January 17th Birthdays

Susanna Hoffs, singer and guitar player for the Bangles, was born on this date in 1959

Also born on January 17th:

• 1939
  Maury Povich, American talk show host
• 1943
  Geoffrey Deuel, American actor
  Chris Montez, American singer
• 1949
  Mick Taylor, British musician
• 1953
  Carlos Johnson, American blues musician
  Jeff Berlin, American musician
• 1954
  Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer. environmental activist
• 1955
  Steve Earle, American musician
• 1956
  Paul Young, English musician
• 1957
  Steve Harvey, American actor, comedian
• 1960
  John Crawford, American musician
  Chili Davis, Jamaican-born American baseball player
• 1962
  Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian
• 1964
  Andy Rourke, English bass guitarist
  Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
• 1966
  Stephin Merritt, American singer and songwriter
  Joshua Malina, American actor
  Shabba Ranks, Jamaican singer
• 1967
  Richard Hawley, English singer, guitarist
• 1968
  Craig Strong, American actor
• 1969
  Naveen Andrews, British actor
• 1971
  Kid Rock, American singer
• 1974
  Derrick Mason, American football player
• 1975
  Freddy Rodriguez, Puerto Rican-American actor
• 1980
  Zooey Deschanel, American actress
• 1981
  Scott Mechlowicz, American actor
  Ray J, American R&B singer
• 1982
  Dwyane Wade, American basketball player
  Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer
• 1986
  Hale Appleman, American actor
• 1989
  Hollie-Jay Bowes, English actress

January Birthday Calendar

Died on January 17th:

• 1893
  Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th U.S. President (age 70)
• 1927
  Juliette Gordon Low, American Girl Scouts founder (age 66)
• 1972
  Betty Smith, American author, playwright (age 75)
• 2003
  Richard Crenna, American actor, director (age 76)
• 2004
  Ray Stark, American film producer (age 88)
• 2005
  Virginia Mayo, American actress, singer (age 84)
• 2007
  Art Buchwald, American journalist, author (age 81)
• 2008
  Bobby Fischer, American chess champion (age 64)
• 2010
  Erich Segal, American author, screenwriter (age 72)
• 2011
  Don Kirshner, American songwriter, producer (age 76)
• 2012
  Johnny Otis, American singer, songwriter (age 90)
• 2013
  Lizbeth Webb, English soprano, actress (age 86)
• 2015
  Don Harron, Canadian actor, screenwriter (age 90)
• 2018
  Jessica Falkholt, Australian actress (age 29)
• 2019
  Windsor Davies, British actor (age 88)
• 2022
  Yvette Mimieux, American actress (age 80)