Famous Birthdays for June 17
In short: See who shares your birthday — or pick any date below to browse famous people born on that day. Each celebrity links back to their zodiac sign's full profile.
Birthdays for 17th of June
| Name | Year | City | State/Country |
| Venus Williams | 1980 | Lynwood | California |
| Tennis Pro, known for her awesome talent, but also for her combative nature and bad manners, boastful | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Libra | |||
| Jason Patric | 1966 | Queens | New York |
| Actor, born Jason Miller, films include "The Lost Boys", Rush", "Speed Cruise 2", previously involved with Julia Roberts | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Gemini | |||
| Greg Kinnear | 1963 | Logansport | Indiana |
| Actor, TV talk show "Talk Soup", began acting career in TV movies, films inc. "Sabrina" 1995, "As Good as it Gets" 1997 | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Gemini | |||
| Kelly Lee Curtis | 1956 | Santa Monica | California |
| Actress, daughter of Tony and Janet Leigh Curtis, sister Jamie Lee, helped get father into rehab in 1984 | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Libra | |||
| John Norman Collins | 1947 | Windsor | Canada |
| Serial killer, known as the "Michigan Co-ed Killer", raped, tortured and murdered 9 women | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Virgo | |||
| Barry Manilow | 1943 | Brooklyn | New York |
| Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter, hit songs include "Mandy", "Copa Cabana", "I Write the Song" | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Leo | |||
| Dean Martin | 1917 | Steubenville | Ohio |
| Actor, singer, teamed with Jerry Lewis 1950-54, two marriages, 7 children, hit song "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime" | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Aries | |||
| Ralph Bellamy | 1904 | Chicago | Illinois |
| Actor, many movies including "Trading Places", died November 29 1991, after long illness | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Virgo | |||
| Anastasia | 1901 | Peterhof | Russia |
| Youngest of 4 daughters to Alexandra and Nicholos II, rumored to have been executed in 1918 | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Capricorn | |||
| M.C. Escher | 1898 | Leeuwarden | Netherlands |
| Artist, explored optical illusions, distorted perspectives, work is still popular today | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Leo | |||
| Igor Stravinsky | 1882 | Oranienbaum | Russia |
| Composer, son of famous opera singer, known for his ballet "Firebird", unpredictable and original in his work | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Virgo | |||
| Andre Derain | 1880 | Chatou | France |
| Artist, called a wild beast for his use of brilliant color, later work influenced by old masters | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Libra | |||
| Grigori Rasputin | 1872 | Tobol'sk | Russia |
| Monk, saint, healer, big influence on last Russian Czar Nicholas 1907 when he aided hemophiliac son, assassinated 1916 | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Capricorn | |||
| Sir William Crookes | 1832 | London | England |
| Scientist, invented the Crookes Tube, a radiometer and a spinthariscope, founder and editor of The Chemical News | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Scorpio | |||
| Charles Gounod | 1818 | Paris | France |
| Composer, best known for opera "Faust", used Bach's prelude in famous "Ave Maria" but deplored its popularity | |||
| Zodiac Sign: Gemini - Ascendant: Gemini | |||