Celebrities Born on September 17
Who was born on September 17?
Famous people born on September 17 include Narendra Modi, Jimmie Johnson, Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovskii. It is day 260 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Virgo (Earth sign).
Narendra Modi
Politician
Current Prime Minister of India, Digital India, Make in India, Swachh Bharat
Jimmie Johnson
American racing driver
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovskii
Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935)
Antoninus Pius
15th Roman Emperor (138–161)
Ludovico Ariosto
Italian poet (1474–1533)
Anne Bancroft
American actress (1931–2005)
Almazbek Atambayev
4th President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Hank Williams
American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)
Agostinho Neto
President of Angola (1975-1979)
Ken Kesey
American novelist (1935–2001)
Billy the Kid
American outlaw and gunfighter (1859–1881)
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on September 17 are Virgo (Earth sign, ruled by Mercury).
Full Virgo guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#260
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
4
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 September 17: Personality
People born on September 17 are strategic achiever, detail drives success, builds through precision — Virgo (Earth) energy carried through Birth Day Number 8. For September 17 specifically, Narendra Modi shares this birthday, the birthstone is Sapphire.
Strengths
- ✓analytical
- ✓hardworking
- ✓practical
- ✓ambitious
Growth areas
- △overly critical
- △worries excessively
Lucky day
Saturday
Lucky colour
Forest Green
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.
September 17 birthday personality FAQ
What is the personality of someone born on September 17?
People born on September 17 are strategic achiever, detail drives success, builds through precision — Virgo (Earth) energy carried through Birth Day Number 8. For September 17 specifically, Narendra Modi shares this birthday, the birthstone is Sapphire.
What is the Birth Day Number for September 17?
September 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 September 17 (Virgo)?
As a Virgo, people born on September 17 are most compatible with Taurus, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio.
What are the lucky day and colour for September 17?
Lucky day: Saturday. Lucky colour: Forest Green.
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 →
September Birthstone — Sapphire
Sapphire has meant something specific across almost every major civilization in recorded history: the sky, the divine, the truth. The ancient Persians believed the entire sky was blue because it reflected a giant sapphire on which the earth rested — which is a poetic way of describing a stone that f…
Full Sapphire guide →Is September 17 YOUR birthday?
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