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November 17th

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552 Notable birthdays

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress (born 1978).

Born November 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in London.

Martin Scorsese

American filmmaker (born 1942).

Born November 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Queens.

Danny DeVito

American actor, comedian, director and producer.

Born November 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Neptune Township.

RuPaul

American drag performer, actor, and musician.

Born November 17th, 1960 (age 65 years) in San Diego.

Tom Ellis

Welsh actor.

Born November 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Cardiff.

Rock Hudson

American actor (1925–1985).

Born November 17th, 1925 in Winnetka.

Died October 2nd, 1985 at 59 years old in Marina del Rey (lung cancer, AIDS related disease).

Leslie Bibb

American actress.

Born November 17th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Bismarck.

Jeff Buckley

American musician (1966–1997).

Born November 17th, 1966 in Anaheim.

Died May 29th, 1997 at 30 years old in Memphis (drowning).

Pam Bondi

American attorney and politician (born 1965).

Born November 17th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Tampa.

Gordon Lightfoot

Canadian singer-songwriter (1938–2023).

Born November 17th, 1938 in Orillia. [ref]

Died May 1st, 2023 at 84 years old in Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. [ref]

Gemini Ganesan

Indian actor (1920–2005).

Born November 17th, 1920 in Pudukkottai.

Died March 22nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Chennai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).

Lorne Michaels

Canadian and american television producer, writer, and actor (born 1944).

Born November 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Toronto.

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of south africa since 2018.

Born November 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Soweto.

Susan Rice

American diplomat and policy advisor (born 1964).

Born November 17th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Washington, D.C..

Stephen Root

American actor.

Born November 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Sarasota.

Sophie Marceau

French actress.

Born November 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Devin Haney

American boxer.

Born November 17th, 1997 (age 28 years) in San Francisco.

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress.

Born November 17th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Lombard.

John Boehner

53rd speaker of the u.s. house of representatives from 2011 to 2015.

Born November 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Reading.

Bernard Montgomery

British army officer (1887–1976).

Born November 17th, 1887 in Kennington.

Died March 24th, 1976 at 88 years old in Alton (disease).

Sarah Harding

British singer and actress (1981-2021).

Born November 17th, 1981 in Ascot.

Died September 5th, 2021 at 39 years old in Manchester (breast cancer). [ref]

Dean Paul Martin

American actor and singer (1951–1987).

Born November 17th, 1951 in Santa Monica. [ref]

Died March 21st, 1987 at 35 years old in San Gorgonio Mountain (aviation accident). [ref]

Harry Lloyd

British actor (born 1983).

Born November 17th, 1983 (age 42 years) in London.

Zoë Bell

New zealand actress.

Born November 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Waiheke Island.

Jonathan Ross

English television and radio presenter.

Born November 17th, 1960 (age 65 years) in St Pancras.

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