Famous Birthdays for October 17


Today's:



Jupiter Hammon 1711


Charles Kraft 1880 - Founder of Kraft


Spring Byington 1893


Jean Arthur 1900


Irene Ryan 1902


Cozy (William) Cole 1909


John Mosley 1914


Jerry Siegel 1914


Arthur Miller 1915


Marsha Hunt 1917


Rita Hayworth 1918


Elie Abel 1920


Montgomery Clift 1920


Julie Adams 1926


Beverly Garland 1926


Tom Poston 1927


Johnny Klippstein 1927


Jimmy Breslin 1930 - Newspaper columnist








Evel Knievel (Robert Craig) 1938


James "Jim" Seals 1941 - Singer (Seals and Crofts)


Earl Thomas Conley 1941


Gary Puckett (The Union Gap) 1942


Bob Seagren 1946


Jim Tucker (The Turtles) 1946


Michael McKean 1947 - Actor ("This is Spinal Tap," "Laverne and Shirley")


George Wendt 1948 - Actor ("Cheers")


Margot Kidder 1948 - Actress ("Superman")


Bill Hudson (The Hudson Brothers) 1949


Howard Rollins 1950


Sam Bottoms 1955


Mae Jemison 1956


Vincent Van Patten 1957


Alan Jackson 1958 - Singer, musician


Mike Judge 1962 - Animator, director ("Beavis and Butthead")


Norm MacDonald 1963 - Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live")


Ernie Els 1969 - Golfer








Ziggy Marley 1968 - Reggae musician


Wyclef Jean 1969 - Musician, actor, politician


Chris Kirkpatrick ('N Sync) 1971


Eminem 1972 - Rapper
















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