November 17th Birthdays

Canadian singer and songwriter Gordon Lightfoot was born on this day in 1938 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. His many hits include “If You Could Read My Mind”; “Sundown”; and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”. Gordon Lightfoot passed away on May 1, 2023 in Toronto.

Also born on November 17th:

1926
Robert Brown, American actor
1935
Bobby Joe Conrad, American football player
1942
Martin Scorsese, American film director
1943
Lauren Hutton, American actress
1944
Danny DeVito, American actor
1946
Martin Barre, English rock musician
1948
East Bay Ray, American musician
1951
Butch Davis, American football coach
Stephen Root, American actor
1958
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, American actress
1964
Mitch Williams, baseball player
1966
Kate Ceberano, Australian singer
Richard Fortus, American guitarist
Sophie Marceau, French actress
1970
Paul Allender, British guitarist
1972
Kimya Dawson, American singer
Leonard Roberts, American actor
1973
Eli Marrero, American baseball player
1974
Leslie Bibb, American actress
1975
Jerome James, American basketball player
Lord Infamous, Rapper
1976
Brandon Call, American actor
Diane Neal, American actress
1978
Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress
Reggie Wayne, American football player
1980
Isaac Hanson, American musician
1981
Sarah Harding, English singer
1983
Ryan Braun, American baseball player
Trevor Crowe, American baseball player
Harry Lloyd, English actor
Nick Markakis, American baseball player
Scott Moore, American baseball player
1990
Shanica Knowles, American actress
1992
Darian Weiss, American actor
1994
Raquel Castro, American actress
Ruby Jane Smith, American singer, musician