Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 17 February

14 of the people we track were born on 17 February, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

Paris Hilton and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were born on the very same day, 17 February 1981.

Ed Sheeran and Bonnie Wright were born on the very same day, 17 February 1991.

  1. Michael Jordan 1963American basketball playerliving, 63
  2. Paris Hilton 1981American actorliving, 45
  3. Mo Yan 1955Chinese novelist and screenwriterliving, 71
  4. Ed Sheeran 1991British singer-songwriterliving, 35
  5. Hal Holbrook 1925American actordied aged 95
  6. Otto Stern 1888German physicistdied aged 81
  7. Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer 1836Spanish poetdied aged 34
  8. Wu Zetian AD 624Emperor of Chinadied aged 81
  9. Billie Joe Armstrong 1972American rock musicianliving, 54
  10. Joseph Gordon-Levitt 1981American actorliving, 45
  11. Arcangelo Corelli 1653Italian violinist and composerdied aged 59
  12. Ronald Fisher 1890British statistician and geneticistdied aged 72
  13. Michael Bay 1965American film directorliving, 61
  14. Bonnie Wright 1991British actorliving, 35