Famous people born on 17 January

Benjamin Franklin leads the birthdays of 17 January. Fame score 86.1, ahead of Jake Paul by 2.9.

1. 1Benjamin FranklinPoliticians · United States1706-1790

   86.11706-1790

2. 2Jake PaulYouTubers · United States

   83.2turned 29

3. 3Muhammad AliAthletes · United States1942-2016

   83.11942-2016

Also born on 17 January

#PersonCountryCategoryFame, How we know

44thKid RockAmerican musician b. 1971United StatesMusicians82.3

55thRobert F. Kennedy Jr.26th United States Secretary of Health and Human... b. 1954United StatesAcademics81.7

66thOleksandr UsykUkrainian boxer b. 1987Ukraine ★ #1Athletes81.6

77thCalvin HarrisScottish electronic music producer and DJ b. 1984United Kingdom ★ #1Musicians80.1

88thJim CarreyCanadian-American actor and comedian b. 1962United StatesActors80.0

99thLil JonAmerican rapper and record producer b. 1972United StatesMusicians79.9

1010thEartha KittAmerican singer and actress (1927-2008)United StatesMusicians79.1

1111thRyuichi SakamotoJapanese composer, musician, social activist 1952-2023Japan ★ #1Musicians78.9

1212thDwyane WadeAmerican basketball player b. 1982United StatesBasketball Players78.6

1313thDalidaEgyptian-French singer and actress (1933-1987)Egypt ★ #1Musicians78.5

1414thFrançoise HardyFrench singer (1944-2024)France ★ #1Musicians78.1

1515thTrevor BauerAmerican professional baseball player b. 1991United StatesAthletes78.1

1616thMichelle ObamaLawyer and former First Lady of the United States b. 1964United StatesWriters78.0

1717thSteve EarleAmerican musician b. 1955United StatesMusicians77.8

1818thSkyDoesMinecraftAmerican YouTuber b. 1993United StatesYouTubers76.4

1919thCoco LeeHong Kong singer (1975-2023)China ★ #1Musicians76.3

2020thOlya PolyakovaUkrainian singer, actress, and TV host b. 1979UkraineMusicians76.1

2121stJamy GourmaudFrench journalist b. 1964FranceJournalists75.8

2222ndSebastián VillalobosColombian YouTuber b. 1995Colombia ★ #1YouTubers75.5

2323rdTiëstoDutch DJ and music producer b. 1969Netherlands ★ #1Musicians75.4

2424thSophie DeeBritish pornographic actress b. 1984United KingdomActors75.1

2525thKen HiraiJapanese singer songwriter b. 1972JapanMusicians75.0

2626thQuenlin BlackwellAmerican YouTuber and comedian b. 2001United StatesYouTubers74.2

2727thIndio SolariArgentine musician 1949-2026India ★ #1Musicians73.6

2828thEnzo FernándezArgentine footballer b. 2001Argentina ★ #1Footballers73.5

2929thRichard HawleyEnglish guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer b. 1967United KingdomMusicians72.6

3030thRafał TrzaskowskiPolish politician, Mayor of Warsaw since 2018 b. 1972Poland ★ #1Politicians72.3

3131stAnne BrontëBritish novelist and poet (1820-1849)United KingdomWriters72.2

3232ndKhrystyna SoloviyUkrainian singer b. 1993UkraineMusicians71.5

3333rdSamuelSouth Korean, American and Mexican singer and rapper b. 2002South Korea ★ #1Musicians71.5

3434thMitya FominRussian singer, dancer, producer b. 1974Russia ★ #1Musicians71.4

3535thPedro Calderón de la BarcaSpanish dramatist (1600-1681)Spain ★ #1Writers71.4

3636thSquarepusherBritish musician b. 1975United KingdomMusicians70.7

3737thKenji YamauchiDirectors · turned 45JapanDirectors70.2

3838thAl CaponeAmerican gangster (1899-1947)United States70.0

3939thCarles TamayoSpanish investigative journalist b. 1995SpainStreamers69.3

4040thSkeppyAmerican YouTuber and streamer b. 2000United StatesYouTubers69.2

4141stDavid Lloyd GeorgePrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922 1863-1945United KingdomPoliticians68.7

4242ndZooey DeschanelAmerican actress and singer b. 1980United StatesActors68.4

4343rdAlmaFinnish singer-songwriter b. 1996Finland ★ #1Musicians68.3

4444thVenâncio António Bila MondlaneMozambican politician b. 1974Mozambique ★ #1Politicians67.7

4545thPope Pius V16th‑century Italian pope and Catholic saint 1504-1572Italy ★ #1Religious Figures67.6

4646thPu ZhiqiangChinese lawyer and activist known for being a prominent... b. 1965ChinaLawyers67.6

4747thKaori MatsumuraJapanese singer and SKE48 Team KII member b. 1990Japan67.2

4848thSteve HarveyAmerican television presenter, comedian, actor, and author b. 1957United StatesActors66.2

4949thKensuke MiyazakiJapanese politician b. 1981JapanPoliticians66.2

5050thSemyon AltovRussian writer and satirist b. 1945RussiaWriters65.9

5151stJames Earl JonesAmerican actor (1931-2024)United StatesActors65.8

5252ndGabi TóthHungarian singer b. 1988Hungary ★ #1Musicians65.4

5353rdMichał WitkowskiPolish writer b. 1975PolandWriters65.1

5454thMaxwell FrostAmerican politician and activist b. 1997United StatesPoliticians65.1

5555thNaveen AndrewsBritish actor b. 1969United KingdomActors64.8

5656thMiloš ŠarčevIFBB professional bodybuilder and bodybuilding... b. 1964Serbia ★ #164.7

5757thSusanna HoffsAmerican singer-songwriter, musician, and actress b. 1959United StatesMusicians64.0

5858thDenis O'HareAmerican actor b. 1962United StatesActors63.9

5959thBetty WhiteAmerican actress and comedian (1922-2021)United StatesActors63.9

6060thÁlvaro ArbeloaSpanish football manager and player b. 1983SpainFootballers63.6

6161stMasonDutch DJ and record producer b. 1980NetherlandsMusicians63.1

6262ndAga ZaryanPolish singer b. 1976PolandMusicians63.0

6363rdLin Shu-fenTaiwanese politician b. 1973Taiwan ★ #1Politicians63.0

6464thWilla FitzgeraldAmerican actress b. 1991United StatesActors63.0

6565thCus D'AmatoAmerican boxing trainer (1908-1985)United StatesAthletes62.9

6666thMick TaylorBritish guitarist, former member of The Rolling Stones b. 1949United KingdomMusicians62.9

6767thBenno FürmannGerman actor b. 1972Germany ★ #1Actors62.4

6868thMike KehoeAmerican politician b. 1962United StatesPoliticians62.2

6969thMichelle FairleyNorthern Irish actress b. 1964United KingdomActors62.1

7070thPietro ParolinItalian prelate of the Catholic Church b. 1955ItalyReligious Figures62.0

7171stStephin MerrittAmerican musician b. 1966United StatesMusicians61.8

7272ndMarina RossellCatalan recording artist; folk singer b. 1954SpainMusicians61.7

7373rdLucy BoyntonBritish actress b. 1994United KingdomActors61.5

7474thAndy KaufmanAmerican entertainer (1949-1984)United StatesComedians61.3

7575thTabaré VázquezPresident of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020Uruguay ★ #1Politicians61.2

7676thGenndy TartakovskyRussian-American cinema and television animator b. 1970United StatesDirectors61.0

7777thCuauhtémoc BlancoMexican footballer and politician b. 1973Mexico ★ #1Footballers60.9

7878thFreddy RodriguezAmerican actor b. 1975United StatesActors60.6

7979thSong Kang-hoSouth Korean actor b. 1967South KoreaActors60.6

8080thJun AzumiJapanese politician, former NHK reporter b. 1962JapanPoliticians60.4

8181stPaul YoungEnglish musician b. 1956United KingdomMusicians60.4

8282ndMomoe YamaguchiJapanese singer and actress b. 1959JapanMusicians60.3

8383rdLuis Echeverría57th President of Mexico 1922-2022MexicoPoliticians60.0

8484thRay JAmerican R&B singer and actor b. 1981United StatesMusicians59.6

8585thJohnny CostaAmerican pianist 1922-1996United StatesMusicians59.5

8686thJavad HashemiIranian film director and actor b. 1966Iran ★ #1Directors59.5

8787thLeigh WhannellAustralian filmmaker and actor b. 1977Australia ★ #1Directors59.4

8888thM. G. RamachandranFilm actor, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1917 - 1987)IndiaActors59.2

8989thCarl LaemmleGerman-American film producer (1867-1939)United StatesDirectors59.2

9090thEmperor NortonSan Francisco eccentric and self-proclaimed Emperor... 1811-1880United StatesBusiness Professionals59.2

9191stIsa BrionesAmerican actor b. 1999United StatesActors58.9

9292ndMack SennettCanadian-American actor, producer and director (1880-1960)United StatesDirectors58.8

9393rdKatalin KarikóHungarian biochemist b. 1955HungaryAcademics58.7

9494thMaury PovichAmerican television personality b. 1939United StatesActors58.6

9595thReina UedaJapanese voice actress and singer b. 1994JapanActors58.6

9696thDmitri KirichenkoRussian footballer b. 1977RussiaFootballers57.9

9797thSandra Mason1st president of Barbados b. 1949Barbados ★ #1Politicians57.6

9898thGeorge StiglerAmerican economist (1911-1991)United StatesAcademics57.6

9999thMarcel PetiotSentenced to death in France 1897-1946FranceDoctors57.5

100100thRené PrévalEx-President of Haiti (1943-2017)Haiti ★ #1Politicians57.5

Died on this day

Who died on 17 January, ranked the same way.

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