Notable Birthdays for September 17
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- The second chief justice of the United States, John Rutledge in 1739
- Norwegian historian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Christian Lous Lange in 1869
- radio news commentator Gabriel Heatter in 1890
- Marriott Corp. founder J. Willard Marriott in 1900
- former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1907
- country music pioneer Hank Williams Sr. in 1923
- football Hall of Fame member George Blanda in 1927
- race car driver Stirling Moss in 1929 (age 85)
- actors Roddy McDowall in 1928, David Huddleston in 1930 (age 84), Anne Bancroft in 1931 and Dorothy Loudon in 1933
- tennis Hall of Fame member Maureen Connolly in 1934
- author Ken Kesey in 1935
- baseball Hall of Fame member Orlando Cepeda in 1937 (age 77)
- former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter in 1939 (age 75)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Phil Jackson, coach of 11 NBA champions, in 1945 (age 69)
- cartoonist Jeff MacNelly in 1947
- actor John Ritter in 1948
- spooky movie hostess Elvira, whose real name is Cassandra Peterson, in 1951 (age 63)
- actor/comedian Rita Rudner in 1953 (age 61)
- designer and television host Nate Berkus in 1971 (age 43)
- and NHL star Alex Ovechkin in 1985 (age 29).
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