Leo Cruz (71)
January 17th, 1953

Dominican Republic boxer – Leo Cruz was born in Santiago de los Caballeros (City in the Dominican Republic) on January 17th, 1953 and is 71 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 17

33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

74

Muhammad Ali

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

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

69

Katalin Karikó

Hungarian biochemist

*January 17th, 1955, Szolnok

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

60

Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

*January 17th, 1964, Chicago

71

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Japanese composer (1952–2023)

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

65

Stefan Ritter

German classical archaeologist

*January 17th, 1959, Schmalkalden

83

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

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

80

Françoise Hardy

French singer and songwriter

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

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

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

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

69

Susanne Uhlen

German actress

*January 17th, 1955, Potsdam

67

Steve Harvey

American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author

*January 17th, 1957, Welch

62

Denis O'Hare

American actor

*January 17th, 1962, Kansas City

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

93

James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

30

Shen Yaying

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1994, Zhangzhou

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

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

66

Eveline Peterson

Badminton player

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

32

Sarah Milne

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1992, Bardsey

58

Amy Sherman-Palladino

American television writer, director, and producer

*January 17th, 1966, Los Angeles

78

Geir Lundestad

Norwegian historian and director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute

*January 17th, 1945, Sulitjelma †September 22nd, 2023

53

Sylvie Testud

French actress

*January 17th, 1971, Lyon

75

Jeanette Fitzsimons

New Zealand politician (1945-2020)

*January 17th, 1945, Dunedin †March 5th, 2020, Thames Hospital

60

Jamy Gourmaud

French journalist

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

70

Marina Rossell

Catalan recording artist; folk singer

*January 17th, 1954, Castellet i la Gornal

Also born in 1953

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

70

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

70

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

70

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

70

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

71

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

70

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

71

Jeb Bush

Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007

*February 11th, 1953, Midland

70

John Malkovich

American actor

*December 9th, 1953, Christopher

70

Roberto Benigni

Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director

*October 27th, 1953, Castiglion Fiorentino

70

Barbara Minty

American writer

*June 11th, 1953, Seattle

70

Pierce Brosnan

Irish actor

*May 16th, 1953, Drogheda

71

Christine Ebersole

American actress

*February 21st, 1953, Chicago

70

Gernot Rohr

German-French association football player and manager

*June 28th, 1953, Mannheim

71

Guy Verhofstadt

Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008

*April 11th, 1953, Dendermonde

70

Frances Conroy

American actress

*November 13th, 1953, Monroe

70

Eve Ensler

American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist

*May 25th, 1953, New York City

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