Page 4: Famous Personalities Born In August - 17
Sunday, 08 February 2026
1930 Ted Hughes, British poet laureate was born on this day in history. 

1930 Glenn Corbett, American actor (d. 1993) was born on this day in history. 

1931 Alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Fran, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1956) [or 1/1/21] was born on August - 17. 

1932 On August - 17 birth of chet Allen, Chickasha Okla, actor (Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter) 

1932 On August - 17 birth of vidiadhar S Naipaul, Trinidad, novelist (Middle Passage) 

1933 On August - 17 birth of eugene F. Kranz, American NASA executive 

1933 On August - 17 birth of mark Dinning, American singer (d. 1986) 

1934 On this day in history birth of maureen Connally, champion tennis player (Wimbledon) 

1935 Oleg Tabakov, Russian actor was born on August - 17. 

1936 Ivan Parik, composer was born on August - 17. 

1936 On this day in history birth of floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American musician-actor (d. 2007) 

1937 On this day in history birth of yevgeni Aleksandrovich Illyin, Russia, cosmonaut 

1938 On August - 17 birth of abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesian Muslim cleric 

1938 Theodoros Pangalos, Greek politician was born on this day in history. 

1939 Luther Allison, Mayflower Ark, rock guitarist (Bad News is Coming) was born on this day in history. 

1939 On August - 17 birth of anthony Valentine, British actor 

1940 On August - 17 birth of david E Price, (Rep-D-North Carolina) 

1940 Thomas Williams, US, ice hockey play (Olympic-gold-1960) was born on this day in history. 

1941 On August - 17 birth of boog Powell, baseball player (AL MVP 1970) 

1941 Ibrahim Babangida, president of Nigeria (1985- ) was born on August - 17. 

1943 Edward Cowie, composer was born on August - 17. 

1943 Koos Postema, editor-in-chief (Vrije Volk)/Dutch TV host was born on August - 17. 

1943 Robert De Niro, NYC, actor (Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver) was born on this day in history. 

1943 Yukio Kasaya, Japan, 70m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on August - 17. 

1943 On this day in history birth of dave "Snaker" Ray, American musician (d. 2002) 

1944 Lawrence Joseph Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, Billionaire was born on this day in history. 

1946 On this day in history birth of hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist (Gruppo Sportivo) 

1947 Gary Talley, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Box Tops) was born on this day in history. 

1948 Bo Rucker, Tampa FL, actor (Superman, Soup for One, Lock Up) was born on August - 17. 

1948 On this day in history birth of rod MacDonald, American musician 

1949 On this day in history birth of sib Hashian, Boston Mass, rock drummer (Boston) 

1949 Norm Coleman, American politician was born on August - 17. 

1951 On August - 17 birth of alan Minter, England, light-middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1972) 

1951 On August - 17 birth of robert Joy, Montreal Quebec, actor (Big Shots, Suicide Club) 

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