Neil Johnson (81)
April 17th, 1943

American basketball player – Neil Johnson was born in Jackson (City in Jackson County, Michigan, United States) on April 17th, 1943 and is 81 years old today.

Other personalities born on April 17

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

82

David Bradley

British actor

*April 17th, 1942, York

57

Timothy Gibbs

American actor

*April 17th, 1967, Calabasas

73

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

83

Lagle Parek

Estonian politician

*April 17th, 1941, Pärnu

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

65

Sean Bean

English actor

*April 17th, 1959, Handsworth

61

Roddy Piper

Canadian professional wrestler (1954-2015)

*April 17th, 1954, Saskatoon †July 31st, 2015, Hollywood

82

Buster Williams

American musician

*April 17th, 1942, Camden

52

Jennifer Garner

American actress

*April 17th, 1972, Houston

87

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris

80

Monika Hauff

German musician

*April 17th, 1944, Wernigerode

37

Medhi Benatia

Moroccan and French footballer

*April 17th, 1987, Courcouronnes

50

Victoria Beckham

English businesswoman, fashion designer and singer

*April 17th, 1974, Harlow

74

L. Scott Caldwell

American actress

*April 17th, 1950, Chicago

82

Lisa Seuster

German politician

*April 17th, 1942, Lüdenscheid

59

Rebecca Luker

American actress, singer and recording artist

*April 17th, 1961, Helena †December 23rd, 2020, Manhattan

54

Pascale Arbillot

French actress

*April 17th, 1970, France

32

Jasper Stuyven

Belgian cyclist

*April 17th, 1992, Leuven

43

Chris Thompson

British long-distance runner

*April 17th, 1981, Barrow-in-Furness

71

Lindsay Anderson

British feature-film, theatre and documentary director and film critic (1923-1994)

*April 17th, 1923, Bengaluru †August 30th, 1994, Angoulême

63

William Holden

American actor (1918–1981)

*April 17th, 1918, O'Fallon †November 12th, 1981, Santa Monica

73

Olivia Hussey

British-Argentinian actress

*April 17th, 1951, Buenos Aires

83

Adolphus Hailstork

American composer and educator

*April 17th, 1941, Rochester

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

77

Albert Dess

German politician

*April 17th, 1947, Berngau

42

Billy Fury

British rock and roll singer (1940–1983)

*April 17th, 1940, Liverpool †January 28th, 1983, Paddington

78

Clare Francis

British writer and former yachtswoman

*April 17th, 1946, Thames Ditton

78

Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden

63

Joe Alaskey

American actor (1952–2016)

*April 17th, 1952, Troy †February 3rd, 2016, Green Island

Also born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

81

Kay Granger

American politician

*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

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