Celebrities Born on August 17
Who was born on August 17?
Famous people born on August 17 include Robert De Niro, Mae West, Thierry Henry. It is day 229 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Leo (Fire sign).
Robert De Niro
American actor, director and producer (born 1943)
Mae West
American actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer (1893–1980)
Thierry Henry
French association football player and manager (born 1977)
Jiang Zemin
former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1926–2022)
Sean Penn
American actor and filmmaker (born 1960)
Mikhail Botvinnik
Soviet chess player
John III Sobieski
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1629–1696)
Karl I of Austria
Last monarch of Austria-Hungary (r. 1916–1918)
Marcus Garvey
Jamaica-born British political activist, Pan-Africanist, orator, and entrepreneur (1887-1940)
Elizabeth Báthory
Hungarian countess
Tarja Turunen
Finnish singer
Maureen O'Hara
Irish–American actress and singer (1920–2015)
Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#229
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
18
days from today
Birthday Number 8 — The Powerhouse
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 17 → 8). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Power · Abundance · Achievement · Authority — To build not for personal power but for collective good. The integrated 8 uses material mastery as a tool for creating l…
Full numerology 8 guide →Season
Summer (Northern Hemisphere) — long days, full energy, peak sun.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
August Birthstone — Peridot
Peridot is the one gemstone that glows in the dark — or rather, it glows with a warm yellowish-green light that ancient Egyptians believed was the trapped radiance of the sun. They mined it exclusively on the island of Zabargad in the Red Sea, a volcanic island that was a guarded state secret for ce…
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