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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on September, 17, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,668 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,668 Celebrities
111 celebrities or events were found for September, 17. Add to favourites (60 fans)Biography of Adriana Karembeu
Adriana Sklenaříková (married name: Adriana Karembeu) (born 17 September 1971, Brezno, Slovakia) is a Slovak fashion model. She was born to a Slovak mother and Czech father in Brezno, a small town of central Slovakia (then part of Czechoslovakia). Having originally studied medicine in Prague, Adriana gave up her studies to become a model. On December 22, 1998, she married French football player Christian Karembeu and took his name. She was also one of the models for Wonderbra and was very popular in Europe for her Wonderbra billboards. She lives permanently in Paris, but she has also lived in various cities in Europe such as Athens and Madrid.... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Anastacia
Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk; September 17, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, Oceania, South Africa, and South America, but has not had as much success in her native United States. Her debut album, Not That Kind, released in 2000, achieved top ten sales in eight countries in Europe, Asia, and Oceania, and went triple platinum in Australia; her debut single "I'm Outta Love", was also a hit in Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany and the UK. In 2005, she was recognized for worldwide sales of over 20 million albums/records. Anastacia is world-renowned for her powerful soul voice, and her small stature –5 feet 3 inches (160 cm)– has also led to her being nicknamed "The Little Lady with The Big Voice". She was also known... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1949) is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror host persona "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark". She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation. Her wicked vampish appearance was offset by her comical character, quick-witted personality and Valley girl-type speech. Early life Although born in Manhattan, Kansas, Peterson grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and graduated from General William J. Palmer High School in 1967. Days after graduating, she drove to Las Vegas, Nevada were she became a showgirl at The Dunes. The guinness book of world records cited her as the youngest showgirl in Las Vegas history. In the early ... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Stéphane Rousseau
Stéphane Rousseau is a Canadian actor. He starred in the Academy Award winning film The Barbarian Invasions (French: Les Invasions barbares). Filmography 1998 : La petite vie 1998 : Chicago 2002 : Les dangereux (film sorti uniquement au Québec) 2003 : Les Invasions barbares 2005 : The locrian mode 2006 : Rôle de Bo dans la série Le cœur a ses raisons 2007 : Astérix aux Jeux olympiques 2007 (for 2008) : Modern Love avec Alexandra Lamy... Biography of Akhenaton (rapper)
Akhenaton (real name Philippe Fragione) (born September 17, 1968) is a French rapper and producer of French hip hop. Born in Marseille in 1968, of Neapolitan origins. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza, and Spectre. He became famous as a member of the group IAM, and has since made a number of records, both with IAM and as a solo artist. He is a convert to Islam. Akhenaton has also worked as a producer, producing songs for several French rappers and groups such as Passi, Stomy Bugsy, Chiens de Paille, Fonky Family, Freeman (a fellow member of IAM who has since made his break as a solo artist), La Brigade, Le 3ème Œil, etc. He is the creator of the record label Côté Obscur, the publishing house La Cosca, and the vinyl record label 361. Akhenaton was born Philippe... Biography of Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. A former player for the New York Knicks, Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association. His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998; during his tenure in Chicago, Jackson led Chicago to six NBA titles. His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won three consecutive NBA titles 2000-2002. In total, Jackson has won 9 NBA titles as a coach, a record shared with Red Auerbach. Jackson is known for his use of Tex Winter's triangle offense as well as a holistic approach to coaching that is influenced by Eastern philosophy, ... Biography of Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft (September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an iconic Academy Award, Golden Globe, Tony, and Emmy-winning American actress. Early life Bancroft was born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in the Bronx, New York to Michael and Mildred Italiano, both children of Italian immigrants. Bancroft graduated Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx in 1948, and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Actors Studio, and the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women at UCLA. After appearing in a number of live television dramas under the name "Anne Marno", she was told to change her surname for her film debut in Don't Bother to Knock in 1952, and she chose the surname "Bancroft" because she felt it was "elegant". Career Bancroft was a contract player in... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of John Ritter
Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor and comedian best known for his role of Jack Tripper in the sitcom Three's Company. Career Ritter headlined several stage performances before he was made a star by appearing in the hit sitcom Three's Company (the Americanized version of the 1970s British Thames Television series Man About the House) in 1977, playing a single ladies' man and culinary student, Jack Tripper, who lived with two female roommates. Jack pretended to be homosexual to keep the landlords appeased over their living arrangement. The show spent several seasons at or near the top of the TV ratings in the U.S. before ending in 1984. Ritter went on for one more year on the spin-off Three's a Crowd. The original series has been ... Biography of Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece
Marie Chantal, Crown Princess Pavlos of Greece, Princess of Denmark (née Marie-Chantal Claire Miller, born September 17, 1968), is an international socialite, designer of children's clothes, the wife of HRH Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark, a daughter of duty-free billionaire Robert W. Miller, and one of the three famously well-married Miller Sisters. Family and Education Greek Royal Family HM King Constantine II HM Queen Anne-Marie HRH Crown Prince Pavlos HRH Crown Princess Marie-Chantal HRH Princess Maria Olympia HRH Prince Konstantinos Alexios HRH Prince Achileas Andreas HRH Prince Odysseas Kimon HRH Princess Alexia HRH Prince Nikolaos HRH Princess Theodora HRH Prince Philippos HM Queen Sofia of Spain HRH Princess Irene Her father is... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tizy Bone
Tizy Bone is a French singer, born September 17, 1980 in Madagascar. He was a member of pop group Tragédie. He sings now with the name of Y-zit. His first single is named Ola.... Biography of Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude Carrière (born September 19, 1931 in Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France) is a screenwriter and actor. He was a frequent collaborator with Luis Buñuel. He is president of La Fémis. His collaboration with Buñuel began with the film Diary of a Chambermaid, for which he co-wrote the screenplay (with Buñuel) and also played the part of a village priest. He and the director would collaborate on the scripts of all Buñuel's later films, including Belle de Jour, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Phantom of Liberty, That Obscure Object of Desire, and The Milky Way. He also wrote The Return of Martin Guerre, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Valmont, The Bengali Night, and Chinese Box, and co-wrote Max, Mon Amour with director Nagisa Oshima. He also collaborated with Pet... Biography of Hank Williams
Hank Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who has also become an icon of country music, and was one of the most influential musicians and songwriters of the 20th century. A leading pioneer of the honky tonk style, he had numerous hit records, and his charismatic performances and succinct compositions increased his fame. His songbook is one of the backbones of country music, and several of his songs are pop standards as well. He has been covered in a range of pop, gospel, blues and rock styles. His premature death at the age of twenty-nine helped fuel his legend. His son (Randall) Hank Williams, Jr., nicknamed 'Bocephus', his daughter Jett Williams, and his grandchildren Hank Williams III, Holly Williams, and Hilary Williams are also... Biography of Jean-Marie Lustiger
His Eminence Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger (French pronunciation: /ʒɑ̃ maʀi lystiʒe/) (September 17, 1926 – August 5, 2007) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop emeritus of Paris, having served as archbishop from 1981 until his resignation in 2005. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983.Career Lustiger was born Aaron Lustiger in Paris, to the Polish Jews Charles and Gisèle Lustiger, whose family had settled in France before World War I. When the Germans occupied France in 1940, he was sent to live with a Christian family in Orléans. He and his sister Arlette converted to Catholicism and were baptized by the Bishop of Orléans, Jules-Marie Courcoux, on August 21, 1940. His parents were deported, and his mother died in the Ausch... Biography of Ken Kesey
Kenneth Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American author, best known for his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as a counter-cultural figure who, some consider, was a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. "I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a hippie," Kesey said in a 1999 interview with Robert K. Elder. Early life Ken Kesey was born in La Junta, Colorado to Edward and Dulce Kesey. Later he moved with his family to Springfield, Oregon. A champion wrestler in both high school and college, he eloped with his high-school sweetheart, Faye Haxby, between high school graduation and starting college at the University of Oregon. They had three children, Jed, Zane, and Shannon. Kesey had another child, Suns... Biography of Denise Grey
Jeanne Verthuy, best known as Denis Grey, was a French actress, born September 17, 1896 in Turin, Italy, died January 13, 1996, in Paris, France. She has a daugther, Suzanne Grey, actress born June 28, 1917, born December 13, 2005. Filmography 1942 : Boléro de Jean Boyer 1947 : Le Diable au corps de Claude Autant-Lara 1953 : La Tournée des grands ducs d'André Pellenc 1972 : Les Rois maudits (TV) de Marcel Jullian et Claude Barma 1980 : La Boum de Claude Pinoteau 1982 : La Boum 2 de Claude Pinoteau 1988 : Les saisons du plaisir de Jean-Pierre Mocky... Biography of Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Messner (born September 17, 1944) is a mountaineer and explorer from South Tyrol in Italy, often cited as the greatest mountain climber of all time, noted for making the first solo ascents of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and for being the first climber to ascend all fourteen "eight-thousanders" (peaks over 8,000 metres above sea level). Born in Brixen-Bressanone, South Tyrol/Alto Adige (Italy) and a native speaker of German, he grew up in Villnöß/Funes (Dolomites) and spent his early years climbing in the Alps and fell in love with the Dolomites. His father, Josef Messner, was a teacher. He was also very strict and sometimes severe with Reinhold. Josef led Reinhold to his first summit at the age of five. Reinhold had eight brothers and one sister: he later climbed ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruce Spence
Bruce Spence (born September 17, 1945) is an Australian character actor. He is perhaps most famous as the Gyro Captain in Mad Max 2 (also known as "The Road Warrior") and Jedediah the pilot in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. He also performed the voice of Chum in Finding Nemo, the Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the Trainman in The Matrix Revolutions and Tion Medon in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Height: 6' 7" (2.01 m) He is rumoured to be the first actor considered for the role of Scorpius, the lead villain of the television series Farscape. The role eventually went to Wayne Pygram. Further, he and fellow Australian actor Lachy Hulme were rumoured to be considered for the role of The Joker in the sequel to 2005's Batman Begins, before H... Biography of Chuck Comeau
Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau (September 17, 1979) is a French Canadian musician best known as the drummer for pop punk band Simple Plan. He currently uses Drum Workshop's drums and Zildjian cymbals . Comeau started his music career in Reset with fellow bandmate Pierre Bouvier. After the band's first CD was released, Comeau left the band and went to McGill University to pursue a degree in Law, intending to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer. After reuniting with Bouvier at a concert, he soon left school and helped Bouvier to form Simple Plan. In Simple Plan, Comeau, along with Bouvier, are the main songwriters. He is sometimes known as the "writer" of the band as he does most of the lyrics, writes all the concepts, and writes the scripts to Simple Plan's music videos. ... Biography of Roddy McDowall
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English/American actor. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Early life McDowall was born in Herne Hill, London, the son of Winsfriede L. (née Corcoran), an Irish-born aspiring actress, and Thomas Andrew McDowall, a Merchant Mariner of Scottish descent. Both of his parents were enthusiastic about the theatre. He had a sister, Virginia (1927 - 2006). McDowall made his first major film appearance at age twelve (though he had previously appeared in several British films), after he and his family came to America because of The Blitz. He played Huw in How Green Was My Valley (1941) a rôle that made his name, and he appeared in other films as a child actor, including The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The White Cliffs ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rasheed Wallace
Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays Center for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. At 6 ft 11½ in (212 cm) and 230 lb (104 kg), Wallace plays power forward or center depending on the opposition. Originally selected out of the University of North Carolina by the Washington Bullets (now the Wizards) as the fourth pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, Wallace was named to the All-Rookie second team following his first season. Following the same season he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant. He had a career-high 42 points against the Denver Nuggets in 2000 and was a key member of the Blazers team that made it to the Western Conference Finals that s... Biography of Kyle Chandler
Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17, 1965) is an Emmy-nominated American film and television actor best known for his roles in the television shows Early Edition and Friday Night Lights. Personal life Chandler was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Sally, a dog breeder, and Edward Chandler, a farm owner and pharmaceutical sales representative. He was raised in Loganville, Georgia and near Chicago, Illinois, and educated at the University of Georgia, in Athens. He is married to Katherine Chandler and has two daughters named Sydney and Sawyer. Career Chandler was signed by an ABC scout in 1988 on a talent search. Chandler's first major role on television was as the Cleveland Indians rightfielder Jeff Metcalf in the ABC show Homefront. Homefront was a drama set in the late ... Biography of Jerôme Bonaldi
Jérôme Bonaldi, born September 17, 1952 in Lyon is a French TV host and radio host.... Biography of Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann on September 17, 1962) is an Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are distinguished by their flamboyant theatricality and oversaturated colours. Luhrmann was raised in Herons Creek, a tiny rural settlement in northern New South Wales, where his father ran a petrol station and a movie theatre, both of which would influence his son's filmmaking career. He attended St. Joseph's Hasting Regional School, Port Macquarie 1975-1978 and Narrabeen High School. His nickname was given to him due to a perceived resemblance to the character Basil Brush. Luhrmann married Catherine Martin, the production designer on all of his films, on January 26, 1997. They have two children, Lillian Amanda Luhrman... Biography of Pixie Geldof
Pixie Geldof, born September 17, 1990 in London, is one of the daughter of Bob Geldof. Geldof's long-term partner and later wife was Paula Yates. Yates was a rock journalist, presenter of the cutting-edge music show The Tube, and most notorious for her in-bed interviews on the show The Big Breakfast. Geldof met Paula when she became an obsessed fan of the Boomtown Rats during the band's early days. They got together as a couple in 1976 when Yates travelled by aeroplane to Paris, to surprise him when the band was playing there. Before they married, the couple had a daughter, Fifi Trixibelle Geldof, born March 31, 1983 (and while Geldof was still allegedly conducting an affair with the young Claire King). After 10 years together, Bob and Paula married in June 1986 in Las Vegas with Sim... Biography of Nicolas de Condorcet
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet (September 17, 1743 – March 28, 1794) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist who devised the concept of a Condorcet method. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he advocated a liberal economy, free and equal public education, constitutionalism, and equal rights for women and people of all races. His ideas and writings were said to embody the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment and rationalism, and remain influential to this day. He died a mysterious death in prison after a period of being a fugitive from French Revolutionary authorities. Early life Condorcet was born in Ribemont, Aisne, and descended from the ancient family of Caritat, who took their title from the town of Condorcet in Dauphiné, of... Biography of Edgar Mitchell
Edgar Dean Mitchell, D.Sc. (born September 17, 1930) is an American pilot and astronaut. As the lunar module pilot of Apollo 14, he spent nine hours of February 9, 1971 moonwalking on the Fra Mauro formation, making him the sixth man to walk on the Moon. Mitchell was born in Hereford, Texas. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial management from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1952. The following year he joined the US Navy where he trained as a pilot and flew off the aircraft carriers USS Bon Homme Richard and USS Ticonderoga. Later he qualified as a research pilot and taught at the navy's research pilot school. While in the Navy he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree ... Biography of Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V (Rome, September 17, 1552 – January 28, 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was Pope from May 16, 1605 until his death. Early life He was born into the noble Borghese family of Siena which had recently fled to Rome, and ROMANUS appears in most of his inscriptions. He began as a lawyer educated at Perugia and Padua. Cardinal In June 1596 he was made cardinal and Cardinal-Vicar of Rome by Pope Clement VIII, and had as secretary Niccolò Alamanni. Papacy Election When Pope Leo XI died, 1605, Cardinal Borghese became Pope over a number of candidates including Caesar Baronius and Robert Bellarmine, his neutrality in the factional times made him an ideal compromise candidate. In character he was very stern and unyielding, a lawyer rather than diplomat, who defended the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernest Bichat
Ernest Bichat, born September 17,1845 in Luneville, died in 1905 in Nancy, was a French physicist, teacher and researcher.... Biography of Marianne Yen
Marianne Yen, born September 17, 1962 in Tapei, is an Asian reporter and writer.... Biography of Gisèle Pascal
Gisèle Pascal (17 September 1921 - 2 February 2007) was a French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. She was born Gisèle Marie Madeleine Tallone at Cannes in France. Her first movie role was in 1942's L'Arlésienne. For six years, she was involved in a relationship with Prince Rainier, but a contemplated marriage was called off when a medical examination reported that she was infertile. It is widely believed that this was publicized by Rainier's sister, Princess Antoinette of Monaco, who had plans to oust her brother from power and replace him with her own son, Christian de Massy. Pascal subsequently married actor Raymond Pellegrin on 8 October 1955 and bore him a daughter, Pascale Pellegrin, on 12 September 1962.... Biography of Bernhard Riemann
Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann (German pronunciation: ; September 17, 1826 – July 20, 1866) was an influential German mathematician who made lasting contributions to analysis and differential geometry, some of them enabling the later development of general relativity. Biography Early years Riemann was born in Breselenz, a village near Dannenberg in the Kingdom of Hanover in what is the Federal Republic of Germany today. His father, Friedrich Bernhard Riemann, was a poor Lutheran pastor in Breselenz who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. His mother, Charlotte Ebell, died before her children had reached adulthood. Riemann was the second of six children, shy, and suffered from numerous nervous breakdowns. Riemann exhibited exceptional mathematical skills, such as fantastic calculation a... Biography of Damon Hill
Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE (born 17 September 1960 in London) is a retired British racing driver from England. In 1996 Hill won the Formula One World Championship; as the son of the late Graham Hill, he is the only son of a world champion to win the title. His father died in a plane crash when Hill was 15, leaving the family in reduced circumstances and Hill came to professional motorsports at the relatively late age of 23 by racing motorcycles. After some minor success, he moved on to single-seater racing cars, and progressed steadily up the ranks to the International Formula 3000 championship by 1989, where although often competitive he never won a race. Hill became a test driver for the Formula One title-winning Williams team in 1992. He was unexpectedly promoted to the Williams ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jennifer Pena
Jennifer Marcella Peña (born September 17, 1983 in San Antonio, Texas), is a three-time Grammy-nominated, Latin Pop/Tejano singer and actress who has sold over 3.5 million records internationally. Jennifer is the third and youngest daughter of Jaime and Mary Peña with other siblings Janet and Jackie . Jennifer is of Mexican descent native to the state of Texas raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. Los Jetz ERA Jennifer first achieved notoriety after performing at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas during a Selena tribute concert in 1995 while under management with Q Productions and Abraham Quintanilla II, who was Selena's father and former manager. This was Jennifers first public performance on a grand scale performing Bidi Bidi Bom Bom a #1 song for the late Latin superstar Selena. Jennifers ... Biography of Jacques Duboin
Jacques Duboin, born September 17, 1878* in Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, died March 17, 1976 in Versailles, was a French businessman, industrialist, bankier and politician. (* Wikipedia gives 1879 but other sources give 1878). Bibliography 1923 : Réflexions d'un « Français moyen » (Payot, éd.) 1925 : la Stabilisation du franc (Rivière, éd.) 1931 : Nous faisons fausse route (Éditions des portiques) 1932 : la Grande Relève des hommes par la machine (Fustier, éd.) 1934 : Ce qu'on appelle la crise (recueil d'articles parus dans « l'Œuvre ») 1934 : la Grande Révolution qui vient (les Éditions nouvelles) 1935 : Kou l'ahuri (Fustier, éd.) 1935 : En route vers l'abondance (Fustier, éd.) 1937 : Lettre à tout le monde (Fustier, éd.) 1937 : Libération (Grasset, éd.) 1938 : Égalité économ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Big Brother Karen
Karen Fowler, divorcee, was a contestant on Big Brother 1. She was most remembered for asking to divorce her husband on national television. She had also asked the television audience to vote for her to leave the Big Brother house since she missed her kids. Karen was marked for banishment in Week 6, and was banished on Day 43. Brittany revealed that Karen had moved to Los Angeles and settled there with her family.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marie-Thérèse Hermange
Marie-Thérèse Hermange (born 17 September 1947) is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents Paris and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.... Biography of Regina Deutinger
Regina Deutinger (born 17 September 1982 in Munich, West Germany) is a German model and was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for April 2008. She was also Playmate of the Month for the German edition of Playboy in October 2006, which is considered a premier selection as the "Oktoberfest" (or "Wiesn") playmate.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bakary Koné
Bakari Koné (born September 17, 1981 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian football striker who plays for the Côte d'Ivoire national team and French Ligue 1 side OGC Nice. The Early Years Like many other Ivorian stars, he began his career at the famed youth academy at ASEC Abidjan, run by Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou in his home country. He stayed in the academy for five years before joining the first team squad and turning professional in 1999. During his time with the ASEC first team Bakari won the Ivorian League three times, and also the African Supercup before moving on. In 2002 he joined Qatari club Al-Ittihad, staying in the Gulf for just six months, before moving to France where he joined the then Ligue 2 outfit FC Lorient following a successful trial. It was here that Koné... Biography of Stacy Kamano
Stacy Lee Kamano (born September 17, 1974 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American television actress, best known for her role on Baywatch Hawaii. Stacy Kamano was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the age of 11, she won the title "Miss Tropical Pre-Teen Hawaii" and decided to pursue a career as a model and actress. Kamano joined the cast of the television series Baywatch in 1999, playing the role of lifeguard Kekoa Tanaka. Kamano was a cast member in the show's final two seasons. Kamano has also hosted the television series Extreme Sports and Hotlines. She attended Kalaheo High School, in Kailua Oahu, Hawaii from 1991-1992.... Biography of Albertine Sarrazin
Albertine Sarrazin (September 17, 1937, Algiers—July 10, 1967, Montpellier, France) was a French author most famous for her semi-autobiographical novel L'Astragale. She was born in Algiers and adopted by a family that moved her to Aix-en-Provence. She was abused by a family member and constantly had conflicts with them, leading to an intense distaste for authority that stayed with her the rest of her life. Although she was intelligent and did well in her studies, her family sent her to a reformatory school in Marseilles. She escaped to Paris where she satisfied her thirst for literature and art while dabbling in prostitution. In 1953, a bungled hold-up had her sent to Fresnes Prison. Upon escaping (and breaking her ankle in the process) she met Julien Sarrazin, and the two were soon mar... Biography of Matthew Settle
Matthew Settle (born September 17, 1969) is an American actor known for playing Capt. Ronald Speirs on the HBO show Band of Brothers. Career Matthew Settle currently plays Rufus Humphrey on the new CW show Gossip Girl. Personal life Matthew Settle was born in Hickory, North Carolina, the son of Joan and Dr. Robert Settle, who is a Baptist minister. He is the youngest of six children, having two sisters and three brothers. In 2007, Settle revealed that in 2006 he eloped to marry Israeli Jewish actress/model Naama Nativ. Filmography Gossip Girl (2007-present) — Rufus Humphrey Blue Smoke (2007) — Bo Goodnight Brothers and Sisters (2006) — Jonathan Beneath (2006) — John The Celestine Prophecy (2006) — John Into the West (2005) — Jacob Wheeler Rancid (2004) Dec... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Désire-Emile Inghelbrecht
Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (born, Paris, 17 September 1880, died Paris, 14 February 1965) was a French composer, conductor and writer. Life and career Inghelbrecht was the son a viola-player, studied at the Paris Conservatoire and made his debut as a conductor in 1908 at the Théâtre des Arts. Inghelbrecht entered the Conservatoire aged 7 and studied solfege, harmony and violin. At the aged of 16 he was expelled when caught playing the violin in local cafes. Around this time he was appointed second violin at the Concerts de l'Opéra; his friend Pierre Monteux, then conductor of the Concerts Berlioz, would use him as a substitute – all of which gave him important experience. In 1908 he conducted the first performance of La Tragédie de Salomé which was a success and led to more engage... Biography of Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American film director and film producer. Singer won critical acclaim for his work on The Usual Suspects, and is especially popular among fans of the sci-fi and comic book genres, for his work on the first two X-Men films and Superman Returns. Early life Singer was born in New York City, and was adopted by Grace Singer (née Sinden), an environmental activist, and Nobert Dave Singer, a corporate executive. He grew up in a Jewish-American household in West Windsor, New Jersey. He attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South (formerly just West Windsor-Plainsboro High School), graduating in 1984. For college, Singer studied filmmaking for two years at New York's School of Visual Arts and later transferred to the USC School of Cinematic Ar... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dinah Sheridan
Dinah Sheridan (born Dinah Mec in Hampstead, London on 17 September 1920) is a popular English-born actress who appeared in the films 29 Acacia Avenue (1945) and Genevieve (1953). Dinah Sheridan made her film debut in 1937, and has frequently appeared on television. She played Jane Huggett in 1949's The Huggetts Abroad and appeared as Steve in two Paul Temple films. Her most successful mature roles include the mother in the 1970 film, The Railway Children, and as Angela in the 1980s British sitcom, Don't Wait Up. In 1983 she made a guest appearance in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as the Time Lady Flavia in the 20th anniversary special, The Five Doctors. Personal life Dinah Mec became Dinah Sheridan when she successfully auditioned for the role of "We... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Franck Piccard
Franck Piccard (born September 17, 1964) is a French former Alpine skier. A native of Les Saisies, Piccard won a total of four Alpine skiing World Cup races. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary he won a gold medal in the Super-G competition and a bronze medal in the downhill. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville he won a silver medal in the downhill. World Cup victories Date Location Race 13 March 1988 Beaver Creek Super-G 11 January 1990 Schladming Downhill 2 December 1990 Valloire Super-G 30 October 1993 Sölden Giant slalom... Biography of Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (pronounced ; born September 17, 1985, in Valašské Meziříčí) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He turned professional in 2002, and his single biggest win came at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he defeated World No. 1 Roger Federer. Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) Weight 90 kg (200 lb) Career At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first career ATP Masters Series title. En route to the final, he beat Jiří Novák, 2nd seed Guillermo Coria, 13th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7th seed Gastón Gaudio, 8th seed Radek Štěpánek, and 6th seed Ivan Ljubičić. Other notable highlights of his 2005 season included upsetting No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters, reaching the final of the Swedish Open, and the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules Champfleury
Jules François Felix Fleury-Husson (Setepmber 17, 1820 Laon - 1889 Sèvres), who wrote under the name Champfleury, was a French art critic and novelist, a prominent supporter of the Realist movement in painting and fiction. In 1843 Fleury-Husson moved to Paris. He met Charles Baudelaire and the next year started writing art criticism under the pen-name "Champfleury" for the journal L’Artiste. He was one of the first to promote the work of Gustave Courbet, in an article appearing in an issue of Le Pamphlet in 1848. In 1850 he advocated the work of El Greco, and wrote about the Le Nain brothers and Maurice Quentin de La Tour. He edited the periodical, Le réalisme in 1856 and 1857. His novels, of which the best-known is Les bourgeois de Molinchart (1854), were among the earliest Re... Biography of Thomas P. Stafford
Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17, 1930) is a retired Air Force Lieutenant General and a former NASA astronaut. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon. Background Stafford was born September 17, 1930, in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Married his first wife, former Faye L. Shoemaker. They have two daughters, Dionne Kay, and Karin Elaine. They also have two grandsons, Thomas P. Stafford II and Andrew Alexi Harrison. He later married the former Linda Ann Dishman of Chelsea, Oklahoma. They have two sons, Michael Thomas, and Stanslav "Stas" Patten. Linda has two children from a previous marriage, Kassie Neering and Mark Hill, and four grandchildren: Sloane, Lee, Marcus, and Tara. Stafford enjoyed hunting, scuba diving, fishing,and swimming. He went on to graduate with honors... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurizio Vitale
Maurizio Vitale, born September 17, 1945 in Sorengo, Switzerland, died in June 1987 in Turin, was the Italian entrepreneur who introduced the manufacture of jeans to the Soviet Union.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mikel Astarloza
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (born November 17, 1979 in San Sebastián) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi. In 2003 he won his first and still only race, when he finished just in front of Lennie Kristensen in the overall rankings of the Tour Down Under. He took part in all editions of the Tour de France since 2003, with his 9th position overall in 2007 as his best result. His cousin Íñigo Chaurreau is also a professional cyclist. Palmarès 2003 1st overall, Tour Down Under National Time Trial Championship - 3rd 2005 7th, Bayern Rundfahrt 2007 10th overall, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 7th overall, Dauphiné Libéré 9th overall, Tour de France 2008 4th overall, Ruta del Sol 4th, Klasika Primavera 6th overall, Vu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edouard Pailleron
Édouard Jules Henri Pailleron (September 17, 1834 - April 19, 1899) was a French poet and dramatist. Born in Paris, he was educated for the bar, but after pleading a single case he entered the first dragoon regiment and served for two years. With the artist JA Beaucé, he travelled for some time in North Africa, and soon after his return to Paris in 1860 he produced a volume of satires, Les Parasites, and a one-act piece, Le Parasite, which was represented at the Odéon. He married the daughter of François Buloz in 1862, thus obtaining a share in the proprietorship of the Revue des deux mondes. In 1869, he produced the Gymnase theatre's Les Faux ménages, a four act comedy depending for its interest on the pathetic devotion of the Magdalene of the story. L'Étincelle (1879), a brilliant ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Isaac Wolfson
Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet FRS (September 17, 1897 – June 20, 1991) was a businessman and philanthropist. He was chairman of The Great Universal Stores Limited 1947-1987 and established the Wolfson Foundation. Isaac Wolfson was the son of a Jewish cabinet maker, Solomon Wolfson, an immigrant from Rajgród, Poland who settled in the Gorbals in Glasgow, Scotland. His mother was Nechi Surah Wilamowski. He was educated at Queen's Park School, Glasgow. His significant fortune was based on a very successful mail order business, Great Universal Stores. He joined the company as a merchandising controller in 1932, becoming a managing director in the same year. He was appointed Chairman in the late 1940s and retired in 1987, to be succeeded by Leonard Wolfson, his son. Wolfson's business in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jens Voigt
Jens Voigt (born 17 September 1971 in Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI Pro Tour Team Saxo Bank. Voigt is known as affable with a propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton. He has worn the maillot jaune of the Tour de France twice, though Voigt has never challenged for the overall title due to his lack of ability in the mountains. He is the riders' representative on the UCI ProTour council, for the Cyclistes Professionels Associés (CPA), and Voigt has spoken against doping. Jens Voigt was born in the same area as Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich. He won the Peace Race in 1994 and topped the UCI "Challenge Mondial... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Johanna Fiedler
Johanna Fiedler, born September 17, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, was the daugther of famous conductor Arthur Fiedler. She was also a musician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Lange
Christian Lous Lange (17 September 1869 – 11 December 1938) was a Norwegian historian, teacher, and political scientist. He was one of the world's foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism. He was born in Stavanger, and received the Master of Arts degree from the University of Oslo in 1893. In 1909, he was appointed secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, a position he retained until 1933. A noted pacifist, Lange shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Hjalmar Branting in 1921. Lange was the father of Carl Viggo Manthey Lange and Halvard Lange.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Dunbar Buick
David Dunbar Buick, born September 17, 1854 in Arbroath and died March 5, 1929, was a Scottish-born American inventor best known for founding the Buick Motor Company. He was born in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland moving to Detroit, Michigan at the age of two when his parents emigrated to the United States. He left school in 1869 and worked for a company which made plumbing goods. When the company ran into trouble in 1882, he and a partner took it over. At this time Buick began to show his promise as an inventor, producing many innovations including a lawn sprinkler, and a method for permanently coating cast iron with vitreous enamel which allowed the production of "white" baths at lower cost. Although cast iron baths are uncommon nowadays, the method is still in use for enamelling them. With... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emile Augier
Guillaume Victor Émile Augier (17 September 1820 – 25 October 1889) was a French dramatist. He was the thirteenth member to occupy seat 1 of the Académie française on 31 March 1857. Biography Augier was born at Valence, Drôme, the grandson of Pigault Lebrun, and belonged to the well-to-do bourgeoisie in spirit as well as by birth. After a good education and legal training, he wrote a play in two acts and in verse, La Ciguë (1844), which was refused at the Théâtre Français, but produced with as considerable success at the Odéon. This settled his career. From then on, at fairly regular intervals, either alone or in collaboration with other writers—Jules Sandeau, Eugène Marin Labiche, Édouard Foussier—he produced plays such as Le Fils de Giboyer (1862) - which was regarded as an attack o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Michael Jack
John Michael Jack (born September 17, 1946 in Folkestone, Kent, England) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Member of Parliament for Fylde since the 1987 election, and served at various junior ministerial posts during the John Major administration. On 14 March 2008, Jack announced he would not stand again at the next United Kingdom general election. Early life He is the son of Ralph and Florence Edith Jack. He went to Bradford Grammar School, then Bradford Technical College (now the University of Bradford). At the University of Leicester, he received a BA in Economics, and a MPhil in Transport Economics. He worked for Procter & Gamble from 1971-5. From 1975-80 he worked at Marks & Spencer being PA to the managing director Lord (Sir Derek) Rayner from ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Souter
David Hackett Souter (born September 17, 1939) has been an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1990. He filled the seat vacated by William J. Brennan. Appointed to the Court by Republican President George H. W. Bush, he usually votes with the liberal wing, though not as consistently as his predecessor. He currently ranks fourth in seniority among the Associate Justices. Early life and education Souter was born in Melrose, Massachusetts. He is the only child of Joseph Alexander Souter and Helen Hackett Souter. His father, a banker, died in 1976. After moving from Melrose at the age of 11, he spent most of his childhood and adolescence at his family's farm in Weare, New Hampshire. He attended Concord High School in New Hampshire. He went on to Harvard... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léon Lasson
Léon Lasson was a French astrologer born September 17, 1901, near Grenoble in St Bueil (38), died in 1989. He is the author of "Astrologie mondiale : Quinze ans de paix sur l'Europe," 1938, and "Ceux qui nous guident," 1946.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Suguenot
Alain Suguenot (born September 17, 1951, Troyes, France) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Côte-d'Or department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William McKinney
William McKinney (17 September 1895 - 14 October 1969) was an American jazz drummer who led a series of musical groups, most notably McKinney's Cotton Pickers. William "Bill" McKinney was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky. He worked as a drummer in a circus band, then after serving in the United States Army in World War I settled in Springfield, Ohio where he took over leadership of the Synco Jazz Band. After hiring drummer Cuba Austin, McKinney worked as leader and business manager. After touring the U.S. Midwest, they got a residency at the Arcadia Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan in 1926. In Detroit they were heard by bandleader and music promoter Jean Goldkette, who arranged a more lucrative home base for the band in Detroit's Greystone Hotel Ballroom. The band was renamed "McKinney's Cotton... Biography of Tom Stafford
Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17, 1930) is a former American astronaut and Air Force Lieutenant General (retired). Background Stafford was raised in Weatherford, Oklahoma. He went on to graduate with honors in 1952 from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He received his pilot wings at Connally AFB, Waco, Texas, in September 1953. He completed advanced interceptor training and was assigned to the 54th Flight Interceptor Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City, South Dakota. In December 1955 he was assigned to the 496th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Hahn Air Base, Germany, where he performed the duties of pilot, flight leader, and flight test maintenance office, flying F-86Ds. He was an instruct... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark Brunell
Mark Allen Brunell (born September 17, 1970 in Santa Maria, California) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington. Brunell, who was a three-time Pro Bowl selection with the Jacksonville Jaguars, has also played for the Washington Redskins in his career. Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 218 lb (99 kg) Early years Brunell was the starting quarterback for the St. Joseph High School Knights of Santa Maria, CA in the 1985, 86, and 87 seasons. Brunell led his team to two league championships and one appearance in the CIF finals, California's version of the state championship series. College c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frédéric Pierrot
Frédéric Pierrot (born 17 September 1960) is a French actor. He has appeared in over 75 films and television shows since 1986. He starred in the film Tell Me I'm Dreaming, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * Land and Freedom (1995) * For Ever Mozart (1996) * My Man (1996) * Inside/Out (1997) * Tell Me I'm Dreaming (1998) * For Sale (1998) * April Captains (2000) * Modern Life (2000) * Une hirondelle a fait le printemps (2001) * Immortal (2004) * They Came Back (2004) * I've Loved You So Long (2008)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hamlaoui Mekachéra
Hamlaoui Mekachéra, born September 17, 1930 in Souk-Ahras, Algeria, is a French politician. Awards * Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur. * Ordre national du Mérite. * Croix de la Valeur militaire. * Médaille coloniale.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Ollier
Claude Ollier (born in Paris on September 17, 1922) is a French writer closely associated with Alain Robbe-Grillet and the nouveau roman literary movement. He was the first winner of the Prix Médicis which was awarded to him for his novel La Mise en scène. Works La Mise en scène (1958) Le Maintien de l’ordre (Law and Order) (1961) Eté indien (1963) L'Échec de Nolan (1967) Navettes (1967) La Vie sur Epsilon (1972) Une histoire illisible (1986) Déconnection (Disconnection) (1988)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne (de Boulogne) (born September 17, 1806 in Boulogne-sur-Mer; died September 15, 1875 in Paris) was a French neurologist who revived Galvani's research and greatly advanced the science of electrophysiology. The era of modern neurology progressed from Duchenne's understanding of the conductivity of neural pathways, his revelations of the effect of lesions on these structures and his diagnostic innovations including deep tissue biopsy, nerve conduction tests (NCS), and clinical photography. The biographer Joseph Collins wrote of Duchenne that he found neurology, "a sprawling infant of unknown parentage which he succored to a lusty youth" and although it is Jean-Martin Charcot who many medical historians hold as the father of modern neurology, Charcot owed m... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Serge Klarsfeld
Serge (born September 17, 1935, Bucharest, Romania) and Beate (born February 13, 1939, Berlin, Germany) Klarsfeld are French activists known for engaging in Holocaust documentation and anti-Nazi activism. They were involved in finding Klaus Barbie, René Bousquet, Jean Leguay, Maurice Papon and Paul Touvier and seeking prosecution for their war crimes. In 1984, they were awarded France's Legion of Honour by President Mitterrand. In 1986, their story was adapted into a TV movie starring Tom Conti and Farrah Fawcett. Early years Serge Klarsfeld, a Jew, spent the war years in France. In 1943, his father was arrested by the SS in Nice during a roundup ordered by Alois Brunner, and deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where he died. Young Serge was cared for in a home for J... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maureen Connolly
aureen Catherine ("Little Mo") Connolly Brinker (September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969) was an American tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year. Biography Connolly was born in San Diego, California, U.S. As a child, she loved horseback riding, but her mother was unable to pay the cost of riding lessons. So, she took up the game of tennis. Connolly's career began at the age of 10 on the municipal courts of San Diego. Her first coach, Wilbur Folsom, encouraged her to switch from a left-handed grip to right and she soon became a baseline specialist with tremendous power, accuracy, and a strong backhand. After Folsom she was coached by Eleanor 'Teach' Tenant who had also previously coached Alice Marble the Wimbledon champ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ivan Devries
Ivan Devries, born September 17, 1909 in Saint-Lunaire, died January 17, 1997, was a French musician, composer and radio producer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Todd Edwards
Todd Edwards, born September 17, 1971 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is an American screenwriter, director, musician and actor. He is the brother of Cory Edwards. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250410/ ) Writer: 1. Jeffie Was Here (2010) (completed) (screenplay) (story) 2. Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2010) (completed) (writer) 3. Hoodwinked! (2005) (screenplay) (story) ... aka "Hoodwinked" - USA (DVD box title) ... aka "Little Red" - Japan (English title) (short title) 4. Chillicothe (1999) (writer) Director: 1. Jeffie Was Here (2010) (completed) 2. Hoodwinked! (2005) (co-director) ... aka "Hoodwinked" - USA (DVD box title) ... aka "Little Red" - Japan (English title) (short title) 3. Chillicothe (1999)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Rossignol
Joseph Rossignol, born on September 17, 1952 in Rillieux-la-Pape (Rhône), is a French politician (Left Party).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Dax
Jean Dax, born Gontran, Théodore, Louis, Henri Willar on September 17, 1879 in Paris, died on June 6, 1962 in Paris, was a French actor and comedian. Filmography 1909 : L'Épi d’André Calmettes 1909 : Le Luthier de Crémone d’Albert Calmettes 1909 : L'Arrestation de la duchesse de Berry (Production Pathé) 1910 : Ferragus d’André Calmettes 1910 : Fâcheuse méprise d’Albert Capellani 1911 : L'Abîme de Georges Denola 1911 : Cadoudal de Gérard Bourgeois 1911 : Notre Dame de Paris de Albert Capellani 1912 : La Folle de Penmarch de Georges Denola 1912 : Méprise fatale de Gérard Bourgeois 1912 : La Grotte des supplices d’Alfred Machin 1913 : Le Roi du bagne de René Leprince 1913 : Le Nabab d’Albert Capellani 1913 : Une brute hu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Émile Faguet
Auguste Émile Faguet (French pronunciation: ; 17 December 1847, La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée – 7 June 1916, Paris) was a French author and literary critic. Faguet was born at La Roche-sur-Yon, and educated at the École normale supérieure in Paris. After teaching for some time in La Rochelle and Bordeaux, he returned to Paris to act as assistant professor of poetry in the university. He became professor in 1897. He was elected to the Académie française in 1900, and received the ribbon of the Légion d'honneur in the next year. He acted as dramatic critic to the Soleil; from 1892 he was literary critic to the Revue bleue; and in 1896 took the place of Jules Lemaître on the Journal des débats. Among his works are monographs on Gustave Flaubert (1899), André Chénier (1902), Émile Zola (190... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss, OBE FIE (Fellow of the Institute of Engineers) (born 17 September 1929 in London) is a former racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him among the world's elite – he is often called "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship". Education Moss was educated at two independent schools: at Clewer Manor Junior School, a preparatory school linked to the senior school Haileybury and Imperial Service College, and then to the senior school, both of which were for boys (but are now co-educational), and located at Hertford Heath, near Hertford in Hertfordshire. Racing career Moss, who raced from 1948 to 1962, won 212 of the 529 races he entered, including 16 Formula One Grands Prix. He would compete in as many as 6... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dominique de Roux
Dominique de Roux, born on September 17, 1935 in Boulogen-Billancourt, died on March 29, 1977, was a French writer and editor. Works Novels Mademoiselle Anicet, Julliard, 1960 ; réed. Le Rocher, 1998 L'Harmonika-Zug, La Table Ronde, 1963 ; réed. Folio-Gallimard, 1983 Maison jaune, Bourgois, 1969, 1989 Le Cinquième empire, Belfond, 1977 ; réed. Le Rocher, 1997 La Jeune fille au ballon rouge, Bourgois, 1978 ; réed. Le Rocher, 2001 Le Livre nègre, Le Rocher, 1997 Poetry Le Gravier des vies perdues, Lettera Amorosa, 1974 ; réed. Le Temps qu'il fait, 1985 Non fiction La Mort de L.-F. Céline, Petite Vermillon, réed. La Table ronde, 2007 La Mort de L.-F. Céline, Bourgois, 1966, réed. 1994 L'Écriture de Charles de Gaulle, Éditions u... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Liberti
François Liberti,born on September 17, 1947 in Sète, Hérault, is a French politician (Communist party). He was the Mayor of Sète (1996-2001).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dorothy Loudon
Dorothy Loudon (September 17, 1925 – November 15, 2003) was an American comedy actress and singer. She won the 1977 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in Annie. Early life and career Loudon was born in Boston and raised in Indianapolis and Claremont, New Hampshire. She attended Syracuse University on a drama scholarship but did not graduate, and moved to New York City to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She began singing in night clubs, mingling song with ad-libbed comedy patter, and was featured on television on The Perry Como Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. Loudon made her stage debut in 1962 in The World of Jules Feiffer, a play wi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vladimir Menshov
Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (Russian: Влади́мир Валенти́нович Меньшо́в; born 17 September 1939) is a Soviet and Russian actor and film director. He is noted for depicting the Russian everyman and working class life in his films. Like many other Russian filmmakers, he studied acting and directing at the state film school VGIK, the world's oldest educational institution in cinematography. Although his output as an actor outnumbers his output as a director, he is best known for the five films he directed, the most famous of which is the 1979 melodrama Moscow Does not Believe in Tears, which won the Academy Award for... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Esther Ralston
Esther Ralston (September 17, 1902 in Bar Habor, Maine – January 14, 1994) was an American movie actress whose greatest popularity came during the silent era. Early life and career Ralston started as a child actress in a family vaudeville act which was billed as "The Ralston Family with Baby Esther, America's Youngest Juliet." From this, she appeared in a few small silent film roles before gaining attention as Mrs. Darling in the 1924 version of Peter Pan. In the late 1920s she appeared in many films for Paramount, at one point earning as much as $8000 a week, and garnering much popularity, especially in Britain. Displaying the sweet charm that credited her as "The Blonde Beauty of the Silent Screen", and by Florenz Ziegfeld, "The American Venus", She was among Hollywood's great s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Neill Blomkamp
Neill Blomkamp (born 17 September 1979) is an Academy Award-nominated, South African film and advertisement writer and director currently based in Canada. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated effects. He is best known as the co-writer and director of critically acclaimed District 9, his only feature film to date. Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. Early life and career Blomkamp was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. At 16, he met Sharlto Copley who had also attended Redhill High School in Johannesburg. Copley provided Blomkamp with the use of computers at his production company in order to pursue his passion and talent for 3D animation and design -... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Kucera
John Kucera (born 17 September 1984 in Calgary) Czech:John Kučera is a Canadian alpine skier. He burst onto the racing scene in 2006, winning his first World Cup, a Super G race, on November 26 of that year on home snow in Lake Louise, Canada. Later that season, on December 15, he finished third in another World Cup race, this time in Val Gardena, Italy, also in Super G. Kucera represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 17th in combined, 22nd in super G, and 27th in downhill. John Kucera has won the men's downhill at the world championships in 2009. He is the son of Czech emigrants and is fluent in Czech. World Cup performance 2006: 15th position overall 2009: Winner of the men's downhill at the world championships... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elsebeth Egholm
Elsebeth Egholm, born September 17, 1960 in Nyborg, is a Danish mystery novelist and journalist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Shrigley
David Shrigley is a Scottish visual artist. Life and career Shrigley was born in Macclesfield on 17 September 1968, the youngest of two children born to Rita (nee Bowring) and Joseph Shrigley. Shrigley grew up in Oadby, Leicestershire, England. He attended City of Leicester Polytechnic's Art and Design course in 1987-1988, and subsequently studied Environmental Art at the Glasgow School of Art from 1988-1991. Although he works in various media, he is best known for his mordantly humorous cartoons released in softcover books or postcard packs. Like the poet Ivor Cutler, Shrigley finds humour in flat depictions of the inconsequential, the unavailing and the bizarre – although he is far fonder of violent or otherwise disquieting subject matter. Shrigley's work has two of the chara... Biography of Eugenia Volodina
Eugenia Volodina (Russian: Евгения Володина, born September 17, 1984 in Kazan, Soviet Union) is a Russian model. Career Volodina's modeling career began in 1998 when she attended an open call at a Russian casting agency. Although she didn't win, she was invited to take part in a Parisian modeling agency in 2000. Soon after, she was sent to Paris, where Volodina began to establish her career. Increased attention came in 2002 when fashion photographer Steven Meisel featured her in Italian Vogue. That same year, Volodina took part in a Gucci ad campaign alongside fellow Russian Natalia Vodianova and opened and closed the Gucci fall/winter 2002 show in Milan. Since then, she has been featured in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Junior Bridgeman
Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman (born September 17, 1953, East Chicago, Indiana) is a retired American basketball player. Bridgeman was a member of the 1971 East Chicago Washington High School Senators basketball team, which went undefeated (29-0) and won the Indiana state high school basketball championship. Among his teammates were his brother Sam, Pete Trgovich (who played at UCLA) and Tim Stoddard (N.C. State), who would go on to have success as a Major League Baseball pitcher. A 6'5" guard/forward from the University of Louisville, Bridgeman was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1975 and immediately traded with Brian Winters, David Meyers and Elmore Smith to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Bridgeman went on to have a solid 12-year NBA career, spent mostly with t... Biography of Guy Picciotto
Guy Picciotto (pronounced or "Gee Pitch-oh-toe"), born on September 17, 1965 in Washington D.C., is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, and producer from Washington, DC. He is most widely known for his role as the guitarist and vocalist of Fugazi, as well as Rites of Spring. Career Rites of Spring & Early Projects Main article: Rites of Spring Picciotto's musical career began in 1985, with the group Rites of Spring. A part of the D.C. post-hardcore scene, Rites of Spring increased the frenetic violence and visceral passion of hardcore while simultaneously experimenting with its compositional rules. Picciotto, as the band's lyricist, as well as singer & guitarist also shifted hardcore into intensely personal realms and, in doing so, is generally credited with c... Biography of Austin St. John
Austin St. John (born Jason Geiger; on September 17, 1975) is a former American actor and martial artist known for his role in the popular Power Rangers children's television series as Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Ranger and first leader of the Power Rangers. He is an emergency medical technician and firefighter. Personal life St. John has been practicing martial arts since he was five and holds a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a first-degree black belt in Judo, and he also practices Shenkito and Kenpo. Power Rangers St. John's first major role in acting was in 1993, when he starred as Jason Lee Scott, the Red Power Ranger, in Saban Entertainment's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. At the age of 17 when the series premiered on the Fox Network, he was the youngest memb... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Greg Kelser
Gregory (Greg) Kelser (born September 17, 1957, in Panama City, Florida) is a retired American basketball player and current television color commentator. Kelser played in the NBA from 1979–1986 and is best known for his standout career at Michigan State. Early life Kelser grew up in a military family, spending part of his childhood in Okinawa. He credits his exposure to military discipline with contributing to his later success in athletics. College career Upon graduating from Detroit-Henry Ford High School in 1975, Kelser was brought to Michigan State by Gus Ganakas - who left the head coach position after Kelser's freshman season. His impressive on-court skills earned him the sobriquet "Special K", after a popular, locally-made cereal. In his junior year (the freshman year fo... Biography of Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Овечкин; IPA: ; born September 17, 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to playing in the NHL, Ovechkin played for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons from 2001 until 2005. Ovechkin was the first overall selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, drafted from Dynamo after 3 seasons with the club. Since the 2004–05 NHL season was lost because of a lockout, Ovechkin remained with Dynamo for one more season before transferring to the NHL for the 2005–06 NHL s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thierry Marquet
Thierry Marquet, born September 17, 1976 in Mulhouse, is a French comedian and radio host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Franco
John Anthony Franco (born September 17, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career, He pitched from 1984-2005 for three different National League teams, the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and Houston Astros. His 1,119 career games pitched is an NL record, and is ranked third in major league history; his 424 career saves ranked second in major league history when he retired, and remain the most by a left-hander. For 14 of his 20 seasons, he played for the New York Mets, serving as team captain in his final years with the team. Early life Franco grew up in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. His father, the late Jim Franco, was a New York City Department of Sanitation worker who encouraged his son's baseb... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ty Tabor
Ty Tabor (born September 17, 1961 in Pearl, Mississippi) is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X. Tabor has a wide-ranging guitar style, from big guitar riffs to soaring melodic passages. His use of volume swells and ambient passages add an elemental texture to his compositions. His influences include The Beatles, Mick Ronson, Brian May, Alex Lifeson, Ace Frehley, Jimi Hendrix, Phil Keaggy, Hum, and the original Alice Cooper band. History Ty Tabor began singing and playing guitar at a young age, and by his early teens was performing with his father (an accomplished bluegrass musician) and his brother in a bluegrass band in and around his native Jackson. The band would play various festivals and shows, sharing the bill with b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dan Haren
Daniel John Haren (born September 17, 1980, in Monterey Park, California) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. High-school and college career Haren, who is of Irish and Mexican descent, graduated from Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, CA in 1998. He attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA on a baseball scholarship. It was there that Haren teamed up with Noah Lowry, a left-handed pitcher just one month younger than Haren, to form the best starting pitching duo in the West Coast Conference. In the 2001 season, Haren posted a 2.22 ERA in 17 starts, and Lowry posted a 1.71 ERA in 18 starts. The teammates (and roommates) skipped their senior seasons, and Lowry was taken in the 1st round (30th overall) by the San Francisco Giants and H... Biography of Nate Berkus
Nathan Jay "Nate" Berkus (born September 17, 1971) is an American interior designer and daytime television host. He runs the Chicago interior design firm Nate Berkus Associates and has been a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, offering design advice to viewers. May 25, 2010, was his last day on The Oprah Winfrey Show. His own show, The Nate Berkus Show, debuted in broadcast syndication September 13, 2010. It is co-produced by Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television and is scheduled to be canceled after its second season ended on May 24, 2012. Personal life Berkus was born in Orange County, California, and grew up mainly in suburban Minneapolis. He is Jewish and openly gay. He attended Cushing Academy, a boarding school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. He started working in ... Biography of Stéphanie Bédard
Stéphanie Bédard, born on September 17, 1982 in Drummondville, Quebec, is a Quebec singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lord Jamar
Lord Jamar (born Lorenzo Dechalus, September 17, 1968 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American emcee and actor. He is a member of the hip-hop group Brand Nubian, which formed in 1989. As an actor, he is best known for his role of Supreme Allah on the TV series Oz. He has appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Third Watch, and The Sopranos. He has also done production work for artists such as Dead Prez, Buckshot, Shaka Amazulu The 7th and Tom Browne. He released his debut solo album The 5% Album (an album dedicated to the Nation of Gods and Earths) on June 27, 2006. He also appeared in a much talked about episode of The (White) Rapper Show in which he criticized contestant John Brown for naming his company Ghetto Revival. Like his onscreen character on Oz, Jamar is a member of the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Keith Morris
Keith Morris (born September 17, 1955 source: Imdb) is an American singer and songwriter known for his role as frontman of the hardcore punk bands Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, and Off! Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California, he formed Black Flag at the age of 21 with guitarist Greg Ginn and performed on the band's 1978 debut EP Nervous Breakdown. Shortly after leaving Black Flag in 1979, he formed the Circle Jerks with guitarist Greg Hetson; the band released seven albums between 1980 and 1995 and are currently on hiatus. In 2009 Morris formed the supergroup Off! with guitarist Dimitri Coats, bassist Steven Shane McDonald, and drummer Mario Rubalcaba. Morris has also appeared as a guest vocalist on several albums by other artists. Biography Early life Morris was born Septemb... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles the Simple
Charles III (17 September 879 – 7 October 929), called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the Latin Karolus Simplex), was the undisputed King of France from 898 until 922 and the King of Lotharingia from 911 until 919/23. He was a member of the Carolingian dynasty, the third and posthumous son of Louis the Stammerer by his second wife, Adelaide of Paris. As a child, Charles was prevented from succeeding to the throne at the time of the death in 884 of his half-brother Carloman. The nobles of the realm instead asked his cousin, Charles the Fat, to rule them. He was also prevented from succeeding the unpopular Charles, who was deposed in November 887 and died in January 888, although it is unknown if his deposition was accepted or even made known in West Francia before his death. The... Biography of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (17 September 1857 – 19 September 1935) was an Imperial Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory. Along with his followers the German Hermann Oberth and the American Robert H. Goddard, he is considered to be one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics. His works later inspired leading Soviet rocket engineers such as Sergey Korolyov and Valentin Glushko and contributed to the success of the Soviet space program. Tsiolkovsky spent most of his life in a log house on the outskirts of Kaluga, about 200 km (120 mi) southwest of Moscow. A recluse by nature, he appeared strange and bizarre to his fellow townsfolk. Biography He was born in Izhevskoye (now in Spassky District, Ryazan Oblast), in the Russian Empi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Simona Gioli
Simona Gioli (born September 17, 1977 in Rapallo) is a female volleyball player from Italy, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. Gioli was named Most Valuable Player and Best Blocker at the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup and 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. She was also awarded MVP at the 2006-07 CEV Cup won by her team Sirio Perugia. She won the 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League with Sirio Perugia and also was individually awarded "Most Valuable Player". Playing with Dynamo Moscow she won the silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and she was awarded "Best Spiker". Clubs Italy Sirio Perugia (2006–2008) Russia Dynamo Moscow (2008–2011) Russia Fak... Biography of Billy Miller (actor)
Billy Miller (born William John Miller, II on September 17, 1979 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American actor and businessman. He is known for his roles as bad boy Richie Novak on the defunct ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children and currently as Billy Abbott on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless and "Charlie" on the CW Network drama Ringer (TV Series). Biography Personal life Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas, Billy is the middle child, and only son, of three children. As a child, Miller spent five years as a patient of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, an organization he now supports. He attended Mirabeau. B Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas and the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where he received a communications deg... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Malik Yoba
Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba (born September 17, 1967), better known by his stage name Malik Yoba, is an American actor and occasional singer. He is known for his starring role as NYPD Detective J.C. Williams on the FOX police drama series New York Undercover and as Yul Brenner in Cool Runnings. Currently, he appears as former FBI Special Agent Bill Harken on the Syfy drama series Alphas. Personal life The fourth of six children, Yoba was born in Bronx, New York, the son of Mahmoudah Young (née Lanier) and Abdullah Yoba. Yoba, who is Nigerian, was raised a Muslim. He is divorced from Tricia Mann, a model and actress, and has three children — two with Mann, and one from a previous relationship. Career In 1994, Yoba began his role as NYPD Detective J.C. Williams on the popular FOX police ... Biography of Irson Kudikova
Irson Kudikova (Irina Igorevna Nusinova) (Russian: Ирсон Кудикова) – the Russian pop singer, the model, the saxophonist, the musical producer, the actress. The graduate the «Alla Pugacheva's Star Factory-5». In 2005 she appeared in a Maxim magazine photo shoot. Her music is set to feature in the upcoming Dolph Lundgren film Command Performance. The biography and creativity Early years She was born on September, 17th, 1982 in Moscow. She finished a children's music school on a violin class. The master of sports on basketball and the graduate of sports School of the Olympic Reserve. For today Irson has got two higher educations: journalism, economics and finance. Career When Irson was 15 she was invit... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wade Robson
Wade Jeremy William Robson (born 17 September 1982) is an Australian dancer, director, producer, songwriter, and award-winning choreographer. He began performing as a dancer at the age of five. He has directed music videos and world tours for numerous music artists such as 'N Sync and Britney Spears. Robson found success not only as a choreographer and tour director but also as the host and executive producer for The Wade Robson Project which aired on MTV in 2003. In 2007, he joined the FOX television dance series, So You Think You Can Dance as both a judge and choreographer. Career Early career Robson was in a talent troupe called Johnny Young's Talent school, and the group did fourteen shows a week, usually at venues like shopping malls. It was a performance, however, at Disneylan... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shelby Flint
Shelby Flint (born September 17, 1939, North Hollywood, California) is a singer-songwriter who had two top-100 hits, "Angel on My Shoulder" in 1961 and "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" in 1966. Her single "I Will Love You" appeared in the Variety T.I.P.S. (Tune Index of Performance and Sales) Top 100 in 1961. She has been a singer in several movies including, Snoopy, Come Home ("Do You Remember Me?" (Lila's Theme)) and The Rescuers. Among the songs she performed for The Rescuers, "Someone's Waiting for You" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1977. In an April 1995 interview Joni Mitchell recalled that when she began making the rounds of the folk open mic circuit she wanted to sound just like Shelby Flint. She attended public schools in Van Nuys California in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack McDuff
"Brother" Jack McDuff (September 17, 1926 – January 23, 2001) was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio. Career Born Eugene McDuffy in Champaign, Illinois, McDuff began playing bass, appearing in Joe Farrell's group. Encouraged by Willis Jackson in whose band he also played bass in the late 50s, McDuff moved to the organ and began to attract the attention of Prestige Records while still with Jackson's group. McDuff soon became a bandleader, leading groups featuring a young George Benson, Red Holloway on saxophone and Joe Dukes on drums. McDuff recorded many classic albums on Prestige including his debut solo Brother Jack in 1960, The Honeydripper (1961), with ... |
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