Notable Birthdays for September 17
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Pope Paul V in 1552
- the second chief justice of the United States, John Rutledge in 1739
- Marriott Corp. founder J. Willard Marriott in 1900
- former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1907
- musician Hank Williams Sr. in 1923
- Football Hall of Fame member George Blanda in 1927
- actor Roddy McDowall in 1928
- race car driver Stirling Moss in 1929
- actor David Huddleston in 1930
- astronaut Edgar Mitchell in 1930
- astronaut Thomas Stafford in 1930
- actor Anne Bancroft in 1931
- actor Dorothy Loudon in 1933
- Tennis Hall of Fame member Maureen Connolly in 1934
- writer Ken Kesey in 1935
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Orlando Cepeda in 1937
- former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter in 1939 (age 85)
- Basketball Hall of Fame member Phil Jackson in 1945 (age 79)
- cartoonist Jeff MacNelly in 1947
- actor John Ritter in 1948
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 1950 (age 73)
- spooky movie hostess Elvira, born Cassandra Peterson, in 1951 (age 73)
- actor/comedian Rita Rudner in 1953 (age 71)
- filmmaker Baz Luhrmann in 1962 (age 62)
- filmmaker Paul Feig in 1962 (age 62)
- businessman/TV personality Robert Herjavec in 1962 (age 62)
- actor Kyle Chandler in 1965 (age 59)
- musician, Doug E. Fresh, born Douglas Davis, in 1966 (age 58)
- celebrity chef Joe Bastianich in 1968 (age 56)
- musician Vin Rock, born Vincent Brown, (Naughty by Nature) in 1970 (age 54)
- TV personality Nate Berkus in 1971 (age 53)
- actor/comedian Bobby Lee in 1971 (age 53)
- actor Nick Cordero in 1978
- musician Chuck Comeau (Simple Plan) in 1979 (age 45)
- hockey player Alex Ovechkin in 1985 (age 39)
- actor Danielle Brooks in 1989 (age 35)
- actor Mena Massoud in 1991 (age 33)
- actor Danny Ramirez in 1992 (age 32)
- NFL star Patrick Mahomes II in 1995 (age 29)
- actor Ella Purnell in 1996 (age 28)
- actor Marquis Rodriguez in 1996 (age 28)
- actor India Amarteifio in 2001 (age 23).
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