Joe Hennessy (68)
January 17th, 1956

Irish hurler – Joe Hennessy was born in Kilkenny (City in County Kilkenny, Ireland) on January 17th, 1956 and is 68 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 17

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Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

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Katalin Karikó

Hungarian biochemist

*January 17th, 1955, Szolnok

67

Steve Harvey

American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author

*January 17th, 1957, Welch

65

Stefan Ritter

German classical archaeologist

*January 17th, 1959, Schmalkalden

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Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

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Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

*January 17th, 1964, Chicago

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Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

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Susanne Uhlen

German actress

*January 17th, 1955, Potsdam

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Denis O'Hare

American actor

*January 17th, 1962, Kansas City

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Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

83

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, Oslo

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

80

Françoise Hardy

French singer and songwriter

*January 17th, 1944, 9th arrondissement of Paris

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

67

Brigitte Kiesow

German rower

*January 17th, 1957, Lübeck

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

30

Shen Yaying

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1994, Zhangzhou

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Amy Sherman-Palladino

American television writer, director, and producer

*January 17th, 1966, Los Angeles

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James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

32

Sarah Milne

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1992, Bardsey

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Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

60

Jamy Gourmaud

French journalist

*January 17th, 1964, Fontenay-le-Comte

66

Eveline Peterson

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1877, Jalpaiguri †November 30th, 1943, Totnes

71

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Japanese composer (1952–2023)

*January 17th, 1952, Nakano †March 28th, 2023, Tokyo

53

Sylvie Testud

French actress

*January 17th, 1971, Lyon

71

Rosemarie Hein

German politician

*January 17th, 1953, Leipzig

69

Steve Earle

American musician

*January 17th, 1955, Fort Monroe

Also born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

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Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

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Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

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Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

67

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

67

Bernhard Daldrup

Federal German politician (1956–)

*June 1st, 1956, Sendenhorst

67

Alan Phillips

Baseball and badminton player

*June 17th, 1956, Cape Town

68

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

68

Wendy Clarkson

Badminton player

*March 11th, 1956, Glasgow

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

68

Eric Roberts

American actor

*April 18th, 1956, Biloxi

68

Reidar Sørensen

Norwegian actor

*April 11th, 1956, Hemnesberget

68

Kevin McNally

English actor

*April 27th, 1956, Bristol

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David Alan Grier

American actor and comedian

*June 30th, 1956, Detroit

Joe Hennessy