Famous people born on 17 October

Eminem leads the birthdays of 17 October. Fame score 88.1, ahead of Norm Macdonald by 4.6.

1. 1EminemMusicians · United States

   88.1turned 54

2. 2Norm MacdonaldComedians · Canada1959-2021

   83.51959-2021

3. 3Alan JacksonMusicians · United States

   78.4turned 68

Also born on 17 October

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44thKeerthy SureshIndian actress b. 1992India ★ #1Actors78.4

55thIsabel Díaz AyusoSpanish politician b. 1978Spain ★ #1Politicians77.3

66thMohombiCongolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer b. 1986Sweden ★ #1Musicians76.9

77thTarkanTurkish singer b. 1972Turkey ★ #1Musicians76.8

88thPope John Paul IPope of the Catholic Church in 1978Italy ★ #1Religious Figures76.6

99thWyclef JeanHaitian rapper b. 1969Haiti ★ #1Musicians76.2

1010thBhagwant MannIndian politician and comedian b. 1972IndiaPoliticians75.8

1111thSimply NailogicalCanadian YouTube personality b. 1988CanadaYouTubers75.7

1212thZiggy MarleyJamaican reggae musician b. 1968Jamaica ★ #1Musicians75.0

1313thShatta WaleGhanaian reggae-dancehall artist b. 1984Ghana ★ #1Musicians74.9

1414thD SmokeAmerican hip hop musician b. 1985United StatesMusicians74.6

1515thFabri FibraItalian rapper b. 1976ItalyMusicians74.5

1616thAlexander UstyugovRussian actor, musician, film and stage director b. 1976Kazakhstan ★ #1Actors74.1

1717thQueen NaijaAmerican singer b. 1995United StatesMusicians74.1

1818thHanumankindIndian rapper and singer b. 1992IndiaMusicians73.6

1919thZbigniew StonogaPolish businessman, video blogger b. 1974Poland ★ #1Founders73.3

2020thAhmad Al-BasheerIraqi comedian and presenter b. 1984Israel ★ #1Comedians72.8

2121stNil KaraibrahimgilTurkish musician, singer and actress b. 1976TurkeyMusicians71.8

2222ndKathy YuenHong Kong actress b. 1988China ★ #1Actors71.1

2323rdIvan DornUkrainian singer and actor b. 1988Ukraine ★ #1Musicians70.2

2424thNicholas BritellAmerican film composer b. 1980United StatesMusicians70.0

2525thArthur MillerAmerican playwright and essayist (1915-2005)United StatesWriters69.8

2626thDami ImAustralian singer b. 1988Australia ★ #1Musicians69.4

2727thBoy WilliamIndonesian actor b. 1991Indonesia ★ #1Actors69.4

2828thPocahBrazilian singer b. 1994Brazil ★ #1Musicians69.3

2929thLuke RockholdAmerican mixed martial artist b. 1984United StatesAthletes69.0

3030thKao Chia-yuTaiwanese politician b. 1980Taiwan ★ #1Politicians68.8

3131stYumi TanimuraJapanese singer-songwriter b. 1965Japan ★ #1Musicians68.7

3232ndRita HayworthAmerican actress (1918-1987)United StatesActors68.0

3333rdKimi RäikkönenFinnish racing driver b. 1979Finland ★ #1Athletes67.9

3434thMartin HeinrichAmerican politician and businessman b. 1971United StatesPoliticians67.2

3535thAlejandra ÁvalosMexican singer, musician and actress b. 1965Mexico ★ #1Musicians67.1

3636thChiquinha GonzagaBrazilian musician and composer (1847-1935)BrazilMusicians66.7

3737thEarl Thomas ConleyAmerican country music singer-songwriter 1941-2019United StatesMusicians66.2

3838thRichard RoeperAmerican writer and film critic b. 1959United StatesWriters65.3

3939thMark GatissBritish actor, screenwriter and novelist b. 1966United Kingdom ★ #1Actors64.5

4040thPrabowo SubiantoPresident of the Republic of Indonesia b. 1951IndonesiaPoliticians64.5

4141stCharles Oliveira Da SilvaBrazilian martial artist b. 1989BrazilAthletes64.5

4242ndDespina OlympiouCypriot singer b. 1975Cyprus ★ #1Musicians64.2

4343rdMontgomery CliftAmerican actor (1920-1966)United StatesActors63.9

4444thFelicity JonesEnglish actress b. 1983United KingdomActors63.2

4545thZhao ZiyangFormer General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party 1919-2005ChinaPoliticians63.1

4646thErnie ElsSouth African professional golfer b. 1969South Africa ★ #163.1

4747thAndy WhitfieldWelsh actor (1971-2011)United KingdomActors62.9

4848thMike QuigleyAmerican politician b. 1958United StatesPoliticians62.5

4949thPablo Iglesias TurriónSpanish politician b. 1978SpainPoliticians62.4

5050thRoger PontareSwedish pop musician b. 1951SwedenMusicians62.1

5151stSmita PatilIndian actress (1955-1986)IndiaActors61.9

5252ndHoward AldenAmerican jazz guitarist b. 1958United StatesMusicians61.8

5353rdMichael McKeanAmerican actor and comedian b. 1947United StatesActors61.7

5454thJosé AlencarVice president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 (1931-2011)BrazilPoliticians61.7

5555thSharon LealAmerican actress and singer b. 1972United StatesActors61.6

5656thAugustus III of PolandKing of Poland, Elector of Saxony (1696-1763)Germany ★ #1Historical Figures61.6

5757thJulie AdamsAmerican actress (1926-2019)United StatesActors61.5

5858thAndré Villas-BoasPortuguese football manager b. 1977Portugal ★ #1Footballers61.5

5959thWitney CarsonAmerican actress and dancer b. 1993United StatesActors61.4

6060thMatthew MacfadyenEnglish actor b. 1974United KingdomActors61.3

6161stHenri de Saint-SimonFrench early socialist theorist (1760-1825)France ★ #1Academics61.3

6262ndDaniel KajmakoskiMacedonian singer b. 1983North Macedonia ★ #1Musicians61.2

6363rdGeorg BüchnerGerman dramatist and writer of poetry and prose (1813-1837)GermanyWriters61.2

6464thMargot KidderCanadian and American actress and activist (1948-2018)CanadaActors61.0

6565thGuéla DouéIvorian footballer b. 2002FranceFootballers60.8

6666thGeorge WendtAmerican actor (1948-2025)United StatesActors60.8

6767thSimon HarrisTánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) of Ireland b. 1986Ireland ★ #1Politicians60.8

6868thMae JemisonAmerican doctor and NASA astronaut b. 1956United StatesDoctors60.6

6969thMaximilian BeierGerman footballer b. 2002GermanyFootballers60.6

7070thEvel KnievelAmerican stunt performer and artist (1938-2007)United StatesArtists60.6

7171stPhilippe SandsBritish/French lawyer, legal academic and author b. 1960United KingdomAcademics60.5

7272ndGraça MachelMozambican humanitarian activist and politician b. 1945South AfricaPoliticians60.5

7373rdMike JudgeAmerican animator b. 1962United StatesDirectors60.5

7474thAdam MichnikPolish essayist and publicist b. 1946PolandWriters60.2

7575thUki GoñiArgentine journalist and historian b. 1953Argentina ★ #1Journalists60.1

7676thYekaterina GamovaRussian Olympic volleyball player b. 1980Russia ★ #160.0

7777thSebastián AbreuUruguayan footballer and manager b. 1976Uruguay ★ #1Footballers59.9

7878thMax IronsBritish actor b. 1985United KingdomActors59.7

7979thSyed Ahmad KhanIndian Muslim reformer and social activist (1817-1898)IndiaAcademics59.6

8080thWood HarrisAmerican actor b. 1969United StatesActors59.3

8181stTori MatsuzakaJapanese actor b. 1988JapanActors59.3

8282ndChris LowellAmerican actor b. 1984United StatesActors59.1

8383rdChuka UmunnaBritish politician and lawyer b. 1978United KingdomPoliticians59.0

8484thPhilippe BarbarinFrench catholic cardinal b. 1950FranceReligious Figures58.6

8585thDmitry PeskovRussian politician and diplomat b. 1967RussiaPoliticians58.5

8686thStephen KovacevichAmerican pianist and conductor 1940-2026United StatesMusicians

8787thWilliam AndersAmerican astronaut and lunar explorer (1933-2024)United StatesScientists57.9

8888thAleksei MiranchukRussian footballer b. 1995RussiaFootballers57.8

8989thHolly HolmAmerican boxer and mixed martial artist b. 1981United StatesAthletes57.7

9090thCheri BustosAmerican lobbyist, politician, & businessperson b. 1961United StatesPoliticians57.6

9191stRob MarshallAmerican film and theatre director and producer b. 1960United StatesDirectors57.6

9292ndBrenda AsnicarArgentine actress b. 1991ArgentinaActors57.1

9393rdBill HudsonAmerican musician and actor b. 1949United StatesMusicians57.1

9494thGrand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of RussiaDuchess consort of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1853-1920)RussiaHistorical Figures57.0

9595thTifaBosnian singer b. 1960Bosnia and Herzegovina ★ #1Musicians56.9

9696thGraeme Le SauxEnglish footballer b. 1968United KingdomFootballers56.9

9797thJerry SiegelAmerican co-creator of Superman 1914-1996United StatesWriters56.9

9898thTheodor EickeGerman SS general, commander of concentration camp... 1892-1943FrancePoliticians56.8

9999thRaúl de TomásCatalán footballer b. 1994SpainFootballers56.8

100100thSam BottomsAmerican actor (1955-2008)United StatesActors56.7

Died on this day

Who died on 17 October, ranked the same way.

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