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).
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
322
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
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?
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