Celebrities Born on June 17
Who was born on June 17?
Famous people born on June 17 include Igor Stravinsky, Venus Williams, M. C. Escher. It is day 168 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Gemini (Air sign). June 17 is also Iceland's National Day.
Igor Stravinsky
Russian, French, and American composer (1882–1971)
Venus Williams
American tennis player (born 1980)
M. C. Escher
Dutch graphic artist (1898–1972)
Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian law scholar and diplomat, 4th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Charles the Bald
King of West Francia from 843 to 877 and Carolingian Emperor from 875 to 877
Martin Bormann
German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery (1900–1945)
Charles Gounod
French composer (1818–1893)
Tigran Petrosian
Soviet Armenian Grandmaster and World Chess Champion
Heinz Guderian
German general
Jordan Henderson
English association football player (born 1990)
Alan Dzagoev
Russian association football player
François Jacob
French biologist and geneticist, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1965
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on June 17 are Gemini (Air sign, ruled by Mercury).
Full Gemini guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#168
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
234
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 →Born on June 17: Personality
People born on June 17 are strategic communicator, influential voice, leverages intelligence — Gemini (Air) energy carried through Birth Day Number 8. For June 17 specifically, Igor Stravinsky shares this birthday, June 17 is Iceland's National Day, the birthstone is Pearl.
Strengths
- ✓adaptable
- ✓curious
- ✓articulate
- ✓ambitious
Growth areas
- △inconsistent
- △scattered focus
Lucky day
Saturday
Lucky colour
Yellow
Birth Day No.
8
Most compatible signs
Birth Day Number 8 comes from the day of the month alone. Your full Life Path number, calculated from your complete birth date, is in the Birthday Blueprint.
June 17 birthday personality FAQ
What is the personality of someone born on June 17?
People born on June 17 are strategic communicator, influential voice, leverages intelligence — Gemini (Air) energy carried through Birth Day Number 8. For June 17 specifically, Igor Stravinsky shares this birthday, June 17 is Iceland's National Day, the birthstone is Pearl.
What is the Birth Day Number for June 17?
June 17 reduces to Birth Day Number 8 (The Powerhouse). This reflects the day of the month only — your full Life Path number, calculated from your complete birth date, is in the Birthday Blueprint.
Which zodiac signs are most compatible with June 17 (Gemini)?
As a Gemini, people born on June 17 are most compatible with Libra, Aquarius, Aries, Leo.
What are the lucky day and colour for June 17?
Lucky day: Saturday. Lucky colour: Yellow.
National days on June 17
- 🇮🇸Iceland — National Day. Marks the 1944 establishment of the republic.
Season
Spring (Northern Hemisphere) — a season of beginnings and renewal.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
June Birthstone — Pearl
Pearl is the only gem produced by a living creature, and that difference matters in ways that go beyond the biological. Where every other gemstone is mined — extracted through force from the earth — a pearl is grown. Something irritating enters a mollusc, and the mollusc responds not by fighting or …
Full Pearl guide →Is June 17 YOUR birthday?
Read the full June 17 birthday personality — zodiac, numerology, Vedic rashi and nakshatra.
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