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Famous People Born on August 17

You share your birthday with Robert De Niro and 77 other legends. Here's who was born on August 17.

Your birthday legend
Robert De Niro♌︎
Robert De Niro
Acting legend
♌︎ Leo · born 1943
Your Birthday Archetype
The Champion
You share your birthday with the athletes and competitors who pushed the limits of what's possible.
Birthday Power Score
Creativity98
Determination97
Charisma94
Discipline91
A playful read on the traits of the legends born on this day — for fun, not science.
Entertainers
  • Robert De Niro♌︎Robert De Niro · Acting legend
  • Mae West♌︎Mae West · Singer
  • Sean Penn♌︎Sean Penn · Actor
  • Larry Ellison♌︎Larry Ellison · Actor
  • MO♌︎Maureen O'Hara · Singer
  • TT♌︎Tarja Turunen · Composer
  • HM♌︎Helen McCrory · Actor
  • TF♌︎Taissa Farmiga · Actor
  • +21 more entertainers
Athletes
  • Thierry Henry♌︎Thierry Henry · Footballer
  • J♌︎Jorginho · Footballer
  • PJ♌︎Phil Jagielka · Footballer
  • WG♌︎William Gallas · Footballer
  • DG♌︎Daniel González Güiza · Footballer
  • EM♌︎Ederson Santana de Moraes · Footballer
  • GV♌︎Guillermo Vilas · Tennis player
  • JC♌︎Jim Courier · Tennis player
  • +20 more athletes
Minds & Makers
  • HM♌︎Herta Müller · Writer
  • VN♌︎V. S. Naipaul · Writer
  • PF♌︎Pierre de Fermat · Mathematician
  • TH♌︎Ted Hughes · Poet
  • MS♌︎Mykola Shmatko · Painter
  • UJ♌︎Uhm Jeong-hwa · Dancer
  • MH♌︎Margaret Hamilton · Mathematician
  • RS♌︎Robert Sabatier · Poet
  • +4 more minds & makers
Icons & Explorers
  • AB♌︎Austin Butler · Model
  • NA♌︎Nidhhi Agerwal · Model
  • YA♌︎Yu Aoi · Model
  • CL♌︎Cinta Laura · Model
  • KS♌︎Katalin Szőke · Model
  • RH♌︎Rachel Hurd-Wood · Model
  • SM♌︎Susan Mayer · Model
  • YS♌︎Yoo Seung-ho · Model
  • +1 more icons & explorers

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A curated list of broadly-loved public figures with real, verified birth dates. The Birthday Power Score is a playful interpretation, not science.