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Famous people born on 17 May

Who was born on 17 May, ranked by how famous each of them is today.

James Talarico leads the birthdays of 17 May. Fame score 85.3, ahead of Enya by 4.3.

  1. James TalaricoPoliticiansUnited States

    85.3turned 37

  2. EnyaMusiciansIreland

    81.1turned 65

  3. Derek HoughUnited States

    79.9turned 41

Also born on 17 May

#PersonCountryCategoryFame, How we know
4thBob SagetAmerican stand-up comedian (1956-2022)United StatesDirectors79.0
5thElettra LamborghiniItalian singer, model, actress and tv host b. 1994Italy ★ #1Musicians77.9
6thPassengerEnglish singer-songwriter b. 1984United Kingdom ★ #1Musicians77.7
7thErik SatieFrench composer and pianist (1866-1925)France ★ #1Musicians77.2
8thLéon MarchandFrench swimmer b. 2002FranceAthletes76.5
9thUdo LindenbergGerman rock musician and composer b. 1946Germany ★ #1Musicians75.8
10thDJ AkademiksJamaican-American media personality b. 1991United StatesYouTubers75.8
11thTahj MowryAmerican actor and singer b. 1987United StatesActors75.4
12thTony ParkerFrench basketball player b. 1982FranceBasketball Players75.3
13thIrina ShikhmanRussian journalist, TV presenter, video blogger b. 1984Russia ★ #1Journalists75.2
14thWang LeehomTaiwanese singer, songwriter, actor b. 1976United StatesMusicians74.7
15thJulie Anne San JoseFilipino singer b. 1994Philippines ★ #1Musicians73.5
16thTaj MahalAmerican blues musician b. 1942United StatesMusicians73.4
17thTony EffeItalian rapper b. 1991ItalyMusicians72.1
18thAngelica AgurbashBelarusian singer and model b. 1970RussiaMusicians71.8
19thPai Ping-pingTaiwanese actress and singer b. 1955Taiwan ★ #1Actors71.3
20thGoldLinkAmerican rapper b. 1993United StatesMusicians70.7
21stShiri MaimonIsraeli singer b. 1981Israel ★ #1Musicians69.8
22ndGina Raimondo40th United States Secretary of Commerce b. 1971United StatesPoliticians69.6
23rdAJ MitchellAmerican singer-songwriter b. 2001United StatesMusicians69.2
24thMio TomonagaJapanese singer b. 1998Japan ★ #1Musicians69.2
25thBernhard BrinkGerman schlager singer b. 1952GermanyMusicians69.0
26thEdward JennerEnglish physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination 1749-1823United KingdomDoctors68.9
27thJosh HommeAmerican musician b. 1973United StatesMusicians68.5
28thNobuhiro MatsudaJapanese baseball player b. 1983JapanAthletes68.3
29thValeriya NovodvorskayaRussian politician (1950-2014)RussiaPoliticians67.8
30thKassym-Jomart TokayevPresident of Kazakhstan since 2019 b. 1953Kazakhstan ★ #1Politicians67.5
31stHuỳnh LậpVietnamese actor, comedian, businessman and filmmaker b. 1993Vietnam ★ #1Actors67.4
32ndJasper TsangHong Kong politician b. 1947China ★ #1Politicians67.2
33rdStav ShaffirIsraeli social activist and politician b. 1985IsraelActivists66.9
34thRonald WayneAmerican engineer and co-founder of Apple Inc. b. 1934United StatesScientists66.6
35thAlfonso XIII of SpainKing of Spain from 1886 to 1931 (1886-1941)Spain ★ #1Historical Figures66.5
36thBill PaxtonAmerican actor and filmmaker (1955-2017)United StatesActors66.4
37thJean GabinFrench actor and singer (1904-1976)FranceActors66.1
38thTara BrachAmerican Buddhist teacher b. 1953United StatesActivists66.0
39thJohn A. McDougallAmerican physician 1947-2024United StatesDoctors65.7
40thHenri BarbusseFrench author (1873-1935)FranceWriters65.5
41stDave SimCanadian cartoonist and publisher b. 1956Canada ★ #1Designers64.8
42ndAlix LynxPornographic performer b. 1989United StatesActors64.3
43rdDennis HopperAmerican actor and film director (1936-2010)United StatesActors64.2
44thMasahiro SunadaJapanese dancer, actor and radio personality b. 2000Japan64.0
45thNushrratt BharucchaIndian actress b. 1985India ★ #1Actors63.6
46thPaul WhitehouseWelsh comedian, presenter, actor b. 1958United KingdomComedians63.6
47thSanae JōnouchiMusicians · turned 58JapanMusicians63.4
48thJonathan McDanielAmerican actor b. 1985United StatesActors63.3
49thLois FrankelAmerican politician b. 1948United StatesPoliticians63.0
50thLisa Brennan-JobsAmerican writer b. 1978United StatesWriters62.5
51stNikki ReedAmerican actress b. 1988United StatesActors62.4
52ndSasha AlexanderAmerican actress b. 1973United StatesActors62.2
53rdPaul Di'AnnoBritish heavy metal singer (1958-2024)United KingdomMusicians61.6
54thMarkéta KonvičkováCzech singer b. 1994Czechia ★ #1Musicians61.5
55thLena WaitheAmerican actress, producer, and screenwriter b. 1984United StatesActors61.5
56thTrent ReznorAmerican musician, singer, songwriter b. 1965United StatesMusicians60.9
57thMaureen O'SullivanIrish-American actress (1911-1998)United StatesActors60.8
58thLeven RambinAmerican actress b. 1990United StatesActors60.6
59thQueen Máxima of the NetherlandsQueen consort of the Netherlands b. 1971Argentina ★ #160.5
60thManu KonéFrench footballer b. 2001FranceFootballers60.3
61stDavid CopeAmerican composer and scientist 1941-2025United StatesMusicians60.3
62ndSenny MayuluFrench footballer b. 2006FranceFootballers60.2
63rdTommy PaulAmerican tennis player b. 1997United StatesTennis Players60.1
64thHoward AshmanAmerican playwright and lyricist (1950-1991)United StatesWriters60.0
65thSugar Ray LeonardAmerican boxer b. 1956United StatesAthletes60.0
66thAlistair OvereemDutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer b. 1980United KingdomPoliticians60.0
67thErin RichardsWelsh actress and director b. 1986United KingdomActors59.9
68thAndy DioufFrench footballer b. 2003FranceFootballers59.8
69thMarshall ApplewhiteAmerican cult leader (1931-1997)United StatesActors59.6
70thCraig FergusonBritish actor b. 1962United KingdomActors59.5
71stWinfried KretschmannGerman politician b. 1948GermanyPoliticians59.2
72ndIwona WęgrowskaPolish singer b. 1982Poland ★ #1Musicians59.2
73rdTeófilo GutiérrezColombian footballer b. 1985Colombia ★ #1Footballers59.1
74thRaoul BellanovaItalian footballer b. 2000ItalyFootballers59.0
75thTemba BavumaSouth African cricketer b. 1990South Africa ★ #1Athletes58.9
76thAdel EmamEgyptian actor b. 1940Egypt ★ #1Actors58.8
77thMagda SchneiderGerman actress (1909-1996)GermanyActors58.4
78thQusay HusseinIraqi politician (1966-2003)Iraq ★ #1Politicians58.4
79thCosma Shiva HagenGerman actress b. 1981GermanyActors58.3
80thCaroline of BrunswickQueen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover from... 1768-1821GermanyPoliticians58.1
81stSendhil RamamurthyActor from United States of America b. 1974United StatesActors58.0
82ndRyke Geerd HamerDisbarred German physician (1935-2017)GermanyDoctors57.7
83rdAlan KayAmerican computer scientist b. 1940United StatesDevelopers57.7
84thLeon OsmanEnglish footballer b. 1981United KingdomFootballers57.6
85thFrancesco NutiItalian actor (1955-2023)ItalyActors57.5
86thRafa SilvaPortuguese footballer b. 1993Portugal ★ #1Footballers57.4
87thGrace ZabriskieAmerican actress b. 1941United StatesActors57.3
88thLittle GerhardSwedish singer b. 1934Sweden ★ #1Musicians57.3
89thFerenc KrauszAustrian-Hungarian laser physicist and university teacher b. 1962Austria ★ #1Scientists57.0
90thMichel de CerteauFrench Jesuit and scholar (1925-1986)FranceAcademics56.9
91stPaige TurcoAmerican actress b. 1965United StatesActors56.8
92ndPeter HinwoodEnglish film actor b. 1946United KingdomActors56.7
93rdCristian GamboaCosta Rican footballer b. 1984Costa Rica ★ #1Footballers56.7
94thRyu MatsumotoJapanese politician (1951-2018)JapanPoliticians56.6
95thGary PaulsenAmerican writer (1939-2021)United StatesWriters56.5
96thVjosa OsmaniPresident of the Republic of Kosovo since 2021 b. 1982Politicians56.5
97thMaki SakaiJapanese actress b. 1970JapanActors56.5
98thJimmie ÅkessonSwedish politician b. 1979SwedenPoliticians56.5
99thIñigo MartínezSpanish footballer b. 1991SpainFootballers56.4
100thBill BrufordEnglish drummer b. 1949United KingdomMusicians56.3

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Who died on 17 May, ranked the same way.

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