People: Famous People born on 10/17 (October)

October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 75 days remain until the end of the year. ()

609 people found (page 1/21):

Barry Keoghan(31)

Actor | Dublin (IE)

Barry Keoghan (born 18 October 1992) is an Irish actor. He has appeared in the films Dunkirk; The Killing of a Sacred Deer, for which he won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male; and Calm with Horses, for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and the RTÉ drama Love/Hate. He also played Druig in Eternals and the Joker in The Batman.

Known for: The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Saltburn, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Green Knight, Chernobyl

* 10/17/1992

Felicity Jones(40)

Actress | Birmingham, West Midlands, England (GB)

Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (born 17 October 1983) is a British actress. She started her professional acting career as a child, appearing in The Treasure Seekers (1996) at age 12. She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series of the television series The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College. On radio, she has played the role of Emma Grundy in the BBC's The Archers. In 2008, she appeared in the Donmar Warehouse production of The Chalk Garden.Since 2006, Jones has appeared in the films Northanger Abbey (2007), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Chéri (2009), The Tempest (2010), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), and True Story (2015). Her performance in the 2011 film Like Crazy was met with critical acclaim, garnering her awards, including a special jury prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Her performance as Jane Hawking in the 2014 biographical film The Theory of Everything garnered critical acclaim, earning her nominations for the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, BAFTA Award and Academy Award for Best Actress.In 2016, Jones starred in the adventure-thriller Inferno, co-starred in the action-thriller Collide, the fantasy drama A Monster Calls and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Jyn Erso. That same year, she received the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year.

Known for: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Theory of Everything, Like Crazy, Inferno

* 10/17/1983

Wood Harris(54)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Sherwin David "Wood" Harris (born October 17, 1969) is an American actor. He first garnered attention for his role as Motaw in the Jeff Pollack film Above the Rim (1994), prior to portraying high school football player Julius Campbell in the Walt Disney Pictures film Remember the Titans (2000) and Jimi Hendrix in the Showtime television film Hendrix (2000). He attained further recognition for his portrayal of drug kingpin Avon Barksdale on the HBO crime drama The Wire (2002–2008). Harris also played the role of cocaine dealer Ace, based on the life of Azie Faison, in the crime film Paid in Full in 2002. On television, Harris is known for playing Avon Barksdale in The Wire and Brooke Payne on the BET miniseries The New Edition Story in 2017. In addition, Harris starred as Barry Fouray on the VH1 miniseries The Breaks (2016–2017), Damon Cross on the Fox series Empire for its fifth and sixth season, and currently portrays the drug lord "Pat" in the Starz series BMF. He has also starred in films such as the 2009 dark comedy film Next Day Air, the 2015 Marvel Studios superhero film Ant-Man, the science fiction films Dredd (2012) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and the sports drama Creed (2015), along with its sequels Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023).

Known for: Remember the Titans, Ant-Man, Dredd, Southland Tales, The Wire

* 10/17/1969

Michael McKean(76)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Michael McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician, perhaps best known for Laverne & Shirley, Spinal Tap and Better Call Saul.

Known for: This Is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, Clue, Better Call Saul

* 10/17/1947

Rita Hayworth(† 68)

Actress | Brooklyn, New York City, New York (US)

Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and appeared in 61 films in total over 37 years. The press coined the term "The Love Goddess" to describe Hayworth after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II. Hayworth is perhaps best known for her performance in the 1946 film noir Gilda, opposite Glenn Ford, in which she played the femme fatale in her first major dramatic role. She is also known for her performances in Only Angels Have Wings (1939), The Strawberry Blonde (1941), Blood and Sand (1941), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Pal Joey (1957), and Separate Tables (1958). Fred Astaire, with whom she made two films, You'll Never Get Rich (1941) and You Were Never Lovelier (1942), once called her his favorite dance partner. She also starred in the Technicolor musical Cover Girl (1944), with Gene Kelly. She is listed as one of the top 25 female motion picture stars of all time in the American Film Institute's survey, AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars. In 1980, Hayworth was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which contributed to her death in 1987 at age 68. The public disclosure and discussion of her illness drew attention to Alzheimer's, and helped to increase public and private funding for research into the disease.

Known for: Gilda, The Lady from Shanghai, My Gal Sal, Cover Girl

* 10/17/1918

Ziggy Marley(55)

Actor | Kingston (JM)

David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, and the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He also performed the theme song for the children's cartoon series Arthur.

Known for: Shark Tale, Into the Blue, 50 First Dates, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

* 10/17/1968

Matthew Macfadyen(49)

Actor | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (GB)

David Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974) is an English actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained prominence for his role as Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005). He currently stars as Tom Wambsgans in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–present), for which he has received a Primetime Emmy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.Macfadyen is also known for his roles in films such as Death at a Funeral (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), Anna Karenina (2012), The Assistant (2019), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). He made his television debut in 1998 as Hareton Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights. He portrayed Tom Quinn in the BBC One spy series Spooks (2002–04, 2011), and Inspector Edmund Reid in the BBC mystery series Ripper Street (2012–2016). He also starred as Henry Wilcox in Kenneth Lonergan's miniseries Howards End and Charles Ingram in the Stephen Frears' limited series Quiz (2020).

Known for: Death at a Funeral, The Three Musketeers, Pride & Prejudice, Succession

* 10/17/1974

Keerthy Suresh(† 26)

Actress | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (IN)

Keerthy Suresh is an Indian film actress working in the South Indian film industries. Keerthy was a child actress in the early 2000s and, after completing her studies and pursuing a degree in fashion design, she returned to acting in lead roles. She played her first lead role in the 2013 Malayalam film Geethaanjali and has signed up films in Tamil and Telugu languages as well.

Known for: Mahanati, Saani Kaayidham, Bairavaa, Geethanjali

* 10/17/1992

Sharon Leal(51)

Actress | Tucson, Arizona (US)

Sharon Leal is actress and producer.

Known for: Dreamgirls, Addicted, This Christmas, Boston Public

* 10/17/1972

John Marley(† 76)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

John Marley (born Mortimer Leon Marlieb; October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor and theatre director. He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 29th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in John Cassavetes' Faces (1968), and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in Love Story (1970). He was also known to film audiences for his role as Jack Woltz—the defiant film mogul who awakens to find the severed head of his prized thoroughbred horse in his bed—in The Godfather (1972).

Known for: Love Story, The Godfather, Faces, Cat Ballou

* 10/17/1907

Deanna Russo(44)

Actress | New Jersey (US)

Deanna Russo (born October 17, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles on the 2008 NBC version of Knight Rider and the 2014 USA Network television series Satisfaction.

Known for: The Greatest Beer Run Ever, Two and a Half Men, Knight Rider, Burning Love

* 10/17/1979

Alimi Ballard(46)

Actor | The Bronx, New York City, New York (US)

Alimi Ballard is an actor and producer.

Known for: Fast Five, Men of Honor, Deep Impact, Dark Angel

* 10/17/1977

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Mike Judge(61)

Crew | Guayaquil (EC)

Michael Craig Judge is an American animator, film director, writer and voice actor, best known as the creator and star of the popular animated television series Beavis and Butt-head (1993–1997, 2011–), King of the Hill (1997–2009), and The Goode Family (2009).He also wrote, directed and occasionally produced the films Beavis and Butt-head Do America (1996), Office Space (1999), Idiocracy (2006) and Extract (2009). Judge is also known for his role in the Spy Kids movie franchise.He had been working on a new show, The Goode Family, on ABC, which ran from May 27, 2009–August 7, 2009. The show also had a short four-week run on Comedy Central in 2010.

Known for: Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Office Space, King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-head

* 10/17/1962

Erin Karpluk(45)

Actress | Jasper, Alberta (CA)

Erin Karpluk (born October 17, 1978) is a Canadian television actress. She is best known for her leading roles in Godiva's and Being Erica.

Known for: A Swingers Weekend, Being Erica, A Million Little Things, Holly Hobbie

* 10/17/1978

George Wendt(75)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

George Robert Wendt Jr. (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the television sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him 6 consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers, he starred in his own sitcom, The George Wendt Show, but it was cancelled after only a few episodes. His numerous film roles include Fletch, Gung Ho, Dreamscape, House, Forever Young, Hostage for a Day, Man of the House, and Lakeboat.

Known for: Fletch, House, Forever Young, Cheers

* 10/17/1948

Margot Kidder(† 69)

Actress | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (CA)

Margaret Ruth Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018), known professionally as Margot Kidder, was a Canadian-American actress whose career spanned five decades. Her accolades include three Canadian Screen Awards and one Daytime Emmy Award. Though she appeared in an array of film and television roles, Kidder is best known for her performance as Lois Lane in the Superman film series, appearing in all four original films. Born in Yellowknife to a Canadian mother and an American father, Kidder was raised in the Northwest Territories as well as several Canadian provinces. She began her acting career in the 1960s, appearing in low-budget Canadian films and television series, before landing a lead role in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970). She then played twins in Brian De Palma's cult thriller Sisters (1973), a sorority student in the slasher film Black Christmas (1974) and the titular character's girlfriend in the drama The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), opposite Robert Redford. In 1977, she was cast as Lois Lane in Richard Donner's Superman (1978), a role that established her as a mainstream actress. Her performance as Kathy Lutz in the blockbuster horror film The Amityville Horror (1979) gained her further mainstream exposure, after which she went on to reprise her role as Lois Lane in Superman II, III, and IV (1980–1987). The 1990s were marked by significant health problems for Kidder: In 1990 she sustained serious injuries in a car accident that left her temporarily paralyzed, and she later had a highly publicized manic episode and nervous breakdown in 1996 stemming from bipolar disorder. By the 2000s she maintained steady work in independent films and television, with guest-starring roles in Smallville, Brothers & Sisters, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The L Word, and appeared in a 2002 Off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance in the children's television series R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour. In 2005 Kidder became a naturalized U.S. citizen. She was an outspoken political, environmental and anti-war activist, and continued to participate in political and activist causes until her death. Kidder died on May 13, 2018, at her home in Livingston, Montana, aged 69, in what was later ruled a suicide by alcohol and drug overdose.

Known for: Superman, Black Christmas, Superman II, The Amityville Horror

* 10/17/1948

Norm Macdonald(† 57)

Actor | Québec City, Québec (CA)

Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer whose style was characterized by deadpan delivery and the use of folksy, old-fashioned turns of phrase. He appeared in many films and was a regular guest on late-night talk shows, where he became known for his chaotic, yet understated style of comedy. Many critics and fellow comedians considered him to be the ultimate talk show guest, while prominent late-night figure David Letterman regarded him as "the best" of stand-up comedians. Earlier in his career, Macdonald's first work on television included writing for such comedies as Roseanne and The Dennis Miller Show. In 1993, Macdonald was hired as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL), spending a total of five seasons on the series, which included anchoring the show's Weekend Update segment for three and a half seasons. He was removed as host of SNL's Weekend Update in 1998, allegedly for relentlessly mocking O. J. Simpson during his murder trial, offending producer Don Ohlmeyer who was a close friend of Simpson. After being fired from SNL, he wrote and starred in the 1998 film Dirty Work and headlined his own sitcom The Norm Show from 1999 to 2001. Macdonald was also a voice actor, and provided voice acting roles for Family Guy, The Fairly OddParents, Mike Tyson Mysteries, The Orville, and the Dr. Dolittle films. Between 2013 and 2018, Macdonald hosted the talk shows Norm Macdonald Live (a video podcast) and Norm Macdonald Has a Show (a Netflix series), on which he interviewed comedians and other celebrities. In 2016, he authored Based on a True Story, a novel that presented a heavily fictionalized account of his life. Macdonald died of leukemia in September 2021, a condition he had not publicly disclosed.

Known for: Dirty Work, Billy Madison, The Animal, Doctor Dolittle, Norm

* 10/17/1963

Dora Madison(32)

Actress | Hutto, Texas

Dora Madison starred as paramedic "Chili" on NBC's "Chicago Fire." She can also be seen in the "Unt. Terrence Malick Project" and Paramount's "Everybody Wants Some" from director Richard Linklater. She starred alongside James Marsden and Karl Urban in "The Loft." On the television side, she has had memorable recurring roles in Showtime's "Dexter", ABC Family's "The Lying Game", CW's "Star Crossed" and is still widely recognized from her role opposite Taylor Kitsch in "Friday Night Lights.".

Known for: Bliss, Friday Night Lights, Dexter, What Would Diplo Do?

* 10/17/1991

Daniel Booko(40)

Actor | Three Rivers, Michigan (US)

Daniel Paul Booko (born October 17, 1983) is an American actor and model. He has had roles in The O.C, Hannah Montana, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and in the film Bratz: The Movie. His father is Pastor Paul Booko of Riverside Church in Three Rivers, Michigan. His mother starred in many commercials in Chicago throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Booko played football and was involved with the music department at North Park University.

Known for: 21 & Over, Avengers: Infinity War, Secret Obsession, iCarly

* 10/17/1983

Eminem(51)

Actor | St. Joseph, Missouri (US)

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor.

Known for: 8 Mile, Funny People, Fast Five, Cradle 2 the Grave

* 10/17/1972

Julie Adams(† 92)

Actress | Waterloo, Iowa (US)

Julie Adams (born Betty May Adams; October 17, 1926 – February 3, 2019) was an American actress, billed as Julia Adams in her early career, primarily known for her numerous television guest roles. She starred in a number of films in the 1950s, including Bend of the River (1952), opposite James Stewart; and Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). On television, she was known for her roles as Paula Denning on the 1980s soap opera Capitol, and Eve Simpson on Murder, She Wrote.

Known for: Creature from the Black Lagoon, Catchfire, McQ, Code Red

* 10/17/1926

Mark Gatiss(57)

Actor | Sedgefield, Durham, England (GB)

Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. He is known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen alongside Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and co-writer Jeremy Dyson, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock, the latter of which he also co-created..

Known for: Christopher Robin, Queers., The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock

* 10/17/1966

Tom Poston(† 85)

Actor | Columbus, Ohio (US)

Thomas Gordon Poston (October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American actor, appearing in television roles from the 1950s through the early to mid-2000s, reportedly appearing in more sitcoms than any other actor. In the 1980s, he played George Utley on the CBS sitcom Newhart, receiving three Emmy Award nominations for the role. In addition he had a number of film roles and appeared frequently on Broadway and television game shows.

Known for: Christmas with the Kranks, The Old Dark House, Newhart, Mork & Mindy

* 10/17/1921

Max Irons(38)

Actor | Camden, London, England (GB)

Maximilian Paul Diarmuid "Max" Irons (born 17 October 1985) is an English-Irish film actor and model. He is known for his roles in The Riot Club (2014), Red Riding Hood (2011), The White Queen and The Host (2013). He is the son of actors Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack.

Known for: Terminal, The Wife, The Riot Club, Condor

* 10/17/1985

Sandra Mozarowsky(† 18)

Actress | Tànger (MA)

Born Alexandra Elena Mozarowsky Ruiz de Frías in Morocco, Sandra went on to become one of the foremost "Lolitas" of the co-produced Spanish genre and/or "exploitation" cinema of the late seventies. Around 4 a.m. on August 24, 1977, she fell from a fourth-floor balcony at her apartment in Madrid. After spending 21 days in coma, she died at 7 a.m. on September 14. There have been several theories about the reason of the fall: a suicide (which was denied by her family and friends) due to weight loss pressure and / or drugs, an accidental fall while she was watering the plants or a murder at the hands of the bodyguards of Juan Carlos de Borbón (then King of Spain), who after an affair, supposedly made her pregnant. At the time of her death, she was only 18 years old.

Known for: Ángel negro, School of Death, Helltrain, Curro Jiménez

* 10/17/1958

Venus Terzo(56)

Actress | Montreal, Quebec (CA)

Venus Terzo (born 17 October 1967) is a Canadian actress.

Known for: Skyscraper, Beast Wars: Transformers, Da Vinci's Inquest, X-Men: Evolution, Beast Machines: Transformers

* 10/17/1967

Beverly Garland(† 82)

Actress | Santa Cruz, California (US)

Beverly Garland (1926–2008) was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner.Garland gained prominence with her role on My Three Sons. In the 1980s, she co-starred as Kate Jackson's widowed mother on Scarecrow and Mrs. King. She also had a recurring role as on 7th Heaven.

Known for: The Alligator People, It Conquered the World, Swamp Women, Airport 1975

* 10/17/1926

Thomas Kopache(78)

Actor | Manchester, New Hampshire (US)

Thomas Kopache (born October 17, 1945) is an American actor.

Known for: Catch Me If You Can, Star Trek: Generations, Leaving Las Vegas, No Country for Old Men

* 10/17/1945

J. C. MacKenzie(53)

Actor | Peterborough, Ontario (CA)

John Charles “J. C.” MacKenzie is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Arnold Spivak in Steven Bochco's ABC television series Murder One (1995–1997), Reagan 'Normal' Ronald in James Cameron's Dark Angel television series (FOX from 2000—2002) and Ludlow in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004).

Known for: Killers of the Flower Moon, American Fiction, October Faction, The Girl from Plainville

* 10/17/1970

Irene Ryan(† 70)

Actress | San Francisco, California (US)

Before becoming known to millions as Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Irene Ryan was already an established vaudeville, radio and movie actress, though not as famous prior to her television stint. She accompanied Bob Hope on his famous military tours and she was known as "the gal who makes Bob Hope laugh." After being cast as Granny, she became famous overnight. When the Hillbillies ended, she co-starred in the Broadway musical 'Pippin' with Ben Vereen. Unfortunately, despite wonderful reviews from critics, Ryan took ill, was discovered to have an inoperable brain tumor and died soon after at the age of 70.

Known for: Will You Stop?, Hot Rhythm, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction

* 10/17/1902