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Astrology, birth chart, map of the heavens, biography, picture and horoscope excerpts: you will find on this page all the celebrities born on January, 17, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the picture and detailed map of the heavens by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 34 548 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 34 548 Celebrities
94 celebrities or events were found for January, 17. Biography of DALIDA
Dalida (Born Yolanda Christina Gigliotti) (January 17, 1933 – May 3, 1987) was a French singer of Italian and Egyptian origins. She received 55 golden records and was the first singer to receive a diamond disc. Dalida’s quest for a career in French cinema proved to be of limited success. Instead, she began taking singing lessons, and was booked as a cabaret act on the Champs Elysées, which proved successful. Performing the song "Etrangère au Paradis" in a variety show at Coquatrix’s recently-... Biography of Françoise HARDY
Françoise Hardy (born Françoise Madeleine Hardy, January 17, 1944 in Paris) is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is considered an iconic figure in many respects (fashion, music style, personality) in the Francophile world. Biography Françoise Hardy signed her first contract with the record label Vogue in November 1961. In April 1962, shortly after finishing school, her first album Oh Oh Chéri appeared, with the title song written by Johnny Hallyday's writing duo. The flip side o... Biography of Michelle OBAMA
Michelle LaVaughn Obama (née Robinson, born January 17, 1964) is an American lawyer and the wife of Barack Obama, the President-elect of the United States. She was born and grew up on the South Side of Chicago and graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. After completing her formal education, she returned to Chicago and went to work for the law firm Sidley Austin, on the staff of the Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley, and for the University of Chicago and the University of Chi... Biography of Jim CARREY
James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Golden Globe-winning Canadian-American A-list film actor and comedian. He is known for his manic, slapstick performances in comedy films such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, The Mask, Dumb & Dumber, Me, Myself & Irene, The Cable Guy, Liar Liar, and Bruce Almighty. Carrey has also achieved critical success in dramatic roles in films such as The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. ...
Biography of Mathilde SEIGNER
Mathilde Seigner is a French actress. Mathilde Seigner was born in Paris, France. She is the granddaughter of the respected French actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991). She is the sister of the actress Emmanuelle Seigner and the sister-in-law of the director Roman Polanski.... Biography of Mohammed ALI (CASSIUS CLAY)
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on January 17, 1942) is a retired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion and winner of an Olympic gold medal. In 1999, Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and the BBC. Height: 1m90 1/2 (6'3") Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr., who was named for the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Clay. Ali changed his name after... Biography of Sylvie TESTUD
Sylvie Testud is a French actress and writer, born January 17, 1971 in Lyon. Filmography 1996 : Au-delà du silence (Jenseits der Stille) de Caroline Link 1998 : Karnaval de Thomas Vincent 2000 : Les Blessures assassines de Jean-Pierre Denis 2001 : The Château de Jesse Peretz 2001 : Je rentre à la maison de Manoel de Oliveira 2002 : Der Gläserne Blick de Markus Heltschl 2002 : Jedermanns Fest de Fritz Lehner 2002 : Un moment de bonheur de Antoine Santana 2002 : Les Femmes......
Biography of Benjamin FRANKLIN
Benjamin Franklin (January 17 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most critical Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, environmentalist, and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As a political writer and activist he, more than anyone, invented the idea of an American nation, and as a diplomat during t... Biography of Mel LISBOA
Mel Lisboa Alves (born January 17, 1982) is a Brazilian actress born in Porto Alegre. A precocious child, she began dating at 11, got her first tattoo at 13 years and various small piercings. She started seeing a psychotherapist at 15 and debuted on television as the protagonist in the series Presença de Anita on Brazil's TV Globo, at the age of 19. She acted in telenovelas (Desejos de Mulher — "Woman's Desires" and Como uma Onda — "Like a Wave"), theatre (Moças de Fino Trato) and TV speci... Biography of KID ROCK
Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971 in Romeo, Michigan), better known as Kid Rock, is an American musician. After being cut loose by Jive Records in 1991 after his debut album, "Grits Sandwiches For Breakfast", it would take him 8 years to reappear. In the spring of 1999, his 6th album "Devil Without A Cause" would explode behind the single "Bawitdaba", and would go on to sell 11 million copies. Kid Rock was able to keep the momentum after a slow start on 2001's Cocky, thanks in large pa... Biography of Andy KAUFMAN
Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer, actor, and performance artist. Though many refer to him as a comedian, Kaufman did not self-identify as one. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood; instead, he saw himself as a practitioner of anti-humor or dada absurdist performance art. Kaufman was born in New York City on January 17, 1949 into a Jewish family, the first son of Stanley and Janice (Bernstein) ...
Biography of Marcel PETIOT
Marcel André Henri Félix Petiot (January 17, 1897 – May 25, 1946) was a French doctor who was convicted of multiple murders after the discovery of the remains of twenty six people in his home in Paris after World War II. He is suspected of killing more than sixty victims during his life. Early life Petiot was born January 17, 1897 at Auxerre, France. Later accounts make various claims of his delinquency and criminal acts during childhood and adolescence, but is unclear whether they were inv... Biography of Tom DOOLEY
Thomas Anthony Dooley III (January 17, 1927–January 18, 1961) was an American Catholic who, while serving as a physician in the United States Navy, became increasingly famous for his humanitarian and anti-Communist activities in South East Asia during the late 1950s until his early death from cancer. Based on his experiences working in Vietnam and Laos, he authored a number of popular anti-communist books in the years preceding the Vietnam War. Dooley was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raise... Biography of Naveen ANDREWS
Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born January 17, 1969) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated Indian-English actor. He is known for his roles in The English Patient (1996) and as Sayid in the U.S.A. television series Lost. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Early life Andrews was born in London, England to Nirmala, a psychologist, and Stanley Andrews, a businessman, both immigrants from Kerala, India. He was raised in Wandsworth, South London (beside the River Thames) and had what he has described as ... Biography of Zooey DESCHANEL
Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress and singer. Deschanel made her film debut in 1999's Mumford and soon became known for memorable, deadpan supporting roles in films such as Almost Famous (2000), The New Guy (2002), Big Trouble (2002) and The Good Girl (2002). She then began playing female leads, in All the Real Girls (2003), Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), and Tin Man in 2007. Since 2001, Deschanel has performed in the jazz cabaret ... Biography of Jacques PLANTE
Joseph Jacques Omer "Jake the Snake" Plante (born January 17, 1929 in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec; died February 27, 1986 in Sierre, Switzerland) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 175 lb (80 kg) Assessments and contributions Jacques Plante began playing in the NHL in 1952 for the Montreal Canadiens, where he became well known and played the majority of his career. He was a flamboyant, popular player, known for raising his arms high over h... Biography of Eartha KITT
Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American actress, singer, and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her 1953 Christmas song "Santa Baby". Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world".. She took over the role of Catwoman for the 4th series of the 1960s Batman TV series, replacing Julie Newmar who was unavailable for the final series. Early life Kitt was born Eartha Mae Keith on a cotton plantation in the tiny town of North, South Car...
Biography of YELLE
Julie Budet, best known as Yelle (which means "You enjoy life"), born January 17, 1983 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, is a French singer, daugther of musician François Budet. Discography Albums France France (DL) 2007 Pop-up 1er album studio Date de sortie : 3 septembre 2007 61 — Singles Année Single Classement des ventes Album FR FR (DL) BEL SUI 2006 "Je veux te voir" — — — — Pop-up 2007 "À cause des garçons" 11 — — — "Parle à ma main" (Fatal Bazooka featur...
Biography of PAPE PIE V
Pope St. Pius V (January 17, 1504 – May 1, 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri, from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri, was Pope from 1566 to 1572 and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Involved early on in the Inquisition, as Pope he resisted the influence of Protestants. Ecclesiastical career He was born as Antonio Ghislieri at Bosco in the Duchy of Milan (now Bosco Marengo in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont), Italy. At the age of fourteen he entered the Dominican Order, taking the name ... Biography of James Earl JONES
James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor of film and stage well known for his deep basso voice. Early life Jones was born Todd Jones in Arkabutla Township, Tate County, Mississippi, the son of Ruth Connolly, a teacher and maid, and Robert Earl Jones (1910-2006), an actor, boxer, butler, and chauffeur who left the family before James Earl's birth. Jones and his father reconciled many years later in the 1980s and 1990s.... Biography of Betty WHITE
Betty White (born January 17, 1922) is a five-time Emmy Award-winning American film and television actress with a career spanning sixty years. She also appeared in radio programs, in movies and the theater, in commercials, and was also a talk show host and a game show host, but is best known for her roles in the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Personal life White was born Betty Marion White in Oak Park, Illinois, the daughter of Tess, a homem...
Biography of Conrad MORICAND
Conrad Moricand, sometimes called Téricand, born January 17, 1887 in Paris, was a French astrologer, occulist, cartoonist and illustrator.... Biography of Miguel MARTINEZ
Miguel Martinez (born on January 17, 1976 in Fourchambault) is a French cyclist specializing in competitive mountain biking. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia after having finished in fourth place in the inaugural event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Biography of Geoffrey DEUEL
Geoffrey Jacob Deuel (born January 17, 1943) is an American actor. Deuel is best-known for playing Billy the Kid in the movie Chisum (1970). He has been in several movie and television productions through the years including The Mod Squad, Ironside, and The Name of the Game. He was the brother of Pete Duel, who starred in Love on a Rooftop and Alias Smith and Jones.... Biography of Susanna HOFFS (THE BANGLES)
Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American vocalist and rhythm guitarist best known for being a member of the all-female pop band The Bangles. Early life Hoffs was born on the Westside of Los Angeles, California to a Jewish family. Her mother played records of The Beatles for Hoffs when she was a child and she began playing the guitar in her teens. She eventually joined with Vicki Peterson and Debbi Peterson, which would later become The Bangles. Hoffs attended Palisades High S... Biography of Duane HANSON
Duane Hanson (January 17, 1925–January 6, 1996) was an American artist based in South Florida, a sculptor known for his lifecast realistic works of people, cast in various materials, including polyester resin, fiberglass, Bondo and bronze. His work is often associated with the Pop Art movement, as well as surrealism. Background Hanson was born in Alexandria, Minnesota. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College in 1946 and his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield...
Biography of Anne BRONTE
Anne Brontë (IPA: ) (January 17, 1820 – May 28, 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest of the Brontë literary family. She used the pen name Acton Bell. She was born in the village of Thornton, near Bradford, Yorkshire, England, the last of six children. After the family moved to Haworth in 1821 where her father, Patrick Brontë, was appointed perpetual curate, Anne's mother, Maria Branwell Brontë, died of cancer. In 1825, her two eldest siblings, Maria and Elizabeth died of tuberc... Biography of Dwyane WADE
Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames include "Flash" and "D-Wade". Wade was named 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. Despite the unorthodox spelling, Wade's first name is pronounced as Dwayne; often in print media, it is misspelled as such. Wade has established himself as one of the more well-known and popular players in the le... Biography of Carolina ARDOHAIN
Ana Carolina Ardohain Dos Santos (born January 17, 1978 in General Acha, La Pampa) is a supermodel and television star in Argentina, also known by the nickname "Pampita". Her mother Tanhia Dos Santos is Brazilian by birth. At the age of 17, Ana left home and went to Buenos Aires. She worked in sales until a casting agent spotted her. The casting agent wanted not only a pretty face but a girl with character. Pampita fit this role. Her still photography work includes the likes of Victoria's Secret...
Biography of Anton CHEKHOV
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (January 29 1860 – July 15 1904) (Russian: Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов, Russian pronunciation: ) was a Russian short-story writer and playwright. His playwriting career produced four classics, while his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my...
Biography of Sadruddin AGA KHAN
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (January 17, 1933 – May 12, 2003) served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1978, during which he reoriented the agency's focus beyond Europe and prepared it for an explosion of complex refugee issues. He was also a proponent of greater collaboration between non-governmental organizations and UN agencies. The Prince's interest in ecological issues led him to establish the Bellerive Foundation in the late 1970s, and he was a knowledgeable and r... Biography of Shari LEWIS
Shari Lewis (born Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz; January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998) was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, most popular during the 1960s. She is best known as the original puppeteer of Lamb Chop, first appearing on Hi Mom, a local morning show that aired on WNBC in New York. Lewis' father was a founding member of Yeshiva University in New York City. Her parents encouraged her to perform, and by age 13 her father taught her to perform specialized... Biography of Carole McDONALD
Carole McDonald, born January 17, 1918 in Sacramento, California, is an American singer. She was also an astrologer....
Biography of Didier LECAT
Didier Lecat, born January 17, 1946 in Paris, died October 24, 2004 in Paris, was a French TV host ("La Chasse au trésor" (1982-1984). He is the father of Mathieu Lecat and father-in-law of French singer Hélène Ségara.... Biography of Sebastian JUNGER
Sebastian Junger (born January 17, 1962 in Belmont, Massachusetts) is an American author and journalist. He graduated from Concord Academy in 1980 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in cultural anthropology in 1984. He received a National Magazine Award in 2000 for "The Forensics of War," published in Vanity Fair in 1999. In 1997, with the publication of his work, The Perfect Storm, he was touted as the new Hemingway, and helped usher a renewed interest in adventure ...
Biography of Michel LANCELOT
Michel Lancelot, born January 17, 1938 in Paris and died February 1984 (heart attack), was a French TV host, radio host and sometimes actor. Bibliography Anton Bruckner : l'homme et son œuvre, Seghers, coll. Musiciens de tous les temps, Paris, 1964 Je veux regarder Dieu en face : vie, mort et résurrection des hippies, Albin Michel, Paris, 1968 Campus : violence ou non-violence, Albin Michel, Paris, 1971 Le jeune lion dort avec la queue entre ses dents : génies et faussaires de la con... Biography of Coco LEE
Ferren Lee-Kelly (born January 17, 1976), popularly known as Coco Lee, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, record producer and actress.. She is the first and only Asian artist to have multiple top-three singles in the MTV Asia Hitlist. "Do You Want My Love" also entered the music charts in America and the entire album, "Just No Other Way" gave Coco a break in the English market. Coco had first gained recognition when she won first runner-up in the 1993 New Talent Singing Awards with her own rend...
Biography of August WEISMANN
Friedrich Leopold August Weismann (Birth. January 17, 1834 in Frankfurt am Main; Death. November 5, 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau, ) was a German biologist. Ernst Mayr ranked him the second most notable evolutionary theorist of the 19th century, after Charles Darwin. Weismann advocated the germ plasm theory, according to which (in a multicellular organism) inheritance only takes place by means of the germ cells—the gametes such as egg cells and sperm cells. Other cells of the body—somatic cell... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||