Famous Birthdays on May 17 (Part 2)

  • 1970 John Karelse, soccer player (NAC)
  • 1970 Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter (New Kids on the Block), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • 1970 Matt Lindland, American mixed martial arts fighter
  • 1970 Renzo Furlan, Italian tennis star
  • 1970 Stefania Croce, Italian golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2000 runner-up), born in Bergamo, Italy
  • 1971 Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
  • 1971 Gina Raimondo, American politician, 1st woman Governor of Rhode Island (2015-), born in Smithfield, Rhode Island
  • 1971 Mark Williams, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
  • 1971 Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti, Queen of the Netherlands (2013-present), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1971 Shaun Hart, Australian footballer
  • 1972 Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star (1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR)
  • 1972 John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
  • 1973 Jay Riemersma, tight end (Buffalo Bills)
  • 1973 Jenny Scheinman, American jazz and session violinist (Bill Frisell; Allison Miller), and singer, born in San Francisco, California
  • 1973 Josh Homme, American musician and songwriter
  • 1973 Matthew McGrory, American actor (d. 2005)
  • 1973 Sasha Alexander, American television actress
  • 1973 Steve Barakatt, Canadian pianist and composer, born in Quebec City, Canada
  • 1974 Andrea Corr, Irish Celtic folk rock singer, pianist, ukulele player (The Corrs - "What Can I Do"), and actress, born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
  • 1974 Sendhil Ramamurthy, American actor
  • 1974 Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1975 Alex Wright, German professional wrestler
  • 1975 Cheick Kongo, French martial artist
  • 1975 Jonti Picking, British cartoonist
  • 1975 Kostas Sommer, Greek actor
  • 1975 Laura Voutilainen, Finnish singer
  • 1976 Daniel Komen, Nyaru Kenya, 5k runner
  • 1976 Lee-Hom Wang, American-born Taiwanese musician and composer
  • 1976 Rochelle Aytes, American actress (Mistresses), born in Harlem, New York City
  • 1977 Jere Michael, American figure skater (1994 National Jr champ), born in Aspen, Colorado
  • 1978 Carlos Peña, Dominican MLB baseball infielder, 2001-14 (Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 6 other teams), and broadcaster, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • 1978 Paddy Kenny, Irish goalkeeper
  • 1979 Kristóf Baráti, Hungarian classical violinist, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1979 Wayne Thomas, English footballer, born in Gloucester, England
  • 1980 Dallas Taylor, American Christian metal singer (Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Underoath), born in Ocala, Florida
  • 1980 Davor Džalto, Serbian art historian, born in Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 1980 Stéphane Robert, French professional tennis player, born in Montargis, France
  • 1981 Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
  • 1981 Leon Osman, English footballer
  • 1981 R. J. Helton, American Idol finalist
  • 1981 Shiri Maimon, Israeli pop singer, and television personality, born in Haifa, Israel
  • 1982 Hunter Mahan, American golfer (World Matchplay 2012; Ryder Cup 2014), born in Orange, California
  • 1982 Tony Parker, French basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2003, 05, 07, 14; NBA Finals MVP 2007; 6 × NBA All-Star; San Antonio Spurs), born in Bruges, Belgium
  • 1983 Channing Frye, American basketball player
  • 1983 Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
  • 1983 Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
  • 1984 Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer, born in Hatillo, Costa Rica
  • 1984 Lena Waithe, American screenwriter, actress and producer (Master of None), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1985 Derek Hough, American dancer (Dancing with the Stars), actor, and singer, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 1985 Matt Ryan, American football player
  • 1986 Tahj Mowry, American actor
  • 1987 Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norwegian cyclist (Norwegian National Road Race Champions 2012), born in Rudsbygd, Norway
  • 1988 Karrueche Tran, American model, actress and producer (The Bay), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1988 Nikki Reed, American actress
  • 1990 Leven Rambin, American actress