923))
• Emperor Shijō (1231 to 1242. Emperor of Japan from 1232 to 1242)
• Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815. German mathematician, cartographer and explorer (1733–1815))
• Ken Anderson (1909 to 1993. American art director and animator (1909–1993))
• Princess Louise Christine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605 to 1661. Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt)
• Katie Ledecky (born 1997. American swimmer (born 1997))
• Alexander McQueen (1969 to 2010. British fashion designer (1969–2010))
• Charles F. Brush (1849 to 1929. American engineer (1849–1929))
• Paul Ramadier (1888 to 1961. Prime Minister of France (1888–1961))
• Gil Hovav (born 1962. Israeli TV presenter and culinary critic (born 1962))
• Gary Sinise (born 1955. American actor (born 1955))
• Rudolf Nureyev (1938 to 1993. Soviet-born ballet dancer (1938–1993))
• Henry Ware Lawton (1843 to 1899. United States Army general (1843–1899))
• Rob Lowe (born 1964. American actor (born 1964))
• Stormy Daniels (born 1979. American pornographic actress (born 1979))
• Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686 to 1755. 18th-century French Rococo painter)
• Francesco Albani (1578 to 1660. Italian Baroque painter (1578–1660))
• Norbert Rillieux (1806 to 1894. American inventor, engineer (1806–1894))
• Manuel García (baritone) (1805 to 1906. Spanish baritone and educator (1805–1906))
• Rana Raslan (born 1977. Arab-Israeli model)
• John Wayne Gacy (1942 to 1994. American serial killer (1942–1994))
• Philip Lader (born 1946. American politician)

Died on March 17

• Marcus Aurelius (121 to 180. Roman emperor from 161 to 180)
• Saint Patrick (385 to 461. Christian missionary, bishop, and saint)
• Ibn Khaldun (1332 to 1406. Arab Islamic scholar, historian and philosopher (1332–1406))
• Irène Joliot-Curie (1897 to 1956. French chemist and physicist (1897–1956))
• Agrippina (15 to 59. Roman empress from AD 49 to 54)
• Ramon Magsaysay (1907 to 1957. President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957)
• William II of the Netherlands (1792 to 1849. King of the Netherlands from 1840 to 1849)
• John Magufuli (1959 to 2021. President of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021)
• Daniel Bernoulli (1700 to 1782. Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700–1782))
• Derek Walcott (1930 to 2017. Saint Lucian poet and playwright (1930–2017))
• Eduard Limonov (1943 to 2020. Russian writer (1943–2020))
• Louis Kahn (1901 to 1974. Estonian-American architect (1901–1974))
• Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923 to 2012. Head of the Coptic Church from 1971 to 2012)
• Gertrude of Nivelles (626 to 659. Benedictine abbess and saint (c. 628–659))
• Prince Napoléon (1822 to 1891. French politician and member of the House of Bonaparte (1822–1891))
• Aleksei Brusilov (1853 to 1926. Russian and Soviet general (1853–1926))
• John Bagot Glubb (1897 to 1986. British military officer and author (1897–1986))
• Lulach (1030 to 1058. King of Alba from 1057 to 1058)
• Meir Dagan (1945 to 2016. Israeli general and Mossad director (1945–2016))
• Titus Labienus (100 BC to 45 BC. Roman military officer (c.100 BC–45 BC))
• Franz Brentano (1838 to 1917. Austrian Catholic priest and philosopher (1838–1917))
• Andre Norton (1912 to 2005. American science fiction and fantasy writer (1912–2005))
• John Backus (1924 to 2007. American computer scientist)
• Christopher Alexander (1936 to 2022. British-American architect (1936–2022))
• Jules Ferry (1832 to 1893. French Prime Minister in the 1800s)
• Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr (1764 to 1830. French marshal (1764–1830))
• Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (1789 to 1866. Third Chabad Rebbe (1789–1866))
• Giuliano (1479 to 1516. Lord of Florence from 1513 to 1516)
• Dubravka Ugrešić (1949 to 2023. Croatian writer (1949–2023))
• Emperor Go-Saga (1220 to 1272. Emperor of Japan from 1242 to 1246)

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