Yun Hu-myong (78)
January 17th, 1946

South Korean writer – Yun Hu-myong was born in Gangneung (City in South Korea) on January 17th, 1946 and is 78 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 17

74

Muhammad Ali

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

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

80

Françoise Hardy

French singer and songwriter

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

33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

78

Geir Lundestad

Norwegian historian and director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute

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

75

Jeanette Fitzsimons

New Zealand politician (1945-2020)

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

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

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

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

83

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

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

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

79

Javed Akhtar

Indian writer, poet and lyricist

*January 17th, 1945, Khairabad

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

65

Stefan Ritter

German classical archaeologist

*January 17th, 1959, Schmalkalden

93

James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

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

77

Anne Cutler

Psycholinguist and educator

*January 17th, 1945, Armadale †June 7th, 2022, Nijmegen

69

Katalin Karikó

Hungarian biochemist

*January 17th, 1955, Szolnok

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

66

Eveline Peterson

Badminton player

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

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

30

Shen Yaying

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1994, Zhangzhou

62

Denis O'Hare

American actor

*January 17th, 1962, Kansas City

73

Sheree North

American actress, dancer, and singer (1932-2005)

*January 17th, 1932, Los Angeles †November 4th, 2005, Los Angeles

32

Sarah Milne

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1992, Bardsey

67

Steve Harvey

American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author

*January 17th, 1957, Welch

80

Tabaré Vázquez

President of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020

*January 17th, 1940, Montevideo †December 6th, 2020, Montevideo

71

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Japanese composer (1952–2023)

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

81

Eartha Kitt

American singer (1927–2008)

*January 17th, 1927, North †December 25th, 2008, Weston

53

Sylvie Testud

French actress

*January 17th, 1971, Lyon

Also born in 1946

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

77

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

77

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

77

Mireille Mathieu

French singer

*July 22nd, 1946, Avignon

78

David Gilmour

English musician, member of Pink Floyd (born 1946)

*March 6th, 1946, Cambridge

77

Benny Andersson

Swedish musician and composer

*December 16th, 1946, Stockholm

77

Stephen Rea

Irish actor

*October 31st, 1946, Belfast

77

Danny Glover

American actor, film director and political activist

*July 22nd, 1946, San Francisco

60

Syd Barrett

British musician (1946–2006), co-founder of Pink Floyd

*January 6th, 1946, Cambridge †July 7th, 2006, Cambridge

77

Linda Ronstadt

American singer (born 1946)

*July 15th, 1946, Tucson

77

Elfriede Jelinek

Austrian writer

*October 20th, 1946, Mürzzuschlag

69

Patty Duke

American actress (1946–2016)

*December 14th, 1946, Queens †March 29th, 2016, Coeur d'Alene

78

Timothy Dalton

British actor of stage, film and television

*March 21st, 1946, Colwyn Bay

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